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Today

Are AI Companions a Threat to Toys? & The Kidult Economy is Booming

Episode 724: Neal and Toby talk with James Zahn, the editor-in-chief of The Toy Book, aka @therockfather, to dive deep into the toy industry as the holiday becomes the busiest time of the year for the industry. But will it now have to compete with the advent of AI-powered toys an ... Show More

29m 18s

Yesterday

The Busiest Holiday Travel Weekend in 15 Years & 80 Million Pounds of Cranberries

Episode 723: Happy Thanksgiving! Neal and Toby sit down and take you through Thanksgiving Day. Starting off with travel, why Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy wants to bring respect back to traveling on airlines. Then the guys explain why everyone loves the Macy’s Thanksgivi ... Show More

31m 45s

Nov 26

Sellers Are Ripping Homes Off the Market & AI Slop is Taking Over Thanksgiving

Episode 722: Neal and Toby discuss the delisting phenomenon plaguing the housing market as sellers would rather take them off than lowering the price. Also, Google seems to have put a crack in Nvidia’s armor as its AI chips are gaining some attention. Meanwhile, September’s retai ... Show More

27m 18s

Apr 2019

Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriott’s twin announcements, and Chewy.com’s “pet humanization” IPO

Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why it’s still losing so much money (hint: It’s betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like each other (awkward). And PetSmart’s digital brand Chewy.com will IPO thanks to ... Show More

17m 5s

Jul 2022

🎹 “Wordle… but for Bohemian Rhapsody” — Spotify’s trivia acquisition. Pepsi’s double-dipped chip. Dollars vs Euros.

Trivia: What startup did Spotify just acquire? Answer: A music trivia game that rhymes with Wordle (because “discovery” is audio’s biggest problem). Pepsi just revealed a shockingly strong quarter because it’s double-dipping its chips — and we’re letting them do it. And American ... Show More

18m 17s

Jan 2023

👨‍🎤 “Belieber in Bieber” — Bieber’s $200M music sale. ChatGPT’s Wharton MBA. Tesla’s new growth mode.

Justin Bieber just sold all of his music for $200M to a Pure-Play Playlist Stock. ChatGPT just passed its biggest test yet: A Wharton MBA final exam. And Tesla’s most important earnings in years reveal it’s about to go into reverse — From profit mode to growth mode. $SONG $BX $TS ... Show More

19m 55s

May 2022

🦋 “Kendrick Lamar doesn’t Venmo” — Cash App’s rap battle. Bitcoin’s anti-bro. McDonald’s de-arching.

Kendrick Lamar dropped his first album in 5 years, but to get the best tickets you need a fintech app. Shocker: One of the rockstars of crypto just actually critiqued something about crypto. And McDonald’s is “de-Arching” from Russia (new word, they made it up) — the Happy Meal i ... Show More

19m 30s

Oct 2022

🤠 “If the jeans fit, you must commit” — Wrangler’s Yellowstone face. Elon vs Bezos. Britain’s financial firing.

Tesla just had its most awkward earnings call ever, but the real story here is Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos. British Prime Minister Liz Truss just resigned, losing to a head of cabbage — the reason? “It’s the Economy, stupid.” And Wrangler has a new marketing plan to sell you jeans, f ... Show More

18m 52s

Mar 2023

🌎 “Master Plan Part 3” — Tesla’s next big thing. A-Rod’s ticket journey. Instacart’s delicious endcap.

Elon Musk just unveiled his 3rd Master Plan for Tesla: Take over the world with electricity (spoiler: Electric airplanes). Instacart’s sales just surged, but not because of groceries… it’s thanks to digital billboards. And baseball legend A-Rod’s newest startup has raised $30M to ... Show More

20m 59s

Jan 2024

🤌 "Mob Wife Life" — The Soprano's salami strategy. Where Ya Bin's purge pricing. IBM's mysterious stock pop

The #MobWifeAesthetic is trending thanks to the Soprano’s 25th anniversary TikTok account — HBO cut The Sopranos into 25 second episodes because of “The Salami Strategy.”IBM’s stock is (shockingly) close to an all-time high — So we’re looking at what IBM actually does, ... Show More

20 m

Jan 2024

🦋 “Take me to DollyWood” — Dolly Parton’s $600M empire. Wall Street’s Super Six Stocks. Bilt’s credit card for rent.

Dolly Parton just launched a new album, a new food brand, and celebrated a 78th birthday — So we jumped in TBOYstyle to the $600M conglomerate of DollyWood.Wall Street just hit a record high and everyone’s crediting “The Magnificent 7” stocks — But we think it’s really ... Show More

21m 32s

Dec 2023

Why “Buy Now Pay Later” is Worse Than Credit Cards

Patrick Bet-David explains the new concept of Buy Now Pay Later and how it has become a popular way to buy things in today's society. It could be tempting for people to get things now and pay for them later. However, these products usually cost a lot more than you think, a ... Show More

10m 25s

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