Introducing: The Best Idea Yet

Hey Nick, hey Jack, what's going on?

You know, we've done over 1,000 episodes of our Pop Business News podcast, and we've covered over 3,000 business stories.

But what is your point, man?

I was just thinking, yeah, what if we went deeper and told the surprising stories behind the most fascinating products we use every day?

I like it.

Like how Birkenstock's 250-year-old sandals ended up on our feet.

Yeah, or like why nearly every house in America has at least one game of Monopoly.

We see you uncle penny bags.

Or how seven jacuzzi brothers invented the hot tub that's parked on your parents' porch.

Jack, I love it.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking, man?

Spinoff podcast.

Yes, baby.

From Wonder NT Boy, that's us.

This is the best idea yet.

A podcast about the untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the wild risk takers who brought them to life, brought them to market, and and brought them to you.

Each week, we're talking about your favorite things and their surprising backstories you had no idea about.

Like the happy meal.

Did you know that Ronald McDonald didn't invent this iconic kid's meal?

A mom in Guatemala was behind this idea.

Or the Levi's 501s.

The most popular jeans don't exist without two immigrants in the California gold rush.

But Jack, we're not Sriracha.

Sriracha was all one guy who smuggled gold bars into this country and then started selling hot sauce out of a van.

Exactly.

Come for the thrilling untold stories behind your favorite things, but stay for the actionable business insights we'll share along the way.

Because from business school to working in finance to selling our own startup to a tech unicorn, Jack and I have learned a thing or two and we cannot wait to share these inspiring stories with you.

Plus, you're gonna dominate your next dinner party.

Hey person next to me, did you know Mario from Super Mario Brothers was actually a Donkey Kong first?

Oh, or did you know that the first Air Jordans from Nike were banned by the NBA?

We call it the Air Jordan strategy and we can't say this legally.

No.

But it'll get you promoted.

You're obsessed with these products but you'll never believe they're shocking origin stories.

Follow and listen to the best idea yet on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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I got that feeling again.

I got it.

Something familiar but new.

We got it coming to you.

It's just the best idea yet.