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Raissa Gerona and Michael Mente of Revolve are back on the show — two of the podcast's oldest friends, in the room together for the first time in a while. Michael talks about the move to Vegas and what it's like running a company with your co-founder two states away after nearly twenty years side by side. Raissa gets into her new role as President of Brand and Partnerships, why she asked for it, and the friend who told her over dinner that presidents don't date presidents. From there it goes everywhere. The fake NFL player who convinced dozens of people he was on an NFL roster and is now facing federal charges. Why nobody can tell who's real anymore when a watch, a car, and a house can all be rented. What "cool" even means when everyone has the same handbag and takes the same trip. Discovery ranches in Idaho, Nantucket in the summer, and why the best version of luxury might just be who you're with. Plus the guys get into AI, agents, and the robot that makes pancakes. Group Chat News, every week. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple or Spotify it helps more than you know.

Group Chat News is back with the hottest news of the week On this episode we discuss: Why Manhattan Beach is what everyone thinks they're moving to when they come to LA Entering your Meta era and yelling into your sunglasses Everyone suddenly plays golf and won't stop posting about it 70% of America hates AI and the CEOs aren't helping Is scaring everyone actually the strategy? Why your power bill went up but your TV got cheaper What are you actually doing differently than your parents? Whatnot raised at $23 billion and the collectibles boom is real Inside the National, the biggest card show in America Somebody pulled a $5 million card rippin packs Your parlay is playing against a hedge fund that only needs to be right 54% of the time The boomers had discipline and nobody wants to talk about it Rented cars, split mansions, and why Instagram tells you everyone is rich but you And much more! If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple or Spotify — it helps more than you know.

Group Chat News is back with the biggest stories of the week including... Zach returns to break down what he's seeing inside San Francisco, why he thinks you have about 18 months to get really rich, and what happens to everyone else. Plus Zuckerberg spars a UFC fighter on a barge in the middle of Lake Tahoe, and Kai Cenat and Speed attempt one of the hardest challenges in gaming. This week's Group Chat covers: Zach's take from inside SF — and why his timeline keeps getting shorter every week "You have about 18 months to get really rich" — and then what Why less than 25 people on earth are using AI to its full potential The company running seven employees and three agents at 300 pull requests a day Agents that proactively fire contractors and stand up their own businesses Can an entrepreneur still spot the gap on a Target shelf when P&G has infinite data? Taste as the last human advantage — and whether that holds Purpose, meaning, and whether people need hard things given to them The optimistic case: UBI, Waymos, deflation, and everything just getting cheap Zuckerberg vs. Merab Dvalishvili on a barge sparring Kai and Speed's hardcore Minecraft marathon, and why the clips matter more than the game Parasocial fame, the chat as a Pavlovian loop, and how streaming ends And much more! Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.

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

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.

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.

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.