Chipotle just launched a new restaurant brand called Farmesa â Chipotle is disrupting itself. Airbnb just had its best year ever because when Zoom is your office, Amazon is your mall, and Netflix is your theater â travel is your salvation. And 2 factories just surprisingly left Europe for the USA to chase EV incentives â so now America is creating âThe Badas ... Show More
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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
Apr 2024
Slate Money: Why Americaâs Internet Sucks
This week, Slate Money hacks the mainframe! Washington Post tech writer Shira Ovide joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss whatâs wrong with Americaâs internet industry, how YouTube became the media empire no one talks about, and the promise and peril of ... Show More
54m 27s
Mar 2021
Meituan
We dive into the history behind Meituan, the juggernaut Chinese "super-app" which dominates China's services economy, offering consumers everything from food delivery, restaurant reviews, travel booking, bike-sharing, movie ticketing, and countless other entertainment and lifesty ... Show More
2h 21m
Feb 2024
âHow Soda Companies Are Running America Like The Mob.â - @TheFoodBabe Vani Hari
Imagine having a confrontation with Chick-fil-A that warrants a personal invitation to their HQ. So the journey started for national bestselling author, world famous blogger and accomplished food activist, Vani Hari. In this episode, Alex explores the similarities between Big Sod ... Show More
1h 46m
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