TBOY Lite

“Zelda does Hollywood” — Following the success of the Mario movie, Nintendo confirmed it’s making a Zelda movie next. So we looked into how Mario scales creativity.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“WeWork’s Bankruptcy” — WeWork, the company that invented the “hot desk,” has declared bankruptcy — Adam Neumann injured the WeWork, but the real estate market killed it.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Christmas Creep” — Noticed that holiday shopping promotions already replaced Halloween? “Christmas Creep” is happening earlier than ever — Because Early Bird shoppers are the most valuable kind.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“PSL won the fall” — Starbucks’ surged 10% last week thanks to a Pumpkin Spice Latte-powered record quarter — But 20 years ago, the PSL’s creation almost didn’t happen.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Would you pay $17 for Instagram?” — Meta just launched ad-free Instagram in Europe — But we think Zuck doesn’t want it to work because price ($17/mo) is a signal.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “iPod Nanos are Back” — Urban Outfitters put 20 year old iPods for sale, and they sold out instantly — Because nostalgia follows a 20 year life cycle.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JetBlue stock is approaching an all-time low — Because when all you do is chase trends, you eventually run out of gas.Want more? We have these 2 stories on our longer, 20 minute show:Sesame Street is changing its format for the first time in 56 years — They created the “magazine format” of TV, but are switching it up.Target has been saying all year that retail theft, aka “shrinkage” is why it’s struggling — But we just got the data from a journalist’s investigation, and it’s a story Target doesn’t want you to hear.Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Disgusting… and delicious” — Candy Corn is the most controversial topic this Halloween is. So we found the company that sells 90% of the stuff.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“My landlord is a bot” – One big reason rents are rising is AI Landlords — Two software companies are helping more and more landlords jack up rents.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Mattel’s Toy sales explain the stock market” — Barbie powered Mattel to great earnings and America’s GDP soared 4.9% higher this summer. But stocks are falling because investors don’t look backward, they look forward.Want more? Click here to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet. And for all other things TBOY, go to www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.