logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2023
27m 46s

Shein Influencers Catch Backlash & Why A...

Morning Brew
About this episode

Episode 92: Neal and Toby cover the multiple reasons why air travel this Summer is in shambles and continues to struggle. Plus, a trip to China goes horribly wrong as social media unleashes its fury towards the traveling Shein influencers. Also, Costco takes a page out of Netflix's playbook and starts cracking down on shoppers sharing membership cards, and is Airbnb on its way towards a collapse? The numbers may surprise you. Lastly, Ireland is looking to pay homebuyers to fix-up their homes. Sounds too good to be true? That's because there's some caveats.

Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD

Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
Will Apple Reinvent the iPhone? & AI is Reportedly Killing Entry-Level Jobs
Episode 657: Neal and Toby discuss the latest developments in the litigation between Donald Trump and the Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Then, what is Apple doing to reinvent the iPhone. Next up, Stanford released a report that AI may be impacting entry-level jobs and soon you will be a ... Show More
29m 41s
Aug 26
Postal Services Stop US Shipping & Keurig Dr Pepper Spends $18B on Coffee
Episode 656: Neal and Toby explain why President Trump wants to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Then they discuss the end of the De Minimis trade loophole and how shipping to the US could change. Then why is Elon Musk suing Apple and Open AI and Keurig Dr Pepper drops $18 billion ... Show More
31m 12s
Aug 25
US Takes 10% Stake in Intel & Olive Garden is Inflation-Proof
Episode 655: Neal and Toby discuss why the US government is taking a 10% stake in Intel. Then a recap of Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday and what it could mean for interest rates. Next up the Trump admin will be ending an offshore wind project. The winners of the last weekend ar ... Show More
28m 34s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2024
💦 “Big Bottled Bros” — Poland Spring’s water merger. Fisker’s bankrupt electric car. Home-Swapping vs Airbnb.
Big Bottled Water is merging with Big Water Jug in a $7B deal… say hello to PolandSpringMountain, Inc.Electric car company Fisker just filed for bankruptcy… and you can blame it on 1 YouTube video.And “Home-swapping” is the hot new startup trend in travel… because Airbnb has a bl ... Show More
23m 41s
May 2024
🍂 “Leaf Blower Problems”— Electric Leaf Blowers’ broken biz model. TicketMaster’s European T-Swift breakup. Work-From-Home’s shopping surge.
The Department of Justice just sued to break up Live Nation from Ticketmaster — But there’s a solution to the $10,000 Taylor Swift concert ticket, and we found it in Paris, France.Summer has unofficially begun, which means a leaf blower is about to interrupt your lovely afternoon ... Show More
23m 58s
Jun 2024
🍻 “0.0% Takeover” — Athletic buys Ballast Point facility. Car Dealerships’ ransom-hack. American Tourists save the PIGS.
Ballast Point's San Diego brewery was just purchased… by the biggest Non-Alc Beer: Athletic.Europe’s economy is being powered by American tourists… It’s the revenge of the “P.I.G.S.”One ransom attack has made it impossible to buy or fix a car… so we’re calling Liam Neeson.Plus, t ... Show More
22m 30s
Jun 2024
🥤 “Pepper’s the new Pepsi” — Dr Pepper’s Swiss surge. Ford’s $1B train station. Dave Chappelle’s anti-phone startup.
Dr Pepper just passed Pepsi to become America’s #2 soda.Ford’s $1 Billion renovated Detroit train station reopens tomorrow.And Dave Chappelle is powering a startup called Yondr… A fanny pack prison for your phone.Plus, new shopping data shows you won’t buy big things on small scr ... Show More
26m 17s
Jun 2024
🎂 “Happy Birthday, Napster” — Napster’s 25-year legacy. Starbucks’ 1-hour wait problem. Amex’s Gen Z credit card love.
Starbucks is facing 40-minute waits… and you can blame Iced Latte Logistics.Happy 25th birthday to Napster… The OG disruptor is gone, but its legacy is thriving.And Amex just revealed the biggest divide between Millennials & Gene Z… Credit Cards.Plus, the #1 most controversial pr ... Show More
26m 8s
Apr 2024
Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Housing Crisis
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: housing the nation.  We have an affordable housing problem — and an affordability problem, period, but that’s another show.  When we talk about solutions to homelessness and cost burden for renters and homeowners alike, many progressives lean to ... Show More
37m 9s
Feb 2024
Out Of Koch Money
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024Today, Ken Chesebro concealed secret Twitter account communications from Michigan prosecutors; Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has asked for a gag order in the upcoming election interference hush money trial of Donald Trump; Russia tied hackers issue a ransom ... Show More
38m 13s
Jun 2024
The problem with Trump’s idea to replace income taxes with tariffs
A new pitch from former President Donald Trump calls for replacing income tax with tariffs. We’ll get into why the math doesn’t add up. Plus, chemical hair relaxers are making Black women sick, so why are they still being sold? And, we’ll weigh in on Apple entering the AI race, H ... Show More
22m 17s
Sep 2022
651: Negative Reviews, Narcissist Conspiracy, & Cats Rule
We discuss the negative review we got from a male listener, and share why he wasn't entirely wrong, but we're still mad. Sarah is literally falling apart after her slip-n-slide disaster, and she might have to avoid the powder this winter. We learn why narcissists are prone to con ... Show More
59m 40s