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.

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August 15, 2025 61 mins

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 praise
  • Nick & Jack’s biz origin story
  • Tariffs, explained (literally...
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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.


  1. Update on Nick
  2. The TBOY brand strategy
  3. Celebrating the wins
  4. Our numbers
  5. Our audience demographics
  6. Our marketing moves
  7. Beyond
  8. Q&A from live audience


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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 (including hookups).


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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 untold origin story of… Instant Ramen.


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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, late-night clubbing with monster dolls)


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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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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.


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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)


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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.


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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… an Initial Baby Offering.


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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 of video game: one built not just on battling monsters, but trading them...

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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 some with vodka.


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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 with benefits


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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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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 untold origin story of… the Skateboard.


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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 stock pops.


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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 “Amish-Inspired Electric Car.” And she built hype for the launch by crea...

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Live… from Chicago… it’s The Best One Yet!


We performed our show in front of a live studio audience of Besties & Yetis at Chicago’s famous Vic Theater. Some extra razzle dazzle & sprinkle dinkle — but our usual daily Takeaways you know & love.


#1: Michael Jordan’s mansion is now on Airbnb ($17K/night)… but can it boost the stock?


#2: Mattel’s Uno card game is expanding into movies & theme parks… by...

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Coldplay is now the #2 highest-grossing concert tour ever… their concerts manufacture virality.

Coca-Cola is launching coke w/ cane sugar instead of corn syrup… it could be “Luxury Coke”

Cetaphil has given their website a makeover… because chatbots read websites, not people.

As Shark Week goes full hammerhead, sharks are at all time highs…


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Tesla just opened something completely wild: a drive-in movie theater diner / charging station… run by robots.

About ½ of all zippers are made by 1 company: YKK… it’s the most international brand on earth.

WNBA All-Stars wore pay-protest t-shirts on the court… so we’re breaking down the salary negotiation.

Plus, the untold origin story of the most valuable franchise in history… Pokemon.


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