Best GLASS | Wondery Podcasts (2025)

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🏃‍♀️ “Doing Things” — Ty Haney, Founder of Outdoor Voices 49:47

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The Rise, fall, and resurrection of the coolest athleisure brand of the 20-teens, Outdoor Voices. No one does things like Ty Haney - She’s the Anna Wintour of Athleisure, creating the Nike-devouring apparel brand Outdoor Voices after art school. Her super power is harnessing community, which brought OV a $100M valuation. In 2020, Ty was pushed out …

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🏀 “FBI, NBA, & The Mafia” — Basketball’s insider trading. Netflix’s Stranger Things strategy. Ty Haney of OV. +Water Sommeliers 24:55

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Basketball. Mafia Bosses. The FBI… 30+ people were arrested for NBA insider trading and illegal poker. Netflix’s Stranger Things Season 5 is taking over the holidays… and movie theaters. Ty Haney, Founder of Outdoor Voices, joins the pod… and shares her “4 Step Secret to Building Community.” Plus, the cool new restaurant trend is luxury bottled wat…

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🎢 “Roller Coaster Tycoon” — Travis Kelce’s Six Flag’s investment. OpenAI’s web browser. NHL’s predictions deal. +Google’s Bed Bugs 22:22

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We used OpenAI’s web browser for 1 full day… Here's our review on “ChatGPT Atlas”. The Kelce brothers invested in Six Flags with a hedge fund… It’s a hostile theme park takeover. The NHL is the 1st Big 4 sports league with an official predictions market… and it reminds us of airport security. Plus, Bed Bugs have taken over Google… because pests ret…

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🍷 “LeBrunello James” — NBA’s wine season. China’s marriage markets. Warner Bros’ bidding way. +6-pound phone case 22:11

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The NBA season kicked off last night…and it’s the official league of wine. Warner Brothers Discovery stock jumped 11% on word of a bidding war… Netflix, Comcast, and Paramount all want to buy it. An old Chinese tradition is getting new attention… in-person Marriage Markets run by parents in the park. Plus, we found the perfect solution to shorten y…

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The Millennium Dome Heist | Cops and Robbers | 2 52:51

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As Ray Betson's crew prepares for the heist of the century, police chief John 'Swini' Swinfield catches wind of their plans. With his unit's reputation on the line, he hatches a bold counter-operation: let the robbers strike, then catch them red-handed. But in the crowded Millennium Dome, one wrong move could turn a tactical triumph into a public c…

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🏴‍☠️ “The Day the Internet Broke” — AWS’ outage. Canyon Ranch’s menopause resort. TiVo’s last day. +FBI’s art crime team 22:22

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Canyon Ranch is opening a $500M hotel in Austin, but for just 1 customer… Women. The internet broke yesterday because of Amazon Web Services… It’s too connected to fail. TiVo, the TV pioneer, just sold its last TiVo… It’s a case study in “moats vs islands.” Plus, the Louvre theft in Paris isn’t unique… Art crime has been hitting an all-time high. $…

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Listen now: Scamfluencers | The Pharmacist Femme Fatale 4:53

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Natalie Cochran seemed like she had it all: a good job as a pharmacist, a loving husband, and two kids. But then she quit her job to become a government contractor and started raking in dough, or so she claimed. Behind the scenes, Natalie was running a classic Ponzi scheme, scamming friends and family with fake contracts, fake government emails, an…

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🌴 “Date Maxxing” — Medjool Dates’ surge. Apple’s F1 fashion. Ramp’s ‘The Office’ strategy. +Worst Tipping City 21:15

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Apple snagged the TV rights to Formula1… Because racing is now a luxury fashion product. Ramp just hired the cast from ‘The Office’... and got the receipts on your most-expensed meal. Date-maxxing is viral… Medjool date sales hit all-time highs because it’s the 1 fruit winning from Climate Change. Plus, we found the worst-tipping city in America (t…

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🪽 “Fashion Show 2.0” — Victoria’s Secret’s resurrection. Coterie’s $1B diaper. Ikea’s price pop. +Moneycrisp Apples 21:50

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Victoria’s Secret got its mojo back Wednesday night, but so did the stock… it’s following Abercrombie’s playbook. Coterie diapers are being acquired for up to $1B… because even diapers need a status symbol. Ikea hates raising prices, but has to because of tariffs… As the Trade War hits 200 days, here’s who’s paying. Plus, the most profitable apple …

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😏 “DTP (Down To Prompt)” — ChatGPT’s erotic pivot. Bill Simmons’ king-maker. Goldman’s D1 Athletes. +Tyra Banks’ hot ice cream. 20:04

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OpenAI announced erotica will be allowed in the chat… Sam Altman is flooding the zone. Netflix is adding Spotify video podcasts… because Bill Simmons is the king-maker of pods. Big Bank earnings are wild, and powered by ex D1 athletes… It’s Goldman Sacks (as in football sacks). Tyra Banks wasn’t at the Victoria Secret fashion show last night… she w…

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🧋 “Anti-Slop Coffee Shop” — Claude’s AI café. Vulcan’s patriotic mine. Buldak’s $8B noodles. +Downpayment Work Perk. 22:32

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Why did an AI brand open an NYC coffee shop?... Claude’s throwing shade at ChatGPT. China’s cutting off rare earth metals to America… So Vulcan raised $65M for Made in USA ones. Gen Alpha’s favorite brand is Buldak ramen noodles… but they’re so spicy, they got banned. Plus, the hot new work perk?... A downpayment on a home. $AMZN $MP $SPY NEWSLETTE…

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The Millennium Dome Heist | Diamond Geezers | 1 52:09

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When a flawless £350 million diamond goes on display at London's Millennium Dome, small-time gangster Ray Betson spots the opportunity of a lifetime. To pull off Britain's biggest robbery, he'll need more than luck – he needs a crew of criminal masterminds. Enter Terry Millman, an armed robber with years of experience, and Lee Wenham, a creative yo…

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🪞 “Mirror, no Mirror?” — Aritzia’s mirrorless fashion. Nobel’s Creative Destruction prize. Strava’s Garmin lawsuit. +Failure Day 22:55

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Canada’s Aritzia is now as valuable as The Gap or Levi’s… But it’s doing it with mirrorless dressing rooms. Strava sued Garmin as the running app preps to IPO… It’s social networks vs. satellite networks. The Nobel Prize in Economics goes to “Creative Destruction”... so we read the paper from the 3 professors. Plus, it’s International Day of Failur…

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🏙️ “JamieLand” — JPM’s Return-to-Office Tower. Scoreability’s LinkedIn for Athletes. Walmart’s Store of the Future. +Pumpkin Spice Weddings 22:46

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JP Morgan Chase’s new skyscraper just opened… including 19 restaurants & custom scents. Scoreability is LinkedIn of high school athletes… Because college sports is a for-profit growth industry. Walmart just launched the “Tire Center of the Future”... It’s the omni-channel labradoodle of retail. The hot new month to get married? October… It’s the pu…

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💄 “The Carrie Bradshaw Index” — Where to Live Solo. Amazon’s Prime Day retirement. Pizza by the Slice. +Jack’s Nvidia Poem. 22:05

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Amazon was sued for fake deals on Prime Day… it’s time to retire Prime Day. Where can Americans afford to live solo in 2025?... Introducing The Carrie Bradshaw Index. Restaurants are opening pizza shop side hustles… because pizza by the slice is a profit puppy. Plus, since it’s Q4, Jack wrote some publicly traded poetry… on Nvidia $DOM $SPY $AMZN N…

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🐊 “4th-and-Pickle” — Gatorade’s picklejuice plan. ChatGPT’s chief-of-app. Spunge’s sneaker disruption. +150 Friend Rule. 21:05

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It’s the LAST DAY to Vote for The Best Idea Yet to win “Best Business Podcast”: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/business NFL players are pounding pickle juice to kill cramps… It’s an opportunity for Gatorade You can now order DoorDash or search Zillow in ChatGPT… AI just killed the app. Spunge is the first major sneake…

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🥇 “$4K” — Gold’s “debasement” trade. Rowan’s $150M Ear Piercing. Sharpies’ Made in America. +Netflix’s Loud Ad Law. 22:44

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The Birmingham Six | Chris Mullin, the “Loony Leftie” Who Freed the Birmingham Six | 4 45:07

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He's the journalist-turned-MP at the heart of the group's long fight for justice. Chris Mullin sits down with Alice Levine and Matt Forde to unpack his pursuit of the actual bombers, the press vitriol against him, and just what it took to expose Britain's biggest miscarriage of justice. Plus, he shares his perspective on today's most controversial …

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👠 “D(ad)dy Gang” — Alex Cooper’s ad agency. Lamborghini’s $6K stroller. CBS’ radical moderate. +Knitting Economy. 21:56

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🤡 “Brain RotTok” — Sora’s AI Hollywood app. Heinz’s sauce maxxing. Best Buddy Stock Accounts. +Nick’s Waymo ticket 22:48

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OpenAI’s Sora hit #1 in the app store with AI-only vids… Artificial intelligence is going the way of Artificial Ingredients. The financial “trend du jour” is opening a joint bank account with your bestie… But we want bestie stock trading accounts. Sauce sales are up 50% in 5 years… Because protein maxxing is maxxing sauce sales. Plus, Nick’s Waymo …

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🌮 “Choco Taco 2.0” — Salt & Straw’s Taco Bell collab. Electric Cars’ last call. Interview with Friend AI’s CEO. +AOL RIP 33:13

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The founder of Friend joins the pod for an interview… And announces he’s making a Friend AI movie. Taco Bell and Salt & Straw resurrected the Choco Taco… It’s a new playbook for collabs. Electric cars sales hit a record last Q… but it reminds us of the cannabis industry. Plus, AOL is getting sold… and your screen name is its most valuable asset. Ch…

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 “Bank It Like Beckham” — David Beckham’s biz empire. Dirty Soda’s surge. McKinsey’s CEO secret. +Co-CEO Olsen Twins. 22:33

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Swig started the Dirty Soda trend that’s taking over America… and now it’s overtaking alcohol. David Beckham’s financials leaked… He makes more $$$ today than as a star soccer player. McKinsey breeds more Fortune500 CEOs than any other org… because their young spar with elders. Plus, Co-CEOs make stocks go up… just look at the Olsen Twins. Vote for…

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🐶 “Cute > Compute” — DoorDash’s delivery bot. Etsy’s ChatGPT website-killer. America’s 15th Shutdown. +Ford Poetry. 21:03

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DoorDash’s 1st food delivery robot has as a strategic feature… Cuteness. Etsy stock jumped 16% on a shopping deal with ChatGPT… but AI agents are also a website-killer. The impact of the Government Shutdown?… Just look at Cava lunch bowls & soybeans. Plus, since it’s the 1st day of Q4, Nick wrote some publicly traded poetry. Vote for The Best Idea …

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The Birmingham Six | Bombshell | 3 53:10

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In a desperate gamble, journalist Chris Mullin tracks down the real Birmingham bombers and tries to convince them to confess on camera. Can he get the scoop of his life, and finally force the police to reopen the case into the Birmingham Six? Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would…

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🎩 “Boardwalk McEmpire” — McDonald’s Monopoly psychology. Friend AI’s viral subway ad. EA’s Saudi Sale. +The Best Idea Yet nomination. 22:59

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Vote for The Best Idea Yet to win “Best Business Podcast”: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/business McDonald’s Monopoly is back after 10 years… It broke the rules of marketing (and the FBI got involved). Friend is selling a physical AI buddy… and its $1M subway ad is the biggest ever. Saudi Arabia is buying Electronic …

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🥃 “Negroni Hotel” — Death & Co’s hotel chain. Costco’s 9am DINK hour. Apple acquires Intel? +Ad-supported Toilet Paper 21:58

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Death & Co. started the craft cocktail movement… and now it’s becoming a hotel chain. Apple’s surprise Made in America power move?... Buy Intel (the whole company). Costco opened 1 hour early for executive members … and it led to a surge in upgrades. Plus, video advertising is coming for your… Toilet Paper. $COST $INTC $AAPL Want more business stor…

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🚛 “Sloppy Soundtracks” — Spotify’s AI purge. NFL’s 3 huge sales. Starbucks’ McDonald moment. + Anthropologie’s $1K rock. 22:56

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Starbucks is decaffeinating itself, closing 400 stores… but there’s hope for Starbs at McDonald’s. 3 NFL teams just sold at record prices... They sold to Private Equity, but what about fan shares? Spotify deleted 75M AI songs, while AI slop is slowing your work day… Welcome to the AI Garbage Truck Era. Plus, Anthropologie is selling a rock?… For $1…

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🛵 “Who is Mamadou?” — Uber’s perfect delivery guy. Nvidia’s OpenAI circularity. Exec Assistants-for-All. +Sorority $$$ Surge. 22:53

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Who is Mamadou?... The 5.0 perfect delivery mystery is Uber’s big marketing opportunity. Nvidia paid OpenAI $100B, so that OpenAI can pay Nvidia $100B?... It’s circular financing. The new flex at work? Having an Executive Assistant… It’s the “EAs-for-All” Trend Plus, Sororities are cashing in on their viral fame… Sisters are getting paychecks. $NVD…

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🍣 “Capitalism Roll” — Sushi’s US surge. Oura’s $11B Ring. Oklo’s nuclear Trump speech. +Ben Stiller soda. 22:31

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Sushi is surging in America, specifically grocery store sushi… because convenience is king. Oura just hit a $11B valuation selling their tech rings… and it’s thanks to women and soldiers. Oklo stock has risen 1,500% in the last year… even though it has zero revenue (it’s nuclear!) Plus, Ben Stiller is launching a soda brand… and Chick-fil-A is too?…

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The Birmingham Six | House of Cards | 2 52:00

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Journalist Chris Mullin uncovers disturbing evidence he hopes will free the Birmingham Six after a decade in prison. The more he digs, the more he learns of dodgy forensics and police brutality. But bringing this proof to light will mean taking on the most powerful institutions in Britain. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to…

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🧸 “Bear Squeeze” — Build-A-Bear’s 2,500% surge. H-1B’s $100K visa fee. Beli’s Yelp-etition. +SNL’s talent accelerator. 22:53

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Trump jacked up the fee of H-1B visas to $100K… The economic lens? It’s a tariff on people. Build-A-Bear’s stock is surging this year… because 92% of us still have a childhood teddy bear. Beli is viral restaurant review site challenging Yelp… because stories are better than stars. Plus, Saturday Night Live’s key to success?... The Snicker Bar Strat…

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💏 “Cuffing Szn” — Raya’s dating club. Olive Garden’s petite parm. TikTok FlipFlop. +September Stock Diss. 22:31

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The top dating app right now is a secret: Raya… It’s got a waitlist bigger than Philadelphia. We have TikTok deal, it’s approved, but we don’t know the details?… We’ll explain the TikTok FlipFlop. The Olive Garden is offering petite portions for petite prices… we think they’re starting a trend. Plus, stocks just hit all-time highs… but September is…

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👟 “Air Force Kirkland” — Nike’s Costco sneaker. Amex’s $895 mirror card. Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation. +Kevin Durant’s crypto password. 22:42

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Amex just jacked up the fee for its Platinum card to $895… so we used AI to optimize the points. Did Nike just collab with Costco on a shoe?... Could be a deepfake - or an intentional Nike leak. Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show just got canceled… but you can follow the money to a $6B acquisition. Plus, NBA star Kevin Durant forgot his Coinbase passwo…

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☎️ “No you hang up!” — Landlines’ comeback. SharkNinja’s influencer army. The Fed’s D-Day. +Nike/Nobu Sushi Club. 23:00

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Landline phones are making a comeback, led by the brand Tin Can… and it’s because of Millennial parents. SharkNinja sells gadgets in 35 categories… and pays influencers $700M to promote them.. The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut… and declared independence. Plus, Nike just launched a Sushi Club?... Welcome to the Nobu Sneaker era. $SN…

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👁️ “eyePhone” — Zuck’s screen-in-lens glasses. Kodak’s renaissance moment. Quarterly Earnings psych. +Treadmill trends. 23:00

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Meta leaked that they’re launching new smart glasses today… with a screen on the lens. Kodak is back with a camera that sold out… thanks to Labubu dolls. Trump wants to end quarterly earnings… So we’ll explain the psychology of long-term thinking. Plus, there is 1 fitness fad that is un-disruptable… The Treadmill. $KODK $META $SPY Want more busines…

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The Birmingham Six | Funeral for a Friend | 1 55:47

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When IRA bombs tear through two pubs in Birmingham and kill 21 innocent people, Detective Superintendent George Reade knows he has to act fast to find the perpetrators. But for Paddy Hill and five friends - on their way to Ireland for a funeral - this is the start of a torturous nightmare that will become the biggest miscarriage of justice in Briti…

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👢 “ChatGP-She” – AI’s female flip. Robinhood’s VC-for-All. Shake Shack’s Michael Kors burger. +Sony Walkman’s innovation. 22:58

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ChatGPT revealed the 1st study on who actually uses it… The power user? High school girls. Shake Shack invented a French Onion Burger… it’s the same affordable luxury strategy as Michael Kors. Robinhood is launching a Venture Capital fund for everyone… but the devil’s in the deals. Plus, the untold origin story of… The Sony Walkman $SHAK $HOOD $MSF…

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👨 “Performative Male” — Pinterest’s pin dudes. Alo’s ath-luxury bag. Stagflation’s fire flood. 22:07

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Alo launched a $3,600 bag, while Aldi launched a free bag… and that explains the economy. The #1 issue this week is stagflation… The Fed has to decide to put out the fire or fix the flood. Pinterest is celebrating the rise of the “Pin Dude”… but in social media and tech, nice guys finish last. $PINS $SPY $LULU Want more business storytelling from u…

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⚽ “Yellow card” — World Cup’s surge seating. Winklevii Bros’ IPO. Casey’s pizza station. +Zodiac Investing. 22:51

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FIFA began selling tickets to the 2026 World Cup in USA yesterday… and it’s messing with StubHub. The Winklevoss twins didn’t get Facebook… but their crypto company Gemini just IPO’d. The 5th biggest pizza chain in America is actually a gas station… Casey’s General Store. Plus, your zodiac sign is wrong… Find out your zodiac through NY Times here: …

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🔮 “New Richest Human” — Oracle’s 40% surge. Ralph Lauren’s AI nepobaby. “Got Milk?” 30th b’day. +Pokemon Card investors. 22:16

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Oracle stock jumped 40% yesterday… making Larry Ellison is now the world’s richest person. Ralph Lauren stock is at an all-time high… Because the founder’s son got tech done. Got Milk is now 30 years old… and the world’s most successful ad is making a comeback. Plus, Pokemon Cards are beating the stock market… up 3,000%. $ORCL $RL $SPY Want more bu…

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🤏 “Ozempic iPhone” — Apple’s iPhone “Air”. Ben & Jerry’s revolt. Sphere’s 4D Wizard of Oz. +Anti-Shoe-Startups. 22:08

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Apple just unveiled the iPhone Air… for Apple, it’s survival by a thousand features. Wizard of Oz at the Sphere is basically the metaverse… and the blockbuster of 2025. Ben & Jerry are calling for their namesake brand to be freed from Unilever. Plus, the hot new startup trend… is no shoes allowed in the office. $UL $AAPL $SPHR Want more business st…

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April Ashley | The Secret That Could Have Saved April | 4 21:56

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April's wasn't the only trans rights case to come to court in the late 1960s. But the other - concerning a trans man and the inheritance of a baronetcy - was hushed up and hidden, and those involved sworn to secrecy. Alice and Matt meet Zoe Playdon, the academic who uncovered the case, to learn how its suppression might have sealed April's legal fa…

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🧈 “Costco Gold Digger” — Gold’s all-time-high. OpenAI’s 1st Cannes film. Black Rock Coffee’s IPO. +NYYankee $$$. 22:02

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Sam Altman’s newest idea?... OpenAI makes an animated movie to win the Cannes Film Fest. Black Rock Coffee is going public as anti-Starbucks… It’s not “disruption,” it’s “erosion.” One of the 3 top stocks of the year is Numont Mining… because gold just hit an all-time-high. Plus, the New York Yankees aren’t a baseball team… they’re a fashion brand.…

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💰 “$1 Trillion Paycheck” — Elon’s 13-digit incentive. J.Crew’s AI faux pas. US Open’s Cadillac. +Martell baby #2. 23:35

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The real winner of the US Open? Cadillac… It used “The Great Gatsby Strategy.” J.Crew just caused the biggest fashion drama of the year… It used AI to knockoff *itself*. Elon may get the biggest pay package in history… The 1st ever $1 Trillion paycheck. Plus, Nick and Molly's second IBO (Initial Baby Offering) has arrived and is trading on the sock…

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💰 “The (Ex)Finance Bro’s Guide To $$$” — Nick & Jack interviewed on Wild 'Til 9 1:13:27

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What do I do with my money? And why? And how? And ???????? We hung out with influencer couple Lauren Riihimaki (aka LaurDIY) & Jeremy Lewis to answer those questions. As a couple ex-finance guys turned pop-biz podcasters, we shared everything we know. So while we’re on vacation, we’re playing this interview from the Wild ‘Til 9 podcast. What is a s…

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PART 2 👜Birkin: The Handbag That Costs More Than Your House 21:30

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ When Jane Birkin's boyfriend ran over her beloved wicker basket, she was stuck lugging a messy tote onto a flight to London. As her Hermès planner exploded across the first-class cabin, her mortified seatmate suggested she needed a bag with pockets. "Hermès doesn't ma…

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April Ashley | Corbett vs Corbett | 3 54:01

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The couple must meet again in court, as their divorce case becomes a landmark battle over what defines a woman. As the pressure mounts, who will crack first: April, or Arthur? Please vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps yo…

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PART 1 👜Birkin: The Handbag That Costs More Than Your House 25:15

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ When Jane Birkin's boyfriend ran over her beloved wicker basket, she was stuck lugging a messy tote onto a flight to London. As her Hermès planner exploded across the first-class cabin, her mortified seatmate suggested she needed a bag with pockets. "Hermès doesn't ma…

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💪 “How David Bar Flexed Virality” — Our Interview with Peter Rahal of David Protein 50:23

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In his twenties, he founded RXBAR and sold it to Kellogg for $600M. In his thirties, he launched David Protein, which competes with RXBAR, and it’s already worth $725M. Peter Rahal tells the secrets on how he launched two companies in the same category all before he turned 35. And he shares his latest numbers. In this interview episode, you’ll hear…

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PART 2 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped 20:55

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Who wouldn’t want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well — at the start of the 1950s, it seemed like no one did, at least not when Walt Disney pitched the idea. Sure, Walt had revolutionized animation with Steamboat Willie. And he'd had critical successes with cla…