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EMERGENCY POD! Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO | E1618


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Bob Iger is BACK as Disney CEO, and Bob Chapek has left the company! First, Jason and Molly break down how we got here (11:49) before Lon Harris joins to go deeper on Chapek's missteps and join in on some speculation and predictions for Iger's second stint as CEO! (23:25) 

(0:00) J+M tee up today's EMERGENCY POD!

(1:40) Jason and Molly catch up on some wild news from the weekend: Elizabeth Holmes's sentencing, crypto contagion, and more!

(10:21) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist 

(11:49) Bob Iger is back as Disney CEO as Bob Chapek steps down, Molly's Chapek intuition

(21:56) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist

(23:25) Streaming expert Lon Harris joins to break down where Chapek went wrong as Disney CEO

(32:59) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://supergut.com 

(34:30) More Chapek missteps, how he could have handled things differently, theories/predictions on Iger's next big swing

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