🐤 “Eucalyptus pulp shoes” — Allbirds’ carbon counting. Facebook’s un-Giphy-ing. Coal’s Santa nemesis.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

Pop Culture, Tech, Finance, News, Business, Business News

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Allbirds just reported its first earnings report since the shoe company IPO’d… now the challenge is to get consumers to care about carbon like they care about calories. Facebook was just told by the UK to cancel its acquisition of Gif-platform Giphy, but it may not comply. And just in time for Santa, coal prices are spiking to 10 year highs - just as coal faces a shocking new nemesis.$BIRD $BTU $FBGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. And this is Snacks daily. It is Wednesday, December 1st. Happy December.
0:07.0	Happy 4th night of Hanukkah. For the 4th night, Stocks dropped. Stocks dropped.
0:11.0	Yeah, that's what happened on the 4th. The Dow gave itself a present. It took the day off.
0:15.0	Also, yesterday was giving Tuesday. It was. Today can be giving Wednesday. You don't need to limit giving to Tuesday.
0:20.0	Whatever money you had apparently left over from Cyber Monday, that's how you get the tax right off.
0:25.0	Snackers, today's pot is the best one yet. It's a TBOY Jack for Story. What do we got?
0:29.0	All birds just released their first earnings report since the shoe company IPF.
0:34.0	But whatever you do, Snackers, don't call it a shoe company.
0:39.0	Oh, shoot. I just called it a shoe company. The whole take away is ruined.
0:42.0	For our second story, Facebook acquired Giffy, the leader and Giff's last year.
0:46.0	But the UK is telling Facebook now. So like an angry parent, the UK is ordering Facebook to go to its room and return Giffy.
0:54.0	For our third and final story, just in time for Santa. Cold prices have hit their highest level in over a decade.
1:01.0	And the ultimate climate change here of fighting coal is a middle aged insurance house.
1:07.0	What do I got to do to get you in this climate change insurance?
1:11.0	You look great in that shirt. You got to get out of the cool.
1:15.0	But Snackers, before we hit that wonderful max, honestly, what a wild mix today, Jack.
1:19.0	Sometimes a baby is born. Yeah, sometimes a star is born. Yesterday, we're celebrating because a republic was born.
1:27.0	Barbados, it is now its own independent republic. For nearly 400 years, the Queen of England has rained over this island nation, Barbados.
1:35.0	Queen Elizabeth, the second great lady, she likes lap dogs, warm milk and being the head of state of Barbados too.
1:41.0	Now Barbados has been an independent nation since 1966, but now the Caribbean country has officially cut their ties with the crown.
1:49.0	So first came Brexit now comes Barb exit, but the biggest winner of Barbados breaking up with England officially, Rihanna, the first official decision by the new Republican Barbados, make Robin Rihanna fenty a national hero.
2:02.0	And national heroes basically like nighting or st. Hood, but no sword involved.
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