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  • Creating a Blockbuster Brand
    2025/07/26

    Shop Talk welcomes expert storyteller Greg Logan. Greg shares the secrets Hollywood uses in developing stories that we all can use in creating your personal narrative or branding a business. Check-out Logan’s new book, Creating A Blockbuster Brand. Caught My Eye looks at a man in Long Island that was sucked into the MRI machine and died because he was wearing a 20-pound chain around his neck. Also, a retiree uses the 10-minute rule to break his phone addiction. Our Business Birthday celebrates S.H. Kress Five and Dime store founder Samual Kress.

    We’re all business. Except when we’re not.

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    52 分
  • TFG Unbuttoned: Abnormal or Paranormal, You Decide
    2025/07/22

    Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies during the “Devils on the Run Tour”—was the “possessed” Annabelle doll to blame? But first, One Million Moms is tuned-up about the reality show “Back to The Frontier” featuring a same-sex couple. Then, Trump apparently took time away from Gaza, Ukraine, and tariffs to speak with Coca Cola about using sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup in the popular beverage. Coke had no comment.

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    23 分
  • Kodak Moments but Different
    2025/07/19

    Shop Talk looks at the licensing of the Kodak brand in South Korea and around the world for many items other than film. There is a nostalgic and emotional connection that still resonates with consumers and what we remember as Kodak Moments. Caught My Eye looks at a new doll called Diabetic Barbie. Also, a woman was one step away from liver failure due to over consuming turmeric for joint pain and inflammation. Our Business Birthday celebrates popcorn icon Orville Redenbacher.

    We’re all business. Except when we’re not.

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    39 分
  • TFG Unbuttoned: LGBTQ Travelers Second Guess USA Travel Plans
    2025/07/15

    According to several recent studies and reports, international LGBTQ travelers are staying home or going to locations other than the USA. Canadians in particular have changed plans about coming to some US cities and major LGBTQ spots like Provincetown this summer. But first, a woman in California randomly became the return address for hundreds of Amazon returns. Also, Idaho sadly enacted a new law that prohibits signs like, “Everyone Belongs Here” in the classroom.

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    23 分
  • Popsicle Perseverance
    2025/07/12

    Shop Talk looks at entrepreneur, Daniel Goetz, who started GoodPop popsicles for $3,500 in 2009 while still in college. GoodPop now brings in over $60 million a year! Caught My Eye covers a woman who won the lottery using numbers from a fortune cookie, and the latest swamp crotch check via TSA. Our Business Birthday celebrates Don Hall Sr. who ran the family business, Hallmark, for 20 years before stepping aside.

    We’re all business. Except when we’re not.

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    52 分
  • TFG Unbuttoned: Rainbow Crosswalks in Real World Duffy’s Crosshairs
    2025/07/08

    According to a recent survey from Gusto, LGBTQ entrepreneurs are starting businesses in record numbers. Then Transportation Secretary Duffy is targeting Rainbow Crosswalks as distracting and political, though he is basing his opposition for the crosswalks on opinion and no facts or data. Finally, hotel etiquette and respect for staff and public area behavior is a thing of the past. Showing up in the lobby barefoot and in pajamas while talking loudly on cell calls with no shoes in common areas is more prevalent than you would think.

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    23 分
  • AI Expert Matt Britton
    2025/07/05

    Shop Talk welcomes author and AI Expert Matt Britton to the show. Matt’s latest book, Generation AI, explores how AI will change the workforce forever. Caught My Eye looks at the popularity of claw vending machines in Houston and the practice of perfuming ancient Greek and Roman statues. Our Business Birthday celebrates René Lacoste who was the creator of the Lacoste Polo Shirt while he was a French tennis champion.

    We’re all business. Except when we’re not.

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    51 分
  • TFG Unbuttoned: The latest Oreo Flavor is a Hit
    2025/07/01

    Oreo has a new flavor, and many consumers want it to be permanent. Try the new Selena Gomez Oreo and let us know what you think. But first, Chicago O’Hare may be the first airport with a gay bar and Kim Jong-Un opens a beach resort in the People’s Paradise known as North Korea. Don’t get too excited, foreign tourists are not yet welcome.

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    23 分