Erika Beras
speaker
1,065 appearances
7 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 9 Sep
Erika Beras’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 7 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 3.
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Or the, like, green.
And they want to get one.
And then they make their own videos.
And then, gazillions of other people are making their own videos.
And the squishy dumpling.
And videos of people opening the squishy dumplings goes viral.
And people are lining up to buy them.
Stores are rationing how many can be sold.
There's a booming resale market.
And Juju's collection is still growing.
What is that?
I think I just got another glitter one.
Wait, while you're talking to me?
Hello and welcome to Planet Money.
I'm Erika Barris.
The squishy dumpling is clearly speaking to something in the American psyche.
But its viral success is not just the market meeting our weird desire to squeeze something cute.
It is also the result of a very specific set of savvy business strategies.
Today on the show, a quest to squeeze out the business lessons from this viral sensation.
Where does a trend like this come from?
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