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  • 🧊 “$17 per cube” — Glacial Ice startups. Bezos’ $20k electric car. California = 4th Biggest Economy.
    Apr 28 2025

    Jeff Bezos’ secret electric car launched… It’s $20k, anti-Tesla, and inspired by the Amish.

    100,000 year old glacier ice is being used in Dubai nightclubs… selling for $60/cube.

    California passed Japan to be the 4th biggest economy in the world… we’ll tell ya how.

    Plus, the latest recession signal is the “Brown Bag Indicator”... Leftover lunch is an econ warning.


    $RIVN $AMZN $JBLU


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  • 🕯️ “Everyone’s watching it” — Conclave’s Pope pop. Uber’s robo-VW-hippie-van taxi. The Great Capitalist Pause.
    Apr 25 2025

    Since the Pope passed, streaming of “Conclave” is up 3,200%... It’s the power of Shelf IP.

    Uber & VW just hooked up for robo-hippie-van taxis… It captures Uber’s Switzerland Strategy.

    Every company’s put their investment plans on ice… We call it the Great Capitalist Pause.

    Plus, Starbucks bought 200,000 Sharpies… now its new CEO wants a doodle on every cup.


    $UBER $VWAGY $AMZN $NFLX


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    22 m
  • 💪 “Peak Protein” — Kardashians’ protein popcorn. Trump’s empty-shelf warning. Trailer Parks’ Millennial moment.
    Apr 24 2025

    Trump’s de-escalating his trade war with China… because of a warning about “empty shelves”.

    Kardashian protein popcorn?... In the Ozempi-conomy, protein brands are the top food trend.

    The hottest area of the housing market is… trailer parks. We found 3 ways to invest.

    Plus, the untold origin story of… The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


    $NVO $SPY $BX


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    22 m
  • 🎩 “Cheat on Anything” — Cluely’s cheating app. Home Depot’s secret garden. The Fed’s Batman independence.
    Apr 23 2025

    Cluely’s founders got suspended for building an AI cheating app… but now it’s venture backed.

    Home Depot’s biggest division will shock you… it’s their $20B/year secret garden.

    President Trump tanked markets Monday for threatening to fire the Fed… so we explained central bank’s independence with a superhero.

    Plus, using “please” and “thank you” in ChatGPT is costing the company tens-of-millions of dollars…


    $HD $SPY $CMG


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    23 m
  • Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY
    Apr 22 2025

    How do you get someone to learn everyday? Make it addictive… in a good way. Luis von Ahn has mastered engagement with Duolingo, transforming it into the largest education app on earth with over 40M daily users.


    And in our exclusive interview, Duolingo CEO announces the next product: Chess.


    In this episode, you’ll hear…


    • Why the CEO (proudly) calls Duolingo “addictive”
    • Why he will never open an office in Silicon Valley
    • The psychology behind push notifications, streaks, and the unhinged owl
    • Duolingo’s viral super bowl commercial (aka “The Growing Butt”)
    • Using fire to fire fight in the fight against social media
    • “If it’s not fun, it won’t work”
    • Why “screen-time” isn’t a problem — it’s inevitable
    • Why artists will beat nerds in the age of AI
    • How millionaires on Duolingo subsidize migrants
    • Why Duolingo employees didn’t want to make money (at first)


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  • 🧾 “wtf is that?” — Say Hello to Tariff Fees. Costco’s 1st beer dupe. Return of the Mascots.
    Apr 21 2025

    You’re about to see “Tariff Fee” on your receipts… But the phrasing is about to get political.

    Companies are embracing mascots again … Jake From State Farm just beat the Kardashians.

    Costco’s one weakness? It’s never successfully sold a Kirkland beer… until now.

    Plus, we’ve got Duolingo’s CEO on tomorrow’s pod… and he’s announcing something big.


    $COST $MCD $DUO $SPY


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    23 m
  • 🐣 Peeps: A Backroom Marshmallow Mystery
    Apr 18 2025

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    Roscoe Rodda was in the fight of his life. His candy factory was right down the road from Milton Hershey’s—yes, THAT Hershey’s—and he needed to set himself apart. So Roscoe embraced a single holiday to get the competitive confectionery edge: Easter. Chocolate eggs, jellybeans… and a secret treat painstakingly sculpted behind closed doors: a marshmallow chick with inquisitive waxy black eyes. These chicks circulated in obscurity until a Navy engineer-turned- candymaker molded them into a squishy, sugary phenomenon. (Today, 1.5 billion Peeps are eaten worldwide, just during Easter alone.) Find out how Peeps went from secretive snack to Easter GOAT—and why some people love ‘em, some hate ‘em, but everyone loves exploding them in the microwave. Here’s why Peeps are the best idea yet.


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    41 m
  • 👪 “Nepo-preneurs” — Family biz boom. Twinkies’ 4/20 munchies trade. China’s rare earth embargo.
    Apr 17 2025

    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 the Acupuncture Needle Strategy.

    Say hello to “Nepo-preneurs”… Because kids joining family businesses just surged 13%.

    Plus, the top way to reduce stress at work? Playing Tetris…


    $SJM $LMT $SPY


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