Fictional Story Tanks Stock Market & The iPod Making a Comeback?

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Episode 786: Neal and Toby chat about the software stock wipeout after a report from Citrini Research said AI could be detrimental to the economy. Then, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss the use of Claude for the US military. Also, what is Blue Owl? And why is it rattling the private credit industry? Meanwhile, Toby dives into the trend of the iPod making a comeback thanks to Gen Z. 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	The world moves fast. Your workday? Even faster. Pitching products, drafting reports,
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0:31.1	Good morning, Bird Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:34.3	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:35.4	Today, how a work of science fiction took down the stock market.
0:39.4	Then Gen Z hates their phones, but are obsessed with iPods.
0:44.1	It's Tuesday, February 24th.
0:46.3	Let's ride.
0:50.9	Good morning and happy Tuesday.
0:53.5	I am back in the studio this morning, but Toby is still remote because of the storm.
0:58.0	And that is a real shame because today is, drum roll please, Toby's birthday.
1:03.9	Please send him some love in the comments right on his Facebook wall, sent him bountiful gifts.
1:08.7	Just tell him how much he cheers up your mornings. Toby,
1:11.7	how does it feel to finally turn 21? Okay, my friend, Zach Pograb, actually has a system for how old
1:17.7	you feel at each age. 25 is old. 26 goes back to young. 27, you're young again. 28 is the last
1:25.5	young year, which is what I am right now. 29, you become old again. And then when you turn 30, you become an unk. So that is a foolproof system. And I'm right in that old stage. Well, what is 34 then? Do I feel younger old? Your unk senior. Actually, you're the wisest unc among us, Neil. All right, well, happy birthday, Toby.
1:45.4	I'm very glad you're not here to have to deal with all this snow.
1:49.0	Okay, let's hit our first story.
1:50.6	The year is 2028 June.
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