The Best One Yet
🎷 “Bubl-ionaire” — Michael Bublé Christmas. iRobot’s RIP. J.Crew’s Ath-ski-surewear. +AI Barbie.
16 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is Nick. This is Jack. It is Tuesday, T-Boy, Tuesday, December 16th, 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 already planning our first pod of 2026. Jack, what are we going to announce? We're going to announce our stock picks for 2026.
That's right. Our 2026 portfolio resolutions.
How's your portfolio, Greg? Yeah. I don't know. You got to listen to the first episode of next year. We'll find out in the new year. All right. That's coming in January. But in the meantime, Jack and I prepared the three best stories we've ever done. Jack, what's on today's T-Boy? For our first story, Michael Bublé is the top earning musician every December, 14 Decembers in a row.
Mikey Bublé has cornered the Christmas music market in a move Jack and I call...
booblaying for our second story i robot filed for bankruptcy yesterday your robot vacuum is crying in your closet so we wrote an obituary for roomba and its life story is wilder than forrest gump's and our third and final story j crew ski jackets aloe yoga apra wear and skims ski gear besties the fashion industry has embraced skiing because skiing ain't a hobby or a recreation anymore
It's something else. Oh, it's something else entirely. But Yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. Fantastic mix of stories. Love the mix for T-Boy Tuesday, Jack. It's day three of Hanukkah. We have nine days until Christmas. What gift should you get? Well, Jack and I'll tell you what gift you should not get. An AI toy. Yeah, don't get an AI toy. Trust us.
Yetis, you may have heard a story last month about the AI stuffed teddy bears that told kids some inappropriate things. Yeah, like where to find the sharp knives in the kitchen.
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Chapter 2: How did Michael Bublé become the top-grossing musician every December?
Not a good look. Well, that's not all. According to CNBC, some AI-stuffed animals will tell kids where to light a match. Other AI-stuffed animals will tell kids romantic advice. It's like Furby and ChatGPT had a baby who sells cigarettes on the playground. Batteries are not included. Huge privacy and safety and developmental concerns are. Oh, and that's not even the wildest part, is it, Jack?
Some AI toys are even pitching Chinese propaganda. Get this, if you talk bad about President Xi, AI teddy bear is going to report you. MIT Technology Review reports that China now has more than 1,500 registered AI toy companies. But Jack and I suggest you let Santa's workshop do the toy making instead. Because even South Pole elves don't use chat GPT.
Chapter 3: What led to iRobot's bankruptcy and the story of Roomba?
Jack, you can't put AI back in the Jack in the Box. If you tickle that Elmo, just hope he doesn't hallucinate.
Fighting me, Jack! Let's hear that three stories. First, a quick word from our sponsor.
For our first story, Michael Bublé has built a franchise business on a one genre, Christmas music. Michael Bublé also pioneered a strategy that works in any industry that we call Bublé-ing. Yetis, I'm sorry, was that Wham I heard in November? And Jack, was that the Chipmunks in October? And I'm sorry, but pause the pod for a sec. Mariah in the middle of September?
Because the Wall Street Journal just pronounced Christmas music is a booming industry. Yes, it is. We're listening to it more than ever, and we're listening to it early. By December 10th of this year, 20 of the top 25 tracks on Spotify were Christmas songs. We see you, Brenda Lee. We see you over there. During periods of stress, listeners are more likely to return to familiar comforts.
Now that's what the Wall Street Journal said. But what Jack and I are saying is that this is the Buble effect. Michael Bublé, the Canadian singer, not songwriter, is the top musician of December once again. And we have got the data because Michael Bublé's Christmas album is the top-selling Christmas album of the 21st century. Sorry, Mariah Carey. Yep. Sorry, Sia. Sorry, Justin Bieber.
And sorry, Chipmunks. Doesn't matter what your algorithm looks like, every comment online seems to agree on this, Jack. Christmas is not complete without listening to the songs of Michael Bublé.
It ain't Christmas until Michael Buble snaps his fingers 14 times on the downbeat, Jack.
Nick, every woman in my life seems to have a crush on Michael Buble, and it's pretty annoying.
I know, I know. You've been working through that the last few years, Jack.
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