Two friends. Two failures. Exploring the business world around them after hitting their own rock bottoms and offering up advice where they can. Let’s laugh at ourselves together.
Steve got married, Facebook got slammed with a $5 billion penalty, & we try Carolina Reaper sauce. Equifax is dishing out $$ to folks affected by their data breach, Arby’s is headed to Area 51, & Chris would never eat maggot cheese.
...is setting sail 2022. We discuss this future voyage, Kraft’s ‘salad frosting’, opioid addicted parrots and lame PR stunts like Reynolds Wrap’s tasty job offer and Planters Peanuts’ new sneakers CRUNCH FORCE 1. PLUS another round of ‘Yay or Nay’ with odd pet products for sale.
What would be in your dream house if you had $$? We discuss MacKenzie Bezos donating half her fortune to charity, money wasters that drain retirement savings, & how expensive Disneyland’s new Star Wars attraction is. Uber’s about to boot bad passengers, Illinois legalizes marijuana, & more business highlights!
Steve & Chris return after a short break and catch up on business news from this past month. Bezos divorce, CBD infused food trends, and Disney taking over the world. This & more!
Chris & Steve discuss avocado shoes, life saving backpacks and a man who claims Taco Bell sauce saved his life (and his dog). This & more! It’s our Diamond episode, friends. 75 under our belts. Thanks for listening and supporting.
Steve & Chris discuss Amazon not building their headquarters in New York anymore, Uber losing $1.8 billion last year, and voice activated Barbies. This, more, and wedding advice from Chris.
Chris is back! A lot of food business updates this episode: Coca-Cola’s newest flavor in over a decade, iHop’s Pancake Pizza, and Drive Thru Chipotles. National Enquirer is trying to take on Bezos, a comic shop owner is “giving away” his comic shop, and the new app TUDDER.
Bonus content from episodes 71 & 72 with Garrett and Producer Drew! The pals discuss applying to be an Oscar Mayer Wiener driver, Mark Zuckerberg feeding Jack Dorsey cold goat and SNAKE ROBOTS. This & more! Chris & Steve return next week.
Special pals Garrett and Producer Drew join Steve again while Chris is out of town. The guys discuss Superbowl ads, Nitro Pepsi, and Valen-Heinz Ketchup Caviar. Amazon is building new delivery robots and the streaming wars continue. This & more!
Chris is out of town, so Steve is joined by our good pals Garrett and Producer Drew! We review the recent Fyre Festival documentaries, a “teachable parasite” that stops your snooping smart speakers, and 70,000 recalled Chicken Nuggets! Garrett hates concerts and Drew hates Pepsi commercials. This & more!
Chris & Steve review all the highlights that happened at CES 2019: Rollable TVs! Foldable smartphones! Robots! Cars with legs! We also discuss the government shutdown, Bezos' divorce, and a dead raccoon in McDonalds.
We’re back! We dive into the New Year discussing Apple’s fall in value, Chipotle’s new diet strategy, and bathrooms of the future. This, more, and our own New Year’s Resolutions!
Steve & Chris do their annual gift exchange in this last episode of 2018! We also discuss Johnson & Johnson having asbestos in their baby powder, another Facebook bug that exposes users’ photos, and last minute holiday gift ideas. See you in the New Year!
We discuss Chris’ holiday singing tradition, Burger King’s Whopper stunt at McDonald’s, and a 7 year old who makes $22 million. MoviePass is still struggling to survive, Japan’s final pager service is dying, and MORE FUN HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS.
Chris & Steve discuss holiday airline “secrets”, Alexa Big Mouth Billy Bass, and an ATM that just started spitting out $100 bills. Mead is apparently making a comeback and doggy daycares that serve liquor. This, more, and Grinch facts!
Steve & Chris recap the Thanksgiving/Black Friday holiday and do a deep dive of Chris’ ornaments. We also discuss GM layoffs, NASA’s InSight lander touching down on Mars, and holiday gift ideas. This, more, and Grinch facts
We here at IM are getting ready for the holiday season. We discuss Chris' Thanksgiving prep tips, the ground turkey recall and the most dangerous Black Friday states. Also, Steve and Chris argue about a Count Chocula movie.
Marvel giant, Stan Lee, passed away and Steve is bummed about it. Disney named their streaming service “Disney+”, Alibaba’s “Singles’ Day” hit another record, and the Dow Jones dropped 600 points. This and more including animal robots and Hot Cheeto ice cream!
Some people are driving 12 hours for some free Popeyes. Others are being murdered and served with noodles. We discuss this, losing wallets, and a sneak peek at 2018’s hot holiday toys.
Chris & Steve discuss slimmer Reese’s and the most popular candy this year. Tesla is slashing prices of their Model 3 “performance package”, Chick-fil-A is upping their delivery game, and a man broke his hip buying a lottery ticket. This, more, and a dive into our mail bag.
Steve & Chris discuss brick and mortar retail with Sears filing for bankruptcy and Toys R Us exploring a possible comeback. Greece bans overweight tourists from riding their donkeys, Steve can’t pronounce “Cracker Barrel”, and we chat “robot love” with our very own Universehead AI.
Chris rambles to himself as Steve wastes all of his money on nerd conventions in New York. Chris talks about the UFC melee, Hershey reinventing impulse buying, dips into the mailbag and talks about big Fortnite profits. This episode is sponsored by welltakethatbet.com, the best betting website in the history of the world.
Chris & Steve discuss Elon Musk stepping down as Tesla chairman, Facebook in hot water after another security breach, and MoviePass’ new play since they aren’t dead yet. Dunkin’s got a beer, IHOP’s got a beer, and Chris has some more wedding advice.
Steve & Chris discuss amusement parks, Disney’s chess game with Netflix, Coca Cola Cannabis, and Amazon Go updates. This, more, and animal products Chris would never buy.
Chris & Steve discuss Apple’s ‘meh’ updates, investing in Amazon in 1997, and the weird ideology behind Jeff Bezos’s Preschool. Also, Chris has some more wedding advice for Steve.
Steve & Chris talk about Sony’s business decision to make Spider-Man ONLY for PS4, Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ad, and rich Silicon Valley folks’ doomsday hobby. Chris has got some wedding advice, Elon Musk smoked some pot, and more!
And he’s engaged. We discuss food business headlines this week: Nestle wants our DNA, Campbell’s soup can’t handle their fresh foods business, and KFC will pay you $11k if you name your baby “Harland”. This, more, and strange products currently out in market!
Chris & Special Guest Garrett talk trade wars, Tinder U, how much Jeff Bezos makes an hour and bee robots. Also, why Presidents shouldn't be old and those gosh darn business headlines.
Steve is out of town, so our good friend Garrett "Polar Bear" Kelly fills in. Garrett and Chris talk about the black market, sweet sweet cigarettes and why Garrett's dad has FIVE kidneys. That's right, FIVE kidneys. This, more, and business headlines!
This special episode is jam packed with friends! Scott Hogan joins us for “Burns My Biscuits”, Brad Kemp & Garrett talk MoviePass and “Next Great Ideas”, and Tristan shares some wacky products for “Yay Or Nay”. This, more, and business headlines!
Steve & Chris analyze a study that claims cat poop parasites could give people the courage to start their own businesses....We also have updates on Chipotle, Tyson, MoviePass and Facebook. This, more and McDonald’s MacCoin!
FDA is cracking down on the use of ‘milk’, Comcast drops out of the Fox Deal, and Netflix is making some changes! Does Netflix have the potential to ever take on Disney? We talk robot bugs, robot dogs, and how 3D printed guns are a bad idea. This, more and meatloaf.
Chris never went to Blockbuster as a kid which is probably why there’s only 1 left in the US now. Steve & Chris try and see both sides of the coin when a Build-A-Bear ‘pay your age’ promo goes wrong. Also: Papa John is a dummy, Musk wants to fix Flint’s water & cocktails as big as your head!
Jeff hated the corporate world so he quit to become a truck driver and never looked back. We discuss truck life, Elon Musk submarines and where electric car batteries go when they retire. Costco food courts are going healthy and bitcoin is still dumb. This and more!
Chris & Steve discuss Starburst flavors, robots flipping through the air as stunt doubles and Google’s gaming platform. Dell is back in the public game and MoviePass needs to raise $1.2 billion. This, more and an expensive sandwich.
When ‘All-You-Can-Eat’ deals go wrong...Steve & Chris have updates on Trade Wars, Vodka Ice Pops, and Disney vs. Comcast. Also, Alexa is coming to hotel rooms so now she can spy on you there too. This and more!
Elon Musk has plans for Chicago and we are worried about it. We have updates on that whacky bitcoin, Comcast vs. Disney, and a ‘bot’ that wrote it’s own Olive Garden commercial. This, more and unlimited breadsticks.
No Steve this episode. Chris and GARRETT predict what the ‘b’ in IHOb stands for (hours before it’s confirmed as ‘burgers’). They discuss the world’s fastest computer, Chris thinks dogs eat cheesy noodles, and how the ‘gig economy’ is not on the rise. This, more, and what burns their biscuits!
We get deep discussing how Amazon should be free for everyone, Walmart changing the retail game with Jetblack texting, and companies that make millions off of chalky candy. Chris hates banana runts. This & more!
Steve & Chris discuss GDPR and how it affects our online experience. Alexa is now recording and sending convos, Facebook’s political ad policy, and Tech Billionaire Utopias. This, more, & some business advice!
We tell our Signature Room brunch tale. We also discuss Royal Wedding costs, Uber’s flying taxi plan, and apparently there’s a device that allows you to control your dreams. We don’t know how it works, but we do know people are throwing $$$ at it. This & more!
Chris spent his Birthday weekend at the DMV...We’ve got updates on Boston Dynamics robots, Google Assistant making phone calls for you, Amazon vs. Apple, and 24 Karat Gold chicken wings. This, more, and BRASPBERRIES.
We’re failures. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! We’ve got a jam packed episode: Alexa is gaining a memory, Avengers brings in $$$, Hasbro buys Power Rangers, and Nestle wants to market Starbucks. This & more!
Steve gets mad about office farm animals in this one. We also talk Google’s new Clips camera, Netflix movie theaters, and robots that build IKEA furniture. This & more!
Chris & Steve discuss China’s Smart Road, new products like Mayochup & Butt Pillows, and our continued thumbs down to bitcoin. Garrett Kelly joins us to discuss Marky Zuck & the Facebook Crew’s chat with Congress!
Steve & Chris chat nerd culture, headsets that can read your mind, and luxury hotels IN SPACE. We play our ‘Yay or Nay’ game and our new segment, Click Bait. This, more, and Chris’ Next Great Idea.
Chris & Steve debate over Ketchup Slices, Chris practices being an HR Director, and we discuss Tesla’s bad week. Amazon’s stock dropped, but that’s ok because Jeff Bezos has a robot dog now and wants his own ‘Game of Thrones’. This, more, and a bit of that business advice.
Steve & Chris talk more on Toys R Us dying, Facebook in hot water with everyone, and how fun a Robot McDonalds could be! This, more, and we answer some write in questions. Chris still doesn’t like dogs in this one.
Can Chris go a whole episode without being a big ol’ Grinch? Let’s find out. We talk Toys R Us closing, United bad with dogs, and the rise of craft-booze industries. PLUS Scott Hogan (Push Off Podcast) joins us for ‘Burns Our Biscuits’ and ‘Yay Or Nay’!
Chris & Steve talk QUANTUM SUPREMACY, podcasts made by AI robots, and Chris takes a stab at some of his own advertising taglines. Would you buy a beehive for inside your home? Would you buy an $11k toilet? This, more, and what burns our biscuits!
Battles happening everywhere! Chris & Steve talk Trade Wars, Amazon vs. Google, and KFC vs. garbage people! Chris bought some stocks in Marijuana and apparently standing desks are bad for your health now. This, more, and some bidness advice.
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