Brands of the Week: Most Affordable U.S. Cities, Star Wars Box Office Flop, Red Lobster's Comeback & Freddie Mercury Named Greatest Vocalist of All Time

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4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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This week on Brands of the Week with Donny Deutsch, Donny breaks down the biggest brand winners and losers making headlines right now — from real estate trends to pop culture shakeups to health breakthroughs. 🏠 Best Cities for First-Time Home Buyers — Jacksonville, Florida tops Travel & Leisure and Zillow's latest affordability index. Find out which Southern cities are dominating the housing market and why they're the smartest moves for budget-conscious buyers in 2025. 🇬🇧 Britain's Pessimism Crisis — A Gallup survey of 139 countries reveals Great Britain is the most pessimistic nation on Earth, with only 21% of Brits saying their economy is headed in the right direction. What's driving the UK's economic malaise? 🚗 Driverless Cars Get Traffic Tickets — California is now citing autonomous vehicles for traffic violations. No driver? No problem. The ticket goes straight to the manufacturer. 🎤 Greatest Vocalist of All Time — A major music industry survey is out and Freddie Mercury takes the top spot. Mercury is joined by Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé and more. 🎬 Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu Box Office Disappointment — The first Star Wars film in seven years is eyeing a underwhelming $80 million Memorial Day opening. Is Star Wars fatigue officially setting in? 👗 Devil Wears Prada 2 Crushing It — Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt are back — and the sequel is already at $230 million thanks to powerhouse brand partnerships with Starbucks, Diet Coke, and Grey Goose Vodka. A marketing masterclass. 📺 ESPN Stays with Disney — New CEO Josh DeMorrow confirms ESPN is staying under the Disney umbrella. What does this mean for the future of sports media? 🎭 Oscars Ban AI Actors — The Academy Awards announces a landmark rule change: acting and writing must be performed by humans to qualify for nominations. A defining moment for Hollywood and artificial intelligence. 🍊 Florida's Orange Industry in Crisis — A devastating citrus disease called HLB has wiped out 90% of Florida's orange crop, dropping production from 230 million crates to just 12 million. What's next for American agriculture? 🦐 Red Lobster's Comeback — After going bankrupt in 2024 thanks to the infamous Endless Shrimp promotion, Red Lobster is back. But are cash-strapped consumers ready to return to casual dining chains? 🏓 Pickleball and Parkinson's Disease — New research suggests pickleball may offer major benefits for people living with Parkinson's disease, thanks to its cognitive demands, hand-eye coordination requirements, and social nature. ✈️ U.S. Airports Ranked Dead Last — The World Airport Awards are in, and the highest-ranked American airport is LaGuardia at #29. Asian and European airports dominate the top spots. Why is U.S. airport infrastructure so far behind? 📧 New Evite Phishing Scam Alert — Scammers are using fake digital party invitations from Evite, PayPal, and Punchbowl to steal personal information and identities. Donny breaks down what to watch out for. 👡 Chanel's Bizarre New Sandal — Chanel's latest footwear leaves the entire bottom of your foot exposed. Fashion forward or completely unwearable? Donny and Lou weigh in. 🏀 BONUS: New York Knicks NBA Playoff Hype — Donny is fired up about the Knicks' playoff run. Can New York finally make a deep run? They break down the bracket and the path to a championship. Subscribe, rate, and review Brands of the Week with Donny Deutsch wherever you listen to podcasts — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. #BrandsOfTheWeek #DonnyDeutsch #Branding #Marketing #BusinessNews #PopCulture #NBA #Knicks #StarWars #DevilWearsPrada #RealEstate #HousingMarket #FreddieMercury #Pickleball #Oscars #AI #ESPN #Disney #RedLobster #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:37.7	Welcome to Armbram with Donnie Deutsch.
1:38.4	I'm Donnie Deutsch.
1:40.2	This is a podcast dedicated to a premise.
1:42.0	Everything is a brand today.
2:02.0	Every athlete, every celebrity, every entertainer, every corporation, every product, every movement, everything's a brand. We do two things on the show. On Tuesdays, today, we do our brands of the weeks that you're listening to. Hopefully, listening to today. On Thursdays, we drop a big interview. This week, it's the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt. Talk about anti-Semitism and a lot of things that's going on in the world that are very very scary but let's get right to our brands of the
2:05.5	week by the way I hope you're watching on morning Joe and now we do a weekly segment called brand up
2:09.4	brand down which is just like brands of weeks obviously we do it every tuesdays use you around
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