Welcome to Episode 69 of Pelo Buddy TV, an unofficial Peloton podcast & Peloton news show. This week we cover the following topics:
- John Foley has stepped down as Peloton CEO, and is being replaced by Barry McCarthy
- 2,800 Peloton employees were laid off.
- The Peloton Output Factory will be closed & sold.
- Peloton will rely more on third party partners, like XPO, for shipping.
- Barry McCarthy wrote a letter introducing himself to the Peloton team.
- Several lists have been started for the laid off Peloton employees who are now looking for jobs.
- Amazon and Nike were rumored to be considering potential acquisition offers of Peloton.
- The new Peloton Guide strength device will be released on April 5th.
- The Peloton Lanebreak video game is set to be released “soon”
- You can now search for specific artists, and class titles, on the Peloton website.
- Jess Sims & Usain Bolt were working on a special Peloton project this week.
- Peloton held a final Verzuz artist series class, featuring highlights from all the Verzuz battles.
- There was also a special ride, run, and strength class featuring Swizz Beatz.
- There is likely A Tribe Called Quest Peloton artist series next week.
- Alex Toussaint will play in the NBA All-Star celebrity game on Friday.
- Shape has a new interview with Adrian Williams.
- Self has an interview with Robin Arzon.
- Peloton’s Head of Industrial Design talks about designing the Bike+
- John & Amanda share their class picks of the week.
You can find links to full articles on each of these topics from the episode page here: https://www.pelobuddy.com/pelo-buddy-tv-episode-69/
The show is also available via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeloBuddy