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Listen Now: The Best Idea Yet

2024/10/15
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The McDonald's Happy Meal is the best-selling meal of all time. This episode explores the untold origin stories of iconic products and the people who made them go viral.
  • The McDonald's Happy Meal is the best-selling meal of all time.
  • Super Mario exists because Nintendo couldn't get the rights to Popeye.
  • The idea for the Happy Meal came from a mom in Guatemala.

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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 Crivici-Kramer (hosts of the award-winning daily pop-business podcast, The Best One Yet aka TBOY) have identified the most viral products of all time and reveal their untold origin stories — plus the bold risk-takers who brought them to life. From the Happy Meal to Levi’s 501 jeans, come for the products you’re obsessed with, stay for the business insights that’ll make you the most interesting person at your next brunch. 

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