Morning Brew Daily
Hosted by Neal Freyman & Toby Lukey · 43 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
Morning Brew Daily is a weekday talk show from Morning Brew covering the latest news in business, the economy, technology, and culture. Neal Freyman and Toby Howell deliver witty, informative analysis designed to help listeners start their day, with occasional guest interviews and a video edition on YouTube.
Episodes 43
- Oct 7, 2026 · 29 minTech giants push stocks to records as France’s schools ignite unrestThe episode connects market optimism, cheaper AI, institutional strain and a high-profile fraud case across one fast-moving news cycle.
- Oct 6, 2026 · 30 minParamount bets $111 billion on a streaming-heavy Hollywood futureParamount’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition combines major entertainment assets while adding debt and intensifying a race against Netflix and YouTube.
- Oct 5, 2026 · 28 minA weak jobs report meets Hollywood’s high-stakes gambleThe episode connects a stalled hiring market with corporate bets in film, aviation, offices, media, and retail.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 31 minWalmart bets digital shelves can earn shoppers’ trustThe episode connects everyday retail convenience to bigger questions about pricing power, food markets, space infrastructure, and whether AI behavior signals suffering.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 29 minMeta turns AI infrastructure into a tax strategyThe episode connects billionaire philanthropy, corporate tax treatment, demographic pressure and costly automation across business and public life.
- Sep 30, 2026 · 32 minOura delays IPO as markets, rivals and AI reshape tech investingThe episode connects a postponed health-tech IPO to broader investor caution while weighing how technology, politics and culture are changing everyday life.
- Sep 29, 2026 · 30 minStarship reaches orbit as infrastructure fights widenThe episode connects a major aerospace milestone with unresolved questions about reusability, industrial policy, AI infrastructure, and changing consumer culture.
- Sep 28, 2026 · 32 minA resilient economy meets rogue AI and football’s financial reckoningThe episode connects elevated borrowing costs, autonomous-AI risks, and Manchester City’s financial charges to larger questions about economic and institutional resilience.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 30 minAI infrastructure meets diplomacy, inertia and a 45-year retail winnerThe episode connects U.S.-China technology diplomacy and fragile AI construction projects with the consumer habits and market forces reshaping business.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 31 minMeta challenges Apple as McDonald’s bets on a restaurant resetThe episode connects consumer technology, energy policy, restaurant economics, and subscription fatigue through the question of who pays for convenience.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 30 minCollege rankings lose authority as work norms get renegotiatedThe episode connects higher education’s credibility problem with changing expectations about careers, technology, and professional behavior.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 30 minAI, media consolidation and private equity reshape everyday lifeThe episode connects fragile public infrastructure, concentrated corporate power and technology-driven markets across aviation, media, restaurants and finance.