The Best One Yet
🥞 “Maple Syrup Mayhem” — Trade War’s wild 24 hours. Robinhood’s Super Bowl bet. Levi’s Baggy Secret.
Tue, 04 Feb 2025
The first 24 hours of Trade War II were wild… We’re breaking down the surprise tariff deals with Mexico and Canada.Robinhood is the top stock since Election Day... and now you can bet on the Super Bowl.How did Levi identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before anyone?... A secret deal with Google.$LEVI $GOOG $SPY $HOODMonopoly 🎩 Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Monopoly. A capitalist game invented by a communist. 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 Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.—-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: What updates are there on the Trade War with Mexico and Canada?
For our first story, the trade war that was about to start with Mexico and Canada is on pause for one month. The benefits so far are a more secured border. The costs, they take a little longer to measure. For our second story, how did Levi's identify the baggy daddy jeans trend before any other apparel company? Get this, five years ago, Levi's struck a secret deal with Goo.
And our third and final story is the top stock in America since election day. What is it, Jack? Robinhood. Robinhood. And now Robinhood is putting all its chips on the Super Bowl. But before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. Fantastic mix for a T-Boy Tuesday, Jack. Trivia. What board game was once banned by both Cuba and the Soviet Union? It wasn't Twister. Feels like it's not Twister.
No, it wasn't. It's the game that was invented to criticize America, but instead glorified it. Cards Against Humanity? No. This game is actually played in two out of three American homes today, and it's the best-selling board game of all time. Oh, I think I know what it is, Jack. It's a game you buy with real money, but you play it. Fake money. Monopoly. Monopoly. Here it is, Jack.
What do you think? Do you hear that? I guess you're the banker for this episode. Yetis, Monopoly's origin story is actually the opposite of what you expect. Because this game rewards greed, but was invented to stop greed. Yetis, Monopoly is a tribute to capitalism. But it was created by a woman who was basically a communist. And on top of all that, the whole idea was actually stolen by another guy.
who ended up getting a monopoly on Monopoly's riches. So besties, you played Monopoly, but you don't know Monopoly. And that best-selling board game ever is the next episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. TBIY, the untold origin stories of the most viral products of all time. So later today, after this T-boy, go check out our weekly deep dive show, The Best Idea Yet.
New episodes drop every Tuesday. Tap the link in this episode description because Monopoly is simply the best idea yet. Dibs on the thimble. Dibs on the railroad.
I need a loan. 15 years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack Nick. That's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50%, that's a fat tip. T-Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know, cause we ready to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show.
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Chapter 2: How did Levi's predict the baggy daddy jeans trend?
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Chapter 3: What impact do tariffs have on U.S.-Canada relations?
For our third and final story, the best performing stock since the election, it's Robinhood. Because Robinhood has turned privacy into publicity. We'll explain. But Jack, first, let's go back in time a little bit. Remember the GameStop drama? Oh, do I remember. January of 2021, Robinhood was the story, and Nick and I were working there. Yeah, that was back when we were at Robinhood.
We were doing the podcast, and man, that was intense. AMC, cat memes, GameStop to the moon, and then GameStop to the floor. Well, after that, Robinhood spent a couple years in the penalty box with regulators, but Jack... Robinhood is back, baby. The viral stock trading app emerged from Sherwood Forest in brand new brand colors. Just last year, Robinhood turned from green to neon yellow and black.
And they also launched a new version of Robinhood, like a Bloomberg tournament for active stock traders. And right before the election, they launched prediction markets. You could bet on Trump or Harris in the stock trading app. you could bet on the presidential election. But here's the news. Grab your helmets and your jockstraps because Robinhood is now in sports betting.
Just like with the election, Robinhood is partnering with Kalshi, but this time to let you bet on the Chiefs or the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Now, we dove in T-boy style to this, and technically they say this isn't sports betting, but Jack, this is betting on sports. Anyone on the Robinhood app can bet on the Chiefs. Sounds like sports betting to me.
But here was the bigger observation from Jack and I. Robinhood stock is actually the top performing stock of the Trump presidency. It has nearly doubled since election day. You got a crypto comeback, a deregulation push, bullish vibes across the market. They're all good for the Robinhood app. And that's why Robinhood stock is actually up 400% in just the last year.
It's at $50, which is about 25% higher than its 2021 IPO. Now, yetis, Jack and I worked at Robinhood. We sold our first company to Robinhood. And the way we've always seen Robinhood is as a finance company that really wants to be a social media company. Right. When we got there... They were doing their first growth hack, which was to share the app with a friend.
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Chapter 4: How does data influence fashion trends at Levi's?
Chapter 5: What was the trivia question related to Monopoly?
No, it wasn't. It's the game that was invented to criticize America, but instead glorified it. Cards Against Humanity? No. This game is actually played in two out of three American homes today, and it's the best-selling board game of all time. Oh, I think I know what it is, Jack. It's a game you buy with real money, but you play it. Fake money. Monopoly. Monopoly. Here it is, Jack.
What do you think? Do you hear that? I guess you're the banker for this episode. Yetis, Monopoly's origin story is actually the opposite of what you expect. Because this game rewards greed, but was invented to stop greed. Yetis, Monopoly is a tribute to capitalism. But it was created by a woman who was basically a communist. And on top of all that, the whole idea was actually stolen by another guy.
who ended up getting a monopoly on Monopoly's riches. So besties, you played Monopoly, but you don't know Monopoly. And that best-selling board game ever is the next episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. TBIY, the untold origin stories of the most viral products of all time. So later today, after this T-boy, go check out our weekly deep dive show, The Best Idea Yet.
New episodes drop every Tuesday. Tap the link in this episode description because Monopoly is simply the best idea yet. Dibs on the thimble. Dibs on the railroad.
I need a loan. 15 years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack Nick. That's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50%, that's a fat tip. T-Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know, cause we ready to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show.
Start the show.
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For our first story, we've got a trade war two update. Wild day. Painful import tariffs on Mexico. They're getting delayed a month. And guess what? So are the tariffs with Canada. Crisis averted, but here are the deals that were reached yesterday. Yesterday, yetis, we covered the opening shots of Trump's second trade war, Trade War II.
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Chapter 6: What are the costs and benefits of the recent trade deals?
Chapter 7: How did Robinhood become the top stock since the election?
No, it wasn't. It's the game that was invented to criticize America, but instead glorified it. Cards Against Humanity? No. This game is actually played in two out of three American homes today, and it's the best-selling board game of all time. Oh, I think I know what it is, Jack. It's a game you buy with real money, but you play it. Fake money. Monopoly. Monopoly. Here it is, Jack.
What do you think? Do you hear that? I guess you're the banker for this episode. Yetis, Monopoly's origin story is actually the opposite of what you expect. Because this game rewards greed, but was invented to stop greed. Yetis, Monopoly is a tribute to capitalism. But it was created by a woman who was basically a communist. And on top of all that, the whole idea was actually stolen by another guy.
who ended up getting a monopoly on Monopoly's riches. So besties, you played Monopoly, but you don't know Monopoly. And that best-selling board game ever is the next episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. TBIY, the untold origin stories of the most viral products of all time. So later today, after this T-boy, go check out our weekly deep dive show, The Best Idea Yet.
New episodes drop every Tuesday. Tap the link in this episode description because Monopoly is simply the best idea yet. Dibs on the thimble. Dibs on the railroad.
I need a loan. 15 years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack Nick. That's it. I don't even think they need to practice. 50%, that's a fat tip. T-Boy City on your at list. If you know, you know, cause we ready to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show.
Start the show.
First, a quick word from our sponsor.
I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen, and ultimately you triumph in finding it again. Listen to Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky wherever you get your podcasts.
For our first story, we've got a trade war two update. Wild day. Painful import tariffs on Mexico. They're getting delayed a month. And guess what? So are the tariffs with Canada. Crisis averted, but here are the deals that were reached yesterday. Yesterday, yetis, we covered the opening shots of Trump's second trade war, Trade War II.
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