Author: Nick &#38; Jack Studios

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March 3, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🌆 Sesame Street: The Trojan Horse of TV

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Once upon a time, American kids had a problem—OK, two. They were watching way, WAY too much TV and they were falling way, way behind in school. But then a trailblazing producer and her psychologist friend asked a bold question: What if we used the first problem to solve the second? The result: Sesame Street, home of Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert & Ernie, and a social-media superstar named Elmo. Since Sesame Street’s debut in 1969—the same year as the moon landing!—the show’s helped educate more than 150 million kids in 70 different languages while breaking racial barriers along the way. It’s also taught us the meaning of friendship, the value of neighbors, and the joy of a good rubber ducky. And it was only possible thanks to audacious creators, educators, and one shaggy-looking puppeteer named James Maury Henson (but you can call him Jim). Learn about Kermit The Frog’s commercial past, why the only bets worth making are contrarian ones, and why Sesame Street is the best idea yet.

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February 28, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🏠 “The Housing Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on the Housing Market

Our 3rd Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best pop-biz stories about the housing market from the last year.

#1. Costco launched its 1st Costco apartment building… The solution to your rent may be Kirkland Condos.

#2. A surprise cause of our housing crisis? Elevators… A US elevator costs 5x a Spanish one.

#3. The fastest-growing city in America is a Boomer Boomtown… but that’s good for Millennials.

Share this ep with your house-hunting buddy (or that one friend who can’t stop talking real estate).

We’ll be back with our usual daily show next week, after Jack’s spent some time getting to know his new baby. But look out for more paternity pods from us dropping this week.

And if you crave more business storytelling from us? Check out our weekly deepdive show: “The Best Idea Yet” — The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks

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February 27, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🚀 “The Hacks Pod” — Our 3 Best Stories on Innovation Hacks

Our 2nd Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best pop-biz stories on growth hacks from the last year:

#1. SharkNinja’s stock has climbed 140% this year… Here’s how it’s taken over your kitchen.

#2. Gin in a motor oil can? Tampons in an ice cream pint?... The new packaging trend is chaos.

#3. The fastest-growing candy right is Nerds Clusters… It shows there’s a business case in gut instinct.

Share this episode with your buddy who’s building something (or your buddy who should be).

We’ll be back with our usual daily show next week, after Jack’s spent some time getting to know his new baby. But look out for more paternity pods from us dropping this week.

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February 26, 2025

The Best One Yet - 💑 “The Parenting Pod” — Our 3 Best Pop-Biz Stories on Parenting

Our 1st Bonus Pod during our Paternity Week is on 3 of our best business stories on parenting from the last year:

#1. Did you know no US president is an only child?... So we jump into the Only Child Economy.

#2. Apple’s newest product is Apple Watch for kids… because of a 10-year trust campaign.

#3. How should new parents prep financially for having a kid?... We’ve got one answer.

Yetis, share this bonus ep with your buddy with kids… or send it to the kid.

We’ll be back with our usual daily show the week of March 3rd after Jack’s spent some time getting to know his new baby. But look out for more bonus pods from us dropping this week.

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February 25, 2025

The Best One Yet - 👶 “IBO: Initial Baby Offering” — Podcast Update…

We’re dropping 5 bonus podcasts over the next few days because… Jack’s got a brand new beautiful healthy baby.

Jack just hit the hospital with his wife to have their 3rd baby — So here’s our podcast plan:

5 Bonus Episodes on our Best topics:

Fitness
Growth Hacks
Housing Market
Leadership
Parenting

Plus, we just dropped our deep-dive episode on… “Sesame Street” 🌆 The untold origin story of the most influential kids show ever. Go to Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

We’ll be back on the mics for our usual daily TBOY show next week — But in the meantime, enjoy our upcoming Bonus episodes right here and our weekly show on The Best Idea Yet.

And let’s celebrate Jack and Alex’s big baby win 👶 (it’s a TBOY)

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February 24, 2025

The Best One Yet - 👛 “The ROI on the IRS” — America’s 12x tax return. Alani Nu’s $2B hot girl drink. Alibaba’s new religion.

Energy drink Alani Nu sold to Celsius for $1.8B… so we explain how to pick an acquisition price.

Alibaba is the Amazon of China & its stock has doubled… because AI is its new religion.

We just found the ROI on the IRS… For every $1 we put into the IRS, we get $12 back.

Plus, Birkenstock just argued to a judge that its sandals should legally be art…

$CELH $BABA $BIRK

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… the Patagonia Fleece 🐑. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

“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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February 21, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🍸“The Spy Who Primed Me” — James Bond’s Amazon deal. Microsoft’s quantum leap. OpenTable vs Resy.

James Bond’s creative control was just acquired by Amazon… so we need to talk about “Infinite Scarcity.”

Microsoft just defied physics… it’s a quantum creation that’s not a solid, liquid, or gas.

OpenTable has overtaken Resy for America’s coolest restaurants… all thanks to 1 move.

Plus, Google searches for “Is it safe to fly” are up 20x… so we ran the numbers.

$AXP $GOOG $MSFT $AMZN

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… the Patagonia Fleece 🐑

Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

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February 20, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🏒 “Hockey War” — NHL’s USA vs Canada win. Botox Bars everywhere. Meta’s undersea cable.

Tonight’s NHL game is USA vs Canada… it’s a geopolitical battle, so tix hit Super Bowl prices.

The fastest-growing retail concept is “Med Spas”... Botox, lip-filler, & butt-plumpers are surging.

Meta is building the largest undersea cable in history… because the future of AI is underwater.

Plus, scientists have identified the happiest and most productive time of day… 7am.

$META

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of the ⛰️ Patagonia Fleece. Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.

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February 19, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🩳 “Nike + Skims” — Nike’s deal with Kim Kardashian. Protector’s bodyguard app. Fire Trucks’ oligopoly.

Nike just partnered with Skims… but has Kim stretched Skims too far?

Protector just launched an Uber for Bodyguards… and 1 video hack made it go viral.

The Fire Truck industry has been taken over by Private Equity… but its stock tripled while fires fell?

The best Black History Month story yet?... Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaker.

$NKE $UBER $SPY

Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… The Patagonia Fleece 🐑

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