Fed Funding Freeze Causes Chaos & Indie Book Site Takes On Amazon

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

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Episode 507: Neal and Toby dive into the chaos and confusion caused by Trump’s memo to freeze all federal funding. Then, Google will change ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’, and Denali to ‘Mount McKinley,’ saying that it’s only following what Uncle Sam says. Plus, the return of supersonic travel after nearly 50 years. Also, an indie online bookstore site launches a new e-book platform to support local bookstores. Finally, a roundup of the latest headlines to end your day. 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. Download the Yahoo! Finance App (on the Play and App store) for real-time alerts on news and insights tailored to your portfolio and stock watchlists. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD 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	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers? Well, enjoy those cues at the bar. Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.4	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:28.7	On the beach.
0:31.1	Good morning, Brew Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:34.2	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:35.1	Today, the Gulf of Mexico is becoming the Gulf of America, at least on Google Maps.
0:40.2	Then the Trump administration's vague directive to halt $3 trillion in federal funding has hit a bit of a roadblock.
0:47.2	It's Wednesday, January 29th.
0:49.4	Let's ride.
1:01.8	Happy Louisiana. Ride. Happy Lunar New Year, if you're one of the more than one billion people celebrating the arrival of the year of the snake, the wood snake this year, to be precise.
1:07.0	Sounds a little spooky, but it isn't.
1:08.7	Unlike in Western culture, snakes aren't considered the manifestation of evil and temptation in China.
1:14.8	Instead, the slithery animals are associated with spirituality, charisma, intelligence, and art, but also cunning and mystery.
1:22.2	Some people you may have heard of who were born in the Year of the Snake, Mahatma Gandhi, Bob Dylan, and Taylor Swift.
1:28.4	Toby, obviously, this had me checking my Chinese zodiac sign.
1:31.8	And turns out, I was born in the year of the goat, which is no surprise because, well,
1:36.5	I'm the goat.
1:37.4	What's your sign?
1:38.2	I am the year of the ox nail, which is unfortunately really bad news for the podcast because apparently, according to
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