The Best One Yet
⚾ “Torpedo Bat” — NY Yankees’ innovation. Q2’s Stagflation risk. Drone Delivery’s burrito vs blood.
01 Apr 2025
The New York Yankees set a home run record… Thanks to a new data-optimized torpedo bat.The #1 term you gotta know for Q2? “Stagflation”… when unemployment and inflation both rise.One drone delivery startup is beating Amazon in the sky… but should serve houses or hospitals?Plus, Kim Kardashian’s Skims is launching a Wall Street Shapeware line… $SPY $AMZN $GOOGWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of 📱iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want to Build. 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 Tuesday T-Boy, Tuesday, April 1st. 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. Yetis, Jack and I are coming at you live from the south side of Chicago, and we ain't doing logistics today, are we, Jack? We are here for the 2025 Ambie Awards Best Business Podcast. Fingers crossed. Here we go.
Okay, that dry cleaning better be a write-off. Jack, three stories for today's show. What do we got on the pod, man? For our first story, the New York Yankees just set a home run record, but it's all thanks to their new baseball bat. So we're covering the torpedo bat and the NASA-trained AI analyst PhD team behind it. For our second story, the first quarter of 2025 ended yesterday.
the second quarter begins today and the one word that could define the economy for the next three months is stagflation and our third and final story one drone delivery startup zipline is beating amazon and google in the sky but jack and i will tell you why drone delivery isn't really about the burritos but yetis before we hit that wonderful mix of stories
Fantastic mix of stories for a T-Boy Tuesday, Jack. The biggest product launch of this year, it changes the look of business forever. Literally. Because Skims just launched financial fashion. We repeat, Kim Kardashian is launching Skims Wall Street. That's right. Skims, the shapewear brand, is making something for banking bros and financial females.
Jack, could you sprinkle on some context for us over there, please? Kim Kardashian founded Skims as a women's shapewear brand six years ago. Today, it's worth $4 billion and it's rumored to be prepping for an IPO. But recently, Skims has expanded from undies to everything. They've partnered with Nike, the North Face, with Dolce & Gabbana.
But now, Kim Kardashian wants to disrupt the office dress code. So Skims' latest shapewear line is designed specifically for Wall Street work. Ha! Jack, you're going to have to strut out on the runway and give us an example of this stuff. The ex-finance bro in me is thrilled for the sweat-wicking spreadsheet shirt. Because you're spending all day in Excel, that's a workout.
These aren't for me, but I'm thrilled for the liquidity leggings. Yes, you don't have to feel that liquidity squeeze. My personal favorite, the insider trade. A fresh pair of underwear to change into after your sweaty commute to work. I mean, Jack, I like that Skims already did thong underwear, but now they're doing a thong briefcase. I'll take that.
And of course, thanks to this new line, you can replace your Patagonia vest with a skim spandex one. It's not a big short, it's a big skort. Because besties, according to a Wall Street Oasis poll, 91% of bank analysts complain of sock chafing during the work. So Skims new silk sock is wrinkle-free for that 85-hour work week. Apparently Jamie Dimon wears them when he's never working from home.
Yeti's Kim Skims. It's the new Brooks Brothers. Because the biggest product launch of the year is Skims Wall Street. And if you want to see this new lineup, Jack and I are actually modeling it right now. I'm wearing a silk tie, but I'm wearing not a thread of cotton. Jack, the spandex is so soft, the SEC is going to investigate me.
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