Best Jack Perks Podcasts (2025)

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 27 33:55

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The jury hears the closing remarks. Winifred reveals more details regarding the history of the Northcott family… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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👻 “Paranormal profits” — Horror’s box office record. Starbucks’ delivery biz. Gov Shutdown’s 2nd month. +KPop (Lehman) Hunters 20:16

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Horror took 17% of the US box office this year, a record high… it’s the divisive dividend. Starbucks sales grew last Q for the first time in 7 quarters … thanks to coffee delivery. The Government Shutdown’s entering month 2… food stamps and healthcare are the focus. Plus, our biz-themed Halloween costume is… K-Pop Lehman Hunters $SBUX $BCS $SPY NEW…

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🦈 “I’m out” — Shark Tank’s China trade deal. Nvidia’s $5T flowers. Fruitist’s $1B blueberry. +Candy Salad Trick-or-Treat 19:53

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Nvidia became the 1st biz to hit $5T… because its chips are actually perishable like flowers. Fruitist carefully bred blueberries to be the size of golf balls… and now it’s worth $1 billion. Trump is meeting today with President Xi… Shark Tank entrepreneurs are on the edge of their seats. Plus, chocolate prices have hit all-time highs… so the new t…

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☹️ “AI Party Police — Airbnb’s Halloween plan. Wikipedia vs Grokipedia. The Great Hiring Freeze. +Stock Market’s #1 Day 22:43

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Airbnb is using AI to block parties this Halloween… It’s their new Party Pooper with a Purpose. Wikipedia visits are falling for the 1st time… and Elon Musk launched “Grokipedia”. Amazon is laying off 14K, UPS just laid off 48K… We’ll tell you how to prep for the Great Hiring Freeze. Plus, October 28th is the #1 stock market day of the year… and ma…

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The Haunting of Lowes Cottage 48:16

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The text detailed a remarkable opportunity. A unique one-off property ripe for modernisation, offering adaptable accommodation in a pretty hamlet five minutes from Ashbourne town centre. The home included a sitting room, a second reception room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a half-cellar/workshop, two bedrooms, a large landing suitable for conversion to …

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50th Anniversary of White Tailed Eagle Reintroduction to Britain ft David Sexton #173 40:10

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This week I'm chatting to David Sexton about the 50th anniversity of the reintroduction of white tailed eagles to Britain. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter InstagramBy Jack Perks

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🐥 “Unplugged on Sunday” — Chick-fil-A’s vending machine. College Football’s $50M firings. CreedTok’s viral hit. +Exclamation Inflation!!!! 22:28

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College football coaches are getting fired… but then paid millions #GoldenJockstraps Chick-fil-A’s 1st vending machine opened in Georgia… Because we live in a Kiosk Economy. The boxing movie “Creed” has gone viral 10 years later… b/c TikTok fan edits are letters of love. Plus, there’s a new form of inflation: Exclamation (Point) Inflation!!!! Creed…

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🦿 “Self-Running Sneaks” — Nike’s moonshot merch. Carbone’s AI restaurant. The Scariest Stock Chart. +H’ween Biz Costumes 22:37

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Nike’s dropped $1B on research for a motorized shoe… It’s betting on 3 wild moonshots. Carbone’s fancy restaurant invests in Magic AI… to customize your whole restaurant experience. The scariest stock market in America?... Stocks are going up, but jobs are going down. Plus, the best biz-themed Halloween costumes… Data Center Vampire (or Sexy Fed Ch…

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The Last Fare / David Wilkie & The Miners’ Strike - Part 2 54:36

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A taxi driver was simply doing his job during the miners' strike in 1984, when an object was hurled onto the motorway, crushing his car and killing him in the process. Three men had been charged with murder. However, one insisted to the police that he had played no part in the crime. Against the backdrop of the bitter clash between miners and the g…

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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 Last Fare / David Wilkie & The Miners’ Strike - Part 1 50:25

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The winter of 1984 forced miners to confront impossible choices. Families faced a dilemma that would tear at the fabric of the country’s tight-knit communities. Miners could continue to strike, pushing them to the brink of poverty, or return to work to put food on the table… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was resear…

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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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🌴 “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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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 26 1:10:59

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Gordon Stewart Northcott begins his defence… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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Unsolved / Vicky Glass 1:03:19

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The man and his dog rambled through the North York Moors towards a stream just outside Danby. Like many locals, they regularly enjoyed walking through the scenic heather-covered moorland. There were always areas off the beaten path where they had never set foot and never saw a soul. That day was different. As they got close to the stream, the man s…

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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 Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 25 47:09

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The state rests its case… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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Stolen Possibility / Stuart Worby 35:00

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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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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 24 49:58

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Northcott makes some changes to his legal counsel… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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Blinded By Assumptions / Una Crown / David Newton 50:14

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Preserving the scene and meticulously collecting forensic evidence at the site of a suspicious death provides the best chance of uncovering the truth about what happened. When an investigation falters in its earliest stages, incorrect assumptions can lead to contamination of the crime scene, creating a devastating ripple effect that could ultimatel…

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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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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 23 44:31

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Gordon Stewart Northcott’s trial begins… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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Unsolved / Steven Clark 51:34

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The tide was starting to come in, and the sun was setting over Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire. A woman sat on a bench on the promenade, waiting for her son to join her so they could walk home together. Quite often, the sea was dotted with surfers, but not that day. The woman pulled her jacket tightly to shield herself from the icy coastal w…

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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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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 22 23:58

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Louise Northcott makes a startling confession. The treatment of Christine Collins inspires a change in the law… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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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

1M ago22:42

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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

2M ago23:00

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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

2M ago23:00

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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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A Needle Attack in Northallerton / Gary Lewis / Darren Harris 47:14

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Susan Allan had just returned from her lunch break when she heard Gary, the shop owner, calling her name from the street outside. She rushed out of the shop and saw a customer she had been chatting with earlier that day walking towards a car parked in an alley. Thinking that the man had stolen something, Susan quickly took out her phone and snapped…