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On Brand with Donny Deutsch

Brands of the Week: Star Wars Box Office Bomb, World Cup Tourism Miss, James Bond Race & AI Replacing Workers

On Brand with Donny Deutsch

Donny Deutsch Podcast Admin

Entertainment News, News, Arts, News Commentary

4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

This week, Donny Deutsch breaks down the biggest brands rising and falling this week — from Hollywood flops to Wall Street trust shifts, political advertising disruption, and the women's sports boom. This week on Brands of the Week: Star Wars' worst box office since 2012 — why The Mandalorian & Grogu underperformed despite $102M Memorial Day opening Gen Z trusts DraftKings & Polymarket more than Disney and Bank of America — what this seismic brand trust shift reveals about the future of institutional brands AI is replacing "lower value human capital" — a major bank CEO accidentally says the quiet part loud, sparking massive backlash Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral campaign — why his AI-generated, rap-infused political ads may be the future of political advertising World Cup 2026 tourism disappointment — 5 million tickets sold but hotel bookings are collapsing, and America's global brand may be to blame Enhanced Games & Silicon Valley doping — Peter Thiel-backed, Trump Jr.-endorsed: is this the future of sports or a dangerous testosterone marketing funnel? Christie's $1.1 billion auction night — the most in history, and what it says about the tale of two economies Women's sports exploding — the Caitlin Clark effect, WNBA surge, and why the 55+ demographic is driving the boom Operation Epic Fury — is Michael Bay's film about an ongoing war a new low in military propaganda? Yoko Ono's brand rehabilitation at 92, Jell-O goes natural, James Bond casting frontrunners, and Heart Attack Grill closes after 21 years Older influencers outperform Gen Z creators — new Adweek research shows the 55+ demo controls 50% of consumer spending but gets almost no ad dollars Plus: the science of why nighttime sex is bad for your relationship, America's most misspelled words, and a preview of Thursday's big interview with ABC's Martha Raddatz on her new book about war heroes. In a world where everything is a brand — athletes, celebrities, companies, ideas, movements — Donny Deutsch helps you understand who's winning, who's losing, and why it matters. New episodes every Tuesday (Brands of the Week) and Thursday (long-form interview). Subscribe so you never miss a drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Armbrant with Donny Deutsch. I'm Donnie Deutsch. This is a podcast dedicated to a simple premise that everything is a brand. Every athlete, every celebrity, every entertainer,

1:44.0

every company, every product. Everything's a brand today athlete every celebrity every entertainer every company

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