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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Mar 20, 2026 • 22min
🪦 “RIP META” — Zuck’s metaverse kill. K-Pop’s Demon concert. Asia’s 4-day oil week. +Guinness inspector
They break down why the metaverse experiment got axed and what corporate pivots that implies. They cover Asia’s move to four-day workweeks as oil shocks reshape schedules. Netflix turning a K-pop hit into a global concert tour gets attention. A quirky segment even digs into the science behind the perfect Guinness pour.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 23min
🏀 “Bank of Shaq” — JPM’s Council of Athletes. Swarmer’s 500% Drone IPO. Banksy’s secret art biz. +Disney’s craziest ideas
They riff on wild ideas for Disney’s new CEO on day one, including unconventional growth moves. They unpack JPMorgan’s move to recruit and educate athletes and why that market matters. They explore Swarmer’s explosive drone IPO surge and the retail frenzy behind it. They dig into the recent revelation about Banksy’s secret art business and its surprising valuation.
8 snips
Mar 18, 2026 • 23min
💸 “The Rich Fee” — Uber Eats’ spy pricing. Nvidia’s Coachella for Chips. The Spa/Pilates Economy. +Don’t Invest in Duke
They dig into Uber Eats testing personalized pricing and why algorithmic “spy pricing” raises legal and trust questions. They recap NVIDIA’s blockbuster GTC and the chip industry’s rapid performance leaps. They explore how spas, Pilates studios, and wellness spots are replacing traditional retail space across the U.S.
10 snips
Mar 17, 2026 • 23min
🍫 “Regina George’d” — David calorie controversy. AI’s Brain Fry. Dick’s Sporting madness. +St. Paddy’s Stock Luck
A calorie-counting lawsuit over a popular protein bar and how lab methods and ingredients can change the math. The risks of juggling multiple AI assistants and where productivity starts to slip. The surge in youth baseball spending and why a major sporting retailer is cashing in. A playful look at whether St. Patrick’s Day brings stock-market luck.
15 snips
Mar 16, 2026 • 22min
🐉 “Pickachu hates AI” — Nintendo’s Pokemon surprise. Quince’s $10B dupe. Rivian’s Valley of Death. +Red Carpet secret
A surprise Pokemon hit sent Nintendo stock soaring while the company doubles down on avoiding generative AI. A direct-to-consumer brand is pulling luxury stunts—caviar and candles—to punch above its size and earn a tech-style valuation. An automaker’s new compact EV is framed as a make-or-break bet that must sell to fund a massive factory buildout.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 46min
🔥 “LIVE with Kara Swisher from DC” — Silicon Valley is Kindergarten for Billionaires (Uncensored)
Kara Swisher, veteran tech journalist and podcaster known for incisive interviews and Recode cofounding, brings fire to a live on-stage interview. She traces her path from foreign service hopes to big newsroom exits, rips into billionaire culture, debates urgent AI regulation, and shares blunt career advice for surviving automation. Expect sharp takes, scandalous anecdotes, and a handful of memorable shade.
5 snips
Mar 12, 2026 • 32min
⭐ “DC LIVE Show” — Cava’s secret club. Gen Z’s Mall-renaissance. F-35’s main character jet. +CIA’s spy investors
A live DC show dives into Cava’s secret invite-only loyalty club and how it’s outpacing salad chains. The F-35’s massive price tag and its decades-long industrial impact get a deep spotlight. Gen Z’s unexpected mall renaissance and craving for pre-smartphone social life are unpacked.
10 snips
Mar 11, 2026 • 23min
🍰“AI’s 5-Layer Cake” — Nvidia’s epic explainer. LEGO’s verb’ing. Nio’s battery-swap cars. +End of Athleisure
Lego's explosive product play and how launching hundreds of sets fueled record growth. NIO's battery-swap strategy challenging the EV charging model in China. Jensen Huang's vivid five-layer AI cake analogy breaking down the AI stack. The surprising cultural shift away from athleisure toward denim and changing fashion trends.
9 snips
Mar 10, 2026 • 22min
🌝 “Post-Swift Era” — Ticketmaster’s Google moment. Calvin Klein’s JFK Jr miss. Trump’s Iran TACO? +Beyond Meat’s rename
They unpack Live Nation’s Ticketmaster settlement and whether the company could be the next tech titan. A 1990s Calvin Klein frenzy fueled by a TV show and a missed retail moment gets dissected. Crude oil swings, a sudden market reversal after a presidential tweet, and returning stagflation risks make for tense macro conversation.
49 snips
Mar 9, 2026 • 23min
🔵 “$400M Latte” — Blue Bottle’s acquisition. Oil’s everything tax. Startup-maxxing surge. +Solo Dining Surge
A $400M coffee chain sale and how boutique retail theater built a cult brand. A massive one-day oil spike and why higher energy prices act like a tax on the economy. A surge in people starting businesses as job losses climb and AI lowers the cost to launch. A rising trend of going out solo and why lonely leisure is catching on.
