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The Best One Yet
This is the best one yet (it's a TBOY). Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly k...
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👉 “Poke” — MySpace vs. DisTok. Travis Kalanick’s future-port. Pringles’ perfect AI potato. +Spreadsheet Dating
MySpace makes a comeback & Disney partners with TikTok… It’s social media’s 2 destinies.
Your next Pringle may be perfect… because AI perfected...
💫 “Menage-a-AI” — SpaceX’s frenemies. Steve Madden’s season-killer. Korea’s stock celibacy. +Air Protein
SpaceX’s 1st ever earnings report… Starlink for all, rockets crashing into moons, and AI frenemies.
Steve Madden’s shoe sales are at all-time-hi...
🥥 “Coco FOMO” — Vita Coco’s 5x IPO. Garmin’s Y2K watch. Dell’s backyard battery dude. +James Bond WFH
Michael Dell’s son is selling bear-sized backyard batteries… for 95% cheaper than Elon’s.
How is Garmin beating the Apple Watch with run clubs?....
🧠 “Pimple Popped” — Death of a Boy Genius Fund. Reformation’s Clueless IPO. Tesla’s rolling WiFi. +Hugo Spritz summer
Elon & Cybercabs can spit out Starlink wifi… it’s another reason SpaceX + Tesla will merge.
Reformation IPO’d, but its secreet is smart dressing...
🥪 “AI Can’t Bake Bread” — Jersey Mike’s IPO. OPEC for Demand. Nantucket’s Influencer Drama. +Weather’s “Wet Bias”
Jersey Mike’s had the biggest restaurant IPO in 15 years… because investors are hot for cold cuts.
The War in Iran keeps escalating, but oil pri...
👬 “The Brotation" — Nasdaq’s 10% drop. eBay’s cockroach scandal. Haribo's gummy stores. +Minivan Momentum
eBay sent a box of cockroaches to 2 journalists… now it’s paying $56
Haribo opened its 1st gummy-only stores… but it’s not a 1-trick pony, it’s...
🤳 “500 Followers = $500” — Min-fluencers’ big moment. iPhone’s $18/mo lease. Spidey’s power couple. +KFC’s secret recipe
“Apple Upgrade” is a iPhone lease as low as $18/mo… it’s an Android-killer and Apple’s post-Mag-7 strategy.
Tom Holland & Zendaya are the Gen Z...
🥾“Method footwear” — Uggs’ Odyssey ban. Ford’s custom drops. 65%-off IVF startup. +Olivia Rodrigo’s Man-In-Finance
Uggs are surging with men (call ‘em “MUggs”)... but they were banned by Christopher Nolan on the set of The Odyssey.
Ford just opened its 1st cu...
🍦 “Picasso of Pints” — Van Leeuwen’s boom. Reddit’s Un-Googling. Gen Z’s Retirement-Maxxing. +LeBron’s salary cut
The fastest-growing dessert brand is Van Leeuwen ice cream… because a pint is not a solist, it’s part of an orchestra.
Reddit is considering rem...
🐳 “Moby Dick Money” — Venture Whaling Capital. OpenAI’s Houdini escape. Summer Fridays’ anti-virality. +Wake-maxxing
Nantucket whaling was the 5th biggest industry in America… and it became today’s Venture Capital.
OpenAI’s model escaped from its cage and hacke...
⚡ “The 3 Flavors” — Saudi’s nuclear menu. Chris Nolan’s Zeus law. Instant Ramen’s cold breakthru. +Miami’s Tan Tax
Odyssey Director Chris Nolan got $20M, star Matt Damon got $15M… Filmmakers are the new Franchise.
Saudi Arabia is joining the nuclear club… and...
“Bro-Doh” — Hasbro’s adults-only. AI’s China lead. Volleyball’s Zendaya moment. +CD surge
Hasbro stock jumped 10% on new adults-only anti-screen Play-Doh… but the same product failed 6 years ago.
The new AI leader is cheap and Chinese...
🦄 “Glammed Gas” — Costco’s 1st gas station. World Cup’s $15B triumph. Chanel’s oldest shirt. +The 5 Coffee Rule
A VC-backed boogie gas station? And a new Costco gas station too?... We know why gas got a glow-up.
America super-sized the World Cup to great s...
🧍🧍♂️🧍♀️ “Big Dumb Line” — Our retail line obsession. Trump’s $100k pay-to-tweet. TopGolf for Pool. +TechNeck
Americans are waiting in line for everything… and a velvet rope is a self-fulfilling business prophecy.
Truth Social is selling early access to...
🔱 “HomerAI” — The Odyssey’s $2,000 dupe. Venmo’s secret suitor. Adult Happy Meals. +Messi’s meandering
Christopher Nolan’s $250M “The Odyssey” premiered yesterday… but so did an AI-generated $2K version.
PayPal is in play, with a $53B acquisition...
⚽ “Ghost Tickets” — StubHub’s CEO scalper. Béis’ hater luggage. DeepSeek’s anti-Ferrari AI. +Chipotle’s Mexican 1st
StubHub faces class action Ghost Ticket lawsuits… as the CEO was outed as a ticket scalper.
Béis sells $250M in luggage every year… its newest v...
🌮 “No Bueno” — Taco Bell’s diarreah drama. Phia’s fashion fraud. Data Center Millionaires. +Sleeping Waymos
The cyclosporiasis parasite is spreading nationwide… and it’s hitting Taco Bell’s stock.
Meet the accidental Data Center Millionaires…. Teachers...
🪭 “Fandom” — Dyson’s viral electric fan. Apple vs. Open AI. Maternal Acquisition & Management. +Biscoff Cookie stock
Dyson launched a portable fan that’s basically wearable air conditioning… And they launched it pre-trend.
Apple sued Open AI for allegedly steal...
💎 “Diamond Discount” — De Beers’ secret deal. OpenAI’s whispering office. Gyms vs Bars. +Middle Child Recession
De Beers secretly cut prices for natural diamonds… but its “Desert Diamonds” sell imperfection.
ChatGPT’s newest AI understands “uh-huh”... beca...
💎 “Diamond Discount” — De Beers’ secret deal. OpenAI’s whispering office. Gyms vs Bars. +Middle Child Recession
De Beers secretly cut prices for natural diamonds… but its “Desert Diamonds” sell imperfection.
ChatGPT’s newest AI understands “uh-huh”... beca...
🏝️ “Bombshell Biz” — Love Island’s campfire effect. Waymo’s teen-drinking snitch. Instagram’s AI snoop. +Vintage Ikea $$$
Love Island USA has defied every negative trend in TV… Thanks to “The Campfire Effect.”
Waymo snitched on teens for drinking in the back seat… B...
🪺 “Nestegging” — Live-with-Parents Financial Flex. Driscoll’s $7B Raspberry. Ukraine’s DIY Missiles. +One-night Bachelorettes
49% of Americans under 30 live with their folks… But now it’s a financial flex #StayAtHomeSon
Driscoll’s invented the year-round fresh berry… Bu...
🦩 “69% pink” — World Cup’s pink-ness. Netflix’s Season 2 Slump. Fiat’s Pixar Car. +Grocery AI Branding
Why are 69% of World Cupers wearing pink cleats?... Because of 1 paper 2 years ago.
Netflix has a new problem: The Season 2 Slump… Data shows yo...
👶 “Birthday stocks” — Trump Acounts’ QR Code. Jersey Mike’s coldcut IPO. Short Boys Beers. +Midyears Resolutions
Jersey Mike’s just filed to IPO… because cold cuts are hot commodities.
Trump Accounts for Kids just went live with $1K each… We think it will d...
🛻 “Hot Girl Trucks” — Single Ladies buy Broncos. Midyear Stock Scoreboard. Starbucks’ Barista Influencers. +Celeb Wedding Planners
Halfway through the year, it’s your Stock Market Scoreboard… Nasdaq’s high, Korea’s higher, & memory’s highest (and Peloton’s back?)
Starbucks’...
🇺🇸👕 “American Crew” — Interview with Mickey Drexler, ex-CEO of The Gap & J.Crew
We sit down with Mickey Drexler — the retail legend who built the modern American wardrobe. Over an 18-year run he grew Gap from $400 million to $14 b...
🇺🇸 “Independence Pod” — Reese PB Cups’ frog salesman. Super Soaker’s lawsuit origin. The most profitable coin ever. +Co-Founding Fathers
For America’s 250th, we whipped up a show that highlights America’s competitive advantages with three stories:
#1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup: Ho...
⛳🩲 “Skims + Netflix + Will Ferrell” — 2026’s wildest collab. Vespa’s 80th party. Comcast’s NBC’s divorce. +Nun rentals
Why are Kim Kardashian, Will Ferrell, and Netflix hooking up?... Golf underwear TV.
Vespa scooter just had its 80th birthday… we explain how Ves...
👗 “Gilmore Girl Inc.” — Reformation’s IPO listing. America’s game-of-chicken travel. Kevin Durant’s Cannes ad. +Pretend Websites
Sustainable fashion brand Reformation filed to IPO... thanks to the Gilmore Girls Strategy.
America’s biggest events week of all time begins tod...
⚽ “Penalty Kick Math” — America’s Harvard goalie. Apple’s biggest price hike. Hill House’s nap dress. +Jensen Huang Foodie
The US goalie is a Harvard mathematician… who can predict penalty kicks.
Apple announced their biggest price hike ever… because it ran out of me...
🔪“Scream Stream” - Netflix unhinged game. Levain Cookie’s à la Mode. Housing’s Warp Speed. +Golf Sand Surge
Netflix’s new video game stars Zoë Kravitz… but the game characters call your phone.
Levain’s summer cookie sales are surging thanks to one hack...
🌹 “Zuck-dashian” — Kylie Jenner’s smartglasses. Kraft Ranch’s meme-dressing. Cadillac’s Iran Pivot. +Back To School?
World Cup tourists discovered Ranch dressing… so Kraft declared an internal “code meme.”
Kylie Jenner launched designer smartglasses made by Met...
🥒 “Big Dill Energy” — Grillo’s viral week. Google’s A24 deal. Alan Greenspan’s jazz math. +Norway’s World Cup Fish
Grillo’s Pickles added 100K followers in 1 week… by treating Instagram like a music playlist.
Google is getting into indie films… investing in t...
🧔🏻 “The Beard Cup” — World Cup man-fluencing. Prime Day trick-or-treat. Napa’s AI Spa. + T-Rex Handbags
The World Cup is the super bowl of male grooming… and Lionel Messi is leaning into it.
Amazon Prime Day begins tomorrow… here’s how to not get t...
🍦 “Banana Split” — Interview with Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen
For years, our entrepreneurial spirit animal has been Ben & Jerry… And now we get to sit down with Ben (the Ben) of Ben & Jerry. A guy who got his bus...
🧸 “Hand-Me-Downs” — Toy Story 5’s generationalism. SpaceX’s ATM Meme. Ben & Jerry’s Interview. +Boston’s Outta Beer
Toy Story 5 reveals an existential question… Is Hollywood just a bunch of Hand-Me-Downs?
SpaceX is moon-meming, it’s now bigger than Amazon… bec...
👓 “Supermodels” — Snap’s $2200 Specs. World Cup’s half-halftime. Oatly’s crazy convention. +Wedding Witches
Snapchat launched SPECS, a computer for your face… because fashion is the 1 thing Zuck can’t copy.
The World Cup’s “hydration breaks” are a mone...
💪 “14-Pack Abs” — Hyrox’s IG takeover. Roku’s Golden Bachelor deal. Shaboozy killed Hermès Handbags. +European Minds
Hyrox just became the fastest-growing sport on earth… with $0 marketing budget.
Roku got acquired by Fox Corp for $22B… it’s a Financial Facelif...
🚖 “Robo Club” — Waymo+. Gaudi’s 144-year cathedral. GovAI’s surprise coalition. +Knickerbocker naming
Waymo launched its 1st subscription… Where’s the self-driving cold plunge?
The Sagrada Familia is complete after 144 years…. And it’s filled wit...
🚀 “Buzz Lightyearing” — SpaceX’s IPO. The Knicks’ MSG biz. Alo Yoga’s $1M yacht. +UNC’s billion-bet
SpaceX begins trading today, the record IPO launched… but the stock is a Pokemon card.
The NY Knicks are a publicly traded company… but the stoc...