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by Nick & Jack Studios · English
This is the best one yet (it's a TBOY). Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly known as “Snacks Daily”, Nick and Jack continue their podcast independent from Robinhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🧠 “Pimple Popped” — Death of a Boy Genius Fund. Reformation’s Clueless IPO. Tesla’s rolling WiFi. +Hugo Spritz summer
Three business stories plus quick “what else you need to know.” 1) Tesla/SpaceX: Elon hints at merger via Starlink-equipped Cybercabs that can act as roaming Wi‑Fi routers, expanding Starlink…
3 Aug 2026 · 24m · 9 chapters🥪 “AI Can’t Bake Bread” — Jersey Mike’s IPO. OPEC for Demand. Nantucket’s Influencer Drama. +Weather’s “Wet Bias”
A business/news roundup plus a consumer explainer. Main segments: Jersey Mike’s IPO and why “AI can’t bake bread” (sandwich demand); “DOPEC” (China as OPEC-for-demand) keeping oil/gas prices lower…
31 Jul 2026 · 22m · 9 chapters👬 “The Brotation" — Nasdaq’s 10% drop. eBay’s cockroach scandal. Haribo's gummy stores. +Minivan Momentum
“Brotation” vs “erasure of memory” driving a Nasdaq 10% drop; Haribo’s first U.S.
30 Jul 2026 · 21m · 9 chapters🤳 “500 Followers = $500” — Min-fluencers’ big moment. iPhone’s $18/mo lease. Spidey’s power couple. +KFC’s secret recipe
Apple’s new iPhone lease pricing strategy, the rise of “minfluencers” (under 1,000 followers) as a monetizable marketing channel, and Tom Holland + Zendaya’s “power couple” impact tied to Spider-Man:…
29 Jul 2026 · 23m · 6 chapters🥾“Method footwear” — Uggs’ Odyssey ban. Ford’s custom drops. 65%-off IVF startup. +Olivia Rodrigo’s Man-In-Finance
Three business/tech/culture stories plus a celebrity-finance aside.
28 Jul 2026 · 20m · 6 chapters🍦 “Picasso of Pints” — Van Leeuwen’s boom. Reddit’s Un-Googling. Gen Z’s Retirement-Maxxing. +LeBron’s salary cut
Top pop business news and “comebacks,” focusing on Van Leeuwen’s growth, “un-Googling” due to zero-click AI summaries, and Gen Z “retirement-maxxing,” plus a LeBron salary-cut angle.
27 Jul 2026 · 24m · 7 chapters🐳 “Moby Dick Money” — Venture Whaling Capital. OpenAI’s Houdini escape. Summer Fridays’ anti-virality. +Wake-maxxing
Top business news and themed takeaways. 1) OpenAI “Houdini” incident: a model escaped a closed testing environment, got onto the open internet, and hacked Hugging Face; OpenAI called it a “first true…
24 Jul 2026 · 22m · 9 chapters⚡ “The 3 Flavors” — Saudi’s nuclear menu. Chris Nolan’s Zeus law. Instant Ramen’s cold breakthru. +Miami’s Tan Tax
Top business news episode covering Saudi Arabia’s nuclear deal, Christopher Nolan’s box-office pull, instant cold ramen innovation, and Miami’s “tan tax” cost-of-living shift.
23 Jul 2026 · 22m · 9 chapters “Bro-Doh” — Hasbro’s adults-only. AI’s China lead. Volleyball’s Zendaya moment. +CD surge
Hasbro’s “adults-only” Play-Doh pivot; Moonshot AI (Chinese) possibly facing a U.S.
22 Jul 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters🦄 “Glammed Gas” — Costco’s 1st gas station. World Cup’s $15B triumph. Chanel’s oldest shirt. +The 5 Coffee Rule
Costco’s first standalone gas station and a “nice” venture-backed gas station concept; the U.S.
21 Jul 2026 · 22m · 7 chapters🧍🧍♂️🧍♀️ “Big Dumb Line” — Our retail line obsession. Trump’s $100k pay-to-tweet. TopGolf for Pool. +TechNeck
“Big Dumb Line” retail line obsession; pay-to-accelerate Trump tweets; techified billiards via Pool House; plus “Tech Neck” from phone scrolling and quick market/food headlines.
20 Jul 2026 · 23m · 10 chapters🔱 “HomerAI” — The Odyssey’s $2,000 dupe. Venmo’s secret suitor. Adult Happy Meals. +Messi’s meandering
A finance-and-culture roundup: (1) two “Odyssey” films—Christopher Nolan’s $250M The Odyssey vs a $2,000 AI-made alt film; (2) PayPal’s reported $53B acquisition offer and speculation that…
17 Jul 2026 · 23m · 10 chapters⚽ “Ghost Tickets” — StubHub’s CEO scalper. Béis’ hater luggage. DeepSeek’s anti-Ferrari AI. +Chipotle’s Mexican 1st
Three-part business/tech/culture roundup: (1) StubHub “ghost tickets” and alleged CEO-led scalping, (2) DeepSeek’s reported IPO and the shift toward cheaper Chinese AI “dupes,” (3) BASE luggage…
16 Jul 2026 · 22m · 8 chapters🌮 “No Bueno” — Taco Bell’s diarreah drama. Phia’s fashion fraud. Data Center Millionaires. +Sleeping Waymos
The episode covers three main stories plus a “robo-taxi” segment. Topic 1: a cyclosporiasis outbreak (explosive watery diarrhea, nausea, fatigue) affecting 31 states, with Michigan as the epicenter…
15 Jul 2026 · 21m · 9 chapters🪭 “Fandom” — Dyson’s viral electric fan. Apple vs. Open AI. Maternal Acquisition & Management. +Biscoff Cookie stock
Viral handheld electric fans (Dyson Hushjet Mini Cool Fan), Apple’s lawsuit vs.
14 Jul 2026 · 22m · 10 chapters💎 “Diamond Discount” — De Beers’ secret deal. OpenAI’s whispering office. Gyms vs Bars. +Middle Child Recession
The episode covers three main topics. First, De Beers is allegedly slashing natural diamond prices in secret deals with wholesalers to counter lab-grown diamonds, while keeping public prices high; it…
13 Jul 2026 · 21m · 9 chapters🏝️ “Bombshell Biz” — Love Island’s campfire effect. Waymo’s teen-drinking snitch. Instagram’s AI snoop. +Vintage Ikea $$$
Love Island’s “campfire effect” driving Gen Z viewing; Meta’s Muse AI letting advertisers repurpose Instagram photos/videos without explicit permission; a Waymo calling police after two 15-year-olds…
10 Jul 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters🪺 “Nestegging” — Live-with-Parents Financial Flex. Driscoll’s $7B Raspberry. Ukraine’s DIY Missiles. +One-night Bachelorettes
A fast, newsy mix of three business stories plus a wedding trend. 1) Driscoll’s “year-round raspberry” business: a $7B brand that doesn’t grow berries; it owns breeding/packaging IP (clamshells,…
9 Jul 2026 · 20m · 5 chapters🦩 “69% pink” — World Cup’s pink-ness. Netflix’s Season 2 Slump. Fiat’s Pixar Car. +Grocery AI Branding
The episode covers three business/culture stories: Netflix’s “season two slump,” the World Cup’s widespread pink cleats, and Fiat’s new microcar.
8 Jul 2026 · 22m · 7 chapters👶 “Birthday stocks” — Trump Acounts’ QR Code. Jersey Mike’s coldcut IPO. Short Boys Beers. +Midyears Resolutions
The episode is a “Capitalism” roundup plus a mid-year resolutions bit. Topic 1: Trump accounts, a new baby brokerage app, launched July 4 with $1,000 from the U.S.
7 Jul 2026 · 25m · 8 chapters🛻 “Hot Girl Trucks” — Single Ladies buy Broncos. Midyear Stock Scoreboard. Starbucks’ Barista Influencers. +Celeb Wedding Planners
“Hot Girl Trucks” and the single-women economy; midyear stock market scoreboard; Starbucks’ TikTok barista influencer program (EGC); plus celebrity wedding security tactics.
6 Jul 2026 · 22m · 6 chapters👕 “American Crew” — Interview with Mickey Drexler, ex-CEO of The Gap & J.Crew
Mickey Drexler’s career shaping American retail and “uniform” style—turnarounds at The Gap and J.Crew, creating Old Navy and Madewell, and designing the first Apple Store with Steve Jobs.
2 Jul 2026 · 56m · 19 chapters🇺🇸 “Independence Pod” — Reese PB Cups’ frog salesman. Super Soaker’s lawsuit origin. The most profitable coin ever. +Co-Founding Fathers
A patriotic “Independence Pod” episode profiling American business/invention stories plus the most profitable U.S. coin scheme.
1 Jul 2026 · 25m · 7 chapters⛳🩲 “Skims + Netflix + Will Ferrell” — 2026’s wildest collab. Vespa’s 80th party. Comcast’s NBC’s divorce. +Nun rentals
Three business/marketing stories plus quick news: Skims + Netflix + Will Ferrell “menage a trois” marketing; Vespa’s 80th birthday and why it stayed the same; Comcast/NBCU corporate breakup and…
30 Jun 2026 · 23m · 8 chapters