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The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Netflix just saved Sesame Street… because kids content crushes subscription churn.

America got downgraded after 126 years to AA+... So we’ve got 1 solution to our debt addiction.

Over 90% of startups fail, and one startup buries them… because LinkedIn ain’t reality.

Plus, we’re playing a new game: “Flavor or Fake?”... Is “Hint of Hummus” a real LaCroix flavor?

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About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, TBOY Lite is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. It is Tuesday, T-Boy, Tuesday, May 20th. And today's part is the best one yet. This is a T-Boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. I mean, Jack, I'm feeling the vibes. You're looking the vibe. Should we just hit this bad boy? I'm on it. All right, today's T-boy. What do we got in the show? Three stories, Jack. For our first story, Sesame Street has been saved by Netflix.
0:23.1	Why is Netflix adding Sesame Street? Well, because when you're first, you got to think like your last.
0:29.5	For our second story, America's credit rating was just downgraded. We're officially no longer a AAA country.
0:35.8	So Jack and I will tell you how the economy gets punished.
0:38.6	We're bringing home bad grades.
0:40.6	And our third and final story is the fastest growing startup right now.
0:44.7	It's a startup to wind down other startups.
0:46.7	Yeah, it's actually a whole new industry we discovered.
0:48.9	Funeral homes for startups.
0:50.9	But yeties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories.
0:53.3	Oh, what a mix of stories, Jack, love the mix.
0:56.0	Nick and I did a thing, we invented a game.
0:58.0	A new game.
0:59.0	Here's the game, here's the game, here's the game.
1:01.0	It's called Flavor or Faker LeCroy Edition.
1:04.0	Basically, is this a real LeCroy flavor or a fake flavor. Because yet, he's, when it comes to LaCroix's sparkling water, Jack is a LeCroix
1:12.0	connoisseur, a LeCroix Somelier, if you will. So, Jack, why don't you ask me the questions for
1:18.1	flavor or faker? May I interest you in a can of coconut cola LaCroix? Okay, coconut cola, that
1:23.2	smells like sunscreen? I'm going to say this is a real flavor. That's correct.
1:27.8	It is real.
1:28.5	How about basil bellini?
1:30.3	All right, basil bellini.
	...

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