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Monica Lewinsky

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The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Laboo-Boo dolls, which kind of look like a Furby and a Teletubby had a baby of some kind. This little toy is enjoying a craze like Beanie Babies mania right now. They have snaggle teeth, bunny ears, a sneaky little grin on these Laboo-Boo dolls. And people want them. Yeah, they do, they do. They look like the animals from Where the Wild Things Are, but like they're on something, too.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Like Hello Kitty's Gen Z freaky cousin. This product is produced by a Chinese toy maker called Pop Mart, and it's booming in popularity. They're selling for $13 to $16 each, and honestly, they fit in the palm of your hand, and then you clip them onto something like a keychain. Dua Lipa has one and wears it publicly. Rihanna has one clipped onto her Louis Vuitton bag.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Like Hello Kitty's Gen Z freaky cousin. This product is produced by a Chinese toy maker called Pop Mart, and it's booming in popularity. They're selling for $13 to $16 each, and honestly, they fit in the palm of your hand, and then you clip them onto something like a keychain. Dua Lipa has one and wears it publicly. Rihanna has one clipped onto her Louis Vuitton bag.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Like Hello Kitty's Gen Z freaky cousin. This product is produced by a Chinese toy maker called Pop Mart, and it's booming in popularity. They're selling for $13 to $16 each, and honestly, they fit in the palm of your hand, and then you clip them onto something like a keychain. Dua Lipa has one and wears it publicly. Rihanna has one clipped onto her Louis Vuitton bag.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

And what we're saying is that the new celebrity status symbol is actually a five-inch $13 monster doll that you put on. on a handbag. And Nick, these are selling for like $2,000 a pop on eBay right now, right? They are because they've used a growth hack at Labubu that the Beanie Babies would never even have the furry guts to pull off. You can't see your Labubu doll before you buy them.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

And what we're saying is that the new celebrity status symbol is actually a five-inch $13 monster doll that you put on. on a handbag. And Nick, these are selling for like $2,000 a pop on eBay right now, right? They are because they've used a growth hack at Labubu that the Beanie Babies would never even have the furry guts to pull off. You can't see your Labubu doll before you buy them.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

And what we're saying is that the new celebrity status symbol is actually a five-inch $13 monster doll that you put on. on a handbag. And Nick, these are selling for like $2,000 a pop on eBay right now, right? They are because they've used a growth hack at Labubu that the Beanie Babies would never even have the furry guts to pull off. You can't see your Labubu doll before you buy them.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

We repeat, you can't see the doll. It's a blind drop or what they call blind boxes. Basically, they ship the dolls in boxes that you can't see through with no indication on the outside what is inside. This is a mystery box that you buy. You could be buying a pink Labubu doll, a striped one, an astronaut one, a bikini one. You don't know which one you get until it arrives at your door. Yeah.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

We repeat, you can't see the doll. It's a blind drop or what they call blind boxes. Basically, they ship the dolls in boxes that you can't see through with no indication on the outside what is inside. This is a mystery box that you buy. You could be buying a pink Labubu doll, a striped one, an astronaut one, a bikini one. You don't know which one you get until it arrives at your door. Yeah.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

We repeat, you can't see the doll. It's a blind drop or what they call blind boxes. Basically, they ship the dolls in boxes that you can't see through with no indication on the outside what is inside. This is a mystery box that you buy. You could be buying a pink Labubu doll, a striped one, an astronaut one, a bikini one. You don't know which one you get until it arrives at your door. Yeah.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Now, this distribution strategy has worked because it keeps the fans interested in buying more Labubus. Like Forrest Gump. You never know what you're going to get. Yeah, it's the life is like a box of chocolates approach to product creations. Now, this seems like a customer unfriendly move, like not telling you what you're buying, but it's working. Labubu is a profit puppy.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Now, this distribution strategy has worked because it keeps the fans interested in buying more Labubus. Like Forrest Gump. You never know what you're going to get. Yeah, it's the life is like a box of chocolates approach to product creations. Now, this seems like a customer unfriendly move, like not telling you what you're buying, but it's working. Labubu is a profit puppy.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Now, this distribution strategy has worked because it keeps the fans interested in buying more Labubus. Like Forrest Gump. You never know what you're going to get. Yeah, it's the life is like a box of chocolates approach to product creations. Now, this seems like a customer unfriendly move, like not telling you what you're buying, but it's working. Labubu is a profit puppy.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Get this, Labubu's revenues hit $400 million this year. That is up 700% from last year. I still can't get over the fact that it rhymes with The Goo Goo Dolls. Did you see that one guy bought 12 of them and TSA noticed and like at the airport, they like helped him see what was in the boxes. Must've created a little scene. Oh, I think they shut down SFO for like a day because of this.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Get this, Labubu's revenues hit $400 million this year. That is up 700% from last year. I still can't get over the fact that it rhymes with The Goo Goo Dolls. Did you see that one guy bought 12 of them and TSA noticed and like at the airport, they like helped him see what was in the boxes. Must've created a little scene. Oh, I think they shut down SFO for like a day because of this.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Get this, Labubu's revenues hit $400 million this year. That is up 700% from last year. I still can't get over the fact that it rhymes with The Goo Goo Dolls. Did you see that one guy bought 12 of them and TSA noticed and like at the airport, they like helped him see what was in the boxes. Must've created a little scene. Oh, I think they shut down SFO for like a day because of this.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

So besties, despite a trade war, despite recessionaries, despite these La Boo Boo Dolls being made in China, they have become the ultimate affordable splurge of the moment. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at La Boo Boo? Right now, people will pay a premium for escapism. Yeah, it is. Interesting observation from interviews of buyers of labubu dolls done by the New York Times.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

So besties, despite a trade war, despite recessionaries, despite these La Boo Boo Dolls being made in China, they have become the ultimate affordable splurge of the moment. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at La Boo Boo? Right now, people will pay a premium for escapism. Yeah, it is. Interesting observation from interviews of buyers of labubu dolls done by the New York Times.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

So besties, despite a trade war, despite recessionaries, despite these La Boo Boo Dolls being made in China, they have become the ultimate affordable splurge of the moment. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at La Boo Boo? Right now, people will pay a premium for escapism. Yeah, it is. Interesting observation from interviews of buyers of labubu dolls done by the New York Times.

The Best One Yet
🦅 “Falcon Mode” — Lyft’s enshittification. Labubu’s viral dolls. Bezos vs Trump on “Tariff Fees.”

Labubus are serving as conversation starters. Specifically, labubu dolls open the door to a harmless, politics-free chat. It's like discussing sports or talking about the weather. Ask me about my labubu doll. No one's getting worked up. No, they're not. Everything seems supercharged with politics these days. LaBooBoo dolls, they're not going to trigger anybody.