Today, Dee and Anand discuss Microsoft's possible $10B investment in OpenAI/ ChatGPT, Bed Bath & Beyond's store closings, California's egg shortage, Airbnb's most profitable cities, sneaker sales' global decline, Coachella's 2023 lineup, public transit's decline, and Kevin McCarthy's road to Speaker.

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• Microsoft x OpenAI = Match made in heaven. (1:43) 
• Retail Joe has left the building. (13:55) 
• The most profitable markets for Airbnb's. (22:03) 
• The global sneaker decline. (25:23) 
• The Coachella lineup has arrived! (27:55) 
• The perfect storm for decreased public transit usage. (33:33) 
• The NCAA doesn’t know how to handle NIL. (36:43) 
• Kevin McCarthy’s power grab. (39:51) 
• Group Chat Annoucements. (44:56) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs. (47:13) 

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• Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT 
• Microsoft looking at a $10B investment into OpenAI - Trung Phan on Twitter 
• Bed Bath & Beyond closing 62 stores, holding liquidation sales 
• $7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find — Los Angeles Times 
• The most profitable locations for Airbnb's - John Pompliano on Twitter 
• Global Sneaker Sales Decline, Signaling Market Downturn 
• Coachella on Instagram: "Ugh was stuck in drafts  
• Public Transit Goes Off the Rails With Fewer Riders, Dwindling Cash, Rising Crime 
• Why back-to-back titles are just the start of a Georgia dynasty 
• How a Tense Late-Night Push Finally Won Kevin McCarthy the Speaker’s Gavel 
• U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledges to tackle immigration, 'woke' education policies and IRS funding 
• Chatty Kathy Club: Launch Date & Whitelist Signup 

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Tonight, Drama, Dee, and Anand discuss Amazon's layoffs, Goldman Sachs' layoffs, 2022's holiday returns, Airlines' point-tightening, Prince Harry's criticism, and Andrew Tate's hospitalization.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Treat Joe Rogan episodes like a show. (1:41) 
• Tinder’s HOT! (4:32) 
• Is the CCP throttling Group Chat? (6:27) 
• EVERYBODY’S getting laid off! (23:15) 
• Bed Bath & Beyond’s rough few years. (32:17) 
• The fundamental challenge with e-commerce. (36:10) 
• Points are stupid. (41:25) 
• What’s wrong with Prince Harry? (48:35) 
• Do you know who Andrew Tate is? (1:00:17) 
• Group Chat Annoucements. (1:08:42) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs. (1:09:26) 
• A chance for unity. (1:13:51) 

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• Amazon layoffs will top 18K, many in retail 
• Goldman to Cut About 3,200 Jobs This Week After Cost Review 
• Bed Bath & Beyond warns it could file for bankruptcy 
• Holiday returns rise 57% from 2021: report 
• Everyone's elite, but not for long. Airlines make travel perks harder to earn this year 
• Prince Harry criticized by UK military figures -- and Taliban -- after claiming he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan 
• Andrew Tate or brother Tristan 'taken to hospital' 
• This Week in Startups: Logan Paul & CryptoZoo’s alleged scam breakdown with Coffeezilla + Ok Boomer with Em Herrera | E1652 
• U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledges to tackle immigration, 'woke' education policies and IRS funding 

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Today, Drama, Dee, and Anand discuss their 2022 Winners and Losers, and their 2023 predictions.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Biggest cultural winner of 2022. (6:50)
• Biggest business winner of 2022. (21:28)
• Biggest loser of 2022. (25:52)
• Biggest business loser of 2022. (33:59)
• Biggest individual winner of 2022. (42:09)
• Biggest individual loser of 2022. (52:32)
• Predictions for the stock market in 2023. (57:50)
• Predictions for crypto in 2023. (1:02:10)
• Predictions for biggest industry/business winner of 2023. (1:03:35)
• Predictions for biggest industry/business loser of 2023. (1:07:30)
• Predictions for biggest comeback story of 2023. (1:10:30)
• Predictions for biggest fall from grace in 2023. (1:13:38)
• Rapid fire predictions for 2023. (1:16:05)

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• Live updates: McCarthy's bid for speaker of the House enters third day
• Microsoft is reportedly integrating ChatGPT's technology into Bing
• Bad Bunny, AP Dhillon, Taylor Swift — artists who dominated 2022 

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Today, Dee and Anand discuss their new year's weekend, Tesla's stock dip, SBF's "not guilty" plea, Dubai's alcohol tax, Blackstone's Breit fund, Shopify's new enterprise customers, Shopify's time-saving rule, 2023's copyright releases, 2022's top telecasts, and Damar Hamlin's collapse.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Grammatically correct. (0:57) 
• Happy New Year! (4:05) 
• What’s your parenting style? (13:23) 
• Tesla investors DON’T care. (21:10) 
• SBF’s political clout is UNBELIEVABLE! (28:41) 
• Dubai’s HUGE cultural shift. (37:01) 
• There is NO shake in confidence in US real estate. (44:42) 
• Shopify’s badge of honor. (48:04) 
• Are large meetings pointless? (52:57) 
• Copyright rules. (54:40) 
• NBA and NFL’s MASSIVE Christmas Day ratings. (56:48) 
• Prayers for Damar Hamlin. (59:38) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs! (1:08:25) 

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• Tesla shares tumble more than 10% following deliveries report 
• Tesla’s Sales Miss Puts Spotlight on Margins 
• Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty As Trial Set for October 
• Dubai nixes its 30% alcohol tax in a bid to attract more tourism 
• A key point of the big new Breit investment. - Antoine Gara on Twitter 
• Supreme Has Switched Over to Shopify 
• This Company Is Canceling All Meetings With More Than Two Employees To Free Up Workers’ Time 
• Column: These historic works are coming free from copyright. Why did it take so long? 
• NBA and NFL Christmas Day viewership - Front Office Sports on Twitter 
• Top 100 Telecasts of 2022: ‘Yellowstone’ Rules, Oscars Recover, NFL Dominates and Amazon Makes History 
• NFL says no decision made yet on possible resumption of Bills-Bengals game after Damar Hamlin collapse 

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Today, Dee & Anand discuss Dee's courtside Lakers appearance, Southwest's canceled flights, China's reopening, holiday sales' increase, home prices' decline, and Tesla's stock freefall.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? (1:14) 
• Does Southwest need to be fined? (13:49) 
• What China’s reopening means for the rest of the world. (26:22) 
• The American consumer loves to spend. (36:01) 
• Home prices are falling off a cliff! (41:32) 
• Tesla’s stock death spiral. (53:00) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs! (1:05:18) 

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• Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours in a 'full-blown meltdown' 
• Asia markets rise as China says it will end quarantine for inbound travelers 
• Holiday sales are up 7.6% despite inflation, but spending changes 
• Home prices fell for fourth straight month in October amid Fed rate hikes 
• Not much left before Elon gets margin called & the stock goes into a death spiral - William LeGate on Twitter 
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Today, the whole gang discusses the upcoming holiday break, the US economy's macro effects, Citadel's record quarter, SBF's release on bail, NFL Sunday Ticket's new home, and this week's Winners, Losers, and Content.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• A Group Chat Christmas break rant. (2:00) 
• There is NO recession for the average consumer. (15:34) 
• Citadel’s win/win strategy. (22:23) 
• Where did this guy get $250 million dollars?! (30:58) 
• NFL Sunday Ticket’s new home. (40:10) 
• Winners, Losers, and Content. (52:13) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs. (1:15:09) 

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• U.S. economy grew at revised 3.2% rate in third quarter 
• Citadel, Other Hedge-Fund Winners in 2022 to Return Some Profits to Clients 
• Sam Bankman-Fried to Be Released on $250 Million Bond 
• NFL 'Sunday Ticket' headed to YouTube beginning next season 
• Business Breakdowns: The National Football League   
• Robert Kraft invites Patriots fan to New England after video of him getting mocked following loss goes viral 
• Tesla, GM Among Car Makers Facing Senate Inquiry Into Possible Links to Uyghur Forced Labor 
• Elon Musk says he will not sell more Tesla stock for about two years 
• FIFA investigating bizarre World Cup incident with Salt Bae 
• Congress' 11th-hour $1.7 trillion 'omnibus' spending bill 
• David Goggins Book: The Biography of David Goggins 

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Today, Dee and Anand discuss Anand’s Thailand trip, Elon’s Tesla and Twitter problem, Mat Ishbia’s purchase of the Phoenix Suns, FedEx’s earnings, Nike’s earnings, FTX’s located cash, and O.J. Simpson’s latest interview.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Anand’s Thailand wedding vacation. (0:52) 
• Has the Twitter experiment ruined Elon’s career? (10:54) 
• The NBA now has its youngest owner. (23:55) 
• Will having kids at 45 become the new normal? (31:15) 
• Ad Break: Man Crates. (41:24) 
• A discussion on FedEx and Nike’s latest earnings report. (43:42) 
• Good news if you’re an investor in FTX! (53:28) 
• The Full-Send Podcast has balls! (55:21) 

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• I know people love $TSLA but there is significantly more downside when people realize this is just an auto company... - Squawk Box on Twitter 
• Mat Ishbia is purchasing the Phoenix Suns for $4 billion. He'll instantly become the NBA's youngest owner (42). - Joe Pompliano on Twitter 
• Former Michigan State walk-on buys Phoenix Suns, Mercury for nearly $4 billion — USA TODAY 
• Visit Man Crates for an exclusive offer for Group Chat Listeners! **Code GROUPCHAT20 at checkout for 20% off** 
• FedEx earnings sink as soft demand persists 
• Nike Q2 Earnings 
• FTX new management says the company has located over $1 billion in assets, including $720 million in cash. - Watcher.Guru on Twitter 
• O.J. Simpson denies conspiracy theory that he’s Khloe Kardashian’s biological father - Pop Base on Twitter 

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Tonight, Drama and Anand discuss Christmas' rollout, Argentina's World Cup win, Twitter's suspension backlash, Salesforce's low productivity, 'porch pirates' $20 billion industry, global traveling's decline, Trump's NFTs, and San Bernardino's discussions to secede.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Santa’s a scam! (2:03) 
• The power of sports. (17:28) 
• Should Elon step down as the head of Twitter? (27:33) 
• The Salesforce ‘stir’. (39:43) 
• Steal some packages. (46:40) 
• Get out there and travel! (52:39) 
• What’s a Trump NFT worth? (54:34) 
• San Bernardino is not happy with the state of California. (58:14) 

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• Los Angeles Holiday Experience & Christmas Lights Event - Holiday Road 
• Argentina wins incredible World Cup final in a shootout with France 
• Twitter says it will no longer allow 'free promotion' of other social media platforms 
• Marc Benioff tells Salesforce workers that new employees are 'facing lower productivity' 
• ‘Porch pirates’ stole an estimated 260 million packages in the last year. How to prevent theft on your doorstep 
• The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll 'never travel' again 
• Donald Trump NFT Collection Sells Out, Price Surges 
• “California needs to do a better job”: San Bernardino will study seceding after voters' OK — Los Angeles Times 

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Today, Drama and Dee discuss TikTok's congressional problems, the Fed's hope for a soft landing, Netflix's stock dip, Allegiant Stadium's concert success, tWitch's death, and this week's Winners, Losers, and Content.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• You can’t go wrong when you’re right! (2:15) 
• VPN business is about to EXPLODE! (17:50) 
• Will the Fed get its soft landing? (24:44) 
• Netflix’s tough sell. (32:26) 
• These concert stadiums are printing money! (38:00) 
• RIP Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss. (48:00) 
• Winners, Losers, and Content. (52:58) 

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• Senate passes legislation to ban TikTok from US government devices 
• Fed Raises Rate by 0.5 Percentage Point, Signals More Increases Likely 
• November retail sales up 4.5% as consumers stay somewhat resilient 
• Netflix Stock Tumbles on Report Ad Tier Is Off to Slower-Than-Expected Start 
• Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium World's Top Stadium Concert Venue 
• Stephen Boss' wife said they did not fight before his suicide 
• Former US President Donald Trump launches $99 NFT collection 
• FTX spokesman Kevin O'Leary says he lost $15 million crypto payday 
• Watch The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 
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Today, Dee and Anand discuss Anand's Sunday take, Elon's Chappelle appearance, S&P 500's response to the CPI report, SBF's arrest, SBA's PPP fraud estimates, used cars' prices, Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, and TikTok's possible demise.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Is Anand a liberal snowflake? (1:36) 
• Boos or cheers? (11:30) 
• Inflation is still pretty high. (21:14) 
• Scary news for private tech companies in the growth stage. (26:59) 
• SBF arrested! (36:27) 
• The PPP fraud. (41:48) 
• There is more pain coming to the used car markets. (46:38) 
• ‘Vaccine’ needs to be rebranded. (50:32) 
• Is the TikTok ban in the U.S. happening?! (57:19) 

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• Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show amid Twitter anger 
• Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world 
• U.S. Inflation Eased in November, CPI Report Shows 
• Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Horizon Therapeutics, Coupa Software, Weber and more 
• Sam Bankman-Fried criminal charges unsealed: Conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering 
• WTAF??  After the dust settled it was calculated that the PPP program saved a total of 2.3M jobs at a cost of $286k per job. - Levi on Twitter 
• Used car prices are down 3.3% from a year ago — but still 'grossly inflated,' auto expert says. Here's where to find deals 
• Moderna’s mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Preliminary Study 
• Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill that aims to ban TikTok in the U.S. 

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