Topic: Dot Com Boom

2 chapters across the catalog

Bud Nip
Episode 332 1:02:50 - 1:08:14

332: Bud Nip

Noodles Restaurant Union, Ivy League Hiring Bias

A viral clip features a young employee at a Noodles restaurant advocating for a worker-led dictatorship and the abdication of the owner's authority. The hosts attribute this mindset to the "spoiled" upbringing provided by Baby Boomers and the inflated expectations set during the dot-com boom. They also discuss reports that major companies are now exclusively hiring from Ivy League schools, leaving most graduates without career prospects.

Crackpot & The Buzz-Kill
Episode 68 44:13 - 48:44

68: Crackpot & The Buzz-Kill

Super Bowl History, Kurt Warner Career

The evolution of Super Bowl commercials is traced from the 1999 dot-com peak to the present. An anecdote describes a failed Oracle Super Bowl ad campaign that crashed due to server issues. The upcoming game features quarterback Kurt Warner, whose career longevity and religious outspokenness are discussed as he faces the Pittsburgh Steelers.