The Best One Yet
Episodes
🏠 “How Boomers Can Fix Housing” — Why Georgetown TX is Boomtown. Driscoll’s #1 berry brand. Boeing’s stay-out-of-jail card
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Driscoll grows 1 out of 3 berry’s sold in America… it became #1 with an accidental strawberry.Boeing just pled guilty in a case related to 2 airpl...
🍯 “How to make $1 Billion” — Steve Ballmer’s money story. Electric Bikes’ Gen Z surge. Citibank’s criminal ATM.
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Gates’ former assistant is now wealthier than Bill Gates… it’s a lesson on risk, reward, and makin’ money.E-Bikes are surging thanks to G...
🇺🇸 “America’s Underrated Icons” — NASA, Joy Ice Cream Cones, & The Post Office
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the 4th of July, we whipped up 3 of our most American stories yet… 3 underappreciated institutions that are differentiators for our economy: NAS...
🌽 “America’s Most Played Sport” — Cornhole’s circus strategy. M&M’s pet-plomocy. Tesla’s 2nd shrinkage.
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cornhole is the most popular sport in America… thanks to a business model from the circus.With Tesla shrinking for all of 2024 so far, are EVs a fad...
📸 “Hottest Camera in Town” — Fujifilm’s camera revival. Nike’s pain is Adidas’ gain. The end of regulation.
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fujifilm’s old school cameras are surging for the first time since iPhone… because friction creates value.The Supreme Court just slashed economic ...
📺 “$4.7B for NFL fans” — NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss. Grindr’s AI wingman. The Return of the Billboard.
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The NFL just lost an antitrust lawsuit over how you watch the NFL… so fans are getting paid.Every dating app stock is down except for Grindr… beca...
🥉“The 1st AI-lympics” — AI Michaels’ Olympics clone. H&M’s makeover store. Walgreens’ political debate.
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This will be the 1st ever AI Olympics… because sports announcer Al Michaels will be an AI bot.Zara & H&M are losing to Shein, so they’ve g...
🤑 “Big Deal Energy” — $5 Hot-Deal-Summer. Delta’s spa strategy. Rivian’s VW sugar mama.
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
McDonald’s, Starbucks, & Wendy’s all just launched $5 Deals… because it’s Hot Deal Summer #BigDealEnergyDelta just opened its 1st luxury m...
👙 “Pool Boy, Inc.” — Pool Corp’s swimming stock. Netflix’s “Keeper Test.” Walmart’s digital price tags.
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PoolCorp has become the largest pool company in America… by borrowing Apple’s key financial strategy.Netflix updated its legendary 15-year-old Cul...
🍻 “0.0% Takeover” — Athletic buys Ballast Point facility. Car Dealerships’ ransom-hack. American Tourists save the PIGS.
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ballast Point's San Diego brewery was just purchased… by the biggest Non-Alc Beer: Athletic.Europe’s economy is being powered by American tourists...
💳 “The savviest credit carder” — Wells Fargo’s rent card craziness. The stock market’s AI Mafia. DiGiorno’s “Chaos Pizza”.
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How Savvy Millennials are causing Wells Fargo to lose $10 million per month on a rent-paying credit card.How the “AI Mafia” of 6 stocks (led by Nv...
💍 Wedding $$$ with LaurDIY: Budgets, Prenups, Gift Rules, & Cake Vibe Setting
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Riihimaki (@LaurDIY), the mega-YouTuber, just had one of the biggest weddings of the year. So she’s joining Nick & Jack to answer your qu...
💦 “Big Bottled Bros” — Poland Spring’s water merger. Fisker’s bankrupt electric car. Home-Swapping vs Airbnb.
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big Bottled Water is merging with Big Water Jug in a $7B deal… say hello to PolandSpringMountain, Inc.Electric car company Fisker just filed for ban...
🍿🍿 “In Defense of Sequels” — Pixar’s Inside Out 2 win. McDonald’s failed AI drive-thru. Surgeon General’s new warning label.
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inside Out 2 just had the best opening weekend since Barbie… Because sequels have virtue.McDonald’s just ended its AI drive-thru experiment… Bec...
⚽ “Confidence wins Championships” — Euro Cup’s German assist. Band-Aid’s window of loyalty. Jake Paul’s Walmart deodorant.
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The European Championship kicked off last weekend… but confidence wins economic championships.Band-Aid is America’s top-trusted brand for a 3rd st...
💰 “Elon’s electoral victory” — Tesla gives Elon $49B. New Era’s ‘47 cap-quisition. Great Wolf Lodge’s Disney dupe.
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla shareholders just voted yes to give Elon the biggest bonus in history… Elon’s getting $49B.Great Wolf Lodge is the fastest-growing theme par...
🌬️ “Chewing Gum is Out” — Orbit’s gum turnaround. GM’s $8B robotaxi hole. Job Promotion dropoff.
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chewing gum sales have fallen for 14-straight years… so Orbit’s pivoting from freshness to mindfulness.Job promotions have fallen by half in the p...
🏏 “Sticky Wickets” — Cricket’s Team USA tech workers. Venmo’s Apple nightmare. Netflix’s 5-word lawsuit.
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Team USA plays #1 India today in the Cricket World Cup… and it’s thanks to our tech workers.Netflix faces a $170M lawsuit for the series “Baby R...
🫒 “Squeeze Me” — Graza’s $50M olive oil. Apple’s AI Intelli-phone. The Starbucks of ATMs.
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Graza is selling $50M of olive oil with 1 innovation… squeezable olive oil bottles.Apple’s 1st big AI announcement reveals the future of the iPhon...
👨❤️💋👨 “Sleeping in Seattle” — Hollywood’s kiss-less movies. Costco’s Chevy car deal. Roaring Kitty’s GameStop return.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood is in a “Kissing Recession” — Love scenes are disappearing, we’ll tell ya why.Costco struck an electric car deal with GM — Because...
💩 “Smelly in Paris” — Olympics $1.5B river cleanup. James Bond’s spy business. Lululemon’s nightlife opportunity.
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50 days before the Olympics, Paris is still cleaning up its river for the swimming events… And paying $1.5B to do it.A startup run by British spies ...
🐂 “Lone Star Stock Exchange” — Texas’s new stock market. Champion’s final sweatshirt. Boeing’s space launch.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Texas is building its 1st stock market… either because of politics or competition.Sweatshirt icon Champion is getting sold and (kinda) shut down… ...
🥤 “Pepper’s the new Pepsi” — Dr Pepper’s Swiss surge. Ford’s $1B train station. Dave Chappelle’s anti-phone startup.
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Pepper just passed Pepsi to become America’s #2 soda.Ford’s $1 Billion renovated Detroit train station reopens tomorrow.And Dave Chappelle is p...
🎂 “Happy Birthday, Napster” — Napster’s 25-year legacy. Starbucks’ 1-hour wait problem. Amex’s Gen Z credit card love.
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Starbucks is facing 40-minute waits… and you can blame Iced Latte Logistics.Happy 25th birthday to Napster… The OG disruptor is gone, but its lega...
🤝 “The #1 trick to get hired” — Job Referrals’ Renaissance. The Gap’s Anne Hathaway comeback. The wildest Air Conditioner stock.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For TBOY Hotline Ep 3: Email your wedding/finance questions to [email protected] to AI-written resumes, there’s a Networking Renaissance —...
🦐 “Finance killed the Fish” — Red Lobster’s Bankruptcy: Part II. Nuclear power… for AI. Chewy’s pet adoption rebound.
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Last week we told you about Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat shrimp-tastrophy that kille...
🔔 “The Wedding Szn Stock” — Abercrombie’s honeymoon surge. Hampton Inn’s DIY waffles. BuzzFeed => BuzzFox.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Abercrombie’s stock surged 24% yesterday after its best quarter ever — Because Aber...
🪿 “$900 for pre-dirtied shoes” — Golden Goose’s sneaker IPO. Summer Movies’ 4D theater trend. Elon’s biggest fundraise ever.
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you pay $900 for a pair of new sneakers that were already dirty? Golden Goose is selling that, branding it “pre-distressed” — And they’r...
🍂 “Leaf Blower Problems”— Electric Leaf Blowers’ broken biz model. TicketMaster’s European T-Swift breakup. Work-From-Home’s shopping surge.
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Justice just sued to break up Live Nation from Ticketmaster — But there’s a solution to the $10,000 Taylor Swift concert ticket,...
☎️“TBOY Hotline Ep #2” — Networking hacks, Investing #girlmath & the 5-min phone call
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick & Jack take your calls & discuss…The most valuable person in their network If an MBA is worth itThe correct way to eat strawberrie...
🍹 “The drink of the summer” — BeatBox’s summer surge. Cars’ anti-speeding feature. Nvidia’s 288-pound superchip.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What will be the drink of the summer? We predict it will be BeatBox’s boxed punch wine — And we used 3 trendspotting strategies to make the foreca...
💋 “ScarJo vs AI” — OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson drama. Target’s value meal. Sonos’ $450 headset strategy.
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ScarJo/ChatGPT drama just got juicer — It turns out OpenAI asked actress Scarlett Johansen last year about using her voice for their chatbot, bu...
🩱 “85% off Ozempic” — Ozempic’s weight-loss dupe. Burger King’s free-tuition strategy. Red Lobster’s shrimp bankrupt-sea.
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, & Burger King are all pursuing the same marketing strategy: Pay your tuition — Companies are dishing out scholarship...
🐔 “Chicken Finger Financier” — Raising Cane’s secret sauce. Mercedes’ “Alabama Discount”. Copper’s the new gold.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raising Cane’s has become the fastest growing chicken chain in the country, it’s 10x bigger than Sweetgreen — But their secret sauce is actually...
🫠 “Promotion, Pay Raise, or Taco Tuesday?” — The secret to job satisfaction. Netflix’s NFL Christmas gift. Wayfair’s 1st megastore.
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Job satisfaction just hit a record high 62.7% in America, but it also revealed a strange paradox — More Americans prefer company culture than a prom...
❤️ “Elmo the Influencer” — Sesame Street’s Instagram strategy. Uber’s new Costco run. Google is killing Google Search with AI.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elmo, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus are trending on social media because of Sesame Street’s new strategy — Sometimes you’ve got to do things t...
🩲 “Kim’s gravitational force” — Skims WNBA win. Made In China’s 100% tariff. Pizza Hut’s burger strategy.
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Kardashian’s Skims just announced a WNBA partnership — Because Skims is competing where Victoria’s Secret and Spanx won’t play.Pizza Hut i...
🏒🏀 “New York Sports, Inc.” — Madison Square Garden’s playoff stock pop. GameStop’s return of the kitty. OpenAI’s ease-of-use.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the Knicks and Rangers deep in the playoffs for the first time in decades, MSG Sports stock is winning right now — But it suffers from the Diva...
🧊 “Buy a North Pole Condo” — 15k acres of Arctic real estate. Warby Parker’s perfection. Chevy Malibu’s extinction.
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s most-northern piece of real estate just hit the market for $300M — We predict who will buy Svalbard, and what kind of wild polar park ...
🇨🇭 “Swiss Army Knifeless” — Victorinox’s blade pivot. Disney & HBO’s Stream Team. The $400 red pineapple.
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Victorinox’s legendary Swiss Army Knife faces an existential challenge: knife bans — So it’s offering a knife-less swiss army knife that’s act...
🧴 “Lather me in CeraVe” — Neutrogena’s skincare mistake. The NYT’s Wordle milestone. FTX’s perfect bankruptcy.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neutrogena has lost its crown as the #1 dermatologist-recommended skincare… and #1 in sales — Because CeraVe did 3 things Neutrogena was too afrai...
🫠 “I got charged a Flake Fee” — Cancellation fees’ surge. Uber & Instacart hookup. Netflix’s live comedy fest.
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new trend in fees? The Flake Fee — From restaurants to salons to spin classes, more Americans are getting charged for canceling last second.We’...
⭐ “Michelin-Star Mickey” — Disney’s restaurant award. Duolingo’s AI language tutor. Warren Buffett’s CEO successor.
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Disney just became the 1st US theme park to receive a restaurant Michelin star — Because Disney is turning into Vegas… and Vegas is turning into D...
🧋 “Bubble Tea Bubble” — Boba’s breaking point. Apple’s Vision Pro secret. Norway’s phone-ban experiment.
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bubble Tea stocks are IPO’ing minting boba tea billionaires — But bubble tea is actually the perfect case study on a financial bubble… The Bubbl...
💦 “Treadmill Night Club” — Barry’s Bootcamp goes for $1B. Harry Potter’s new full-cast audiobooks. T-Mobile’s Ryan Reynolds surge to #1.
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audible is reproducing all Harry Potter books into audiobooks (again), but this time with a full ensemble voice cast (hollywood style) — Because the...
💩 “Poo saved the world” — Vaulted’s sewer innovation. Airbnb’s “Icon” houses. Weed’s federal reclassification.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vaulted Deep is removing carbon by burying waste deep underground, and it’s stealing a trick from fracking — Yup, underground Poop could help us f...
🍯 “A Dude made the 1st move?” — Bumble’s big pivot. Walmart’s Kirkland-killer. Detroit’s Boom Loop.
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bumble is ending its biggest differentiator now that guys can make the 1st move — But Bumble followed the scientific method of launching.Walmart jus...
🚁 “Kidney Transfer to the Hamptons” — Blade’s helicopter organ biz. The End of the Non-Compete Agreement. Viking Cruises’ Boomer IPO.
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Viking River Cruises is about to IPO at a $10B valuation — It’s not just a pure-play cruise stock, it’s a pure-player Boomer stock.Blade isn’t...
🐔 “Man’s new best friend” — Tractor Supply’s real estate insight. Whirlpool’s espresso machines. AI = Corporate Ozempic.
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We won the Webby Award for “Best Business Podcast”! And we can’t thank you enough. 🎊Tractor Supply, the publicly-traded farm store, sells liv...
🎙️ “LIVE Interview with Marc Lore — The Billionaire Icon of Ecommerce” 🗽
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We brought up a surprise guest for our Live TBOY show in NYC: Marc Lore, the founder of the most iconic ecommerce brands of all time — and the most ...
🎙️”Our NYC LIVE Show” 🗽 — Tesla’s Netflix moment. Kate Spade’s Handbag battle. And Philosophy is the AI antidote.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Live… from New York… it’s The Best One Yet!We performed a live podcast in front of a live studio audience of 400 Besties and Yetis in New York C...
🍼 “Ozempic Baby Boom” — Weightloss drugs’ fertility surprise. Apple’s Soccer World Cup. Verizon’s duke of dividends.
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The miracle weight loss drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc) appear to have a shocking side-effect: Increased fertility in women — Ozempic may be accidental...
💨 “Just did it” – Nike’s crime of fashion. Volkswagen’s southern union. Therapy’s venture capital bet.
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nike’s stock has fallen by nearly half since 2021 and we found 3 reasons why — One is that Nike failed to learn a valuable lesson from The Beatles...
👩🎤 “BTS plays Wall Street” — K-Pop’s stock pop. Amazon’s secret spy biz. Instagram’s new AI buddy.
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon’s newest business is actually a secret spy business — And Amazon used it to infiltrate Walmart and other competitors.Korea’s K-Pop bands ...
🪙 “The Bitcoin Pod” — On the day of the “Halving”, we unearthed our best 3 stories that tell the whole Bitcoin.
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally here… Bitcoin’s biggest day in 4 years: “The Halvening.”So we whipped up a special episode to explain what the Halvening is: 3 ...
🍍 “High Class Pineapple” — The Designer Fruits trend. Tesla’s election for Elon’s paycheck. China vs America: Trade War II.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win “Best Business Podcast” at the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessJune ...
👁️ “I’m recording you” — Limitless’ AI spy device. GE’s theater camp for VPs. Ghost Kitchens’ disappearance.
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win “Best Business Podcast” at the Webby Awards.https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessLimitl...
🥸 “Rice & beans forever” — Dave Ramsey’s financial advice. Scrabble’s new game. BMW’s electric surprise.
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessDave Rams...
👟 “Fallbirds $1 stock” — Allbirds’ DTC downfall. Lunchables lead crisis. JP Morgan’s credit card signal.
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessAllbirds ...
🫘 "Decaf is king" — Coffee's decaf surge. Amazon's river strategy. Fanatics' Comic-Con of Sports.
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessMore Amer...
🚅 “Magnetic levitation” — Japan’s 300 mph flying supertrain. Momofuku’s trademark crisis. Nutrition Labels for the internet.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s next-gen bullet train uses “magnetic levitation” to coast 4 inches above the track at 300 mph — Japan’s train megaproject reminds us...
🤾 “$100M Duuuuudes” — Dude Perfect vs Disney. TikTok zucks Instagram. The secret to good corporate acquisitions.
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TBOY Hotline Episode 2 is coming… Email us your question at [email protected] — your business Besties gotcha back. (Subject line: “TBOY HO...
🥞 “Less drinking, less eating” — 24-hour restaurants decline. America’s $109B Chip-vestment. Waymo’s self-driving UberEats.
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The number of 24-Hour Restaurants is down 18% since the pandemic — Zillennials no/low-alcohol Dry Wave has ripple effects that are taking down the 2...
🐶 “The Bluey Economy” — Bluey’s $2B aussie dog cartoon. Grindr’s queer super app. Sweetgreen’s robo-salad surge.
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessThe #2-mo...
👴🏻 “Prettttttty good pod” — Larry David’s comedic Curb strategy. Apple’s R2D2 home robot. Levi’s baggy jeans era.
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessApple rep...
🐭 “Mouse Trap” — Disney’s epic shareholder vote. Billie Eilish’s anti-AI letter. Amazon’s Just-Walk-Out shutdown.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Disney’s Shareholder Day included an epic vote to determine the future of the company — CEO Bob Iger prevailed, but the activist investor won too....
🛠️ “There’s power in plumbing” — Gen Z’s blue collar work. Tesla’s worst quarter yet. Google’s incognito deception.
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vote for TBOY to win the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessGen Z’s newest passion isn’t TikTok,...
🍟 “$20/hour McPayDay” — California’s bottom-up economics. Netflix’s ski resort. Sports betting’s worst week yet.
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
California now has the highest minimum wage law in the country at $20/hour for fast food workers — We call it “The McPayDay”, and it’s a test ...
🌚 “Eclipse Economy” — Solar Eclipse boom towns. Japan’s diaper downturn. And Facebook’s best product? Marketplace.
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for your Portfolio Life Partner? Sign up for TBOY Dating here:https://tinyurl.com/tboydatingThe total solar eclipse hits the US one week from ...
🚀 “Finally launching Again” — Robinhood’s new credit card. Flamin’ Hot’s $3B flavor. Paid childcare’s ROI.
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yetis, this our last pod of the week because markets are closed for Good Friday.Robinhood stock has doubled in the past year, now it’s got a (...
🐊 “Florida Man issues Florida Ban” — FL bans social media for kids. Krispy Kreme signs with McDonald’s. Millennials need to retire.
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Florida just banned social media for kids under 14 — Social Media has become the cigarette of the 21st century.Krispy Kreme stock surged 30% on word...
🦟 “The deadliest animal” — Anti-Mosquito startups surge. Spotify’s secret TikTok feature. BYD’s $11K ultimate electric car.
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mosquitos cause 700,000 deaths per year. They’re also just a pain. So startups are rushing to solve the bug bite problem — Because climate change ...
🍊“The Trump Stock” — DJT’s $3B stock market windfall. Loyal’s life-extending dog startup. Athleisure’s worst week.
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now a publicly traded stock — The former president turned the stock market into his GoFundMe. ...
👍 “r/ipo” — Reddit’s IPO surge. The USA sues Apple. Hidden Valley Ranch’s breakfast strategy.
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reddit, the front page of the internet, just delivered the biggest IPO of the year, and the stock rose 48% on the first day — But Reddit’s communi...
🛞 “Reinventing the Wheel” — The Tire Industry’s surprise win. Stanley’s pivot to dudes. The Fed’s interest rate holiday.
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The EPA just set new rules that effectively require car companies to go 50% electric by 2030 — But the surprise winner of the electric car EV boom i...
🍨 “The Best Deal in History” — Ben & Jerry’s Unilever deal, undone. MrBeast’s Amazon game show. Nvidia CEO’s wild origin story
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unilever is spinning off its $9B ice cream biz into a separate company, they’re unwinding Ben & Jerry’s 24 years after they acquired it — We...
🍫 “Cocoa Chanel” — Chocolate’s record high price. Apple’s Siri Sacrifice. TicketMaster’s yacht concert.
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🎟️ 10 tickets left to TBOY Live NYC on sale here 🗽: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iCocoa prices rose another 25% l...
🧃 “Vending Machine Millionaire” — The Passive Income side-hustle. Who should acquire TikTok? And Dick’s Sporting Goods surge.
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Senate is expected to vote on forcing TikTok to sell itself… or get banned — So we’re asking: Who should buy TikTok?Dick’s Sporting Goods ...
“Hotline #1”: Investing, job-jumping, salaries, & work-life-imbalance — from your Business Besties Nick & Jack
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new monthly-ish Q&A series from The Best One Yet podcast where Nick & Jack answer your voicemails. So sit down (literally) with the voi...
🛍️ “Tote-ally Obsessed” — Trader Joe’s bag hype. Palantir’s Iron Man deal. SXSW’s printable house startup. And TBOY Live NYC Tickets.
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🎟️ TBOY Live NYC Tickets on sale now here 🗽: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iTrader Joe’s $2.99 tote bag has gone...
🕵️ “Keep your robe on” — Airbnb’s security camera ban. LEGO’s Harry Potter overload. $10k of 1st-time homebuyers.
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb’s banned indoor security cameras from airbnbs worldwide (good for guests, bad for creeps) — But it reveals the Platform Paradox: It’s har...
🛩️ “If it’s Boeing, I ain’t going” — Boeing’s original sin 27 years ago. Panera’s initial panini offering. Covid’s 4th birthday.
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🗽TBOY Live NYC 🍎— Tickets on sale Thursdays here: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iIt’s the 4th birthday of Covid,...
🍌 “This Pod is Bananas” — Bananas’ inflation-eater. TikTok’s ban vote. Women’s worldwide job record.
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is 1 product that has defied inflation more than any other: The Banana — Bananas have remained the most affordable fruit in America for 3 reas...
BONUS 💤 “Stock Market Snooze Pod” — We read Amazon’s 1st shareholder letter from 1997… to put you to sleep 😴
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since we all lose an hour of sleep during Daylight Savings this weekend, we whipped up a special podcast to help you fall asleep: We read the first sh...
🎷“Invest in Ja Rule” — Jukebox’s song stocks. Rivian’s DINK-mobile. Walmart’s early bird super delivery.
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JKBX is letting retail investors own a piece of their favorite songs, like Beyonce’s “Halo” — Because the SEC just approved Wall Street’s pu...
🧑🍳 “No tables for 6+” — Restaurants’ Group Dinner ban. Sam vs. Elon: The Toxic Bromance. Foot Locker’s Nike obsession.
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk and Sam Altman were once the low-key bromance of tech — But now they’re in a brutal legal fight over OpenAI and the future of artificial...
⏳ “Love those Sand Worms” — Dune’s IMAX surge. Whole Foods’ 1st bodega. The government’s #FedTech hiring spree.
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dune: Part 2 just brought in $182M at the box office on opening weekend, but the winner was IMAX — Because regular theaters are in trouble, premium ...
🎂🇮🇳 “Plus-one (Billion)” — The company behind India’s epic wedding. Apple’s $2B Spotify penalty. Caitlin Clark’s basketball payday.
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CEOs of Meta, Disney, and Microsoft attended the wedding of Asia’s richest family: The Ambani’s — Behind it all is Reliance Industries, India’...
🚕🤖 “1st Podcast Recorded In A Waymo Self-Driving Car”
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the backseat of a Waymo self-driving cab in San Francisco, we’ll make you an expert on the entire self-driving car industry. As our robot drive...
🍓 “The perfect strawberry” — Oiishi’s indoor-grown super berries. Budweiser averts labor strike. Figure AI’s humanoid robot.
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe at tboypod.com/newsletter to get The Best Newsletter Yet.Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI all just invested in FigureAI, whose huma...
🙃 “Hello, FOMO Rally” — Bitcoin’s $60,000 surge. Beyond Meat’s French lover. Teledoc’s bow & arrow.
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin surged past $60K to its highest point in 2 years — We think it’s a FOMO rally, which can quickly become a NOMO drop.Beyond Meat stock popp...
🍦 “$18 for a Frosty?” – Wendy’s surge pricing. The grocery store election. Apple’s canceled iCar.
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by Uber, Wendy’s is adding digital billboards to all locations by 2025 so it can bring Surge Pricing to fast food — How much does a burge...
🇸🇪🛋️ “IkeaWëWørk” — Ikea’s coworking launch. Dutch Bros’ Starbucks dunk. Warren Buffett’s special letter.
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ikea’s got its own malls now, and is adding a branded coworking space to them — Ikea just launched a rival to WeWork because coworking isn’t a p...
🌝“The company building moon city” — Intuitive Machines + Nasa. Pork’s “other meat” problem. Reddit files to IPO.
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
5 countries have landed on the moon, now 1 company has: Intuitive Machines — Nasa was barely involved, because sometimes to grow, you have to let go...
🕺“Fridays Off Forever” — 4-Day Workweek’s biggest win. Nike’s jersey-gate mistake. Ukraine’s 2-year anniversary investment.
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Need advice? Got a question? Write-in to get it featured on our new podcast series: “TBOY Hotline” — Email: [email protected] Subject line...
🧳 “Cancel the Carry-on” – American Airlines’ new fee. Liquid Death’s tiny billboard. Nvidia’s Hermès handbag chips.
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American Airlines increased their checked bag fee by 33%, but economics shows they should do the opposite — Airlines should kill overhead compartmen...
🚾 “The #1 restroom'' — Wawa’s convenience store secret. ChatGPT’s AI Spielberg. Capital One’s Discover acquisition.
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Capital One is acquiring Discover Card for $35B, the biggest acquisition of the year — Because credit cards are still a fashion accessory.Wawa, the ...
🍪 “She’s Samoas Rich” — Girl Scout Cookie’s billion-dollar biz. Robinhood’s boring victory. Athens’ Airport IPO.
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Girl Scout Cookies are on pace for their first ever billion-dollar year — So we’re breaking down the economics of every box of Samoas.Robinhood ju...
BONUS 🫶 “The Relationship Pod” — 3 Business stories that are Love stories.
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Prenup Pop: The hot new wedding trend among Millennials is Prenuptial Agreements — Prenups are up 15%, so it’s time to redefine the Prenup.Tin...
⛷️ “The Ski-conomy” — Vail Resorts vs Independent mountains. Lyft’s $3B typo. Walmart’s Vizio TV acquisition.
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s record low snow, but Vail Resorts is still enjoying record high revenue — And it’s all thanks to a pricing strategy from Heidi Klum: “...