🐊 “4th-and-Pickle” — Gatorade’s picklejuice plan. ChatGPT’s chief-of-app. Spunge’s sneaker disruption. +150 Friend Rule.
It’s the LAST DAY to Vote for The Best Idea Yet to win “Best Business Podcast”: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/businessNFL players are pounding pickle juice to kill cram...
9 Loka 202521min
🥇 “$4K” — Gold’s “debasement” trade. Rowan’s $150M Ear Piercing. Sharpies’ Made in America. +Netflix’s Loud Ad Law.
Gold reached a record $4,000/ounce… but this gold run is different than any in history.How is Rowan doing $150M in sales of ear piercings for girls?... The Window of Loyalty.Sharpie Markers figured ou...
8 Loka 202522min
👠 “D(ad)dy Gang” — Alex Cooper’s ad agency. Lamborghini’s $6K stroller. CBS’ radical moderate. +Knitting Economy.
Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy launched an ad agency… It’s vertical integration, daddy-style.Lamborghini & Aston-Martin now sell $5k baby strollers… and fertility explains the trend.CBS News named Bari ...
7 Loka 202521min
🤡 “Brain RotTok” — Sora’s AI Hollywood app. Heinz’s sauce maxxing. Best Buddy Stock Accounts. +Nick’s Waymo ticket
OpenAI’s Sora hit #1 in the app store with AI-only vids… Artificial intelligence is going the way of Artificial Ingredients.The financial “trend du jour” is opening a joint bank account with your best...
6 Loka 202522min
🌮 “Choco Taco 2.0” — Salt & Straw’s Taco Bell collab. Electric Cars’ last call. Interview with Friend AI’s CEO. +AOL RIP
The founder of Friend joins the pod for an interview… And announces he’s making a Friend AI movie.Taco Bell and Salt & Straw resurrected the Choco Taco… It’s a new playbook for collabs.Electric cars s...
3 Loka 202533min
🏴 “Bank It Like Beckham” — David Beckham’s biz empire. Dirty Soda’s surge. McKinsey’s CEO secret. +Co-CEO Olsen Twins.
Swig started the Dirty Soda trend that’s taking over America… and now it’s overtaking alcohol.David Beckham’s financials leaked… He makes more $$$ today than as a star soccer player.McKinsey breeds mo...
2 Loka 202522min
🐶 “Cute > Compute” — DoorDash’s delivery bot. Etsy’s ChatGPT website-killer. America’s 15th Shutdown. +Ford Poetry.
DoorDash’s 1st food delivery robot has as a strategic feature… Cuteness.Etsy stock jumped 16% on a shopping deal with ChatGPT… but AI agents are also a website-killer.The impact of the Government Shut...
1 Loka 202521min
🎩 “Boardwalk McEmpire” — McDonald’s Monopoly psychology. Friend AI’s viral subway ad. EA’s Saudi Sale. +The Best Idea Yet nomination.
Vote for The Best Idea Yet to win “Best Business Podcast”: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/businessMcDonald’s Monopoly is back after 10 years… It broke the rules of marke...
30 Syys 202522min
