Fed Nom Kevin Warsh Faces Congressional Heat & Trump Wants to Save Spirit Air

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

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Episode 829: Neal and Toby recap the latest of Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing as he’s slated to become the next Fed Chair. Then, Trump thinks Spirit Airlines should be saved from bankruptcy. Over in the UK, children aged 17 or younger will no longer be allowed to buy cigarettes in an effort to prevent smoking-related deaths. Meanwhile, a store in SF is grabbing a lot of attention…because it’s run entirely by AI. Of course. Learn more at https://www.schwab.com/oninvesting 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, Brew Daily Show.
0:03.0	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:04.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:05.0	Today we'll take you inside the first AI run retail store.
0:08.0	Then Kevin Warsh was in the hot seat yesterday.
0:11.0	Is he going to be confirmed as Fed Chair?
0:14.0	It's Wednesday, April 22nd.
0:16.0	Let's ride.
0:21.1	Good morning and happy Earth Day, a celebration of our humble blue planet and a call to action
0:26.2	to ensure we keep it livable for future generations.
0:29.4	Some of my favorite things about the Earth, it's well hydrated with water accounting for 71%
0:33.5	of the Earth's crust.
0:34.7	It's got this magnetism about it, which is huge because that magnetic
0:37.9	field deflects deadly solar flares, and it's the only planet in the solar system with a Dave and Busters.
0:43.2	Well, the only planet we know that has a Dave and Busters so far, we're still exploring, Neil.
0:48.0	But I also think you've sort of ruined Earth Day for a lot of people yesterday, Neil, because
0:52.1	you asked an absolutely mind-bending trivia question
0:55.8	last night at our in-person at trivia that I will relay here for everyone. For context, you went to
1:01.2	the American Crossword puzzle tournament a few weeks ago and got this question from New York Times
1:06.3	Puzzle Master, Will Shorts, and here it is, take a country in the world, anagram that country to form a word,
1:13.9	make a homophone of that word, then anagram that to form another country. It is a complete brainbender.
1:22.2	One more time, if you want to hear it, take a country in the world, anagram that country to form a word,
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