Corporate America Done with DEI? & $20K EV That Could Ruin Tesla

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🗓️ 30 August 2024

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Episode 399: Neal and Toby discuss Ford announcing its plan to step back from DEI initiatives, which is the latest in a wave of large corporations in America following suit. Then, a listeria outbreak from Boar’s Head deli meat reveals horrific conditions at one of its plants. Next, Xpeng’s budget-friendly electric vehicle is the stock of the week and Dollar General’s struggling sales makes it the dog of the week. Also, gallons of corn sweat is making the hot much hotter in the midwest. Meanwhile, a growing number of apps are trying to combat loneliness in America by connecting strangers together for dinner parties. Lastly, College football season is back with some major changes that may leave some heads spinning. Visit https://www.massmutual.com/ for all your financial planning needs Get your Morning Brew Daily T-Shirt HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-radio-t-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=6b0bc409d&_ss=r&variant=45353879044316 Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - What to watch on an airplane 03:00 - Companies Scrapping DEI 07:30 - Boars Head Recall 10:40- Stock of the week 12:50 - Dog of the week 15:45 - Corn Sweat 19:10 - Friendly Apps 23:00 - College Football is back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's taken a few months, but I think I've almost chosen our next car.
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0:31.2	Good morning Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman and I'm Toby Howell. Today
0:35.6	DEI is D.O. A why so many companies are rolling back their diversity
0:41.0	initiatives. Then sweaty corn might be the reason you're feeling extra hot to go this summer.
0:46.4	It's Friday, August 30th.
0:47.8	Let's ride.
0:49.2	Happy Friday everyone. The long weekend is so so so so close.
0:57.7	Toby already left me in New York. He's recording the pod remotely in Michigan.
1:03.0	Dude, I gotta say, you've been on a plane pretty much every single weekend this summer,
1:08.0	and the people want to know what movies do you watch on a plane,
1:12.0	because a plane movie is very different than a
1:14.1	couch movie absolutely and I have a couple of rules that I abide by first of all it
1:20.0	has to be bad if it's above 50% on rotten tomatoes, I am out.
1:25.5	That rule comes from the first time I watched Parasite
1:28.3	on a small plane movie screen, completely ruined the experience for me. The second rule, it has to be action.
1:34.5	I'm looking to just turn my monkey brain off and just zone out to enjoy things that go boom.
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