The Best One Yet

By Nick & Jack Studios

Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. ... more

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April 29, 2025 👶 “End the $1K Baby Tax” — Tariffs crush strollers. Star Wars’ epic re-release. UNC’s D1 ath-fluencer class.
The trade war inadvertently created a $1K Baby Tax… So we predict a “family exemption.”
Star Wars re-released Ep 3, bringing in $42M this weekend… Re-releases can save theaters.
UNC is teaching athletes how to become D1 Influencers… The key: “you don’t have to dance.”
Plus, the untold origin story of… the Frappuccino (spoiler: Starbucks acquired it)

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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April 28, 2025 🧊 “$17 per cube” — Glacial Ice startups. Bezos’ $20k electric car. California = 4th Biggest Economy.
Jeff Bezos’ secret electric car launched… It’s $20k, anti-Tesla, and inspired by the Amish.
100,000 year old glacier ice is being used in Dubai nightclubs… selling for $60/cube.
California passed Japan to be the 4th biggest economy in the world… we’ll tell ya how.
Plus, the latest recession signal is the “Brown Bag Indicator”... Leftover lunch is an econ warning.

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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April 25, 2025 🕯️ “Everyone’s watching it” — Conclave’s Pope pop. Uber’s robo-VW-hippie-van taxi. The Great Capitalist Pause.
Since the Pope passed, streaming of “Conclave” is up 3,200%... It’s the power of Shelf IP.
Uber & VW just hooked up for robo-hippie-van taxis… It captures Uber’s Switzerland Strategy.
Every company’s put their investment plans on ice… We call it the Great Capitalist Pause.
Plus, Starbucks bought 200,000 Sharpies… now its new CEO wants a doodle on every cup.

$UBER $VWAGY $AMZN $NFLX

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

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April 24, 2025 💪 “Peak Protein” — Kardashians’ protein popcorn. Trump’s empty-shelf warning. Trailer Parks’ Millennial moment.
Trump’s de-escalating his trade war with China… because of a warning about “empty shelves”.
Kardashian protein popcorn?... In the Ozempi-conomy, protein brands are the top food trend.
The hottest area of the housing market is… trailer parks. We found 3 ways to invest.
Plus, the untold origin story of… The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… TMNT 🐢

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

—-----------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

GET ON THE POD:
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April 23, 2025 🎩 “Cheat on Anything” — Cluely’s cheating app. Home Depot’s secret garden. The Fed’s Batman independence.
Cluely’s founders got suspended for building an AI cheating app… but now it’s venture backed.
Home Depot’s biggest division will shock you… it’s their $20B/year secret garden.
President Trump tanked markets Monday for threatening to fire the Fed… so we explained central bank’s independence with a superhero.
Plus, using “please” and “thank you” in ChatGPT is costing the company tens-of-millions of dollars…

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Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… The Ninja Turtles 🐢

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

—-----------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

GET ON THE POD:
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April 22, 2025Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY
How do you get someone to learn everyday? Make it addictive… in a good way. Luis von Ahn has mastered engagement with Duolingo, transforming it into the largest education app on earth with over 40M daily users.

And in our exclusive interview, Duolingo CEO announces the next product: Chess.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

Why the CEO (proudly) calls Duolingo “addictive”
Why he will never open an office in Silicon Valley
The psychology behind push notifications, streaks, and the unhinged owl
Duolingo’s viral super bowl commercial (aka “The Growing Butt”)
Using fire to fire fight in the fight against social media
“If it’s not fun, it won’t work”
Why “screen-time” isn’t a problem — it’s inevitable
Why artists will beat nerds in the age of AI
How millionaires on Duolingo subsidize migrants
Why Duolingo employees didn’t want to make money (at first)

Watch the extended version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod

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April 21, 2025 🧾 “wtf is that?” — Say Hello to Tariff Fees. Costco’s 1st beer dupe. Return of the Mascots.
You’re about to see “Tariff Fee” on your receipts… But the phrasing is about to get political.
Companies are embracing mascots again … Jake From State Farm just beat the Kardashians.
Costco’s one weakness? It’s never successfully sold a Kirkland beer… until now.
Plus, we’ve got Duolingo’s CEO on tomorrow’s pod… and he’s announcing something big.

$COST $MCD $DUO $SPY

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… the Super Soaker 🔫

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

—-----------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

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April 18, 2025 🐣 Peeps: A Backroom Marshmallow Mystery
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Roscoe Rodda was in the fight of his life. His candy factory was right down the road from Milton Hershey’s—yes, THAT Hershey’s—and he needed to set himself apart. So Roscoe embraced a single holiday to get the competitive confectionery edge: Easter. Chocolate eggs, jellybeans… and a secret treat painstakingly sculpted behind closed doors: a marshmallow chick with inquisitive waxy black eyes. These chicks circulated in obscurity until a Navy engineer-turned- candymaker molded them into a squishy, sugary phenomenon. (Today, 1.5 billion Peeps are eaten worldwide, just during Easter alone.) Find out how Peeps went from secretive snack to Easter GOAT—and why some people love ‘em, some hate ‘em, but everyone loves exploding them in the microwave. Here’s why Peeps are the best idea yet.

Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet for the untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — and the bold risk takers who made them go viral.

Episodes drop every Tuesday, listen here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/
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April 17, 2025 👪 “Nepo-preneurs” — Family biz boom. Twinkies’ 4/20 munchies trade. China’s rare earth embargo.
Twinkie is embracing 4/20 with Munchies Mobiles... because the US economy is now PG-13.
China just stopped selling us Rare Earth Metals… We call it the Acupuncture Needle Strategy.
Say hello to “Nepo-preneurs”… Because kids joining family businesses just surged 13%.
Plus, the top way to reduce stress at work? Playing Tetris…

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Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… the Super Soaker 🔫

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

—-----------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

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April 16, 2025 📕 “Hedge Fund University” — Harvard’s $2B battle. Coachella’s Pay-Now-Party-Later. Netflix’s Dr. Evil plan.
Harvard is taking on the Trump admin for $2B… so we looked at the Economics of Endowments.
60% of Coachella ticket sales were payment plans… it’s not buy-now-pay-later, it’s
pay-now-party-later.
Netflix thinks it’s recession-proof… So its new internal goal? Hit $1 trillion Dollars.
Plus, what’s the most forgetful day of the year?... Uber’s Lost & Found data just told us

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Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

—-----------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.

GET ON THE POD:
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FOR MORE NICK & JACK:
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Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
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