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Can award shows reclaim their DNA?
Award shows used to feel like cultural events. Now? Ratings are down, attention is split, and they just don’t seem to matter the way they once did. So Romain brings th...
Accepting Rejection — ft. Kathleen Munroe
Rejection. We all hate it. We all face it. So this week Simon brings a tough one to the table: how do we actually get better at dealing with it? We’re joined by the fa...
Can we fall back in love with reading?
In a world where we scroll more than we sit, skim more than we study, and get our information in 30-second bursts, reading books feels…harder than it used to. So in th...
Doing nothing could be everything.
There was a study where people would rather shock themselves than sit alone with their own thoughts. Not a metaphor. Actually shock themselves. And yet doing absolutel...
Let the kids roam!
Somewhere along the way, keeping kids safe slowly turned into keeping them supervised at all times. In this episode, Romain kicks things off by asking a simple but unc...
Can we stop replacing and start fixing?
Somewhere along the way, “I’ll just pay someone to do it” became the default. In this episode, Jesse kicks things off by asking why DIY and basic handiness have quietl...
How do we get people to hydrate?
Most of us know we should drink more water… and yet here we are. On this episode, Simon brings a deceptively simple problem to the table: why don’t people drink enough...
Should we bring back landlines?
Landlines are dead…but what would it take to bring them back? In this episode, Biz joins Jesse, Simon, and Romain as they discuss how we could bring one of the more re...
Do New Year's resolutions need a makeover?
Every January, we promise ourselves change. Eat better. Move more. Finally become the person we swore we’d be last year. And then… most resolutions quietly die by Febr...
Are value customers your most valuable QSR customers?
“Value” has always been one of QSR’s biggest weapons. Cheap, fast, dependable. But what happens when rising food costs start chipping away at the very thing that made ...
Holiday Special: Old episodes, new takes
It’s the Holiday Special, which means normal rules do not apply. In this episode Jesse, Simon, and Romain crack open five past topics — Aging, Sleep, Dating, Tennis, a...
Will the great mall revival ever happen?
The American mall didn’t die overnight—it slowly lost its reason to exist. In this episode, Jesse, Simon, and Romain unpack how overbuilding, e-commerce, cultural shif...
How do you make bold choices? — ft. Alix Petit
Why do some people leap while others freeze? In this episode, Romain, Jesse and Simon team up with French entrepreneur Alix Petit, founder of Heimstone, Creative Direc...
America has a drinking problem.
Drinking isn’t down because indulgence is down — it’s down because the entire culture around it is cracking. In this episode, Jesse, Simon and Romain tackle the declin...
Can social be good again?
Social used to be… social. Remember that? Before everything became an ad, a performance, or a perfectly-filtered version of life? In this episode, Biz sits down with J...
What writing does that texting can't.
The written word is pretty powerful. Some people may complain about the time it takes or the process of, but maybe that's entirely the point. In this episode the gang ...
Is driving still freedom?
Driving used to be a right of passage, a symbolic moment of attaining a new level of freedom on your journey towards adulthood. But things are changing, fewer young pe...
Is travel still fun? — ft. Jesper Andréasson
Travel used to be about discovery, or relaxation or adventure. But lately the process of travel has started to feel like a hassle that gets in the way of the enjoyment...
Is Candy Corn the Marmite of candy?
Candy corn. The words alone typically spark a big reaction either positive or negative, but the story goes deeper than that. While the candy industry is flourishing, c...
Tupperware...?
Tupperware. Some people remember it as THE reusable storage brand...others simply know it as a name for reusable storage but didn't know it was an actual company. But ...