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Cultural Arbitrage // CARB

We are Cultural Arbitrage aka the CARB pod - the only carbs you won't regret this week. We deliver your weekly serving of must-know narratives in current events, tech, and pop culture. Our all-women hosts Pia Hauch, Laura Grimmelmann, and Natalie Salmon are industry leaders from tech, investing, and fashion, bringing fresh, unfiltered perspectives to the stories shaping our world.New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe, follow us on Instagram @thecarbpod, and become the most interesting person at your next dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 10

    Welcome to your weekly serving of CARBs - what's on the menu, you ask?02:00 Obsessions of the Week! From lottery winners to allergy season08:01 Pope Francis and Religion's Resurging Relevance to Millennials and Gen Z19:22 The Dark Side of AI: Energy Consumption - is it really that bad?28:35 Extraterrestrial Life & K2-18b: Shall we meet the little green men or be cautious? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 9

    Welcome to your weekly serving of CARBs - whats on the menu, you ask? 00:00 Introductions, including our special guest Flora Macdonald Johnston01:59 Weekly Obsessions: Flora dishes on Butter (the book, not the food...) & leather jackets, Laura spills the latest espionage drama from the tech industry's hottest payroll companies, Pia gushes over luxury French real estate, Nat shares a very random fact about Chat GPT's latest AI boxed Barbie Doll craze10.18 Lauren Sanchez & her girl gang go to space19.45 Colossal scientists break the internet with Dire Wolf puppies28:11 Saudi Arabia’s $9 trillion sci-fi gamble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 8

    This week CARB, we are serving up quite the menu:00:00 Introduction to Culture Arbitrage01:58 Weekly Obsessions: Pia gushes over the new Chanel x Rowing partnership, Laura teaches us about millennials' obsession with saunas, Nat shares the latest on hidden fees in the UK (and we all learn that 'drip' is Gen Z for 'bling')7:35 Global Tariffs: Let's play Short, Long or Dead! 19:52 CPG is back, baby: The consumer package goods industry is having a renaissance29:55 Beatles Backlash: 4 A-list actors, 4 movies, no local representation - do we care or do movie-goers just want a box office hit? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 7

    This week on the CARB menu, we are dishing up:00:00 Introduction to Culture Arbitrage & listener obsessions04:30 Weekly Obsessions: Nat gushes over the Sydney Sweeney / Glen Powell love affair, Laura nerds out on England's newest 15 year old AI founder, Pia teaches everyone about commercial aircraft tires11:59 Global Defense Tech: Is this previously unsexy industry having a renaissance? 21:44 The UK's Non-Dom Rule: This new tax regime has the wealthy running for the hills ... outside of Britain30:14 H&M's AI Digital Twins: H&M is making AI replicas of real models - is this the future of the runway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 6

    Welcome to the Carb Pod! This week, we are dishing up: 00:00 Introduction to Culture Arbitrage01:48 Weekly Obsessions: Nat has an aha moment about George Foreman, Pia warns us about microplastics, Laura teaches us about Volkswagen's side hustle08:16 BYD Electric Cars: Tesla has a new arch nemesis17:10 Longevity Tech: Is Biohacking the next big thing or just a marketing gimic30:14 NASA Astronauts: Rescued from space but not from the media's obsession with the 'perfect' female body Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 5

    Welcome to the Carb Pod! On this week's menu00:00 Introduction to Culture Arbitrage01:13 Weekly Obsessions: Nat <3 F1, Laura Becomes a Cyborg, Pia Makes it Rain08:51 TikTok's Existential Crisis: National Security vs. Free Speech17:20 Fertility Rates: A Global Concern 27:29 An Insider's View: Gucci's New Creative Director Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 4

    0:20: Introductions0.54: Weekly Obsessions6:50: Bezos kills the opinion section of the Washington Post18.15: Meghan Markle, Sussex or (Martha) Stewart?29:00: China's AI game isn't just a one trick pony - Manus launches a new AI Agent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 3

    0:20 Weekly Obsessions07:47: US/Ukraine Mineral Deal - to be or not to be? 21:35 The Future of Robotics - is there anything they can't do? 35:23: Oscar Drama - is AI taking over Hollywood? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 2

    0:20 Weekly Obsessions07:28 German Elections: A Political Landscape Shift & a Lesson in Polarization20:02 Flying Cars: A New Era of Transportation26:15 Amazon's Acquisition of James Bond: Bezos, the New Supervillain? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 1

    (2:00) Obsessions of the week: Denmark takes on Cali, Pete Davidson for Valentine's, Musk’s “Doge Army” (8:00) US bureaucratic overhaul: Trump & Elon take on USAID(21:00) The latest Kanye scandal - but with a AI deep fake twist(29:00) AI copyright lawsuits - is this just the beginning? (36:00) Weekly bets by Nat, Pia & Laura Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We are Cultural Arbitrage aka the CARB pod - the only carbs you won't regret this week. We deliver your weekly serving of must-know narratives in current events, tech, and pop culture. Our all-women hosts Pia Hauch, Laura Grimmelmann, and Natalie Salmon are industry leaders from tech, investing, and fashion, bringing fresh, unfiltered perspectives to the stories shaping our world.New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe, follow us on Instagram @thecarbpod, and become the most interesting person at your next dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What is Cultural Arbitrage // CARB about?

We are Cultural Arbitrage aka the CARB pod - the only carbs you won't regret this week. We deliver your weekly serving of must-know narratives in current events, tech, and pop culture. Our all-women hosts Pia Hauch, Laura Grimmelmann, and Natalie Salmon are industry leaders from tech, investing,...

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Cultural Arbitrage // CARB is created and hosted by The CARB Pod.
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