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YouTubers Dominate the Box Office & Tech Wants Robots to Do Your Chores Jun 01, 2026

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#857: Neal and Toby discuss the recent box office success for YouTubers creating films, like the hit ‘Obsession’. Next up, why Peter Thiel relocated to Argentina and the World Cup player who skyrocked on social media to become a viral star. Then, big tech wants robots to do your chores and taking a look a the week ahead.

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Americans Are Spending Like No Tomorrow & Dell Surge Lifts Trump’s Portfolio May 29, 2026

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#856: Retail stocks are surging thanks to US shoppers continuing to spend, spend, spend (even if it’s squeezing their budgets). Anthropic surpasses OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup. Dell wins a $9.7B Pentagon deal. JPMorgan owes an ex-employee $4.25M for wrongful termination. Finally, Blue Origin’s attempted launch ends in a spectacular explosion (no one was hurt).

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AI Boom Splits SF Housing in Two & America is Running Out of Honey? May 28, 2026

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#855: The AI boom is causing a housing divide in the Bay Area. Robinhood releases an AI agent that can trade for you and even buy stuff with your credit card. Airbnb and Uber are competing to be the top travel super app. Neal’s numbers on a honey production shortage, pickleball fever slows down, and films are more likely to star a man named Chris than an older woman. Finally, Drake beats Michael Jackson for most No. 1 hits by a solo artist.

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Micron Joins the $1T Club & The Knicks Send MSG Shares Soaring May 27, 2026

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#854: An Uber exec admits it’s getting harder to justify money spent on AI tokenmaxxing. Micron hits the $1 trillion market cap. Madison Square Garden shares pop as the New York Knicks reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 30 years. Rising beef prices are putting some steakhouses out of business. Gen Z influencers are ignoring dermatologists and going all in on tanning beds.

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Pope Leo Calls for AI Safeguards & ‘Doping Olympics’ Offers Multi-Million Dollar Jackpot May 26, 2026

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#853: Pope Leo calls for regulation of AI in a manifesto about the future of humanity. The Enhanced Games makes its debut as athletes try to break records with performance-enhancing drugs. The low-budget horror film ‘Obsession’ scores big at the box office. Shibumi shades have taken over beaches across America, but some coastal towns are trying to bring them down.

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A Trivia Tournament with 3 Coworkers (for 1 Really Dumb Prize) May 25, 2026

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#852: It’s another edition of the MBD trivia game show! Our contestants are Annalisa Cochrane, Morning Brew’s video producer; Niki Mahmoodi, our social video producer; and Kyle Hagge, cohost of Per My Last Email. Come play along!

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Stephen Colbert’s Last Hurrah in Late Night & US Invests $2B into Quantum Firms May 22, 2026

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#851: Disney places high hopes on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ to bring back box office success to the franchise. Spotify shares soar after embracing AI music. The US will invest $2B in quantum computing. Stephen Colbert hosts his final show at ‘The Late Show.’ And Eli Lilly says its new weight loss drug is the best in the biz.

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SpaceX Files for Historic IPO & Dating Apps Pivot to IRL Events May 21, 2026

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#850: Elon Musk’s SpaceX files for IPO that could end up being the largest opening in history. Chicago's regional MLS cut off Zillow's access to residential listing data amid an escalating dispute between Zillow and Compass. Target’s comeback has a promising start as it reports its first same-store sales bump in five quarters. Tinder wants daters to move off the apps and to IRL events. Then it’s Neal’s Numbers on tipless weekends, geologists movie deaths, and the Indy 500. Finally, a spat between Mamdani and Bezos is brewing?

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Google Search Gets AI Makeover & Pizza Hut’s Retro Revival May 20, 2026

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#849: An internal memo at Meta reveals an imminent restructuring that will move thousands of workers into AI while also cutting thousands of jobs. Google unveils a revamp to its search that will be completely AI-powered. Old Kindle models will lose Amazon support which has led loyalists to jailbreak their devices. Some Pizza Hut locations are being converted to the retro classic look.

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Elon Loses to Sam Altman & Are Smartphones to Blame for Falling Birth Rates? May 19, 2026

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#848: A federal jury tosses Elon Musk’s suit against Sam Altman because he took too long. The TSA is piloting an off-site screening process in the Boston area that could speed up the security process. One study believes the smartphone is the cause for the decline of birth rates across the world. Serious nonfiction books are in the decline. Trump drops the IRS suit in exchange for an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ Everlane is being sold to Shein.

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