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This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid-fire takes on pop culture, consumer trends, and the lighter side of retail.
From Netflix’s AI predictions and rotisserie chicken subscriptions to mushroom coffee and internet-fueled food trends, Chris Walton and guest host Jenn Hahn keep things fast, fun, and unpredictable.
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Transcripts
So let's do the lightning round.
Speaker A:Are you ready for those listening.
Speaker A:I've curated all four lightning round questions for Jen if you listen to the show each week.
Speaker A:So we're going to get to get a sense of who Jen really is beyond just how she spells her name.
Speaker A:All right, Jen.
Speaker A:Researchers at MIT just developed a new AI system that can predict which Netflix shows you'll binge watch next with an amazing 93% accuracy.
Speaker A:By analyzing how you watch your first episode, what is most likely to show up in your binge watching recommendations?
Speaker B:Okay, honestly, Netflix, I'm just.
Speaker B:I'm a mom.
Speaker B:There's been snow days, so you could see kids shows show up.
Speaker B:For all I know, has been babysitting my kids the last three weeks when we've had zero school.
Speaker B:But for me, it's probably going to show.
Speaker B:I would.
Speaker B:Those sports reality type shows, right?
Speaker B:Like Starting five or Quarterback or that one can't remember what it's called, but Jerry Jones and like the Dallas Cowboys history.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:You're showing me a shocked face right now.
Speaker A:Wow, I did not expect you to say that at all.
Speaker B:No, I'm all in.
Speaker B:I will do, like, rom coms and things, but I can't handle any.
Speaker B:Anything suspense.
Speaker B:So Netflix would not give me, like, anything scary, suspenseful.
Speaker B:Like, I got enough in my life.
Speaker B:I don't need to be worried about that when I watch Netflix.
Speaker A:Okay, so you don't like the big scare.
Speaker A:You don't like the big scare.
Speaker A:All right, second one.
Speaker B:Like how that athlete got there and all they went through.
Speaker B:It's just.
Speaker A:It's really co. You're a personal interest girl.
Speaker A:That's what you like.
Speaker A:You like personal interest stories?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:That's cool.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker B:Nice.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:Next one.
Speaker A:Boston Market.
Speaker A:This is gonna be a great one, too.
Speaker A:Boston Market just announced they're testing a new rotisserie chicken subscription where you get one chicken per week delivered to your door for $15.99 a month.
Speaker A:Are you subscribing?
Speaker B:No, no, I'm not subscribing to monthly rotisserie chicken programs.
Speaker B:Um, I'm out on this.
Speaker B:I think I can order rotisserie chickens, and I do when I want them, but I don't need them just showing up at my door on a regular basis.
Speaker B:What about you?
Speaker B:Yeah, what are you.
Speaker A:Well, actually, I was thinking about, like, 15.99amonth, getting a rotisserie chicken every week.
Speaker A:Like, that's actually a hell of a deal.
Speaker A:Like, what if your local grocer did this?
Speaker A:Would you sign up for it, then.
Speaker B:No, it's not really.
Speaker B:Because that's like $4 a month.
Speaker B:Or.
Speaker B:I'm sorry, $4 a week.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:And I. Rotisserie chickens are, like, 5.99.
Speaker B:So to me, like, when they're hot and fresh and I know I want to eat it that day, you know?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:But the.
Speaker A:The merchant in me goes, okay, maybe I make this a component of my subscription program.
Speaker A:Like, you sign up for my subscription program, and you get discounted chicken delivered to your door on demand as part of a greater fee.
Speaker A:That's where I'm going with this.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:I love rotisserie chicken.
Speaker A:I'm all in on the rotisserie chicken.
Speaker A:All right, third one.
Speaker A:Now we'll get some music tastes here from you, Jen.
Speaker A: Harry Styles announced the: Speaker A:Where do you come down on Mr. Harry Styles?
Speaker B:I really hate to disappoint you and the audience, but I know nothing about Harry Styles.
Speaker A:Not disappointing at all, Jed.
Speaker A:Not disappointing at all.
Speaker B:I think he dated Taylor Swift at one point.
Speaker B:That's, like, the first thing that comes to mind.
Speaker B:But if you would like me to check out his residency and report back, if Omnitoc wants to, like, send me as the newbie and go check it out, I will go and check it out.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:We will think.
Speaker A:We will.
Speaker A:I will think through that.
Speaker A:My wife would love to go with you.
Speaker A:I'm sure she loves hairstyles.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker A:Oh, God.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:It just drives me absolutely insane.
Speaker A:All right, last one.
Speaker A:80,000.
Speaker A:And she's gonna listen to this show, too.
Speaker A:80,000 Keurig coffee pots were recalled yesterday on an average day.
Speaker A:I'm curious.
Speaker A:How many cups of coffee do you drink again?
Speaker B:I feel like I'm the most lame guest ever as I'm answering these questions, but I don't drink coffee.
Speaker B:I used to drink.
Speaker B:Yeah, I used to drink a lot of black coffee, especially back in my ops days.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker B:Lots of black coffee that went cold before you could drink it.
Speaker B:I don't know when it changed, but today in my mug, I have mushroom coffee, which I've heard mixed reviews on.
Speaker B:Some people love it, some people hate it, but I have one cup of rise mushroom coffee every day.
Speaker B:And, like, maybe a few times a week I'll have a latte, but, yeah, okay.
Speaker B:Boring.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:That is.
Speaker B:That.
Speaker A:That surprises me, given what you do and how, like, just.
Speaker A:You got to be on all the time with the clients and everything.
Speaker A:Oh, man.
Speaker A:I'm already at cup one and a half.
Speaker A:I think.
Speaker A:Producer Ella, let's bring you into the show.
Speaker A:I think we also need to start a new segment.
Speaker A:Like, how many cups of coffee has Chris had today?
Speaker A:You know, I think.
Speaker A:I think we could.
Speaker A:We could do the over and under on two before we start every podcast, but.