🦤 “Jurassic Park… but make it real” — Colossal’s de-extinction biz. Starwood glamping Hotel. J&J’s Texas-Two-Step.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

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

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Colossal Biosciences is trying to bring back extinct species like the Wholly Mammoth — and that wild startup just hit a $1.5B valuation. Starwood is launching a glamping hotel brand because glampers tip well. And Johnson & Johnson tried to pull off the ol’ “Texas Two-Step”... but it failed.$MAR $JNJFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack.
0:02.4	It's Wednesday, February 1st, and today's pod is just the best one yet. It's a T-boy.
0:08.6	We not ask anybody how their year has gotten off to.
0:11.6	Oh, it's about to say.
0:13.7	Let's circle back in the new year, happy new year, Jack. What's our first story for today's pod?
0:18.6	Colossal is a startup trying to bring back the Wolliamamoth and the Dodo bird from extinction.
0:24.0	Yeah, he's, we got ourselves a venture-backed Jurassic Park.
0:27.9	Before our second story, Johnson and Johnson has 31 billion dollars in cash.
0:31.8	Not too shabby.
0:33.2	So why did it declare bankruptcy?
0:35.3	Jack, it's because of the old Texas two-step.
0:38.6	Yeah!
0:39.6	And our third final story is Starwood.
0:43.0	Starwood just launched a new hotel concept entirely focused on glamping.
0:47.3	Because sometimes you want to bonfire, but you also want that bidet too.
0:51.8	Excuse me, my electric wool comforter isn't working.
0:54.3	That is not fair. That's not fair. It was really cold that night, man. I was so cold.
0:58.8	But yeah, these before we hit that wonderful mix, now that Nick is back from the luxury yard.
1:03.3	Oh, man, this is just a fantastic cozy mix of stories, Jack.
1:09.2	Yesterday, for T-boy Tuesday, we told you about Fisky. Fake Whiskey.
1:13.4	Apparently some Fireball Whiskey may actually be Fisky.
1:16.7	Pay attention to the label.
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