BONUS 🎂 “The Food Pod” — Our Best Food stories yet from 2023
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 stories spork-first (or is it fpoon?) 🤤…1) The Grimace Milkshake, from July 5th: How McDonald’s made a drink go viral — The Grimace Shake makes the marketing case for chaos.2) Goldfish Crackers, from April 24th: How Goldfish became a billion-dollar brand — Because even crackers need a wingman.3) South Korea’s Gastrodiplomacy, from May 30th: How a country used food to boost trade — South Korea used “Calorie Capitalism”.Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
18 Joulu 202319min
🎅 “Claus Industries'' — Santa’s $11 Trillion biz. Stocks’ record highs. Dating Wrapped’s love philosophy.
Get our 25 Best Takeaways yet by subscribing at tboypod.com/newsletter.We got the Annual Report from “Klaus Industries” (yeah, Santa’s company), so we jumped into the business — Santa’s got a strong supply chain, diverse market of 2 billion customers, and an $11 trillion opportunity.The stock market began the year with Recession-worries, but it’s ending with all-time highs — We’re looking at the one force driving Wall Street to record highs for the holidays.And do you know about Dating Wrapped? — The #1 trend on TikTok is analyzing your year in dating, and it reminds us of a quote from Socrates.$NICE $SPY $SPOTSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
15 Joulu 202321min
🧸 “Soft Bear Energy” — Build-A-Bear’s surge. Netflix’s naked data. Fossil Fuel’s End.
TBOY Merch Drop: Get The Best Gifts Yet at www.tboypod.com Build-A-Bear is having its best year ever, despite its friction-full buying experience — Because soft is security.Nearly 200 countries just pledged to “transition away from fossil fuels” to conclude the big UN climate conference — So why did Exxon Mobil’s stock rise? And Netflix just became the 1st streaming company to share all the data on what you’re watching — Their transparency is their competitive advantage (fyi, link to the spreadsheet below )Netflix’s 1st Viewership Report: https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1HyknFM84ISQpeua6TjM7A/97a0a393098937a8f29c9d29c48dbfa8/What_We_Watched_A_Netflix_Engagement_Report_2023Jan-Jun.xlsx$BBW $NFLX $XOMSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
14 Joulu 202320min
🤓 “Spreadsheet MVP” — Excel World Championships. Google’s App Store guilt. Hallmark’s movie monopoly.
The Hallmark Channel produced *40* new movies for this holiday season — And Hallmark’s movie biz has the greatest ROI in all of Hollywood.Google was just told by a jury that its App Store fees are illegal — And we calculated that Google’s App Taxes bring in more profits than all but 15 companies in America.And the Excel Spreadsheet Championships just ended in Las Vegas — So we’re looking at how Excel became the wheel of finance.$AAPL $GOOG $MSFT $LVMUYSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
13 Joulu 202320min
👄 “SmileDirectFlub” — SmileDirectClub’s shutdown. Pinterest’s Trend Forecast. Shohei Ohtani’s $700M economy.
SmileDirectClub hit a $9B valuation by cutting out the dentalman… but it just shut down — The lesson? Some industries simply aren’t tech. And prob never will be.Pinterest uses data to predict next years trends, and they’re right 80% of the time — The 2024 predictions say we’re not waiting for milestones, we’re celebrating inch-stones.And Shohei Otani’s spot in the Dodgers lineup costs a record $700M — But the true value of Shohei Otani isn’t on the field, it’s in tourism. And Japan.$PINS $SDCCQSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12 Joulu 202323min
🍑 “Peach Fuzz of the Year” — Pantone’s color biz. SpaceX’s galactic valuation. Nuuly’s wardrobe test drive.
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 make it more likely to become a trend?Elon Musk’s SpaceX just hit at a $175B valuation — So we’re looking at how America’s most valuable startup found a space with zero competition (literally).And Rent The Runway was just eclipsed by Urban Outfitters’ clothing rental brand: Nuuly — Because Nuuly turned an outfit test drive into its entire business.$DHR $SHW $RTR $TSLASubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11 Joulu 202322min
📓 “Work Homework?” — The Take-Home Assignment job trend. GameStop’s Chief Stonk Officer. McDonald’s new CosMc Spinoff.
The newest restaurant chain in America is “CosMc,” a McDonald’s spin off — It’s taking on Starbucks… and it looks like McDonald’s cousin.GameStop just authorized their CEO to use company money to buy stocks — They turned their CEO into their Chief Investment Officer (and gave him a whole lotta cash).And the # of job applications with take-home assignments is up 87% since 2019 — More companies are making you work… before you start work.$GME $SBUX $MCDSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
8 Joulu 202321min
👸 “T-Swift IPO” — Taylor’s Person of the Year. Red Lobster’s shrimp-tastrophy. COP28’s world-saving ratio.
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 Taylor could IPO. Red Lobster offered endless shrimp for $20… and lost a ton of money because of it — So we jumped into the psychology of the Freebie.And the biggest climate conference of the year, COP28, just highlighted a critical number — We have the ratio that saves the world.$SWFT $ERAS $1989Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
7 Joulu 202322min
