🧊 “$17 per cube” — Glacial Ice startups. Bezos’ $20k electric car. California = 4th Biggest Economy.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Bezos’ secret electric car launched… It’s $20k, anti-Tesla, and inspired by the Amish.

100,000 year old glacier ice is being used in Dubai nightclubs… selling for $60/cube.

California passed Japan to be the 4th biggest economy in the world… we’ll tell ya how.

Plus, the latest recession signal is the “Brown Bag Indicator”... Leftover lunch is an econ warning.

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, April 28th, and today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy.
0:09.4	The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. If you want to be the most interesting person in the room today, Jack and I have the three best stories for you, don't we, Jack?
0:19.5	Yes, we do. Oh, yes, we do.
0:21.2	What's on today's T-Boy, man?
0:22.6	For our first story, a Jeff Bezos-backed electric car company just launched.
0:27.4	And get this, it's priced under $20,000.
0:30.4	But here's the twist.
0:31.5	This electric car brand was inspired by the Amish.
0:35.8	For our second story.
0:37.3	California just passed Japan
0:39.3	to become the fourth biggest economy in the world.
0:42.5	Cali is about to pass Germany for number three.
0:45.1	But our story itself explains why California is so polarizing.
0:49.2	And our third and final story.
0:51.5	The newest startup trend is the oldest thing on earth. Glacial ice.
0:56.6	100,000 year old ice cubes from glaciers are now a venture-backed business, baby. But yet
1:04.7	is, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. I can only afford one cube. Great mix of stories.
1:09.6	Great mix of stories. A couple weeks ago, we told you about recession brunette.
1:13.8	Oh, the recession brunette when you're usually blonde buddy starts looking more brunette.
1:18.1	It's a bad sign for the economy.
1:20.0	But there's another recession indicator that's already red flashing.
1:23.4	And it's flashing in your salad.
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