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US Railroad Mega Merger is On Track & Google Fends Off AI Search Rivals

Morning Brew Daily

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4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Episode 634: Neal and Kyle discuss what a merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would mean for the entire US freight system. Then, many thought AI companies getting into the search business would scare Google…not so fast. Also, the clothing store American Eagle is joining the meme stock bandwagon thanks to Sydney Sweeney. Meanwhile, the USPS is turning 250 years old this week.  Gain the edge with Amazon Ads at advertising.amazon.com/startnow  Check out Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Morning Brew Daily Puzzle: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true  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

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0:00.0

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0:39.9

Good morning, Brew Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Kyle Hagee. Today, meme stock

0:45.5

mania has a new champion, Sidney Sweeney. And we'll take a look at the birthday plans

0:50.2

for an iconic American institution that is turning 250 years old. Today is Friday, July 25th.

0:56.4

Let's ride.

1:02.5

Yesterday brought us one of the most indelible images of the year. And if you don't know what

1:08.4

indelible means, neither do I, but it sounds right. Anyway,

1:11.7

the photo shows a cop arresting Chuck E. Cheese and escorting him out of a Tallahassee location

1:18.4

in handcuffs. Apparently, authorities got a tip that the guy under the mascot had been stealing

1:23.8

a customer's debit card and had used it six times to buy things at a smoke shop,

1:28.0

meat market, and what a burger. In the police report, Tallahassee officer, Jared Cruz, explained how

1:33.2

it went down. I grabbed his right arm while giving the verbal instruction, Chuck E. Come with me,

1:39.3

Chuck E. Meanwhile, there were kids in the Chuckie cheeses watching mouths agape at their hero getting cuffed.

1:46.5

That's the kind of image that haunts you forever.

1:48.8

Yeah, I saw a tweet under this image that said we now know what the E stands for, embezzlement, which I thought was hilarious.

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