TBOY Lite

 “Halloween Inc.” — Spirit Halloween’s zombie retail. Odds are you’re getting a costume from Spirit Halloween this week, at one of their 1,400 seasonal locations — But Spirit’s real estate operation follows a strict 3-part calculation. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hos...

“5 surprising teen spending trends”  —  We just got the best survey there is on what teens spend their money on (spoiler: Buy New Balance, eat Goldfish, and never Venmo). Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The Triple Crown” — This year, Mexican beer, liquor, and cocktails have all hit #1 in America – There are 3 reasons why, and one of them is storytelling (story-selling?). Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “You own 3.6 pairs of Birks” — Birkenstock’s IPO day. 249-year old Birkenstock goes public today with an IPO — And if “The Lindy Effect” applies, Birkenstock will live *another* 249 years. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

“From Blockade to Siege” — After the surprise attack from Hamas, Israel is responding with punishing economics — It’s escalating its blockade on the Gaza Strip to a siege. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Restaurants sell Tires” — The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of marketing history.  Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

“Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge.  The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “minnovation”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “6 countries. 3 continents. 1 tournament” — FIFA just announced the 2030 World Cup hosts… sorry 6 co-hosts — Because sports has a Dictator Problem. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Geniuses are eccentric. So are frauds” — Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial just kicked off with some wild details ($55M for Tom Brady to work 20 hours?) — But we noticed some similarities between geniuses and frauds. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acas...

 “Toy-vasion” — Toys ‘R’ Us is back with an ambitious expansion plan that they call “land, air, and sea” — Because location isn’t just a physical place, it’s also a mindset. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The S&P 500 fell by 5% in September — We found the quintuple whammy of economic worries that explain it. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is building its own nuclear power plant.  Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The Last DVD” — Netflix’s brilliant self-disruption of its DVD business. Tomorrow is the last day you can order a DVD from Netflix — For 10 years Netflix was just DVDs, then it made a brilliant pivot… by putting the DVD people in another building. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Grandpa wears Lululemon” — The surprise reason Lululemon enjoys consistent 20% growth every quarter? Cause it’s selling to moms and daughters *and* grandmas. We’ll tell you the reason. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

“ Spotify’s Podcast Translator” — Spotify just launched a feature that translates podcasts into different languages. It can translate words, but can it translate chemistry? Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“TBOY signs with Wondery” — Deion’s $5M sunglasses. Snapchat’s surprise+. Return of the TV Rerun. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Rupert Murdoch’s Succession… in real life.” The most influential media mogul of his era, Rupert Murdoch, is retiring from Fox News, News Corp, and more — It’s Succession, but in real life. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

 “ Renting beats buying” — The Fed thinks interest rates will stay high through the end of 2024 — Which is why renting is the clear winner right now. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney is struggling right now, so it’s splurging $60B on its most profitable business: theme parks — We call it “The Mickenomic Stimulus Plan.” Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “$CART” — Instacart is the rare tech company IPO’ing with a profit — Because Instacart has pivoted from Silicon Valley to Madison Avenue. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “The Prenup Podcast” — The unspoken trend in Millennial weddings right now? Prenups — The prenuptial agreement has gone from taboo topic to financial fun. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Caesars Locked Palace” — MGM has been hacked so badly that the hotel keys cards don’t work — We think the solution to ransomware attacks is “The Liam Neeson Doctrine.” Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Uber built my house” — Code in Uber’s app reveals their secret next product: Uber Chores — It’s Uber’s chance to respect thy elders.  Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Promotion Paradox. A new study shows a strange phenomenon in the workplace when you get promoted: You proceed to quit — We call it “The Promotion Paradox.” Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “The 1 Secret to Genius” — Walter Isaacson’s biography on Elon Musk arrives today, so we jumped in for you. And we found the common ingredient among geniuses like Elon, Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Steve Jobs: Curiosity. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Aca...