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Morning Brew Daily, page 5
by Morning Brew · English
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.
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Elon Loses to Sam Altman & Are Smartphones to Blame for Falling Birth Rates?(1) Spotify’s temporary “disco ball” iOS logo change for its 20th birthday and why users disliked it (habit + visibility issues). (2) The OpenAI vs.19 May 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
Nation’s Busiest Commuter Train Shuts Down & Where Do Spirit Planes Go to Die?(1) Long Island Rail Road shutting down for the first time since 1994 due to a strike by union workers over pay and health-care contributions; (2) global bond-market selloff, with rising Treasury…18 May 2026 · 28 min · 7 chapters
Recapping Powell’s Turbulent Legacy & Fans Go Crazy Over Swatch CollabThe episode recaps Jerome Powell’s eight-year Fed chair legacy as Kevin Warsh takes over, arguing Powell balanced pandemic stimulus and a “soft landing” but is blamed for 2022’s inflation surge and…15 May 2026 · 29 min · 13 chapters
Billionaires Go to China with Trump & Americans Aren’t Talking to Neighbors AnymorePresident Trump’s China trip with 17 corporate executives (AI, trade stability, Iran/Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan), plus backlash to AI data centers in Utah, “token maxing” incentives at tech firms, and…14 May 2026 · 28 min · 10 chapters
Inflation Hits 3-Year High & Harvard Cracks Down on A GradesU.S. inflation rose to a three-year high (April CPI +3.8% YoY; core +2.8%), eroding wage gains (wages +3.6%).13 May 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Short Selling on Trial & Wordle Gets a Game ShowRecess guidance and declining school recess; Andrew Left’s short-selling trial and the line between opinion and market manipulation; a new Gallup finding that U.S.12 May 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
Chip Stocks Are Skyrocketing & Lucky Strike Bowling a Monopoly?The episode covers three main stories: (1) chip stocks surging on AI-driven demand, (2) a lawsuit accusing Lucky Strike of monopolistic practices that allegedly ruined affordable bowling, and (3)…11 May 2026 · 29 min · 10 chapters
US Oil Exports Surge to Record High & What to Know About the HantavirusA mix of business and world-news headlines: hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship (WHO contact tracing and evacuation), U.S.8 May 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87 & “Blue Dot Fever” Cancels ConcertsThe episode covers three main topics: Ted Turner’s death and legacy, “Blue Dot Fever” canceling concerts, and consumer spending despite geopolitical/energy pressures.7 May 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters
Coinbase Cuts Workers for AI & Beer is So BackCoinbase’s AI-driven org overhaul and layoffs; beer demand rebound; Alberta separatism; a new AI “familiar” robot; quick travel/airline and World Cup headlines.6 May 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Met Gala Under Fire for Embracing Bezos & Do Phone Bans in Schools Work?This episode of Morning Brew Daily covers: (1) Do school phone bans work?5 May 2026 · 30 min · 10 chapters
RIP Spirit Airlines & GameStop Wants to Buy eBay for $56BThe episode covers three main news items and a weekend winners segment.4 May 2026 · 27 min · 9 chapters
Got Ozempic Breath? & Goblins Infiltrate ChatGPTA mix of business/economy updates, “Ozempic economy” consumer ripples, a hedge-fund IPO spotlight, and quirky tech/viral news. The hosts argue the U.S.1 May 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Jerome Powell Ain’t Leavin’ Yet & Movie Tickets Cost $50!?(1) Jerome Powell’s final Fed meeting—he’ll stay on as a governor through 2028 despite leaving the chair May 15, citing legal attacks threatening Fed independence (Trump trying to fire Fed official…30 Apr 2026 · 29 min · 11 chapters
OpenAI’s Struggles Spooks Tech Stocks & UAE Walks Away From OPECUAE exits OPEC; OpenAI faces troubling internal growth/revenue targets; Disney faces an FCC license review tied to DEI and Jimmy Kimmel controversy; Joby Aviation demonstrates electric air taxis in…29 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
China Squashes Meta's $2B AI Deal & MAHA Moms Rage Against Pesticides(1) China ordering Meta to unwind its $2B acquisition of Manus, an AI agent startup, citing national security and U.S.-China AI rivalry; the hosts argue the reversal may be largely symbolic because…28 Apr 2026 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Musk v. Altman Trial Begins & Adidas’ Supershoe Powers Sub-2Hr MarathonersThe episode covers three main stories. First, the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting: President Trump was evacuated after a gunman (Cole Thomas Allen, a Caltech grad) entered with a…27 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 10 chapters
US Soldier Caught Betting in Maduro Raid & Marijuana Reclassified as Less DangerousThe episode of Morning Brew Daily covers: why U.S. gas prices are lower than abroad (mainly lower fuel taxes and U.S.24 Apr 2026 · 29 min · 13 chapters
Meta Surveils Employees to Train its AI & What Happens When You Give Cocaine to Salmon?Gas prices in the U.S. vs other countries; Meta installing surveillance software to train AI; Anthropic’s “Mythos” model being accessed via guessed URL/permissions; Warner Bros.23 Apr 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
Fed Nom Kevin Warsh Faces Congressional Heat & Trump Wants to Save Spirit AirKevin Warsh’s Senate confirmation hearing for Fed chair; Trump’s comments on cutting rates and saving Spirit Airlines; UK’s generational smoking ban and vaping restrictions; an AI-run retail store…22 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 12 chapters
The Tim Cook Era is Ending & Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough?The episode covers three main stories: Apple’s CEO transition, a pancreatic cancer mRNA-vaccine breakthrough, and tech/market/business headlines.21 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 9 chapters
US Launches Tariff Refund Website & Robots Outrun Humans in Half-MarathonTariff refunds portal launch after Supreme Court ruling; Strait of Hormuz oil-shipping turmoil; winners segment covers psychedelics research acceleration and robot half-marathon victory; week-ahead…20 Apr 2026 · 27 min · 7 chapters
NYC’s Second Home Tax Picks Up Steam & Is LIV Golf About to Collapse?New York’s proposed “second home” tax targeting NYC properties over $5M owned by people whose primary residence is outside the city; Yale’s self-critique of why Americans distrust higher education;…17 Apr 2026 · 30 min · 10 chapters
Wait, Allbirds is Pivoting to AI? & Jury Calls Live Nation a MonopolyA roundup of business/news headlines: Allbirds’ surprise pivot from sustainable shoes to “New Bird AI” GPU/AI cloud services; World Cup travel costs and transit price hikes blamed on FIFA; a federal…16 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 9 chapters