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Mar 2023
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California to cut ties with Walgreens, E...

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Episode 11: Neal and Toby discuss California cutting ties with Walgreens over the pharmacy's position on abortion pills. They also get into the implications of EV bike fires and why the Swiss are putting their foot down on what can be considered their native chocolate. And what is "body doubling" and why it could help people with ADHD work remotely. Oh, and if you could name a snowplow - what would that name be?

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California “done” with Walgreens over abortion pill: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/06/abortion-pill-california-governor-newsom-says-state-wont-do-business-with-walgreens.html

EV Bike Fires big deal in NYC: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/03/06/e-bike-batteries-are-exploding-fire

Toblerone dropping Swiss Mountains from packaging: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/business/toblerone-chocolate-switzerland-matterhorn.html

Toby’s Trends, AI Voiceover: https://www.businessinsider.com/voice-ai-audio-joe-biden-donald-trump-tiktok-2023-3

Remote Work ‘body doubling’ or 2.5 hour Commute?: https://fortune.com/2023/03/05/body-doubling-parallel-working-tiktok-trend/

https://fortune.com/2023/03/05/nyc-workers-super-commuters-office/

Municipalities renaming snowplows: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/snowplow-name-contest

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