🥃 “Negroni Hotel” — Death & Co’s hotel chain. Costco’s 9am DINK hour. Apple acquires Intel? +Ad-supported Toilet Paper

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Death & Co. started the craft cocktail movement… and now it’s becoming a hotel chain.

Apple’s surprise Made in America power move?... Buy Intel (the whole company).

Costco opened 1 hour early for executive members … and it led to a surge in upgrades.

Plus, video advertising is coming for your… Toilet Paper.

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, September 29th. 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. Welcome back to everyone's favorite business show. Jack, the stories are so good today. What do you say we just hit the pod? For our first story, Death and Co. Is the bar that started the craft cocktail trend 20 years ago. And today, what do you say we just hit the pot? For our first story, Death & Co. Is the bar that
0:21.7	started the craft cocktail trend 20 years ago, and today, they run 50 bars worldwide. But now
0:27.7	Death & Co is launching hotels, and if you help fund them, they'll name a cocktail after you.
0:32.7	For our second story, everyone says that Apple is in a slump. The stock has been flat this year.
0:37.8	They've lost their Imojo.
0:39.2	But we think Apple can make a surprise move to become the ultimate American brand.
0:44.2	Acquire Harley Davidson.
0:46.4	No, just kidding, just kidding.
0:47.3	Acquire Intel.
0:49.3	Very interesting story, Nick.
0:51.0	And our third and final story.
0:53.0	Last quarter, Costco ran an experiment.
0:56.1	Would you pay extra to shop at Costco when it's less crowded? Because every young Costco member
1:01.8	said yes, so we're calling it the early dink special. But yeties, before we hit that wonderful
1:07.7	mix of stories. Fantastic mix of stories to kick off the weekjack.
1:11.2	Have you ever walked into the bathroom, done your business, and then reached for the TP?
1:15.7	And then you have to wait? Because before you get the toilet paper, you must watch an advertisement.
1:22.9	No TP until you finish the commercial? What's going on? This has never happened to me,
1:27.3	but did they at least
1:28.1	give you to skip this ad in five seconds button? Besties, it's bizarre, but for some public bathrooms
1:33.4	over in China, the toilet paper is now ad supported. True story, and it's actually even worse
1:39.4	than it sounds, because first, you must scan a QR code with your phone, and then you have to watch the commercial.
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