Winter Storm Causes Travel Chaos & US TikTok Deal Finalized

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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Episode 765: It’s a NYC snow day! Neal and Toby recap the Winter storm that has swept across the majority of the US, causing a mass cancellation of travel plans for airlines. Then, vibe-coding is starting to pick up steam as amateur user-made apps spike up in app stores. Plus, a deal to spin off TikTok from its Chinese parent is finalized, bringing the popular social app closer to home. Meanwhile, free-soloist Alex Honnold pulls off the tallest urban ascent of Taipei 101 with no ropes or protection. Finally, a preview of the week ahead! Get your tickets for the Morning Brew Variety Show! https://tinyurl.com/MBvariety Explore Indeed’s full findings at https://www.indeed.com/2026hiringtrends Learn more about Lightspeed at https://www.lsvp.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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0:38.2	Good morning, Brew Daily Show. Is and conditions apply. Good morning, Brud Daily show.
0:40.6	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:41.5	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:42.6	Today, the winter storm led to more flight cancellations than the pandemic.
0:46.8	Then the rise of vibe coding has created a major vibe shift on Wall Street.
0:52.1	It's Monday, January 26th.
0:54.1	Let's ride. Good morning and welcome back to the week.
1:01.7	Tensions are high in the United States and especially in Minneapolis where federal agents shot and killed
1:06.8	37-year-old Alex Prettie, an ICU nurse on Saturday morning.
1:15.3	Prety was fatally shot just over a mile away from where another 37-year-old U.S. citizen, Renee Good, was killed by an ICE officer several weeks ago, which sparked widespread
1:20.2	protests in Minneapolis against ICE agents throughout January. Videos from the scene, which spread
1:25.2	all over social media, contradicted the government's initial
1:28.1	claims that Preddy was a domestic terrorist, and several Republican lawmakers called for an
1:32.6	investigation into the shooting. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, President
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