Episode #210 of the PricePlow Podcast lands live from the Arnold Sports Festival 2026 expo floor with three back-to-back conversations covering 40-plus years of supplement history. Spencer and Ben sit down with Evan Centopani, Easton Drake, and Jason Budsock to discuss Animal's landmark Smarties creatine chew collaboration, the newest Animal athletes, and the creatine market's explosive expansion into new demographics.
The through-line across all three segments: Animal's first-ever licensed flavor collab (and the first of its kind in a chewable creatine tablet), the signing of Billy Love, and how creatine is pulling in audiences far beyond the meathead demographic. Subscribe to the PricePlow Podcast on your favorite platform and sign up for Animal news alerts on PricePlow before diving in.
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