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The Best One Yet

🟠 “Penny RIP” — End of the Penny. Dunkin’s diss track. T-Mobile’s dead-zone killer.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.79.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Trump is canceling the US penny… because our cheapest coin is our most expensive.

The biggest diss track in the SB wasn’t Kendrick Lamar… it was from advertisers.

SpaceX and T-Mobile just shockingly teamed up…  to kill the cell phone dead-zone.

Plus, the untold origin story of Ben & Jerry’s… and their most disruptive flavor: Phish Food.


$SBUX $TMUS $T


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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Tuesday, T-Boy, Tuesday, February 11th. And today's pod, it's the best one yet this is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Was it too hard to ask you to pick me up from the airport, Jack? You made me take an Uber. I didn't make you. I told you I'd pick you up if you wanted me, too.

0:21.6

I didn't even think I'd have to ask.

0:23.3

I'm just going to sell it at the end of the pot.

0:25.2

It's story for another pot.

0:26.4

It is more snowy in Vermont since the week I met you.

0:30.4

That is the last time it was this snow.

0:32.0

I actually do need to borrow some gloves.

0:33.6

But Jack, three stories for today's show. What do we got on the team boy? Thanks for coming to visit me. Absolutely. For our first story. Did you see Dunkin' Donuts Super Bowl commercial?

0:42.2

I did. It ripped on Starbucks. But the real diss track of the Super Bowl wasn't Kendrick

0:47.0

Lamar. It was in the commercials. So we're presenting the do's and don'ts for corporate dissing.

0:52.6

Yes, we are. For our second story, President Trump is ending the U.S. penny.

0:57.0

He has ordered no more pennies be minted ever again.

0:59.9

But the biggest shocker of this penny pause is that it didn't happen sooner.

1:04.5

And our third and final story is the most surprising collab of the year.

1:08.3

Oh, yeah.

1:08.8

SpaceX and T-Mobile.

1:10.4

But can we talk about T-Mobile's winning recipe, please, Jack?

1:14.0

T-Mobile leans into the board.

1:16.4

Bored.

1:17.3

But Yetis, before we hit that, wonderful mix of stories.

1:20.1

Fantastic mixes stories.

1:21.7

Love the mix of today.

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