Trump Blames Wall St. for Housing Crisis & New Dietary Guide Says More Protein

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

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Episode 753: Neal and Toby give an update on Venezuela, with President Trump publicly announcing his desire to have American oil companies invest in the oil-rich country. Then, RFK Jr. unveils a new dietary guideline that focuses more on protein and full-fat dairy while cutting back ultra-processed foods and added sugars. Also, large investors make up a big chunk of homebuyers and Trump is trying to put an end to it. Meanwhile, Neal shares his favorite numbers on affordability in the Midwest, youth sports getting expensive, and a RuneScape redux. Check out https://www.rubrik.com for more Join us for MBD’s Trivia Night! https://mbdtrivianight-jan2026.splashthat.com/ 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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0:29.2	Good morning, Brew Daily show.
0:32.0	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:32.9	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:33.8	Today, President Trump blames Wall Street for the housing crisis.
0:46.3	Then the new food pyramid just dropped. Red meat is in. Process food is out. It's Thursday, January 8th. Let's ride. Good morning. You know, I think I've stumbled upon the best science fact of the year so far,
0:55.7	which is that jellyfish have eerily similar sleeping habits to humans, which is news to most of us
1:02.1	who never even considered that jellyfish sleep in the first place. A study published this week
1:06.9	found that jellyfish seemed to sleep about eight hours a day, take midnight naps, and even
1:11.5	snooze when they didn't get a full night of rest. When you take into account that jellyfish
1:15.5	don't have brains, the research gives us key insights into the origins of sleep and how extremely,
1:22.6	extremely ancient it is. Toby, can you imagine encountering a jellyfish in the ocean that had pulled
1:26.9	an all-nighter, probably a grumpy fellow? I don't know if I could determine if a jellyfish was
1:31.8	sleeping or not sleeping, but looking at brainless animals to determine sleep's fundamental purpose
1:38.0	in life, they could come just watch me take a snooze. Sleep being this universal,
1:47.9	biological rhythm, though, instead of a purely neurological phenomenon,
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