JB & BEAR on the War for Retail, the Future & Fast Food, and Being Black Panther | AFTER MARKET EP 5

CSE Presents AFTER MARKET with JB & Bear - a new limited series that discusses today's relevant topics in business and culture. Born as a spin-out from CSE's #HashtagFinance podcast series, AFTER MARKET bills itself as the "first ever" late night talk show for business, dropping every Thursday at 9pm.

In this fifth episode, Barrington Miller and James Black discuss:

0:35 - Introducing this week’s show!
1:37 - Shout outs (thank you fans)! 
5:59 - Halloween is just around the corner??
10:47 - Walmart is going to war with Amazon Prime
14:09 - The dark side of everything online retail 
19:00 - “Lazy Headlines” return - Future Edition
20:20 - Lazy Headline 1 - Neuralink “trots” out its first demo
22:40 - Lazy Headline 2 - Anti-procrastination glasses are coming?
25:09 - Lazy Headline 3 - Jetpacks. Where??
26:46 - Introducing “Fast Food Lazy Headlines” 
28:05 - Kraft Mac and Cheese - now a breakfast food!
30:35 - Wendy’s takes aim at the breakfast champion
33:38 - A Jamaican’s take on Adele and ‘cultural appropriation’
35:35 - "Gone BUT NOT Forgotten" - Chadwick Boseman and the impact of Black Panther

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hey, it's James here welcoming you to this presentation of the hashtag finance podcast. This is just a reminder that if you like video, all of our CEO and expert interviews are featured on the hashtag finance playlist on CCTV, including the show that you were about to listen to remember that a CSC space TV on YouTube. And finally, this is just a friendly reminder that the views information or opinions expressed during the podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Canadian securities exchange and its employees. So happy listening, and now enjoy the show. Good evening. It's Thursday night again, and welcome back to aftermarket I'm JB and I'm with Miller. Thanks for coming back. Thanks for watching. If this is your first time, we've got a great show planned for you tonight, right after

Speaker 2: 0:56

You know, my name,

Speaker 1: 1:02

Where it's September and, uh, it's another beautiful day and, uh, Northern Toronto, I guess, where I live and Barrington you're in, uh, for the people who need to know you're in a guide is often the best side and I'm no longer broadcasting from the second floor of my house. I am now in the basement. So a little more room, a little brighter lighting. That's good. This is where we are w w working from home and working from the basement, that's where I'm hanging out. Um, thanks again for watching. If this is, like I mentioned your first time, welcome to aftermarket, and if you've come back, um, you know, we're, we're, we're glad you came back. Uh, want to give us some shout outs because a couple episodes, we did this and really do appreciate everyone. Who's taken the time to comment on our YouTube page or LinkedIn, whatever. But, uh, when I hit up ENT, uh, Helen B uh, Helen B, the best a man can get inside joke right there. Um, I want to tell a will be thank you for watching you, you, you may come on one of these days and, uh, Jessica T uh, actually I got that bad, Jessica. I am, this is my mistake, but we'll leave that one in. So any, uh, parents, anyone else want to give shout outs to cause, uh, you know, I, without the community supporting the show whom we're, we're really starting this all out for, um, you know, there's, there's no reason to do it. I mean, I think a big reason we started the show, uh, but a month ago was to, to continue to try to connect to our community, uh, out there in the business world that we don't get a chance to sit down with anymore because of prevailing conditions. I was talking with our West coast colleagues and it's, it's different now because you're your work colleagues, uh, have become friends

Speaker 3: 3:00

And your friends or work colleagues, and you're not having that same, that same interaction. And so, um, yeah, you know what? I have different groups and, uh, there are people that I'll just send WhatsApp messages to, Hey, I got this topic. Um, and I'm sure it'll come up later about somebody wearing a Jamaican flag. Hey, what do you think? What do you think? Let me know, let's talk and they give me their opinions. And there's a, there's also a few people that just send stuff in, send stuff in randomly, or we'll just call, say, Hey, I checked out the show. I like it. You guys are doing a good job, keep it up. Um, what's also very cool. Is there's a group that's taken up on our offer of sending us stuff.

Speaker 1: 3:51

Yes. We made an offer. If you send us clothing of any, if any form or fashion, we will wear it on this program.

Speaker 3: 3:58

Yeah. And so somebody jumped, somebody jumped on. So I don't know if you can see these logos. Um, we're just, uh, we're doing it. And it's not just a shirt though. I'm just gonna pause. Cause I'm really thirsty.

Speaker 1: 4:14

Oh man. Oh, geez. Make sure this, uh huh.

Speaker 3: 4:19

Oh, that's so good. That's really good.

Speaker 1: 4:22

It's good because it's him his mug.

Speaker 3: 4:25

Uh, but yeah. You know what, that's a, they are a representative of some of the relationships that we have built, um, professionally and personally. So, um, yeah, let's, it's a good opportunity and this is fun. Uh, at the end of the day we got to talk some business, we got to talk some lazy headlines and basically talk.

Speaker 1: 4:49

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, and again, uh, hit us in the, in, uh, the messages below, uh, give us a, like, if you're into this, we haven't gotten disliked yet. So, uh, either with the world is lying to us or, uh, you know, you guys have been digging it, so that's, that's awesome. Um, if you got here by accident, cause this is hosted on CCTV. We always a lot of content here. We love, uh, we host stuff with our clients, you know, uh, on hashtag finance, that's our podcast. Um, you're more than welcome to check that out. I'll put a link above if you got here by accident, I'm newly listed. That's that's another great show. I know you Barrington, you sometimes host and Neil mall. Uh, one of our colleagues is a regular host of that and um,

Speaker 3: 5:31

And he does an excellent job. Uh, I highly recommend highly recommend checking it out. Yeah.

Speaker 1: 5:37

So if you're into like shorter form five to eight minutes, learning about new companies, it's, it's a quick piece of goodness that we have here on CCTV. We're also an IETV, but we'll, we'll, we'll just promote those two shows tonight. Um, cause it's important. We either, this is a gateway to new content or you can just hang out with us tonight and we got a lot of stuff to talk about. So, um, thanks again. We really appreciate it. And uh, that being said, I do want to address the fact that it's almost labor day and in my neighborhood, a very disconcerting thing occurred while I was driving past upper Canada mall. Uh, which could be any mall in Canada. It's, it's very nondescript. It's got the same anchor stores as any other, uh, mall basically in Canada. And one day we'll talk about what's going to happen to malls in the next five years. But, um, it was a little disconnect. It was a bit disconcerting to see that one of the anchor stores had been converted from a, uh, fast fashion, low cost, uh, fashion outfit or into a spirit of Halloween.

Speaker 3: 6:37

Y Y Y

Speaker 1: 6:41

What's a couple of factors here that, that, yeah. Why? Um, first of all, it's, we're taping this on September 2nd. It's before labor day. Um, Halloween it's like might as well be a two years from now, but, uh, I'm a little concerned. I know there's startup time and everything, but is anyone buying a costume? Uh, you know, early September, August when I saw

Speaker 3: 7:04

No, no, one's buying a costume. Uh, although, although I did see somebody get creative and make a, make a Karen mask. So that was, um, that was funny. Uh, no

Speaker 1: 7:17

I've heard of like growing at, you know, Karen haircut. I don't know. I'll put that up on the video by the way

Speaker 3: 7:25

In Costco. And you know what I remember when my kids were younger than you have that reflex is like, Oh, this is the Halloween costume. I better get one or two. And hopefully they want to be that for Halloween because there won't be any left in October, but no, ma'am no Halloween. That's going to be done virtually. Sorry. I was going to say the million dollar idea, a virtual trick-or-treating. So you set up some houses on a map. It doesn't please don't make it real kids go around, they get candy of, they collect enough candy. They can go and redeem it for points.

Speaker 1: 8:04

So you get virtual candy that you get, you redeem it for points. And then what you get with your points,

Speaker 3: 8:09

Uh, you got the points that convert to real candy and that candy will get delivered. Of course you have to be over 18. So sign and go and all of that stuff. But, uh, your parents or your guardians or whomever would be checking your candy anyways. So

Speaker 1: 8:24

Wait. So if you're one of those creepy kids, that's just a few years too old to be trick or treating that shows up at like eight 30. It's perfect for you. And this is your dream. This is you. As opposed to my five year old, who's going to be completely devastated because he can't walk around his own neighborhood and asking for candy or that got sad real quick. Speaking of sad, a spirit of Halloween, um, it often occurs in venues where there's obviously been some sort of like lapsed, uh, payment or rent

Speaker 3: 8:56

Sure. Definition of a popup store,

Speaker 1: 9:00

Whatever was there before

Speaker 3: 9:03

You show up on Saturday morning, it's fully staffed. There's cobwebs and ghouls hanging out. What? Uh,

Speaker 1: 9:12

November 1st it's a ghost carnival. It just packs up and leaves.

Speaker 3: 9:18

Yeah. Fantasy village tournament.

Speaker 1: 9:26

Sorry. I'm crying of laughter not sadness. It's going to be a great Halloween. Oh God. Okay. Don't wear, you don't want actually, sorry. I'm not leaving Halloween.

Speaker 3: 9:43

They don't even call it Halloween. I don't think in schools it's like black and orange day or orange day or day candy day. I don't even know what they call it anymore. So, um, I was little, I was a little bummed out when they started changing the name and you know, it was just calling it Halloween.

Speaker 1: 10:03

Don't wear white after labor day. Don't promote Halloween before labor day and you know, no Christmas until after a remembrance day. Okay. I'm going to seriously

Speaker 3: 10:15

Wear white next week. Okay.

Speaker 1: 10:18

While we were in black today and it's looking pretty good on us, I'd say so I, you know, I'm wearing it until someone sends me something different.

Speaker 3: 10:29

Uh, the bro Kimi offers still out there.

Speaker 1: 10:32

Hey guys, you're listening. We've got a, we've got a pretty good I've leaned in on your YouTube search ranking there. Um, that was such a soft flex that only wanted to go for it. Okay. Um, speaking of retail. So in legitimate business news this week, uh, Walmart announced in$98, I assume a year's subscription service, which would allow you to get, you know, I guess, fast delivery and I don't know,

Speaker 3: 10:58

Foster delivery discount off of gas. I think it's four or 5 cents. Uh, you're able to scan, scan items and, or pay for items using your phone. Um, is it a good idea, James? Okay.

Speaker 1: 11:14

I mean, how many more things do I have to subscribe to, to be honest, I'm also not getting movies and uh, you know, Jack Ryan and things like that. Like I get on Amazon prime, uh, shut up parks and recreation. When what a good show, if you, if you have been trying to feel good about life, why should I show you a laugh? And you might even cry once in a while, but yes. Um, no movies, uh, on the channel, no whole foods. If you're in the U S I don't know if Canada has that connection just yet, but, um, yeah, you're really going to have to bend my arm here. Um, here's the thing, do you, do you go to Walmart, uh, Barrington? Do you actually go into the physical Walmart now to get stuff like this?

Speaker 3: 11:56

Right? I have. And it's becoming, it's becoming more rare. Um,

Speaker 1: 12:03

Or just where I find most of the stuff I would get at Walmart. I just buy now on Amazon prime, which I am a subscriber and a, which I think they've earned that money for me. And I mean, like, think of it in reverse terms, what would Amazon the store look like? It would be a complete disaster. Would it not?

Speaker 3: 12:22

I mean, they have the popup stores I've been to, I think I went to the one in Chicago.

Speaker 1: 12:30

Yeah. What were they selling other than Kindles? And, uh,

Speaker 3: 12:35

But it was just like one little shelf of you can buy sandwiches and then another shelf you could buy drinks.

Speaker 1: 12:43

You can't even buy an Amazon.

Speaker 3: 12:45

Yeah. But you just everything's with your phone, you want to get it and you got to scan and show your ID. You want to

Speaker 1: 12:51

Me just grab stuff and then like walk out and you feel like your shop,

Speaker 3: 12:56

Everything was just, it was the ultimate touchless. You're only touching when you're. Yeah. I liked that. My biggest problem was the store was, you know, just a little bit bigger than my closet, so

Speaker 1: 13:09

Yeah, it's just it's so they're just, they're just demonstrating. So what I'm saying is like, if Amazon was really a store, there'd be like a giant warehouse side of just diapers. And then like another section of like knockoff, um, you know, cables and

Speaker 3: 13:26

Actuate as you

Speaker 1: 13:28

Yeah. We'd have kids action figures on the other side, one would be like$50 and the other one would be like$6 and you'd have to make sure you saw the$6 one instead of buying the$50 one. No, that'd be a disaster. Yeah,

Speaker 3: 13:41

No. Um, Amazon, you know what, Amazon doesn't need business advice from us right now. That's I think they're doing a okay.

Speaker 1: 13:51

Yes. Many businesses probably don't need our advice, but, uh, yeah, I think I can reverse unsolicited advice, that section. So I'm going to do that. I'm going to ask our editor to do that. Um, and there's a dark side to all this efficiency and all of this, uh, you know, uh, prime delivery day, next day delivery, whatever. Um, there is a dark side and this, this cropped up when, uh, the CEO of Powell was books and Portland, a city near and dear to me, cause I visited at once when I lived in Vancouver, but it's actually a really great town and, uh, portly, here's the, here's the headline Portland's, uh, pals books says it must take a stand and will stop selling books through Amazon. And, uh, there's a long letter by the CEO and I actually, it's a very quick letter actually. It's it's great. And, uh, what she said was basically, you know, Amazon is cannibalizing the industry, it's hurting small communities, uh, small re retailers rather than communities. And, uh, you know, Paul's books is an institution it's, it takes up a whole city block in Portland. It is, it is actually what early Amazon, if it was a store would probably look like it was just books everywhere. It's beautiful. You can walk through and get lost. You can't walk out with a buying something and it's, it just really connects you to what it is to be a reader and to appreciate the art form. And, um, you know, I, I get what they're saying and I actually think there's some technical issues why they don't want to resell through Amazon through fulfillment. It's really hard to fulfill, uh, to that, you know, prime standard. It's, it's a real burden for small, um, retailers like, like Powell. So yeah. Good, good, good on them to take the stand. I hope it works out for them. Um, I don't know if you have any thoughts on that Barrington. I don't know if you've been to pals books reports.

Speaker 3: 15:39

No, I used to, I used to love going to bookstores. Um, but you know what, as I'm not in my twenties, not in my teens, twenties, not in my teens or twenties or thirties anymore. And I have, I have different obligations. I have different time constraints. Um, when is the last time you just sat down and read a book? Um,

Speaker 1: 16:06

It's embarrassing to answer that question.

Speaker 3: 16:08

Yeah. I started, I started keeping a book collection, um, from when my son was born and I titled it every year. Every, all I did was write down the year, the book name and the author, because after I am long gone, and if my kids want to connect with me through another means, they can see what I wrote or sorry, what I read 2004 up until 2020. And I'll tell you in the last six years, five years has been pretty sparse and embarrassing. I'm actually starting to move books and titles around saying, you know, 2018 was looking a little Berry and I'm going to, I'm going to shift it, but I just don't read books enough anymore. I love it. And I'm being completely honest. I hope they stay and I hope the connect with community. Um, it's just not affecting me the way that I would like it to. And, you know, yeah.

Speaker 1: 17:07

Audio books, they come in and out, but then I'll get on podcasts runs or I get on listening to my own stuff that we've been working on to to make sure you know, it's, it's not exactly. Yeah. So yeah. I, I think how people consume this kind of content has changed dramatically. I think that's why they, you know, companies like, uh, uh, Spotify are just blowing up because people want their content in a much different format. They don't have the luxury of time, uh, to go through a store, thumb through a book, figure out if they want to read it and then go home and sit by the window and have their cat sit in her lap and read a book. I mean, that sounds pretty idyllic. I should try it sometime, but, uh, no, we're, we're doing 50 things at once. And I think, you know, uh, in Toronto, you know, for those who aren't here, um, used to have things like world world's biggest bookstore. I don't know if it was the world's biggest bookstore.

Speaker 3: 18:00

It was big enough, certainly up there.

Speaker 1: 18:04

It was mostly just books. It wasn't like pillows and throws and bad art. Like you see at other national book chains, it was books and maybe a few audio books on CD, which were like 80 bucks a pop

Speaker 3: 18:16

Because you know what, during this, during, during Corona, everyone saw you, like, don't go out socially, just don't go around touching and thumbing through books. Could you imagine doing that now? And the amount of hand sanitizer that you're putting on and everyone keeps thumbing the same stuff, you know, you know, the rabbit hole we're going down, so

Speaker 1: 18:40

Wow. You just, yeah. You just, that sound spirit of Halloween.

Speaker 3: 18:45

It carries forward. I should read. Please read,

Speaker 1: 18:52

Go get a Kobo and read while you listen to this. You'll get smart somehow. Maybe we'll transcribe them. Yeah. Alright. Well, good on your pallet books. Um, let's transition. So, uh, in case you haven't watched this program before or listen to it, uh, we'd like to use what, uh, it's a bit of a crutch it's called a lazy headline. So what we do is we take a headline, uh, that we've read in the media and we try to kind of dissect what it's all about. So that X time we hang out together, I can kind of tell you, or you can tell someone, you heard it from us. You can tell someone else, uh, about the information you gained by listening to this podcast. Um, and look, we're serious that I think the headlines, we put some thought into them in there. We don't have time. Like we just mentioned to be able to read the whole thing, but yeah. Um, but the first one this week was, uh, we're not going to dwell on this. This is more of like a go Google, search it and then watch the video and then hit us in the comments and tell us your reaction. Cause, cause we're going to get into some future stuff here. Can you handle it? Um, Elon Musk,

Speaker 3: 19:59

Everybody who said they knew what was gonna happen five years ago was wrong.

Speaker 1: 20:03

Oh my God. Yes.

Speaker 3: 20:04

Where do you see yourself? In five years in 2015. Everyone was wrong. Every single person. Okay. Sorry.

Speaker 1: 20:14

No, that's okay. Well, we're going to dip into that a bit. That's a like Kurzweil stuff. Okay. Elon Musk, trots out pigs in demo of neural and implants. We did talk about this a little bit last week about nanobots. Um, but I gotta read, I gotta read like the, uh, the strap or the subheading here. The, uh, the device design has changed.

Speaker 3: 20:43

You know what? Just look up the headline, man.

Speaker 1: 20:47

What were they working on a year ago? If it wasn't big, I'm like get on Ilan. I I'm a little concerned. This is my only thing with Ilan. I'll say this. He's amazing. Uh, I'll throw the picture. You know, the picture, um, he's working on a lot of big time stuff. Now he's sending rockets. He's he's electrifying the whole automotive industries setting up a solar panels. Oh, by the way, he's really good at playing video games and putting implanted chips into pigs. And hopefully people they're cure spinal injuries. How much can you put on your plate? I can have a hard time. Like

Speaker 3: 21:29

In the future now, man, like, does he have help? It's amazing. Like he just, he thinks of it and then he does it.

Speaker 1: 21:42

That's yes. I try to live by it.

Speaker 3: 21:46

No, but I mean like, Hey, I want to, I want to lose weight and I'm going to run or right. I don't know, go to bed early and try and get eight out. Like, like he's designing a bed that will run and eat for you that you can do all of those things. Like, you know? Yeah. Big fan, big fan.

Speaker 1: 22:05

I'm going to be gobsmacked when 20 years or 30 or 40 years from now, his kids write memoirs and they're like, yeah, Elan was the best dad. He's got several kids. If you pull his effete off I'm my life will feel like I didn't accomplish everything that could have

Speaker 3: 22:21

Very, very empty. Like the Halloween store on November 1st, tying it all back in the spirit is strong, is strong.

Speaker 1: 22:35

Uh, okay. So back on the theme of technology and the future and what you didn't know, five years ago, uh, these anti procrastination smart glasses use AI to monitor what you look at all day. Um, this is like an Indiegogo campaign. Um, I have not, I did very little research on this one. So I guess you can wear glasses that basically log what you're looking at. Um, this seems like all sorts of terrible, but you know, is there a silver, silver lining here? Barrington?

Speaker 3: 23:00

Oh, there's none. It's terrible. That's terrible.

Speaker 1: 23:05

It's the anti-big to differ. Yeah.

Speaker 3: 23:08

Yeah. Do you want to see how the sausage is made? Like do you want to know let's know the material

Speaker 1: 23:17

Rushing spreadsheets all day? Like seriously?

Speaker 3: 23:19

No. I mean there's filters on it maybe. Yeah. But I know for me, I'd like to have control over those shelters,

Speaker 1: 23:35

Google glass, a glass, which I, last time I checked, no one was wearing it. Um,

Speaker 3: 23:39

Well people should be, and that was a great idea.

Speaker 1: 23:42

I think it was a good idea, but I think there were some execution issues and more so, um, you know, I already have a problem. I'm not to judge, but people are aware that the permanent headset in their ear, like all the time, um, the glasses just seems like an extra obnoxious way of like, are you talking to me? Are you looking at me? What do you, what sports scores are you checking? Well, I'm actually trying to have a conversation with another human being. That's the kind of like place where I'm at with this, uh, chip in your head, dude, you could be like surfing the internet, talking to me. I wouldn't know. Right.

Speaker 3: 24:14

Awesome. No, I really thought Google glasses would take off. I still am. Not sure, but maybe somebody can put us up and explain why they haven't, but I definitely would be checking a lot of sports scores now talking to the Google glasses with the anti procrastination glasses. And there could just be a bigger explosion.

Speaker 1: 24:36

Yeah. A combination of technology ideas. That's that's you might be on to something or, and back to the sports scores. Why don't I follow the same advice to get my own child? Uh, who's really in the sports score will be up in the morning. Why do you have to check something? That's going to be finite, you know, a few hours from now and stress out about it. Just wake up tomorrow. It'll be done.

Speaker 3: 24:58

Yeah. Well I'm I'm with you. I'm with your kid. If I can find out.

Speaker 1: 25:03

Yeah. Dopamine is awesome. Um, okay. Next technical, uh, technical technology, headline pilots report, mysterious man with jet pack flying near planes. Why? Why, why aren't we all? Why don't we all have jet packs right now.

Speaker 3: 25:22

We're supposed to have jet packs in 2020. Everyone is supposed to have jet packs. We saw the demos of people doing it over the Lake. And you're like, that is the coolest thing ever. I need it.

Speaker 1: 25:35

The hydro thing on the Lake is such a tease. That shooting one. That's not even a jet pack.

Speaker 3: 25:40

Yeah. I want the real mystery is why is there only one person with a jet pack? That's the real mystery. There should be tons should be lots.

Speaker 1: 25:51

We were raised on Jetsons. This is BS. Yeah. No, I'm, I'm disappointed that in 2020 with everything that's gone on, the least we could have had was jetpacks.

Speaker 3: 26:00

Yeah, totally awesome. Little three, four feeder. That's all you want. If you're listening and watching, that's what we want. Forget the neural implants and the saving humanity. We just got us some Dropbox.

Speaker 1: 26:14

He's trying to get us off the planet that we're destroying and curing people with spinal injuries. Can I not just float around, just want to float around them. Flow my ass over to Walmart.

Speaker 3: 26:28

If somebody sends me a jet pack, I wear, I will do this show this high off the ground in the junk park bikini.

Speaker 1: 26:43

Um, as, as you may know, Barrington and I are both huge consumers and fans of food. Um, and that's not a judgment on anyone's physical appearance. Nope, Nope. Nope.

Speaker 3: 26:55

Okay. That's great.

Speaker 1: 26:57

Is what sustains us through life. It's a very, a base comment, but you kind of need it. So you might as well enjoy it. I mean, you might as well indulge a little while. I've seen too many examples recently in my life where, um, you know, there's no reason not to enjoy food. Let me just say that. So, um, but there are some puzzling, uh, foods, uh, concepts being thrown us our way as consumers. Um, and it's very challenging, challenging some deep rooted assumptions about how the food industry is working. That I need to unpack readiness through some what I would call a half fast food, lazy headline. So if you thought lazy headlines were

Speaker 3: 27:36

Lazy, headlines were lazy. Wait until you add fast food.

Speaker 1: 27:40

You ain't seen nothing yet. This is like in and out and you're still hungry. Like 20 minutes later, this is going to leave you completely wasted on nutrition. You're going to need more, but this is just your warranty. You can check out now. See you later. Yup.

Speaker 3: 27:54

Great. I can come back

Speaker 1: 27:57

Pause, but please come back. Okay. So Kraft, Mac and cheese is now breakfast food. Apparently that's actually Adeline that's Island.

Speaker 3: 28:10

James, are you feeding Kraft, Mac and cheese to your kids for breakfast?

Speaker 1: 28:19

I fed them a lot of junk, but

Speaker 3: 28:22

Well, I am not that's and, and it, and it's true. Um, so a little bit beyond the lazy headline. Cause sometimes when you dig into the headline, you'll find some business concepts for those who don't know, Kraft is actually up 9%, uh, during the pandemic

Speaker 1: 28:41

Brands are killing it right now.

Speaker 3: 28:43

Yeah. So apparently that's not enough. And they are adding the word breakfast. So on the package on the iconic blue package, um, they're adding the word breakfast so they are encouraging or letting, just letting you know that it's not just for dinner, which is the word that appears on the box. It is also for breakfast.

Speaker 1: 29:04

Wait, are we talking about, this is Kraft dinner, like boil the Oh wow. I thought they were like sort of like making a sugary cheese sort of thing going on here. This is like literally just like boil. Okay. Well, I mean, if you're gonna boil oatmeal, like come on, parents

Speaker 3: 29:24

Boil some carbs, man. Add some orange powder and I'm not knocking Mac and cheese. I love it. I love it. I love it with hot dogs. Um, I don't add, catch up to it and I don't know who does or why it's my thing. But uh,

Speaker 1: 29:44

The ketchup thing is a fraud that someone started that as a joke.

Speaker 3: 29:48

Yeah, I don't, I don't do it. I people do. And there's a large contingent out there. Uh, in fact I think I might live with one or two.

Speaker 1: 29:58

Is it a cultural thing or is it just

Speaker 3: 30:00

Aye? Aye. Aye. I honestly turned a blind eye to it. I don't look my God

Speaker 1: 30:05

Or my child if he did that, I would like, I'm going to sit down and talk

Speaker 3: 30:11

Of course after breakfast.

Speaker 1: 30:14

Wow, good. Your day started real good there. I said, all right, that's fine. Good. Then we have a sports tournament today. You're going to be ready. Tons of carbs,

Speaker 3: 30:25

But it's a, it's an actual headline. So

Speaker 1: 30:28

We don't make these headlines up. That's the funny thing we can't uh, Kay. This is when I'm really challenged by not, this is preconceived notions. Don't folks, there's this just some advice don't get anchored. Um, and what you believe is the truth. Um, sometimes you'll, you'll have to go out there and see the light and uh, realize that, you know, what you thought was the truth was just wrong. And in this case, Wendy's is eating McDonald's breakfast. And the reason I'm having a hard time with this one is I didn't realize my knees had breakfast. I would have been neck deep. I love Wendy's okay. I love, I love Wendy's products. I didn't know they had breakfast. I feel like I've lost years of my life and enjoyment without when he's breakfast.

Speaker 3: 31:20

I, I ordered the same thing from one of these every single time. It is a double bacon cheeseburger with fries and a lemonade pink or regular. That's why order

Speaker 1: 31:34

One of the few fast food joints. Maybe the only that is not revoltingly implemented mushrooms into their menu,

Speaker 3: 31:49

Uh, is one of these. They have the Baconator, right? So Wendy's is great. Okay. So Wendy's is great. But the all time reigning Supreme champion King of breakfast sandwiches is the sausage and egg McMuffin from McDonald's

Speaker 1: 32:10

It's the King. That's the thing. If there was, if there was a

Speaker 3: 32:13

King Prince princess, it is everything. It hasn't changed when it's done properly, obviously as it can be overcooked and whatever the agreement

Speaker 1: 32:26

The button is is, is the biggest crucial mistake. Yeah.

Speaker 3: 32:29

Yeah. That's a, that's a rookie move and you can just send it back and they'll, they'll make you a new one. Um, the pro move is to add bacon to your sausage and egg McMuffin. Uh, but these are, these are life tips, but that sandwich alone, um, there, there's no reason Wendy's should even be in the race. When do you should not even be putting on it's breakfast, running shoes to run this race because McDonald's is doing lops backwards, but apparently not

Speaker 1: 33:04

Times have changed times and changed times are changing. Sorry. I just can't help. I'm stuck like in the middle of like a history right now. It's it's tough.

Speaker 3: 33:15

We are, we're in it, James it's September it's September. I was just around the corner. My kids came home for March break. They're still here.

Speaker 1: 33:32

It's the longest March break ever.

Speaker 3: 33:34

It is. It's a

Speaker 1: 33:36

Story writes itself. Maybe, maybe when you consider all the things we talked about this week, one thing that was caught as a headline, this is totally just cultural. Um, but maybe just a sign of the world we're living in was a poor Dell. Uh, the, the great singer, um, was skewered by many people on social media for what's called cultural appropriation. And, um, seemed to me that there was a little unfair, but, um, we have a resident expert because what had happened was she was wearing and displaying a hairstyle, uh, native to our friends in Jamaica. And, uh, we just so happened to be coasting a show with someone here, uh, parents familiars from Jamaica. So, um, do the people need to really worry about this? No. Okay. Done. Alright. On to the next thing. Um,

Speaker 3: 34:23

Yeah, no, I'm sure I'm going to, I'm sure people will skewer, but again, that's the one thing they express the opinions expressed on the show do not necessarily reflect those of my cohost or those of the Canadian securities exchange or CNS X markets, inc.

Speaker 1: 34:43

Absolutely not. This is fully independent. Lee sought out and presented, but yes.

Speaker 3: 34:48

Um, there are bigger things in the world, bigger problems than going to a festival. And so first of all, that is celebrating, um, you know what, I don't, I don't, I don't want to,

Speaker 1: 35:00

You came to Canada here, let me put it to you from my terms. We want people to come to Canada when they can, uh, grow mullet, put on a flannel shirt, um, like nervousness and tragically hip. We can chill out my backyard. I don't care where you're from. You're welcome. Come and enjoy our culture and, and participate in it. And, uh, we're all one big global family, right?

Speaker 3: 35:22

Yeah. And you know what a doll know, rocket, just rocket who was doing what you want, you know, bigger things, bigger things.

Speaker 1: 35:35

So, uh, one of those bigger things this week that we need to talk about and I hate to bring it up, but was the passing of Chadwick, Bozeman, the actor. And, uh, yeah. Yeah. I got to kind of wrap the black Panther, the black shirts. It wasn't by mistake. Uh, I need to just know from you Barrington, what that meant to you, that movie and what he's doing

Speaker 3: 36:00

Much. Oh, I got goosebumps. Um, and it wasn't so much me it's for, for my children, for my son. Um, I grew up obviously in a different time and, you know, he had a very limited selection of those you could look up to. And it was always, uh, very few and far between and always in a supporting role. Like they want to go 18 and it's always be able Rawkus or, um, you know, that's just the first one that came to mind, because again, the show is very unscripted, but, but now you were seeing a, not just one person, but you're seeing tons of people that look like me that look like my son and he's, and it's done in a positive way and an authentic way. And it's giving cultural nods and, you know, it was just the music, part of the story arc of, you know, one of the, if not the greatest movie franchise ever. And we can talk about that. Um, yeah, all of, all of it, all of it, it just, it, it hurt, it hurt. I was sad. My son was sad. I, yeah, my, I helped my daughter write a paper for school on it. It was a little too deep for her grade six presentation, but we went there and I'm

Speaker 1: 37:30

Black Panther was a cultural touchstone.

Speaker 3: 37:32

Yeah. Don't, don't, don't recast him. Don't do any of that. Follow the story arc of a comic. And if you don't know the story arc, look it up. Um, all I'm saying is there is a female who can and will take over

Speaker 1: 37:47

A lot of strong females in the black Panther universe and no reason to not do that. Yeah, no, it was a very dignified, uh, way he went about his business Chadwick. Um, you know, no one knew, uh, publicly that he had this cancer and he just kept rocking these, these movies and, uh, you know, doing, doing things like going to hospitals and, uh, talking to children that were terminally ill and, uh, you know, he, he just put himself out there and yeah, just, um, you know, a movie role that it doesn't just resonate with the kids of color. I, I got one of those, uh, costumes for my son and you know what, man, he's the black Panther, this Halloween, no doubt.

Speaker 3: 38:31

And I, I love like, I love it. I love, um, you know, and this is unrelated and I don't know why. I just remember this. Um, when I was in, when I was in grade four or five, my next door neighbor, um, the daughter, the girl, uh, she was one year, one grade below. And I remember she had a black cabbage patch kid and she was white or she might've been Irish. Um, and you know, looking at it like, Hey, why, why do you have a black cabbage patch? Which was like the garbage patch? And I was like, Oh yeah, I got, why not? Like, why was it a big deal? Why did I make it a big deal? She wasn't making it a big deal. And, you know, I love seeing when, especially with kids because they're so freaking innocent and I love seeing it where it's like, they got this little blonde hair, blue eyed kid going I'm black Panther and we'll conduct forever. And I just swells up going. Yeah, it's so not about just the outside it's what's inside. And

Speaker 1: 39:43

The spirit of Wakanda is what lives on that. Let's put it that way. It's about people working together for the greater good. And, um, yeah, we'll, we'll, we'll one day we'll have a deeper thought on it, but yeah, rest in peace, Chadwick, uh, gone, but not forgotten new segment. And, uh, yeah, we, uh, we really respect, uh, what you did. So listen, on that note, um, we did tape an interview this week. We interviewed our friend, Jason[inaudible], uh, from OTC markets and, uh, Jason is a dear friend of ours. Uh, who's been holed up in Manhattan basically since, uh, the whole COVID pandemic started. And, um, he's got a great story to tell, and he's got a lot of thoughts on the market. So if you want to do the deeper dive this week absolutely. Just we'll, we'll put up as a, as a video here at the end. And, uh, yeah, thanks again for watching as we started with the show. Thank you for your support and thank you for, for giving us the thumbs up or the subscribing. Um, like I said, we were, we're going to be here every Thursday, so, uh, yeah. All the best to ya, Barrington.

Speaker 3: 40:46

Thanks. Uh, please enjoy September. It's off to, like I said, it's a, it's a freaky moon start, so just stay safe. Um, good luck to all the students who are going back, the students who aren't going back, the teachers, the bus drivers, the just, just everybody we're in for some weird, weird one, uh, over the next couple of weeks. So

Speaker 1: 41:12

It's never too early to go get your, a Halloween costume. So, alright. Alright. Take care. Well, Conda forever. Yes. Hey, it's James here reminding you that if you just enjoyed this episode of hashtag finance, there's a lot more, make sure you subscribe to this show available. Apple podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google podcast shows coming out at least twice a week. So please do not miss out. Also, if you're on Instagram, please, don't forget to follow us at Canadian exchange. That's all one word Canadian exchange we're hosting live daily content with great guests, discussing the capital markets, entrepreneurship, investing, and much more, and finally feel like video. Please subscribe to CSE space TV, that CSC space TV on YouTube. You can find more great stuff, including exclusive series content like cannabis month, 2020, and our new series investing in psychedelics as always. Thank you for listening.