How The Man Behind Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Built an Empire

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🗓️ 4 July 2024

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Episode 354: Neal and Toby chat with George Shea, the CEO of Major League Eating which is the organization behind the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. They address what happened with the contest’s biggest star, Joey Chestnut, and how George can compete with Netflix. George Shea shares the secret behind making virtually any event entertaining and how to pull off a good stunt. They also talk about the history of competitive eating and what the future holds for the sport. Expand your world with Meta AI. Now on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger. Get your Morning Brew Daily Mug HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=mbd&utm_campaign=mug Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Time code : 00:00 - Intro 2:20 - What happened with Joey Chestnut? 7:20 - Netflix puts up its own eating contest 9:50 - Eating records that won’t be broken 10:30 - The art of spectacle 15:15 - Origins of Major League Eating 18:00 - How to pull off a good stunt 19:15 - Growth opportunities for competitive eating 25:15 - Which celebrities would George put up? 29:15 - Neal’s epic intro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning Brew Daily Show, I'm Neil Freiman and I'm Toby Health.
0:05.0	Today a special Independence Day episode coming your way,
0:08.8	an interview with a CEO of Major League Eating George Shea.
0:13.2	If you turn on ESPN today,
0:14.9	George is the man in the cool hat
0:16.5	hosting the annual Coney Island hot dog eating contest.
0:20.0	We talked competitive eating strategies,
0:22.0	the anatomy of a great stunt,
0:24.0	and got the inside scoop on Joey Chestnut's stunning absence from this year's competition.
0:28.6	It's Thursday, July 4th. Let's ride. Right. Today we blind the earth with our desire and while it is still ours we will bend history
0:48.8	to witness this moment to witness this man.
0:54.4	Just listen to that man go.
0:56.7	George Shay is an absolute ball of energy.
0:59.3	This episode not only made me reconsider my relationship with food, but also what it means to be an
1:04.2	entertainer. That was my favorite part. Picking the brain of a showman like George
1:08.6	who many of us have grown up watching every 4th of July, I learned a lot about how to be a better speaker and host.
1:14.8	Outside of that, we of course dug into the Joey Chestnut situation,
1:17.8	and it sounds like George is just as sad as we are
1:20.6	that the world record holder won't be up there this year.
1:23.2	Yeah, no Joey just feels wrong, but George also gave us a few eaters to keep an eye on this year
1:28.8	in the most wide open contest in 16 years.
1:31.7	My favorite part of the show comes at the end though.
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