Best The Bump Class Podcasts (2025)

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PART 2 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped 20:55

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Who wouldn’t want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well — at the start of the 1950s, it seemed like no one did, at least not when Walt Disney pitched the idea. Sure, Walt had revolutionized animation with Steamboat Willie. And he'd had critical successes with cla…

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PART 1 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped 22:02

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Who wouldn’t want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well — at the start of the 1950s, it seemed like no one did, at least not when Walt Disney pitched the idea. Sure, Walt had revolutionized animation with Steamboat Willie. And he'd had critical successes with cla…

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Part 3: Class Roles & Battle Tactics | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 37:39

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As the party delves deeper into the dungeon, they encounter more dangerous creatures that want them gone! To survive, they’ll have to combine their characters’ unique strengths and work as a unified team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy geekandsundry

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🌵 “Party on the Playa” — Burning Man’s biz. Reading’s 40% drop. Intel’s Uncle Sam-vestment. + Vacation Update 22:56

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Burning Man is the biggest event for billionaires in the world… so why is it losing millions? The US Gov’t is getting 10% of Intel in exchange for taxpayer $$… Uncle Sam CEO? Pleasure reading is down 40% in 20 years #ReadingRecession… But Warren Buffett reads 182 books/year. Plus, the new restaurant trend… is a pregnancy-inducing hamburger. **And w…

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💆‍♀️ “AI-ahhhhhh” – Equinox’s AI masseuse. Robinhood’s QB sneak. Millennials’ tantrum tax. +9/9/9 Hot Dog strategy. 22:57

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Equinox is adding AI robot masseuses to 60 of their gym locations… and it’s actually good for the job market. Robinhood launched football betting predictions… It’s a sports betting QB sneak. Millennials are dropping up to $147K for 5 years of daycare… It’s the Childcare Tax. Plus, trying the “9-9-9 Challenge” this weekend?… 9 beers, 9 hotdogs, in 9…

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🥸 “Espionage Advertising” — Bilt’s comedy series. Taco Bell’s everything plan. Hertz’s Amazon deal. +Summer Song Recession. 22:43

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Taco Bell is launching a new thing every month… because instant gratification is a recipe. Hertz is the 2nd biggest car-seller in America… and now it’s on Amazon. Bilt does credit cards, but also a comedy series? … Roomies is an example of Espionage Advertising. Plus, there is no “Song of the Summer” for 2025… and we got the numbers to prove it. $Y…

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🪨 “Michelangelo Millionaire” — Italian Marble’s resurgence. Apple’s Pixar Lamp. 8 Sleep’s $1B not-mattress. 22:58

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Apple’s next big product is codenamed “Bubble”... And it’s inspired by the Pixar lamp logo. Italian Marble has never been more in demand… and never more of a family biz. 8 Sleep just raised $100M for a smart mattress cover… but can you capitalize sleep? Plus, the 1st ever Robot Olympics has a winner… Gold Medal for Bedmaking. $AAPL $SPY $TSLA Want …

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🍒 “$200 SmartBra” — Forme’s high-tech bra. Can’t buy house, buy crypto. Fast Casual’s bowl recession. 25:53

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Nick is back! And he recaps his health ordeal in the intro. Our 3 stories: A $200 posture-correcting bra?... It’s gone viral, and could be Apple’s next acquisition target. Why are Millennials buying crypto instead of homes?... Because nest eggs are stuck in Bitcoin. Chipotle, Cava, & Sweetgreen aren’t fast casual anymore, they’re slow… And the solu…

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Part 2: Combat & Skill Checks | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 46:33

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A mysterious map has brought the party to a foreboding dungeon, with danger lurking around every corner! Our players learn how to explore the ruin by performing skill checks, and then test their mettle in their very first combat encounter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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🥤“Unlimited Free Samples” — Poppi’s co-founder Allison Ellsworth interviews with TBOY 1:07:25

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Allison Ellsworth ditched the oil industry to fix her gut problems. After getting a check from Shark Tank, she launched Poppi with her husband and co-founder on Mar 3, 2020. 5 years later, she sold Poppi for $2B to Pepsi. In this episode, Allison will tell us… How a Texas oil gal pivoted to healthy soda Going on shark tank 9 months pregnant Why the…

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🫡 “Future-proof your career” — Corporate Natalie & Ross “Corp” Pomerantz interview Nick & Jack 1:01:40

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Follow the Demoted podcast here: https://direct.me/demoted “Workplace shenanigans with a side of career advice” — that’s the tagline for the Demoted Pod, which Nick and Jack were interviewed on this spring. We had an epic time exchanging banter with two of the finest office satirists on the internet. Ross and Natalie shower Nick and Jack with prais…

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🎤 “$TBOY Update” — Our 1st-ever earnings presentation, we share our strategy, metrics, and do a Q&A 21:24

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Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod We’re publishing the Q2 earnings presentation and Q&A of this show, The Best One Yet. It was the best part of our live show in Chicago, and it’s the perfect way to cap earnings season. Update on Nick The TBOY brand strategy Celebrating the wins Our numbers Our audience demographics Our marketing mo…

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🍎 “Teacher’s pet AI” — Alpha’s 1st AI school. Ford’s assembly tree. Chanel’s 250-page magazine. + GCal dating. 21:02

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The 1st school with AI doing the teaching is here… We looked at Alpha School’s curriculum. Ford is disrupting its best invention… Going from “Assembly Line” to “Assembly Tree.” Chanel just published a 250-page arts & culture magazine… Because legends never meme. How are college kids staying organized?... By scheduling everything on Google Calendar …

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🥊 “Fight Club” — Paramount’s $7.7B UFC deal. Nvidia’s export tax. Fazit’s $40M face glitter. + Instant Ramen. 21:51

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Paramount is paying $7.7 billion to stream the Ultimate Fighting Championship for 7 years… because 100 million Americans watch UFC. Nvidia & AMD will pay the US government 15% of their China sales… it’s training wheels for an AI tax. Taylor Swift wore Fazit’s face-glitter and sales surged to $40M… Because Fazit had a “Viral Emergency Kit.” The unto…

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Part 1: Character Creation & Introductions | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 48:26

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If you’ve always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons but weren’t sure where to start, answer the call to adventure with Starter Kit! Join veteran Dungeon Master Jason Charles Miller as he guides his celebrity players through creating characters and starting a quest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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🍣 “Miso Pilates” — Nobu’s hospitality empire. ChatGPT-5’s therapist. Crocs vs Stocks. +Labubu Raves. 22:47

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Michelin-star restaurant Nobu now has 42 hotels… and it’s got pilates studios too? ChatGPT-5 is being called the biggest development in AI history… the latest version is more therapist-like. The stock market has become split between 2 types of consumers… those who own crocs and those who own stocks. Plus, the hot new party is Labubu raves… (yep, la…

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👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “Bring a Friend” — Hinge’s double-date. Netflix’s fake K-Pop band. Golf’s profit puppy. 22:57

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The #1 movie on Netflix is also the #1 album on Spotify… K-Pop Demon Hunters reveals the #1 metric in media. Hinge is defying the dating app downturn… because women love double dates. Despite rainy summer weather, Titleist had its best Q ever… and golfballs are its Profit Puppies. Plus, we can officially crown the drink of the summer… The Spaghett.…

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🌴 “Nothing beats a…” — Jet2’s meme-of-the-summer. Uber’s Airbn-beating. The NFL’s ESPN hookup. Kevin = Cash. 22:51

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One obscure British airline is surging thanks to a TikTok meme… Jet2 is self-roasting. Uber stock is 2x higher than their IPO, while Airbnb’s is down… we found why one’s riding, one’s hiding. The NFL is buying 10% of ESPN from Disney… but Disney is living in Opposite Day. The most popular name on Wall Street (and Germany) right now is… Kevin. $JET2…

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🍌 “Dancers in the Outfield” — Savannah Bananas’ baseball disruptor. Palantir’s AI beliefs. ThredUp’s tariff win. +Hellman’s mayo wedding. 22:51

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ThredUp stock is up 600% this year… because Frugal Friendly Finance is winning the trade war. Palantir is named after LOTR, but is it Sauron or Frodo?… Either way, it’s stock is #1 this year. The Savannah Bananas’ baseball team is disrupting MLB… by doing stuff that doesn’t scale. Hellman’s Mayonnaise sponsored a wedding… (we cried) $PLTR $UL $TDUP…

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🀄👵 “Crazy Rich Aces” — Mahjong’s “GrannyCore” surge. Elon’s record bonus. NY Post’s Californiacation. Hennessey’s rap biz. 22:59

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The hot new networking opportunity… is playing a 200-year-old Chinese game: Mahjong. Tesla gave Elon the biggest bonus in human history… during the biggest drop in business history. The NY Post is expanding to California… but the iconic tabloid actually began with Alexander Hamilton. The untold origin story of… Hennessey Cognac. $TSLA $NWSA $LVMUY …

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Chapter Six: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor | Sagas of Sundry: Dread 39:20

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A book has been retrieved. But what's in the book? WHAT'S IN THE BOOK?!! Join our group of campers and find out now. Sagas of Sundry: Dread is an original macabre tale hosted by Ivan Van Norman where cast members Matthew Mercer, Satine Phoenix, Amy Vorpahl, Taliesin Jaffe, and Amy Dallen play a giant puzzle game to build the tension. You don't want…

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🤓 “Ivy League-ish” — Harvard’s profit puppy. eBay’s all-time-high. Trickle Down AI-nomics. IBO = Initial Baby Offering. 22:35

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Harvard’s biggest profit puppy? Executive Education… They’re stretching the Crimson to earn some cash. eBay stock is (shockingly) at an all-time high… Because eBay now tracks “enthusiasm” as an official metric. Microsoft is spending $120 billion this year on AI servers… with that $ it could buy all 30 NBA teams. Plus, we’ve got an IBO announcement……

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🐲 Pokémon: The Little Monsters that Played Their Cards Right 9:52

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ What do you get when you mix a passion for collecting bugs with an obsession for video games? For Satoshi Tajiri, the answer is the world's largest media franchise (over $92 billion revenue — more than Star Wars and Harry Potter combined). Tajiri dreamed up a new kind…

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🎯 “Find My Kid” — Skechers’ AirTag shoe. Figma’s designer IPO. Ford’s tariff tax. + Celsius’ Vodka surprise. 22:50

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Skechers launched the 1st shoe built for Apple AirTags… It’s the “Track My Kid Era.” Figma stock 3x’d for the biggest American IPO in 4 years… because everything is now design. It’s Tariff Deadline Day so we explain this huge trade war moment with 1 product… Ford Bronco. Plus, Celsius energy drink just issued a warning… they accidentally filled som…

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🐑 “MUGGs” — Man Uggs are surging. Ozempic’s inventor’s dilemma. The Fed’s Debbie Downer. Reese’s + Oreos. 20:43

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Uggs’ sales are surging thanks to men… And it’s not the only brand pulling off a gender pivot. Novo Nordisk stock is down 65%... because “inventing” something doesn’t mean “winning” it. The Federal Reserve made its interest rate decision… no change. We explain the Debbie Downer decision. Reese’s & Oreos just teamed up despite being rivals… Enemies …

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⛳ “He’s a 10 but…” — Tea’s red flag dating app. Quince’s $4.5B cashmere. Our 1st Transcontinental Railroad. Happy Gilmore’s cameo strategy. 22:25

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The #1 dating app right now also has the #1 drama… because Tea lets you rate dudes. The biggest deal of 2025? An $85B railroad deal… but it’s actually the 1st transcontinental train. Fashion brand Quince hit $4.5B for cashmere & caviar… but it’s really America’s Shein. Plus, Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2” has a wild growth hack… 60 celebrity cameos. $…

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🧑‍🚀 “Ryan Reynolds did the Astronomer Ad” — His secret ad agency. Ty Haney’s Outdoor Voices boomerang. Huuuuge Trade Deal Week. 22:59

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How did Gwyneth Paltrow appear in an Astronomer ad?... Ryan Reynolds’ secret ad agency and its new concept: “Fastervertising.” As a trade war deadline nears, Japan and Europe cave to Trump… we discovered a template to the deals. Outdoor Voices just rehired its founder, Ty Haney… but to bring back old glory, it’s bringing something new. Plus, the un…

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Chapter Five: Over and Over and Over | Sagas of Sundry: Dread 35:51

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Our campers have faced their fears and dive straight into their terror to crush a greater evil. Will they succeed or will we find their bones in the cave of their monsters? Sagas of Sundry: Dread is an original macabre tale hosted by Ivan Van Norman where cast members Matthew Mercer, Satine Phoenix, Amy Vorpahl, Taliesin Jaffe, and Amy Dallen play …

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😎 “SPF Miami Vice” — Vacation’s viral sunscreen. DORK meme stocks. South Park’s $1.5B deal. Sydney Sweeney’s Stock Surge. 22:55

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What do Krispy Kreme, Kohl’s, OpenDoor, & Rocket have in common?... 2025’s meme stocks. Vacation put sunscreen into a ‘80s whipped cream bottle & sales doubled… It’s Plot Twist Packaging. South Park snagged a $1.5B deal with Paramount, which just sold for $8B… things got awkward. Sydney Sweeney is causing an economic boom… whatever she touches, the…

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🎙️ “LIVE Interview with Slate’s CEO 🛻 Chris Barman’s EV Disruptor” 25:18

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We brought a surprise guest to our LIVE TBOY show in Chicago: Chris Barman, CEO of the wildest (and newest) electric car brand. Jeff Bezos invested, and Chris is leading it. Slate’s not just building the lowest-priced electric truck on the market ($25K), it’s also the craziest: No radio, no touchscreen, no tech whatsoever. We (jokingly) call it the…

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PART 2 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped 20:55

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PART 1 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped 22:02

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Part 3: Class Roles & Battle Tactics | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 37:39

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🌵 “Party on the Playa” — Burning Man’s biz. Reading’s 40% drop. Intel’s Uncle Sam-vestment. + Vacation Update 22:56

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💆‍♀️ “AI-ahhhhhh” – Equinox’s AI masseuse. Robinhood’s QB sneak. Millennials’ tantrum tax. +9/9/9 Hot Dog strategy. 22:57

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🥸 “Espionage Advertising” — Bilt’s comedy series. Taco Bell’s everything plan. Hertz’s Amazon deal. +Summer Song Recession. 22:43

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🪨 “Michelangelo Millionaire” — Italian Marble’s resurgence. Apple’s Pixar Lamp. 8 Sleep’s $1B not-mattress. 22:58

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🍒 “$200 SmartBra” — Forme’s high-tech bra. Can’t buy house, buy crypto. Fast Casual’s bowl recession. 25:53

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Part 2: Combat & Skill Checks | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 46:33

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🥤“Unlimited Free Samples” — Poppi’s co-founder Allison Ellsworth interviews with TBOY 1:07:25

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🫡 “Future-proof your career” — Corporate Natalie & Ross “Corp” Pomerantz interview Nick & Jack 1:01:40

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🎤 “$TBOY Update” — Our 1st-ever earnings presentation, we share our strategy, metrics, and do a Q&A 21:24

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🍎 “Teacher’s pet AI” — Alpha’s 1st AI school. Ford’s assembly tree. Chanel’s 250-page magazine. + GCal dating. 21:02

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🥊 “Fight Club” — Paramount’s $7.7B UFC deal. Nvidia’s export tax. Fazit’s $40M face glitter. + Instant Ramen. 21:51

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Part 1: Character Creation & Introductions | Starter Kit - D&D Edition 48:26

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🍣 “Miso Pilates” — Nobu’s hospitality empire. ChatGPT-5’s therapist. Crocs vs Stocks. +Labubu Raves. 22:47

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👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “Bring a Friend” — Hinge’s double-date. Netflix’s fake K-Pop band. Golf’s profit puppy. 22:57

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🌴 “Nothing beats a…” — Jet2’s meme-of-the-summer. Uber’s Airbn-beating. The NFL’s ESPN hookup. Kevin = Cash. 22:51

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🍌 “Dancers in the Outfield” — Savannah Bananas’ baseball disruptor. Palantir’s AI beliefs. ThredUp’s tariff win. +Hellman’s mayo wedding. 22:51

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🀄👵 “Crazy Rich Aces” — Mahjong’s “GrannyCore” surge. Elon’s record bonus. NY Post’s Californiacation. Hennessey’s rap biz. 22:59

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Chapter Six: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor | Sagas of Sundry: Dread 39:20

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🤓 “Ivy League-ish” — Harvard’s profit puppy. eBay’s all-time-high. Trickle Down AI-nomics. IBO = Initial Baby Offering. 22:35

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🐲 Pokémon: The Little Monsters that Played Their Cards Right 9:52

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🎯 “Find My Kid” — Skechers’ AirTag shoe. Figma’s designer IPO. Ford’s tariff tax. + Celsius’ Vodka surprise. 22:50

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🐑 “MUGGs” — Man Uggs are surging. Ozempic’s inventor’s dilemma. The Fed’s Debbie Downer. Reese’s + Oreos. 20:43

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⛳ “He’s a 10 but…” — Tea’s red flag dating app. Quince’s $4.5B cashmere. Our 1st Transcontinental Railroad. Happy Gilmore’s cameo strategy. 22:25

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🧑‍🚀 “Ryan Reynolds did the Astronomer Ad” — His secret ad agency. Ty Haney’s Outdoor Voices boomerang. Huuuuge Trade Deal Week. 22:59

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Chapter Five: Over and Over and Over | Sagas of Sundry: Dread 35:51

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😎 “SPF Miami Vice” — Vacation’s viral sunscreen. DORK meme stocks. South Park’s $1.5B deal. Sydney Sweeney’s Stock Surge. 22:55

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🎙️ “LIVE Interview with Slate’s CEO 🛻 Chris Barman’s EV Disruptor” 25:18