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🌎 “Pan-cession” — Global recession risk. Chipotle’s tariff-free avocado. Clocking out at 4:39pm.
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22:22Stocks fell 10% Thurs/Fri, now this trade war could trigger a global recession… a “Pan-cession.” Chipotle went on a 7-year journey to find a tariff-free avo… but it doesn’t exist. 4 o’clock is the new 5 o’clock… You now leave work 42 minutes earlier, but with one big catch. Plus, the hottest new fashion product?... It’s the Nvidia CEO’s leather jac…
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📱 iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want To Build
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⚔️ “Wakanda got Tariff’d” — Trade War’s nuclear fallout. White Lotus’ drip strategy. Coach’s dwell time.
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22:29White Lotus’ szn finale is Sunday… and HBO’s drip strategy is beating Netflix’s drop. The best way to understand Trump’s trade war nuclear bomb?... The $324 iPhone tariff. Coach’s handbag stores are adding ice cream bars?... Because “dwell time” leads to “sell time.” Plus, Buffalo Wild Wings invented March Madness smart-glasses that beat Apple’s Vi…
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💸 “$3,600 per Fam” — Tariff Day’s price tag. Tinder’s AI flirt-bot. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Metaverse.
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22:56It was T-Day: Tariffs, Tesla, & Trump… We got an update on all of ‘em (and why it’ll cost you $3,600/year). Tinder launched a Flirt-bot… Because AI’s most powerful use is training pickup lines (seriously). Nintendo’s Switch 2 is its biggest launch in 8 years… and Mario Kart is getting social. Plus, we found a Skier’s Arbitrage: It’s cheaper to fly …
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👙 “Final Hoot” — Hooters’ Re-hooterization. Facebook’s OG makeover. Canada’s WWII housing solution.
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22:54The Hooters founders are buying it outta bankruptcy… but did you know Hooters once had an Airline? Facebook is going back to the OG version… Because the Social Network became a Stranger Network. Canada’s using a WWII playbook to fix their housing crisis… and it’s inspired by Long Island and Everything Bagels. $AAPL $META $EAT Want more business sto…
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⚾ “Torpedo Bat” — NY Yankees’ innovation. Q2’s Stagflation risk. Drone Delivery’s burrito vs blood.
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23:00The New York Yankees set a home run record… Thanks to a new data-optimized torpedo bat. The #1 term you gotta know for Q2? “Stagflation”… when unemployment and inflation both rise. One drone delivery startup is beating Amazon in the sky… but should serve houses or hospitals? Plus, Kim Kardashian’s Skims is launching a Wall Street Shapeware line… $S…
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🙂 “South Park me” — ChatGPT’s animation studio. CoreWeave’s Snow White IPO. SoulCycle’ Fashion Stores
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🍼 “Breast Milk Ice Cream” — Frida’s lactation gelato. Robinhood’s mail-order-cash. America’s “Car Bloat.”
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22:53Frida’s breast milk-flavored ice cream is due in 9 months… It’s not April Fool’s, it’s a “product-tizement.” Robinhood launched big bank products this week… but we think it’s the Airbnb of Finance. American cars are now so big it’s affecting traffic… So we’ll explain “Car Bloat” and “The Panamax Effect." Plus, Jeff Bezos just sent out invites to hi…
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🐸 “Find Your Muppet” — Sesame Street’s Cocomelon threat. Saratoga’s viral facial water. Signal’s user error.
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23:00A gym-fluencer did a 3:52am sparkling ice facial… and Saratoga Water’s stock jumped 6%. Sesame Street is facing 3 major threats… Bluey, Cocomelon, and Ms. Rachel. The Atlantic’s journalist shared more screenshots… but we got curious about the chat app, Signal. Plus, one movie Director spent $11M of Netflix’s budget on Ferraris, mattresses, & crypto…
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🎟️ “Inside StubHub” — The Ticket IPO. Napster’s $200M comeback. 23&Me’s DNA drama.
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💁♀️ “Boy Sober” — The No-Marriage Economy. Arizona’s Crazy Rich Asians. Snow White & The 7 Debacles.
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21:35Single women who don’t want marriage are a new economic force… they’re “Boy Sober.” Foreign investment is pouring into Arizona and Georgia… they’re New Taiwan and New Korea. Disney’s new Snow White reboot is a bust… but Disney’s vault’s still full of magical numbers. $MTCH $HYMTF $DIS Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest ep…
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🚗 “Why Elon should sell” — The Tesla solution. Boston Celtics’ fine print. Fashion coffee chains
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23:12With Tesla stock tanking and drivers trading them in... we’re proposing the Tesla Solution. Why the Celtics sold for a record amount… even though they rent their arena. Gucci, H&M, & Ralph Lauren all launched coffee chains… but it’s not about $12 lattes. Plus, we wrote a financial rap song about the most important investment for kids… $PPRUY $TSLA …
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🌭 Costco’s Kirkland: How a $1.50 Hot Dog Changed Store Brands Forever
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🧠 “Severed” – AppleTV+ dirty secret. Ben & Jerry’s chocolatey lawsuit. Nvidia’s AI Super Bowl.
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22:56Ben & Jerry are trying to buy back their company… and it reminds us of The Super Bowl of AI just went down… Nvidia now plays with Disney, Taco Bell, and Barbie. AppleTV+ is the only Apple product *losing* money... because it’s missing a Growth Mindset. Plus, there are a dozen real-life companies in America named… Lumon. #Severance $UL $NVDA $AAPL W…
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🥤 “Diet Bros” – Diet Coke’s political rebrand. Tennis’ collusion case. BYD’s 5-minute EV.
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22:01Diet Coke always targeted women… but now it’s the drink of Hustle Bros & the White House. The top tennis players sued the grand slam tournaments… but pro sports is a monopoly. BYD just announced the Holy Grail of Electric Cars… Zero to fully-charged in 5-minutes. Plus, the Oregon Ducks basketball team just set a record… a 26,700-mile road trip. $BY…
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👿 “Don’t Pick Duke” — March Madness investing advice. Google’s biggest acquisition. Corporate Nickname Curse.
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21:58Duke is the #1 pick to win March Madness… but that’s a lesson in dumb investing. Google is buying Wiz for $33B… And every Wiz employee is getting $588,000. Corporate Nicknames are actually a curse… Chevy, Mickey D’s, & Bloomies are bad for biz. Plus, time-poor millennials are paying time-rich gig workers $27/hr to wait in line. $GOOG $JWN $MCD $GM …
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👸 “How Poppi got Pepsi’d” — Poppi’s $2B Cinderella deal. Apple’s SuperSiri delay. Law Schools’ app surge.
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22:55Poppi soda just sold for $2B to Pepsi thanks to 1 rebrand strategy… inspired by Cinderella. Apple quietly announced its “Super Siri” AI is delayed a year… and Warren Buffett sold. Law school applications surged by 21% this year… because thinking is AI-proof (we think). Plus, the untold origin story of… MTV. $AAPL $AMZN $PEP Want more business story…
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🥱 “Boring Biz” — The Boring Entrepreneurship Trend. 5HourEnergy’s Monopoly. Pokemon’s $3.8B Acquisition.
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20:515 Hour Energy owns 90% of the market… which is why this energy shot got sued. The company behind Pokemon Go got bought by Saudi Arabia… because tech is more valuable than content. The hottest trend in entrepreneurship? Mature, boring industries… we explain why boring is booming. Plus, on St. Paddy’s Day, Wall Street tends to get lucky. Want more bu…
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💦 “The Fitness Pod” — Our 3 Best Fitness & Apparel Stories
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23:15Since it’s Spring Break (or you may just need a break from the insane news cycle), we whipped up 3 of our best pop-biz stories on the fitness industry from the last year: #1. Barry’s Bootcamp tries to sell itself for $700M… Because nothing drives cash flow like a cult. #2. Vuori is eating Lululemon’s leggings… And it’s now worth twice as much as Un…
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☘️ “Split The G” — Guinness’ viral surge. North Korea’s Bitcoin heist. Hollywood’s conserva-pivot.
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22:40266-year-old Guinness just hit all-time-high sales… because of one viral drink-tivity. A secret North Korean hacker team just stole $1.5B of crypto… it’s the biggest heist of all time. Hollywood is pivoting to serve red meat TV to red states… we call it “RonSwonsification.” Plus, a big thing you can do for this show (and it just takes 5 seconds)… F…
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🏒 “Hockey Fight” — Canada’s electric weapon. MrBeast’s chocolate surprise. Southwest’s Godfather fee.
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22:58The US stock market began dropping after losing to Canada in hockey… b/c the trade war is a hockey fight. MrBeast’s business is worth $5B… but he makes more money on chocolate than content. Southwest just killed its famous “Bags fly free”... and it reminds us of a lesson from The Godfather. Plus, Trader Joe’s has the greatest art collection in Amer…
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📉 “Worst Drop Since ‘22” — The crazy recession theory. Skype’s audio logo. Touchland’s viral hand sanitizer.
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23:00Stocks had their worst day since 2022 because of T.R.I.C… “Trump’s Recession Idea Concept” Touchland is the 1st hand sanitizer to go viral… Because it turned Purell into a fashion accesory. Skype is shutting down in May… but we think it’s the most innovative tech biz ever #RIP Plus, how Costco’s Kirkland brand disrupted the entire private label ind…
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🌵 “South By, Inc.” — The Biz of SXSW. TJMaxx vs Hermès. Ryan Reynolds’ $100M Wrexham.
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21:59The #3 retailer in the world? It’s TJMaxx… because TJ is tariff-proof. The South By Southwest tech-tainment is this week… because the conference biz is booming. Ryan Reynolds’ investment in one crappy soccer club… just got a 4,900% return. Plus, one Jurassic Park startup just invented a new species… The Woolly Mouse. $TJX $HESAY $LVMUY Want more bu…
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💤 “Snooze Pod” — We read Warren Buffett’s Shareholder Letter (to put you to sleep) 😴
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21:40Since we all lose an hour of sleep during Daylight Savings tonight, we whipped up a podcast to help you fall asleep: We’re reading Warren Buffett’s Annual Shareholder Letter for Berkshire Hathaway. The world’s most legendary investor, Warren outlines how he makes every financial decision. But it’s still a *shareholder letter*, so you’ll drift off s…
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🧱 “MEGOs” — Mattel’s LEGO dupe. Utah’s online bouncer. Pizza’s stuffed crust strategy.
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22:43Mattel is launching their own version of LEGO bricks… What will win, brand or price? Utah will make you show an ID to download Instagram… It’s a Social Media Bouncer (aka “The McLovin Rule”). The economics of stuffed crust pizza are wild… so why’d Domino’s take 30 years to make one? Plus, we’re dropping a Snooze Pod… We read 1 shareholder letter to…
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🧃 “Hold the caffeine” — Four Loko’s return. Europe’s military stocks. Warren Buffett’s fave biz.
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21:11Four Loko is the #1 malt liquor in America… thanks to the Japanese philosophy of Misogi. European stocks are shockingly beating American stocks this year… because Europe’s building a military. Warren Buffett just revealed his favorite CEO ever… It’s an RV guy who didn’t have a computer. Plus, Monopoly just launched a fintech version of the game (no…
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💥 “ESPN Rizzzz” — Gen Z’s SportsCenter. Silverado’s tariff explainer. Boba Ice Cream IPO.
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22:56ESPN just launched a Gen Z SportsCenter on Disney+… “SC+” is a playbook for youth content. The US is now in a trade war with Canada and Mexico… the Chevy Silverado explains it all. The world’s biggest fast food chain just IPO’d… China’s Mixue is bigger than McD’s. Plus, the untold origin story of Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Taco. $DIS $GM $MIXUE Want…
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💩 “TP’s wet disruptor” — Dude Wipes’ rise. America’s 1st Crypto Fund. The Biz of Breakups.
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23:11Dude Wipes hit $200M in sales… because they saw an opportunity in 1 stat about toilet paper. Trump is launching America’s 1st crypto fund… but markets hated the details (lost #Bromentum) Sponsored Breakups are the new trend in marketing… because passion points = loyalty points. Plus, we got the details on the latest IBO… Jack’s Initial Baby Offerin…
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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Once upon a time, American kids had a problem—OK, two. They were watching way, WAY too much TV and they were falling way, way behind in school. But then a trailblazing producer and her psychologist friend asked a bold question: What if we used the first problem to sol…
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🏠 “The Housing Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on the Housing Market
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19:12Our 3rd Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best pop-biz stories about the housing market from the last year. #1. Costco launched its 1st Costco apartment building… The solution to your rent may be Kirkland Condos. #2. A surprise cause of our housing crisis? Elevators… A US elevator costs 5x a Spanish one. #3. The fastest-growing cit…
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🚀 “The Hacks Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on Innovation Hacks
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19:58Our 2nd Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best pop-biz stories on growth hacks from the last year: #1. SharkNinja’s stock has climbed 140% this year… Here’s how it’s taken over your kitchen. #2. Gin in a motor oil can? Tampons in an ice cream pint?... The new packaging trend is chaos. #3. The fastest-growing candy right is Nerds Cl…
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💑 “The Parenting Pod” — Our 3 Best Pop-Biz Stories on Parenting
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19:44Our 1st Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best business stories on parenting from the last year: #1. Did you know no US president is an only child?... So we jump into the Only Child Economy. #2. Apple’s newest product is Apple Watch for kids… because of a 10-year trust campaign. #3. How should new parents prep financially for havin…
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👶 “IBO: Initial Baby Offering” — Podcast Update…
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👛 “The ROI on the IRS” — America’s 12x tax return. Alani Nu’s $2B hot girl drink. Alibaba’s new religion.
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21:50Energy drink Alani Nu sold to Celsius for $1.8B… so we explain how to pick an acquisition price. Alibaba is the Amazon of China & its stock has doubled… because AI is its new religion. We just found the ROI on the IRS… For every $1 we put into the IRS, we get $12 back. Plus, Birkenstock just argued to a judge that its sandals should legally be art……
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🍸“The Spy Who Primed Me” — James Bond’s Amazon deal. Microsoft’s quantum leap. OpenTable vs Resy.
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22:52James Bond’s creative control was just acquired by Amazon… so we need to talk about “Infinite Scarcity.” Microsoft just defied physics… it’s a quantum creation that’s not a solid, liquid, or gas. OpenTable has overtaken Resy for America’s coolest restaurants… all thanks to 1 move. Plus, Google searches for “Is it safe to fly” are up 20x… so we ran …
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🏒 “Hockey War” — NHL’s USA vs Canada win. Botox Bars everywhere. Meta’s undersea cable.
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22:38Tonight’s NHL game is USA vs Canada… it’s a geopolitical battle, so tix hit Super Bowl prices. The fastest-growing retail concept is “Med Spas”... Botox, lip-filler, & butt-plumpers are surging. Meta is building the largest undersea cable in history… because the future of AI is underwater. Plus, scientists have identified the happiest and most prod…
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🩳 “Nike + Skims” — Nike’s deal with Kim Kardashian. Protector’s bodyguard app. Fire Trucks' oligopoly.
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22:38Nike just partnered with Skims… but has Kim stretched Skims too far? Protector just launched an Uber for Bodyguards… and 1 video hack made it go viral. The Fire Truck industry has been taken over by Private Equity… but its stock tripled while fires fell? The best Black History Month story yet?... Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaker. $NKE $UBER $SPY Want …
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🏀 “3-Pointer Economics” — NBA’s shot problem. Zelle is beating Venmo. Jamie Dimon’s rant.
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23:12Venmo & Cash App are getting crushed by Zelle… The boringest app disrupted the disruptors. The NBA has a problem: Too many 3-pointers… but there’s an economic reason for them. Jamie Dimon just went on an expletive-laced rant about Work From Home… and we got the tapes. Plus, the untold origin story of… The Patagonia Fleece. $XYZ $JPM $BAC Want more …
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The Best Idea Yet 🐂 Oregon Trail: Tricking Kids into Liking School Since 1971
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45:36Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Pop quiz: What’s the longest-running video game in history? It’s not Pac-Man or Donkey Kong or even Pong… it’s The Oregon Trail. A true pioneer (and we don’t just mean the ones in the covered wagons), the Oregon Trail has sold more than 65 million copies (that’s more …
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🥤 “Vending Machine-Gate” — Poppi vs Olipop. NY’s Texas Stock Exchange. Netflix’s podcast move.
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23:07Poppi & Olipop’s rival sodas are the biggest drama in biz… because of $25K vending machines. Texas gets its 2nd new stock exchange in a year… The New York Stock Exchange is goin’ South-By-Southwest. Netflix is looking into launching podcasts… because there’s nothing hotter than a habit. Plus, Ikea just got into dating… it’s “Mattress Matchmaking.” …
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🍺 “Local Lite”— Kelce Bros’ light beer bet. Elf Beauty’s “Dicks”. BuzzFeed’s 1st social media app.
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21:18The 1 alcohol surging right now? Local Light Beer… driven by Millennial dads #Dadlennials. BuzzFeed’s launching a new social media app… because it’s fighting “S.N.A.R.F.” Elf Beauty says there are “So Many Dicks”... and it’s a lesson on customer engagement. Plus, Donut Bouquets? Sushi Bouquets? Lego Bouquets? The big new Valentine’s trend is “Faux-…
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🏎️ “Bieber’s blacklisted” — Ferrari’s rules of ownership. Coca-Cola’s Fairlife milk. DOGE vs. CFPB.
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21:55If you customize a Ferrari, they won’t let you buy another… even if you’re Justin Beiber. Coca-Cola’s biggest acquisition ever is Fairlife… because milk is having a moment. DOGE is targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… so we’re look at trim-cuts vs buzz-cuts. Plus, we wrote a heartbroken love poem ahead of Valentine’s Day… to Peloton.…
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🟠 “Penny RIP” — End of the Penny. Dunkin’s diss track. T-Mobile’s dead-zone killer.
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22:04Trump is canceling the US penny… because our cheapest coin is our most expensive. The biggest diss track in the SB wasn’t Kendrick Lamar… it was from advertisers. SpaceX and T-Mobile just shockingly teamed up… to kill the cell phone dead-zone. Plus, the untold origin story of Ben & Jerry’s… and their most disruptive flavor: Phish Food. $SBUX $TMUS …
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💡 “Ideas = Currency” — TED Talks’ CEO audition. Costco’s girl math. ‘Musking’ the US Gov’t.
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22:47TED Talks needs a new CEO… but TED is actually the deepest media biz we’ve ever seen. Elon’s mission to disrupt the government hit a new level, that requires a new term… “Musking.” Costco is now paying workers 2x the average… it’s the cost that pays for itself. Plus, a record 22M Americans called in sick today (got a case of the Super Bowl Mondays)…
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🏈 “The Super Bowl Pod” — Kendrick’s $0 Halftime Show. Wilson’s football monopoly. The Curse of the Commercial.
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22:58Dirty secret of the Super Bowl halftime show… The show costs $50M, but the performer gets paid $0. Wilson makes all of the NFL’s football’s… and their factory in Ohio is freaky. The Curse of the Super Bowl Commercial is real… and it’s coming for AI. Plus, one basketball coach trademarked the term “Three-peat”... and could make millions if the Chief…
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👵🏻 “Betty White Bump” — The Best Super Bowl ad ever. Waffle House’s egg fee. Shein’s tariff trauma.
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22:47The #1 Super Bowl ad? Snickers in 2010… because Snickers acted like a Freudian therapist. Waffle House is charging a 50-cent-per-egg fee… but we tell ya who to blame for Egg-flation is. New tariffs just hit Shein and Temu… hand it can all be explained with Barbie dolls. Plus, the newest job in America is “TikTok Coach”... because there is an “i” in…
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🙈 “1 year without shopping” — The No-Buy-2025 trend. Chick-fil-A’s champagne drive-thru. Spotify’s Spice Girls monopoly.
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21:30“No Buy 2025” is like “Dry January”… But instead of no alcohol, it’s no shopping. Spotify hit all-time high after its 1st full-year profit… because it found musical monopoly. Chick-fil-A’s drive-thru is #1 thanks to military-like precision... Drones, game-tape, & champagne. Plus, the Philadelphia Eagles linemen are the largest in history… and the m…
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🥞 “Maple Syrup Mayhem” — Trade War’s wild 24 hours. Robinhood’s Super Bowl bet. Levi’s Baggy Secret.
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20:18The first 24 hours of Trade War II were wild… We’re breaking down the surprise tariff deals with Mexico and Canada. Robinhood is the top stock since Election Day... and now you can bet on the Super Bowl. How did Levi identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before anyone?... A secret deal with Google. $LEVI $GOOG $SPY $HOOD Monopoly 🎩 Check out the lat…
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🤠 “YAHOOOO!” — Yahoo’s email revival. Trade War II Begins. Hans Zimmer’s creator hack.
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22:58Trump’s 2nd trade war begins tonight with tariff’s for Canada, China, & Mexico… but Trump tariffs differ in 1 huge way. Yahoo just turned 30… but @yahoo.com emails are having a midlife revival. Hans Zimmer is worth $200M with movie music composing… we found his creativity hack. Plus, the next fashion trend? Yak hair… because yak is the new cashmere…
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🪷 “The White Lotus Effect” — HBO’s tourism bump. DeepSeek’s copy/paste. The Bacon IPO.
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21:55Description: “White Lotus Season 3” is about to debut… and it’ll boost Thailand’s economy by 20%. The biggest IPO of 2025 is a bacon biz… so we devoured the first pureplay pork stock. We now know how DeepSeek caught up to ChatGPT… the ol’ “copy/paste.” Plus, the Utah Hockey Club is choosing a new name… but the fans at the rink decide tonight. $WBD …
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