The Best One Yet
đ¸âThe Spy Who Primed Meâ â James Bondâs Amazon deal. Microsoftâs quantum leap. OpenTable vs Resy.
21 Feb 2025
James Bondâs creative control was just acquired by Amazon⌠so we need to talk about âInfinite Scarcity.âMicrosoft just defied physics⌠itâs a quantum creation thatâs not a solid, liquid, or gas.OpenTable has overtaken Resy for Americaâs coolest restaurants⌠all thanks to 1 move.Plus, Google searches for âIs it safe to flyâ are up 20x⌠so we ran the numbers.$AXP $GOOG $MSFT $AMZNWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of⌠the Patagonia Fleece đSubscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⌠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs 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. Itâs 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.
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This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Friday, the real Friday. February 21st, and today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three stories at the intersection of pop culture and business that you need to know today. Jack, I'm checking the calendars. It is almost IBO day. We are one week from the initial baby offering, aren't we? I know. February 28th is the due date.
It could come before. Jack, if you hit a takeaway too hard, I may go into labor. Jack's baby isn't here yet, but we got three fantastic stories for today's show. What do we got, Jack? For our first story, Amazon has acquired the creative rights to James Bond. Bond. 007 is an Amazon employee now. So we've got advice for Bezos on how to not ruin the James Bond franchise.
For our second story, Microsoft just defied physics.
True story.
They created something that's not a solid, liquid, or gas. They found a fourth form of matter. And Microsoft's quantum leap is awkward for Apple. And our third and final story, OpenTable has overtaken Resi as the home to America's coolest restaurants. Because OpenTable ordered up one bold move. But yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories... Fantastic mix of stories.
Love podding with you, Jack. Great mix today. The number one thing being searched on Google right now is, is it safe to fly? That's right. The number of people Googling, is it safe to fly, has soared to an all-time high. Because there've been four flying incidents in just the last four weeks. But Jack and I got curious, and so we dove into the data on how safe really is flying.
It's good to remind yourself every once in a while, how safe is it actually to fly? Well, we have got the numbers and we've got the context. According to the USAFacts.org, you are 7,000 times more likely to be injured driving in a car compared to flying. That's right. Because from 2002 to 2022, a total of 689 people were seriously injured flying in airplanes.
While over that same period, 48 million people were hurt in cars. So you are way more likely to be injured in the taxi on the ground than you are in the airplane. Now, Jack and I got more curious, so we dove in further T-boy style. You're 68 times more likely to die on a roller coaster. You are 20 times more likely to be killed by your own furniture.
In fact, you're more likely to be cast in a superhero movie and then die in a fake plane in CGI on set. than die on a real airplane. Oh, you want more? You're more likely to be crushed by a vending machine. Four times more likely. You're more likely to be eaten by an alligator. Three times more likely. You're more likely to be struck by lightning. Twice!
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