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Nov 2024
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The quirky history of the Happy Meal & m...

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Jack and Nick from TBOY and their new podcast The Best Idea Yet join us to tell the unique history of the beloved McDonald’s Happy Meal, and how it somehow involves Guatemala. They also discuss other landmark business ideas and what they think could be the best idea yet.


Join our host Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Nick Martell and Jack Crivici-Kramer.


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