The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios
Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly known as “Snacks Daily”, Nick and Jack continue their podcast independent from Robinhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 21min
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 “From Blockade to Siege” — Gaza’s Economic War. The French Fry Index. Metropolis’ $1.7B parking lot.
Israel's response to the Gaza attack, escalating blockade to a siege. The French Fry index showing high consumer confidence. The $1.7B VC fundraise for techifying parking garages. Challenges faced by Metropolis convincing garage owners. Various interesting topics include financial subsidies, Birkenstock going public, and birthday shoutouts.
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Oct 9, 2023 • 22min
🛞 “Restaurants sell Tires” — Michelin’s Guide’s wild history. Meta’s AI celebs. ExxonMobil’s OPEC-killer.
Michelin Guide expands to hotels, Meta launches AI celebrity chatbots, and ExxonMobil plans major acquisition. Michelin's guide history, from tires to charging for the guide. Connection between Michelin guide and tire sales, and ExxonMobil's potential impact on the oil industry. ExxonMobil's claims of net zero while focusing on oil drilling. Michelin guide boosts restaurant sales, corrections, birthday shoutouts, and promotions.
Oct 6, 2023 • 22min
🥤 “Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge. The Ozempic Effect. Shrek’s music stock.
Stanley, creator of the #1 trending water bottle, talks about how one small innovation led to a 275% increase in sales. Ozempic, a weight loss drug, is changing the entire economy. You can now buy stock in the music from the movie Shrek, offering an emotional premium.
Oct 5, 2023 • 21min
🤖🏃🏻 “AI Forrest Gump” — Tom Hanks’ deepfake drama. World Cup’s 2030 dictator decision. Airbnb’s Pre-Apology Tour.
Tom Hanks, the actor who had a deepfake video made of him by Artificial Intelligence, joins the hosts to discuss the rise of multi-country hosting in sports tournaments, Airbnb's challenges and pre-apology tour, and the implications of deepfakes crossing the 'Tom Hanks threshold'.
Oct 4, 2023 • 21min
💰 “Geniuses are eccentric. So are frauds” — SBF’s trial begins. Mean Girls on TikTok. Millennials’ financial win.
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial begins with wild details, highlighting the similarities between geniuses and frauds. Paramount Pictures releases 'Mean Girls' on TikTok, showcasing our preference for snacking on content. Despite criticism, millennials excel in retirement savings thanks to the 'auto-401k' policy.
Oct 3, 2023 • 20min
🧸 “Toy-vasion” — Toys ‘R’ Us’ land-air-sea plans. Covid’s Nobel Prize. Sphere’s U2 concert.
Toys 'R' Us is back with an ambitious expansion plan called 'land, air, and sea'. UPenn surprises as the winner of the COVID vaccine. The Sphere in Las Vegas hosts its first concert and experiences a stock increase. The podcast also mentions the decline of tipping percentages and other news such as Taylor Swift and Beyonce's movie theater tours.
Oct 2, 2023 • 20min
🍽️ “Death of a Meal Kit” — Blue Apron’s autopsy. The Stock Market’s sad September. Porsche’s 1st apartment.
Guest from Wonder talks about Blue Apron's 95% decline, S&P 500's 5% drop explained, luxury car brands moving into condo sales.
Sep 29, 2023 • 20min
🥇 “Gollllllld” — Costco’s gold bars. Microsoft’s nuclear reactor. Levi’s over-firing strategy.
Costco's gold bars are the newest and fastest-selling product at Costco. Microsoft is hiring for someone to build its own nuclear power plant. Levi's outgoing CEO regrets not firing more people.
Sep 28, 2023 • 20min
💿 “The Last DVD” — Netflix’s brilliant self-disruption. The Electric Cars election. ChatGPT’s physical “chatpod”.
The guest, the designer of the iPhone, talks about Netflix's pivot from DVDs to streaming, the impact of EVs on politics, and the development of a physical AI product called chatpod.
Sep 27, 2023 • 18min
🤸♀️ “Grandpa wears Lulu” — Lululemon’s multi-generational strategy. Amazon’s monopoly lawsuit. Yelp’s hall of shame.
Lululemon's secret to success is appealing to multiple generations by prioritizing function over fashion. Amazon is facing a monopoly lawsuit from the FTC and 17 states, with the biggest challenge being the law itself. Yelp is cracking down on fake reviews with a 'Hall of Shame'.
