TikTok will be banned in 5 days… but its replacement is Whatnot: It’s Instagram + eBay + MTV. Sonos is known for its fancy sounds systems… but the CEO just quit because of 1 big mistake. Nvidia chips have export restrictions… because in the AI arms race, chips are the new uranium. Plus, the #1 candy in America was invented by a frog salesman… It’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and it’s the next episode of our weekly deepdive show The Best Idea Yet 🥜 $SONO $NVDA $META To hear more on Reese’s PB cu...
Jan 14, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1359
Chuck E. Cheese is back from bankruptcy… with a brand new babysitter strategy. Pools, massages, bars… Offices are getting “hotelified” for the 2025 Return-to-Office push. Disney, Fox, and Warner’s joint sports app, Venu, just shut down… and the NBA tells us why. Plus, it’s Planuary… Our New Year’s resolution is to plan the whole year this month (we’ll tell ya how). $FUN $DIS $WBD Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Bes...
Jan 13, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1358
The #1 in the whole App Store is Watch Duty… a hero saving lives in LA’s wildfires. Rolls-Royce now sells 100% top-to-bottom custom cars… it’s commissioned art, like Picasso. 17% of Christmas gifts get returned… so we invented a solution: “Reverse Logistics” This Sunday is the biggest day of the year for dating apps… Swiping is about to surge 70%. $BMWKY $AAPL $LULU Want more? Check out the latest episode of our weekly deep dive show, The Best One Yet. This week’s episode is on The Oregon Trail:...
Jan 10, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1357
Trump proposed buying Greenland… so we looked into how/if/when it’s possible. John Deere’s big tech update at CES?... a robo-self-driving tractor to cut your grocery bill. Starface has become a $100M startup… by putting star stickers on pimples. Plus, we’re living in the Panda-conomy… because when Pandas are out, sales surge. $DEER $NVDA $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of th...
Jan 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1356
Mark Zuckerberg is ending fact-checking on Instagram & Facebook… because Trump won the election. The Surgeon General said alcohol causes cancer… Will a liquor warning label work? Tiger and Rory’s new golf league just launched… But it’s designed for screens, not greens. Plus, the hot new beauty trend of 2025 is egg whites… Frittata Facials are up 1,500,000%. $BUD $BF $META —----------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/The...
Jan 08, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1355
The biggest strike in ski history hit during the busiest ski week of the year… and Vail lost $400M. A brand new generation is being born in 2025: Gen Beta… And we found its 1 defining trait. NYC launched America’s largest traffic experiment: Congestion Pricing… And every city is watching. $MTN $SPY $BTC Want more? Check out the latest episode of our weekly deep dive show, The Best One Yet. This week’s episode is on The Oregon Trail: “Tricking Kids Into Liking School Since 1971” 🐂 Subscribe at W...
Jan 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1354
#1. Apple iTush — Apple will launch a smart toilet (aka “iTush”) to expand its push into health. #2. Disney Airlines — Disney will acquire Spirit Airlines to bring its cruise strategy to the skies. #3. Home Depot Homes — Home Depot will sell mail-order homes to fix the housing market. To kick off 2025, we whipped up our 6th annual “3 big business wishes” for the coming year. These aren’t just predictions, they’re wild wishes that if you think about it, make a ton of sense. Predictions sprinkled ...
Jan 06, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1353
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Episodes drop every Tuesday, free to listen to wherever you get your pods. Break out the bubbly, turn on the jets, and hop into our Hot Tub Time Machine: we’re going back to the origins of the Jacuzzi. The world’s most iconic whirlpool has become a symbol of status and luxury—think Scarface’s bathtub. But its roots are humble, starting with a family of seven Italian immigrant brothers. Over three generations, they ...
Jan 02, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1352
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Episodes drop every Tuesday, free to listen to wherever you get your pods. It’s simply the most popular sneaker in history. With $7B in annual sales today, Nike and Michael Jordan’s shoe deal changed sports, fashion and marketing forever - But it never would’ve happened without skilled negotiating by MJ’s Mom. Originally banned by the NBA, Air Jordans have sold hundreds of millions of pairs, made Michael Jordan wor...
Dec 30, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1351
#1. Wells Fargo launched a credit card you can pay rent with… but they underestimated how Savvy Millennials would use it. (6/24/2024) #2. An Olympic gold medal winner has a day job — as an investment banker… so we’ll tell you the secret to a successful side hustle. (8/7/2024) #3. Legendary Wall Street investor Larry Fink wrote a whole letter about DINKs… so we need to talk about your retirement plan already. (3/27/2024) Share this episode with your financially savviest buddy… actually, send it t...
Dec 27, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1350
(Warning: You’re gonna need 8 napkins for this episode): #1. Haribo Gummy Bears is now the biggest candy business on earth… because it’s done the same thing for 100 years. (1/22/2024) #2. The hot new IPO this year? It’s Bubble Tea… Boba tea chains are IPO’ing for billions, but Bubble Tea may face a Bubble Tea Bubble. (5/6/2024) #3. While all the other food chains struggled this year, one didn’t: Shake Shack… The $10 Shackburger proves perception overpowers prices. (8/5/2024) Share this episode w...
Dec 26, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1349
(Tom Cruise jumped on a chair when he heard this episode): #1. Netflix just gave itself the biggest Christmas gift of all… NFL football on Christmas Day. (5/17/2024) #2. Sabrina Carpenter dropped 7 versions of the same song… because the music industry took a strategy from the ice cream industry. (7/22/2024) #3. The fastest-growing genre in books is “Romantasy”... Romantic Fantasies are driving book sales with pixie dust. (7/15/2024) Share this episode with your buddy in LA… or DM it to Oprah. We...
Dec 24, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1348
(ChatGPT says these are the best AI stories in the whole business news industry): #1. Every dating app stock is down this year except for 1: Grindr… because Wall Street fell in love with Grindr’s AI wingman. (7/1/2024) #2. Scarlett Johansson lawyered up after OpenAI tried to rip-off her voice… it’s move fast and break things all over again. (5/22/2024) #3. We found a social network with zero humans — but billions of bots… Because on SocialAI, you have 1M followers, but none are real. (9/20/2024)...
Dec 23, 2024•20 min•Ep. 1347
The stock market just had its worst week of 2024… we explain what determines stocks in 2025. Bud Light just fell to #3 in beer sales… but it’s all part of Budweiser’s sibling strategy. “Klaus Industries” (yeah, Santa’s company) just became a $12T business… so we visited the North Pole HQ. Plus, our Annual Shareholder Report for TBOY… from Co-CEOs Nick & Jack. $SNTA $SLED $COAL $BUD $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show, “Th...
Dec 20, 2024•27 min•Ep. 1346
Americans are sick of tips, but Holiday tipping is universally loved… so we share our holiday tip rules. Databricks’ just had the biggest startup fundraise ever… because they put AI in baseball. Nissan & Honda may be merging… because the world’s biggest carbuyer stopped buying. Plus, we present “The 12 Days of Dupe-mas”. And we called the brand new AI phone number: 1-800-CHAT-GPT Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold...
Dec 19, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1345
A stegosaurus skeleton is going public today… so we jumped into the 1st ever Dino IPO stock. Mattel’s Hot Wheels sales are up 14%, selling 700M… because Hot Wheels defied inflation. Broadcom is the new Nvidia… so we need to discuss the new “BATMMAAN” stocks of tech. Plus, birch? Maple? Spruce? There is a hierarchy to firewood… so startups are cashing in. $MAT $AVGO $STEG What was your favorite TBOY story of 2024? Tell us on instagram @tboypod —----------------------------------------------------...
Dec 18, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1344
Crumbl Cookies have reached all 50 states with a new biz model… B2A: Business-to-Algorithm. There’s a drone mystery in the New Jersey skies… So we found 3 drone stocks surging. Waymo just passed Lyft for the 1st time ever in a ride-hail market… because money is a moat. Plus, PEZ candy was actually inspired by cigarettes… and that wild story is the latest episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. 🍬Pez: The Cigarette-Inspired Candy. Subscribe to our new (2nd) show here: Wondery.fm/TheBestIde...
Dec 17, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1343
Ralph Lauren is the shining star of American luxury… because they traded out logos. Hot Ones, the chicken wing interview show, sold for $82M… it’s a changing of the guard in media. And Marriott just acquired a chain of glamping cabins… because the mountains are calling, and I must invest. Plus, holiday office parties are going away. Frank from Finance is devastated. $RL $BZFD $MAR Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Be...
Dec 16, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1342
Chess has a new World Champ… but traditional chess is getting disrupted by rando chess. Netflix’s legendary unlimited parental leave policy is under pressure… so we calculated the ROI. Time just named AMD’s Lisa Su CEO of the year… because she has 1 incredible hero metric. Plus, Taco Bell just opened Taco Bar… They call it a cafe, but we see a night club. $AMD $NFLX $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story...
Dec 13, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1341
The fastest-growing coffee chain in New York is Matto… because the $3 latte has a secret. The UnitedHealthcare CEO killer has been charged with murder… but it also revealed pent up frustration with healthcare. Louis Vuitton just acquired the Orient Express… because luxury trains are the new luxury shirts. Plus, toss away that gingerbread house - Charcuterie Chalets are what santa’s digging right now. $SBUX $LVMUY $UNH Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our n...
Dec 12, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1340
Hershey stock surged 20% on acquisition talks… but family drama can block the whole deal. OpenAI just launched Sora: text-to-video Gen AI… It’s turning Hollywood into an app. Over 90% of the tech industry does 1:1 Meetings… but Airbnb’s Brian Chesky is killing them. Plus, the fastest-growing job in medicine? It’s dermatology… aka The Derm Boom. Check out our Sora AI videos on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod $HSY $MDLZ $ABNB Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLi...
Dec 11, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1339
After 149 concerts, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour just ended… and we got the financial receipts. Disney is doubling its cruise line… because Disney Cruise is actually its most popular product. Get This: 80% of diamonds are not used for jewelry… they're used for factories. 🏀 Plus, the biggest endorsement deal of all time is Nike’s Air Jordan shoe... but it was banned by the NBA. The surprise origin story of Air Jordans is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wonde...
Dec 10, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1338
Lululemon’s stock jumped 19% Friday because it’s obsessed with one word… “Newness.” Shaboozy’s “A Bar Song” just set a music record… but it’s a biz lesson on breaking genres. Google just unveiled its most powerful AI product yet… the ultimate weather predictor. Plus, TikTok will officially be banned in January… but that may be the biggest productivity boost for the American economy ever. $GOOG $LULU $SPY Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks “The Best...
Dec 09, 2024•20 min•Ep. 1337
Chick-fil-A is the top restaurant for 1st dates… and women love it, on one financial condition. Microstrategy owns 2% of all the world’s Bitcoin… and Bit just hit $100K for the 1st time ever. Uber’s newest product? UberCarolling… because to beat Waymo, Uber needs Christmas cheer. Plus, Guinness sales are up 24% among young women… aka “Guinfluencers.” $BTC $MSTR $UBER Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of…...
Dec 06, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1336
Bible sales are up 22% this year... even though religion is down (we’ll explain). South Korea declared (and then undeclared) Martial Law… so we’re looking at their economy. Spotify Wrapped just dropped… but AI podcast hosts stole the show. Plus, the top 10 most-mispronounced words of the year… from Shein to Chappel Roan. $SPOT $NWSA $SCHL Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks . “The Best Idea Yet”: The un...
Dec 05, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1335
Jaguar finally unveiled its epicly rebranded car… but was the publicity worth the price? The number of male nurses in America has tripled… and they’re coming from the manliest jobs. Influencer Ryan Serhant just launched a real estate app… he’s pivoted from reality TV to tech founder. Plus, we got the data on Christmas tree prices… and they’re dropping 2% every single day. Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin stor...
Dec 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1334
Moana 2 set a Thanksgiving movie record… Here’s Moana’s 4-part strategy to melt Frozen. Aldi is the fastest-growing grocery store in America… because of an Ikea philosophy. Music ringtones for phones are making a comeback… and Soulja Boy made $20M on it. 📸 Plus, the Polaroid camera was invented by a 3-year-old (sort of)... and that untold origin story of Polaroid is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks “The Best Idea Yet”: The ...
Dec 03, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1333
Uncrustables is close to $1B in annual sales… Biggest fan of these PB&J snacks? NFL players. How to explain stocks? We have a “Mullet Market”... Fundamentals in the front, crypto party in the back. Klarna is the most intense user of Artificial Intelligence we’ve ever seen… 1 chatbot replaced 700 humans. Plus, hot new beauty trend? Crude Oil… Bathing in black gold is the 800-year-old spa surprise. $SJM $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekl...
Dec 02, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1332
Follow our The Best Idea Yet, our 2nd podcast series, to get episodes like this every week: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Chances are you’ve got a bottle of Sriracha chilling in your fridge right now, but have no idea who invented it — and the spicy story of how he did it. Entrepreneur David Tran fled Vietnam in the late 70s, smuggling gold bars into the US to start his venture - selling hot sauce out of a van. Little did he know his thick, spicy red jalapeño concoction would make...
Nov 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1331
25 years ago, Martha Stewart IPO’d her company… Because Martha invented Influencers. Stocks jumped into the holiday on Trump’s new Treasury pick… He’s got a “3-3-3” Econ policy Thanksgiving is when rich people talk about money with family… We’ll share their secrets. Plus, our latest deep-dive TBIY episode is on: Jacuzzi… How 7 brothers invented the hot tub to save a kid’s life. Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… “Jacuzzi: Legend of the Life-...
Nov 26, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1330
