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Business Pants

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Whether you love business news or feel like you’re supposed to know it but hate it, Business Pants is business news for humans. Snarky and irreverent, deeply researched and factual, a podcast devoted to market quirks and the humans that make up companies. Investing isn’t a what, it’s a who.

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00:59:48

Intel robbed the US government, the anti-DEI losing...

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2025/08/29

Story of the Week (DR):The Cracker Barrel BSCracker Barrel scraps new logo design, keeps 'Old Timer' after listening to customersRestaurant chain's stock price sank following removal of 'Uncle Herschel' from brandingUncle Herschel wasn’t just a marketing creation, he was a real person. Born Herschel McCartney, he was the younger brother of Cracker Barrel founder Dan Evins’ mother and served as an early goodwill ambassador for the brand. A salesman for Martha White Flour Company for over three

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00:53:44

Cracker Barrel bends over, Zuck’s gift of headphones,...

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2025/08/27

US Senator Sanders favors Trump plan to take stake in Intel and other chipmakersBernie: "If microchip companies make a profit from the generous grants they receive from the federal government, the taxpayers of America have a right to a reasonable return on that investment."Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors because of the non-stop construction around his 11 homesCracker Barrel, under fire from Donald Trump Jr. and Steak n’ Shake, apologizes to fans but won’t

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00:57:50

Trump’s ESG scorecard, Cracker Barrel logo meltdown,...

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2025/08/22

Story of the Week (DR):End of summer anti-woke bro rage brigade MMNew Cracker Barrel Logo Sparks Right-Wing Backlash—From Trump Jr. And MoreMAGA erupts over Cracker Barrel logo change, and stock plungesRight-Winger, Others Call Out 'Woke' New Change To Cracker Barrel's Peg GameThe goal of the game is to whittle down the number of pegs on the board to one through a series of “jumping” pegs, not unlike checkers. Previously, directions on the game explained that people who have only one peg left on the

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00:50:22

QUIZ: The shirt proxy vote at O’Reilly’s, Alex Karp’s...

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2025/08/19

CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.At last year’s annual meeting in August, shareholders were asked YES or NO on CEO Darren Robelez’s pay plan. To help them make a decision on the pay practices they had information like the ratio of the annual total compensation of Casey’s General Stores CEO to that of its median employee for the 2024 fiscal year, commonly known as the CEO Pay Ratio. Let’s begin the quiz there:According to the company’s SEC filing, at what point in the fiscal year 2024 did CEO Darren earn

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01:00:00

Chairman Trump’s capitalist takeover, Walmart feeds...

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2025/08/15

Story of the Week (DR):Is MAGA going Marxist and Maoist? Trump’s assault on free-market capitalism MMTrump’s risky role as the would-be CEO of AmericaTrump blasts Goldman over tariff forecasts, tells David Solomon to 'focus on being a DJ'Trump Calls on Goldman to Replace Economist Over Tariff StanceIntel stock climbs 7% on report Trump administration is considering stake in chipmakerTrump says Intel CEO has an 'amazing story' days after calling for his resignation‘We negotiated a little deal’: Trump

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00:48:33

Nvidia’s graft payment, Apple’s 24kt gold gift, Jassy...

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2025/08/12

EChemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warnTwo companies are arguably the largest PFAs and chemical manufacturers of human pollutants, and both are publicly traded with boards you can vote out: 3M and ChemoursTexas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminentSid Miller, the Texas Ag Commissioner who once called Hillary Clinton a “cunt” on social media, will protect you from flesh eating flies.Heatwaves will bring temperatures of 50C to Paris by

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00:59:22

Intel CEO Tan’s Trump problem, AT&T CEO Stankey’s...

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2025/08/08

Story of the Week (DR):Trump Demands Intel CEO’s Resignation, Says He’s ‘Highly CONFLICTED’ AND Eric and Donald Trump Jr. to Own Millions of Shares in New U.S. Manufacturing SPAC MMESG Analyst Tom Cotton: Trump's attack, posted on Truth Social Thursday, came two days after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton flagged Tan's prior investments in Chinese companies and his previous leadership at Cadence Design Systems, which recently pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling its tech to a blacklisted military university in

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00:42:18

Barclays quits climate group for climate, Tesla’s...

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2025/08/05

DAMION1In our 'Treaty Talks Begin With Bold New Commitment to Avoid Commitment: Delegates agree to form a task force to consider considering action and then unite to Say 'Plastic Is Bad'—Then Go Back to Their Plastic-Filled Hotels' headline of the week. Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talksNegotiators from more than 170 countries are arriving in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to resume discussions over the United Nations plastics treaty, eight months after they missed

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00:58:11

Wells Fargo abandons governance, Scharf’s payout,...

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2025/08/01

Story of the Week (DR):Mark Zuckerberg just shared his vision for 'personal superintelligence."But perhaps even more important is that superintelligence has the potential to begin a new era of personal empowerment where people will have greater agency to improve the world in the directions they choose,"'Mark Zuckerberg is pouring billions of dollars into AI ‘superintelligence’—so why does his Instagram pitch feel so underwhelming?Mark Zuckerberg Looks Like He's Been Taken Hostage as He Explains

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00:42:18

Rate It: GL/ISS sue Texas, Honolulu sues oil,...

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2025/07/29

TraditionalGlass Lewis, ISS sue Texas over law restricting use of ESG in proxy-voting advice Italian court allows climate lawsuit against energy giant to proceedItaly’s highest court has given the green light to a lawsuit against the oil giant Eni for its role in warming the planet, rejecting the company’s motion to dismiss the case. The environmental groups Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon, along with 12 Italian citizens filed suit in 2023 against the state-controlled oil producer for “past and

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00:57:37

The enigma of Satya Nadella’s board, kiss cam...

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2025/07/25

Story of the Week (DR): Astronomer HR chief Kristin Cabot resigns following Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ incident MMAstronomer’s human resources chief Kristin Cabot has resigned from the company following an affair that was caught on camera at a Coldplay concert.The intimate moment between Cabot and CEO Andy Byron went viral on the internet after the two hid when Coldplay’s lead singer called them out during the concert.Both Byron and Chabot have now resigned

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00:54:46

Kiss cam surveillance, director “license”, baby...

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2025/07/22

Your thoughts on the kiss-cam episodeAndrew Ross Sorkin’s note yesterday about Andy Byron, the C.E.O. of a tech start-up caught on camera with a colleague from H.R. at a Coldplay concert, struck a nerve with DealBook readers, who have flooded our inbox with responses: “The moment seems to encapsulate the pervasive schadenfreude within our culture, especially our office culture, and a deep-seated animosity toward bosses and colleagues,” Andrew wrote. “It highlights a zero-sum mentality in which a

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00:58:18

NEO turnover, Yaccarino sexually harassed by xAI,...

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2025/07/11

Story of the Week (DR):NEO turnover week MMApple CFO and COO resign, raising questions about CEO Tim Cook's futureApple CEO succession plan blown open as most obvious candidate to step downChief Operating Officer (COO) Jeff Williams, 62, will retire at the end of this year. Following the retirement of former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Luca Maestri, 61, last year, the departure of these 'key figures in growth' seems to signal a significant generational shift within Apple.Meet Apple’s next COO

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00:59:50

BLAME GAME: Fishback’s meritocracy, Forward Air’s...

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2025/07/08

DAMIONThe next phase of Starbucks’ turnaround plan is offering executives up to $6 million in stock grants, as baristas scrap to get annual raises above 2%Starbucks will reward company executives with up to $6 million in stock grants should they effectively fulfill cost-saving and timely rollout goals of the company’s “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy. Starbucks Workers United representatives dubbed the move “ridiculous and irresponsible” amid contract negotiations over barista wages.WHO DO

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00:50:24

Buffett donations, Bezos’ nuptials, racist investors,...

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2025/07/03

Story of the Week (DR):‘Merica:Elon Musk says he'll form the 'America Party' if Trump's 'insane' spending bill passesTrump says he'll 'look' at deporting Musk as feud reignitesBuffett donates $6B in Berkshire stock to 5 foundations: Lifetime giving tops $60B MM9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation;660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood

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00:53:54

Musk’s “America Party”, director nonassessments,...

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2025/07/01

Our show today is being sponsored by Free Float Analytics, the only platform measuring board power, connections, and performance for FREE.Elon Musk vows to defeat politicians who back Trump's megabill 'if it is the last thing I do' and Elon Musk says he'll form the 'America Party' if Trump's 'insane' spending bill passes“Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign

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01:02:35

Zaslav’s payday, Tesla’s robotaxi test, AI cash burn...

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2025/06/20

Story of the Week (DR):Warner Bros. Discovery Reworks CEO Pay, Reducing David Zaslav’s Massive Compensation DRDavid Zaslav will take a pay cut after Warner Bros. Discovery splits up—with a big hit to his bonusDavid Zaslav Is Getting a Pay CutWarner Bros to significantly slash CEO David Zaslav’s pay packageWarner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav Pay to Drop After Company SplitDavid Zaslav’s Pay To Be “Substantially” Lowered Ahead Of Split, WBD Says, But CEO Will Still Reap RewardsIf Zaslav hits 100%

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00:42:43

Kraft de-dyes, Zaslav’s fake pay drop, Amazon’s hour...

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2025/06/17

TraditionalKraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes from U.S. products by end of 2027 SEC Drops Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Fund Disclosure RulesInitially launched by the SEC in 2022, the proposed “Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices” rule was designed by the Commission to address the lack of clear rules communicating the ESG attributes of an increasing number of funds marketing themselves using

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00:52:03

Boeing crash, Starbucks discovers people, Texas bans...

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2025/06/13

Story of the Week (DR):Boeing Crash in India Is First Fatal Incident Involving a 787 Jet: Tragedy threatens to throw plane maker’s fragile recovery into question MMBoeing stock slides after Air India 787 Dreamliner crashesAI Overviews hallucinates that Airbus, not Boeing, involved in fatal Air India crash One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just CrashedWhistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the

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00:27:53

Zaslav loses, Texas is put on Texas’s ESG ban list,...

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2025/06/10

DAMION1In our 'Glass Lewis complained that the gum-based equity should vest after being stuck to the bottom of his chair in 5 years and not 3 while ISS said, "shit, it just feels like it might be a lot of money probably"' headline of the week. Warner Discovery Shareholders Vote Against CEO David Zaslav’s PayIn our 'When 52% is way too wimpy and 54% is a step too far' headline of the week. Cement Industry Pledges 53% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050In our 'Immature college dropout

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