Twenty percent of Canadians hold nearly 70 percent of the wealth. Tony Chapman calls it the K economy and says Air Canada's new seating layout is a direct response to it: personalization and comfort for the top, stripped pricing with fees for everything else on the bottom.

Dynamic pricing runs the same logic. Airlines track browser cookies. If you check a fare and come back, the price has moved. Chapman's advice is practical: clear your cache before you search again.

McDonald's is adding specialty drinks to fight for afternoon traffic it loses to convenience stores. Chapman tracks why thirst is a different retail battle than hunger, and what McDonald's is actually trying to buy with a dirty soda.

Topics: K economy Canada, Air Canada seating, dynamic pricing airlines, McDonald's dirty soda, convenience store competition

GUEST: Tony Chapman | http://chatterthatmatters.ca

Originally aired on 2026-04-29

Twenty percent of Canadians hold nearly 70 percent of the wealth. Tony Chapman calls it the K economy and says Air Canada's new seating layout is a direct response to it: personalization and comfort for the top, stripped pricing with fees for everything else on the bottom.
Dynamic pricing runs the same logic. Airlines track browser cookies. If you check a fare and come back, the price has moved. Chapman's advice is practical: clear your cache before you search again.
McDonald's is adding specialty drinks to fight for afternoon traffic it loses to convenience stores. Chapman tracks why thirst is a different retail battle than hunger, and what McDonald's is actually trying to buy with a dirty soda.
Topics: K economy Canada, Air Canada seating, dynamic pricing airlines, McDonald's dirty soda, convenience store competition
GUEST: Tony Chapman |<a href="http://chatterthatmatters.ca"> http://chatterthatmatters.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-29

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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