đ âGayborhoodâ â Grindrâs gay super-app. Saksâ hippo bankruptcy. Airbnb for Diggers. +McConnaugheyâs trademark
The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios
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đď¸ 15 January 2026
âąď¸ 20 minutes
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Summary
After 159 years, Saks 5th Ave is bankrupt⌠And Louis Vuitton is holding the dagger.
Grindrâs internal strategy leaked⌠Theyâre building a âgAI Super Appâ.
The Airbnb for diggers, bulldozers, & cranes?... Itâs EquipmentShare and it just IPOâd.
Plus, Matthew McConnaughey just trademarked his voice⌠Alright, alright, alright.
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About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making todayâs top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Thursday, the new Friday. January 15th, and today's part is the best one yet this is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Well, how stocks actually fell yesterday. Feels like the first time all year. I didn't know they did that in 2026. It's like investors opened their eyes and realized there's a lot of |
| 0:21.0 | chaos happening in the world. And yet Jack and I found three fantastic stories for today's |
| 0:25.7 | team boy, Jack, what do we got on the pot? For our first story, after 159 years, Sacks Fifth Avenue |
| 0:31.6 | just filed for bankruptcy. Cause of death, debt. Reason for death. What Louis Vuitton did. |
| 0:38.0 | For our second story, Grindr has a secret plan to survive the decline of dating apps. |
| 0:43.0 | It's the Gaborhood strategy. |
| 0:44.7 | Grindr is creating a gay-ey-ey-s super app to sell pills, hair, care, and skin cream. |
| 0:50.1 | And our third and final story. |
| 0:51.9 | We know what you've been wondering. |
| 0:53.6 | Is there an Airbnb but for diggers, bulldozers, and cranes? Jack, we've all been wondering it. |
| 0:59.5 | Well, there is now. It's called Equipment Share, and it's the newest stock to IPO. |
| 1:03.6 | So we whipped out of Jack Hammer and jumped in T-Boy style. |
| 1:06.4 | But yet, it is, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. |
| 1:08.7 | I mean, my favorite mix we've ever done, love the mix, Jack. |
| 1:11.7 | Warning, the next time you quote Matthew McConaughey, you can... But yet, he's, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. I mean, my favorite mix we've ever done, love the mix, Jack. |
| 1:11.7 | Warning, the next time you quote Matthew McConaughey, you could get sued. |
| 1:15.6 | Because get this, McConaughey just trademarked himself. |
| 1:20.1 | Including his favorite catchphrases. |
| 1:22.7 | All right, all right, all right. |
| 1:24.7 | That phrase is now legally locked up with a little TM logo, Nick. |
| 1:28.6 | McConaughey even trademarked images of himself staring, smiling, talking. |
| 1:32.8 | Anything McConaughey is now legal property of McConaughey. |
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