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The Best One YetThe Best One Yet👶 “End the $1K Baby Tax” — Tariffs crush strollers. Star Wars’ epic re-release. UNC’s D1 ath-fluencer class.The trade war inadvertently created a $1K Baby Tax… So we predict a “family exemption.”Star Wars re-released Ep 3, bringing in $42M this weekend… Re-releases can save theaters.UNC is teaching athletes how to become D1 Influencers… The key: “you don’t have to dance.”Plus, the untold origin story of… the Frappuccino (spoiler: Starbucks acquired it)$DIS $NFLX To make a donation to Daniel’s cause in honor of his son Jack, click here: ItHasBeenAPleasure.comWant more business storyte...2025-04-2922 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🍑 “Colonoscopy Stock Market” — BTS trade war drama. Versace’s Prada acquisition. A Colon econ lesson.Yesterday we covered the trade war pause… today the behind-the-scenes Trump drama.Versace was just sold to its Italian cousin Prada at ½ price… because time kills all deals.Nick just got his 1st colonoscopy… so Jack found our fave economics lesson in the exam.Plus, Google is now paying AI engineers to do nothing… no joke. $CPRI $PRDSY $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Peeps 🐣Su...2025-04-1122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💩 “TP’s wet disruptor” — Dude Wipes’ rise. America’s 1st Crypto Fund. The Biz of Breakups.Dude Wipes hit $200M in sales… because they saw an opportunity in 1 stat about toilet paper.Trump is launching America’s 1st crypto fund… but markets hated the details (lost #Bromentum)Sponsored Breakups are the new trend in marketing… because passion points = loyalty points.Plus, we got the details on the latest IBO… Jack’s Initial Baby Offering.$BTC $ETH $PGWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of Sesame Stree...2025-03-0423 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🏠 “The Housing Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on the Housing MarketOur 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 city in America is a Boomer Boomtown… but that’s good for Millennials.Share this ep with your house-hunting buddy (or that one frie...2025-02-2819 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🚀 “The Hacks Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on Innovation HacksOur 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 Clusters… It shows there’s a business case in gut instinct.Share this episode with your buddy who’s buildi...2025-02-2719 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💑 “The Parenting Pod” — Our 3 Best Pop-Biz Stories on ParentingOur 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 having a kid?... We’ve got one answer.Yetis, share this bonus ep with your buddy with kids… or send...2025-02-2619 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👶 “IBO: Initial Baby Offering” — Podcast Update…We’re dropping 5 bonus podcasts over the next few days because… Jack’s got a brand new beautiful healthy baby.Jack just hit the hospital with his wife to have their 3rd baby — So here’s our podcast plan:5 Bonus Episodes on our Best topics:FitnessGrowth HacksHousing MarketLeadershipParentingPlus, we just dropped our deep-dive episode on… “Sesame Street” 🌆 The untold origin story of the most influential kids show ever. Go to Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.We’ll be back on the mics for...2025-02-2504 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🫡 “TikTok Refugee” — TikTok’s final countdown. Jack Daniels’ bourbon bust. Anduril’s new language of business.TikTok is scheduled to shut down Sunday morning… but there are still 3 possible outcomes.The Bourbon Bubble just burst, so we have a solution for Jack Daniels… Whiskey World.For the next 4 years, business leaders will speak different… and we see it in Anduril, a drone startup.Plus, Chick-fil-A just built an entire factory of robots with one purpose… Lemonade.$BF $STZ $METAWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of...2025-01-1722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetThe Best Idea Yet 🛁 Jacuzzi: Legend of the Life-Saving TubSubscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Episodes drop every Tuesday, free to listen to wherever you get your pods.Break out the bubbly, turn on the jets, and hop into our Hot Tub Time Machine: we’re going back to the origins of the Jacuzzi. The world’s most iconic whirlpool has become a symbol of status and luxury—think Scarface’s bathtub. But its roots are humble, starting with a family of seven Italian immigrant brothers. Over three generations, they pivoted one technology from airplanes to agric...2025-01-0247 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetThe Best Idea Yet 🏀 Air Jordans: How MJ's Mom Made the Deal of the CenturySubscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Episodes drop every Tuesday, free to listen to wherever you get your pods.It’s simply the most popular sneaker in history. With $7B in annual sales today, Nike and Michael Jordan’s shoe deal changed sports, fashion and marketing forever - But it never would’ve happened without skilled negotiating by MJ’s Mom. Originally banned by the NBA, Air Jordans have sold hundreds of millions of pairs, made Michael Jordan worth almost $2 billion (that’s why he always has a ciga...2024-12-3048 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetBONUS 💰 “The Money Pod” — Our Best Money stories from 2024#1. Wells Fargo launched a credit card you can pay rent with… but they underestimated how Savvy Millennials would use it. (6/24/2024)#2. An Olympic gold medal winner has a day job — as an investment banker… so we’ll tell you the secret to a successful side hustle. (8/7/2024)#3. Legendary Wall Street investor Larry Fink wrote a whole letter about DINKs… so we need to talk about your retirement plan already. (3/27/2024)Share this episode with your financially savviest buddy… actually, send it to the one who still owes you $50 for...2024-12-2722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetBONUS 🤤 “The Food Pod” — Our Best Food stories from 2024(Warning: You’re gonna need 8 napkins for this episode):#1. Haribo Gummy Bears is now the biggest candy business on earth… because it’s done the same thing for 100 years. (1/22/2024)#2. The hot new IPO this year? It’s Bubble Tea… Boba tea chains are IPO’ing for billions, but Bubble Tea may face a Bubble Tea Bubble. (5/6/2024)#3. While all the other food chains struggled this year, one didn’t: Shake Shack… The $10 Shackburger proves perception overpowers prices. (8/5/2024)Share this episode with the next pe...2024-12-2624 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetBONUS 🍿 “The Entertainment Pod” — Our Best Entertainment stories from 2024(Tom Cruise jumped on a chair when he heard this episode):#1. Netflix just gave itself the biggest Christmas gift of all… NFL football on Christmas Day. (5/17/2024)#2. Sabrina Carpenter dropped 7 versions of the same song… because the music industry took a strategy from the ice cream industry. (7/22/2024)#3. The fastest-growing genre in books is “Romantasy”... Romantic Fantasies are driving book sales with pixie dust. (7/15/2024)Share this episode with your buddy in LA… or DM it to Oprah.We’ll be...2024-12-2420 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetBONUS 🤖 “The AI Pod” — Our Best Artificial Intelligence stories from 2024(ChatGPT says these are the best AI stories in the whole business news industry):#1. Every dating app stock is down this year except for 1: Grindr… because Wall Street fell in love with Grindr’s AI wingman. (7/1/2024)#2. Scarlett Johansson lawyered up after OpenAI tried to rip-off her voice… it’s move fast and break things all over again. (5/22/2024)#3. We found a social network with zero humans — but billions of bots… Because on SocialAI, you have 1M followers, but none are real. (9/20/2024)Share this...2024-12-2319 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎅 “Claus Industries'' — Santa’s $12 Trillion biz. The Dow is dumb. Budweiser’s sister strategy.The stock market just had its worst week of 2024… we explain what determines stocks in 2025.Bud Light just fell to #3 in beer sales… but it’s all part of Budweiser’s sibling strategy.“Klaus Industries” (yeah, Santa’s company) just became a $12T business… so we visited the North Pole HQ.Plus, our Annual Shareholder Report for TBOY… from Co-CEOs Nick & Jack.$SNTA $SLED $COAL$BUD $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive sh...2024-12-2027 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet✉️ “How much should I tip?” — N&J’s Holiday Tip rules. Nissan’s Honda hug. Databricks’ AI baseball championship. (And 1-800-CHAT-GPT).Americans are sick of tips, but Holiday tipping is universally loved… so we share our holiday tip rules.Databricks’ just had the biggest startup fundraise ever… because they put AI in baseball.Nissan & Honda may be merging… because the world’s biggest carbuyer stopped buying.Plus, we present “The 12 Days of Dupe-mas”.And we called the brand new AI phone number: 1-800-CHAT-GPTWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Pez: The candy invent...2024-12-1922 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🦕 “Dino IPO” — Stegosaurus goes public. Mattel’s Hot Wheels win. Broadcom’s BATMMAAN stocks.A stegosaurus skeleton is going public today… so we jumped into the 1st ever Dino IPO stock.Mattel’s Hot Wheels sales are up 14%, selling 700M… because Hot Wheels defied inflation. Broadcom is the new Nvidia… so we need to discuss the new “BATMMAAN” stocks of tech.Plus, birch? Maple? Spruce? There is a hierarchy to firewood… so startups are cashing in.$MAT $AVGO $STEGWhat was your favorite TBOY story of 2024? Tell us on instagram @tboypod—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to...2024-12-1823 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🛸 “$UFO” — Drone stocks’ mystery surge. Crumbl’s $1B cookie. Waymo beat Lyft.Crumbl Cookies have reached all 50 states with a new biz model… B2A: Business-to-Algorithm.There’s a drone mystery in the New Jersey skies… So we found 3 drone stocks surging.Waymo just passed Lyft for the 1st time ever in a ride-hail market… because money is a moat.Plus, PEZ candy was actually inspired by cigarettes… and that wild story is the latest episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. 🍬Pez: The Cigarette-Inspired Candy. Subscribe to our new (2nd) show here: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks. Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea...2024-12-1722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧸 “Teddy Bear, so hot right now” — Ralph Lauren’s new logo. Hot Ones’ $82M deal. Marriott’s glamping bet.Ralph Lauren is the shining star of American luxury… because they traded out logos.Hot Ones, the chicken wing interview show, sold for $82M… it’s a changing of the guard in media.And Marriott just acquired a chain of glamping cabins… because the mountains are calling, and I must invest.Plus, holiday office parties are going away. Frank from Finance is devastated.$RL $BZFD $MARSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes...2024-12-1622 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetThe Best Idea Yet 📷 Polaroid: Invented (sort of) by a 3-year-oldTo hear the rest of this episode, follow The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/It’s the OG of instant photography — It paved the way for the iPhone, inspired Instagram, and fills every photo album on your parents’ bookshelf. Polaroid became a fave of world-class artists like Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol, but did you know its inventor, Edwin Land, actually got the original idea from his 3-year-old daughter? Find out how Polaroid and rival, Kodak, went from friends to frenemies… why Steve Jobs was obsessed with this company… and why Polaro...2024-12-1408 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet♟️ “Pawn Stars — Chess’ “random” disruption. Netflix’s unlimited parental leave. Time’s CEO of the Year.Chess has a new World Champ… but traditional chess is getting disrupted by rando chess.Netflix’s legendary unlimited parental leave policy is under pressure… so we calculated the ROI.Time just named AMD’s Lisa Su CEO of the year… because she has 1 incredible hero metric.Plus, Taco Bell just opened Taco Bar… They call it a cafe, but we see a night club.$AMD $NFLX $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive sho...2024-12-1321 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤤 “Everything’s $3” — Matto’s crazy coffee. The CEO killer controversy. Louis Vuitton’s train bet.The fastest-growing coffee chain in New York is Matto… because the $3 latte has a secret.The UnitedHealthcare CEO killer has been charged with murder… but it also revealed pent up frustration with healthcare.Louis Vuitton just acquired the Orient Express… because luxury trains are the new luxury shirts.Plus, toss away that gingerbread house - Charcuterie Chalets are what santa’s digging right now.$SBUX $LVMUY $UNHWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: Th...2024-12-1221 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🍿 “1-click movie” — OpenAI’s Hollywood video. Hershey’s orphan school. Brian Chesky’s 1:1 meeting hate.Hershey stock surged 20% on acquisition talks… but family drama can block the whole deal.OpenAI just launched Sora: text-to-video Gen AI… It’s turning Hollywood into an app.Over 90% of the tech industry does 1:1 Meetings… but Airbnb’s Brian Chesky is killing them.Plus, the fastest-growing job in medicine? It’s dermatology… aka The Derm Boom.Check out our Sora AI videos on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod $HSY $MDLZ  $ABNBSubscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBe...2024-12-1122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🫶🧾 “Eras Tour receipts” — Taylor Swift’s concert payday. Disney’s doubling cruise line. DeBeers’ industrial diamonds.After 149 concerts, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour just ended… and we got the financial receipts.Disney is doubling its cruise line… because Disney Cruise is actually its most popular product.Get This: 80% of diamonds are not used for jewelry… they're used for factories.🏀 Plus, the biggest endorsement deal of all time is Nike’s Air Jordan shoe... but it was banned by the NBA. The surprise origin story of Air Jordans is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks 2024-12-1023 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥃 “A Bar Song Biz” — Shaboozy’s economic ballad. Lululemon’s “newness”. Google’s weather channel.Lululemon’s stock jumped 19% Friday because it’s obsessed with one word… “Newness.”Shaboozy’s “A Bar Song” just set a music record… but it’s a biz lesson on breaking genres.Google just unveiled its most powerful AI product yet… the ultimate weather predictor.Plus, TikTok will officially be banned in January… but that may be the biggest productivity boost for the American economy ever.$GOOG $LULU $SPYSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks“The Best Idea Yet”: The...2024-12-0920 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “He took me to Chick” — Chick-fil-A’s dating lesson. Bitcoin’s $100K moment. Uber’s Christmas carols.Chick-fil-A is the top restaurant for 1st dates… and women love it, on one financial condition.Microstrategy owns 2% of all the world’s Bitcoin… and Bit just hit $100K for the 1st time ever.Uber’s newest product? UberCarolling… because to beat Waymo, Uber needs Christmas cheer.Plus, Guinness sales are up 24% among young women… aka “Guinfluencers.”$BTC $MSTR $UBERWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Polaroid: Invented (sort of...2024-12-0622 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet📖 “Holy Profit” — The Bible’s sales surge. Spotify Wrapped’s AI stunt. South Korea’s econ underdog.Bible sales are up 22% this year... even though religion is down (we’ll explain).South Korea declared (and then undeclared) Martial Law… so we’re looking at their economy.Spotify Wrapped just dropped… but AI podcast hosts stole the show.Plus, the top 10 most-mispronounced words of the year… from Shein to Chappel Roan.$SPOT $NWSA $SCHLSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks. “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the...2024-12-0522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet😼 “New car, who dis?” — Jaguar’s rebrand controversy. The Manly Nurse Surge. Bravo’s real estate app.Jaguar finally unveiled its epicly rebranded car… but was the publicity worth the price?The number of male nurses in America has tripled… and they’re coming from the manliest jobs.Influencer Ryan Serhant just launched a real estate app… he’s pivoted from reality TV to tech founder.Plus, we got the data on Christmas tree prices… and they’re dropping 2% every single day.Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Polaroid: Invented (sort o...2024-12-0422 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💔 “Princess *not* falling in love” — How Moana beat Frozen. The Ringtone’s resurgence. Aldi’s genius grocery.Moana 2 set a Thanksgiving movie record… Here’s Moana’s 4-part strategy to melt Frozen.Aldi is the fastest-growing grocery store in America… because of an Ikea philosophy.Music ringtones for phones are making a comeback… and Soulja Boy made $20M on it.📸 Plus, the Polaroid camera was invented by a 3-year-old (sort of)... and that untold origin story of Polaroid is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stor...2024-12-0322 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥜 “PB & Profits” — Uncrustables’ $1B sandwich. The Mullet Stock Market. Klarna’s AI Ozempic.Uncrustables is close to $1B in annual sales… Biggest fan of these PB&J snacks? NFL players. How to explain stocks? We have a “Mullet Market”... Fundamentals in the front, crypto party in the back.Klarna is the most intense user of Artificial Intelligence we’ve ever seen… 1 chatbot replaced 700 humans.Plus, hot new beauty trend? Crude Oil… Bathing in black gold is the 800-year-old spa surprise.$SJM $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdi...2024-12-0222 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetThe Best Idea Yet 🌶️Sriracha: From Refugee to BillionaireFollow our The Best Idea Yet, our 2nd podcast series, to get episodes like this every week:https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Chances are you’ve got a bottle of Sriracha chilling in your fridge right now, but have no idea who invented it — and the spicy story of how he did it.  Entrepreneur David Tran fled Vietnam in the late 70s, smuggling gold bars into the US to start his venture - selling hot sauce out of a van. Little did he know his thick, spicy red jalapeño concoction would make hi...2024-11-2747 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👒 “Martha Stewart Inc.” — Martha’s media mastery. The new Treasury Sec. Thanksgiving finance convos.25 years ago, Martha Stewart IPO’d her company… Because Martha invented Influencers.Stocks jumped into the holiday on Trump’s new Treasury pick… He’s got a “3-3-3” Econ policyThanksgiving is when rich people talk about money with family… We’ll share their secrets.Plus, our latest deep-dive TBIY episode is on: Jacuzzi… How 7 brothers invented the hot tub to save a kid’s life.Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… “Jacuzzi: Legend of the Life-Saving Tub” 🛀Su...2024-11-2622 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧙 “Wicked’s Green” — Wicked’s color strategy. Froot Loops’ dye drama. Europe’s startup bruise.Wicked’s opening weekend doubled Gladiator II… and it’s thanks to Wicked’s color strategy.Kellogg's Froot Loops just became a political debate… because of RFK Jr. and artificial flavor.Northvolt was Europe’s biggest startup ever… but it just went bankrupt.Plus, Butterball turkey is the biggest turkey seller in America… and the only one with a hotline.$K $KLG $MATWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show — The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/Th...2024-11-2522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🛍️ “Black-vember” — Why Black Friday’s all month. McRib’s strategic impact. H&R Block(ed) by DOGE.McDonald’s just brought back the McRib… because McDonalds needs a superhero right now.Black Friday is in 1 week… we explain why Black Friday’s become Black November.And Elon’s DOGE is targeting free tax filing… good news for everyone except H&R Block.Plus, the hot new beauty trend? Crude oil… Petroleum baths are the next Botox.$MCD $SPY $HRB $INTU🎙️ Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of “Levi’s 501s… The Worl...2024-11-2221 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💰 “Warren’s Biggest Trade” — Buffett’s cash crush. Tropicana’s carafe controversy. Bluesky’s alt-Twitter.Warren Buffett’s biggest trade of the year? Cash… The world’s top investor ain’t into stocks right now.Tropicana sales fell 20% because it changed its bottle… again.The #1-downloaded social media app right now is Bluesky… by copying the OG Twitter.Plus, would you buy canned Lake Como air from Italy for $11?... Because one business is selling it.$PEP $KO $BRK.B🧢 The TBOY holiday merch drop ends today Thursday 11/21: Shop now @ www.tboypod.com/shop🎙️ Check out the latest...2024-11-2122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🛒 “Where the rich shop” — Walmart’s renaissance. Jersey Mike’s $8B sandwich. Google’s Chrome divorce.Google’s Chrome Browser is used by 61% of us… but now Google may be forced to split it off.Jersey Mike’s sandwich chain was just acquired for $8B… but it’s really an education company.The #1 non-tech stock of 2024? Walmart… It’s winning on rich families with six-figure incomes.Plus, can a banana duct-taped to a wall sell for $1.5M?... The art market decides today (so take our Spotify poll).$WMT $GOOG $BX🧢 The TBOY holiday merch drop ends Thursday 11/21: Shop now @ www.tboypod.com/s...2024-11-2022 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🍨 “Ice Cream of the Future” — Dippin’ Dots’ resurrection. YouTube’s now #1 for podcasts. Northwestern’s stadium disruption.Dippin’ Dots was bankrupt… but a 2nd scientific breakthrough has given it a hot comeback.YouTube is now the #1 podcast platform, beloved by Gen Z… Apple is for oldies, Spotify for Millennials.Northwestern University’s new football stadium is the most expensive… but also the smallest?Plus, how Levi’s 501 jeans went from gold rush miners to Bruce Springsteen’s butt… and took down the Berlin Wall.$JJSF $GOOG $AAPL $SPOTCheck out our Instagram for your chance at free TBOY holiday merch: https://www.inst...2024-11-1922 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👼 “The Only Child Economy” — Millennials’ parenting impact. Netflix’s All-Star sports strategy. Trump’s cabinet stocks.The TBOY Holiday Merch Drop: Go to www.tboypod.com/shop to order the best fashion yet (hoodies, sweats, totes, hats, and a surprise...) 🛍️. Pre-order closes Thursday 11/21 @ 12pm EST.Millennials are leading a surge in Only Child Families… so we jump into the Only Child Economy (fun fact: Did you know no US President has ever been an only child?).Netflix’s new sports strategy: Made-up All-Star-Games… We call it “Direct-To-Athlete.”Each of Trump’s cabinet picks are moving the markets… So we’ll tell ya who was picked, what jumped, and what drop...2024-11-1822 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎙️ “T-Pain & Mark Zuckerberg” — Zuck’s rap strategy. Amazon’s Temu dupe. NYC’s rent fee revolution.The TBOY Holiday Merch Drop: Go to www.tboypod.com/shop to order the best fashion yet (hoodies, sweats, totes, hats, and a surprise...) 🛍️. Pre-order closes Wed, Nov 20th.Zuck dropped a rap track with T-Pain… Zuck’s new makeover is Meta’s new strategy.Amazon just launched “Haul” to compete with Temu and Shein… It’s a “plug-your-nose product.”NYC is reversing the broker fee: making landlords pay it… it’s a huge gift for renters.$META $AMZN $SPYWant more business storytel...2024-11-1522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🐶 “DOGE.gov” — Elon’s Dep’t of Government Efficiency. Spotify’s power-pausers. Bounce’s luggage storage.The Department of Government Efficiency is a thing now… So what will Elon do with D.O.G.E.?Spotify stock is up 400% in 2 years to all-time highs… because Spotify is immune to “Pausers.”Bounce created the Airbnb for your luggage… Would you store your suitcase in a Starbucks?Plus, My Little Pony has finally been inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame… it 7 tries, and that’s a lesson for all of us.$SPOT $AAPL $ABNBSubscribe to our weekend newsletter: https://tboypo...2024-11-1422 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet📒 “Don’t Open My Notes” — Apple Notes’ trust strategy. ExxonMobil’s climate shocker. Curse of the Michelin Star.Apple’s Notes is used by ~700 million people (it's Chappell Roan’s favorite app)… so we found its secret.ExxonMobil asked Trump to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement… because voters like change, but investors like consistency.The Michelin Star is the greatest award in the restaurant industry… but it’s also a curse.Plus, if an engagement breaks up, who gets the ring?... The Massachusetts Supreme Court just decided.$AAPL $XOM $MGDDYPlease fill out our 2-min survey on our new show, The Best One...2024-11-1322 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🚀 “Hold my Bitcoin” — Bitcoin’s $88K all-time high. Vuori’s $5B athleisure. Goldman Sachs’ royal knights.Bitcoin shattered its all-time-high on “the 1st pro-crypto US president”... So we explain what that means.Vuori is eating Lululemon’s leggings… And it’s now worth twice as much as Under Armour.Goldman Sachs just knighted 95 people with the title “Partner”... It comes with a $1M/yr salary (and ⅓ of them started as Goldman interns)Plus, the 4th episode of our new weekly show drops today: The untold origin story of Sriracha… From Refugee to Billionaire 🌶️Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to...2024-11-1222 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧊 “YETI vs Trump” — YETI Coolers’ tariff solution. The Federal Reserve’s independence. Chicken Tenders’ biz lesson.YETI Coolers’ stock just jumped 10%... and Yeti shows how companies will handle tariffs.The Federal Reserve’s independence is under threat right now… so we whipped up its epic history.Chicken tenders are beloved today, but they’re just 50 years old… in that meat is a business lesson that applies to all.Plus, 70% of us have a “Work Wife” or “Work Husband”... and that’s a good thing.$YETI $QSR $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out our new deep-dive show…“The B...2024-11-1122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🫦 “E.l.f. explains the Election” — Elf Beauty’s $3 win. Elon’s “TruthX” play. The Power of the word “We”.If you want to understand the election, just look at Elf Beauty’s results… we explain the parallel.Elon is the big business winner of the election… we found how it could transform X.There is 1 powerful word to win any business or political discussion this weekend… It’s “we.”Plus, TGIFriday’s just declared bankruptcy… so it’s your last day for $50M in unused gift cards.$ELF $TSLA $LVMUYLooking for a long-form listen? Check out our new episode on… The Jeep 🚙: The car that s...2024-11-0821 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🔶 “The Trump Trade” — The 2nd Trump-conomy. Ferrari is Europe’s #1. The boring-name startup trend.Trump’s victory triggered the best stock surge of 2024… but we’re breaking down Trump’s economic plans.Ferrari just became the most valuable car company in Europe… even though it’s the smallest.The new trend in startup names: Boring… We “name-storm” what happened to fun startup names. $SPY $DJIA $RACELooking for a long-form listen? Check out our new episode on The Jeep 🚙: The car that saved the world.It’s our latest episode of The Best Idea Yet. Listen here: Wonder...2024-11-0722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet📺 “XXXL TV” — The 100-inch TV Boom. Calm’s election night win. Boeing’s return-on-union.TVs are getting gigantic, but prices are falling… Huge-screen TVs illustrate the biggest law of innovation.Boeing’s epic airplane strike is over… so we calculated the ROU: Return on Union.Calm won election night… The meditation app turned Election Night into its Super Bowl.Plus, there’s no feeling like voting — It’s the greatest American tradition (even beats Thanksgiving)... And we hope you got to experience it too.Looking for a long-form listen? Check out our new episode on The Jeep — The car that saved the world. It’s our...2024-11-0622 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🇺🇸 “How Elections Affect Stocks” — Election Day Economy. Gladiator II’s creativity secret. Bandit Running’s disruption.What happens to the economy on election day?... Less beer, more flight upgrades, flat stocks.We’re about to get the biggest movie day in 2 years… Gladiator II, Moana II, & Wicked (#WickiGladiOna…2).Bandit is now the fastest-growing running brand… because it didn’t copy Nike, it copied Hermes.Plus, the 4th episode of our new show drops Tuesday: The untold origin story of The Jeep — The car that saved the world. 🚙 Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen. Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet....2024-11-0522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥤“The Secret Lives of Coke Zero” — America’s oil record. Coke Zero’s Mormon surge. Starbucks’ Sharpie Marker.Starbucks is buying 200k Sharpie Markers to put names on cups... we’re calling it “The Sharpie Doctrine”.America just produced more oil in a month than any time in history… USA is the new OPEC.Soda sales are rising for the 1st time in a decade… It’s thanks to Coke Zero and Mormons.Plus, the 4th episode of our new show drops Tuesday: The untold origin story of The Jeep — The car that saved the world… and united the country. 🚙 Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks...2024-11-0422 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet⚔️ “The Great Coffee Takeover” — Luckin’s Starbucks-killer. Airlines’ new auto-refunds. Hermes’ Birkin Bag mafia.Hermes is the top fashion stock right now… but it just got sued for running a handbag hustle.Starbucks’ greatest threat is Luckin Coffee… and Luckin’s coming to America.Finally, airlines are required to auto-refund your canceled flight… because burdens are big.Plus, the #1 ranked bar in the world is in Mexico City… and it’s ½ the price of NYC cocktails.$HESAY $LKNCY $AAL—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks...2024-11-0122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤓 “Revenge of the Clusters” — Nerds’ candy innovation. Reddit’s 42% surge. American consumer confidence?This halloween the hot candy is Nerds Clusters… It shows there’s a business case in gut instinct.Reddit surged 42% yesterday after announcing its 1st profit… AI is breaking the language barrier. American Consumer Confidence rose to a 3-year high last month… and it tells us about the election.Vote for the best business costume @tboypod on instagram: instagram.com/tboypod/$RDDT $HSY—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes dro...2024-10-3122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🐊 “Croc-blocked” — Crocs’ school ban. Haunted House economics. Waymo’s money moat.Some schools are banning crocs for two particular reasons… so Crocs stock just got croc-blocked.Waymo just secured the 3rd biggest fundraises ever… $5.6B is their new money moat.50M Americans will visit a haunted house this year… so we got the economics of Haunted Houses.Plus, thieves aren’t going after Bitcoin, they’re going after cheese… $400K of stolen cheddar.$CROX $GOOG $AMZN—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop we...2024-10-3023 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🗳️ “Vote or Bet?” — Robinhood’s election betting. Cosm’s live football theater. McFlurry’s government fix.You can now bet on the election outcome on Robinhood… but which is a better predictor, betting or polls?Would you watch football in an Imax theater?... Because Cosm raised $250M for theatrical live sports. Why are 15% of McD’s McFlurry Machines broken?... We’ll explain that plus the government’s fix.Plus, the 3rd episode of our new show drops today: The untold origin story of Birkenstock — The most popular sandal of all time. Over 250 years, it’s gone from a German cobbler’s shop to the hippie movement to high fashion...2024-10-2922 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🌿 “Canna-Babes” — Marijuana’s female surge. Scout’s electric zombie truck. The world’s AI chatbot factory.We broke the Grass Ceiling… For the 1st time ever, women buy more cannabis than men.Scout Motors is back from the dead… and solved the #1 issue for electric cars.The next trending term in AI you’ve got to know? It’s “Agents”... and 1 company makes ‘em.Plus, we’re looking for the best business-themed Halloween costume. A Frappuccino Phantom, Abercrombie & Freak, or Founder Mode Mummy? Tell us your idea in the comments.$NOW $TLRY $F—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our n...2024-10-2822 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👻 “Scariest Drink Ever” — Ghost Energy’s radical transparency. America’s economic envy. SiriusXM’s Howard Stern deadline.Ghost Energy Drink was acquired by Dr. Pepper for $1B… it’s both childish and mature.America’s economy is #1 in the world… according to the rest of the world.Warren Buffett owns ⅓ of SiriusXM… because Sirius is preparing for the end of Howard Stern.Plus, Home Depot’s biggest profit center is Skelly, a 12-foot tall Halloween decoration.$SIRI $KDP $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea...2024-10-2521 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥠 “Return on fortune” — OpenFortune’s cookie ads. 32% MBA app surge. Zyn’s cigarette savior.Your next fortune cookie may be filled with an ad… because 1 startup baked 135M of them.Business school applications surged 32% this year… because of Zuck and AI.Philip Morris’ cigarette stock is at an all-time high… because Zyn sales have overtaken cigarettes.Plus, the most popular restaurant in Austin, TX? It’s AI. $PM $HD $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.2024-10-2421 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🍨 “Tampon Ice Cream Pint” — The Chaos Packaging trend. Goldman’s gloomy prediction. Arkansas’ lithium discovery.Gin in a motor oil can? Tampons in an ice cream pint?... The new packaging trend is chaos.Goldman Sachs predicted a decade of flat stock prices… So we checked the history books.Arkansas just discovered the world’s biggest supply of lithium… Welcome to the “Lith Rush”.Plus, one airport just put a 3-minute time limit on hugging… and there’s a scientific reason why.$GS $SPY $XOM—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery...2024-10-2321 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🐔 “Non-Chicken Content” — Chick-fil-A enters streaming. Disney’s CEO makeover. America’s colorless cars.Chick-fil-A unveiled their new streaming network… and they’ve got a toy company too.Disney finally announced plans for a new CEO… and it involves Morgan Stanley.Car colors are disappearing across America… because a red car puts car brands in the red.Plus, the 2nd episode of our new show drops today: The untold origin story of Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers — The most popular video game of all time was invented by an artist living in the forests of Japan. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaY...2024-10-2223 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎃 “Gummy-ween” — Chocolate’s Napoleonic moment. Uniqlo’s 75/50 strategy. Plumbing & AC millionaires.With chocolate prices at record highs, brands are handing out gummies this Halloween… and it goes back to Emperor Napoleon.Uniqlo, Japan’s fast-fashion brand, just enjoyed its 3rd-straight record year… because the 75/50 rule.The most successful entrepreneurs in America right now… are in plumbing and air-conditioning.Plus, we already know who won the election… It’s a New Jersey company that makes hats for both campaigns.$HSY $NSRGY $GPSSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes...2024-10-2121 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎢 “Harry Potter Galaxy” — Universal’s gas station theme park. Uber’s Expedia rumor. “Click-to-Cancel” subscription rule.Universal Studios is opening “Epic Universes”… Its 5th theme park in Orlando, thanks to gas stations.Uber is reportedly trying to acquire Expedia… To create the ultimate travel app. The FTC just finalized a Click-to-Cancel rule… It must be as easy to cancel as it was to subscribe.Plus, can Zuck fire you for expensing deodorant?... Yes.$UBER $EXPE $METASubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet....2024-10-1821 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎓 “Ivy League fast-pass” — Crimson’s venture-backed tutor. Louis Vuitton’s tariff pain. Butterfinger’s 101-year streak.A college tutor startup is now worth $500M… Because it gets you into Harvard (for $200K).Louis Vuitton sales fell last quarter… because the trade war is firing up again.Butterfinger just launched its 1st new flavor in 101 years… and we think that’s a mistake.Plus, Crocs just launched clogs for dogs… Because we spend more on pets than shoes.$CROX $LVMUY $NSRGYSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Ide...2024-10-1722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💎 “Big Lab Bling” — Diamonds’ lab equilibrium. Tokyo’s subway IPO. Goldman’s deal party.Japan’s biggest IPO in 6 years is the Tokyo subway… the most profitable subway on earth.All the Big Bank stocks are popping right now thanks to deals… Wining & dining is back, baby.Noticed engagement rings are getting bigger?... It’s because lab-grown diamonds are beating natural.Plus, Game of Thrones just auctioned off $21M of props… but we found an Iron Throne dupe.$GS $MS $BAC—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https...2024-10-1621 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🚀 “Next stop: Mars” — SpaceX’s historic launch. Taco Bell’s name-your-price. Tesla’s empty CyberCab.SpaceX just landed a skyscraper rocket with chopsticks… It’s the 1st step to landing on Mars.Taco Bell’s newest innovation isn’t food, it’s financial… Name-your-own-price.Tesla finally unveiled their robo-taxi (and a cyber-bus and humanoid robots)… but Wall Street thinks it’s empty calories.It’s National Failure Day… so we’re celebrating the losses (yes, that typo was on purpose).$TSLA $YUM $MCDSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It...2024-10-1522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🕵️ “Top Secret $$$” — The CIA’s Venture firm. Walmart’s in-house meteorologist. SecondHand clothing’s slump.The CIA has a Venture Capital arm… and it’s one of the top-performing VCs in America.Second-hand clothing sites DePop & Poshmark are struggling… because they over-innovated. Walmart, Ford, and Paramount all hired meteorologists… and it’s a lesson on winning at work.Plus, United Airlines just announced 13 wild flights to beat Delta… Soooo Spring Break in Mongolia?$UAL $DAL $WMTSubscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksListen free anywhere you get your pods starting Oct 15...2024-10-1422 minThe Best One YetThe Best One YetThe Best Idea Yet 🍟 The Happy Meal: A Delicious McMysteryEpisode #1 of our new show… The Best Idea Yet. We’re serving it up here early for the Besties & Yetis.For future episodes of TBIY, subscribe/follow here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/The Happy Meal is the most successful meal in human history. With over 35 billion units sold, or about four for every person on Earth, McDonald’s iconic “Food and Fun in a Box” has also made the company a bigger toy distributor than Hasbro or Mattel (and maybe even Santa). But few know the Happy Meal’s contested...2024-10-1144 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🚕 “We, Robot” — Tesla’s robotaxi day. Othership’s scalable sauna. Home Depot’s undercover boss.Tesla’s robotaxi unveil event day is tonight… Elon’s trillion dollar idea? Uber meets Airbnb.Othership created the coldest cold plunge and hottest sauna in America… but can they scale it?Home Depot’s “Undercover Executive” policy... Every corporate worker must work a shift at a store each quarter.Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksListen free anywhere you get your pods starting Oct 15th (or early and ad-free on Wondery+).Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.2024-10-1022 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👻 “Spirit Christmas” — Spirit Halloween’s santa spinoff. Bogg Bag’s suburban boom. Hurricane Milton’s economics.Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksListen free anywhere you get your pods starting Oct 15th (or early and ad-free on Wondery+).Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.Spirit Halloween sells 16% of America’s Halloween costumes… now it’s pivoting to Christmas.As Hurricane Milton heads for Florida… one industry is taking it most seriously.The Bogg Bag has become the best-selling bag in America… by copying Crocs.Plus, we’ll reveal the 1st episode of our n...2024-10-0920 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🙅 “We don’t do social” — Restoration Hardware’s anti-Instagram. Oura’s Ring of Power. Nobel’s college football auction.Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksListen free anywhere you get your pods (or one-week early and ad-free on Wondery+).Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.Restoration Hardware doesn’t have a single social media account… and it’s working.How is the Oura Ring beating Apple and Google?… With NASA and the NBA.A Nobel Prize winner also won an Emmy Award… because auctions are everywhere.Plus, we’re revealing our next big thing… and it’s...2024-10-0822 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🏖️ “24/7/365 Spritz” – Aperol’s seasonal challenge. Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy warning. 9-1-1’s emergency call startup.Aperol sales surge in the summer, but drop in winter… now Aperol’s trying to solve “Seasonality.”Spirit Airlines stock plummeted after reports it’s considering bankruptcy… and we’re glad that’s happening (we’ll explain why).The 9-1-1 emergency call hasn’t changed in 50 years… so the startup Prepared is disrupting it.Plus, we’re about to launch our biggest new thing in years…$SAVE $JBLU $DVCMY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://t...2024-10-0721 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👖 “Daddy Denim Dollars” — Baggy Jeans’ economic impact. Adam Neumann’s WeWork Sequel. Apple’s glasses freakout.Baggy Jeans are boosting the economy… Because $100 on jeans drives a $700 makeover.Adam Neumann just launched a WeWork competitor… “WorkFlow” is Adam v2.0.Apple is freaking out about Meta’s new glasses… here’s their 5 options for saving the iPhone.Plus, Taco Bell is officially the fastest drive-thru in America… but it’s also the most inaccurate.$LEVI $GPS $AAPL $YUM—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE...2024-10-0421 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥂 “0% alcohol… for $119” — Taittanger’s non-alc champagne. Toyota’s e-Air Taxi. CNN’s paywall plan.Would you pay $119 for a bottle of alc-free champagne?… well Louis Vuitton just invested in it.Toyota has invested nearly $1B on an electric air taxi startup… because Toyota hates “muda.”CNN and Reuters are both adding paywalls to their news websites… they’re learning from the best (literally). Plus, the top-selling perfume du jour is scented… like your body. Introducing Pheromone fragrances.$TM $WB $LVMUY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.co...2024-10-0320 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧦 “Learn from the Worst” — The White Sox’s biz lesson. The “Port-pocalypse” strike. DirecTV’s $1 acquisition.The Chicago White Sox had more losses than any team in baseball history… we found a lesson about turnarounds.The US Port Strike will affect half of our imports by sea … but don’t call it a Port-pocalypse.DirecTV just acquired its rival Dish Networks for just $1… we’ll tell ya how that’s possible.Plus, the laundromat industry is making a fun/strategic pivot… into bars, arcades, & cafes.$T $DISH $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shouto...2024-10-0122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤝 “The Bonus You Forgot” — Signing Bonus’ surge. United adds Starlink wifi. Revolut’s is Europe’s biggest startup.The number of signing bonuses has doubled in five years… here’s how to ask for one.United and Air France are adding Starlink satellite wifi… It’s the cupholder effect in action.Europe’s largest startup is $45B Revolut… It’s now more valuable than all the British banks.Plus, what happened to the stretch limo?$UAL $SPY $BCS—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE...2024-09-3022 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥜 “Unhinged marketing” — Nutter Butter’s Gen Z case study. OpenAI’s new emperor. Shein’s mysterious loophole.OpenAI is switching from non-profit to for-profit… and Sam Altman was just anointed their emperor.Nutter Butter’s social media has turned insane… it’s a case study in Gen Z’s aesthetic.Shein has become the biggest fashion brand in the world… but it’s loophole is closing.Plus, 25% of travelers forget something at the hotel… so the hotel industry found 2 solutions.$MDLZ $ANF $GAP—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com...2024-09-2722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤓“The Next iPhone” — Zuck’s Orion AR glasses. Northeastern University’s M&A. Terminix’s pest pop.Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled a $299 headset, new Ray Ban AI glasses… and a prototype of “Orion” holographic glasses.The biggest pest removal company on earth has a problem… Rentokil has too many roaches.The US News & World Report College Rankings just came out… we noticed Northeastern University now has 14 campuses.Plus, the newest Erewhon smoothie isn’t a celebrity beverage… It's an electric car flavor.$META $RTO $GM—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https...2024-09-2621 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🩵 “Blue Light Special” — Kmart’s innovation #RIP. Visa’s monopoly lawsuit. Goldman’s HQ apartments.The last Kmart store is closing… But our Kmart obituary highlights their wild history of innovation.Visa just got sued for allegedly abusing its credit card dominance… Because it’s charging 2% on everything.Goldman Sachs will now let you live in their former HQ… The bank’s cubicles are becoming condos.Plus, we just got 8 new emoji… but they’re not gonna cheer you up.$GS $AMZN $KMRT—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https...2024-09-2522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🏡 “Kirkland Condos” — Costco’s LA apt building. Exxon’s plastic faux-cycling. Jony Ive’s iPhone sequel.Costco is launching its 1st apartment building… Kirkland is California’s solution to housing.Exxon was sued for making us think plastic is recyclable... because just 5% of plastic is actually is.Jony Ive designed the iPhone… and he just unveiled his next big (secret) thing.Plus, NYC is experiencing the country’s slowest traffic day of the entire year… 4 MPH.$COST $ANF $AAPL—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts 2024-09-2422 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🐮🐷🐶 “The Squishy Doctrine” — Squishmallows vs. Build-A-Bear. Microsoft’s nuclear island. Nike’s biggest mistake.Warren Buffett bought Squishmallow’s squishy toys… Now they’re suing Build-A-Bear. Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island nuclear power plant… because AI is B.Y.O.E. (energy).Nike has a new CEO, but we’re looking at what the old CEO did wrong… Hoka just did it.Pizza Hut will help your resume actually get read… because they’ll print it on a pizza box.$MSFT $YUM $BRK.B $BBW—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout...2024-09-2320 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🦈 “SharkTank.com” — Amazon’s knock-off pitch show. Olive Garden’s Uber reversal. A human-free social network.Amazon just launched a new shopping TV show… and it’s a Shark Tank knockoff.The Olive Garden’s stock surged 10%... because it’s done a 180 on delivery with Uber.And we found a social network that immediately gets you 1 million followers… who are all bots.Plus, the hottest new place to meet singles? The Weekend Run Club is the new Tinder.$UBER $SRI $AMZN—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/s...2024-09-2020 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🇯🇵 “Shogun’s creativity hack” — Disney’s FX innovation strategy. The Fed’s Poseidon announcement. Reese’s athletic pivot.The Fed just cut interest rates by 0.5% like Poseiden… the tides of the economy have finally turned.Hershey just launched Reese’s & Jolly Rancher health supplements… because extreme brands win.Disney has a secret creativity hack for shows like “The Bear” & “Shogun”... and it’s the opposite of collaboration.Plus, it’s the most common birthday of the year… and 9/19 is boosting the economy (literally).$HSY $DIS $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypo...2024-09-1919 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💍 “Man-gagement Rings” — Zales’ dude ring trend. Amazon’s Return-To-Work. Chili’s triple-dipper turnaround.Amazon is requiring 5-day return to office for everyone… and it reminds us of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.The new trend in the jewelry industry? Men’s engagement rings… It’s the “Rinse & Repeat” strategy.Chili’s is the fastest-growing casual restaurant chain in America… because every second counts.Plus, Fax Machines are making a comeback, thanks to the Chairman of Snapchat.$EAT $SIG $AMZN—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com...2024-09-1822 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👭 “Mary Kate & Ashley mystery” — The Row’s logo-less fashion. Chipotle’s burrito robots. Millennials’ DINK cruises. Description:Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s 18-year-old fashion brand hit $1B… without any logo.Chipotle just unveiled a burrito bowl making robot… to solve the 3 Cs of restaurants.Millennials are now 50% of cruise ship passengers… So prepare for DINK cruises (not “drink”).$EAT $RCL $NCLH $CCL—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https...2024-09-1721 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🥑 “The Hugest Avocado” — Mission’s guac strategy. Wall Street’s 80 hr workweek cap. Disney’s Dartmouth dilemma.Mission Avocado just had its best day ever on National Guacamole Day… we’ll explain.Wall Street is putting limits on banker hours… because of 100-hour weeks.DisneyWorld’s prices have risen twice as fast as inflation… because Disney is like Dartmouth.Plus, the great ball debate: Pickleball’s growing faster than tennis, but which burns more calories?$AVO $GS $DIS—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR...2024-09-1621 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet☕ “Back to Coffee” — Starbucks’ CEO’s plan. Sorority House-flation. In-N-Out’s French strategy.$17M Sorority Houses get blow dry bar renovations… and it explains the housing industry.Starbucks’ brand new CEO just revealed his turnaround plan in a letter… so we read it.In-N-Out Burger opened in France, Mexico, and Japan… and it’s all for “legal” reasons.$SBUX $MCD $SPYOur tasty In-N-Out video on instagram and tiktok:https://www.instagram.com/reel/CniRLffJvzw/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shouto...2024-09-1222 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🌭 “Sausage Fest” — Meat economics in the debate. Hindus’ 1st religion app. Ford’s in-car commercials.The 1 piece of data that should’ve been debated last night?... Sausage Meat Economics.The fastest-growing religious app right now is Hindu… because Sri Mandir digitized a diaspora.Ford just filed the freakiest patent yet… Prepare for commercials in your cars run by Ford.$F $META $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect wi...2024-09-1122 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤯 “They know your SSN…” — Cloaked’s crazy phone number. Apple’s AI iPhone. Electrolytes’ drinks surge.Apple just unveiled the iPhone 16… But it’s really an iCamera.If you call 855.752.5625, they’ll tell you your social security number… that they found on the dark web.The electrolyte drink industry is surging… because Gatorade lost the Innovator’s Dilemma.Plus, South Korea is selling more strollers for dogs than they are for babies.$AAPL $PEP $SPYCloaked freaky phone number: 855.752.5625Our coverage of the June Apple event on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-one...2024-09-1022 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet💋 “Rare Billionaire” — Selena Gomez’s $2B lipstick. Trumponomics 2.0. Founder Mode vs Manager Mode.Selena Gomez is officially a billionaire… thanks to her booming makeup brand, Rare Beauty.Donald Trump outlined his economic plan last week… so we jumped into it.VC Twitter is debating Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode… but we found a 3rd way to run an operation. And one more thing… Mountain Dew will now pay you to move… because 1 time zone is happiest.$PEPKamalanomics episode: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kamala-nomics-the-vps-biz-plan-sabrina-carpenters-ice/id1386234384?i=1000662940254Spotify: https://open.spotify.com...2024-09-0920 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🍽️ “The Napkin Costume” — Chipotle’s Halloween collab. Surge in reservations for 1. US Steel’s epic history.Reservations for 1 have jumped 29% in 2 years... because restaurants are microcosms of the economy.US Steel built the Empire State Building & Willis Tower… but its epic $14B deal got stock-blockedSpirit Halloween just collab’d with Chipotle on Halloween… because products are now protagonists.Plus, there’s a political divide between brands… Frosted Flakes are Democrats, but Frosted Mini-Wheats are Republicans.Seattle tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-best-one-yet-hotline-live-presented-by-audible-tickets-1002624325347WSJ Brand preference by politics: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republican-democrat-brands-quiz-election-2024-fe9d1673YouGov brand preference...2024-09-0622 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🇧🇷 “Brazilian NFL” — Football’s foreign strategy. J.Crew’s $3B comeback. AI’s dragon startup.The NFL season kicks off tonight but plays game #2 tomorrow in Brazil… because football needs a global tour.J. Crew is relaunching their iconic magazine… because the preppy brand is enjoying all-time-high sales.A former OpenAI exec just raised $1B for his rival startup… because he’s one of the rare dragons of AI.Plus, we’re hosting our 1st LIVE Hotline show in Seattle on Thurs, 9/26 — Join us as we answer your questions on money, spending, and personal finance. Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-best-one-yet-hotline-live-presented-by-audible-tickets-1002624325347—...2024-09-0522 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👋 “We quit your job” — Exit’s job-quitting concierge. Dick’s Sporting Goods’ kids app. 1-BR apt in NYC: $4,500/month.Japanese startup Exit will quit your job for you… because every job has a “hidden severance”.Dick’s Sporting Goods stock is up 600% in 5 years… but its secret is a high school sports app.Rent for a 1-bedroom New York City apartment is up 13% to a record $4,500/month… but Austin’s rent is down (we’ll tell ya why).Plus, the big new back-to-school trend is “Dorm Interior Designers”... $10K to decorate a dorm.$DKS $UA $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: 2024-09-0425 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧃 “The 1st Fruit Juice” — Capri Sun’s pouches. Intel’s design strategy. Boar’s Head’s Boeing Moment.Capri Sun is adding bottles to compliment their legendary pouches… but this German company’s origin story is wild.Intel stock fell to its lowest level in 11 years, so it’s thinking of breaking itself up… and it’s inspired by Nike.Boar’s Head deli meats caused the biggest listeria outbreak in decades… It’s their “Boeing Moment.”Plus, on your 1st day back to the office, there’s 1 big question… Can you wear shorts?$BA $INTC $NKE—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: 2024-09-0323 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🤮 “Sickest Day of the Year” — Sick Days are surging. SharkNinja’s online reviews. Telegram’s CEO arrested.Today is the biggest sick day of the year… as sick days overall are surging in America.SharkNinja’s stock has climbed 140% this year… here’s how it’s taken over your kitchen.Telegram’s founder just got charged in France… so we’ll tell you what Telegram actually is.Plus, record-high hotel prices have led to the hottest new fashion trend… the hotel tote bag.$SN $META $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: htt...2024-08-3023 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet👁️ “Nvidia’s watch party” — A.I.'s Biggest Day. Mister Softee’s soft-serve biz. Ozempic’s Direct-To-Tummy.Nvidia just announced earnings that were so big, people hosted parties… but the results were a Rorschach Test for Wall Street.Mister Softee’s ice cream trucks have shrank in number by two thirds… because of competition, climate change, and street corners.Ozempic has a new strategy: Direct-To-Consumer… Big Pharma is cutting out the pharmacy.Plus, Google Searches for “How to sleep” just hit a record high… it’s the worst sleep week of the year.$NVDA $NVO $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE PO...2024-08-2923 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🐶 “Who gets the dog?” — Pet Prenups are trending. The US Open’s economics. Ikea’s used marketplace.The US Open is selling $12M worth of just one cocktail… because tennis found a new business model.Ikea just launched an official used furniture biz… to beat Facebook Marketplace.The newest trend in relationships is Pet Prenups… because you need to “Cover Your Assets.”Plus, the newest streaming service is from Chick-fil-A… but what should we name it? (Poultry+).—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsl...2024-08-2722 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet☎️HOTLINE: Hack your life with Travel Guru, Jo FrancoNick & Jack invite Jo Franco to answer your travel, money, and trip-optimizing questions.Jo Franco speaks 8 languages, visited 50 countries, 6 continents, 2M followers on YouTube, the host of “Not Your Average Jo” podcast, and a Netflix travel host, a CEO & the author of Fluentish. This episode talks about…Jo’s journey to the best job ever How to build a travel budgetNick’s ice cream-themed trip When *exactly* to book flightsSolo female travel tips Travel credit cardsJack’s overnight oats & TSAGoogle Maps “Want to Go” 1 must-do on every tripJo’s retreats...2024-08-121h 12The Best One YetThe Best One Yet🧠 “The CEO enneagram” — Boeing picked the wrong 1. Amtrak’s train surge. Adidas’ Olympic ROI.Boeing finally has a new CEO… but we think they should’ve picked a different enneagram. Adidas has already won 13 medals at this Olympics… so we calculated the brand’s Olympic ROI. Amtrak ridership is at an all-time high… the train turned A-to-B into an experience to C.Plus, the newest innovation is Arc'teryx $5,000 pants… that do the walking for you. Podcast that got Nick & Jack into enneagrams: https://apple.co/3WK5MJJ$ADDYY $NKE $AS $BASubscribe to...2024-08-0124 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet☎️ HOTLINE: The Hailey Bieber Smoothie (of Investing) & Your Boss’ InstagramNick & Jack take your calls & discuss…Rebranding the Irish goodbyeThe “test” for before you merge finances Nick’s “3rd circle” lesson from therapyThe best hiring tactic from biz school Jack’s credit card statement “dates”  Sit down (literally) with the voices of pop-business, Nick & Jack — The ex-Wall Streeters (now besties) answer questions on investing, entrepreneurship, work, life, and the financially responsible way to eat a strawberry. Guac is always extra, but this advice isn’t. Send a Question — nickandjack@tboypod.com (we love voice messages)Saturday Newsletter — https...2024-07-1944 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🇺🇸 “America’s Underrated Icons” — NASA, Joy Ice Cream Cones, & The Post OfficeFor the 4th of July, we whipped up 3 of our most American stories yet… 3 underappreciated institutions that are differentiators for our economy: NASA, Ice Cream Cones, and the Post Office. Plus, Nick & Jack’s Ode to America.Enjoy these 3 patriotic pop-biz stories from the past year while BBQ’ing something fantastic:NASA’s first-ever streaming service (from August 2023)Joy Ice Cream Cones’ monopoly on cones (from August 2023)The Post Office’s booming business model (from November 2023)Jack’s on Lake Champlain, Nic...2024-07-0425 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet☎️“TBOY Hotline Ep #2” — Networking hacks, Investing #girlmath & the 5-min phone callNick & Jack take your calls & discuss…The most valuable person in their network If an MBA is worth itThe correct way to eat strawberries #BerryGateDecision making with the SOWhat Gen Z is better at than Millennials (not just TikTok). Single or in a relationship, what’s better for entrepreneursTBOY Co-Founder MatchmakingAnd there’s more…Sit down (literally) with the voices of pop-business, Nick & Jack — The ex-Wall Streeters (now besties) answer questions on investing, entrepreneurship, work, life, and best places to eat. Guac is always extra, but this business advice isn’t. 2024-05-2447 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet“Hotline #1”: Investing, job-jumping, salaries, & work-life-imbalance — from your Business Besties Nick & JackA new monthly-ish Q&A series from The Best One Yet podcast where Nick & Jack answer your voicemails. So sit down (literally) with the voice of pop-business — The ex-Wall Streeters (now besties) answer your questions on investing, on entrepreneurship, work, podcasting, life, and even restaurant recs. Guac is always extra, but this business advice isn’t. Description: Traits to look for in a business partner or co-founderHow Jack funded his open bar with an investmentWhy you *should* job jumpHow to become a student of the stock Nick’s tip on neg...2024-03-1548 minThe Best One YetThe Best One Yet🎤 BONUS: “An interview… with us” — Nick & Jack interviewed by Colin & Samir.We’re on vacation until Tuesday, September 6th, but we decided to whip up a Bonus Episode for ya. Earlier this summer, we sat down with Creator Economy gurus Colin & Samir to discuss the story of how The Best One Yet became The Best One Yet. So we’re sharing this as a bonus episode to you in case you want more TBOY while we’re off. See you in a week.Celebrate the wins,Nick & JackFYI: You can check out more from Colin & Samir’s podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...2022-08-2949 min