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Sep 2023
28m 42s

Murdoch 'Succession' Drama's Grand Final...

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Episode 153: Neal and Toby discuss Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chair at Fox and handing over power to his son Lachlan. Talk about 'Succession' lore. Plus, they get into the biggest business headlines from a week filled with geopolitical news. And also Florida's new high speed passenger rail line debuts after 11 years in the making. The guys share their stock and dog of the week, and how AI is creating images out of thing air. Finally.... what's the deal with expensive airport food?

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