👜 “Louis VuiTexas” — LVMH’s Made in America fail. Dubai Chocolate’s virality. iExports > iPhones.
The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios
4.6 • 9.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Louis Vuitton opened its 1st Texas factory 6 years ago… but we’ll explain why it’s failing (#FooeyVuitton).
Dubai Chocolate went viral 17 months ago… It shows why every biz needs a “Trend Team.”
Trump’s trade war focus is the “trade deficit”... But America’s economy is Brains & Brands.
Plus, tomorrow is tax day… But if you haven’t done yours yet, Pokemon can help.
$LVMUY $SHAK $SPY
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| 0:00.0 | This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, April 14th. And today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. |
| 0:12.3 | All right, Jack, how are the greatest hits this weekend? That was your idea. I know, but you're doing it too. |
| 0:16.5 | Nick and Molly, after a colonoscopy week, they decided to just stay home and go to all their |
| 0:21.6 | favorite places. |
| 0:22.4 | And they called it the greatest hits weekend. |
| 0:24.8 | Sometimes you've got to do the greatest hits. |
| 0:26.3 | Jack, three stories for today's show. |
| 0:28.4 | Welcome back. |
| 0:29.2 | What do we got on the pie? |
| 0:30.2 | For our first story. |
| 0:31.7 | Six years ago, Louis Vuitton opened their first handbag factory in Texas. |
| 0:36.1 | So, Nick, how's it going? Well, Louis Vuitton's |
| 0:38.5 | Texan handbags are falling apart. And it's all a metaphor for the trade war. For our second story, |
| 0:44.7 | Dubai Chocolate has become the most viral food of 2025. Even Shake Shack has a version of it. |
| 0:50.2 | Dubai Chocolate explains why every company needs a trend team. |
| 0:54.8 | A trend team six. |
| 0:56.1 | Trend team six. |
| 0:56.9 | And our third and final story. |
| 0:58.8 | The two words that Trump is most obsessed with when it comes to the economy, trade deficit. |
| 1:04.0 | But while America imports iPhones, we export information. |
| 1:09.0 | But yeties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. |
| 1:12.1 | Whoa, what a fantastic mix of stories, Jack. |
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