š” āIdeas = Currencyā ā TED Talksā CEO audition. Costcoās girl math. āMuskingā the US Govāt.
The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios
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šļø 10 February 2025
ā±ļø 26 minutes
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Summary
TED Talks needs a new CEOā¦ but TED is actually the deepest media biz weāve ever seen.
Elonās mission to disrupt the government hit a new level, that requires a new termā¦ āMusking.ā
Costco is now paying workers 2x the averageā¦ itās the cost that pays for itself.
Plus, a record 22M Americans called in sick today (got a case of the Super Bowl Mondays).
$COST $WMT $SPY
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| 0:00.0 | This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, February 10th. And today's part is the best one. Yeah, this is a T-Boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. All right. Seatbelts are fastened bags. I didn't check anything, but I will see you in 24 hours, man. |
| 0:18.2 | That is Nick is flying to Vermont tomorrow for a surprise visit to me. |
| 0:23.0 | He's going to have a baby in like two weeks. |
| 0:25.2 | I got to see him before this thing happens. |
| 0:26.8 | Otherwise it's going to be a whole month. |
| 0:27.9 | This is going to be quality tea boy together time. |
| 0:30.2 | I have a nice little 48-hour itinerary with you. |
| 0:33.0 | This is lovely. |
| 0:33.6 | I think the dinner reservations look great. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm already going to prepare some bottles for you guys. |
| 0:41.1 | I'm ready to roll again. Put me to work. Yeah, we're going to Hand of the Wood and we're going to Ben and Jerry's. |
| 0:46.4 | Don't give it away. Oh, no, don't give it away. In the meantime, Jack, three stories. What we got on today's pod. |
| 0:56.5 | For our first story, Ted Talks, the legendary speaking event, is accepting applications for a new CEO. But TED Talks is actually the deepest media business we've ever seen. For our second story, Elon's mission to shrink and disrupt the government |
| 1:01.8 | hit a new level last week. So to describe what's happening, we invented a brand new term, |
| 1:07.4 | and here it is, musking. And our third and final story, Costco is now the highest |
| 1:13.3 | paying retailer in America by far. Costco has found the price of loyalty. Sounds like a Harry Potter |
| 1:21.3 | book, but Costco has found the price of loyalty. But yet it is, before we hit that wonderful |
| 1:25.2 | mix of stories. Fantastic mix to start the week, Jack, |
| 1:29.2 | love the mix. No one else is doing it. Don't lie to us this morning. We know where you are right now. |
| 1:33.3 | Yeties, you are wrapped up under a big blanket of tears, joys, and buffalo sauce. Just admit it. |
| 1:39.3 | Yeah. Because today is the second biggest sick day of the year. Cough, cough. |
| 1:44.6 | Sorry, boss. |
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