Mario and Donkey Kong have paved the way in video game IP theme parks. Now, Minecraft is the latest addition to that family. The $110m investment to bring Minecraft to life is a huge declaration that gaming is mainstream. So, who is paying to build the park and what are the economics behind this new theme park boom? Plus: Delta Airlines offers Shake Shack and Target is underperforming. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the...

Retail isn’t doing too hot, but Walmart is a huge exception. The company is seeing higher profits, stocks and more while similar stores are in crisis. So how is Walmart still knocking it out of the park right now? Plus: Blackstone acquires Jersey Mike’s and Bluesky is on top of the social media app charts. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Ossium Health is trying to solve a huge bone marrow problem in the US. The startup’s goal is to build a bone marrow bank to make it easier for patients to get transplants that fully match their genes. So how does Ossium make this bank and how many people could it help? Plus: you can now change your eye color with a new surgery and Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on...

Lots of folks are using AI, but about 47% of teens use it multiple times a week. That’s a huge number. So how does “Generation AI” feel about AI’s uses, what do they use it for mostly and what is their take on the tech’s future? Plus: McDonald’s tries to course correct and 60m households had their eyes on Paul vs Tyson. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Have you walked into a new company before and received no formal training? You’re one of many. Here’s why companies are doing less onboarding and pushing more tech training modules. Plus: facial recognition tech is coming to your airport and the EU fines Meta. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Sega is about to launch a new pager in 2024. The company is hoping the recent dumbphone boom will make their Emojam pager a hit, but is there a market for pagers right now? Plus: Amazon shutters Freevee and the most expensive hotel room in the world. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehustledaily/ Thank...

Many streaming service users are constantly stepping in and out of their subscriptions. The rise of this trend has streaming companies sweating over putting out must-see content, but how many people are activley doing this and what service is getting hit the hardest? Plus: Disney hunts for a new CEO and Elliot gains a major stake in Honeywell. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Gen Z and Millennials are addicted to the unwind. More travelers are saying that they enjoy a chill day on vacation with no plans- aka more sleep. So how did this Sleep Tourism trend become a $70B industry and how can you cash in? We got ideas. Plus: Macy’s pares down its shoe offerings and Tesla is back to $1T. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Cyan Zhong as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Jack and Nick from TBOY and their new podcast The Best Idea Yet join us to tell the unique history of the beloved McDonald’s Happy Meal, and how it somehow involves Guatemala. They also discuss other landmark business ideas and what they think could be the best idea yet. Join our host Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Nick Martell and Jack Crivici-Kramer. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are two of the highest paid athletes in the world. After colliding in the world series last week, those numbers can only go up for the 26 year old free agent Soto. Baseball salaries are climbing every year, so how high can they get? And do teams really see returns on their half-billion dollar investments? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Big tech knows no bounds and LA-based company Agrotech wants to bring tech to the fruit industry. The company’s integration of AI, software and hardware into its process for creating juicy berries has earned them a $1B valuation. So how did they get here? Plus: Tesla stock climbs and would you buy air from Lake Como? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Size matters…when it comes to TVs. Gigantic televisions, with screens measuring at least 97 inches diagonally, are expected to be top sellers this holiday season, according to CNN. Plus: the Boeing strike is over, and family restaurant chains face hard times. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Cofertility is a new startup that wants to reimagine the affordability of egg freezing to ensure that women under 30 actually have the option. So what’s their strategy and how does it match up with the economics of the fertility industry? Plus: New York Times tech teams go on strike and the median age of homebuyers sees an increase. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

October brought some major new developments in AI: Apple Intelligence finally launched, Meta declared entry into the crowded AI search market and much more. So, today we’re joined again by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to talk through the last month’s most important AI news and what it could mean for your future. Plus: Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow and Japan is spending like crazy. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Martina Bretous as they take you...

When most people think of the movies, they think of Oscar-winning classics and popular summer blockbusters. But Hollywood's failures — its flops — are often more significant. Over the years, flops have bankrupted studios and forced Hollywood to modify its business model — and recent superhero flops may cause yet another evolution. Tim Robey, a longtime film critic at The Telegraph and the author of Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops, joins to discuss the business of...

Starbucks is having growing pains. The new CEO Brian Nicool has already implemented changes on the corporate and consumer level, some popular, some not so much. Here’s a roundup of how their business is doing and what the coffee giant has in store for 2025. Plus: American Airlines has new boarding tech and Russian fines Google $2.5 Decillion. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Famed trading card company Topps is partnering with Westminster Kennel Club to get dogs onto cards. The company sees this as a potential gold mine, but will people really buy dog trading cards? Plus: Starbucks discontinues some drinks and Dropbox lays off 20% of its global staff. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Halloween is inflation-proof. At least that’s what it looks like since spending for the holiday has increased to a record high this year. So how is this all possible and where is the money coming from? Plus: McDonald’s reports a small revenue win and Starbucks threatens corporate employees yet again. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

42% of American workers say they don't want a promotion because they're happy where they are. The values are shifting in the workplace and employees in the Gen Z and Millennial range are leading a new era. So why is this happening and how can you incentivize employees without promotions and raises? Plus: Boeing is aiming to cash out for $19B and McDonald’s brings back the Big Mac after an E.coli scare.  Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting...

Nokia was right: We do want to play games on our phones. But its 2003 so-called taco phone wasn’t it.  Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehustledaily/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode!...

Often called the Oscars of the food industry, the James Beard Foundation Awards are among the most coveted for chefs in America. But what's sold and packaged as prestige can sometimes become a distraction from managing the business that got you there. Winning the award can also change not only a chef's life, but in the case of Chintan Pandya (Dhamaka, Semma, Adda, Unapologetic Foods) it can literally change the entire industry.

Shania Twain was the spokesperson for Febreze Scentstories, a product that debuted in 2004 to much confusion. The contraption looks like a CD player, but instead of music it plays…fragrances. We don’t get it either, but we will assess today how and why it failed. Plus: while Norway is raising its minimum age limit for teens to access the internet, in Poland, AI is attempting a journalism takeover at a radio station. This, plus much more. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they...

Foursquare, the check-in app that captivated users in the early 2010s, is officially coming to an end…or is it? Join our hosts Mark Dent and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehustledaily/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode! If you...

For nearly two decades, the NFL has played games in countries like England, Germany, and, for the first time this season, Brazil. Ireland could be next. What will it take to get pro football on the Emerald Isle and how else might the NFL expand internationally? Plus: Peloton’s Costco partnership and good inflation news. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok:...