US TikTok Off to Rocky Start & Americans Think the Economy Stinks

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

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Episode 767: Neal and Toby cover the latest report of consumer confidence which shows it’s at its lowest point in 12 years. Then, the deal to bring TikTok to the US may have been successful, but its transition has been anything but. Also, the EU and India finalize ‘the mother of all trade deals’ which slashes tariffs between the European bloc and the 4th largest economy in the world. And, CBS’ newly Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss announces sweeping changes to transform the legacy media company. Meanwhile, Yale will offer free tuition for households with incomes below $200,000. Get your tickets for the Morning Brew Variety Show! https://tinyurl.com/MBvariety Learn more about Sandals at sandals.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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0:37.9	Good morning, Brew Daily Show.
0:40.1	I'm Neil Freyman.
0:40.9	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:41.8	Today, Americans think the economy is worse now than during the pandemic.
0:46.4	Then TikTok US is off to a shocking start.
0:50.5	It's Wednesday, January 28th.
0:52.6	Let's ride.
0:57.7	Let's get off the show by talking about one of my favorite subjects,
1:01.7	Civilizational Collapse. It could be closer than ever.
1:04.9	Yesterday, the advocacy group Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist moved its doomsday Clock to 85 seconds until midnight,
1:11.6	signaling that Earth is as close as it's ever been to total destruction, according to them.
1:16.5	The group cited increasingly belligerent nuclear powers, climate change, the misuse of
1:20.4	biotechnology, and the rise of artificial intelligence without adequate controls as the main
1:25.0	potential sources of annihilation. That said, the Doomsday clock could be shifted back should leaders work together to prepare
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