Taylor Swiftâs concert tickets just broke TicketMaster â but the debacle also shows how TicketMasterâs monopoly frustrates everyone with fees. Tom Fordâs fashion house just sold for $2.8B to Estee Lauder because they like the smell of him. And the solution to the housing crisis? It may be the Airbnb Co-Founderâs startup for mini-homes designed to be built in ... Show More
Today
PART 2 đ° Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Who wouldnât want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well â 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 anim ... Show More
20m 55s
Yesterday
PART 1 đ° Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Who wouldnât want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well â 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 anim ... Show More
22m 2s
Jun 2024
Donât Fly Unless You Know This New Airline Law | Secretary Pete Buttigieg
#89 Have you ever had a canceled flight, extreme delay, lost luggage or damaged wheelchair? Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is back again here at Erika Taught Me, and he is pioneering new airline passenger rights that airlines donât wa ... Show More
29m 18s
Jun 2024
The problem with Trumpâs idea to replace income taxes with tariffs
A new pitch from former President Donald Trump calls for replacing income tax with tariffs. Weâll get into why the math doesnât add up. Plus, chemical hair relaxers are making Black women sick, so why are they still being sold? And, weâll weigh in on Apple entering the AI race, H ... Show More
22m 17s
Jun 2024
The Five-Minute Investor from Money Clinic: Whatâs an IPO?
With a string of companies preparing to launch stock market listings on both sides of the Atlantic, investors may be tempted to invest in an IPO. But when companies stage an initial public offering, what are the factors to consider? In our new miniseries, The Five-Minute Investor ... Show More
7m 16s
Apr 2024
Hear Me Out: Donât Blame Capitalism For The Housing Crisis
On todayâs episode of Hear Me Out: housing the nation.Â
We have an affordable housing problem â and an affordability problem, period, but thatâs another show.Â
When we talk about solutions to homelessness and cost burden for renters and homeowners alike, many progressives lean to ... Show More
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