☘️ “LIVE from Boston” — Ben Affleck’s AI genius. Bananas inflation-omics. Uber’s data center piggybacking. +Top-smelling cities

October 15, 2026

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The Banana, Ben Affleck, and the Data Center Lunch Rush

Boston is officially the best-smelling city in America, according to a recent McLuck study that gave it a "smell score" of 9.64 based on 5.8 perfumeries, 12 candle stores, 19.2 bakeries, and 20 florists per 1,000 residents. That olfactory detail kicked off a live episode from Boston that wove together three very different business stories—inflation's last holdout, a Hollywood actor's unexpected AI philosophy, and Uber's pivot into corporate catering driven by data center construction.

The Banana as Market Martyr

Inflation hit 3.7% in September, hotter than expected, and the chance of an interest rate hike in October jumped from 15% to 40% on prediction markets. The NASDAQ dropped 2%. But the most revealing data point in the whole report might be the humble banana, still sitting at roughly 25 cents.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Show Open & Best Smelling City** - The hosts open the live show from Boston and reveal the “most underrated metric in business”: smell.
2 (07:25) **Story 1: Inflation & The Banana Market Martyr** - The hosts break down the September CPI report showing 3.7% inflation and the surprising role of the humble banana.
3 (10:52) **Banana Takeaway: The Bill Comes Due** - The hosts connect global policy to banana prices, predicting a potential price increase.
4 (11:59) **Story 2: Ben Affleck, The AI Savant** - The hosts reveal that actor Ben Affleck is a self-taught AI genius who sold his startup to Netflix for $587 million.
5 (16:14) **The Ben Doctrine of AI** - The hosts define Affleck’s middle-ground philosophy on AI’s future.
6 (19:11) **Story 3: Uber’s Catering Play & Data Center Gold Rush** - The hosts explain Uber’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Easy Cater and the surprising economic trend behind it.
7 (22:52) **Takeaway: The Piggyback Trend** - The hosts frame Uber’s move as an example of a larger economic principle.

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Show Notes

Bumble got acquired in a happier-ever-after Private Equity ending… We call it D.O.P.E.

Apple just unveiled a dozen surprise home products… It’s the new boss’ Living Room strategy.

AI stock investing has become “a casino”... so we’ll tell you how to play it.

Plus, Mark Zuckerberg can’t finish a Guiness… (is that a sip or a struggle?)

$AAPL $BMBL $AVGO $META

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