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'Roomba' Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy & ‘Zootopia 2’ Rakes in $1B

Morning Brew Daily

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4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Episode 736: Neal and Toby explain why Roomba maker iRobot filed for bankruptcy and what it means for the company moving forward. Then, Ford is losing money on their electric vehicles and Zootopia pulls in $1 billion at the box office. Next up why companies are seeking “storytellers” and the headlines you need to know to start 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. Visit public.com/morningbrew to learn more Paid endorsement. Brokerage services provided by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Investing involves risk. Not investment advice. Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool by Public Advisors. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. See disclosures at public.com/disclosures/ga. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and investment values may rise or fall. See terms of match program at https://public.com/disclosures/matchprogram. Matched funds must remain in your account for at least 5 years. Match rate and other terms are subject to change at any time. 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

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0:20.8

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0:26.4

Read the whole thing at MarketingBrew.com slash Amazon dash ads.

0:32.9

Good morning Brue Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, the hottest new corporate job is storyteller.

0:41.2

Then Ford's push into EVs is going worse than Neil trying to parallel park.

0:45.7

It's Tuesday, December 16th.

0:48.1

Let's ride.

0:53.4

I am a great parallel Parker, actually.

0:56.3

I learned on the mean streets of South Philadelphia where everyone is watching you.

1:00.1

I didn't even have a backup camera at that time.

1:02.9

So I just want to clear the air there.

1:04.6

I am a good parallel Parker.

1:05.9

But I don't want to talk about that.

1:07.3

What I do want to talk about to start the show is Mariah Carey. The Queen of

1:11.8

Christmas has made music history after her ubiquitous holiday bop. All I want for Christmas

1:17.1

is you. Notched 20 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reign of any song

1:22.7

in the chart's 67 year history. What's also remarkable is that this song didn't hit number one for the first time

1:28.9

until 2019, 25 years after it was released in 1994. Toby, I think it is extremely well-deserved.

1:37.1

All I want has got infectious energy, classic Christmas flourishes, an impeccable vocal,

1:41.6

and enough complexity to keep you listening again and

1:44.5

again, musicologists have identified 13 different chords in the song far more than the average

1:50.1

pop track. Never heard it. You want to sing it for me, Neil? As your parallel parking for me?

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