This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Thursday, the new Friday, July 3rd. 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. Three. Count them three weeks until our live show in Chicago on July 23rd, 2025. We just booked our special guest for that Chicago show, the CEO of the

busiest company in the busiest industry. But not Sam Hallman. But it is the busiest company

in the busiest industry. Snag your tickets for T-Boy Live in Chicago. We got a link in the

episode description. We cannot wait to see you there, but in the meantime, we can't wait to

see you here. Jack, what do we got on the show for today's tea boy? For our first story, Nathan's

hot dog eating contest is tomorrow, the 4th of July, but its stock is at an all-time high. So we'll

tell you how Nathan's business is booming thanks, shockingly, to Ukraine. For our second story, Cloudflare just invented the most

important breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Because Cloudflare's newest product is a bot

proof vest. And our third and final story is Lulu Lemon. Lulu Lemon just pulled off the biggest

lawsuit of its Lulu Life. It is suing Costco. Oh, besties, this ain't a lawsuit. This is a dup suit. Because Lulu wants to kill the knockoff forever. Knock out the knockoff. But yet he's, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. What a mix of stories for a three-day weekend, Jack. If you're going to the movies this weekend, it's okay to be late. In fact, it turns out 30 minutes late is right on time. Because the average

movie in America doesn't begin until a half hour after the scheduled show time. That's right.

The average film now faces 30 minutes of previews. 30 minutes of previews. According to the Hollywood reporter, the pre-show content is also their

profit puppy. Because theaters are squeezing in 8 to 10 trailers and 4 to 5 commercials in that

puppy. It's a promo parade. It's a teaser tornado. Jack, you can't see Jurassic Park

without a mattress, beer, and pharmaceutical ad these days.

Yeah, if this film lasts longer than four hours, consult your doctor.

So many trailers, you forgot what film you're there to see in the first place.

I think it's a Marvel one?

It's always a Marvel one, check.

And that extra half hour of ads, it actually drives more concession sales.

Because you ran out of Junior Mintz before the seventh trailer began. At least AMC is being honest about it, though. They're going to warn you right on your ticket. Here's the news. New tickets are now alerting you that the start time isn't 7 p.m. It's 7.30 p. It starts at 7, but it really starts at 7.30. Yeah, yeah, no problem by us. So, you could literally watch the whole TV show before the movie begins. So, yeah, it is, don't worry about being fashionably late to the theater this weekend. Jack and I call it cinematically late. Because 30 minutes late is right on time. If you know, you know, Jack, let's hit our three stories. 15 years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is a norm. Jack Nick, that's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50% that's a fat tip. Tea Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know you know cause we're ready to go we can't wait no

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