Companies on Cannabis: Recent Episodes
Sean and Chris
Every episode, two friends discuss and provide a case study on a business that is currently in the news. Each episode, one or both of these friends are high on cannabis.
We have a nice short one for you today. Following Berkshire's first quarter investor meeting Sean and Chris talk about the history of the company, the ethics of investing and how Berkshire might transform in the future.
Did you cancel your Goodlife membership when the pandemic hit? If you did you're not alone. Now Goodlife has applied for a loan from the federal government and Sean and Chris discuss what this means and whether they deserve it.
If you've ever participated in We Day or heard of the company Me to We you might have also heard about the Canadian government scandal that involved the Kielburger brothers' We Charity. After a now cancelled program for students to volunteer last year We Charity and the Liberal Party of Canada were put under the microscope. This scandal is still ongoing with both the government and Charity appearing at hearings as the decision to create this program is investigated. Sean and Chris discuss what happened, what went wrong and what might come of this both for the government and the charity.
Hot of the press! Listen all about it! In their 10th episode Sean and Chris talk about News Corp and how they're benefiting from Australia's new "link tax" imposed on tech giants Facebook and Google. We see if this is net good or net bad for the people and what this means for other countries.
Are you missing flying? Maybe you can't wait to get back in the air, sitting first class and drinking your favorite American Airlines wine. Well don't fret. Now you can get that wine in the comfort of your own home with American Airlines' new wine delivery service. We're not joking. Sean and Chris discuss what American Airlines must be thinking and why they would do something like this.
Hockey season is here!!! Sean (a former NHL fan) and Chris (a recreational sports fan) talk about the 2020/21 season. If the league is set to lose a billions, why go ahead with the season at all? We walk through the different motivators that might be pushing the league to play and Sean positions himself to take over a certain someone's job!
Parler's use by rioters during the January 6th storming of the US Capitol ended up getting the social media site pulled from Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. It was subsequently dropped by Amazon and hacked by an activist gathering data to provide to law enforcement. Sean and Chris break down what Parler is, how it became so toxic and what life it has (if any) moving forward.
Chris and Sean discuss the enigma that is Elon Musk and his company Tesla. We talk about how Elon affects the value of Tesla and speculate why he always seems to be tweeting in a way to drive down Tesla's stock price.
Sean and Chris talk about the $200 million dollar campaign by Uber and other gig economy companies in California to ensure their workers will be labelled as independent contractors. We each tell our stories about how we used to love Uber, what changed and Sean paints a utopian vision for the future that Chris has only dreamed of.
Sean and I talk about Coca-Cola's recent decision to cut 200 of its brands, the significance of their explanation in an election year and how we can change the way Coke and fast food should be handled by the government.
Chris and Sean talk about how the film industry has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, compare how Cineplex and Cineworld (two movie theater companies in different countries) might come out of this pandemic, and how Cineplex might have a unique advantage that will allow it to succeed long term.
Chris (a non-user of Tik Tok) explains to Sean (a non-user of Tik Tok) what Tik Tok is. Then they discuss the details of its sale to Oracle and Wal-Mart, whether the reasons for the sale are justified and what other alternatives could have been taken that might have been better for consumers.
In their first episode, Sean and Chris talk about how Sean used to work at MEC in his teens and all the cool gear they got, why MEC decided to be sold, how the sale could have been more transparent and they both wonder if there's anything shareholders can do to block the sale.