Best All Hail Humanity Podcasts (2025)

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All Hail The Year of the Robot: Morrisons Debuts UK's First Human-Sized Grocery Aisle Robots 3:21

22d ago3:21

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Morrisons Robotic Revolution: UK's First Human-Sized Grocery Aisle RobotsThis eye-opening segment explores how Morrisons supermarket is transforming UK grocery operations by deploying the first human-sized aisle robots in the country. Retail experts analyze what this means for the industry's automation future.Key Moments:0:02 - Breaking news: Morri…

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Lightning Round | A Terminator Reality & The Return Of Book It 5:12

16h ago5:12

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Takeaways: The nostalgia surrounding Pizza Hut's summer Book It program evokes strong emotional responses among participants. The discussion on personal pan pizzas reveals individual preferences, particularly for meat toppings like sausage and pepperoni. Concerns about artificial intelligence and its potential harmful actions were highlighted in re…

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Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Nike Selling On Amazon? 5:57

16h ago5:57

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Takeaways: Nike's decision to resume sales on Amazon marks a significant shift in their strategy, emphasizing direct consumer engagement. The brand's previous focus on maintaining a direct relationship with consumers is now seemingly compromised through this partnership. Concerns arise regarding the potential dilution of Nike's brand equity with th…

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Fast Five Shorts | How Momentous Is Google’s New AI Mode? 7:31

18h ago7:31

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Takeaways: Google is introducing a new AI enhanced shopping experience called AI Mode to improve online shopping. The AI Mode integrates the Gemini Generative AI chatbot with the Google Shopping Graph, providing real-time product data. Customers will soon be able to search for products using conversational language and receive tailored recommendati…

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Fast Five Shorts | What Excites You Most About Lowe’s New Marketplace Partnership With Mirakl? 4:15

18h ago4:15

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Takeaways: Lowe's is collaborating with Miracle to enhance its online marketplace capabilities significantly. This partnership enables Lowe's to accelerate its e-commerce business while improving customer service. The expansion of Lowe's Marketplace now includes a diverse range of products from third-party sellers. Members of the Milo's Rewards loy…

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Fast Five Shorts | Does Pizza Delivery From Sam’s Club Make You Run Out And Get A Membership 5:20

18h ago5:20

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Takeaways: Sam's Club has introduced delivery for their Members Mark hot baked pizza, enhancing convenience for customers. The price of Members Mark hot baked pizza is competitively set at $8.98, making it an appealing option. Delivery of the pizza is available in most Sam's Clubs nationwide, with full rollout expected soon. Customers can select fr…

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Fast Five Shorts| Buy Or Sell: Target’s New Acceleration Office? 5:43

18h ago5:43

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Target has introduced a new enterprise acceleration office to enhance decision-making processes. The retailer's recent fiscal report indicates a decline in both net and comp store sales. Critics question the effectiveness of the acceleration office as a solution to Target's issues. Some believe the acceleration office is merely a repetition of the …

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Why Daylight Boosts Immunity 8:40

1d ago8:40

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Depending on what time it is, your body responds differently to an injury or infection. During the day, you're likely to heal faster and fight infection better than at night. And historically, scientists weren't entirely sure why. That picture is starting to clear up thanks to a new study published last week in the journal Science Immunology. The r…

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Invisible Barcodes: The Innovation You'll Never See (And That’s The Point) | Ask An Expert 29:30

2d ago29:30

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In this Ask An Expert episode, Chris and Anne welcome Dave Steck, former VP of IT and Store Innovations at Schnucks, to explore how Digimarc’s invisible watermark technology is reshaping the future of retail operations. Learn how weighted items like salads and hot wings are being protected against theft, how retailers can collaborate with vendors t…

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Stop Underselling Your Story & How To Strengthen Your Visibility Online with Chanel Cathey 46:45

3d ago46:45

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Chanel Cathey is the founder and CEO of CJC Insights, a strategic communications and public relations agency headquartered in New York City. Since launching the firm in 2018 with her savings and a bold mission, Chanel has built a powerhouse agency that partners with global companies, high-growth startups, mission-driven nonprofits, and private equi…

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🧠 5 Insightful Minutes Inside the Mind of Today’s Shopper | 5IM 6:21

3d ago6:21

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🎧 In this episode, Chris and Anne break down the latest survey from A&M Consumer and Retail Group with David Schneidman, which offers a clear look into how U.S. shoppers are adjusting their habits amid economic uncertainty.Key Highlights:[01:05] Why private label is booming[03:20] The collapse of traditional brand loyalty[06:45] How inflation is re…

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Target's Woes, Lowe's Marketplace & Why Sam's Club Pizza Delivery Will Change Our Lives | Fast Five 46:50

3d ago46:50

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Former Target executives Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga analyze this week's biggest retail stories, including Target's questionable "acceleration office" strategy amid declining sales, Sam's Club's game-changing $8.98 pizza delivery service, Lowe's strategic marketplace expansion with Mirakl, Google's AI-powered shopping checkout revolution, and Ni…

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Unpacking Bipolar Disorder 13:32

4d ago13:32

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Around 40 million people around the world have bipolar disorder, which involves cyclical swings between moods: from depression to mania. Kay Redfield Jamison is one of those people. She's also a professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and has written extensively about the topic, from medical textbooks to personal memoirs. To…

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Nature Quest: The Climate-Kid Question 13:55

5d ago13:55

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Gen Z and younger millennials are the most climate literate generations the world has ever seen. They learned about climate change in school; now, it's part of how they plan for the future, including for jobs, housing ... and kids. So, what do experts say about how to navigate the kid question? In this installment of Nature Quest, Short Wave speaks…

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The Past, Present & Future Of E Ink And ESLs With Bryan Chan | Spotlight Series 32:32

5d ago32:32

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🎙️ In this special Omni Talk Retail Technology Spotlight episode, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Bryan Chan, Senior Director at E Ink, to explore the journey of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) and why they're finally catching fire in the U.S.Key Moments:[01:03] What is E Ink? — Origins as an MIT spinout and Kindle beginnings[2:52] Why …

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The Great Space Race ... With Clocks 14:31

6d ago14:31

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It's Memorial Day, Short Wavers. This holiday, we bring you a meditation on time ... and clocks. There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS location, Internet timing, stock trading and even space navigation. In today's encore episode, hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber…

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Lightning Round: Golden Globes Podcasts, Brett Favre Rankings & Starbucks Summer Menu 6:29

8d ago6:29

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Time to let loose! Our retail experts drop their serious analyst personas for a fun lightning round that covers everything from podcast awards to NFL legends to coffee obsessions.Key Moments:0:00-0:20 - Golden Globes adds podcast category: Which shows deserve recognition?0:21-1:50 - Michael's surprising praise for Call Her Daddy's business genius a…

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Target's Rural Expansion Plan - Experts Call It a "Strategic Disaster" That Shouldn't Have Happened 10:08

8d ago10:08

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Target's $Billion Rural Gamble - Why Experts Say It's Doomed to FailTarget drops a bombshell expansion strategy that has retail experts in complete agreement - for all the wrong reasons. A former Target executive who actually ran rural stores delivers devastating firsthand insights.Key Moments:0:00-1:07 - Target's massive rural expansion: 300 store…

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UK Retail Cyber Attacks Now Target US - Former CEO Reveals Shocking Security Gaps 7:28

8d ago7:28

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URGENT: Cyber Criminals Target US Retailers After UK RampageThe cyber attack wave that devastated UK retail is crossing the Atlantic. Our panel, including a former retail CEO with firsthand cyber security experience, breaks down the alarming reality of retail vulnerability.Key Moments:0:00-1:00 - Breaking news: UK retail hackers now targeting major…

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Dick's $2.4B Foot Locker Takeover - Bold Move or Strategic Blunder? 11:32

8d ago11:32

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Dick's Sporting Goods drops a retail bombshell with the massive Foot Locker acquisition. Our expert panel dissects every angle of this game-changing deal that has Wall Street buzzing.Key Moments:0:00-0:50 - Deal announcement: $2.4B acquisition details and market reaction0:51-2:40 - Michael's initial hatred: "Foot Locker has issues" and Nike depende…

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Target Circle 360 Expands Same-Day Delivery - Retail Experts Debate if It's Genius or Disaster 10:02

8d ago10:02

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Target's Bold Same-Day Delivery Gamble - Will It Pay Off?Target makes a major play in the membership wars by expanding Circle 360 to include same-day delivery from 100+ partner retailers. Our expert panel is split down the middle on this strategy.Key Moments:0:00-0:45 - Target's announcement: same-day delivery expansion with no price markups0:47-1:…

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Breaking: Walmart Signals Major Price Increases - How Will The Retail Industry React? 8:30

8d ago8:30

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Walmart's CFO John David Rainey drops a bombshell announcement about upcoming price increases, sending shockwaves through the retail industry. Our expert panel dives deep into what this means for consumers and competitors alike.Key Moments:0:00-0:35 - Walmart CFO's full statement on price increases starting late January0:50-2:20 - Michael analyzes …

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Flamingos: The Water-Bending Physics Masters 12:23

9d ago12:23

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Riddle us this: Which animal is pink, curved beaked and a master of the physics required to create water tornadoes? If you guessed flamingos, you're right. New research out this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that across a range of harsh environments, flamingos have become masters — of physics, fluid dyna…

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Walmart Signals Price Increases, Dicks Buys Foot Locker & Target Bets On Rural Growth? | Fast Five 1:10:26

10d ago1:10:26

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, A&M’s Michael Prendergast and Christopher Disa join Chris and Anne to discuss:- Walmart signaling that price hikes could begin later this month- Target Circle 360 members receiving free same…

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New Antivenom, Thanks To 200 Intentional Snake Bites 11:01

11d ago11:01

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What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Tim would know. Over the past few decades, he's let himself be bitten over 200 times by all kinds of venomous snakes — black mambas, taipans, cobras, kraits and more. With time, he's gradually built immunity to multiple types of venom. Could sc…

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Radar CEO Spencer Hewett on RFID’s Future in Retail | Old Navy & American Eagle Rollouts 🚀 7:13

11d ago7:13

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In this Five Insightful Minutes episode, Omni Talk Retail catches up with Spencer Hewett, founder and CEO of Radar, to dig into the retailer’s growing RFID rollout with Old Navy and American Eagle.Key Moments:(0:13) Spencer responds to Fast Five’s rollout skepticism 🎤(1:02) $1,000 Old Navy bet?! Chris and Spencer wager on RFID’s future 💸(2:01) What…

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The Tariff Hotline Is Open & We Are Taking Your Calls | Ask An Expert 35:26

11d ago35:26

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In this episode of Omni Talk Retail’s Ask an Expert series, Chris and Anne welcome SPS Commerce’s Emily Curran and Rob Schiefelbein for a deep dive into how retailers and suppliers should respond to shifting tariffs and trade conditions.Key Moments:(1:20) Meet the experts: Emily and Rob from SPS Commerce(2:11) SPS Commerce’s role in simplifying sup…

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Will Trump Unleash Energy Dominance Or Damage? 13:53

12d ago13:53

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The Trump administration is rewriting policies and reducing funding for multiple agencies that handle climate change, including NOAA, EPA and FEMA. We asked NPR reporters Lauren Sommer and Alejandra Borunda what that the implications of that are — and who the changes will affect. Want to hear more ways research is being impacted by the new administ…

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Could Wormholes Exist? 14:18

13d ago14:18

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In science fiction, wormholes are hyperspace subway tubes linking one part of a galaxy directly to another, distant point. But could they actually exist? To find out, we talk to theoretical physicist Ron Gamble, who says wormholes aren't just a matter of science fiction — and they have big implications about the shape of space itself. Want to hear …

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ASOS Expands Next-Day Delivery to InPost Lockers | Convenience Meets Fashion 4:34

13d ago4:34

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ASOS has partnered with InPost to offer next-day delivery to locker locations across Europe, enhancing speed and flexibility for online fashion shoppers. While the model is efficient and popular in dense urban markets, Chris and Anne explore whether the U.S. consumer landscape is ready for this kind of out-of-home delivery. This clip from the Omni …

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100 Brits vs 100 Americans? Plus Sitcoms, Pets & Stranger Things Final Season 4:42

13d ago4:42

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Chris and Anne debate who would dominate in a viral “100 Brits vs. 100 Americans” TikTok battle, confess their sitcom obsessions, and open up about the little joys of pet companionship. Plus, they brace for the final season of Stranger Things—with some strong opinions on what must happen before the credits roll-- in this latest clip from the Omni T…

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LTK Partners With The Bachelor to Launch Shoppable TV | Social Commerce Gets Real 5:40

13d ago5:40

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LTK is teaming up with The Bachelor to turn binge-watching into shopping. In this episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne break down how this partnership modernizes product placement with real-time affiliate links and seamless in-app shopping. Could this model r…

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Primark’s “Love It For Longer” Repair Classes: Real Sustainability Effort or Retail Gimmick? 4:12

13d ago4:12

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Primark introduced its first U.S. in-store repair workshops to promote sustainability and customer engagement, offering free sewing kits and mending tutorials. While the effort aligns with a broader push for circular fashion, Chris and Anne weigh its true value for low-cost fast fashion shoppers and whether it can scale meaningfully in the U.S. mar…

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Amazon Debuts Vulcan Robot with Human Touch | What It Means for Warehousing 6:49

13d ago6:49

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Amazon has introduced Vulcan, its first robot with a sense of touch, now operating in Spokane and Hamburg fulfillment centers.⏱️ Time Stamps:0:00 – Amazon announces Vulcan robot0:15 – Vulcan’s capabilities: Force sensors, suction cups & vision0:53 – Hair straightener meets ruler? Describing the tech1:30 – Why warehouse automation is gaining momentu…

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Fidji Simo Leaves Instacart for OpenAI | What’s Next for Instacart? 4:05

13d ago4:05

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📢 Big leadership shakeup at Instacart! In this Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne break down the departure of Fidji Simo as she leaves her role as CEO and Chair to join OpenAI.⏱️ Time Stamps:0:00 – Breaking news: Fidji Simo steps down0:26 – Simo’s…

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Orange Cat Lovers, Rise Up! 8:45

16d ago8:45

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Approximately 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team. Scientists have long suspected that orange color was a sex-linked trait — hiding somewhere on the X chromosome. Now, scientists at Stanford University and Kyushu University in Japan have characterized the mutation responsible for orange cat colo…

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AWS Exec Reveals Agentic AI's Role in the Future of Physical Retail | 5IM 5:05

17d ago5:05

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In this episode of 5 Insightful Minutes, AWS's Justin Swagler joins us to explain why physical stores remain critical in today’s digital-first retail landscape. He introduces a compelling framework for the future of retail powered by edge computing, IoT, and agentic AI.⏱ Key Moments:0:29 – Why physical stores still matter (Hint: 80%+ of sales happe…

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Instacart's CEO Bolts, Primark Teaches Sewing & Amazon's Robot Dials Dork To 11 | Fast Five 42:52

17d ago42:52

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:- Instacart’s CEO resigning to take a job with OpenAI - Amazon’s new warehouse robot, Vulcan -Primark’s in-store repair classes - ASOS offering next-day delivery thr…

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How Baby Bats Learn To Eavesdrop On Dinner 13:49

18d ago13:49

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Most bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt, but some use their ears for another trick: eavesdropping. "And then these frog-eating bats, for example, they are actually listening in on the mating calls of frogs that are much, much lower in frequency," says behavioral ecologist Rachel Page. But how the bats knew this eavesdropping trick was a mys…

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Learning A Second Language As An Adult 13:48

19d ago13:48

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Becoming fluent in a second language is difficult. But for adults, is it impossible? Science says no. In this encore episode, Short Wave host Emily Kwong dissects the "critical period hypothesis," a theory which linguists have been debating for decades — with the help of Sarah Frances Phillips, a Ph.D. student in the linguistics department at New Y…

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