What Labubus Say About Our F-d Up Economy

Factually! with Adam Conover

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.8	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.combe.
0:11.1	U.K.-slash-wondery.
0:13.1	That's audible.combe. UK slash Wondery.
0:17.0	There's a dark presence enveloping society.
0:20.2	An ominous creature with gnashing teeth lurking around every corner, a haunting spirit that fills every heart with a desire to buy.
0:29.9	Love or hate him?
0:31.9	These little demons are everywhere.
0:33.7	From Rihanna's purse to the L.A. Ice protests to Karl Marx's grave. Yeah, because nothing says
0:39.6	overthrow capitalism like mass purchasing a plastic collectible that'll probably be in a dumpster
0:44.2	by next year. But, you know, the people who love these creepy little guys really love them.
0:48.5	It's Labubu lunacy. Some Redditors are reporting spending hundreds and even thousands of dollars collecting these furry little freaks.
0:56.6	And as Labubo's surge in popularity, people are starting to wonder,
1:01.6	Labuboos might be a sign of a weakening economy.
1:05.7	I have this theory that Labubu is a recession indicator.
1:09.0	Are Labibu's an economic indicator for a recession?
1:11.6	Now, it might seem kind of silly to suggest that these cute little toys have something to
1:16.4	say about the economy.
1:17.4	But I think we need to listen to these TikTokers.
1:20.3	In fact, I think that Labuboos are something even bigger than a recession indicator.
1:25.6	I think they indicate that something is even more seriously wrong with the American economy
1:30.9	on a really deep level.
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