The Best One Yet

The Best One Yet

Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly known as “Snacks Daily”, Nick and Jack continue their podcast independent from Robinhood.

Episodes

July 2, 2025 22 mins

Luckin Coffee’s 1st US location opened in NYC… and it’s got an anti-Starbucks strategy #ZeroPlace.

Elon Musk is fighting to block Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill… because clean energy gets runover.

Stetson invented the cowboy hat, now it’s living its best life… Being founded in 1865 is its competitive advantage.

Plus, we’re sharing our Mid-Year’s Resolutions (like New Years… but midway through)


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The Big Beautiful Bill would be the biggest law in our lifetime… so we’ll explain it using ice cream.

Goodwipes launched luxury Porta-Potty Palaces to give out wet wipes… it’s a VIP Sample.

Robinhood created a new thing: ½ stock, ½ crypto… because it moves fast by faking things.

Plus, the untold origin story of… Hamilton The Musical


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Despite trade war & real war, US stocks just hit all-time-highs… We whipped up 4 reasons why.

Momofuku’s Michelin-starred restaurant just raised $27M of VC… to stick its noodles in Costco.

Internships are down, but some are making $25K/month?... Our advice: Cancel your internship.

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Jeff Bezos is getting married in Venice… but did ya know Venice was the Amazon of the Old World?

Nike is pinning its turnaround on a snoafer (a sneaker/loafer)… it’s not a throwback, it’s a flowforward.

NYC democrats just nominated a socialist mayoral candidate… because Wall Street has changed.


Plus, the hottest new $1 unicorn startup… is a tech company for cows.


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Pan Am Airlines is back after 34 years, but with a hotel, theater, & cafe… Because Brands > Logos.

Apple’s Formula1 movie premiers today… Brad Pitt proves how Hollywood powers Wall Street.

The newest industry to know is PeaceTech… because AI can predict (and prevent) war.

Plus, the hottest industry in this economy?... Matchmaking coaches.


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America’s biggest cement business just went public… because commodities don’t exist.

Perfume sales are surging right now… Because of dudes, college, and Ozempic? 

Father’s Day revealed how much we all use AI… And the culprit is Microsoft.

Plus, the hottest new fashion trend is Jorts… Jeans shorts just hit an all-time high #ATH.


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The most important economic part of the War in Iran? The Strait of Hormuz… It controls 20% of earth’s oil exports.

The 2 biggest self-driving car headlines of the decade… Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin & Waymo’s coming to NYC.

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders just got a 400% pay raise thanks to 1 word… Leverage.

Plus, the untold origin story of… Dr Pepper.


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The hot new real estate trend is giant surf parks… Wave Pools borrowed the biz model of golf.

117 emails per day? Interruptions every 2 minutes?... Microsoft data reveals your “Infinite Workday.”

Disney just hooked up with Amazon on advertising… and TV ads are about to look like Instagram.

Plus, Jeff Bezos is getting married this week… and we found his leaked wedding vows.


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Reddit… it’s the most important company in social media right now, because it’s the most different. It’s the 5th most visited website in America, the internet’s front page, and the most valuable source of content to train artificial intelligence (Sam Altman pays *them*). They’ve got a partnership with OpenAI… yet the content is anti-AI. And co-founder / CEO Steve Huffman runs the most real company in tech right now… and he...

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The Chase Sapphire Reserve card jacked up its fee to $795… so we did the aluminum math.

Why is Florida winning so many Stanley Cup hockey games?... Lower taxes = More trophies.

Roblox stock is up 180% in the last year… because Grow a Garden set a video game record.

Plus, the hottest trend across food, fashion, tech, and AI?... Guavas (yes, fruit guavas)


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Shake Shack stock popped on its 1st slogan… so we’ll share the secret to slogans.

Trump disclosed his 2024 income (at least $600M)… and now the he’s is launching a $499 smartphone.

Tracy Anderson has pioneered the wildest concept in fitness… invite-only pilates studios.

Plus, the untold origin story of Ferrari…


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The best player in the NBA Finals wears Converse… so they launched a sneaker dating show?

War in the Middle East means the US Army has a new recruit… Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI.

Din Tai Fung is now the most lucrative restaurant chain in the US… because of 1 lucky number.

Plus, Summer Fridays are disappearing… so happy Summer Monday. 


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Beanie Babies — the unassuming critters with birthdates and bios — are designed to tug on your heartstrings (and your wallet). But for a moment in the late-90s, they burst out of gift shops and into investment portfolios as America went crazy over Legs the Frog, Pinchers the Lobster, and the rest of the plushie pals.Behind this bean-stuffe...

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Rolex sales are jumping… because women are giving them as engagement rings (watches?).

Home Depot’s newest business risk?... It’s now ground zero in the ICE immigration raids.

Starbucks hosted the world’s 1st Barista Championship… and hiring full-time in-house influencers.

Plus, the wildest new recession indicator is… TaskRabbits.


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The US and China trade deal looks more like a trade dud… because of China’s Infinity Stones.

When Heinz ketchup changes its bottle, sales pop… so it launched maple syrup ketchup jugs.

Summer House star Paige DeSorbo launched a startup… because BravoTV is the new Y-Combinator.

Plus, the new weekend trend for techies is Darkness Retreats… 3 days, zero light.


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What if every newborn got a $1K stock account?... If the budget bill passes, that’s happening.

Why is SmartLess, the podcast, launching a wireless company?... Because 35% of Millennials are still on their parents’ plan.

Zuckerberg is creating a “SuperIntelligence” team… and he’ll pay you up to $100,000,000 to join.

Plus, Gen Z just killed the bar tab… (and it’s the right move).


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Apple’s biggest event of the year was all about “liquid”… And Apple lost $90B in 9 minutes.

Bach parties now cost $1,400/person… we dove into the Bachelorette Industrial Complex (spoiler: dudes spend more).

Warner Bros Discovery is breaking up… but it reminds us of Bob Dylan and Bad Bunny.

Plus, the uuntold origin story of the Beanie Baby… The cutest boom, bubble, & bust.


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From power couple to cat fight, we now have Elon’s riches vs. Trump’s power… so we predict who wins.

Hot Wheels is surging on Insta, YouTube, and TikTok… with a different strategy for each.

Reddit’s huge AI lawsuit reveals its most powerful feature… the Upvote.

Plus, JNCO Jeans? DVDs? Lil Wayne?... The hot new Gen Z trend is MillennialCore.


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Nintendo’s Switch 2 release caused chaos worldwide… because of Paul Rudd.

Retirement accounts have surged, so we share our top savings rule… Forget your password.

The new target of tech disruption? Traffic Lights… Stop signs haven’t changed in 100 years.

Plus, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in the NBA Finals.... Thanks to an investing strategy.


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Spirit Halloween cancelled their summer costume preview… because the trade war has a tail.

A record 55 women lead Fortune 500 companies… and a record 24 founders do too.

Pizza Hut’s “Book It” app … it’s an original example of gamification.

Plus, Ikea did a commercial in 1994 that changed the country… The 1st ad with a gay couple.


(FYI, here’s that Ikea ‘94 commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCGv1hN6S9E)


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