English-Speaking Nations Are Sadder Than Ever & USPS is Running Out of Cash

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

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Episode 804: Neal and Toby talk about a report that ranks the happiest countries in the world where Finland ranks top (no surprise there) for the ninth year in a row, but also how social media has contributed to the decline of happiness in the US. Then, Amazon plans to cut about two-thirds of its packages delivered from the already-struggling USPS. Meanwhile, Uber partners with Rivian to power its self-driving fleet. Plus, Meta will be shutting down its metaverse as it dives further into AI. Learn more at linkedin.com/MBD Join our March Madness bracket! Mens: https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-2026/group?id=4f3dc815-5efe-4a5f-ab31-1479c99af85d&joining=true Womens: https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=278&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=bf3953cf-e486-4a98-9925-9f56ef480bfa Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning Brutley Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, why are English-speaking
0:09.1	countries so unhappy? Then the U.S. Postal Service is running out of cash. It's Friday, March 20th.
0:17.1	Let's ride.
0:26.6	Good morning, happy Friday, and welcome to the first day of spring. Get out there and go for a jog.
0:28.6	Well, unless you're on an aircraft carrier trying to stay out of sight.
0:31.6	Yesterday, Lamonde reported that a French naval officer exposed the location of the Charles de Gaul when he logged
0:38.7	a 36-minute workout on Strava, alerting the public of the ship's whereabouts in the Mediterranean.
0:44.6	Toby, this is not the first time someone's revealed the location of a sensitive location on Strava,
0:49.1	but they never seem to learn. The allure of posting your workout on Strava is just too strong.
0:54.0	I, for one, I'm just happy he's getting a run in, especially when you're cooped up on an aircraft
0:58.4	carrier. Let's dive into these Strava stats. Distance run, 4.49 miles. So this wasn't just a quick
1:04.9	John. Moving time, 35 minutes, 58 seconds. That is good for an 8 minute per mile pace. Elevation gain, 6.6 feet.
1:12.8	Must have been a calm day on the seas. And he burnt 535 calories. I do empathize with him, though.
1:19.7	If you don't post it on Strava, if you don't get those kudos, then the run never happened.
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