The Best One Yet

BONUS 🤩 “The Entertainment Pod” — Our Best Entertainment stories yet of 2023

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories from 2023 on the entertainment industry. So toss on some PJs, hit the couch, and grab the ...

BONUS 🙋‍♀️ “The Girl Pod” — Our Best She-conomy stories of 2023

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories about the She-conomy. The #1 force in the economy this year? It’s women. So we whipped u...

BONUS 🚙 “The Car Pod” — Our Best Car stories yet from 2023

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the car industry from 2023. So fill up that tank, charge that battery, and wax that cha...

BONUS 👗 “The Fashion Pod” — Our Best Fashion stories yet from 2023

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the fashion industry from 2023. So toss on a cute top and iron those jeggings, let...

BONUS 🎂 “The Food Pod” — Our Best Food stories yet from 2023

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the food industry from 2023. Grab a napkin and pull up a chair, let’s jump into the 3...

🎅 “Claus Industries'' — Santa’s $11 Trillion biz. Stocks’ record highs. Dating Wrapped’s love philosophy.

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get our 25 Best Takeaways yet by subscribing at tboypod.com/newsletter.We got the Annual Report from “Klaus Industries” (yeah, Santa’s comp...

🧸 “Soft Bear Energy” — Build-A-Bear’s surge. Netflix’s naked data. Fossil Fuel’s End.

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 TBOY Merch Drop: Get The Best Gifts Yet at www.tboypod.com Build-A-Bear is having its best year ever, despite its friction-full buying...

🤓 “Spreadsheet MVP” — Excel World Championships. Google’s App Store guilt. Hallmark’s movie monopoly.

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hallmark Channel produced *40* new movies for this holiday season — And Hallmark’s movie biz has the greatest ROI in all of Hollywood.Google w...

👄 “SmileDirectFlub” — SmileDirectClub’s shutdown. Pinterest’s Trend Forecast. Shohei Ohtani’s $700M economy.

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

SmileDirectClub hit a $9B valuation by cutting out the dentalman… but it just shut down — The lesson? Some industries simply aren’t tech. And pr...

🍑 “Peach Fuzz of the Year” — Pantone’s color biz. SpaceX’s galactic valuation. Nuuly’s wardrobe test drive.

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pantone named Peach Fuzz the color of the year… for 2024 — So we’re looking at the strategy of PreTRENDing: If you predict a trend, does that ma...

📓 “Work Homework?” — The Take-Home Assignment job trend. GameStop’s Chief Stonk Officer. McDonald’s new CosMc Spinoff.

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The newest restaurant chain in America is “CosMc,” a McDonald’s spin off — It’s taking on Starbucks… and it looks like McDonald’s cousin...

👸 “T-Swift IPO” — Taylor’s Person of the Year. Red Lobster’s shrimp-tastrophy. COP28’s world-saving ratio.

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor Swift just became the 1st entertainer to win Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” — So we’re looking at “T-Swift, Inc.” and why T...

😘“A Christmas RomCom(merce)” — Walmart’s original TV. Grand Theft Auto vs The Beatles. Millennials’ $500K desire.

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walmart has produced a 23-episode TV show for the holidays — But this Rom-Com is really Rom-Commerce, because every product on the set is for sale.G...

🪩 “Mamma Mia, here we go again” — ABBA/KISS hologram concerts. Alaska’s Hawaiian airplane. Bitcoin’s mosquito rally.

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

**Merch Drop Alert**Get your holiday TBOY merch today at www.tboypod.com/shop (it’s our best drop yet).The band KISS is launching hologram...

🍔🚧 “New Big Mac” — McDonald’s Big Renovation. Rover’s puppy sleepover. Charlie Munger’s greatest hits.

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald’s just announced 50 changes to the iconic Big Mac — It’s a huge risk… and it reminds us of a quote in an old Sicilian novel.Rover, th...

🚨🎙️🚨 “Our 1st LIVE Show” — Tesla’s Cybertruck delivery. Yelp’s accidental dating app. Mark Cuban’s Las Vegas playbook.

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a shocking new rival facing dating apps: Non-dating apps — Tinder, Match, and Bumble are out, Yelp, Strava, and Duolingo are in.After a 4-...

🦞 “The Lobsterman is an Influencer” — Blue Collar TikTok. Sports Illustrated’s faux-bot. Amazon’s palm-reader.

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tickets for tonight’s TBOY Live Show in San Francisco: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shack15-live-the-best-one-yet-tickets-755859846147?aff=oddt...

📷😜 “My office feels like a hotel” — Rise of Envy Offices. Billie Eilish’s VC secret. Shopify’s holiday win.

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shopify won Black Friday and probably Cyber Monday too, even though you never saw them — Shopify shows the value and the drawbacks of white labeling...

🥡 “1st Ozempic Thanksgiving” — Weight Loss leftovers. BOGO’s cyber monday surprise. UNC’s field hockey winner.

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Thanksgiving you might have noticed the miracle weight loss drugs for the first time — So we looked at what a post-Ozempic world might loo...

🛍️ “Black Friday Football” — Amazon’s TNF trick play. Ocean Spray’s cran-opoly. Microsoft’s OpenAI victory.

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon is about to host Black Friday NFL football on Prime — This is the Holy Grail of American Capitalism.The most controversial dish at your Thank...

🌬️ “Giving up smoke” — Snoop Dogg’s head-fake. Chardonnay’s top-selling grape. Wall Street’s kindness counter.

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Remember last week when Snoop Dogg announced he’d given up smoking? — Turns out it was a wild marketing move that just pumped one stock up 15%.1K ...

🔥 “The Biggest Firing Since Steve Jobs” — Sam Altman’s shock firing. Red Bull’s F1 win. Old Navy’s resurrection.

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI shockingly fired the man responsible for its $90B valuation: Sam Altman — But 48 hours later, it’s scrambling to rehire him, because AI req...

📭 “The business of mail” — USPS’ $6.5B surprise. Amazon’s 1st car sale. TikTok’s TV show.

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The US Post Office just revealed that it lost $6.5B this year — So we’re going to tell you the story, the history, and business model of the mail ...

🔎 “TV’s surprise #1 show” — NCIS’s Emmy-less glory. Starbucks’ Red Cup Rebellion. Wonder’s new food category.

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest show on TV? It’s crime drama NCIS — The $8B TV show doesn’t win awards, but it gets rewards.Today is Starbucks’ most profitable da...

🎲 “SportsCenter Casino” — ESPN’s new betting app. De Beers’ diamond vault. Apple’s Google bribe.

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN launched its first sports betting app yesterday to crack the dominance of DraftKings and FanDuel — It just might work, media and tech can be te...

🌽 “Xi’s surprise Iowan fam” — China’s President’s Midwestern history. Chipotle’s new robo-veggie chain. Windfarm City’s cancellation.

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

China’s President Xi is visiting San Francisco this week to meet President Biden — But his old host family in Iowa from 1985 is the guest of honor...

🍫 “How KitKat won Japan” — KitKat’s Omiyage strategy. Humane’s iPhone killer. Hot Strike Summer’s sequel.

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tickets to TBOY Live in San Francisco here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shack15-live-the-best-one-yet-tickets-755859846147Why were $250K of...

💁‍♀️ “Gwyneth goes to Tarjay” — Goop’s hot pivot. Netflix’s LA movie theater. Cruise’s robotaxi brake.

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix spent $70M over 3-years to renovate the most historic movie theater in America — Because there’s corporate *philanthropy* and then there’...

🧝‍♀️ “Zelda does Hollywood” — Nintendo’s creativity hack. Peak Credit Cards debt. Stephen Colbert’s Google threat.

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following the success of the Mario movie, Nintendo confirmed it’s making a Zelda movie next — So we looked into how Mario scales creativity.Americ...

💀 “RIP Great Resignation” — Quiet Quitting’s reversal. WeWork’s Bankruptcy. Shein’s ultra-fast IPO.

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

WeWork, the company that invented the “hot desk,” has declared bankruptcy — Adam Neumann injured the WeWork, but the real estate market killed i...

🎄 “Christmas Creep” — Holiday sales already here. Bumble’s founder moves on. Warren Buffett’s cash pile.

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noticed that holiday shopping promotions already replaced Halloween? “Christmas Creep” is happening earlier than ever — Because Early Bird shopp...

🍂 “PSL won the fall” — Starbucks’ record quarter. Sam Bankman-Fried’s lesson. Clorox’s crippled quarter.

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks’ surged 10% last week thanks to a Pumpkin Spice Latte-powered record quarter — But 20 years ago, the PSL’s creation almost didn’t ha...

📷 “Would you pay $17 for Instagram?” — Insta’s ad-free subscription. Estée Lauder’s airport surprise. Six Flags’ fun-cquisition.

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta just launched ad-free Instagram in Europe — But we think Zuck doesn’t want it to work because price ($17/mo) is a signal.Estée Lauder’s be...

🔌 “Premature Electrification” — The EV Speed Bump. Return of the iPod. Realtors’ $1.8B problem.

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Electric cars sales just hit a speed bump — Because Electric Cars are being treated like vaccines.The iPod is back, baby: Urban Outfitters put 20-ye...

🚦 “Elmo got a makeover” — Sesame Street’s new pivot. Target’s theft excuse. JetBlue’s vacation mistake.

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sesame Street is changing its format for the first time in 56 years — Big Bird, Elmo, and Oscar The Grouch pioneered the “magazine format” of TV...

🌽 “Disgusting… and delicious” — Candy Corn’s monopoly. Chevy’s final tagline. The White House’s AI.

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The most controversial topic this Halloween is… Candy Corn — So we found the company that sells 90% of the stuff.Chevrolet just unveiled their 7th...

🏡 “My landlord is a bot” – AI Landlord surge. Glossier’s Sephora pivot. Amazon’s drone army.

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One big reason rents are rising is AI Landlords — Two software companies are helping more and more landlords jack up rents.One year ago, Glossier ma...

⚡🧃 “The energy drink stock up 4,000%” — Celsius’ lucky surge. Barbie & Ken’s GDP surprise. Ford’s negotiation lesson.

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The #1 stock on Wall Street? It’s Celsius Energy Drink, up 4,000% in the last 5 years — But this overnight success was actually 20 years in the ma...

👑 “Why Microsoft will pass Apple” — A prediction for a new #1. DINKs’ financial win. TikTok’s Cardi B concert.

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is reporting earnings today, but it’s about to lose its spot as the #1 most valuable company in the world — Because Microsoft caught 3 criti...

🤳 “The FOMO Lawsuit” — Meta sued by 41-states. Texas Roadhouse’ resurgence. Kristen Bell’s diaper dilemma.

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

41 states just filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Meta, claiming it is harmful and addictive to kids — This could be Zuck’s “Big Tobacco” mom...

🩲 “Skims for Hims” — Kim Kardashian’s growth hack. America’s unpopular debt solution. The NBA’s ticket surge.

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Skims already replaced Victoria’s Secret, now it’s expanding to menswear — But there’s a male shopping habit Kim Kardashian’s Skims will hav...

🐽 “McRib of Wall Street” — The Stock market’s McRib correlation. ESPN’s secret subscription. Amex’s chirp vs churn.

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know if stocks are going up or down? Just check if the McRib’s on the menu — We break down the McDonald’s sandwich’s hilarious correla...

⚽👅 “Rolling Stones FC” — Spotify’s soccer jersey. Americans’ stock market record. United’s perfect boarding strategy.

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Spotify sponsors the FC Barcelona soccer team, but it’s putting the Rolling Stones logo on the jersey instead — Because advertising is what you pa...

🧻 “Can you spare a fancy square?” — Charmin’s new TP. Netflix’s amusement store. George Clooney’s strike.

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix just reported earnings, but the real highlight is its newest product: Mini-Theme Parks — Netflix is selling $1,600 wedding dresses to keep y...

🥇🎒 “The #1 school in America” — The Pentagon’s surprise school. DoorDash’s video-gamer strategy. Goldman’s Apple mistake.

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

DoorDash just confirmed that ⅓ of their customers play video games for an hour or more per day — So they changed their entire marketing strategy.G...

🌃 “Saturday Night Thrive” — SNL’s YouTubification. Tesla’s 1st ad. The New Party Economy.

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Saturday Night Live just began its 49th season on TV, but it’s not a TV show anymore — SNL is a YouTube show.Tesla is facing pressure to do one th...

🎃 “Halloween Inc.” — Spirit Halloween’s zombie retail. Microsoft’s house of brands. Costco’s Kirkland clothing.

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Odds are you’re getting a costume from Spirit Halloween this week, at one of their 1,400 seasonal locations — But Spirit’s real estate operation...

🎊 “The end of sneaky fee fees” — California’s fee ban. Teens’ 5 fave products. Reebok’s Chief Shaq Officer.

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know that extra fee you’re stuck pay at the end when you’re buying concert tickets or a hotel room? California just banned them (starting in J...

🍺🍸🥃 “The Triple Crown” — Mexico’s alcohol win. LinkedIn’s 250 newsies. Taylor Swift’s movie revolution.

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This year, Mexican beer, liquor, and cocktails have all hit #1 in America – There are 3 reasons why, and one of them is storytelling (story-selling?...

👞👞👞 “You own 3.6 pairs of Birks” — Birkenstock’s IPO day. Roku’s MoneyBall strategy. The most generous billionaire ever.

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

249-year old Birkenstock goes public today with an IPO — And if “The Lindy Effect” applies, Birkenstock will live *another* 249 years.Roku’s n...

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 “From Blockade to Siege” — Gaza’s Economic War. The French Fry Index. Metropolis’ $1.7B parking lot.

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After the surprise attack from Hamas, Israel is responding with punishing economics — It’s escalating its blockade on the Gaza Strip to a siege.Th...

🛞 “Restaurants sell Tires” — Michelin’s Guide’s wild history. Meta’s AI celebs. ExxonMobil’s OPEC-killer.

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of ...

🥤 “Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge. The Ozempic Effect. Shrek’s music stock.

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “mi...

🤖🏃🏻 “AI Forrest Gump” — Tom Hanks’ deepfake drama. World Cup’s 2030 dictator decision. Airbnb’s Pre-Apology Tour.

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FIFA just announced the 2030 World Cup hosts… sorry 6 different countries as co-hosts — Because sports has a Dictator Problem.Airbnb is facing mor...

💰 “Geniuses are eccentric. So are frauds” — SBF’s trial begins. Mean Girls on TikTok. Millennials’ financial win.

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial just kicked off with some wild details ($55M for Tom Brady to work 20 hours?) — But we noticed some similaritie...

🧸 “Toy-vasion” — Toys ‘R’ Us’ land-air-sea plans. Covid’s Nobel Prize. Sphere’s U2 concert.

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Toys ‘R’ Us is back with an ambitious expansion plan that they call “land, air, and sea” — Because location isn’t just a physical place, i...

🍽️ “Death of a Meal Kit” — Blue Apron’s autopsy. The Stock Market’s sad September. Porsche’s 1st apartment.

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Blue Apron was sold to Wonder for $100M — The problem? That’s 95% lower than the mealkit compay’s peak valuation. We found out why.The S&P 5...

🥇 “Gollllllld” — Costco’s gold bars. Microsoft’s nuclear reactor. Levi’s over-firing strategy.

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ask Nick & Jack (almost) anything with this form.  The newest and fastest-selling product at Costco? 1 oz gold bars — Because gol...

💿 “The Last DVD” — Netflix’s brilliant self-disruption. The Electric Cars election. ChatGPT’s physical “chatpod”.

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow is the last day you can order a DVD from Netflix — For 10 years Netflix was just DVDs, then it made a brilliant pivot… by putting the DVD...

🤸‍♀️ “Grandpa wears Lulu” — Lululemon’s multi-generational strategy. Amazon’s monopoly lawsuit. Yelp’s hall of shame.

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The surprise reason Lululemon enjoys consistent 20% growth every quarter? Cause it’s selling to moms and daughters *and* grandmas — Because Lulu p...

🔫 “Super Soaker World” — Nerf’s theme park. Writers’ strike finale. Spotify’s podcast translator.

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hasbro’s Nerf brand was essential to our childhood, so it’s opening its 1st ever Nerf theme park — Because great brands are like a rubberband…...

🎙️🎙️“TBOY signs with Wondery” — Return of the TV Rerun. Deion’s $5M sunglasses. Snapchat’s surprise+.

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since the writers’ strike began, you’ve been watching reruns (Suits, Seinfeld, and Wheel of Fortune) — the Hollywood Strike has been bad for TV,...

🐒 “Elon’s Luke Skywalker monkey startup” — Neuralink’s brain computer. Rupert Murdoch’s succession. Walmart’s puppy splurge.

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elon’s musk’s most secretive startup (Neuralink) is moving to human trials — It’s connecting humans to computers to save the world from robots...

🧑‍🎤 “Why has music gotten shorter?” — Spotify’s algo-music. Renting homes beats buying. Dollar General’s worst job ever.

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No, you’re not crazy. Songs are getting shorter — Because artists aren’t writing music for fans, they’re writing for Spotify’s algorithm.The...

⌚👶 “iOvulation” — Natural Cycles’ fertility watch. Disney’s stimulus plan. Elon’s X paywall.

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Natural Cycles just got FDA approval for hands-free birth control — Simply by wearing an Apple Watch, this app tells you when you’re fertile.Disne...

🥕 “$CART” — Instacart’s IPO surprise. SF’s cash for kindergartners. Car-workers’ 40% raise.

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Instacart is the rare tech company IPO’ing with a profit — Because Instacart has pivoted from Silicon Valley to Madison Avenue.Twelve years ago, S...

💏 “The Prenup Podcast” — Prenups’ Millennial pop. Salesforce’s boomerang job. NFL’s turf obsession.

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The unspoken trend in Millennial weddings right now? Prenups — The prenuptial agreement has gone from taboo topic to financial fun.Jets QB Aaron Rod...

🃏 “Caesars Locked Palace” — Casinos’ Hack Attacks. Arm’s Coolest IPO. Surge Pricing for Beer.

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Take the weekly news quiz: Go.tboypod.comSubscribe to the daily newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter- MGM has been hacked so badly that the ho...

🙋🛠️ “Uber built my house” — Uber’s secret taskrabbit. Detroit’s car strike . Coca-Cola’s AI soda.

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Code in Uber’s app reveals their secret next product: Uber Chores — It’s Uber’s chance to respect thy elders. The union repping 146K auto...

⚡ “Goodbye, Lightning” — iPhone 15’s dongle surprise. Bey’s Etsy surge. The Promotion Paradox.

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 — But the real story isn’t the phone, it’s the beginning of the end of dongles.Beyonce asked all her fans to we...

🧠 “The Genius Ingredient” — Elon’s biography takeaway. Twinkies’ snack sale. Google’s antitrust megatrial.

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walter Isaacson’s biography on Elon Musk arrives today, so we jumped in for you — And we found the common ingredient among geniuses like Elon, Ein...

🐮 “The Yogurt Laureate” — Chobani’s $300K writer. Adidas’ Samba surge. Carvana’s 1,000% stock pop.

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chobani, the yogurt co, just hired a writer… with a $300K salary — The internet thought that pay was outrageous, we’ll tell you why it’s not.A...

🇸🇪 “Fluügen-sofa” — Ikea’s maze strategy. Apple’s banned iPhone. SkinnyDipped chocolate.

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple stock just lost $210B in value in just 2 days — Because China found an iPhone replacement.Ikea just confirmed that their loopy maze-like store...

💍 “The Ring Price Plummet” — Diamonds’ lab-grown disruption. YouTube’s Millennials vs Gen Z. Polestar’s electric car smartphone.

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Diamond prices have plummeted by 40% this year — Because there’s a 30% chance your engagement ring was grown in a lab.YouTube is going through an ...

🎸 “Eras Tour: The Movie” — T-Swift’s windowing strategy. Airbnb’s NYC crackdown. Credit Cards’ swipe tax.

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor Swift is turning her concert into a movie and it already broke a pre-sale ticket record — But every medium requires a different methodology.A...

🦬 “Prime Time in Colorado” — Deion’s winning strategy. Burger King’s Whopper lie. The Autumn of IPOs.

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Football & baseball legend Deion Sanders is turning around one college football team — And his coaching style is really a business lesson.Burger...

BONUS 🎤🎤 “What makes TBOY tick” — Nick & Jack get interviewed by AdWeek.

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In May, we jumped on the mics for an interview on Adweek’s podcast, Young Influentials. In this 30 minute episode, you’ll jump-in TBOY-s...

📚🏖️ “Our Vacay Reading List” — Creativity Inc (Pixar). Bitter Brew (Budweiser). The Bezos Blueprint (Amazon).

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re dropping something vacation-themed: The Best Books Yet. Here are 3 of our favorite pop-biz books we’re bringing to the beach — they contai...

🍦 “King of Cone” — Joy’s ice cream cone monopoly. Skechers’ soccer deal. Tipping’s tipping point.

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our last pod until Tuesday, September 5th as we take our annual vacation… but we whipped up 3 fantastic stories for ya: There are 17K ice cre...

📉 “Another Big Short” — Michael Burry’s Voldemort bet. TJ Maxx’s all-time high. Fogo de Chao’s group dinner.

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao just sold for $1B – We found out how it makes twice as much money per restaurant as The Olive Garden. TJ Maxx stoc...

🪓 “I just bought a baseball team nbd” — Atlanta Braves’ stock. Crocs’ collab economy. China’s no-bad-news policy.

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Atlanta Braves just became the first publicly-traded baseball stock — So we jumped into their roster… which is their earnings report. Ever hea...

🤑 “Girl Math & Guy Math” — Girl Math’s financial savvy. Dunkin’s spiked coffee. UPS’ $170k salaries.

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok trend with 40M views? #GirlMath — So we’re looking at Girl Math, Guy Math, and the financial savviness hidden in those videos. Dunkin’s j...

📚 “Pimp My Dorm” — University spending splurge. Target’s Starbucks bet. Brightline’s Olympics train.

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WSJ examined 20 years of collegiate (over)spending — but the buck stops with the boards. Target added Starbucks to curbside pickup at 1,700...

🚕 “End Surge Pricing” — Lyft’s anti-surge pivot. Michael Kors’ Team USA. Disney’s subscription math.

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lyft is trying to end Surge Pricing — But for every business Yin there is a business Yang. Coach is buying Michael Kors for $8.5B — But it’s rea...

☠️ “Portnoy’s pirates” – Barstool’s $1 buyback. WeWork’s worth $0. Cannabis’ beer-quisition.

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Portnoy sold Barstool Sports to a gambling company for $550M, but just allegedly got it back for free — Because pirates don’t wear ties.&nbsp...

💊 “The Miracle Drug*” — Wegovy weight loss surprise. MrBeast’s $100M burger lawsuit. Wind Turbines’ falling fiasco.

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The maker of trending weight loss drug Wegovy just discovered it reduces heart disease too — It’s a miracle drug, but only if your insurance appro...

🏈 “The Mac-12 Conference” — Apple + Pac-12 = Mac-12. Zoom’s anti-zoom policy. Warren Buffett’s best quarter yet

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The legendary Pac-12 college athletic conference is on the verge of collapse, so we have a crazy solution to propose – Partner with Apple to turn th...

💋 “The Duchess of Dupes” — Elf Beauty’s dupe dominance. Airlines domestic discount. Robo-taxi’s baseball play.

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elf Beauty is a top 10 stock of the past 5 years — Because Elf has legitimized the Dupe. There’s 1 part of travel that’s actually cheaper right ...

🛒🐠 “Whole Foods lost my seabass” — Amazon’s Achilles Heel. The Recession’s been canceled. Starbucks’ Chinese mission.

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon just announced stellar earnings, sending the stock to a 1-year high — But Amazon’s Achilles Heel is your grocery order. Bank of America wil...

🥱 “I dream of Pikachu” — Pokemon Sleep’s Humblebrag. KFC’s nugget nuance. The Strip Mall’s real estate resurgence.

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pokemon Sleep is soaring to the top of the App Store by gamifying your slumber — But its growth hack is the humblebrag. KFC sales surged 19% last qu...

🩴 “Stilettos or Furkenstocks?” — Birkenstocks’ comfy IPO. Bed Bath & Beyond’s resurrection. Big Oil’s electric slide.

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Birkenstock just enjoyed a Barbie bump and is reportedly planning to IPO as soon as September — Because Birkenstock is a Cinderella story… literal...

☄️ “Real Housewives of Pluto” — NASA+ streaming. Jeep’s bummer summer. SoFi’s Jon Snow CEO.

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

NASA is joining the streaming wars with NASA+ — Because to win wallets & dimes, you’ve first got to win hearts & minds. Jeep sales have dr...

🗞️🚨 "We launched a newsletter" — Hot vs. Cold Coffee. Threads’ zucking playbook. White Paint’s climate solution.

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up at news.tboypod.com for The Best Newsletter Yet Maxwell House coffee just unveiled instant iced latte technology — Because Ic...

💁‍♀️ “The Year of the She-conomy” — Barbie, T-Swift, USWNT. McDonald’s new restaurant. TikTok’s triple-zucking.

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The defining moments for the economy so far this year are all feminine — We found the 3 reasons the “economy” is actually the “She-conomy.” ...

👼 “The Mechanical Mary Poppins” — Snoo’s bassinet lesson. Big Tech’s new map app. The Fed’s Smokey The Bear strategy.

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Snoo is selling $100M of smart baby bassinets every year — But this baby startup borrowed a lesson from BMW. Google Maps and Apple Maps are a na...

👁️ “How we’ll pay ourselves when bots take over” —WorldCoin’s eye-scanner. Spotify’s loser user. UPS’ year of the strike.

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Spotify’s just announced its best user growth ever, but the stock fall 14% — Because sometimes a user can be a loser. UPS just reached an agreemen...

💅 “A Positive Sum Game” — Barbenheimer’s precedent. Twitter’s X-out. Deodorant’s surge.

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Barbie & Oppenheimer enjoyed the 4th best Box Office weekend ever — Because “Barbenheimer” reveals the power of the Positive Sum Game. ...

🍹 “National Tequila Day” — Celebs do Tequila. Chase does Lounges. And Amazon does Space.

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is it just us, or does every celebrity have their own tequila brand — But when you drink a celebrity liquor, you’re drinking hip hop history. Amex...

🩷 “Barbie, born in 1959” — Barbie’s disruptive history. Netflix’s strike advantage. RIP Starter Homes.

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone’s talking about the Barbie movie, but we want to talk about the Barbie doll — Because Barbie isn’t just a doll, she was an early disrup...

🎥 “It’s huuuuge” — IMAX’s Oppenheimer moment. Skims’ $4B undies. Microsoft’s AI championship.

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Oppenheimer” debuts tonight on IMAX, so we’re looking at IMAX’s business model — Because it’s a case study flexibility. Kim Kardashi...