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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14 snips
Feb 10, 2026 • 21min
🏈🫧 “Super Bubble” — AI’s ad curse. Ferrari’s electric iCar. Grubhub’s fee prohibition. +Bad Bunny’s Instagram wipe
They unpack the Super Bowl’s AI takeover and why a flood of AI ads might signal a bubble. They talk through Ferrari’s first electric car and its surprising anti-screen, tactile design. They cover Grubhub’s new $0 delivery fee move and the business tradeoffs behind it. They note a pop star’s radical Instagram wipe tied to music promotion.
18 snips
Feb 9, 2026 • 21min
🇺🇸 “Team Polo” — Ralph Lauren’s Olympic win. Jennifer Garner’s baby IPO. Snap’s glasses revenge. +Black History’s founder.
A breakdown of Ralph Lauren’s Olympic marketing that turned nostalgia into sales momentum. The rise of Spex and Snap’s bid to weaponize AR glasses against bigger rivals. Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon A Farm goes public and leans on first-time moms as a growth hack. A look back at the origin story behind Black History Month’s founding, marking its 100th anniversary.
18 snips
Feb 6, 2026 • 23min
🐰 “El Supertazón” — Bad Bunny’s business. Anthropic’s book destruction. Chipotle’s $100K rule. +Football Birkin Bags
A deep dive into Anthropic's secret book-scanning program and why it mattered. A look at Chipotle's price moves and the surprising $100K customer angle. A breakdown of Bad Bunny’s business empire and how the halftime spot really pays. A quirky trend of football players buying Hermes Birkin bags.
18 snips
Feb 5, 2026 • 22min
🍌 “Ripe $$$” — Instacart’s banana strategy. Bitcoin’s Ice Age. Kindred’s Airbnb swap. +SF Super Bowl conspiracy
A breakdown of Instacart’s banana-centric Super Bowl ad and how ripeness shapes customer behavior. A look at Kindred’s $125M home-swap play that forces hosting to unlock booking. A market check on plunging crypto and why Bitcoin’s facing a mini ice age tied to leverage. A wild theory tying Silicon Valley to 49ers injuries at the Super Bowl.
19 snips
Feb 4, 2026 • 23min
🚀 “$XXX” — SpaceX’s sugardaddy deal. Zebra’s Super Bowl stock. Pepsi’s price cut. +Minivan Millennial Dad.
A deep dive into a huge SpaceX acquisition framed as a bold bailout and future-funding play. Pepsi’s surprising 15% snack price cut and what that means for shoppers. How Zebra’s hidden tracking tech turns footballs and stadium gear into advanced data gold. A quirky trend spotlight on minivans driven by 40‑something Millennial dads.
13 snips
Feb 3, 2026 • 23min
🍸 “$haken” — Martinis’ alcohol defiance. Moltbot’s AI Facebook. Disney’s Musical TikTok. + Nike/Costco shoe
A viral AI chatbot network where autonomous agents create profiles and chat publicly sparks debate about machines mimicking human social life. Disney repackages High School Musical into short TikToks to harvest nostalgia and drive streams. The classic martini sees a surprising sales resurgence and big margins for bars. A rumored Nike and Costco shoe collaboration generates unexpected buzz.
14 snips
Feb 2, 2026 • 22min
👋 “Meet the New Boss” — Kevin’s Fed. Super Bowl commercial dating. Brag Book job hack. +Secret Starbucks store
They unpack why Super Bowl ad costs balloon far beyond the $10M slot and how follow‑up marketing turns spots into campaigns. A deep look at Kevin Warsh’s nomination and how his views could reshape monetary policy. Career advice on building a "brag book" to capture wins and boost promotions. Plus a trivia reveal about the anonymous Starbucks location.
9 snips
Jan 30, 2026 • 23min
🌅 “Afternoon Delight” — Starbucks’ All-day bet. Khabe Lame’s Influencer stock. Apple’s AI rental. +Silk Diapers
Starbucks is trying to own the 4 p.m. slump with new drinks, food and faster espresso tech. A TikTok star just became the first influencer to be packaged as a near-billion dollar public-style deal and a digital twin plan. Apple is choosing to rent leading AI models instead of building massive in-house systems. Luxury product trends take a strange turn toward silk diapers.
16 snips
Jan 29, 2026 • 23min
⛸️ “$200K per Olympian” — Billionaires philanthropy splurge. Tesla’s young avocado tree. Phia’s $100M fashion butler. +Cursing Promotion Hack
Billionaires are writing big, patriotic checks and changing who gets money in big ways. Team USA athletes score $200K payouts and new donation trends favor flashy Americana causes. Tesla’s weak earnings spark a surprising rally as investors latch onto a futuristic narrative. A fashion startup uses AI as a personal shopping butler to hunt bargains and resale opportunities.
22 snips
Jan 28, 2026 • 22min
📖 “70% Rule of Excellence” — Reading’s business ROI. Vital Farms’ egg-troversy. Instagram’s Big Tobacco suit. +Pokémon’s AI test
They dissect a TikTok scandal about orange yolks and the stock fallout around Vital Farms. They walk through how regulators, short-sellers, and online outrage police companies. They unpack a landmark lawsuit framing social apps like Big Tobacco. They highlight a reading-driven creativity rule and the idea of stacking 70th-percentile skills for outsized advantage.
