Group Chat News is back with episode 1000!

One thousand episodes. Nearly nine years. And somehow we're still here. Dee, Anand, and Drama celebrate the milestone by looking back at how it all started, the eras the podcast has gone through.

Thank you to all the Kathys who have listened over the years

Heres to a 1000 more

This week on Group Chat, Zach White returns and the crew goes deep on Nike's earnings disaster and why the brand has become culturally irrelevant. From losing China to getting outpaced by Salomon and Arc'teryx, the guys break down what went wrong and whether the Swoosh can recover.

OpenAI just acquired TBPN, a tech podcast, for a reported $200M+ after only 18 months. The crew breaks down why 70K viewers of the right people is worth more than millions of the wrong ones, and what it means for the future of media acquisitions.

Kanye sold out two nights at SoFi for the first time in LA since 2019. 45 songs, Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott, and $18M on night one alone. Is cancel culture officially dead? The crew debates what it means when the most controversial artist in the world sells out the biggest venue in the city.

Plus: the Artemis moon launch, the moon landing conspiracy debate (the crew votes), a GCP fan builds a SaaS product from a pod tip, Dee builds a baseball swing analyzer on a Duffy boat, and Venice is the new West Hollywood.

This week on Group Chat NEWS, a Wall Street Journal deep dive reveals 400,000 Americans are now worth over $30 million and the number is climbing fast. The guys break down what that means for the economy, why a real recession might be impossible, and how the $90 trillion boomer inheritance is about to reshape everything.

TikTok is launching its own TV shows, and the crew can't help but point out that Jeffrey Katzenberg and Quibi had this exact idea seven years too early. Short form premium content is now the norm, and China's numbers prove it.

Tiger Woods flipped his car again in Jupiter, Florida, this time with a DUI charge. The guys debate whether anything actually changes for him professionally and why certain icons get unlimited passes.

The average age of a US gamer is now 36 years old. What does that mean for kids on headsets, for the culture, and for dating?

Anand shares an emotional recap of Colin Farrell's event in Pasadena for special needs families and what it meant to his family personally.

Plus: Drama is funding a social experiment, Javi has the wildest story of the year, and Dee finally settles the $350 baseball bat debate once and for all.

Group Chat is a weekly podcast breaking down the biggest trends in business, technology, fashion, sports and more! Hosted by Dee Murthy, Drama aka Chris Pfaff and Anand Murthy successful entrepreneurs with honest perspectives.