Episode description

Welcome back to The Radcast and we find ourselves at the heart of the festive season, with only 10 days left until Christmas—Chris’ 10-day countdown is officially on! Whether you're tuning in on the day of release, catching up over the weekend, or perhaps facing the consequences of being a week late, this is your exclusive gateway to the most thrilling marketing and business news of the week.

Join Ryan and Chris as they dissect the linguistic sensation that is 'Rizz,' Oxford's Word of the Year for 2023. From Taylor Swift making history as Person of the Year to Pizza Hut celebrating delivery drivers with QR code doormats, we've got it all. So buckle up for a rollercoaster ride through the top headlines and delve into the latest in pop culture, intriguing collaborations, AI breakthroughs, and more. But before we dive in, we want to wish you all a joyous holiday season, with a sneak peek into the lighthearted episodes lined up to close out the year. Now, without further ado, let's get into the pulse-pounding world of marketing and business news.

• Taylor Swift Makes History as Person of the Year. Here’s How (01:40)
  https://time.com/6343069/taylor-swift-history-person-of-the-year/#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20was%20named%20TIME's,the%20franchise%20began%20in%201927. 
   
• Rizz crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023 (03:50)
  ​​https://corp.oup.com/news/rizz-crowned-oxford-word-of-the-year-2023/
   
• Traffic from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites tripled this year, says new report (09:35)
  https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/elon-musk-starlink-satellite-traffic-brazil-us-ukraine-gaza-rcna129100
   
• Join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. (15:30)
   
• TikTok hits $10 billion user spending milestone (15:55)
  https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/tech/tiktok-user-spend-record-10-billion-intl-hnk/index.html
   
• Pizza Hut celebrates delivery drivers with QR code doormat and free pizza (21:55)
  https://www.marketingdive.com/news/6-key-details-cosmcs-mcdonalds-new-fast-food-restaurant/701990/
   
• DORITOS® and EMPIRICAL Launch First-Ever Nacho Cheese Spirit (24:32)
  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/doritos-and-empirical-launch-first-ever-nacho-cheese-spirit-302011987.html
   
• Sponsor: Caldera Labs (30:47)
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