Introducing: Beak Capitalism, presented by Odd Lots

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Why does the podcast use chicken to explore US economic issues?

Jason Kelly 0:00
Have you ever wondered how Jesse Cole took the Savannah bananas from this? We
Alex Rodriguez 0:04
had a six million dollar failure last year. We're gonna have bigger ones as we go. To this, we've got shareholders, investors I've reached out to us regularly, and the answer is always no. Or why L Duncan would say this about a Netflix sports broadcast.
Scarlett Fu 0:17
Sometimes we're gonna take really big swings and we're gonna freaking whiff.
Alex Rodriguez 0:20
Then the deal is the show for you. It's a Bloomberg podcast hosted by me, Alex Rodriguez. And me, Jason Kelly.
Jason Kelly 0:27
We talk to the biggest names in the world of sports and business, including NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady, on one of his biggest blunders. I think I've created some magical.
Alex Rodriguez 0:38
Mm-hmm.
Jason Kelly 0:39
Well I struck out. And you'll even get some of my baseball hot takes. I've had owners tell me it doesn't matter, the game has to be fixed, it's broken. If we have to lock out the whole year, we will.
Alex Rodriguez 0:50
New episodes air every Thursday. Don't miss out.
Unknown 1:01
Wings, nuggets, eggs, no matter the form, Americans love their chicken. And the last few years have been wild ones for the industry.

What makes the chicken supply chain one of America’s largest and most complex?

Unknown 1:09
And we can't forget the chicken sandwich wars.
Paul Sweeney 1:12
I ate so many chicken sandwiches during that war, I was the real casualty.
Unknown 1:16
The chicken industry is one of the largest and most complex supply chains that America has. These birds are big business, and we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Everything is being chickenized. Welcome to Beak Capitalism brought to you by Odlogs. In this special three-part series from Bloomberg Podcast, we are going to examine some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of this humble bird. Examine. Get it? So there's gonna be chicken puns. There are definitely going to be chicken puns. We're going to be asking why the chicken industry has evolved the way that it has, and what does it say about the American economy that so many consumers are flocking to poultry? There's another one for you.
Unknown 1:58
Listen to Beak Capitalism from Odloc, starting Friday, November fifteenth on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. And you can binge all of the episodes early with your Bloomberg.com subscription.
Scarlett Fu 2:18
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Paul Sweeney 2:23
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Scarlett Fu 2:27
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Paul Sweeney 2:33
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Scarlett Fu 2:36
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How have recent ‘chicken sandwich wars’ reflected broader market dynamics?

Paul Sweeney 2:40
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