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♟️ “Pawn Stars — Chess’ “random” disruption. Netflix’s unlimited parental leave. Time’s CEO of the Year. Dec 13, 2024

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Chess has a new World Champ… but traditional chess is getting disrupted by rando chess.

Netflix’s legendary unlimited parental leave policy is under pressure… so we calculated the ROI.

Time just named AMD’s Lisa Su CEO of the year… because she has 1 incredible hero metric.

Plus, Taco Bell just opened Taco Bar… They call it a cafe, but we see a night club.

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🤤 “Everything’s $3” — Matto’s crazy coffee. The CEO killer controversy. Louis Vuitton’s train bet. Dec 12, 2024

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The fastest-growing coffee chain in New York is Matto… because the $3 latte has a secret.

The UnitedHealthcare CEO killer has been charged with murder… but it also revealed pent up frustration with healthcare.

Louis Vuitton just acquired the Orient Express… because luxury trains are the new luxury shirts.

Plus, toss away that gingerbread house - Charcuterie Chalets are what santa’s digging right now.

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🍿 “1-click movie” — OpenAI’s Hollywood video. Hershey’s orphan school. Brian Chesky’s 1:1 meeting hate. Dec 11, 2024

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Hershey stock surged 20% on acquisition talks… but family drama can block the whole deal.

OpenAI just launched Sora: text-to-video Gen AI… It’s turning Hollywood into an app.

Over 90% of the tech industry does 1:1 Meetings… but Airbnb’s Brian Chesky is killing them.

Plus, the fastest-growing job in medicine? It’s dermatology… aka The Derm Boom.

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🫶🧾 “Eras Tour receipts” — Taylor Swift’s concert payday. Disney’s doubling cruise line. DeBeers’ industrial diamonds. Dec 10, 2024

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After 149 concerts, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour just ended… and we got the financial receipts.

Disney is doubling its cruise line… because Disney Cruise is actually its most popular product.

Get This: 80% of diamonds are not used for jewelry… they're used for factories.

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🥃 “A Bar Song Biz” — Shaboozy’s economic ballad. Lululemon’s “newness”. Google’s weather channel. Dec 09, 2024

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Lululemon’s stock jumped 19% Friday because it’s obsessed with one word… “Newness.”

Shaboozy’s “A Bar Song” just set a music record… but it’s a biz lesson on breaking genres.

Google just unveiled its most powerful AI product yet… the ultimate weather predictor.

Plus, TikTok will officially be banned in January… but that may be the biggest productivity boost for the American economy ever.

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👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “He took me to Chick” — Chick-fil-A’s dating lesson. Bitcoin’s $100K moment. Uber’s Christmas carols. Dec 06, 2024

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Chick-fil-A is the top restaurant for 1st dates… and women love it, on one financial condition.

Microstrategy owns 2% of all the world’s Bitcoin… and Bit just hit $100K for the 1st time ever.

Uber’s newest product? UberCarolling… because to beat Waymo, Uber needs Christmas cheer.

Plus, Guinness sales are up 24% among young women… aka “Guinfluencers.”

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📖 “Holy Profit” — The Bible’s sales surge. Spotify Wrapped’s AI stunt. South Korea’s econ underdog. Dec 05, 2024

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Bible sales are up 22% this year... even though religion is down (we’ll explain).

South Korea declared (and then undeclared) Martial Law… so we’re looking at their economy.

Spotify Wrapped just dropped… but AI podcast hosts stole the show.

Plus, the top 10 most-mispronounced words of the year… from Shein to Chappel Roan.

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😼 “New car, who dis?” — Jaguar’s rebrand controversy. The Manly Nurse Surge. Bravo’s real estate app. Dec 04, 2024

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Jaguar finally unveiled its epicly rebranded car… but was the publicity worth the price?

The number of male nurses in America has tripled… and they’re coming from the manliest jobs.

Influencer Ryan Serhant just launched a real estate app… he’s pivoted from reality TV to tech founder.

Plus, we got the data on Christmas tree prices… and they’re dropping 2% every single day.

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💔 “Princess *not* falling in love” — How Moana beat Frozen. The Ringtone’s resurgence. Aldi’s genius grocery. Dec 03, 2024

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Moana 2 set a Thanksgiving movie record… Here’s Moana’s 4-part strategy to melt Frozen.

Aldi is the fastest-growing grocery store in America… because of an Ikea philosophy.

Music ringtones for phones are making a comeback… and Soulja Boy made $20M on it.

📸 Plus, the Polaroid camera was invented by a 3-year-old (sort of)... and that untold origin story of Polaroid is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks

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