We chat with Harry Koeppel - Blue Hill alum, kitchen wiz kid and current analyst at Figure 8 - about his culinary journey from the kitchen to the great beyond, the wonders of fermented beverages, culinary school, getting a business off the ground, the exciting things happening at Figure 8 right now and his philosophy on life.

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We chat about the SEC and our boy Gary Gensler, Bitcoin ETFs, Boeing’s foibles, tento’s 2024 pipeline, Mickey Mouse in the wild world of public domain, the Safdie Brothers parting ways, the housing market, the Magnificent Seven’s dominance, the Jimmy Kimmel Aaron Rodgers spat and the very cool Google Trends Trends Time Capsule.

We chat with Whitney Leak, investment and financial freedom advocate, about her time with Factora Wealth, trying to take 1 million women to $1M in net worth, jumping off the corporate ladder, digital nomad life, finding your community, retirement mindset and not taking things too seriously. 

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We chat about tento making moves with Fox Ordering, Section 179, Q4 tips and tricks, Experian and Travis Kelce, T-swift (again), Birkenstock’s IPO, private capital, China’s EV Boom, World Series, Miami, The Sphere, SNL, Pete Davidson, Alyssa Naken, Jessie Ware, Weyes Blood and G2’s music.

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Griffin Robillard - In Good Taste

We chat with Victor Rodriguez, founder of LA-based Doom Rehab about what it takes to rehabilitate the sorest clients while getting your business up and running, Classpass, expanding, market competition, hiring young talent and the power of failure. 

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We chat about getting burned at burning man, NYC's new Airbnb regulations, the Super Bowl, the future of Bud Lite, a Summer of Suits, One Piece, martinis, The Walkmen, 3 Amigos, Martin Short, Alex G and Alvvays in Prospect Park, Dougie Poole, Film Forum and launching this podcast.

We chat with Rachel and Justin Karcich of L.A. jewelry brand, RG, about building a brand from the ground up, the entrepreneurial learning curve, Shopify's dominance, working with family, and T-Swift.

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This episode, we talk about we talk about Liquid Death’s $700M valuation, Hollywood strikes, Barbenheimer, Netflix betting right for once, new Roisin Murphy and Olivia Rodrigo, Midnight Cowboy, Threads, Wimbledon, Sirius XM’s unrelenting marketing tactics, Asteroid City, Powerball, The Bear Season 2 and the comfort of Suits.

Referenced:

Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic

https://ftp.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9781250829498

After “Barbie,” Mattel Is Raiding Its Entire Toybox

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/after-barbie-mattel-is-raiding-its-entire-toybox

This week we talk about Goldman Sachs and its disc jockey CEO, a crackdown on crypto from the SEC, BlackRock doing what it does privately but now publicly, the Zuck Truck v. Musk Showdown, the US Open, Alka Seltzer and I Think You Should Leave.

Have show ideas? Topics you want us to cover? Constructive criticism? Hit us up at [email protected]. Stick around for our next episode dropping after the holiday.

One Griffin takes another trip around the sun and celebrates with a 10/10 weekend. The other gets a haircut and gets caught in the rain. In this ep, we chat about Apple Vision Pro's doomsday goggles, Reddit protests, Messi joining Inter Miami, the PGA LIV merger, The Idol, new Wes Anderson, Injury Law billboards, LCD Soundsystem and monetizing an idiom helpline. Brought to you by tento: API-driven lending, right on your Saas platform.