Olympic Moments and Social Media Impact

6min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

This chapter explores the influence of a prominent Olympic athlete using social media to engage with fans and address critics, alongside memorable moments from the games. It highlights the teamwork and spirit of the American gymnast who won bronze, the unique celebrity sponsorship for the women's water polo team, and discusses the challenges faced regarding water quality for the triathlon.

Episode 376: Neal and Toby explain Venezuela’s key election results have some big question marks which causes a bigger concern about its economic health. Next up they chat about McDonald’s struggling to get consumers back while sales have declined for the first time in 4 years. Then, Elon Musk shares an AI deepfake video of a Kamala Harris political ad on his X profile, which evidently violates X’s own media policies. Plus, colon and rectum cancer among under-50 year olds are on the rise and leaving researchers scrambling to find a reason why. Meanwhile, Toby shares the trend of breakout Olympic stars outside of their respective sport, such as US rugby player Ilona Maher. Lastly, a roundup of the biggest news from the Olympics.

Checkout https://beehiiv.link/morning-brew-daily and get a 30 day free trial and also 20% off 3 months with code BREW

Get your Morning Brew Daily T-Shirt HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-radio-t-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=6b0bc409d&_ss=r&variant=45353879044316

Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD

Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow

00:00 - Medal count

02:30 - Venezuela election

07:30 - McDonald’s slump

13:00 - Deepfake AI Political Ad

19:30 - Colon Cancer screening

22:15 - Toby’s Trends

25:45 - Olympic Stories

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices