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Apr 2023
21m 34s

đŸ€© “Cash-chella” — Coachella’s influence...

Nick & Jack Studios
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Coachella isn’t a music fest anymore
 it’s a 6-day, $100M profit fest. SpaceX launched its Starship into space — it exploded, but that’s all part of the plan. And BuzzFeed is shutting down Buzzfeed News — but that story is the story of all news right now.  $BZFD $RVLV $TSLA Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Bes ... Show More
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PART 2 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped
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PART 1 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Who wouldn’t want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well — 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
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đŸŒ” “Party on the Playa” — Burning Man’s biz. Reading’s 40% drop. Intel’s Uncle Sam-vestment. + Vacation Update
Burning Man is the biggest event for billionaires in the world
 so why is it losing millions?The US Gov’t is getting 10% of Intel in exchange for taxpayer $$
 Uncle Sam CEO?Pleasure reading is down 40% in 20 years #ReadingRecession
 But Warren Buffett reads 182 books/year.Plus, t ... Show More
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