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34: MoviePass Returns, Chasity Belts & Private IG Story Likes

February 17, 2022 Charlie Scholz, Nafis Ahmed, Gary Mann Episode 34
34: MoviePass Returns, Chasity Belts & Private IG Story Likes
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Not To Be Technical
34: MoviePass Returns, Chasity Belts & Private IG Story Likes
Feb 17, 2022 Episode 34
Charlie Scholz, Nafis Ahmed, Gary Mann

The $10 a month subscription failure from 2019, MoviePass, is back, but with a different business model. We go over exactly what went down when they failed, how and why they are coming back and our recommendations for movie theatre subscriptions. But first, here's the breakdown: 

  • Nafis feels relieved this week, until he recounts the worst pizza he ever had.  (1:56)
  • "Force ranking" our top 3 national chain pizza brands.  (5:53)

Follow-Ups:

  • Results from our NFT investment poll and if Charlie or Nafis has the better set of NFTs.  (7:55)
  • An update to last episode's story on Peloton's new CEO, Barry McCarthy, and rumors of them being sold to Apple, Nike or another large company.  (10:14)

Trending Tech:

  • Instagram is getting Private Story Likes that don't trigger a DM and Nafis shares his preferred way of sliding into DMs as a strapping, young man. (14:18)
  • Meta (Facebook) has decided to make a massive change and rename their "News Feed" to just "Feed". We also discuss the early days of Facebook and cleaning up old posts on your wall.  (18:32)

Meaty Topic (25:31): 

  • The once dead and heavily meme'd service, MoviePass, is now coming back. 
  • We go over the history of MoviePass and why it originally shut down in 2019 after offering a free ticket to the movies once a day for $10 a month.  
  • How CEO Stacy Spikes was fired originally and now has bought back the brand. 
  • The changes with the new "MoviePass", including their facial detection software to make sure you watch their ads by tracking your eyes. 

 Other options for movie theatre subscriptions that we recommend:

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Show Notes

The $10 a month subscription failure from 2019, MoviePass, is back, but with a different business model. We go over exactly what went down when they failed, how and why they are coming back and our recommendations for movie theatre subscriptions. But first, here's the breakdown: 

  • Nafis feels relieved this week, until he recounts the worst pizza he ever had.  (1:56)
  • "Force ranking" our top 3 national chain pizza brands.  (5:53)

Follow-Ups:

  • Results from our NFT investment poll and if Charlie or Nafis has the better set of NFTs.  (7:55)
  • An update to last episode's story on Peloton's new CEO, Barry McCarthy, and rumors of them being sold to Apple, Nike or another large company.  (10:14)

Trending Tech:

  • Instagram is getting Private Story Likes that don't trigger a DM and Nafis shares his preferred way of sliding into DMs as a strapping, young man. (14:18)
  • Meta (Facebook) has decided to make a massive change and rename their "News Feed" to just "Feed". We also discuss the early days of Facebook and cleaning up old posts on your wall.  (18:32)

Meaty Topic (25:31): 

  • The once dead and heavily meme'd service, MoviePass, is now coming back. 
  • We go over the history of MoviePass and why it originally shut down in 2019 after offering a free ticket to the movies once a day for $10 a month.  
  • How CEO Stacy Spikes was fired originally and now has bought back the brand. 
  • The changes with the new "MoviePass", including their facial detection software to make sure you watch their ads by tracking your eyes. 

 Other options for movie theatre subscriptions that we recommend:

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Support The Podcast: