Brands of the Week: Taylor Sheridan's Hottest Streak, Eurovision Boycott, The TRT Revolution & Late Night TV's Slow Death

On Brand with Donny Deutsch

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Entertainment News, News, Arts, News Commentary

4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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This week, Donny is firing on all cylinders with a packed lineup of the brands and trends winning, losing, and making noise right now. Fashion takes a hit as data reveals plus-size representation on runways and major retailers like Target and Old Navy is quietly disappearing — and Donny isn't buying the reasons why. Sweden gets high marks for a genius tourism rebrand positioning the country as a doctor-prescribed mental health destination. Taylor Sheridan's Dutton Ranch lands with a bang as the number one show on Paramount, cementing his status as the most dominant force in television since Norman Lear. The guys debate the booming TRT testosterone movement as prescriptions surge past 11 million and the FDA loosens requirements. The restaurant industry hits a consumer sentiment low worse than COVID, driven by rising gas prices, GLP-1 drugs, and shifting spending habits. Eurovision's 70th contest in Vienna is overshadowed by a multi-country boycott that has Donny fired up. Cruise lines are posting record bookings despite health scares. The Beatles are turning their iconic London rooftop into a fan museum. Stephen Colbert signs off after nine straight seasons at number one — and the guys reflect on what it means for the future of late-night TV. Plus: cardiologist-approved morning routines, eggs and Alzheimer's risk, the MBA degree in decline, celebrity book clubs, the Wordle TV show, and which jobs are most likely to end your marriage. We'd like to thank our sponsor ⁠Strawberry.me⁠ Go to ⁠Strawberry.me/DONNY⁠ and start with a coaching trial today. For our listeners, tell them it was the On Brand with Donny Deutsch Podcast that sent you and get 50% off your first session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.9	Pick on. for summer with Abercrombie in the app, online, and in stores. Welcome to Armory with Donnie Deutsch. I'm Donnie Deutsch.
1:11.0	This is the podcast dedicated to a simple premise that everything is a brand, every celebrity, every product, every corporation, every athlete, every religion, everything is a brand. We do two things on the show. On Thursdays, we drop our big interview. This week is with the Washington Post, David Ignatius. We're going to talk to him about Iran. We're going to talk to him about Ukraine. we're going to talk to him about China, we're going to talk to him about Israel.
1:29.6	Nobody knows more about foreign affairs than David. David Ignatius. We're going to talk to him about Iran. We're going to talk to him about Ukraine. We're going to talk to him about China.
1:28.3	We're going to talk to him about Israel.
1:29.6	Nobody knows more about foreign affairs than David Ignatius. And today we do our brands of the week. These are the brands that shaping the zeit guys. Who's up, who's down? Let's get right into it. First up, brand down for plus size models disappear. not for plus five miles,
1:41.5	but there seemed to be going away,
1:42.7	which is counterintuitive
1:43.8	to what's going on in the world,
1:45.2	a review of 182 new recent fashion shows
1:48.2	found out. disappear, not for plus five miles, but there seem to be going away, which is counterintuitive to what's going on in the world. A review of 182 new recent fashion shows found nearly 8, 98%
1:49.8	of runway looks are worn by miles and roughly the U.S. size is zero to four. I mean, it used to be
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