Best Board Composition Podcasts (2026)

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Tracey Emin’s unmade bed 10:45

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In 1999, Dame Tracey Emin’s unmade bed was nominated for Britain’s prestigious Turner art prize opening up conversations about how we define art. The installation titled, My Bed, was Dame Tracey’s bed surrounded by empty bottles and detritus. Dame Tracey said: “It’s like a time capsule of a woman from the '90s.” After eventually losing out on the T…

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Isabel Allende: The House of the Spirits 9:40

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In 1982, Isabel Allende published her debut novel, The House of the Spirits. The characters are based on her family, and the story reflects Chile’s 20th Century history, including the 1973 military coup in which her relative, President Salvador Allende, was overthrown. The book began as a letter to her dying grandfather, but it grew into an epic mu…

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Medical Freedom & Vaccine Safety: Ursula Conway On Protecting Children's Health 27:41

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In this episode, Ursula Conway, President Emeritus of the Arizona chapter of Children's Health Defense, joins us to discuss vaccine safety, health freedom, and protecting children's health… Ursula grew up in Michigan and earned her business degree at the University of Arizona. She spent her career in Information Technology within the gaming and hos…

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Ep 574: How Pretty Litter Scaled to $300M+ With Only 12 Employees 56:44

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Daniel Rotman built Pretty Litter into a $300M+ revenue juggernaut by doing something most founders won’t: going all-in on an unsexy product. In this episode, he breaks down how a single innovation in kitty litter unlocked a billion-dollar outcome—with just $1M raised and a 12-person team. F…

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The Hillsborough Disaster 10:29

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On 15 April 1989, there was a crowd crush at a football match in Sheffield, England, which led to the death of 97 fans. It was the semi-final of the FA Cup between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and the worst sporting disaster in UK history. Rachel Naylor speaks to Jenni Hicks, whose daughters died in the disaster. This programme contains distress…

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Public Service & Politics: Brian Stahl On Serving Texas' 6th District 18:44

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Join us in this episode as Brian Stahl, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas' 6th Congressional District, shares his journey from law enforcement to politics – and his vision for a safer, stronger community… Brian is a Christian, husband, father, and lifelong public servant. With over two decades in law enforcement, he ha…

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AI At Scale: Ephraim Ebstein On Supercharging Business Operations 43:27

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How is artificial intelligence transforming the way businesses operate? Can cutting-edge technology be the key to scaling success? In this episode, Ephraim Ebstein, Founder and CEO of Fit Solutions, sits down to share his insights… Fit Solutions is a $30 million IT and cybersecurity firm that helps thousands of businesses increase efficiency, reduc…

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Glow Up In 2026: Amy Ingle On Advanced Facial & Body Rejuvenation 24:34

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Join us in this episode as Amy Ingle shares her innovative approach to facial and body rejuvenation therapies. Amy is the founder and owner of Sweet Spot MediSpa in Southwest Florida, where she is dedicated to enhancing the well-being and confidence of her clients through the latest aesthetic treatments. Amy began her career with a bachelor's degre…

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Ep 573: Where Should That Click Go? Landing Pages, Homepages, and PDPs (TWBERP) 38:19

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Most brands obsess over ads and ignore the moment that matters most: where the click lands. In this episode, Jordan Gordon and Pilothouse strategist Taylor Cain break down how to decide whether traffic should go to your homepage, a PDP, a collection, or a dedicated landing page—plus how to d…

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South Africa's luxury train 10:12

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In 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos was sitting in the bath when he decided to pursue his passion and launch a vintage railway business. However, the venture nearly bankrupted him, and he was forced to sell his family home. But, improved economic conditions in the 1990s and a chance encounter with a travel agent in London saved the busines…

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The American Freedom Train 9:37

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In April 1975, the American Freedom Train set out on a tour across the United States to celebrate 200 years of American independence. On-board were more than 500 priceless artefacts, documenting important moments in America's history - including an original copy of the Constitution, Thomas Edison's first working light bulb and a NASA lunar rover. O…

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Bonus: Mastering the Marketing Mix: Composite Funnels, and the End of Meta Monoculture with Dean Krowitz from Blend AI 37:42

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup On this episode of the DTC Podcast, Eric sits down with Dean Krowitz, Co-Founder of Blend‑AI, to unpack what happens when you stop managing channels in silos and start automating your entire media mix. If Meta’s efficiency is dropping and your cross-channel budget is vibes-based… this is you…

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The longest musical composition 10:25

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On 31 December 1999, a piece of music started playing in a lighthouse in East London. It’s called Longplayer, and it’s set to keep going, without repeating, until the year 2999. It was created by Jem Finer from The Pogues, using 234 Tibetan singing bowls. Megan Jones has been to meet Jem Finer, to find out why he wanted to create a one thousand yea…

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Radio Free Europe 9:36

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Seventy-five years ago, Radio Free Europe started broadcasting news to audiences behind the Iron Curtain. It initially broadcast to Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania and programmes were produced in Munich, Germany. It now reaches nearly 50 million people a week, in 27 languages in 23 countries. Rachel Naylor speaks to former dep…

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Decoding Cell Dynamics How AI Is Transforming Biomedical Discovery 30:35

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In this episode, Dr. Jun Ding joins us to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping biomedical research at the cellular level. Dr. Ding is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and leads the Ding Lab at McGill University's Meakins-…

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Ep 572: The $200 AOV DTC Brand Built on Pockets, Partnerships, and Purpose 52:19

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup When Amy joined Wildfang, she was running a storefront in Portland. 10 years later, she’s the President of a vertically-integrated DTC brand pulling $200 AOVs, 25% of revenue from extended sizing, and partnerships that drive CAC down by 50%. She also made a major paid media pivot — bringing …

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SMS: The invention of text messaging 10:02

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In October 1984, as the market for mobile phones was just opening up, one man decided it would be useful if the new technology could be used to send and receive short, electronic messages. But colleagues of Friedhelm 'Fred' Hillebrand - an engineer for Germany's Deutsche Telekom - told him the system's 160-character limit for text messages rendered…

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Ep 571: How Pilothouse Cut BFCM CPMs With Smarter Creative (2025 Recap) 25:46

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup In this BFCM 2025 breakdown, Eric chats with Pilothouse's Head of Ecom Grayson Rudzki and Lead Strategist Abby to unpack what actually worked, what flopped, and how smarter strategy beat brute-force ad spend. For DTC marketers running paid, creative, or lifecycle retention How Pilothouse bea…

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Creating the board game Catan 10:45

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In 1995, Klaus Teuber’s board game Catan launched in Germany. The board is made up of hexagonal tiles, and it's a game about strategy and collecting resources. It's since sold over 40 million copies and been translated into more than 40 different languages. Klaus Teuber died in 2023. Megan Jones speaks to his son Benjamin, who now runs the company,…

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Tamagotchi is born 9:43

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The Tamagotchi was first released in Japan in 1996 after it was developed by Akihiro Yokoi and his colleagues at his toy development company. Measuring just a few centimetres long, the egg-shaped digital gadget was home to a series of pixelated alien pets. Owners had to feed, clean and play with their pets by pressing three tiny buttons. Looking af…

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How the hoverboard was created 10:36

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It was Back to the Future II that made a generation of children dream of travelling by hoverboard. In the 1989 film, the hero Marty McFly escapes from his arch nemesis Biff by jumping on a flying skateboard. But it wasn’t until 2011 that inventor Shane Chen came up with the next best thing – a motorised skateboard that moves intuitively and gives t…

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Inventing Play-Doh 10:34

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In 1956, one of the world’s most beloved children’s toys went on sale for the first time, but its origins were surprising. The modelling clay had started out as a household cleaning product. In the days when homes were heated by coal fires, it was used to clean soot and dirt from wallpaper. But its manufacturer ran into trouble as oil and gas heati…

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Ep 570: Inside the Dragon's Den with Santevia and How they 2Xed Amazon Revenue by Taking Back Control 39:34

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Matthew Gohl took over the family business, Santevia, and turned it into a DTC powerhouse. In this episode, he breaks down how they scaled Amazon 2X, rebuilt their Meta ads strategy from the ground up, and landed a killer deal on Dragon’s Den. For DTC operators scaling beyond $5M and navigat…

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The invention of Jenga 10:51

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It's just over 30 years since the brick game was introduced to the world at a department store in London. Made of 54 wooden blocks stacked into a tower in rows of three by three, each player takes a turn to remove a block from the tower and place it at the top. When the tower falls, the game is over. Surya Elango speaks to its British designer Lesl…

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Ep 569: How Pilothouse 3x'd Buddha Board with a Year-Long BFCM Strategy and Hyper-Vigilant Milkshake Drinking 31:58

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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup This one’s for the Amazon operators. Eric's joined by Pilothouse's Amazon leads Tyler and Takai for a tactical BFCM debrief: how one brand 3x'd in November, and the optimizations that separated the winners from the stalled-out. For Amazon brands prepping for deal season 2026... Why adjusting…

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The first television opera 10:32

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On 24 December 1951, in the United States, television history was made with the live broadcast of Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera ever composed specifically for TV. Written by acclaimed Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti, the opera almost didn’t happen. Struggling with writer’s block and a looming deadline, Menotti feared he wouldn’t…