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Waymos Stall During SF Blackout & Avatar Fizzles at the Box Office

Morning Brew Daily

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4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Episode 740: Neal and Toby discuss Waymo cars stalling during a San Francisco blackout over the weekend. Then, why the new Avatar movie didn’t impress at the box office and Blue Origin is making history. Next up the ‘Peanuts’ franchise has a new home with Sony and everything you need to know about the week ahead.  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. Send us your questions for our special Mailbag episode!  Email: morningbrewdaily@morningbrew.com  IG: @MBDailyShow 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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0:26.4

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0:32.2

Good morning, Brue Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell.

0:36.4

Today, when the going gets tough,

0:38.4

Waymo stops working. Then the third Avatar movie made a lot of money, but not as much money as expected.

0:46.1

It's Monday, December 22nd. Let's ride. Good morning and happy Monday. Give yourself a pat on the back because you've made it through the darkest timeline.

1:00.8

Yesterday in the Northern Hemisphere was the winter solstice, marking the astronomical start of winter and the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight.

1:08.7

There will now be a little more sunshine every single day until

1:11.7

June, so that's something to look forward to. And one of these years, I got to make it to Stonehenge

1:16.5

for the solstice celebration. Thousands of people dressed as pagans and druids make the pilgrimage to the

1:21.7

stone circle every summer and winter since the monument was built to align with the movement of

1:26.7

the sun on the solstices.

1:28.2

I think you could pull off being a druid, Neil, or a pagan, either or.

1:32.3

We are so back, though.

1:33.5

I look this up, amongst the middleist latitudes, aka not near the poles.

1:37.4

We are getting an extra 20 to 30 seconds of daylight now that the solstice has passed,

1:43.2

which is plenty of time for activities.

1:45.3

I'm talking one additional golf swing depending on your pre-shot, maybe two points in pickleball

1:51.3

if you have a good serve.

1:52.9

And I think you could get an entire ski run in if you don't turn.

1:57.8

I don't recommend that, though.

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