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Dec. 12, 2025

Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI & Time’s Person, or Architects, of the Y…

Neal and Toby discuss the billion $$$ partnership between OpenAI and Disney

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Dec. 11, 2025

The Fed Cuts Rates Again & Can Oracle Deliver for Investors on AI?

The fed cuts rates again and Oracle is under pressure to deliver

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Dec. 10, 2025

Australia Bans Social Media for Kids & Women’s Workplace Progress Sta…

Episode 732: Neal and Toby chat about Australia’s worlds-first social media ban for teenagers that goes into effect. Then, a new study from McKinsey and LeanIn found an ambition gap growing between women and men where women a...

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Dec. 9, 2025

Paramount Crashes Netflix’s Party & Trump Bails Outs Farmers

Episode 731: Neal and Toby get into the Warner Bros. Discovery drama that just turned up a notch with Paramount attempting a hostile bid to snatch the deal away from Netflix. Then, China’s trade surplus topped $1 trillion for...

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Dec. 8, 2025

Hollywood Hates Netflix’s WBD Takeover & Apple Dazed By Leadership Ex…

Episode 730: Neal and Toby dive into Netflix’s industry-changing deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Then, Apple is undergoing a personnel shift as key executives are leaving the company. Meanwhile, micro cars in Japan have c...

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Dec. 5, 2025

Small Bizz Leans on Layoffs & Netflix Investors Wary of Warner Bros. …

Small businesses had a bad layoff month and Netflix stock falls

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Dec. 4, 2025

Waymo’s Are A Lot Safer Than You Think & Meet Italy’s ‘Berkshire Hath…

Episode 728: Neal and Toby discuss Trump’s proposal to slash fuel efficiency standards, rolling back a Biden-era policy. Then, Spotify Wrapped is upon us. Get ready for everybody showing off how basic their music tastes are. ...

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Dec. 3, 2025

Dell Donates $6 Billion to Kids & Costco Sues Trump Over Tariffs

Episode 727: Neal and Toby talk about the funding of ‘Trump accounts’ that will deposit $250 into investment accounts for 25 million children, thanks to Michael and Susan Dell. Then, Costco is standing up to the Trump adminis...

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Dec. 2, 2025

SCOTUS Takes on Music Piracy Showdown & NYC Casinos Get Lucky Break

Episode 726: Neal and Toby discuss a major supreme court case between top music labels and internet providers over who’s liable for copyright infringement. Then, the NY state gaming board approves 3 casino licenses in New Yor...

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Dec. 1, 2025

Gen X-ers Snubbed on Black Friday & US Poverty Line is $140K?

Episode 725: Neal and Toby recap the biggest holiday shopping time of the year and the different spending habits between Gen Z and Gen X spenders. Then, a viral essay believes the new US poverty line is $140,000. And, a late ...

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Nov. 28, 2025

Are AI Companions a Threat to Toys? & The Kidult Economy is Booming

Episode 724: Neal and Toby talk with James Zahn, the editor-in-chief of The Toy Book, aka @therockfather , to dive deep into the toy industry as the holiday becomes the busiest time of the year for the industry. But will it n...

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Nov. 27, 2025

The Busiest Holiday Travel Weekend in 15 Years & 80 Million Pounds of…

Neal and Toby go through a typical Thanksgiving Day and share some facts you may not know

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Nov. 26, 2025

Sellers Are Ripping Homes Off the Market & AI Slop is Taking Over Tha…

Episode 722: Neal and Toby discuss the delisting phenomenon plaguing the housing market as sellers would rather take them off than lowering the price. Also, Google seems to have put a crack in Nvidia’s armor as its AI chips a...

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Nov. 25, 2025

X’s Location Feature Stirs Uproar & Novo Nordisk Tanks After Failed A…

Episode 721: Neal and Toby chat about X’s new location transparency feature that has opened up a can of worms as some of the most divisive accounts on US politics aren’t actually from the US. Then, Novo Nordisk has taken a bi...

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Nov. 24, 2025

Google's AI Leapfrogs its Rivals & Trump-Mamdani Tackle Affordability?

Episode 720: Neal and Toby talk about Google’s string of recent wins that resulted in its market value surpassing Microsoft. Then, America’s affordability crisis seemed to be the one thing in common between the Trump and Mamd...

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Nov. 21, 2025

Walmart Cashes In on Affordability Crisis & Critics Warn Against AI T…

Episode 719: Neal and Toby talk about the latest jobs report…that reports September numbers? That’s because of the government shutdown. And it’s a mixed bag, of course. Then, Walmart, America’s largest, and seemingly most rel...

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Nov. 20, 2025

Nvidia Calms AI Bubble Fears & Target Nearing Rock Bottom?

Episode 718: Neal and Toby dive into Nvidia’s Q3 earnings that topped expectations while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated his confidence in AI. Then, Target reports another stinker of a quarter causing many to believe the retailer...

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Nov. 19, 2025

Meta Ruled Not a Monopoly & “Baby Shark” Company Goes Public

Episode 717: Neal and Toby discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s big win against the government as a federal judge says Meta does not hold monopoly power in today’s social media landscape. A big loss for the FTC. Then, Home Depot reports...

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Nov. 18, 2025

Unpopular Jobs Are Becoming Desirable & Communal Dining Makes a Comeb…

Episode 716: Neal and Toby chat about bitcoin’s price dropping to its lowest level in six months, stirring fears across Wall Street. Then, a struggling labor market means job seekers are forced to take up jobs that are uncomm...

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Nov. 17, 2025

Trump Reduces Beef and Coffee Tariffs & Hollywood Stars Aren’t Bankab…

Episode 715: Neal and Toby discuss Trump’s tariff rollback on beef, coffee, and other food goods to address rising price concerns from the American people. Next, Hollywood is struggling to make hits at the box office, even wh...

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Nov. 14, 2025

‘Big Short’ Investor Calls it Quits & Cannabis Products Up in Smoke?

Episode 714: Toby and Ann chat about Michael Burry, famed ‘Big Short’ investor, who has been public about the resemblance between the housing bubble of 2008 and the AI boom of today. Then, congress was able to reopen the gove...

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Nov. 13, 2025

Winners and Losers of Shutdown Ending & Last-Ever Penny Minted

Episode 713: Toby and Ann dive into the ending of the longest government shutdown in US history. But while federal workers and programs start up again, the ripple effects of its impacts may be far-reaching. Then, Google is st...

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Nov. 12, 2025

SoftBank Dumps Nvidia for OpenAI & Reward Cards No Longer Accepted?

Episode 712: Toby and Kyle dive into SoftBanks big move to sell its stake in Nvidia to re-focus its investment to OpenAI. Then, Visa and Mastercard reach a settlement over a 20-year dispute with merchants that will now allow ...

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Nov. 11, 2025

Author Michael Lewis on 10 Years of “The Big Short," AI Bubble, and S…

Episode 711: Neal and Toby chat with author Michael Lewis to talk about the 10th anniversary of “The Big Short” movie and the lines drawn from the 2008 financial crisis to today. Then, Michael shares his take on the AI indust...

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