⛷️ “Ski-Pocalypse” — Park City’s ski strike. NYC’s traffic tax. The Birth of Gen Beta.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The biggest strike in ski history hit during the busiest ski week of the year… and Vail lost $400M.

A brand new generation is being born in 2025: Gen Beta… And we found its 1 defining trait.

NYC launched America’s largest traffic experiment: Congestion Pricing… And every city is watching.

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Tuesday, T-Boy, Tuesday, January 7th. And today's
0:07.7	pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know
0:15.1	today. SPF T-Boy, you are looking sharp and tan over there, Jack. How are the Bahamas looking
0:20.7	fantastic? The Harbor Island in the Bahamas looking fantastic?
0:21.7	Harbor Island at the Bahamas is one of the most beautiful beaches you'll ever see in your life.
0:26.7	The pink sand.
0:27.6	It's the pink sand.
0:28.4	Yeah.
0:28.6	We also found a bunch of live conks, which really freaks you out.
0:32.4	You see a beautiful shell.
0:33.8	You pick it up and you're like, go!
0:35.3	What is in there?
0:36.3	You got to watch your fingers.
0:42.6	They'll eat you before you eat them, man. I know. How is Hawaii now? Hawaii was beautiful. Did sunrise canoeing, best surfing of my life? Jack, I eat so much tuna. I have mercury poisoning.
0:49.1	Okay. But besties, we missed you for the entire vacation. So we are happy to be back. And Jack, we've got three
0:56.6	fantastic stories for today's T-boy. What do we got, man? For our first story, it's the biggest
1:01.8	strike in skiing history. Park City, Utah has a ski patroller strike. So Jack and I are
1:08.1	breaking down the $400 million ski apocalypse.
1:12.6	For our second story, it's the most ambitious traffic experiment that just began in New York City,
1:17.6	congestion pricing, aka the traffic tax.
1:21.6	Because what happens on 42nd Street will affect every city in America.
1:25.6	And our third and final story.
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