👰 “r/bride” — Reddit’s wedding surge. 401k “Modest Millionaires”. Farmer’s $12B bailout. +Pickle pop.

This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Wednesday, ceviche. Wednesday, December 10. And today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Jack checking the calendars here. We got a two week warning until Christmas Eve today. I'm watching my watch list here, Nick. I've watched Home Alone and Elf. This weekend, I got Home Alone two and the Family Stone. We're about halfway through the holiday So I noticed Hallmark wasn't on the list, Jack, but that's a story for another pod. Yetis, that's your warning, and these are your three fantastic stories for today's tea boy. For our first story, the new go to source for wedding planning, it isn't Pinterest, it's Reddit. Reddit in the subreddit on weddings explains why this stock has quintupled in just eighteen months. For our second story, farmers are getting a $12,000,000,000 soybean bailout while China's trade is at all time highs. Besties, this is the trade war paradox, and Jack and I will explain it all. And our third and final story, a record number of Americans are now millionaires, most of them thanks to their four zero one k's. So we'll share our three step advice on how to become a four zero one k millionaire. But Yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories I mean, what a mix of stories. Love the mix of stories, Jack. Are you tasting more sour lately? Yeah. Because the data shows the fastest growing flavor in America right now is pickle. That's right. We're in the middle of a unprecedented pickle pop. A brine boom. A fermentation frenzy. Get this. Americans buy $12,000,000,000 worth of pickles every single year. Jack, can you sprinkle on some context? That's one lift. It is. Because pickles are now on 30% of America's restaurant menus. Yeah. The pickle's been promoted from condiment to appetizer. According to Yelp, searches for pickle restaurant are up 32% so far this year. Jack, we need a pure play pickle chain out there. Searches for pickle martini are up 600%. Hey, Bartender, make it extra extra dirty. Even searches for pickle store are up 7000% in five years. Jack, pickle store isn't even a real thing. I don't know why you'd search for it. Yet. So much untapped pickle demand in this country that Popeye's launched a whole pickle themed menu. And McDonald's just dropped a Grinch themed pickle happy meal. And one of the fastest growing brands at Whole Foods Market, it's called Hot Girl Pickles. Yeah. Personal favorite. It's the Hot Girl Pickles. Yes. Millennials are obsessed with gut health, so this makes sense. And yes. Gen z likes provocative flavor combos that feel like a dare to your taste buds, and then they film it and post it on social media so it goes viral on TikTok. Put it all together, and we're in our pickle era. It's a big deal, Jack. …