🫐 “Great Fruit Heist” — China’s blueberry theft. AI Anti-Doomers. Vegas’ $70M stock gift. +Champagne Extra Alc
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Thanks to Liquid IV for sponsoring this episode. The OG Lemon Lime Combo, our favorite, gives you three times the electrolytes of the top sports string plus eight vitamins and nutrients for ultimate hydration. So head to liquidiv.com and use code 2026 T-Boy for 20% off your first order. This is Nick. This is Jack. It's a Wednesday, so each a Wednesday, September 16th. And today's pod, it's the best one yet. Of this is a T-Boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. One a week from today, checking the calendar, T-Boy Live, straight out of San Francisco. We still got some tickets available. Now, Yetis, if you've never been to one of our live shows, you should know that I give Nick about six hugs.
But here's my pledge. If you come to our show next week. Nick and I will hug each and every one of you after the show, whoever wants a hug. It's like a rock show of business use. By the way, we're performing at the Palace of Fine Arts. It is a literal palace. And for what it's worth, we write off each hug on our accounting statements at the end of the year. That's true. We ran it by the finance team. They're on board. Lincoln bio for tickets. Grab them now, Jack. We got three fantastic stories for the best show in business. Well, what do we got on today's TV boy? For our first story, what do you Blueberries, farmers, and undercover Chinese spies have in common. Besties Nothing explains the US-China situation ship quite like the blueberry.
For our second story, yesterday we covered the AI Doom debate and we compared AI to nuclear. But today we're sharing the other side of the AI argument. Not AI doomers, AI bloomers. It's our third and final story. One casino in Las Vegas is gifting $70 million of company stock to the employees. Not too shabby. Because every company has three things they can do with their profits. And we'll tell you each of them. But yet he's before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. What a mix of stories. Love the mix for Ceviche Wednesday, Jack. The next time you sip some champagne, it's gonna come with extra hangover. And an advil. Well, hopefully an advil. And you're gonna need a designated driver because the amount of alcohol and champagne just hit an all-time high.
From 13% to 15% bleu, Jack. Nick Moe Hennessy is now Moe Hennessy. Way to see. Yeah, Dom Parignon, more like damn Parignan. What's going on over there? Yeti, champagne is sparkling wine from the specific champagne region of France. Yeah, why don't you sprinkle on? Why don't you pour on some more context, Jack? It's a Highly regulated product. The government has set a limit on the amount of alcohol permitted in each bottle. No more than thirteen percent alcohol, the limit does exist. Anything higher? Not possible. But this summer's record heat wave in France made the grapes ferment more than usual. Like Biggie Smalls once said, mo fermentation, mo alcohol. So for the first time in history, France is gonna increase the alcohol limit from 13% to 15% for champagne.
Just this one time, guys, don't get used to this. So tactanger now tastes like vodka this year. And champagne is getting its drink on. And because of climate change, Somalia is.
What is the “Great Fruit Heist” and how does it illustrate the US‑China blueberries dispute?
Are warning this is gonna be the new norm. Besties, get used to the extra alcohol in that cup. Two percent more fun per glass. Just as everyone's drinking less alcohol grapes, we're making more of it. Yeah, they're working overtime. Because to quote the mean girls, the limit does not exist. Sorry, tantanget. Cut us off, cut us off.
Jack Let's in our three stories. Fifteen years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in a dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is a norm. Jack, Nick. That's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50%, that's a fact tip. T-Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know, cause we read to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show. Start the show. Start the show.
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For our first story, there's a blueberry revolution happening in China. It involves spies, theft, and blueberry ice cream.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:51
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What is the “Great Fruit Heist” and how does it illustrate the US‑China blueberries dispute?
2:51–11:37
3
How did Driscoll’s lose control of its patented blueberry DNA to China?
11:37–17:35
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Why are Chinese blueberry farms flooding the market and what does it mean for US growers?
17:35–22:57
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