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FYD EPISODE 451 US Economy DisruptTV 2026

451 The US Economy Counter Factual, How to Make Your Kids Rich & More | DisruptTV

Most mainstream media outlets have spent the last several years convincing Americans that a recession is either here or just around the corner. But according to tech analyst Ray Wang and category design pioneer Christopher Lochhead, the real story about the US economy looks very different from what we are being fed. In a recent…

FYD EPISODE 450 Chili's Basic Tech PSJ 2026

450 Chili’s Is Up 500% Since 2022 Betting On Basic Tech | The Pirate Street Journal

Most business coverage focuses on companies, products, and technologies. Rarely does anyone ask the more important question: what is actually happening inside the market category that makes a business win or lose? The Pirate Street Journal exists to answer exactly that question. On this episode, Christopher, Eddie, and Bri unpacked three stories that expose how…

FYD EPISODE 449 Google Cash Flow PSJ 2026

449 Google’s Free Cash Flow Went Negative For The First Time. Does it matter with $242 billion in cash? | The Pirate Street Journal

On this episode of The Pirate Street Journal on Chistopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, the trio tackled three major business stories that mainstream financial media fumbled. From Google’s record-breaking quarter to AI disrupting the legal industry and a historic merger of black-owned banks, the conversation offered a perspective that most financial journalists simply miss because…

FYD EPISODE 448 Lee Hartley Carter 2026

448 Mid-term Madness, Oprah or George Clooney Running For President? with Political Pollster & Advisor Lee Hartley Carter

Political strategist and pollster Lee Hartley Carter recently joined us at the Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different podcast to share her sharp insights on the current American political landscape. As the founder of Carter Intelligence Group and author of “Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don’t Seem to Matter,” Lee Hartley Carter brings a rare combination…

FYD EPISODE 447 Niching Down AI Data PSJ 2026

447 Niching Down on Weird Data with AI Solves Ice Cream, Movies, and Power Bottlenecks | The Pirate Street Journal

We are living through a fundamental shift in how businesses operate, compete, and create value. The Pirate Street Journal, hosted by Christopher, Eddie, and Bri, breaks down three major business stories through the category design lens, revealing a common thread that most mainstream business coverage misses entirely. That thread is AI data, and how the…

FYD EPISODE 446 Ted Dintersmith Aftermath 2026

446 Aftermath: The Life-Changing Math That Schools Won’t Teach You with Ted Dintersmith

Ted Dintersmith, legendary venture capitalist and education advocate, joins Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different again to talk about his new book “After Math: The Life-Changing Math That Schools Won’t Teach You.” With decades of experience at Charles River Ventures and years spent championing education reform, Ted Dintersmith brings a refreshing and urgent perspective on why…

FYD EPISODE 445 Data Center PSJ 2026

445 Count Your Blessings and Your Burdens When It Comes to Data Centers, Price Increases and Careers | The Pirate Street Journal

The Pirate Street Journal takes a sharp look at business through the category design lens, and this episode delivers three stories that reveal how the decisions made today will define economic winners and losers for decades. From data center legislation in New York to Apple raising prices and a Costco cashier becoming a millionaire, each…

FYD EPISODE 444 Bruce Cleveland 2026

444 Market Engineering with Bruce Cleveland

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, Bruce Cleveland, legendary entrepreneur and venture capitalist, joins us to discuss his powerful new book, “Market Engineering: Because Markets Don’t Build Themselves.” The conversation brought together two former competitors who have since become allies in a shared mission: helping founders and executives understand that markets, like…

FYD EPISODE 443 PSJ 9 Micron 2026

443 Micron Just Put $250 Million into a Million Kids’ Accounts and Made Charity Obsolete | The Pirate Street Journal

Business news rarely gets examined through the lens of category design, but when it does, the insights are striking. From charitable investing to the economic impact of the World Cup and the marketing brilliance of Black Rifle Coffee Company, a new way of thinking about business is emerging. At the center of one of the…

FYD EPISODE 442 Breaking News Tesla 2026

442 BREAKING NEWS: A car with eight cameras just claimed the word “privacy” | The Pirate Street Journal

Tesla dropped a 216-page impact report, and while most people were expecting a flashy product announcement, what they got was something far more strategic. The Pirate Street Journal team broke down three major themes from the report: privacy, climate, and safety innovation. Viewed through the category design lens, each topic reveals how Tesla is not…

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451 The US Economy Counter Factual, How to Make Your Kids Rich & More | DisruptTV

450 Chili’s Is Up 500% Since 2022 Betting On Basic Tech | The Pirate Street Journal

449 Google’s Free Cash Flow Went Negative For The First Time. Does it matter with $242 billion in cash? | The Pirate Street Journal

448 Mid-term Madness, Oprah or George Clooney Running For President? with Political Pollster & Advisor Lee Hartley Carter

446 Aftermath: The Life-Changing Math That Schools Won’t Teach You with Ted Dintersmith

445 Count Your Blessings and Your Burdens When It Comes to Data Centers, Price Increases and Careers | The Pirate Street Journal

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