65 episodes
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3.6 • 25 Ratings
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Every Monday, Josh Barro and Linette Lopez explore, examine, and reject the business of every day life.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Customer Reviews
Insightful but Rare
I like the content but for such short episodes, they should be putting out multiple time per week.
Too much sarcasm
The Olympics episode is full of ungrounded, inaccurate info
Used to be good
Used to enjoy the podcast prior to the election but now everything is so political. They spend more time bashing on Trump than explaining anything. Nobody cares about your political thoughts... get back to basics