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May 2024
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The Phantom Debt Haunting Americans & A ...

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Episode 320: Neal and Toby dive into the potential media tug-of-war for the NBA as the league looks to shop around for a new contract. Then, a phantom debt coming from the surge of ‘Buy now, pay later’ during the holidays could be catastrophic for borrowers. Next, Reddit is our stock of the week while pandemic-era winners are the dog(s) of the week. Also, the resignation of both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA places the beauty pageant under suspicion of a toxic environment. Meanwhile, the Chevy Malibu will end production marking the end of the sedans. Lastly, Baidu deals with a PR nightmare as a PR exec that threatens to fire employees if they don’t work harder and longer.


00:00 - Apple apologizes

2:50 - NBA media rights up for grabs

7:15 - Impending phantom debt?

11:00 - Stock: Reddit, Dog: Pandemic stocks

16:30 - Miss USA drama

19:15 - End of the sedan era

22:30 - PR crisis at Baidu


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