Morning Brew Daily Transcripts

Polymarket Bettors Threaten Israeli Journalist & Blank Street Wants to Become “Gen Z Starbucks”

War Puts Dubai’s Dreams in Jeopardy & Billionaires Sour on The Giving Pledge

‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates Oscars & David Protein Lies About Calories?

Airports Ask for Donations for TSA Agents & Google Maps Gets AI Makeover

Largest Oil Reserve Released in History & Porsche Has Lost its Luster

AI Code Breaks Amazon From Inside & This Startup Wants to Abolish Night

Anthropic’s White House Feud Heats Up & Dirty Sodas Take Over America

Oil Prices Soar Past $100 & Workers Are Flocking to ‘AI Man Camps’

America is Going Founder Mode & Can Robinhood’s Platinum Card Takedown Amex?

Big Tech Picks Up Data Center Bills? & Apple Intros Low-Cost Laptop

$350K to Flee the Middle East? & Target Has a Plan to Win You Back

Iran War Sparks Market Mayhem & Will Live Nation Be Broken Up?

Anthropic Blacklisted By US Government? & US-Iran War Disrupts Gulf Travel

Netflix Walks Away From WBD Deal & Why is Everyone Leaving America?

Kalshi Punishes MrBeast’s Editor for Insider Trading & Claude Used to Hack Mexico

Investors Flee Tech for IRL Stocks & Trump Touts Economy in SOTU Address

Fictional Story Tanks Stock Market & The iPod Making a Comeback?

SCOTUS Shuts Down Trump’s Tariffs & TSA PreCheck Pause Causes Confusion

Tariffs Ineffective Against US Trade Deficit? & Family Feud Over Reese’s Recipe

Zuckerberg Answers if Social Media is Addictive & The Rich Are Having More Babies Again

Rent Control Fever Catches Boston & Tide Unveils Most Unappetizing Detergent

AI is Driving a Memory Shortage & Detroit Wants to Revive the Sedan

Are You Smarter Than Morning Brew?

Experts Sound Alarms on AI & Sugar Prices Hit 5-Year Low

Job Market Comes Roaring Back & Ring Ad Sparks Mass Surveillance Fears

Billionaires Flee Cali Taxes for Miami & Ferrari Reveals EV Interior

Job Seekers Are Paying to Get Hired & Elon Pivots From Mars to the Moon

Throwback Ads Dominate the Super Bowl & Dow hits 50,000

Anthropic Throws Jabs at OpenAI's Ad Plan & Super Bowl-Olympics Preview

AI Sparks Software Stock Meltdown & Bezos Axes 30% of Washington Post Staff

PayPal is Crashing Out & Pepsi Slashes Snack Prices for Super Bowl

Elon’s SpaceX Buys Musk’s xAI & Will Bob Iger Actually Leave Disney This Time?

Who is Trump’s New Fed Chair? & AI Bots Have Their Own Social Network

A New Southwest Air Arrives & US Dollar Dips to 4-Yr Low

Tesla Scraps High-End Car Models & Starbucks is Heating Up

US TikTok Off to Rocky Start & Americans Think the Economy Stinks

France Wants Social Media Banned for Kids & Gold Shines Past $5,000

Winter Storm Causes Travel Chaos & US TikTok Deal Finalized

WEF-Hater Elon Musk Makes Davos Debut & ‘Sinners’ Breaks All-Time Oscars Noms

Markets Cheer for TACO Trade Return & Ryanair vs. Musk is Good for Biz

Wall St. Shook By ‘Sell America’ & BlackRock’s CEO Says Capitalism is Not Working

Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Greenland & ChatGPT Adds Ads

Davos 101: A Preview of the World Economic Forum 2026

Big Banks Pushback Against Credit Card Cap & Beyond Meat Launches Protein Drink

Fake AI Artist Goes Viral on Spotify & More Americans Are Surviving Cancer

Microsoft Will Pick Up its Data Center Tab? & Your Groceries Got More Expensive

Trump Calls for 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest & Golden Globes Welcome Podcasts

Will SCOTUS Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs? & Paging Dr. ChatGPT

Trump Blames Wall St. for Housing Crisis & New Dietary Guide Says More Protein

Grok’s Explicit AI Images Sparks Global Backlash & Why Trump Wants Greenland

NYC’s Congestion Pricing Actually Working? & Companies Want Ivy-Leaguers Again

2026 Lookahead: World Cup, Moon Travel, Grand Theft Auto VI and More

Mailbag Episode! Morning Routines, Best Career Advice, and More

Neal’s Numbers Mega Recap: Death of Partying, 2 Escalators in WY, and More

Phase or Forever? Toby’s Trends 2025 Mega Recap

How to Find a Career You Love, with Author and Venture Capitalist Bill Gurley

Producers Show! The Year of Fast-Casual Dining, Viral Marketing Moments and more

Special MBD Trivia Show w/ Morning Brew Crew

Market Tumbles After Jobs Report & Nasdaq Wants to Trade Around the Clock

Cannabis Stocks Soar & Trump Challenges State AI Regulation Laws

Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI & Time’s Person, or Architects, of the Year

Australia Bans Social Media for Kids & Women’s Workplace Progress Stalls?

Paramount Crashes Netflix’s Party & Trump Bails Out Farmers

Hollywood Hates Netflix’s WBD Takeover & Apple Dazed By Leadership Exodus

Small Bizz Leans on Layoffs & Netflix Investors Wary of Warner Bros. Discovery

Waymo’s Are A Lot Safer Than You Think & Meet Italy’s ‘Berkshire Hathaway’

Dell Donates $6 Billion to Kids & Costco Sues Trump Over Tariffs

SCOTUS Takes on Music Piracy Showdown & NYC Casinos Get Lucky Break

Gen X-ers Snubbed on Black Friday & US Poverty Line is $140K?

Are AI Companions a Threat to Toys? & The Kidult Economy is Booming

The Busiest Holiday Travel Weekend in 15 Years & 80 Million Pounds of Cranberries

Sellers Are Ripping Homes Off the Market & AI Slop is Taking Over Thanksgiving

X’s Location Feature Stirs Uproar & Novo Nordisk Tanks After Failed Alzheimer’s Trial

Google's AI Leapfrogs its Rivals & Trump-Mamdani Tackle Affordability?