Brands of the Week: The ICE Debate, Global Protests, Bob Weir, Can Dancing Reduce Dementia, Senator Mark Kelly, Women in Combat, Jerome Powell, and more

On Brand with Donny Deutsch

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of On Brand, Donny discusses the current state of various brands shaping the zeitgeist, focusing on political and social issues. He begins with a critical analysis of ICE, highlighting statistics that reveal a significant number of those detained are not violent criminals, which he argues is contrary to American values. The conversation shifts to the protests in Iran, where Donny expresses frustration over the lack of attention from the public and celebrities, contrasting it with previous protests related to other global issues. He also touches on the political landscape, noting a growing number of Americans identifying as independents, and discusses various political figures and their actions, including Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, who are facing scrutiny for their stances on military orders. The episode further explores topics such as the Pentagon's reopening of the debate on women in combat roles, the arson of a synagogue in Mississippi, and the ongoing nurses' strike in New York. Donny also highlights positive developments, including the introduction of the first female crash test dummy and Mattel's launch of an autistic Barbie, showcasing a commitment to inclusivity. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to engage with the podcast and stay informed about the brands that impact their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is it. The world, as you know, it is over. Completely done. It's not about to be over. It's over.
0:08.7	Some of the scientists who helped build AI are now sounding the alarm.
0:13.7	I was selling AI as a great thing for decades, and I was wrong. I was wrong. There is a longer term existential threat
0:24.4	that will arise when we create digital beings that are more intelligent than ourselves. We have no
0:30.3	idea whether we can stay in control. While others say that AI will usher in unfathomable abundance,
0:36.6	I've always believed that it's going to be the most important invention
0:39.5	that humanity will ever make.
0:41.2	This really will be a world of abundance.
0:44.0	And among these fears and these fantasies,
0:46.5	we seek the story of our future.
0:49.4	Listen to The Last Invention
0:51.2	on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcast.
1:07.6	Welcome to our brand with Dani Deutsch. I'm Dany Doydoyt, and this is a podcast dedicated to a simple premise. Everything is a brand. Every athlete, every celebrity, every entertainer, every product, every corporation, every religion, everything is a brand. And today is Thursday, so we do our brands of the week. These are the brands that are shaping the zeitgeist. Who's up, who's down, let's get right into it. Huge brand down for ice i mean what's going on is simply
1:29.8	un-american you know trump promised by the way kudos to trump for closing the border how to be done
1:36.5	good job but the whole ice thing is a debacle you know he promised that okay we're going to get the
1:42.4	violent thugs off the street the the rapists, the murderers.
1:45.5	Here's a statistic from the Cato Institute that did a study on this that's kind of staggering.
1:50.7	93% of the people taken in by ICE, taken in by ICE, are not violent criminals.
1:58.3	As a matter of fact, 63% have no criminal record. Also, two out of three
2:01.9	they're taking in have no criminal record whatsoever and they're innocent people and they're
2:06.7	hardworking people and they're people. You see the videos at Target, you know, take it. You see
2:12.2	them ripping people out of cars. These are nannies. These are workers. These are not hardened criminals. And something's got to
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