The Best One Yet
Nick & Jack Studios | Wondery
Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly known as “Snacks Daily”, Nick and Jack continue their podcast independent from Robinhood.
- 7 minutes 9 seconds📱 iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want To Build
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Before 2007, mobile phones had tiny keyboards, crappy screens with internet so slow - you could finish a super burrito while waiting for your MySpace profile to load. Then Apple wowed the world with the iPhone: a digital Swiss Army knife that replaced cameras, maps, music players, AND created an entire new app economy. But the wildest part? Steve Jobs didn’t even want to build it…at first. Once Steve finally said ""yes,"" the real work began: a top-secret team (codename: Project Purple), some engineering dead-ends (a click wheel), and a near-impossible engineering challenge. Even then, Apple barely pulled it off — the first iPhone prototype was so flakey, one wrong tap could have sunk Steve's big reveal. Find out the (many) ways the iPhone almost failed before it even launched, what drove Steve Jobs to order 4,000 lattes, how a single device reshaped society (and your screen time), and why the iPhone is the best idea yet.
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet for the untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — and the bold risk takers who made them go viral.
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5 April 2025, 7:01 am - 22 minutes 29 seconds⚔️ “Wakanda got Tariff’d” — Trade War’s nuclear fallout. White Lotus’ drip strategy. Coach’s dwell time.
White Lotus’ szn finale is Sunday… and HBO’s drip strategy is beating Netflix’s drop.
The best way to understand Trump’s trade war nuclear bomb?... The $324 iPhone tariff.
Coach’s handbag stores are adding ice cream bars?... Because “dwell time” leads to “sell time.”
Plus, Buffalo Wild Wings invented March Madness smart-glasses that beat Apple’s Vision Pro…
$WBD $NFLX $TPR $AAPL $NKE $SPY
Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… 📱iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want to Build.
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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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4 April 2025, 7:01 am - 22 minutes 56 seconds💸 “$3,600 per Fam” — Tariff Day’s price tag. Tinder’s AI flirt-bot. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Metaverse.
It was T-Day: Tariffs, Tesla, & Trump… We got an update on all of ‘em (and why it’ll cost you $3,600/year).
Tinder launched a Flirt-bot… Because AI’s most powerful use is training pickup lines (seriously).
Nintendo’s Switch 2 is its biggest launch in 8 years… and Mario Kart is getting social.
Plus, we found a Skier’s Arbitrage: It’s cheaper to fly to Japan for a weekend of shredding than staying here in the states…
$NTDOY $TSLA $SPY
Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… 📱iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want to Build.
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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 Birkenstocks sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.
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3 April 2025, 7:01 am - 22 minutes 54 seconds👙 “Final Hoot” — Hooters’ Re-hooterization. Facebook’s OG makeover. Canada’s WWII housing solution.
The Hooters founders are buying it outta bankruptcy… but did you know Hooters once had an Airline?
Facebook is going back to the OG version… Because the Social Network became a Stranger Network.
Canada’s using a WWII playbook to fix their housing crisis… and it’s inspired by Long Island and Everything Bagels.
$AAPL $META $EAT
Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… 📱iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want to Build.
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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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2 April 2025, 7:01 am - 23 minutes⚾ “Torpedo Bat” — NY Yankees’ innovation. Q2’s Stagflation risk. Drone Delivery’s burrito vs blood.
The New York Yankees set a home run record… Thanks to a new data-optimized torpedo bat.
The #1 term you gotta know for Q2? “Stagflation”… when unemployment and inflation both rise.
One drone delivery startup is beating Amazon in the sky… but should serve houses or hospitals?
Plus, Kim Kardashian’s Skims is launching a Wall Street Shapeware line…
$SPY $AMZN $GOOG
Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of 📱iPhone: The Device Steve Jobs Didn’t Want to Build.
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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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1 April 2025, 7:01 am - 21 minutes 22 seconds🙂 “South Park me” — ChatGPT’s animation studio. CoreWeave’s Snow White IPO. SoulCycle’ Fashion Stores
ChatGPT’s servers “melted” because of its new feature… Steal from every movie studio.
SoulCycle is launching 1st chain of fashion stores… It’s SoulCycle vs Lululemon.
CoreWeave is the biggest tech IPO in 4 yrs, but it flopped… Because of our 3 Rules for IPOs.
Plus, we’re heading to Chicago for an Awards Show… “Best Business Podcast”)
$CRWV $LULU $MSFT
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31 March 2025, 7:01 am - 22 minutes 53 seconds🍼 “Breast Milk Ice Cream” — Frida’s lactation gelato. Robinhood’s mail-order-cash. America’s “Car Bloat.”
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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28 March 2025, 7:01 am - 23 minutes🐸 “Find Your Muppet” — Sesame Street’s Cocomelon threat. Saratoga’s viral facial water. Signal’s user error.
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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“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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27 March 2025, 7:01 am - 23 minutes🎟️ “Inside StubHub” — The Ticket IPO. Napster’s $200M comeback. 23&Me’s DNA drama.
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
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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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26 March 2025, 7:01 am - 21 minutes 35 seconds💁♀️ “Boy Sober” — The No-Marriage Economy. Arizona’s Crazy Rich Asians. Snow White & The 7 Debacles.
Single women who don’t want marriage are a new economic force… they’re “Boy Sober.”
Foreign investment is pouring into Arizona and Georgia… they’re New Taiwan and New Korea.
Disney’s new Snow White reboot is a bust… but Disney’s vault’s still full of magical numbers.
$MTCH $HYMTF $DIS
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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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25 March 2025, 7:01 am - 23 minutes 12 seconds🚗 “Why Elon should sell” — The Tesla solution. Boston Celtics’ fine print. Fashion coffee chains
With Tesla stock tanking and drivers trading them in... we’re proposing the Tesla Solution.
Why the Celtics sold for a record amount… even though they rent their arena.
Gucci, H&M, & Ralph Lauren all launched coffee chains… but it’s not about $12 lattes.
Plus, we wrote a financial rap song about the most important investment for kids…
$PPRUY $TSLA $RL
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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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