The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios
This is the best one yet (it's a TBOY). 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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6 snips
Apr 6, 2026 • 21min
🥤 “Yes to drinks” — Coca-Cola’s restaurant bailout. Whoop’s Aussie ban. Iran targets Nvidia. +Instagram Exes
A deep dive into Coca-Cola’s push to save restaurants by getting people to buy fountain drinks. Coverage of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shifting focus toward big tech and strategic oil chokepoints. The rise of Whoop wearables after an Australian Open ban and its surprising $10 billion valuation. A look at Instagram’s new paid feature that lets users snoop on former partners.
Apr 3, 2026 • 31min
🪙 “”Stablecoins” — Interview with Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Philosopher of the Coin)
Jeremy Allaire, founder and CEO of Circle and builder of USDC, explains why he chose the “boring” path of regulated stablecoins. He discusses what stablecoins are, how internet-native money could reshape payments, the outdated tech in US banking, Circle’s reserve practices, and real-world use cases like merchants and AI agents paying each other.
13 snips
Apr 2, 2026 • 23min
💰 “UFO” — SpaceX’s Unique Financial Offering. Allbirds’ fallbirds. Alex Cooper’s Reality Games. +Typos for titans
A deep dive into SpaceX’s unusual public offering and the retail-friendly mechanics behind it. A look at Allbirds’ collapse from billion-dollar darling to a steep fire sale. Coverage of Alex Cooper launching a reality competition and why unscripted TV is a cash machine. A quick career hack about typos and why tiny mistakes can matter.
5 snips
Apr 1, 2026 • 23min
🎂 “i50th” — Apple’s b’day tribute. Estate Sales Entrepreneurs. Also’s $1B DoorDash bike. +ProteinPod
They trace Apple’s 50-year rise through Jobs’ comeback and debate what Apple must build next around privacy and AI. They unpack Rivian’s Also e-bike, DoorDash’s big bet, and why delivery bikes aim at businesses. They spotlight Gen Z flipping estate-sale finds into real income and the rise of estate-sale entrepreneurship. Plus a playful protein-themed April Fools bit.
24 snips
Mar 31, 2026 • 23min
🪩 “Austin Powers Effect” — The End of Trends. Louis Vuitton’s insane ship. Aluminum’s LaCroix crush. +Stolen KitKat Picassos
A quirky look at how cultural cycles repeat and why innovation feels stalled. A surprising commodities twist: aluminum surges after geopolitical shocks. Luxury retail goes theatrical with a ship-on-land landmark store. Plus, oddball art heists and bizarre thefts make the headlines.
13 snips
Mar 30, 2026 • 21min
🙋 “Rent-A-Human” — AI’s wildest startup. KFC’s pickle plan. Predictions’ Corruption Detector. +Sleepcations
Bots are hiring humans to perform real-world gig work and the ethics around that trend. AI founders’ doom-focused marketing and its backlash get a skeptical look. KFC’s viral pickle jacket shows how trend-foraging drives wild product stunts. Prediction markets may reveal insider trading and spark policy fights. The rise of “sleepcations” as a low-key travel trend closes out the chat.
18 snips
Mar 27, 2026 • 22min
👞 “Shoes Stay On” — Clear vs TSA. Uniqlo’s Dodger Stadium pitch. Pam Anderson’s anti-AI. +Fridge Ads
Clear Secure rides airport chaos to snag customers while the show questions whether signups will stick. Uniqlo’s bold move at Dodger Stadium spotlights its slow-but-scale fashion play and U.S. ambitions. Celebrities and brands push back against AI and platforms tighten rules on bots. Plus a quirky turn: advertisers eyeing your fridge as the next marketing frontier.
12 snips
Mar 26, 2026 • 23min
🛌 “Air Mattress” — United’s premium pivot. Labubu’s bubble pop. Social media’s verdict. +Dogfooding
A verdict finds major social platforms liable for addictive design and explores suing interfaces instead of content. Pop Mart’s Labubu plunge raises questions about fleeting fads versus lasting IP. United unveils a three-seat relax row that converts to a bed as airlines lean hard into premium cabins. Plus, a quick roundup of markets, SpaceX chatter, and the rise of padel.
10 snips
Mar 25, 2026 • 22min
🦄 “+1,500%” — Secret SpaceX Stock. Gap’s AI hoodie. Salt & Stone’s Nascar deodorant. +Jargon Bulls**tmeter.
A deep dive into a VC fund that just surged after owning SpaceX and Anthropic. How Gap teamed up with Google to build a conversational AI checkout and hoodie FOMO around Sam Altman. The rise of Salt & Stone turning deodorant into a cult product. A look at Cornell’s Corporate Bullshit Scale and what liking jargon means for careers.
33 snips
Mar 24, 2026 • 23min
🛒 “Always Optimal Prices” — Walmart’s algorithm patent. Babylist’s influencer store. Blackrock’s risk-on letter. +$400 Kelp Makeup DJ
A deep dive into Walmart’s move to digital price tags and the patent that could enable dynamic, algorithm-driven pricing in stores. A look at Babylist’s booming business and its NYC store doubling as an influencer studio. A discussion of Larry Fink’s push for Social Security to invest in stocks. Plus a quirky viral trend: $400 makeup set tied to kelp music.
