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Mar 20

English-Speaking Nations Are Sadder Than Ever & USPS is Running Out of Cash

Episode 804: Neal and Toby talk about a report that ranks the happiest countries in the world where Finland ranks top (no surprise there) for the ninth year in a row, but also how social media has contributed to the decline of happiness in the US. Then, Amazon plans to cut about ... Show More

28m 26s

Mar 19

WNBA Quintuples Players’ Salaries & Energy Prices Spike as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Episode 803: Neal and Toby chat about the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged as it monitors the risks from the Iran War. Then, the WNBA and its players’ union reach a historic deal that reflects the growth of value for women’s basketball. Plus, the company behind the ‘steroid ... Show More

28m 40s

Mar 18

Polymarket Bettors Threaten Israeli Journalist & Blank Street Wants to Become “Gen Z Starbucks”

Episode 802: Neal and Toby chat about a new report showing service-based tenants now leasing more than 50% of retail space vs. goods-based tenants as gyms and spas take over major cities. Then, an Israeli journalist reveals he received death threats after reporting on a missile s ... Show More

27m 14s

May 2023

📺 “Goodnight to Late Night” — James Corden’s biz model. JP Morgan’s banking bigness. Olipop’s anti-soda surge.

The final episode of the Late Late Show with James Corden just aired because the business model of the late night talk show isn’t working. J.P. Morgan just acquired First Republic Bank, because the government needed it to. And the fastest-growing soda in the US is a soda that hat ... Show More

19m 15s

Jul 2024

Roger Waters TAKES ON Piers Morgan

Click here for the full interview with Roger Waters: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/roger-waters-takes-on-piers-morgan?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webSee Katie LIVE in Dublin on July 24: https://thefumbally.ie/product/the-katie-halper-show/For $6 a month, become a ... Show More

48m 36s

Jan 2025

White House Walks Back Federal Funding Memo

On Monday, the White House budget office ordered a freeze on all federal funding. Yesterday, the White House walked that memo back after days of chaos and confusion. This episode: White House correspondents Deepa Shivaram and Tamara Keith and senior political editor and correspon ... Show More

13m 5s

May 2025

NPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media

In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters, including NPR and PBS. In his order, Trump said “neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.” WSJ’s Joe Flint breaks ... Show More

24m 13s

Sep 2025

Federal Reserve Lowers Rates, But Less Than Trump Wants

The Federal Reserve voted this week to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. We discuss the factors behind the agency’s decision, as well as President Trump’s legal fight to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, financial corr ... Show More

18m 43s

Jul 2025

🔥 “Hot People Only” — Secret Influencer apps. Colbert’s Last Show. Crypto Week’s Roman Empire.

There’s a secret app for influencers to get anything for free… and now we know about it.The reason the Late Show industry is getting canceled? Partly business, partly politics… and partly podcasts.“Crypto Week” passed America’s 1st three Bitcoin laws… and it reminds us of Julius ... Show More

21m 22s

Jun 2025

🇮🇹 “Bezos Da Vinci” — Venice’s Amazonian history. Nike’s Snoafer bet. NYC’s Socialist (Maybe) Mayor.

Jeff Bezos is getting married in Venice… but did ya know Venice was the Amazon of the Old World?Nike is pinning its turnaround on a snoafer (a sneaker/loafer)… it’s not a throwback, it’s a flowforward.NYC democrats just nominated a socialist mayoral candidate… because Wall Street ... Show More

22m 54s

Aug 2019

Interest Rate Cut, FDA on Impossible Burger & Meghan Markle Fashion (+ Talking CBD Craze) - Thursday, August 1st, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, August 1st, 2019! Today, we're talking about the interest rate cut and the impact from it, the Democratic debate (night two), and what happened to Osama bin Laden's son. Plus: the FDA weighed in on the plant-based Impossible burger ... Show More

18m 19s

Sep 2018

Vote Delayed, Coca-Cola Cannabis & Emmys Proposal - Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

The news to know for Tuesday, September 18th, 2018! Today, we're talking about a delayed vote on Capitol Hill surrounding the Supreme Court nominee, Coca-Cola considering cannabis drinks and the marriage proposal that has people talking. Those stories and more in ... Show More

8m 36s

Jun 2025

🏄 “It’s The New Golf” — Surfing’s wave pool surge. The Infinite Workday. Disney’s Amazon ad collab.

The hot new real estate trend is giant surf parks… Wave Pools borrowed the biz model of golf.117 emails per day? Interruptions every 2 minutes?... Microsoft data reveals your “Infinite Workday.”Disney just hooked up with Amazon on advertising… and TV ads are about to look like In ... Show More

21m 37s

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