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Nov 2022
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⚽ “The Anti-Ted Lasso” — Qatar’s World C...

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The World Cup begins Sunday in Qatar, a nation of just 300k citizens (half of Vermont) — but it’s dropped $200B for 8 new stadiums. Starbucks’ busiest day of the year was yesterday’s “Red Cup Day”, because holidays beat habits. And FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried just admitted he’s a fraud, so we’re gonna play a little game: Lehman, Enron, or Madoff?$SBUX $BTC $COINFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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