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Wondery
The Best Idea Yet
The untold stories behind the products you’re obsessed with and the bold risk-takers who made them go viral.How did Birkenstocks go from a German cobbler’s passion project 250 years ago to a starring role in the Barbie movie? Who created that bottle of Sriracha permanently living in your fridge? Did you know the Air Jordans were initially banned by the NBA, or that Super Mario became the best-selling video game character ever thanks to a strategy called “The Infinite Game?” On Wondery’s new weekly podcast The Best Idea Yet, Nick Martell and Jack...
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4.1 stars from 124 ratings
Big nope for me
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“The hosts’ forced banter is cringe worthy. I quit listening in after the first 3 minutes of the first episode. I was looking forward to this podcast but it’s not for me”
Teddie 15 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/18/24
Goofy hosts kill the content
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“I agree with the reviewers who appreciate the content but cant get past the absurd hosts with their phony banter and “comedy.””
doodlehere via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/18/24
Recent Episodes
Published 11/26/24
What do Old West gold miners, biker gangs and Marilyn Monroe all have in common? The same pair of jeans…Invented by a down-on-his-luck immigrant tailor in the 1870s, this classic riveted pant launched a global denim market worth over $70B. How? By teaming up with Levi Strauss & Co., a Gold...
Published 11/19/24
Chances are you’ve got a bottle of Sriracha chilling in your fridge right now, but have no idea who invented it — or the spicy story of how he made it happen. Entrepreneur David Tran fled Vietnam in the late 70s, smuggling gold bars into the US to start his venture - selling hot sauce out of a...
Published 11/12/24
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