The Best One Yet
🎟️ “Inside StubHub” — The Ticket IPO. Napster’s $200M comeback. 23&Me’s DNA drama.
26 Mar 2025
StubHub is the #1 secondary ticket marketplace… but the biz totally depends on scalpers.Napster still exists (?) and just got bought for $207M… because “Say my name, say my name.”23&M is bankrupt, but 15M customers have a question… ummm, what about my DNA?Plus, the newest economic indicator is “Recession Brunette”... $STUB $ME $EBAYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Goldfish Crackers 🧀 Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Full Episode
This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Wednesday, ceviche Wednesday, March 26th. And today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Jack, I got the results. You ready for these, man? What results? Okay, we asked the Eddies if they or a friend were going boy sober this year. You want to know the answer? Yeah.
57% are currently or going boy sober. Seriously? Yeah, seriously. That's a big number right there. Single and not looking to be single. So Jack, three stories for today's show. What do we got on the T-boy? For our first story, StubHub could be the biggest consumer brand to IPO this year. So we're diving in T-boy style to their business. The biggest risk to StubHub's IPO? It's scalpers.
For reasons you wouldn't expect. For our second story, 23andMe just filed for bankruptcy. So we're answering the number one question everyone is asking. Oh, what the heck is happening to my DNA? And our third and final story, Napster, the Y2K music pirating platform, just sold for $207 million? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That is not the worst fact-checked headline you've ever heard.
It is a true story. We'll tell you why Napster is still... worth $200 million using a song from Destiny's Child. If you know, you know. But yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. What? A mix? I love the mix today, Jack. Everyone has one big question about the economy right now. Are we entering a recession? Nick and I looked at the data. We're not in a recession yet.
the economy is still growing. But if we were to have a recession, Jack and I have one place we would look, and that place is your hair. Specifically, your girlfriend's hair. Because the ultimate economic indicator, yetis, it's something called recession blondes. Actually, the term is recession brunettes. Good fact check on that one, Jack. We'll explain.
Besties, if your blonde body starts turning brunette, that is a big economic issue. Let me sprinkle on some context. I'd love that, Jack. During the 2008 financial crisis, a new concept arose. It was called recession hair. Oh. But wait, times were tough, so you skipped out on that $300 haircut. In the 2008-2009 recession, women had longer hair, and that reflected their financial worries.
Ipso facto, that was recession hair. But the newest trend is more specific. And what is that trend, Jack? Recession roots. Follow us on this one, besties. If money is tight, you're now postponing your hair coloring appointment. Because that toner's $200. That balayage is 350 bucks. And that is why your brown-haired buddy might not get her hair bleached in this economy.
Stocks are down, roots are up. Egg prices are high, your natural hair color is too. Besties, if your blonde friend shows up at brunch looking a little more brunette than usual, don't ask Rachie about her portfolio. Yeah, in fact, you should cover the tab. Yeah, that's recession brunette. It's a leading economic indicator.
To all of those formerly blonde besties out there, we hope the stock market goes up.
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