• The Franchise - Ep 76
    Nov 17 2022

    Recorded Live on 11/15/2022

    1. Subway is replacing workers with machines. Smartest decision theyve made since hiring Jared: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/business/subway-grab-and-go-fridges/index.html
    2. A little late to the party?: https://www.al.com/life/2022/11/mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-team-up-for-holy-ears-an-edible-cannabis-product.html
    3. Another billionaire promises to give away his wealth…waiting for the real reason: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/14/jeff-bezos-give-away-124b-fortune-climate-change
    4. The FTX well gets deeper: https://deadspin.com/ftx-s-collapse-cost-a-who-s-who-of-pro-athletes-sport-1849781199
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • It's Layoff Season - Ep 75
    Nov 11 2022

    Recorded Live 11-09-2022

    1. Meta is laying off more than employees than Elon and no one cares 

    a: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/meta-to-lay-off-more-than-11000-thousand-employees.html  

    b: https://fortune.com/2022/11/08/elon-musk-twitter-paywall-could-sound-the-death-knell-experts-warn/  

    2. Nice. Apple can afford it: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/former-apple-employee-admits-to-defrauding-tech-giant-of-17-million-over-seven-years/3933835/   

    3. Paper wealth is taking a beating this season: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-no-longer-014407946.html

    4. Carvana: The Scam that keeps getting more awesome 

    a: https://jalopnik.com/carvana-s-stock-has-sunk-98-percent-since-its-peak-1849756828  

    b: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/tesla-finds-a-workaround-for-state-laws-dealerships-on-tribal-lands/  

    5. Poor Tax Prize of $2B delayed drawing… a Republican must have won? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/us/powerball-lottery-record-delayed-drawing-tuesday-trnd

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Let That Sink In! - Ep 74
    Nov 4 2022

    Recorded Live 10-31-2022

    1. LET THAT SINK IN - Elon closes Twitter deal. First time in Market Fire history we were wrong. Last time also: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/29/23430332/elon-musk-twitter-reportedly-ordered-company-wide-layoffs; https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription ; https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-bluesky-social-app-twitter-050005805.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr ; https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/28/twitter-layoffs-hoax-pranksters-trick-media-outlets-pose-fired-employees-elon-musk/
    2. Bing was useless, but if Microsoft pivots it into an online graphics creators suite powered by AI, it can actually make it mean something: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/bing/dall-e-2-ai-image-generation-is-coming-to-microsoft-bing#:~:text=Microsoft%20has%20announced%20a%20new%20feature%20coming%20to,image%20based%20on%20keywords%20entered%20by%20the%20user ; https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-launches-ai-powered-graphic-design-app-and-more
    3. Great balls of fire, the fake deli man has a more than one VERY REAL shell company: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/26/100-million-nj-deli-defendant-makes-2500-a-month-from-shell-company.html
    4. There are conflicting reports that Paypal ‘accidentally’ added this and removed it, and added it back: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paypal-fines-up-to-2500-for-intolerance-bitcoin-fixes-this
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • The Rent is too Dang High! - Ep 73
    Nov 4 2022

    Recorded Live 10-26-2022

    1. Bloomberg: Musk Tells Bankers He Plans to Close Twitter Deal on Friday: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-25/musk-tells-debt-bankers-he-plans-to-close-twitter-deal-on-friday
    2. Rent is staying wild fam: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-25/nyc-is-priciest-for-us-rents-while-boston-passes-san-francisco?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter-moments&utm_content=wealth
    3. Ye lost Billionaire status. Is this all a brilliant ploy to get out of his contracts and own his brand?: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/25/adidas-terminates-partnership-with-ye-following-rappers-antisemitic-remarks.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1666694220
    4. $150M Hamptons home comes up for sale; because there wont be a recession for billionaires: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/inside-a-150-million-hamptons-summer-home-for-sale.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1666009808
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • The Patagonia Tax Scam - Ep 72
    Oct 27 2022

    Recorded on 10/21/22

    1. Patagonia’s Founder says he is giving up ownership to help fight the climate crises. Pretty sure its a tax avoidance scheme - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/business/patagonia-ownership/index.html ; https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-15/patagonia-billionaire-who-gave-up-company-skirts-700-million-tax-hit?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter
    2. Super Genius Elon Musk - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-elon-musk-plans-to-cut-75-of-twitter-workforce/
    3. Collecting McDonalds Adult Happy Meal Toys - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/mcdonalds-collectible-adult-happy-meal-toys-are-selling-for-thousands.html
    4. Twitter debates if Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster and Olive Garden are actually good - https://www.newsweek.com/internet-debates-are-red-lobster-olive-garden-chain-restaurants-actually-good-1742240 


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  • We'll Do it Live - Ep 71
    Oct 27 2022

    Recorded on 10/17/22

    1. Ye is buying Parler - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/tech/kanye-west-ye-parler/index.html
    2. Elon wants to Turn Twitter into X - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/technology/elon-musk-x.html
    3. Genius entrepreneur cuts catalytic converters to pay warrants - https://wreg.com/news/local/man-tells-police-he-was-stealing-catalytic-converters-to-pay-warrants/
    4. Liquid Death is worth $700M. It's just water. In a can. How? - https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/liquid-death-water-now-valued-700-million/2438046
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Hangry - Ep 70
    May 24 2022

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    1. GrubHub screws over restaurants, runners and people that like food deliveries: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/grubhub-free-lunch-nyc-promo-chaos
    2. VW hopes to endear American hearts with a Scout reboot: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/business/vw-scout-suv/index.html
    3. Tiktok will own your eyeballs on your phone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23131385/tiktok-gaming-tests-livestream-zynga-html5-bytedance
    4. Netflix tells employees to leave if they cant stand being awesome: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-tells-employees-quit-dont-181825013.html

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Exclusively on Kazaa - Ep 69
    May 7 2022

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    1. Wow! Facebook is getting into podcasting! JUST KIDDING! Its quitting after a year: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23054848/facebook-shutting-down-podcast-hub-simplifying-audio-services
    2. AirBNBs popularity begins to grow because of dumb hipsters: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/tech/airbnb-first-quarter-earnings/index.html
    3. Think new cars are expensive now? Wait until all the features are subscriptions: https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/gm-thinks-the-average-car-buyer-will-pay-135-per-month-in-subscriptions/
    4. Becoming a Real Estate Agent is officially a meme: https://fortune.com/2022/05/02/real-estate-agent-career-popularity-coldwell-banker-ceo/

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    1 hr and 29 mins