The Best One Yet
🥞 “Maple Syrup Mayhem” — Trade War’s wild 24 hours. Robinhood’s Super Bowl bet. Levi’s Baggy Secret.
04 Feb 2025
The first 24 hours of Trade War II were wild… We’re breaking down the surprise tariff deals with Mexico and Canada.Robinhood is the top stock since Election Day... and now you can bet on the Super Bowl.How did Levi identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before anyone?... A secret deal with Google.$LEVI $GOOG $SPY $HOODMonopoly 🎩 Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly. A capitalist game invented by a communist. 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 Super 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 Tuesday, T-Boy, Tuesday, February 4th. 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. Not a T-Boy for stocks, was it, Jack? Not a T-Boy. Stocks fell yesterday because of our first story. Oh, yes, they did. Jack, three stories for the pod. What do we got on the T-Boy?
For our first story, the trade war that was about to start with Mexico and Canada is on pause for one month. The benefits so far are a more secured border. The costs, they take a little longer to measure. For our second story, how did Levi's identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before any other apparel company? Get this, five years ago, Levi's struck a secret deal with Goo.
And our third and final story is the top stock in America since election day. What is it, Jack? Robinhood. Robinhood. And now Robinhood is putting all its chips on the Super Bowl. But before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. Fantastic mix for a T-Boy Tuesday, Jack. Trivia. What board game was once banned by both Cuba and the Soviet Union? It wasn't Twister. Feels like it's not Twister.
No, it wasn't. It's the game that was invented to criticize America, but instead glorified it. Cards Against Humanity? No. This game is actually played in two out of three American homes today, and it's the best-selling board game of all time. Oh, I think I know what it is, Jack. It's a game you buy with real money, but you play it. Fake money. Monopoly. Monopoly. Here it is, Jack.
What do you think? Do you hear that? I guess you're the banker for this episode. Yetis, Monopoly's origin story is actually the opposite of what you expect. Because this game rewards greed, but was invented to stop greed. Yetis, Monopoly is a tribute to capitalism. But it was created by a woman who was basically a communist. And on top of all that, the whole idea was actually stolen by another guy.
who ended up getting a monopoly on Monopoly's riches. So besties, you played Monopoly, but you don't know Monopoly. And that best-selling board game ever is the next episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. TBIY, the untold origin stories of the most viral products of all time. So later today, after this T-boy, go check out our weekly deep dive show, The Best Idea Yet.
New episodes drop every Tuesday. Tap the link in this episode description because Monopoly is simply the best idea yet. Dibs on the thimble. Dibs on the railroad.
I need a loan. 15 years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack Nick. That's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50%, that's a fat tip. T-Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know, cause we ready to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show.
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