Episode 559

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28th Mar 2026

Lightning Round: Superman Takes & National Puppy Day Fails | Fast Five Shorts

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 Superman movie nostalgia and National Puppy Day.

Chris Walton and returning guest Carter Jensen debate their lack of Superman viewing credentials and reflect on whether they did their dogs justice on National Puppy Day.

Because sometimes the best conversations have nothing to do with retail.

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Transcript
Speaker A:

Let's go to the lightning round.

Speaker A:

So today.

Speaker A:

Today's lighting round is going to be a little bit different.

Speaker A:

I've just got two lightning round questions for Carter.

Speaker A:

All right, Carter, number one, Valerie Perin of the original Superman movie fame passed away this week at the age of 82.

Speaker A:

I'm sure it's a movie producer Ella has never seen.

Speaker A:

What in your mind, is the best Superman movie of all time?

Speaker B:

Chris, I feel like I'm having deja vu here, because I'm going to be with Ella.

Speaker B:

Like, I don't think I've ever seen any of the Superman movies.

Speaker A:

Not a single one.

Speaker A:

You got it?

Speaker B:

Not a single one.

Speaker B:

I'm still young.

Speaker B:

It's been six years.

Speaker A:

There's one that just came out last year.

Speaker A:

What are you talking about?

Speaker B:

Your statement, Sam's.

Speaker B:

I. I shot the.

Speaker B:

I shot the Gap.

Speaker B:

Now I got kids.

Speaker B:

I don't go to movies.

Speaker A:

Okay, question for you, and I'm gonna.

Speaker B:

Say the most recent one.

Speaker A:

Yeah, yeah, the most recent one.

Speaker A:

Okay.

Speaker A:

Most famous ones.

Speaker A:

It's all right.

Speaker A:

It's a little cheesy, but I think the first one.

Speaker B:

That's what I was gonna say.

Speaker B:

Yeah, it was cheesy.

Speaker B:

That's 100.

Speaker A:

Yeah, yeah.

Speaker A:

The first one's still the best one.

Speaker A:

The one with Marlon Brando, you know, getting paid a million dollars for, like, five minutes of screen time.

Speaker A:

All right, last one.

Speaker A:

I know this one's near and dear to your heart.

Speaker A:

Carter, it was National Puppy Day on Monday.

Speaker A:

How did you celebrate?

Speaker B:

Well, poor my dog Raymond, which is no longer a puppy, turned 10 years old.

Speaker B:

And you know what?

Speaker B:

I forgot about International Puppy Day.

Speaker B:

But.

Speaker B:

But unfortunately, you know, I used to work, you know, Blue Buffalo back in the General Mills days, right?

Speaker B:

So it should have been really near and dear to my heart.

Speaker B:

But Raymond got the same pets, the same.

Speaker B:

You know, we got three tiny kids at home.

Speaker B:

The poor guy gets colored on.

Speaker B:

The poor guy gets necklaces put on him, you know?

Speaker B:

So at the end of the day, it was another day for Raymond.

Speaker B:

But now in my heart, I feel like I need to spoil him when I get home.

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Speaker A:

So you feel like you didn't.

Speaker A:

You kind of didn't do him right?

Speaker B:

I didn't do him right.

Speaker B:

And I think that's maybe why he's holding a grudge against me.

Speaker A:

So are you in.

Speaker A:

Are you in this morning?

Speaker A:

Are you in the doghouse with Raymond?

Speaker A:

Is that.

Speaker A:

Yeah, basically.

Speaker A:

Is he shunning?

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Speaker B:

But here's the deal.

Speaker B:

Raymond's most spoiled dog in the world.

Speaker B:

He probably has the most comfortable, you know, living around.

Speaker B:

So I'm fine living in that doghouse.

Speaker A:

Right, Right.

Speaker A:

He's still the ruler of that doghouse.

Speaker A:

You rule the roost of that doghouse.

Speaker A:

Right, Carter?

Speaker B:

100 Yeah.

Speaker A:

Yes.

Speaker A:

As.

Speaker A:

As it should be the case when it comes to dogs versus humans, in my opinion, there's probably a lot of people that disagree with that, listening to this podcast.

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Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. It covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.

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Anne Mezzenga

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Anne Mezzenga is an entrepreneurial Marketing Executive with nearly 20 years in the retail, experience design, and technology industries.

Currently, she is one of the founders and Co-CEOs of Omni Talk.

Prior to her latest ventures, Anne was most recently the Head of Marketing and Partnerships for Target’s Store of the Future project. Early in her career, Anne worked as a producer for advertising agencies, Martin Williams and Fallon, and as a producer and reporter for news affiliates NBC New York and KMSP Minneapolis.

Anne holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

When Anne is not busy blogging, podcasting, or sharing her expertise with clients, she loves spending time with her husband and two boys and partaking in all the Minneapolis food scene has to offer.

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