Ben has some big news. Actually, double big news! On what has become a holiday tradition here at Acquired, we cozy up to the fire to do our annual review of the show “in public”. We reflect on what can only be described as an absolutely mind-blowing 2023 (LVMH! Jensen! Costco! Charlie! Half a million plus listeners!) and look ahead to some big things cooking for 2024. Plus as always, we wrap with extended carve outs (joined this year by some surprise guests) for anyone still shopping for those holiday perfect gifts.

Huge thank you to everyone for making 2023 an amazing year again here in Acquired-land, and cheers to even greater things to come in 2023!

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Links / Extended Carve Outs!

The Psychology of Money
https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Mon...

The Artist’s Way
https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-
Anniversary/dp/0143129252/

Transitions
https://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Ma...

Thinking, Fast and Slow
https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-...

Zojirushi hot water heater
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Nike Pegasus Trail 4 GORE-TEX
https://www.nike.com/t/pegasus-trail-...

Mill
https://www.mill.com

June Oven
https://juneoven.com

Silo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14688458/

Alias
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285333/

Warby Parker Amari glasses
https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasse...

Hoka Ora recovery shoes
https://www.hoka.com/en/us/recovery-c...

Adobe Light Room
https://www.adobe.com/products/photos...

The Eureka Theory of Everything is Wrong by Derek Thompson
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...

The Luxury Strategy
https://www.amazon.com/Luxury-Strateg...

Candide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide

The QB School
   / @theqbschool  

MNF ManningCast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning...

The Eras Tour
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28814949/

Uppababy Vista
https://uppababy.com/strollers/full-s...

The Joolz Aer Plus
https://www.joolz.com/us/en/strollers...

Coco
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2380307/

At Present
https://atpresent.com

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