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GameStop’s CEO is out and Spotify is shaking up its podcast strategy.
(00:20) Deidre Woollard and Bill Barker discuss:
- Why the market isn’t quite certain about Ryan Cohen’s new role at GameStop.
- If GameStop can move beyond meme status and find new growth.
- Spotify’s layoff’s and what it signals about its strategic shift.


(11:40) Asit Sharma talks to former Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia on his new book The Datapreneurs, what Microsoft got wrong about the internet, and where AI could take us next.

Companies discussed: MSFT, GME, SPOT, SNOW
Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Bill Barker, Asit Sharma, Bob Muglia
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl

The pressure on commercial real estate borrowers is amping up, but so is insider buying at the regional banks lending them money. 
(00:15) Bill Mann and Dylan Lewis discuss:
How rising rates and low occupancy rates continue to put pressure on interest-only commercial real estate borrowers. The follow-on effects that could hit regional banks. Why insiders at regional banks are buying up shares despite the pessimism.  (13:27) Ricky Mulvey talks with CNBC host Melissa Lee to talk about the new documentary "Making of the Meme King" and why founding a company is much different than turning one around. 
Companies discussed: LOB, CHWY, GME, BBBY, BABA
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Bill Mann, Ricky Mulvey, Melissa Lee
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd

Some cryptocurrency platforms are finding it hard to allegedly operate an “unlicensed securities exchange in the USA, bro.”

(00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Nick Sciple discuss:
- Apple’s Vision Pro Product, its biggest product launch in a decade.
- How Apple's hardware strategy differs from Meta.
- The Vision Pro’s possibilities and limitations.
- The SEC’s complaint against Coinbase.

Plus, (13:32) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss how to plan for a healthier retirement.
Companies discussed: AAPL, META, COIN

Article discussed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-vision-pro-i-tried-the-new-mixed-reality-headset-f49a8811

Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Nick Sciple, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

The Directors Guild’s deal shows just how much the entertainment industry sees AI as a theat.

(00:21) Jason Moser discusses:
- What a potential Directors Guild deal means for entertainment.
- The challenges facing streamers as they look for more ways to profit from content.
- Whether or not Apple can take headsets out of their gaming niche.

(16:36) A simple pack of casino playing cards leads Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma on an exploration of how old products can become new again.

Companies discussed: SNPS, META, AAPL, NFLX,DIS,WBD, PARA

Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Dan Boyd

If you didn’t have a reliable supply of electricity, what would you do to secure it?
Robert Bryce is the author of “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations” and the writer of an eponymous Substack. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with Bryce to discuss: 
- Why more countries are turning to coal
- The challenges of building a reliable green energy grid
- The resurgence of interest in nuclear energy
- Supply chain issues for electric car batteries 

Company mentioned: SMR
Host: Nick Sciple
Guest: Robert Bryce
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Dan Boyd

Low Earth orbit now has some real estate problems. 
Deidre Woollard caught up with Ashlee Vance, author of “When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach.” They discuss: 
- The new business opportunity in clearing space junk
- How a self-taught engineer created a commercially successful rocket company
- The massive trade-offs that space companies make by going public
Companies discussed: RKLB, SPCE
Host: Deidre Woollard 
Guest: Ashlee Vance
Producer: Ricky Mulvey 
Engineer: Rick Engdahl