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Interview with the Godless Engineer.  We discuss Jesus Mythicism, Creationism, Flat Earth and much more.

Investing Skeptically - What percentage of money can you safely remove from your portfolio per year.

Investors weren’t exactly wrong to be excited about the companies trying to make meal kits and plant-based meat cool. But they sure haven’t made any money from those bets. So … what went wrong?

Patrick Badolato is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the McCoombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches Accounting. He joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about companies that have opened the door for genuinely exciting opportunities, but haven’t yet been able to figure out a workable business model. They also discuss:

Expanding your definition of competition.

Why Blue Apron and Beyond Meat haven’t taken off like their IPO investors hoped.

Whether Coca-Cola is at risk of becoming a “Cabbage Patch concept.”

Companies/tickers discussed: KR, ACI, BYND, MCD, KO, NVDA, CELH, PEP, YETI

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Patrick Badolato

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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Today we talk market volatility and inflation, the struggling dollar store industry, and a new AI initial public offering.

Also, Asit and Matt have thoughts on some recent earnings reports, writer Ben Wallace joins us to talk about the history and future of Bitcoin, and, as always, we find out what stocks are on our analysts' radar.

Host: Ron Gross

Guests: Asit Sharma, Matt Argersinger, Ben Wallace

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Laura answers a listener's question about how to know if it's better to refinance a high-interest mortgage or to prepay it over time.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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Frida’s breast milk-flavored ice cream is due in 9 months… It’s not April Fool’s, it’s a “product-tizement.”

Robinhood launched big bank products this week… but we think it’s the Airbnb of Finance.

American cars are now so big it’s affecting traffic… So we’ll explain “Car Bloat” and “The Panamax Effect."

Plus, Jeff Bezos just sent out invites to his wedding (we got the financial deets)...

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“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 Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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The majority of Alphabet’s sales comes from search, and ChatGPT’s product continues to get better.

(00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss:

- The 25% tariffs that the Trump administration announced for imported cars and auto parts.

- How Google is trying to respond to the next era of search.

- Robinhood’s quest to become the everything-finance app.

Then, (17:17) Anthony Schiavone joins Ricky to talk about the state of the office market, and one workplace REIT that investors may want to consider.

Bloomberg article link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-24/google-s-ai-search-overhaul-racing-chatgpt-for-the-web-s-future

NYTimes article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/business/office-market-bottom-remote-work.html

Companies discussed: GM, MGA, F, TSLA, GOOG, GOOGL, HOOD, BXP, ARE

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jason Moser, Anthony Schiavone

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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A gym-fluencer did a 3:52am sparkling ice facial… and Saratoga Water’s stock jumped 6%.

Sesame Street is facing 3 major threats… Bluey, Cocomelon, and Ms. Rachel.

The Atlantic’s journalist shared more screenshots… but we got curious about the chat app, Signal.

Plus, one movie Director spent $11M of Netflix’s budget on Ferraris, mattresses, & crypto…

$PRMB $WBD $NFLX

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A discount retailer sheds some branches; a pet supply store picks up a few extra treats.

(00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss the difference in dollar stores and Chewy’s latest earnings.

Then, (16:36), Tom Gardner and Andy Cross talk with Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim for a closer look at the uniquely positioned buy-now-pay-later company.

Companies discussed: DLTR, DG, WMT, CHWY, SZL

Host: Mary Long

Guest: Tim Beyers, Tom Gardner, Andy Cross, Charlie Youakim

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Heather Horton

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Did you know that Americans donate over $374 billion annually to charities? Giving back feels great, but did you know you can also maximize your tax savings in the process? In this episode, Laura shares nine expert tips to help you give smarter, whether it’s understanding IRS rules, choosing the right organizations, or leveraging tax-efficient strategies like donor-advised funds.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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StubHub is the #1 secondary ticket marketplace… but the biz totally depends on scalpers.

Napster still exists (?) and just got bought for $207M… because “Say my name, say my name.”

23&M is bankrupt, but 15M customers have a question… ummm, what about my DNA?

Plus, the newest economic indicator is “Recession Brunette”... 

$STUB $ME $EBAY

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

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 Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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