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 ritua

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February 17, 2025 The Best Idea Yet 🐂 Oregon Trail: Tricking Kids into Liking School Since 1971
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Pop quiz: What’s the longest-running video game in history? It’s not Pac-Man or Donkey Kong or even Pong… it’s The Oregon Trail. A true pioneer (and we don’t just mean the ones in the covered wagons), the Oregon Trail has sold more than 65 million copies (that’s more than the Beatles’ White Album) and it spawned an “edu-tainment” industry now worth over $6B. But this wholesome game was created by three Minnesota student teachers, without a single thought towards making money… which is exactly why Oregon Trail made so much of it. Find out why this iconic game is a textbook MVP (Minimum Viable Product)… how an acquisition by Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful” almost led to a collab with Barbie… and why the Oregon Trail is 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 brought them to life.

Episodes drop every Tuesday, subscribe here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/
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February 14, 2025 🥤 “Vending Machine-Gate” — Poppi vs Olipop. NY’s Texas Stock Exchange. Netflix’s podcast move.
Poppi & Olipop’s rival sodas are the biggest drama in biz… because of $25K vending machines.
Texas gets its 2nd new stock exchange in a year… The New York Stock Exchange is goin’ South-By-Southwest.
Netflix is looking into launching podcasts… because there’s nothing hotter than a habit.
Plus, Ikea just got into dating… it’s “Mattress Matchmaking.”

$NFLX $SPOT $NYSE

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food ice cream 🍦. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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February 13, 2025 🍺 “Local Lite”— Kelce Bros’ light beer bet. Elf Beauty’s “Dicks”. BuzzFeed’s 1st social media app.
The 1 alcohol surging right now? Local Light Beer… driven by Millennial dads #Dadlennials.
BuzzFeed’s launching a new social media app… because it’s fighting “S.N.A.R.F.”
Elf Beauty says there are “So Many Dicks”... and it’s a lesson on customer engagement.
Plus, Donut Bouquets? Sushi Bouquets? Lego Bouquets? The big new Valentine’s trend is “Faux-quets.”

$ELF $BZFD $BUD

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of 🍦Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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22min
February 12, 2025 🏎️ “Bieber’s blacklisted” — Ferrari’s rules of ownership. Coca-Cola’s Fairlife milk. DOGE vs. CFPB.
If you customize a Ferrari, they won’t let you buy another… even if you’re Justin Beiber.
Coca-Cola’s biggest acquisition ever is Fairlife… because milk is having a moment.
DOGE is targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… so we’re look at trim-cuts vs buzz-cuts.
Plus, we wrote a heartbroken love poem ahead of Valentine’s Day… to Peloton.

$RACE $KO $PTON

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food 🍦. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
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22min
February 11, 2025 🟠 “Penny RIP” — End of the Penny. Dunkin’s diss track. T-Mobile’s dead-zone killer.
Trump is canceling the US penny… because our cheapest coin is our most expensive.
The biggest diss track in the SB wasn’t Kendrick Lamar… it was from advertisers.
SpaceX and T-Mobile just shockingly teamed up… to kill the cell phone dead-zone.
Plus, the untold origin story of Ben & Jerry’s… and their most disruptive flavor: Phish Food.

$SBUX $TMUS $T

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Ben & Jerry’s 🍦. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
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23min
February 10, 2025 💡 “Ideas = Currency” — TED Talks’ CEO audition. Costco’s girl math. ‘Musking’ the US Gov’t.
TED Talks needs a new CEO… but TED is actually the deepest media biz we’ve ever seen.
Elon’s mission to disrupt the government hit a new level, that requires a new term… “Musking.”
Costco is now paying workers 2x the average… it’s the cost that pays for itself.
Plus, a record 22M Americans called in sick today (got a case of the Super Bowl Mondays).

$COST $WMT $SPY

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly 🎩. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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23min
February 07, 2025 🏈 “The Super Bowl Pod” — Kendrick’s $0 Halftime Show. Wilson’s football monopoly. The Curse of the Commercial.
Dirty secret of the Super Bowl halftime show… The show costs $50M, but the performer gets paid $0.
Wilson makes all of the NFL’s football’s… and their factory in Ohio is freaky.
The Curse of the Super Bowl Commercial is real… and it’s coming for AI.
Plus, one basketball coach trademarked the term “Three-peat”... and could make millions if the Chiefs win.

$AAPL $AS $SPOT

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly 🎩. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks
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23min
February 06, 2025 👵🏻 “Betty White Bump” — The Best Super Bowl ad ever. Waffle House’s egg fee. Shein’s tariff trauma.
The #1 Super Bowl ad? Snickers in 2010… because Snickers acted like a Freudian therapist.
Waffle House is charging a 50-cent-per-egg fee… but we tell ya who to blame for Egg-flation is.
New tariffs just hit Shein and Temu… hand it can all be explained with Barbie dolls.
Plus, the newest job in America is “TikTok Coach”... because there is an “i” in “viral.”

$CALM $MAT $SPY

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: “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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

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

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23min
February 05, 2025 🙈 “1 year without shopping” — The No-Buy-2025 trend. Chick-fil-A’s champagne drive-thru. Spotify’s Spice Girls monopoly.
“No Buy 2025” is like “Dry January”… But instead of no alcohol, it’s no shopping.
Spotify hit all-time high after its 1st full-year profit… because it found musical monopoly.
Chick-fil-A’s drive-thru is #1 thanks to military-like precision... Drones, game-tape, & champagne.
Plus, the Philadelphia Eagles linemen are the largest in history… and the most profitable.

$SPOT $AAPL

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly 🎩. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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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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22min
February 04, 2025 🥞 “Maple Syrup Mayhem” — Trade War’s wild 24 hours. Robinhood’s Super Bowl bet. Levi’s Baggy Secret.
The first 24 hours of Trade War II were wild… We’re breaking down the surprise tariff deals with Mexico and Canada.
Robinhood is the top stock since Election Day... and now you can bet on the Super Bowl.
How did Levi identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before anyone?... A secret deal with Google.

$LEVI $GOOG $SPY $HOOD

Monopoly 🎩 Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly. A capitalist game invented by a communist. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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