Group Chat

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  Creators Are Media Companies, $189 Date Nights & Del Taco Takes The Crown | GCP 1020 27.07.2026 1h 4min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week and a returning guest Greg Goofried a CAA agent who's been in the creator business for years, from his UTA days to running one of the biggest creator companies in the world. The guys go deep on what creators actually get paid, why the biggest names in the business are people you've never heard of, and how the whole space turned into media companies while Hollywood wasn't looking. Plus the Department of Education's plan to hold colleges accountable, Arizona State's new influencer degree, and the average date night in America hitting $189. This week's Group Chat covers: Why livestreaming skews young and male — the male Love Island theory, Twitch's gaming roots, and unpoliced platforms vs YouTube iShowSpeed as a global phenomenon, and the categories agents won't touch Who actually has staying power — Jake and Logan Paul, MrBeast, Emma Chamberlain, Alix Earle, Jake Shane The real job: six days a week, 50 weeks a year, and comment sections that break young creators Why the algorithm rewards meanness, and why older people thrive on social media Creators are media companies now — taking bites out of Disney while big media still owns the $100 billion TV ad market Matt Damon vs. the creator economy — the script and the director vs. audience aggregation, and why the money is closer than you think The advice for anyone starting: find a niche, then get on a platform that actually pays you The Department of Education's accountability push — programs whose grads don't out-earn high school workers could lose federal student loans Arizona State's influencer degree — 160,000 students and a diploma that requires proving real follower growth The average date night in America is now $189, up from $168 last year — and why nobody's dating Odyssey in 70mm IMAX — [25 US theaters, 41 worldwide] and the family that drove 900 miles round trip to see it Why your music taste freezes at 33, and the catalog deals betting on it Del Taco named the #1 fast food chain in America — over In-N-Out, Chick-fil-A, and Raising Cane's
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  Google's Monster Earnings, Invisible Billionaires & The NFL Is The Safest Bet | GCP 1019 23.07.2026 1h 35min

  Group Chat News is back with a special guest Rohan Shah, co-founder of Extend.com, the platform doing over $1 billion in GMV making extended warranties actually work for retailers. The guys go deep with a true Silicon Valley insider on Google's monster earnings, how tech billionaires really spend their money, why NFL teams might be the safest asset in America, and what's actually happening inside companies spending big on AI. This week's Group Chat covers: Rohan's path — Harker, Stanford, and building Extend into a billion-dollar GMV business Silicon Valley's prep school pipeline and the public vs private school divide Inside enterprise AI spending — big token bills, unclear ROI, and why "we don't know yet" is the honest answer The AI job-loss story that went in reverse — companies that cut heads are rehiring Apple's patience play — keeping cash on the balance sheet while everyone else spends trillions Rohan's stock picks — memory semis, nuclear and energy infrastructure, mining, Google, DoorDash, Meta Google's monster earnings — a $9 vs $2 beat, $99 billion in other income from Anthropic and SpaceX stakes, and the stock still dropped The Khosla family, the Seahawks, and the NFL's first Indian owner Why NFL teams might be the safest investment in America — "the Cowboys will outlast all of it" Trump accounts, custom ETFs, and kids treating stocks like baseball cards Why Silicon Valley doesn't build libraries the robber baron playbook vs "changing the world" Gambling ads on every screen what we allow now that we'd never allow for cigarettes And much more! Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.
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  Everyone's Rich, The Tom Brady Problem, China's Free AI | GCP 1018 20.07.2026 56min

    Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week. Spain takes the World Cup, a free Chinese AI model just got rated #1 in the world, and the guys break down the Trump Accounts revolution — why every kid in America getting $1,000 in the market might be the biggest wealth-creation story in decades. Plus 550,000 people are now worth $30 million or more, Netflix gets hammered, fat cats are getting Ozempic, and Tom Brady has a problem. This week's Group Chat covers: Spain wins the World Cup — Argentina's dirty play, the $15 billion FIFA haul, and the Cup coming back to America Kimi — the free Chinese AI model rated #1 in the world that just maxed out its GPUs Fable 5, ChatGPT 5.6, and the AI model wars: what's anyone's moat anymore? The valet test — why 99% of small businesses still haven't spent $20 on AI GLP-1s for pets — fat cats, Ozempic, and the $200 billion pet economy Netflix down 30% — great company, hammered stock, and the Home Run Derby nobody could find Why all the capital is crowding into AI and semis while everything else gets abandoned Trump Accounts — $1,000 for every kid born, 6.5 million families signed up, and the app designed by Airbnb's co-founder Brad Gerstner's masterstroke and using the S&P 500 to save Social Security Stock is the new charity — why billionaires should give shares, not donations 550,000 people are now worth $30 million+ — up 14% in one year Fanatics Fest, the Tom Brady problem, and what his advisor should tell him And much more! Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.
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  Kai's Streamer University, Betting On Everything, Delta's $1,000 Discount | GCP 1017 17.07.2026 58min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week. The guys wrap the World Cup and get into the stories everyone's talking about — Kai Cenat's Streamer University getting a million applications, the betting markets that now let you wager on everything from flight delays to presidential speeches, Delta stripping down business class, and the sinkhole that swallowed one of LA's busiest streets. This week's Group Chat covers: World Cup wrap — Spain vs Argentina, corporate ticket takeovers, and why game times were a miss A 100-year-old water main breaks and opens a sinkhole on Sunset Blvd, shutting down the heart of West Hollywood Fanatics Fest takes over NYC — the $90 million spend and the new all-in-one sports app projected to do $14 billion Why American sports franchises are the new safe asset class — "I'd rather own a football team than US Treasuries" The collectibles boom, GameStop's bid for eBay, and cards as the new art market Betting on everything — Polymarket, flight delay markets, and the Trump teleprompter scandal The Bryce Harper, FanDuel and Cameo controversy explained Delta launches Basic Business — business class up to $1,000 cheaper, but no lounge, no food, no perks IShowSpeed becomes the face of the World Cup and the biggest content creator on Earth Kai Cenat's Streamer University — one million applications, 120 spots, and why kids want it more than Harvard Inflation finally cools — CPI and PPI come down, and Marc Andreessen joins the new Fed task force The Ozempic economy — grocery sales fall, snacking declines, and the lightening of America And much more! Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.
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  Costco Millionaires, Half of Gen Z Lives At Home & Erewhon $12 Water | GCP 1016 13.07.2026 1h 9min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week. Team USA is out of the World Cup and the guys are done with soccer  but not before breaking down why American sports franchises are worth more than every soccer team on Earth. Then they get into the wealth-building conversation nobody wants to hear, why nearly half of Americans under 30 live with their parents, and the $12 water that broke the internet. This week's Group Chat covers: Team USA is out — the World Cup fallout, the Argentina conspiracy, and soccer's broken rules Vinod Khosla's group buys the Seattle Seahawks for $9.65 billion Why one NFL team is worth more than almost every soccer club in the world Thousands of hourly Costco workers now have over $1 million in their 401(k)s The boomer math nobody talks about — save 5-10% since 1990 and you'd have $6 million today Why the S&P 500 is the "Premier League" of investing and still available to everyone Is the system actually broken, or are we just wired for instant gratification? Nearly half of Americans under 30 now live with their parents — coddling or smart money? The participation trophy generation and how parenting changed the game Sleepaway camp, self-sufficiency, and raising kids who can take care of themselves Erewhon's $12 water sells out — genius marketing or peak status symbol? And much more!
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  Soccer Mania, How To Live Forever, Car Payments Record High | GCP 1015 06.07.2026 1h 14min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including America is running out of places to gather   President Trump, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House task force head Andrew Giuliani put together a team of elite lawyers  from outside the government to challenge the Flo Balogun red card, Biohacker Bryan Johnson reveals he has incurable disease: 'My stomach is eating itself, US Car Payments Hit a Record $777 a Month as Down Payments Drop, 3-hour flights from LA to NYC move step closer to reality after major restriction lifted, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Gave Cartier Watches to Guests at Wedding and much more!
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  7 Figure Clipping Empire, Meta's New Plan, SpaceX Phone | GCP Ep 1014 02.07.2026 1h

  The Group Chat is back, and this one's a masterclass in how the internet actually works now. The guys sit down with Max Peterson, the 23 year old who built a seven figure clipping empire, paying out over $3 million to 38,000 clippers. Max breaks down how brands like Taco Bell turn podcasts and events into millions of views. Then the crew gets into Meta's surprise new business, Elon's rumored iPhone killer, and why Nike might be the most fixable company in America. This week's Group Chat covers: From posting memes at 12 to running clipping campaigns for Taco Bell and major brands Max Peterson's come up: bootstrapping a seven-figure business on $2,500 The new American dream making $30K a month just posting clips How clipping works and why every brand will soon have to pay for it Meta's surprise pivot selling its excess AI compute like AWS, and why the stock popped The investing lesson hiding in plain sight: when Zuckerberg tells you the plan, believe him SpaceX's rumored phone Starlink connected, slimmer than the iPhone, and coming for Apple Why Elon might be the only one who can actually dethrone the iPhone Bending Spoons' IPO and the business of buying dying brands (AOL, Vimeo, Evernote) Nike's big miss the US Men's Soccer merch fumble and how to fix the brand Michael Burry shorting Nvidia and Tesla, and the Substack doom grift The $40M Sam Altman movie Amazon shelved because no one wants to upset OpenAI Plus World Cup fever, team USA mania, and why history keeps repeating itself in marketing. Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.
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  AI Gatekeeping, Gamified America & Jersey Mike Takes The Crown | GCP 1013 29.06.2026 1h 16min

  Group Chat News is back for America's 250th birthday week and the guys go deep on the gamification of everything, AI gatekeeping, and the great retail shakeup. Steve Pitino of Ales Grey stops by with a massive Walmart 4th of July shoe giveaway before the crew gets into why politics might be the biggest trap of all, the AI lockout dividing the haves from the have-nots, and how Jersey Mike's just dethroned Chick-fil-A. This week's Group Chat covers: America at 250 — is the country falling apart or winning more than ever? NYC affordability, the DSA, and the middle-class squeeze in big cities Declining birth rates and the forecasted hit to car sales by 2040 The gamification of everything — sports betting, Polymarket & Kalshi, and $165 billion wagered How retail traders and day-trading boomers now move even the biggest stocks AI gatekeeping — Anthropic and OpenAI limiting frontier models to 100 companies and the government China's open-source AI catching up to the US frontier labs Should you put confidential financials into AI? The data privacy debate Jersey Mike's dethrones Chick-fil-A and goes public at a $12 billion valuation Reformation's IPO and why "retail is dead" is a lie Sephora's new "quiet hours" and the future of the in-store experience ⭐ EXCLUSIVE ALES GREY 4TH OF JULY SHOE DEAL ⭐ Steve Pitino is doing the biggest giveaway yet for the 250th. Here's how it works: Head to Walmart.com and buy any Ales Grey shoes (seven colors, including the new Red, White & Blue — made in the USA. For every pair you buy, Ales Grey matches you with a FREE pair of black shoes, unlimited. If you buy 10, get 10 free. The first 25 Catties also get the limited Red, White & Blue pair free — only 250 made in the world, each a one of one, not even available to the public yet. To claim: DM a picture of your receipt to @alesgrey on Instagram and they'll send your free shoes.
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  LVMH's Decline, World Cup Mania & Father's Day Life Lessons | GCP 1012 22.06.2026 53min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest topics of the week. The guys get into Father's Day, youth sports, and the real life lessons hiding in a kid's baseball tournament before diving into LVMH's stunning decline, OnlyFans' $2.6 billion machine, and World Cup mania taking over America. On this episode of Group Chat, Dee Murthy and Anand Murthy break down: – LVMH's negative growth and what the decline of Louis Vuitton, Dior, and the luxury giants says about the global economy – The K-shaped recovery, the vanishing middle class, and why a "violent rebound" in luxury may be coming – OnlyFans hitting $2.6 billion in US spending. the cash machine, the brand moat, and the AI creators cashing in – The #1 OnlyFans spending city in America (it's not LA, New York, or Miami) – World Cup mania: SoFi Stadium vs. MetLife, and why the finals should've been in LA – The "Freddy" phenomenon America's viral World Cup hero, and whether the whole thing is a marketing plant – Whether Europeans are really "discovering" America, and why the world sings American songs – Team USA's run, the magic of a hot team, and the country roads takeover – Father's Day real life lessons: learning how to lose the lessons sports teach that carries into business and life If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify — it genuinely helps more than you know, and it's the best way to support Group Chat. New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one. Hosted by Dee Murthy, Anand Murthy, and Chris "Drama" Pfaff
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  SpaceX Hits $2.1 Trillion, AI Shutdown Scare & World Cup Mania | GCP 1011 15.06.2026 46min

  The Group Chat crew breaks down the biggest SpaceX IPO on Wall Street, the AI shutdown scare gripping the tech world, and the World Cup mania taking over America. Business news, markets, and culture from one of the longest-running business podcasts. This week on Group Chat News: SpaceX goes public at a $2.1 trillion valuation: We break down the IPO frenzy, the OG Starbase investors, and Elon's path to $1 trillion by 2030 The El Segundo wealth boom: how space money is about to reshape the South Bay World Cup mania hits America, Team USA run, and the electric atmosphere in LA A Middle East peace deal looks imminent: what it means for summer gas prices and inflation The Stanford walkout: graduates, free speech, and real-world consequences in tech and finance The Knicks' historic win, Wembanyama, and how you're supposed to carry a loss The Fable 5 AI shutdown scare, government involvement, and Satya Nadella's warning to the industry Should the US government invest in AI companies? The guys debate the trillion dollar question Group Chat News covers business, markets, tech, sports, and culture every week. If you like All-In, My First Million, and business news that actually keeps up with the week, follow and subscribe.   ⭐ Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating, it helps more than you'd think. Hosted by Dee Murthy, Anand Murthy, and Chris "Drama" Pfaff 
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  The Knicks at MSG, LA's Final Ballots & Government Buying AI | GCP 1010 08.06.2026 1h 2min

  Group Chat News is back with the biggest stories of the week including the Knicks taking over Madison Square Garden and the massive MSG spectacle, the final LA ballots coming in and the questions surrounding the mayoral election, the government wanting to buy into the major AI companies as Bernie Sanders, Trump, and Sam Altman all weigh in, the market dip and what Broadcom's forecast says about AI, SpaceX minting 400 new millionaires ahead of its IPO and the Ontario Teachers' Fund turning $300 million into a projected $11 billion, and a debate on Newport Beach, California living, and much more
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  Steph Curry's New Mega Shoe Deal, SpaceX IPO, & LA Mayor Race| GCP 1009 04.06.2026 54min

  Group Chat News is back with the biggest stories of the week including Steph Curry's mega shoe deal with Chinese brand Li-Ning, the upcoming SpaceX IPO and the panic around it sucking liquidity from the markets, the LA mayor race as ballots are still being counted, Berkshire Hathaway buying into Google and Google's $85 billion equity raise, the great AI bubble debate, Victoria's Secret and the GLP-1 ripple effect across fashion and retail, Macy's surprising growth, and Bernie Sanders' pitch for the government to own 50% of AI companies.
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  Google's Bug War, 197x Movie Profit & LA's Next Mayor | GCP 1008 01.06.2026 1h 5min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including Google's about to release 32 million genetically-modified mosquitoes in Florida — the boys break down why it's the worst PR move big tech could possibly make right now, and what Brad Gerstner is doing differently that the rest of Silicon Valley should copy. Then: a 26-year-old named Curry Barker made a horror movie for $750K that's already grossed $148M in three weeks. That's a 197x return on a $750K bet — while Hollywood studios are losing money on $200M tentpole films. The barriers to entry just collapsed and the establishment isn't ready. Plus the LA mayoral race heats up: why we're "quiet Spencer Pratt voters," whether he can beat Karen Bass in the runoff, and what his rise says about a city that's finally fed up. The Mamdani-in-NY parallel, the demo that decides it, and why this might be the biggest mayoral election in California history. Also covered: why America stopped demanding excellence (and China didn't), Berkshire Hathaway's quiet bet on Scottsdale homebuilders, World Cup ticket prices getting borderline criminal, and why Wembanyama might be the most well-rounded young athlete in sports.
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  Fake Peptides, Eli Lilly's Breakthrough & The S&P Split | GCP 1007 26.05.2026 1h 14min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week. We get into fake peptides showing up in pools and locker rooms, Eli Lilly's gene therapy IV that drops cholesterol 65% for 18 months, and the wild gap between an S&P at all-time highs and consumer sentiment at all-time lows. We dig into the AI optimist vs. pessimist split, Andrew Sorkin's 1929 doomer pitch on 60 Minutes, and why the next Carnegies need to start building parks and libraries to win back public sentiment,the American fitness test, and much more
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  Bezos Wants No Income Tax, Meta Cuts 8K Jobs, IPO Boom | GCP 1006 21.05.2026 55min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest news of the week including: - Meta cuts 8,000 jobs as Zuck pivots the company hard toward AI - Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic and what it signals about the AI race - SpaceX IPO drops June 12 — and what Peter Thiel walking away with $80B means - Anthropic, OpenAI and the SPV chaos behind the next round of mega rounds - San Francisco's "AI depression" vs LA's quality-of-life money culture - Jeff Bezos on CNBC pushing for no income tax  - America's #1 pizza chain  - Las Vegas struggles for the middle class as $200 all-inclusive packages return - USA vs Paraguay Club World Cup tickets are dropping  -Plus much more!   Drop us a review and a 5-star rating if you're rocking with the show.    
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  AP Swatch, Trump in China & Space X IPO | GCP 1005 18.05.2026 1h 3min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest news of the week including: - Anand returns after 6 weeks dealing with two serious infections - The AP Swatch collab and what it means for luxury strategy - G-Wagens taking over LA - Laurel Supply, Bristol Farms, and the elevated grocery wave - How clipping democratized brainwashing - Trump's historic trip to China with America's biggest CEOs - SpaceX IPO and the SPV chaos coming - The South Bay tax revenue California lost - Berkshire switch up - Is insider trading how the wealthy actually operate - Pokemon lines wrapping around Gelson's
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  Trove's Michael Katz, Spencer Pratt's Surge & GLP-1 | GCP 1004 11.05.2026 1h 29min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week and a special interview with Michael Katz, founder of Trove and longtime mentor to Dee, to talk about the explosion of the trading card and collectibles space. Michael breaks down how Trove is reinventing pack opening as a digital experience with real graded cards, why physical assets are having a moment, and what's behind the cultural shift that put card ripping on the red carpet. The guys go deep on the LA mayoral race and Spencer Pratt's surge, The market section tackles GLP-1 drugs as the biggest consumer shift in a generation, the collapse of junk food categories, the rise of Erewhon and Laurel Supply as the future of grocery, and the case for being long assets right now.  TROVE 20% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE: Download the Trove app from the App Store or go to trove.xyz and use code DEEGEN20 at checkout. 20% off, one per person, up to $50 off.  
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  GameStop's Bid for eBay & The AI Revolution | GCP 1003 04.05.2026 1h 29min

  Group Chat News is back with the hottest news of the week including, modern fatherhood would be unrecognizable to a 1950's dad, Historically every single time the market hits a P/E of 23, the next 10 years returned between 2% and -2% annualized,Spencer Pratt just hit a 28% chance to win the Los Angeles Mayor race,GameStop CEO Prepares Takeover Bid For eBay, Monthly Trading Card Volume by Year, and much more 
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  Spencer Pratt's Mayor Run, $127B Refund Tomorrow, UK Sinks | GCP 1002 20.04.2026 51min

  Group Chat News is back and we got the hottest news of the week including Spencer Pratt is now polling second for LA mayor behind a socialist and we break down why a reality star might actually be the right pick for the city right now. Nick Shirley kicked off a whistleblower wave and we think fraud detection is about to be the next big YC batch. LAUSD is spending $45K per student while California school enrollment drops over 15 percent. The UK as a 51st state would land below Mississippi on wages. China's GDP went from 78 percent of the US to 64 percent and we get into how the one child policy and going after their wealthy entrepreneurs cooked them. Nike rolled out a Boston Marathon ad that said runners welcome walkers tolerated then pulled it after backlash. We get into pace shaming, why every kid needs to learn how to lose, and how brands get stuck in a stretch where they cannot do anything right. Plus 56 percent of Gen Z women now have tattoos, and the Customs and Border Protection portal opens tomorrow at 8am ET to refund $127B in tariffs to 82 percent of US importers. If you imported anything since last April, get on it
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  The Masters, Meme Stocks & the $545M Gamble | GCP Ep. 1001 16.04.2026 58min

  Group Chat News is back  1001 and still going. This week: the Masters broke every record with Rory's comeback. Online gambling is out of control. LIV Golf winding down as Saudi money dries up. Uber's AI budget produced nothing and big companies are rethinking the spend. S&P at all-time highs while Buffett sits on $300B cash. Allbirds became a meme stock. Zuck moved his desk. SpaceX SPV drama. Corporate lawyers getting quarterback money. American luxury thriving, Gucci bleeding, global luxury demand disappearing. Boomers have $90T and every spring break reservation. TMZ set up shop in DC.