Acquired podcast: Costco episode
Shares rank 25 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
Listeners recommend this Acquired episode as a thorough history of Costco, from its origins to today, and a good primer on the company.
Listeners recommend this Acquired episode as a thorough history of Costco, from its origins to today, and a good primer on the company.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Thorough history from genesis to today
“The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “I Want to Live Like Costco People” “Acquired did a fantastic podcast about the history of Costco.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “I Want to Live Like Costco People” Excellent, well-liked episode
“The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “I Want to Live Like Costco People” “Acquired has an excellent episode on Costco”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “AMA: I'm Eric Ries (The Lean Startup) & Author of New Bestseller Incorruptible” “I love that podcast and that episode”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Tracking Costco gas prices” Fantastic primer on the company
“Acquired did a fantastic podcast about the history of Costco.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “I Want to Live Like Costco People” “the Acquired podcast's episode is a fantastic primer”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “iPhone Duo”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast: Costco episodeThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the Acquired podcast's episode is a fantastic primer”
“I love that podcast and that episode”
“Acquired has an excellent episode on Costco”
“The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today.”
“Acquired did a fantastic podcast about the history of Costco.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.