The Milenomics Podcast Network

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 263: Good News / Bad News, Living the Mesa Lifestyle & Award Trends to Europe

0:22 Good news: 

0:31 Citi Threatens to Finally Launch “Strata Elite” Card

• 2025-07-19 13:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 262: Airline Miles vs. Bank Points & More

0:20 JetBlue 350,000 + 25 Years of Mosaic Promo

• 2025-07-09 19:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 261: Sapphire Reserve Mania and More

0:23 Chase Sapphire Reserve Changes Summary

08:48 Welcome Bonus

• 2025-06-27 16:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 260: Follow-Up, News, and What to do When it Seems Like Nothing Works?

0:21 Follow Up

0:30 BofA Alaska Cards

• Cards arrived: Did they result in new frequent flyer numbers?

• How to meet min spend?

  2025-06-17 17:27:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 259: News, Mesa Card Follow-Up and More…

0:20 Amex Membership Rewards 30% Transfer Bonus to Avios

• British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia

• Can transfer to other Avios partners from there

  2025-06-05 13:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 258: Heightened Welcome Bonuses and Booking Puzzlers

0:19  Heightened Credit Card Offers

• BofA Alaska Business 75k

• $4,000 in 90 days

• $95 AF not waived

• 2025-05-26 18:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 257: Mixed Bag, Listener Questions & More

0:41 Rakuten 30,000 Bonus for Chase Sapphire/Ink [Dead/Targeted?]

• https://www...

  2025-05-14 12:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Checking in Episode 29: Southwest Changes With Brian M

0:47 Background on Southwest Changes

• Elliott Management

  • During past ~1-year increasing ownership stake

  • Demanded and, eventually, forced S...

    2025-05-05 20:38:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 256: News, Updates, and Trip Reports…

0:20 New: Redeem JetBlue Points for Award Flights on JAL

• Direc...

  2025-04-28 00:34:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 255: Exciting Developments...

0:20 [Targeted] Heightened Chase Ultimate Reward Point Value for Sapphire Cardholders Booking through Portal

• Higher than usual point value on Sapphire cards. Incredib...

  2025-04-09 13:09:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 254: Hope Springs Eternal…

0:29 United Changes (link)...

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 253: The Path Forward, Southwest Changes & More

0:19 Amex Blocks Fluz Spending (Or: Fluz Blocks Amex?)

• Along with this, another wave of shutdowns. Chilling Effect.

• Fluz Blocking Amex (More Likely, s...

  2025-03-21 05:56:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 252: News, Updates, and we play “Name that Terrible Place”

0:20 Amex Email: No More PayPal Bill Pay after 4/1/2025

• Was this related to the Shutdowns?

• Historically hard to keep online billpay alive (TIO, WMBP, P...

  2025-03-07 06:41:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 251: A Wave of Amex Shutdowns and a Hawaii Trip Report.

0:21 Amex Monday Massacre 

• Horrible Day of Shutdowns

• Seems to be relatively widespread

• Hit close to home

• Both of us ...

  2025-02-27 07:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 250: Navigating the Amex System in 2025…

01:04 Heightened Amex Delta Offers

• Personal

• Gold/Platinum/Reserve 80/90/100k

• Business

• <...

  2025-02-13 23:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 249: News, Puzzlers and More… (Updated Audio)

0:19 Quote of the Day

"We are creatures shaped by our experiences, we like what we know more often than we know what we like." -Wallace Stegner

04:34 J...