CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87 & “Blue Dot Fever” Cancels Concerts
Summary
Hosts Neil Freiman and Toby Howell discuss Ted Turner’s death at 87, highlighting his creation of CNN and Cartoon Network. They analyze "blue dot fever," where musicians cancel tours due to poor ticket sales amid high prices. The episode also covers resilient US consumer spending, low World Cup hotel bookings, an Apple AI settlement, and a study on stolen food.
Topics discussed
Intro and AT&T Connected Car ad
Mexico City club charges Americans $300 cover
AT&T Business ad and small business focus
Ted Turner dies at 87: CNN, Braves, and legacy
Consumer spending remains strong despite inflation
Blue dot fever: Musicians cancel tours due to low sales
Ads: Rocket Money, FlavCity, and iHerb
World Cup hotel bookings flop in US cities
Apple settles $250M lawsuit over AI features
Study: Stolen food tastes better than given food
Anthropic partners with SpaceX for AI compute
Pope Leo hung up on by bank customer service
Outro and Tech Brew Ride Home promo
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