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Every Monday, Josh Barro and Linette Lopez explore, examine, and reject the business of every day life.

  • 6 minutes 15 seconds
    A Home for the Olympics
    Josh and Linette talk about why no one wants to host the Olympics anymore, and whether curling gets

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    17 April 2017, 9:08 pm
  • 5 minutes 43 seconds
    Organic America First
    Linette and Josh talk about whether organic grain farmers have legitimate complaints about foreign organic standards, or if they are just seeking price protection from foreign competition.

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    10 April 2017, 5:56 pm
  • 5 minutes 43 seconds
    Uber and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
    Linette and Josh talk about how Uber's scandals are undermining their business model, which is essentially paying people to like Uber.

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    3 April 2017, 4:39 pm
  • 7 minutes 15 seconds
    Programming the Store (with Mike Fisher)
    Josh and Linette speak with Mike Fisher (Apple, JCPenney) about the future of brick and mortar retail, and why stores need to be designed like community spaces. More about Mike Fisher here: www.myknyc.com

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    27 March 2017, 4:51 pm
  • 8 minutes 59 seconds
    Pierce Brosnan's Healthcare Plan
    Josh and Linette consider whether ACHA will reduce employer-provided healthcare, affect economic dynamism, and make it more expensive for your parents to retire.

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    20 March 2017, 3:07 pm
  • 8 minutes 8 seconds
    The First Apple Store (with Mike Fisher)
    Josh and Linette are joined by Mike Fisher (www.myknyc.com), former Senior Creative Director at Apple, to talk about the concept, design, and opening of the very first Apple stores.

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    13 March 2017, 4:22 pm
  • 6 minutes 25 seconds
    Just Walk Out
    Josh and Linette dive into Amazon's brick and mortar store, and whether it will change the way people shop or face the same problems Walmart experienced when it reduced staff.

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    6 March 2017, 6:07 pm
  • 7 minutes
    Let's Get Some Shoes
    Linette and Josh discuss how Trump's proposed border tax could affect shoe prices, and whether the American Dollar will be strong enough to keep you in fresh kicks.

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    27 February 2017, 4:14 pm
  • 6 minutes 50 seconds
    Trading Away Extra Guac
    Josh and Linette talk about how Trump's position on NAFTA is a big threat to your ability to get guacamole at any time of the year.

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    21 February 2017, 4:47 pm
  • 6 minutes 46 seconds
    The Luxury of Accessible Art (with Nahema Mehta)
    Linette and Josh talk with Nahema Mehta, CEO of Absolut Art, about maintaining luxury in a mass art market, and how platforms are shaping that space.

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    13 February 2017, 6:07 pm
  • 6 minutes 2 seconds
    You Are Cordially Invited to Fitness
    Linette and Josh unpack invitation only fitness in the wake of the David Barton Gyms bankruptcy. Specifically, are we seeing a new business model for gyms?

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    6 February 2017, 5:58 pm
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