Making Turkey & Keeping the Peace on Thanksgiving 11/26/25

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

As Americans prep their Thanksgiving feasts, one hotline is bracing for its busiest day of the year. Nicole Johnson, director of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, explains the most common turkey questions. Then, Harvard professor Arthur Brooks shares advice for navigating family dynamics, handling holiday anxiety, and finding common ground at the dinner table. Plus, Nvidia says its GPUs are a generation ahead of Google’s AI chips, and Campbell’s Soup responds to leaked audio claiming its food is made for “poor people.” Arthur Brooks 13:34 Nicole Johnson 21:14 In this episode: Nicole Johnson, @butterball Arthur Brooks, @arthurbrooks Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	This is Squawk Pod and I'm CNBC producer Cameron Costa.
0:08.0	Today, Thanksgiving Eve.
0:10.0	We've got you covered.
0:12.0	On the conversation side with happiness guru Arthur Brooks.
0:15.0	Don't go in ready for a fight and don't actually get into politics.
0:20.0	And on the food side with director of the Butterball Turkey Talk Line, Nicole Johnson.
0:25.9	Tip number one, make sure whatever you're serving is edible.
0:30.0	Number one question over 44 years that the talk line has been open is, how do I file my turkey?
0:35.6	Plus, we've got some news in case headlines are on the menu at your holiday, a scandal for
0:40.8	Campbell's Soup, and Enidia is a leader, but also a target.
0:45.6	When you're the king, everybody's going to come at you.
0:48.2	It's Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
0:51.7	Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everybody.
0:53.7	Have a great Thanksgiving. Squawk Pod begins right now.
0:57.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:00.0	Cuel, please.
1:01.0	Good morning, everybody.
1:03.0	Welcome to Squawk Box right here on CNBC.
1:05.0	I'm Becky Quick, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin.
1:08.0	Joe is off today.
1:09.0	And yes, happy almost Thanksgiving.
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