Are AI Companions a Threat to Toys? & The Kidult Economy is Booming
Episode 724: Neal and Toby talk with James Zahn, the editor-in-chief of The Toy Book, aka @therockfather, to dive deep into the toy industry as the holiday becomes the busiest time of the year for the...
28 Nov 202529min
The Busiest Holiday Travel Weekend in 15 Years & 80 Million Pounds of Cranberries
Episode 723: Happy Thanksgiving! Neal and Toby sit down and take you through Thanksgiving Day. Starting off with travel, why Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy wants to bring respect back to trave...
27 Nov 202531min
Sellers Are Ripping Homes Off the Market & AI Slop is Taking Over Thanksgiving
Episode 722: Neal and Toby discuss the delisting phenomenon plaguing the housing market as sellers would rather take them off than lowering the price. Also, Google seems to have put a crack in Nvidia’...
26 Nov 202527min
X’s Location Feature Stirs Uproar & Novo Nordisk Tanks After Failed Alzheimer’s Trial
Episode 721: Neal and Toby chat about X’s new location transparency feature that has opened up a can of worms as some of the most divisive accounts on US politics aren’t actually from the US. Then, No...
25 Nov 202528min
Google's AI Leapfrogs its Rivals & Trump-Mamdani Tackle Affordability?
Episode 720: Neal and Toby talk about Google’s string of recent wins that resulted in its market value surpassing Microsoft. Then, America’s affordability crisis seemed to be the one thing in common b...
24 Nov 202527min
Walmart Cashes In on Affordability Crisis & Critics Warn Against AI Toys
Episode 719: Neal and Toby talk about the latest jobs report…that reports September numbers? That’s because of the government shutdown. And it’s a mixed bag, of course. Then, Walmart, America’s larges...
21 Nov 202526min
Nvidia Calms AI Bubble Fears & Target Nearing Rock Bottom?
Episode 718: Neal and Toby dive into Nvidia’s Q3 earnings that topped expectations while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated his confidence in AI. Then, Target reports another stinker of a quarter causing man...
20 Nov 202528min
Meta Ruled Not a Monopoly & “Baby Shark” Company Goes Public
Episode 717: Neal and Toby discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s big win against the government as a federal judge says Meta does not hold monopoly power in today’s social media landscape. A big loss for the FTC....
19 Nov 202528min
