Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben — 2/5/26

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.9 • 56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Quince: Go to https://Quince.com/meidas for FREE shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Masa Chips: Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://masachips.com/MEIDAS and using the code MEIDAS. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.6	Welcome to Ben Myceles on Breaking News. I'm Ben Myceles, and this is Breaking News. We've got a lot to discuss.
1:40.9	Starting with the really bad jobs report this morning, January layoffs surge to a 17-year
1:48.9	high as U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January. That's up 205% from December, and the highest January total since 2009 during the Great Recession
2:06.6	right after Lehman Brothers when bankrupt.
2:10.4	There's a lot of comparisons to right now and 2009.
2:16.0	That's not a good thing when all of these comparisons as it relates to people being
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