🗳️ “Vote or Bet?” — Robinhood’s election betting. Cosm’s live football theater. McFlurry’s government fix.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

You can now bet on the election outcome on Robinhood… but which is a better predictor, betting or polls?

Would you watch football in an Imax theater?... Because Cosm raised $250M for theatrical live sports.

Why are 15% of McD’s McFlurry Machines broken?... We’ll explain that plus the government’s fix.

Plus, the 3rd episode of our new show drops today: The untold origin story of Birkenstock — The most popular sandal of all time. Over 250 years, it’s gone from a German cobbler’s shop to the hippie movement to high fashion… and now it’s the 3rd biggest shoe brand on earth.

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Tuesday, Team Boy, Tuesday, October 29. And today's pod, today's pod, today's pod is the best one yet.
0:10.6	Three Today's pods. Wow, I mean it just felt that I was channeling. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today.
0:17.2	Jack we are one week from election day. We've actually already voted. Today was election day for me.
0:22.8	I headed down to the town clerk.
0:24.3	It was all a very wholesome and patriotic experience.
0:26.7	Jack, I voted a week ago and California now text you when they've counted your ballots.
0:30.6	Like you get a text message.
0:31.6	I like that.
0:32.4	Very Silicon Valley. But Yetettie's in the meantime Jack and I prepared a total T boy
0:37.7	for you Jack. Three stories for the show what do we got?
0:40.4	Four our first story Robin Hood just launched election betting.
0:44.5	You can now bet on the election on Robin Hood.
0:47.4	Which leads to the big question.
0:49.3	When it comes to predictions, is betting better than polling.
0:53.4	For our second story, would you watch an NFL game
0:56.5	in an IMAX theater?
0:57.6	Will a startup called Kossum raise $250 million
1:01.3	for live sports in an immersive movie theater.
1:05.0	And our third and final story, we've all been there.
1:07.8	You show up to the McDonald's drive-thru,
1:09.8	and they tell you the McFlurry machine is broken.
1:12.3	I need to speak to a manager!
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