

The Hustle Daily Show
Hubspot Media
A daily dose of irreverent, offbeat, and informative takes on business & tech news. Hosted by Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Mark Dent, Ben Berkley, Sara Friedman, Matthew Brown, and Rob Litterst from The Hustle.
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Dec 14, 2023 • 15min
Your new robot BFF wants to cure your loneliness
ElliQ, a robot companion by Intuition Robotics, aims to cure loneliness; Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles; Ikea offers turkey-sized Christmas meatballs; The podcast explores the potential of companion robots for addressing senior loneliness.

Dec 13, 2023 • 15min
The Biggest Contract Ever, Deferred
Discussion on Shohei Ohtani's record-breaking $700 million baseball contract, Epic Games' victory in an antitrust case, Hasbro's job cuts, Sports Illustrated scandal, and Apple's new journal app. Exploring the concept of deferring payments in sports contracts, using examples of players like Bobby Bonilla and Max Scherzer. Impact and benefits of deferring payments, along with taxes and unpredictability of success in baseball.

Dec 12, 2023 • 14min
WeWork’s ex-CEO is going with the ‘Flow’
The podcast discusses Adam Neumann's involvement in the apartment startup Flow, the potential acquisition of Macy's, and TikTok Shop's expansion in Indonesia. It also explores the exclusivity of Soho House, Netflix's sports streaming strategy, and provides updates on Adam Newman's startup and Fort Lauderdale real estate market.

Dec 11, 2023 • 13min
The future of digital health tracking is a lot to swallow
Listen as the hosts discuss the successful clinical trials of a digital pill for tracking vital signs, the potential of ingestible devices for health monitoring, and the challenges and breakthroughs in digital health tracking. They also explore White Claw's expansion, Taylor Swift's milestone, and the applications of a new health-tracking technology.

Dec 8, 2023 • 14min
The government ‘pushes’ into your notifications
The podcast discusses the government's collection of data through push notifications. They also talk about Meta's new AI updates and Krispy Kreme opening in Paris. The hosts share their personal experiences with push notifications and discuss the implications of government access to them.

Dec 7, 2023 • 13min
ChatGPT and Taylor Swift dominate 2023
ChatGPT named fastest growing brand of 2023, Taylor Swift chosen as Time's person of the year, Panera faces lemonade trouble, and discussions on Gen Z's preference for craft cheese, shifting preferences of younger generations towards controversial brands, and the appeal of fast fashion companies.

Dec 6, 2023 • 14min
The tech startup of your dreams
The podcast explores a tech startup's dream control device for controlling dreams. They discuss the business implications, ethical concerns, and fantasy aspects. They also touch on AI-generated bedtime stories and AI in the entertainment industry. Other topics include creating a sleepscape, pharmacy news, revenue from The Sphere, Domino's snow plowing grants, Wikipedia's most-read articles, and the connection between lucid dreaming and capitalism. It further discusses the Halo, a headband by Prophetic that allows users to control dreams, and explores the potential market for lucid dreaming devices.

Dec 5, 2023 • 14min
Spotify layoffs and the psyche of workers
Spotify laid off workers after a profitable quarter. KISS releases digital avatars. Alaska Airlines buys Hawaiian Airlines. Discussion on hologram concerts, Virgin Galactic funding, and a Titanic superfan. Speculation on Spotify's layoffs and tech industry impact. Exploring Spotify raising prices and fair musician payments. Podcast sign-off and Google Podcasts update.

Dec 4, 2023 • 13min
Electrified roads could be a big deal for EV adoption
Detroit becomes first American city to install electrified roadway for wireless charging of electric vehicles. Discusses potential impact, challenges, and benefits of electrified roads for EV adoption.

Dec 1, 2023 • 14min
McDonald’s cosMc space race
McDonald's testing sci-fi restaurant spinoff, Forbes Hall of Shame, Red Lobster's shrimp deal, lack of space theming at McDonald's, and podcast wrap-up