Nick Martel

You know me. My name can send goosebumps up and down your spine, make you forget your troubles and put your mind completely at ease.

The name Jacuzzi is trademarked, but it's also used generically to mean any jet-powered hot tub. Yeah, Jack, it's become one of those things where you say the specific brand name to mean any make of that one thing. Like you got your ChapStick, you got your Band-Aid, you got your Tupperware, and... You got your jacuzzi. But this 20th century invention draws on 4,000-year-old traditions.

The name Jacuzzi is trademarked, but it's also used generically to mean any jet-powered hot tub. Yeah, Jack, it's become one of those things where you say the specific brand name to mean any make of that one thing. Like you got your ChapStick, you got your Band-Aid, you got your Tupperware, and... You got your jacuzzi. But this 20th century invention draws on 4,000-year-old traditions.

The name Jacuzzi is trademarked, but it's also used generically to mean any jet-powered hot tub. Yeah, Jack, it's become one of those things where you say the specific brand name to mean any make of that one thing. Like you got your ChapStick, you got your Band-Aid, you got your Tupperware, and... You got your jacuzzi. But this 20th century invention draws on 4,000-year-old traditions.

We've been soaking in hot springs since we stood on two legs from Japan to Mexico to Iceland. But it's jacuzzi that brought hydrotherapy into the modern era. creating a global market that's expected to surpass $6 billion by 2026. In fact, there is an estimated 26 million operational hot tubs around the world. And Jack, could you sprinkle on a little more hot context for us over there, please?

We've been soaking in hot springs since we stood on two legs from Japan to Mexico to Iceland. But it's jacuzzi that brought hydrotherapy into the modern era. creating a global market that's expected to surpass $6 billion by 2026. In fact, there is an estimated 26 million operational hot tubs around the world. And Jack, could you sprinkle on a little more hot context for us over there, please?

We've been soaking in hot springs since we stood on two legs from Japan to Mexico to Iceland. But it's jacuzzi that brought hydrotherapy into the modern era. creating a global market that's expected to surpass $6 billion by 2026. In fact, there is an estimated 26 million operational hot tubs around the world. And Jack, could you sprinkle on a little more hot context for us over there, please?

That is one hot tub for every Floridian, plus every Utahan. You can't forget about Utah. But the jacuzzi journey is about so much more than just kicking off your boots and soaking under the park city stars. Yeti's, this story's got everything. Fighter pilots... game shows, Scarface's bathtub, and seven brothers running this business together.

That is one hot tub for every Floridian, plus every Utahan. You can't forget about Utah. But the jacuzzi journey is about so much more than just kicking off your boots and soaking under the park city stars. Yeti's, this story's got everything. Fighter pilots... game shows, Scarface's bathtub, and seven brothers running this business together.

That is one hot tub for every Floridian, plus every Utahan. You can't forget about Utah. But the jacuzzi journey is about so much more than just kicking off your boots and soaking under the park city stars. Yeti's, this story's got everything. Fighter pilots... game shows, Scarface's bathtub, and seven brothers running this business together.

But beneath the froth and bubbles, it's about a family business turning tragedy into opportunity and creating an iconic product through unexpected twists of fate. Hang on to your speedo. Oh, yeah. Because Jacuzzi didn't just create an entirely new category. Yeah. Jacuzzi is the best idea yet. That's the spot, Jack. Hot, hot, hot. Oh, yeah. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

But beneath the froth and bubbles, it's about a family business turning tragedy into opportunity and creating an iconic product through unexpected twists of fate. Hang on to your speedo. Oh, yeah. Because Jacuzzi didn't just create an entirely new category. Yeah. Jacuzzi is the best idea yet. That's the spot, Jack. Hot, hot, hot. Oh, yeah. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

But beneath the froth and bubbles, it's about a family business turning tragedy into opportunity and creating an iconic product through unexpected twists of fate. Hang on to your speedo. Oh, yeah. Because Jacuzzi didn't just create an entirely new category. Yeah. Jacuzzi is the best idea yet. That's the spot, Jack. Hot, hot, hot. Oh, yeah. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is The Best Idea Yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk-takers who brought them to life.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is The Best Idea Yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk-takers who brought them to life.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is The Best Idea Yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk-takers who brought them to life.

Let's start this episode by easing into our hot tub time machine. Let's do it, Jack. I like it. We're standing on an athletic field, ringed by a racetrack, just steps from the San Francisco Bay. The air is thick with July summer heat and the buzz of propellers as a biplane takes flight. It's 1915, and we're at the Panama Pacific World's Fair in San Francisco.

Let's start this episode by easing into our hot tub time machine. Let's do it, Jack. I like it. We're standing on an athletic field, ringed by a racetrack, just steps from the San Francisco Bay. The air is thick with July summer heat and the buzz of propellers as a biplane takes flight. It's 1915, and we're at the Panama Pacific World's Fair in San Francisco.

Let's start this episode by easing into our hot tub time machine. Let's do it, Jack. I like it. We're standing on an athletic field, ringed by a racetrack, just steps from the San Francisco Bay. The air is thick with July summer heat and the buzz of propellers as a biplane takes flight. It's 1915, and we're at the Panama Pacific World's Fair in San Francisco.

Now, this 10-month expo, it's showcasing the best in technology, from steam locomotives to this newfangled airplane thingamajiggy. It's like CES for the Woodrow Wilson era. Yes, it is. And since it's 10 months long, 18 million people visit. Nick, that's a fifth of the U.S. population. That is huge. The people came to see a direct telephone line that connected San Francisco to New York.