Episodes
How to Find a Career You Love, with Author and Venture Capitalist Bil…
Bill Gurley discusses career paths and more with Neal and Toby
Producers Show! The Year of Fast-Casual Dining, Viral Marketing Momen…
Episode 744: No Neal and Toby! You get to hear from the producers of MBD! In this episode, they’ll talk about some of their favorite stories the show has covered in the year, including the return of fast food restaurant favor...
Special MBD Trivia Show w/ Morning Brew Crew
Episode 743: Neal and Toby host a holiday trivia show with a few of their favorite coworkers: Annie Bennett ( @realannieb_ ) from Morning Brew Social , Jack Stebbins ( @jackstebb.ins ) from Good Work , and Macy Gilliam ( @mac...
What is “Enshittification” of Tech Companies? With Author Cory Doctor…
Episode 742: Neal and Toby chat with Cory Doctorow, author of “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It,” about the current state of tech companies’ reign over society and why “enshittificat...
US Scraps Offshore Wind Projects & A Pirate Music Group Scraped Spoti…
Episode 741: Neal and Toby discuss why the US Department of Interior is ending offshore wind projects. Next up, Gold and Silver prices are ripping and the music piracy group that scraped Spotify’s entire library. Then, clothi...
Waymos Stall During SF Blackout & Avatar Fizzles at the Box Office
Waymos stall during a blackout over the weekend and why Avatar didn't put up massive numbers
Inflation Unexpectedly Cools & What is Going on with Oracle Stock?
Why Inflation cooled and Oracle stock is dropping
The Oscars Head to YouTube & Tesla Faces Sales Freeze Over Autopilot …
Why the Oscars are heading to YouTube and what is going on at Tesla
Market Tumbles After Jobs Report & Nasdaq Wants to Trade Around the C…
What happened with the latest jobs report and why Nasdaq wants to trade 23 hours a day
'Roomba' Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy & ‘Zootopia 2’ Rakes in $1B
Why iRobot went bankrupt and 'Zootopia 2' tops the box office this year
Cannabis Stocks Soar & Trump Challenges State AI Regulation Laws
Why cannabis stocks are up and Trump takes on state AI regulation laws
Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI & Time’s Person, or Architects, of the Y…
Neal and Toby discuss the billion $$$ partnership between OpenAI and Disney
The Fed Cuts Rates Again & Can Oracle Deliver for Investors on AI?
The fed cuts rates again and Oracle is under pressure to deliver
Australia Bans Social Media for Kids & Women’s Workplace Progress Sta…
Episode 732: Neal and Toby chat about Australia’s worlds-first social media ban for teenagers that goes into effect. Then, a new study from McKinsey and LeanIn found an ambition gap growing between women and men where women a...
Paramount Crashes Netflix’s Party & Trump Bails Outs Farmers
Episode 731: Neal and Toby get into the Warner Bros. Discovery drama that just turned up a notch with Paramount attempting a hostile bid to snatch the deal away from Netflix. Then, China’s trade surplus topped $1 trillion for...
Hollywood Hates Netflix’s WBD Takeover & Apple Dazed By Leadership Ex…
Episode 730: Neal and Toby dive into Netflix’s industry-changing deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Then, Apple is undergoing a personnel shift as key executives are leaving the company. Meanwhile, micro cars in Japan have c...
Small Bizz Leans on Layoffs & Netflix Investors Wary of Warner Bros. …
Small businesses had a bad layoff month and Netflix stock falls
Waymo’s Are A Lot Safer Than You Think & Meet Italy’s ‘Berkshire Hath…
Episode 728: Neal and Toby discuss Trump’s proposal to slash fuel efficiency standards, rolling back a Biden-era policy. Then, Spotify Wrapped is upon us. Get ready for everybody showing off how basic their music tastes are. ...
Dell Donates $6 Billion to Kids & Costco Sues Trump Over Tariffs
Episode 727: Neal and Toby talk about the funding of ‘Trump accounts’ that will deposit $250 into investment accounts for 25 million children, thanks to Michael and Susan Dell. Then, Costco is standing up to the Trump adminis...
SCOTUS Takes on Music Piracy Showdown & NYC Casinos Get Lucky Break
Episode 726: Neal and Toby discuss a major supreme court case between top music labels and internet providers over who’s liable for copyright infringement. Then, the NY state gaming board approves 3 casino licenses in New Yor...
Gen X-ers Snubbed on Black Friday & US Poverty Line is $140K?
Episode 725: Neal and Toby recap the biggest holiday shopping time of the year and the different spending habits between Gen Z and Gen X spenders. Then, a viral essay believes the new US poverty line is $140,000. And, a late ...
Are AI Companions a Threat to Toys? & The Kidult Economy is Booming
Episode 724: Neal and Toby talk with James Zahn, the editor-in-chief of The Toy Book, aka @therockfather , to dive deep into the toy industry as the holiday becomes the busiest time of the year for the industry. But will it n...
The Busiest Holiday Travel Weekend in 15 Years & 80 Million Pounds of…
Neal and Toby go through a typical Thanksgiving Day and share some facts you may not know
Sellers Are Ripping Homes Off the Market & AI Slop is Taking Over Tha…
Episode 722: Neal and Toby discuss the delisting phenomenon plaguing the housing market as sellers would rather take them off than lowering the price. Also, Google seems to have put a crack in Nvidia’s armor as its AI chips a...