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Aug 2024
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Starbucks Swipes Chipotle's CEO & Ice Cr...

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Episode 387: Neal and Toby chat about the big executive change between two powerhouse companies with Starbucks stealing Chipotle’s CEO. Can the new guy turn the coffee shop around? Then, a wind turbine blade falls and washes up ashore in Nantucket that sets the wind energy business in a tailspin. Next, Indonesia is nearing its costly relocation of its capital, but not without many challenges along the way. Also, job hunters are using AI to find jobs but are running into a big problem…AI. Meanwhile, food brands are looking for partnerships that are way outside their comfort zone, hoping consumers are as adventurous as they are. Lastly, a retro resurgence of cassette tapes powered by Gen Z. 


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00:00 - Most Shazam’d song in a day

2:30 - Starbucks poaches Chipotle CEO

7:00 - Nantucket wind woes

10:50 - Indonesia’s new capital

17:10 - AI resumes flood the job market

21:10 - Wild food mashups

25:20 - Cassette tape comeback


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