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Morning Brew Daily · Jan 20, 2025 · 31 min

'Maxinomics' Explains Tariffs, the Space Race, Can the US Buy Greenland? And More

Episode 500: Neal and Toby talk to the man behind ‘Maxinomics’ Phil Andrews about why tariffs are more powerful than we think, the history behind the space race and why today’s space race is an entirely different animal. Then, can Southwest survive the rapidly changing airline industry? Plus, Phil explains what he means by ‘calories per dollar’ and why Chipotle wins out against McDonald’s in this measurement. Lastly, why the Sunbelt is losing its shine. Find Maxinomics on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@Maxinomics Follow Maxinomics on X: https://x.com/maxinomics Follow Maxinomics on IG: https://www.instagram.com/maxinomicsmb 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. Download the Yahoo! Finance App (on the Play and App store) for real-time alerts on news and insights tailored to your portfolio and stock watchlists. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 500: Neal and Toby talk to the man behind ‘Maxinomics’ Phil Andrews about why tariffs are more powerful than we think, the history behind the space race and why today’s space race is an entirely different animal. Then, can Southwest survive the rapidly changing airline industry? Plus, Phil explains what he means by ‘calories per dollar’ and why Chipotle wins out against McDonald’s in this measurement. Lastly, why the Sunbelt is losing its shine. 


Find Maxinomics on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@Maxinomics 

Follow Maxinomics on X: https://x.com/maxinomics

Follow Maxinomics on IG: https://www.instagram.com/maxinomicsmb 


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.


Download the Yahoo! Finance App (on the Play and App store) for real-time alerts on news and insights tailored to your portfolio and stock watchlists.


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


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

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

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