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Morning Brew Daily
Morning Brew Daily, a daily talk show that covers the latest news on business, the economy, and everything else, with Neal Freyman and Toby Howell. Witty, informative and everything you need to start your day. Available on all podcasting platforms and Youtube.
Episodes
Morning Brew DailyDOGE Was Doomed From The Start. Author Michael Lewis Explains Why
#974: Author Michael Lewis returns to talk about his latest book, “Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State,” which offers an inside look at the early days of Elon…
Morning Brew DailyWill Jensen Stay As Nvidia’s CEO? & Italians Outraged Over KFC’s Push Into Ski Resorts
#973: The Jensen Huang scandal fallout continues, then Semafor’s Business and Finance editor and host of Compound Interest Liz Hoffman stops by to give her…
Morning Brew DailyNvidia’s Jensen Huang Admits Affair with Chinese Spy & Cybertruck Winds Down
#972: Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang admits to having an affair with a tech executive who is identified as a Chinese spy by US intelligence officials. Tesla winds…
Morning Brew DailyStock Market Suffers Historic $2.5T Loss & How Steve Kornacki Won the Midterms
#971: Just kidding. Tech stocks suffer a historic rout to the tune of $2.5 trillion. The midterms set the stage for the new way voters stay informed: Steve…
Morning Brew DailyStock Market Surges After Midterm Rout & Men Are Becoming "Pilates Princes"
#970: As the dust settles, it’s a recap of how the stock market is reacting to the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections. More European supermarkets were…
Morning Brew DailyDemocrats Win Big in Historic Rebuke of AI & Dutch Cinema Hypnotizes Moviegoers
#969: The expected “Blue Wave” turned into a Blue tsunami as Democrats flipped Senate seats in Red states. AI data center stocks tumble following the Democrats…
Morning Brew DailyWill Prediction Markets Whiff on Midterms? & DC Votes on a Foie Gras Ban
#968: The economy is the top issue for voters heading into the midterm elections. AI data centers make their appearance in 10 states’ ballot measures…
Morning Brew DailyNorth Korea’s $6.3B Binance Hack Shakes Crypto & Couples Hire Etsy Witches for Perfect Wedding Weather
#967: AI enthusiasm wanes as a massive tech stock selloff sweeps Wall Street. The fallout of Binance’s crypto heist has many concerned about the lack of…
Morning Brew DailyDoorDash Plans To Buy Instacart for $17B & Ahh!! Horror Bookstores Are Killing It
#966: DoorDash acquires Instacart for a whopping $17 billion, creating a food delivery giant. America’s GDP is like the Golden State Warriors with an…
Morning Brew DailyGoogle’s AI Is Eating Its Own Search Biz & Halloween Candy Prices Are Scary
#965: Google’s AI business is hurting its own core product: its search business. The Federal Reserve votes to keep rates steady as elevated inflation continues…
Morning Brew DailyiPhone Duo is Already Cracking & Chinese Brands Drop Mbappé Over Meme Controversy
#964: Coca-Cola reports their earnings and it shows Coke Zero Sugar has risen to become a popular choice among soda drinkers. Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé…
Morning Brew DailyAnthropic Admits Existential Risks in IPO Filing & IG Goes After Youtube With 90-Min Horizontal Videos
#963: Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO in history all while admitting that AI could cause existential risk to humanity. Trump announces Audi…
Morning Brew DailyAI Agents Are Infiltrating Bank Accounts & Genetically Enhanced War Dogs Startup Raises $200M
#962: Unauthorized AI agents are accessing bank accounts and the big banks are scrambling to mitigate the risks. A new startup that enlists genetically…
Morning Brew DailyiPhone Duo Is Here & Data Centers Are Causing a Gray Paint Sales Boom
#961: The iPhone Duo arrives in stores and the public can get their hands on it for $2,000. NYC’s horse carriage ban is raising many questions for the drivers…
Morning Brew DailyCybersecurity’s Black Wednesday Puts 70% of Internet At Risk & ‘Glee’ Returns
#960: Government websites go dark as hackers exploit weaknesses. Meta strikes a deal to keep Zuckerberg in California. United CEO is caught in a firestorm…
Morning Brew DailySpaceX and Tesla Consider Mega Merger? & People Are Making Their Smart TVs Dumb
#959: SpaceX reports soaring results as its AI business continues to be a growth driver. Netflix reports its slowest revenue growth in years as it overhauls…
Morning Brew DailyMusk Pledges SpaceX Stock to Each US Child & “Hot” Haunt Sliders are Booming for Amusement Parks
#958: Elon Musk and Anthropic make some very public pledges to share their wealth for charitable causes. Global unrest continues to rip through Europe and the…
Morning Brew DailyAI Skeptics Trigger Market Jitters & California Will Vote to Tax Billionaires
#957: Neal and Toby discuss the latest AI jitters that are impacting the stock market and how investors are reacting. Next up, California is proposing a tax on…
Morning Brew DailyTesla’s New Roadster Can Fly & McKinsey is Sending AI Avatars to Interview Candidates
#956: Tesla showcases its new Roadster model that can drive on the wall, fly, and do backflips. What. Companies are increasingly using AI in their hiring…
Morning Brew DailyUkraine Accuses SpaceX of Limiting Starlink Access & Gen Z is Flocking to South Carolina
#955: US inflation rises more than expected in September. Ukraine says Starlink restrictions are hurting its military capabilities against Russia. Netflix lays…
Morning Brew DailyApple Enters the Smart Home Market & Does OpenAI Have a Spy Problem?
#954: Apple unveils its newest foray into the smart home market with ‘HomeView,’ which looks like a giant Apple Watch. Bumble agrees to go private for $1.3B…
Morning Brew DailyTrump Strikes Controversial Oil Deal With Russia & Low Payroll MLB Teams Dominate Postseason
#953: Trump faces backlash after securing a deal with Russia for diesel fuel. Pepsi is feeling the hurt as the GLP-1 movement is causing shoppers to cut back…
Morning Brew DailyBond Yields Are Rising. A Bond Nerd Explains Why It Matters
#952: Robin Wigglesworth is the editor of the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog and the author of A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern…
Morning Brew DailyCould a Chipotle-Starbucks Merger Actually Work? & Hollywood Turns on Big Tech
#951: Rumblings of Starbucks’ takeover of Chipotle sends the burrito chain’s shares up. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ hits theaters, headlining…
Morning Brew DailyMcDonald's Sued for Alleged Price Fixing & LeBron's Polymarket Deal Is 4x His NBA Salary
#950: Winter is coming…and heating up your home may become more expensive, especially for those who use oil, according to a national study. McDonald’s is sued…
Morning Brew DailyStock Market Hits Fresh Records as AI Goes Nuts & Protests Over Poor School Conditions Erupt in France
#949: Student protests swept France as labor unions and high schoolers demanded for improvement in faculty staffing, classroom sizes, and building conditions…
Morning Brew DailyParamount-Warner Bros. Discovery FINALLY Complete & Is Midcentury Modern Cringe?
#948: Skydance’s mega merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is finally complete as it names its leadership team. The EV industry gets a lifeline as…
Morning Brew DailySeptember Hiring Slows & Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Could Lose $150M
#947: September’s job report falls short of expectations but the labor market is still holding strong. Tom Cruise’s latest dark comedy in ‘Digger’ is on track…
Morning Brew DailyWalmart Rolls Out Digital Price Tags & Does AI Feel Pain?
#946: Walmart is lighting up their price tags, quite literally, to make it easier for customers and workers to find items. Google sends its chips into orbit…
Morning Brew DailyMeta Uses Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Taxes & Ken Griffin Makes Biggest College Donation in History
#945: Ken Griffin donates $3B to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single gift ever to a US university, as he continues to invest into Miami. Meta uses…
Morning Brew DailyOura Unexpectedly Delays IPO & Phoebe Bridgers Bans Phones From Her Shows
#944: Oura delays its IPO due to market uncertainty while Anthropic prepares for a potential blockbuster IPO. Trump launches an AI-powered website to…
Morning Brew DailySpaceX Starship Finally Reached Orbit & Why Dudes Are Becoming Cat Dads
#943: SpaceX finally gets its Starship rocket into orbit but has to cut the trip short. Trump announces a $15B steel plant in Iowa in an effort to boost…
Morning Brew DailyUS Economy Powers Through Rate Hikes & Did Man City Cheat?
#942: The US economy is powering through despite rate hikes and rising bond yields. Top AI companies are investigating tens of thousands of security incidents…
Morning Brew DailyUS and Tech Powerplayers Welcome China & Home Depot’s Impressive 45-Year ROI
#941: Neal and Toby discuss the State Dinner President Trump and the US threw for China, and the who’s who from the tech world who were there to welcome Xi…
Morning Brew DailyMeta Just Beat Apple at Its Own Game & McDonald’s Is Upgrading Restaurants
#940: Neal and Toby break down the Meta Connect event and why the tech world is buzzing about the company's new hardware. Then, what a 90-day ban US diesel…
Morning Brew DailyMIT Dethrones Princeton as America’s Top School & The Viral Debate Over Bringing Iced Coffee to Job Interviews
#939: Trump wants to rebrand AI as “super intelligence” on all US official documents. M.I.T. surpasses Princeton as the top college in the country. Peloton is…
Morning Brew DailyFAA Wants AI to Fix Flight Chaos & TV Networks Battle Trump’s Media Ban
#938: The FAA will start using AI-powered tools for air traffic control. Paramount settles with a group of states that opens the door for the Warner Bros…
Morning Brew DailyHollywood’s Tech Founder Villain Era & Meta’s Muse Soars to Top of App Store
#937: A searing Elon Musk documentary nears US release as Hollywood is increasingly putting out critical portrayals of today’s tech founders. California…
Morning Brew DailyWould You Only Eat “Made in USA” Beef? & Being a Bridesmaid is Becoming Too Costly
#936: As the Trump administration tries to alleviate beef prices by importing foreign meat, they’re considering slapping ‘Made in USA’ labels on products…
Morning Brew DailyFed Raises Rates for the First Time in 3yrs & What Happened to Ed Sheeran’s Tour
#935: The Fed raises rates for the first time in 3 years to fight inflation. Household incomes have reached a new high and poverty hits a new low, even as…
Morning Brew DailyCanada Wants to Link Up with the EU & America Reveals its Space Weapon
#934: Canadian PM Mark Carney seeks a special relationship with the EU as it shuns the US, according to reports. Despite numerous proposals, Congress can’t…
Morning Brew DailyEPA Lifts Emissions Limits on Power Plants & Hyrox Finds Itself in a Stinky Situation
#933: The EPA removes a rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by power plants. AI stocks are feeling the effects of leaders uniting and…
Morning Brew DailyAI Leaders Agree to Slow Things Down & Tesla Makes a Surprising Comeback
#932: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman agree on the need to slow AI’s development. Drone attacks in the Middle East caused Saudi Arabia to shut…
Morning Brew DailyWill AI Actually Kill Us All? & It’s True–Online Returns Are Getting Harder
#931: Anthropic researchers believe AI has a real chance of “killing all humans,” and the world is (deservedly) freaking out. Oil prices surge past $100 a…
Morning Brew DailyApple Reveals $2K Foldable iPhone & NFL Australia Game Decided by Sleep?
#930: Apple unveils its foldable iPhone for the hefty price of $1,999. Meta launches its own AI assistant that can interact with other apps and even make…
Morning Brew DailyDid OpenAI Cheat to Solve a 90-Year-Old Math Problem? & Teens’ Test Scores Are Plummeting
#929: OpenAI touts its model was able to solve a really hard math problem, but some are checking its work and raised some serious doubts. President Trump…
Morning Brew DailyWomen Are Winning the Job Market & UN Overhauls the World Map
#928: Women and Americans without college degrees are powering the job market. Diesel prices hit a record high, raising supply costs. The UN votes to adopt a…
Morning Brew DailyThe Secret Behind Your NYT Games Addiction
#927: Neal and Toby chat with New York Times Head of Games Jonathan Knight to talk about the success of Wordle and how it became wildly successful. Also, an…
Morning Brew DailyNvidia Buys Hugging Face for $12.9B & Pharma Companies are Bullish on Baldness
#926: Tesla teases the long-awaited Cybercab and is ready to share more details. Nvidia acquires AI startup Hugging Face in a massive deal valued at $13B…
Morning Brew DailyNBA Hands Historic Punishment to LA Clippers & AI Food Slop is Disgusting Everyone
#925: The NBA drops the hammer down on the LA Clippers for circumventing the league’s salary-cap rules. The USS Abraham Lincoln makes a stop at a Thailand…
Morning Brew DailyBlue-Collar Workers Stick Up for Data Centers & Dyson’s $500 Toothbrush Flosses For You
#924: Some labor groups are standing up to the data center backlash, saying it could jeopardize thousands of jobs. Global bond selloff puts a squeeze on…
Morning Brew DailyThe Tim Cook Era Officially Ends & Why MapQuest Soars to No. 1 App
#923: Tim Cook’s time as the head honcho at Apple has come to an official close. A look back on his career and what to expect from John Ternus. MapQuest…
Morning Brew DailyOpenAI “Swarm” Hack Was Worse Than We Thought & US Gains Control of Venezuela’s Oil
#922: Trump announces deal that has the US take majority control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. OpenAI’s investigation into the Hugging Face hack attack reveals…
Morning Brew DailyShein Limps to a $27B IPO & GTA 6 Extended Trailer Just Dropped
#921: The economic world prepares for Jackson Hole and all eyes are on Kevin Warsh to deliver a clearer message on the state of inflation in the US. Shein…
Morning Brew DailyMeta Agrees to Historic $18B Settlement & NYC Has More Tech Workers Than SF
#920: Meta settles a major case that alleges its platforms can be addictively harmful for teens. Nvidia has become a banker to the AI boom. Bill Gates…
Morning Brew DailyThe NFL Has a CTE Problem & Dolly Parton Dies at 80
#919: A new study finds that 1 in 4 NFL players that have passed away within the last decade suffered from CTE. Stanley Druckenmiller, a hedge fund legend…
Morning Brew DailyAmerica Unleashes “Economic D-Day” on Iran & US Open Faces Backlash Over Ticket Prices
#918: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces sweeping economic sanctions on Iran, dubbed as “economic D-Day.” Blank Street raises $105M and plans for a…
Morning Brew DailyCanada Says “We’re at War” Over Tariffs & IndyCar Race Rips Through Washington DC
#917: The US and Canada are spiraling towards another trade war as tariff negotiations break down. ChatGPT can now read and respond to your iMessages. The…
Morning Brew DailyScott Bessent Fails to Calm Bond Market & This Chinese Movie is So Bad, It’s Good
#916: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tries to intervene to ease the bond market…except it doesn’t work. Walmart posts its slowest gains in years as Americans…
Morning Brew DailyDid Moderna Just Cure Cancer? & Freight Trains Have a $200M Theft Problem
#915: Moderna shares soar after a breakthrough trial of an mRNA cancer vaccine. Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery service to 500 US cities. The…