Lightning Round: Prime Day Shopping, Fast Food Takes, & Old Hickory | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five lightning round covers a little bit of everything, from the passing of legendary Fed chairman Alan Greenspan at age 100 and the question of who deserves the title of favorite economist, to whether Chris and Jenn are Prime Day shoppers (spoiler: neither is exactly hitting refresh at midnight).
They also weigh in on Jersey Mike's overtaking Chick-fil-A as Florida's favorite fast food chain and Jenn makes a strong case for the family-sized sub. Plus, in honor of the Fourth of July weekend, Chris shares his pick for favorite historical U.S. figure, and it involves one of the all-time great presidential nicknames.
A fun, fast, and slightly chaotic end to another great episode of the Omni Talk Fast Five.
⏩ Tune in for the full episode here: https://youtu.be/k2JviUlR0-Q
Well, let's go to the lightning round, Jen.
Speaker AAlan Greenspan sadly passed away at the fine age of 100 years old.
Speaker AGod, I wish we could all live to be that old this past week.
Speaker AJen, who is your favorite economist of all time?
Speaker AI've never asked anyone this question.
Speaker AWho is your favorite economist of all time?
Speaker BYou're always asking me these very good questions, Chris.
Speaker BI don't know that I have a favorite economist per se.
Speaker BNot sure that that will shock you, but I, I guess I'm going to answer with, his name is Nate Kornaki.
Speaker BI think is the way you pronounce it.
Speaker BHe's more of an analyst, but he's the guy that, like on election night, he's political guy.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BBut he also, he does sports.
Speaker BLike, they'll bring him on SportsCenter and they'll do the same thing for, I don't know, playoffs or something.
Speaker BSo I like him.
Speaker BI like his energy and I just like anything he says.
Speaker BI'm very into it.
Speaker BSo I'm going to.
Speaker BHe's not an economist, but that's my answer.
Speaker BHe's.
Speaker BHe wears the khakis and he gets really excited about the dad.
Speaker ARolls up his sleeves, right?
Speaker AHe always says his sleeves rolled up.
Speaker AYeah, yeah, Ye.
Speaker AI know who you're talking about.
Speaker AI know who you're talking about.
Speaker AYeah, for sure.
Speaker BSo can I say him?
Speaker BBecause I don't have an economist.
Speaker AYeah, for sure.
Speaker AHe's like a dorky guy with glasses, rolled up sleeves.
Speaker AYeah, I know who you're talking about.
Speaker AYeah, he's fine.
Speaker AYou can, you can, you can, you can, you can, you can claim him as an economist.
Speaker AThere's no right answers here, Jen.
Speaker AIt's a lightning round.
Speaker BSo I'm going to ask you what I think is a much easier question.
Speaker BWe are right in the middle of Amazon Prime Days.
Speaker BDo you participate in the Prime Day frenzy?
Speaker BAnd if so, are you holding anything in your cart at the moment?
Speaker AOh, man, I, you know, I'm not a big Prime Day guy because I'm not that big.
Speaker AI'm not a big, like, consumptive spender.
Speaker ALike, I don't, I don't buy myself or my family that much stuff.
Speaker AJust, you know, randomly on deals.
Speaker AAnd, and I've also been in Europe, so I'm not even plugged into it this year.
Speaker ALike, I actually forgot until, like this morning that it was even happening.
Speaker AWhich just tells you how, how immersed I've been in European retail for the past three weeks.
Speaker ABut, but it did give me an idea for October Which I'm going to talk to producer Ella about when we get done with this show, because I. I got some ideas percolating for.
Speaker AFor the Omnitalk fans.
Speaker ABut what about you?
Speaker AI take.
Speaker AI take it you've got.
Speaker AI take it you've got.
Speaker AYou've got something.
Speaker AYou got your eye on, something that's in your cart for Prime Day.
Speaker BNo.
Speaker BNo, I don't.
Speaker BSometimes on Prime Day, I'll pop in and just browse, but I'm not.
Speaker BMy spending habits are not.
Speaker BI don't do a ton of research.
Speaker BAnd so if I, like, wanted something, needed something, I probably wouldn't even think to say, oh, I heard it might go on discount on prime days.
Speaker BSo I'm not really a Prime Day girl, but, man, there are a lot of people that.
Speaker BThey know all the deals and they're in their carts.
Speaker BI might look in the next day or so if I have time for a few things for camping.
Speaker BSo we go up north a lot in the summer, and I feel like I need deals if I'm gonna buy things for camping.
Speaker BRight.
Speaker BLike those.
Speaker BIt's our second home as such, but it's on wheels.
Speaker ARight, right.
Speaker AThat makes sense.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BSo I'm not a huge Prime Day girl.
Speaker AAll right, all right, next one.
Speaker AJersey Mike's recently overtook Chick Fil a as Florida's favorite fast food chain.
Speaker AJen, I know how big of a fan you are of fast food.
Speaker ADo you agree with the surveyed Floridians?
Speaker BI should tell my kids that you think I'm a big fan of fast food.
Speaker BThey're like, mom never stops.
Speaker BBut yes, and yes, because I. Jersey Mike's.
Speaker BWe're big Jersey Mike's family over here.
Speaker BWe get the.
Speaker BThe giant subs, and we cut them into, like, three or four, and we just share a bunch of them for dinner on a lazy night where we don't feel like cooking.
Speaker BAnd Chick Fil A, I know everybody loves it.
Speaker BI love their service as well.
Speaker BBut I've never been as wowed as most people with Chick Fil a to begin with.
Speaker BSo I am definitely, definitely agreeing with the Floridians on this one.
Speaker AAll right, you heard it here first, folks.
Speaker BWhat about you?
Speaker BDo you like Jersey Mike's or Chick Fil A?
Speaker AI do like Jersey Mike's.
Speaker AI.
Speaker AThe.
Speaker AThe giant subs are just, like, too big for one person.
Speaker ALike, I could never eat that by myself, but, like, I've tried and failed, but.
Speaker ABut, yeah, no, but I think it's.
Speaker AIt's a.
Speaker AIt's a close It's a, it's a two horse race.
Speaker AIt's close.
Speaker ALike, I think it depends on the day for me, Jen.
Speaker AIt depends on my mood.
Speaker AI could go either way.
Speaker AI don't think I could ever say one is in the lead versus the other, you know.
Speaker BOkay.
Speaker BBetter than Taco bell for you.
Speaker A100%.
Speaker ABetter than Taco Bell for me, Jen.
Speaker A100%.
Speaker BRight.
Speaker BThe last question here for you.
Speaker BSo next week we're headed into the fourth of July weekend.
Speaker BI know the grocery stores are all stocked up on their hot dogs and their buns and all things condiments.
Speaker BRight.
Speaker BIn honor of our independence and the country's history, do you have a favorite US President?
Speaker BPresident or historical FA figure?
Speaker AOh my God.
Speaker AThat's a really tough question to answer given the fact that probably all my answers have been cancelled by the culture at some point in time, you know, without even knowing.
Speaker BHistorical.
Speaker BHistorical.
Speaker AHistorical.
Speaker ARight.
Speaker AYeah.
Speaker ASo I think my favorite residential historical figure would be.
Speaker AI think I got to go with Andrew Jackson.
Speaker AYou know, he's on the $20 bill, but really, because he's got the best nickname, Old Hickory.
Speaker AOld Hickory is a baller nickname.
Speaker AI'd be lucky to have a nickname like that.
Speaker AI've never had a nickname, Jen.
Speaker AI'm kind of jealous of, of any nicknames.
Speaker AAnd yet here's a guy that's Old Hickory.
Speaker AThat's just, that's just awesome.