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🐣 Peeps: A Backroom Marshmallow Mystery
Episode 1427
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Roscoe Rodda was in the fight of his life. His candy factory was rig…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
👪 “Nepo-preneurs” — Family biz boom. Twinkies’ 4/20 munchies trade. China’s rare earth embargo.
Episode 1426
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 th…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
📕 “Hedge Fund University” — Harvard’s $2B battle. Coachella’s Payment Plans. Netflix’s $1 trillion plan.
Episode 1425
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 …
9 months ago
🤔 “China’s Factory Revolt” — Trade war moves to TikTok. Moleskine’s Gen Z board. Meta’s FTC lawsuit.
Episode 1424
Chinese factories are retaliating in the trade war… with TikTok videos exposing $5 Lulu pants.
Moleskine’s journals are thriving despite the digital a…
9 months ago
👜 “Louis VuiTexas” — LVMH’s Made in America fail. Dubai Chocolate’s virality. iExports > iPhones.
Episode 1423
Louis Vuitton opened its 1st Texas factory 6 years ago… but we’ll explain why it’s failing (#FooeyVuitton).
Dubai Chocolate went viral 17 months ago… …
9 months ago
🍑 “Colonoscopy Stock Market” — BTS trade war drama. Versace’s Prada acquisition. A Colon econ lesson.
Episode 1422
Yesterday we covered the trade war pause… today the behind-the-scenes Trump drama.
Versace was just sold to its Italian cousin Prada at ½ price… becau…
9 months ago
💨 “Gone in 60 tariffs” — Trade War Pause. The Masters’ menu strategy. Harry’s mammoth IPO.
Episode 1421
Trump paused most tariffs, except for 1: USA vs China… Who will win the isolation game?
The Masters golf tourney begins today… but the real strategy i…
9 months ago
🐺 “Dire Wolf of Wall Street” — Colossal’s 1st de-extinction. ThredUp’s tariff win. Shopify’s mandatory AI.
Episode 1420
Colossal brought the Dire Wolf back from extinction… by using a strategy from Hollywood.
The #1 winner of the Trade War? ThredUp… The second-hand clot…
9 months, 1 week ago
🎢 “Buy the Dip?” — Or sell the dip? Artipope’s $3,800 baby carrier. Ford’s patriot discount.
Episode 1419
Should you buy the stock dip?... The best way to decide is with our stock Time Machine.
Artipope just unveiled a $4,000 baby carrier… because the best…
9 months, 1 week ago
🌎 “Pan-cession” — Global recession risk. Chipotle’s tariff-free avocado. Clocking out at 4:39pm.
Episode 1418
Stocks fell 10% Thurs/Fri, now this trade war could trigger a global recession… a “Pan-cession.”
Chipotle went on a 7-year journey to find a tariff-fr…
9 months, 1 week ago