Episode 179: Neal and Toby break down the US Economy's explosive growth in the third quarter and what that could mean moving forward. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand and it's been one year since Elon Musk purchased 'X', formerly Twitter. What has the last year looked like at the social media company? The guys share the dogs of the week and explain wh ... Show More
Jul 3
Ultimate America 250 Trivia Game Show & Drafting July 4 Essentials
#881: In this America250 edition, Neal and Toby tested some Morning Brew colleagues, Olivia Lake, MBD’s Associate Producer; Ethan McCarthy, Social Video Producer; and Henrik Blix, Senior Branded Video Producer, on their knowledge of America. Also, a fantasy draft of what the most ... Show More
45m 51s
Jan 2024
E163: Market rips, Media RIFs, Texas defies Biden, Fintech reckoning, ARkStorm 2.0 & more
(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:37) Markets rip on strong economic data (17:05) Media's broken business model, death spiral (35:47) Texas defies the Biden Admin on the Southern Border after SCOTUS votes in favor of the federal government (1:04:18) Ethics of publishing non-public financi ... Show More
1h 33m
Nov 2024
How Trump Will Impact the Economy, Big Tech, and Social Media
Kara and Scott trade Election Day stories, and discuss where they went wrong with their predictions. Then, a deep dive into what a second Trump term means for the economy, crypto, Big Tech (including Elon Musk), social media, and more. Finally, a few wins to share at the end of a ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2024
Elon Musk vs Mark Cuban, China Invading Taiwan, the Return of ISIS | PBD Podcast | Ep. 346
<p>Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, Tom Ellsworth, and Vincent Oshana cover the day's biggest stories in business, politics, sports, and current events!
5:49 - Elon Musk's X has lost 71.5% in value since he purchased it last year.
19:56 - Mark Cuban and Elon Musk argue o ... Show More
2 h
Aug 2024
Tech Stocks Jump and Musk Pitches Himself to Trump
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down tech stocks jumping on cooling inflation, though Citi strategists still see risks of a sell-off. Plus, Elon Musk pitches himself as government spending tzar in an hours-long, glitchy Spaces on X with Former President Trump.See om ... Show More
43m 4s
Aug 2022
E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI
0:00 Bestie intros 3:02 Where Masa and SoftBank went wrong, why VC isn't scaleable, Vision Fund impact 27:59 Metrics that signify a bubble or the top of a market 36:46 US macroeconomic picture 50:45 FBI raids Mar-a-Lago, Trump back in news Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/ ... Show More
1h 9m
Jan 2025
Imagining a Musk-Led TikTok; Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefire
On today's episode, we explore what an Elon Musk acquisition of TikTok's US operations would look like with Catherine Thorbecke, Bloomberg Opinion Tech Columnist in Tokyo. Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, shares his thoughts on news of an ... Show More
24m 19s