The Morning Drop

By mitú

The Morning Drop is three episodes a week: the mitú team in a group chat, sharing the stories they're reading, watching, and can't stop talking about. Pop culture, history, and local news. The story y... more

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August 17, 2026Mangione Pleads Guilty, PR's Water Crisis & Baez's 3 Homers
Luigi Mangione just admitted, in his own words, to killing a healthcare CEO, but his legal fight is far from over. Puerto Rico is rationing water for more than 180,000 U.S. citizens, and we ask why it isn't getting the coverage it deserves. Plus, a Cardinals rookie just did something no player has done in 150 years of baseball.

In this episode:
0:00 — Morning headlines: Tropical Storm Lala batters Hawaii, Latin music stars headline a Miami benefit concert for Venezuela and Colombia earthquake victims, Democrats drop out of deep-red Senate races, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces a "birth tourism" crackdown
1:28 — Joel on Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in federal court, and the double jeopardy fight still ahead in New York state court
3:00 — Yamily on Puerto Rico's water crisis, the decades of infrastructure neglect behind it, and why it still isn't making bigger headlines
4:45 — Gustavo on Joshua Baez's three-homer MLB debut and Fernando Mendoza's NFL debut with the Raiders
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August 14, 2026$20M Shock Gloves, Selena Gomez Sued & Paramount Eyes Texas
Families of U.S. sailors stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln are speaking out about broken toilets, mounting exhaustion, and a mental health crisis nobody in Washington seems ready to fix. At the same time, ICE is preparing to spend millions on a controversial new tool for immigration enforcement. Plus, a toddler's meltdown grounded an entire flight, and Paramount's CEO is threatening to pack up and leave Hollywood behind.

In this episode:
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0:54 — Morning headlines: USS Lincoln conditions, ICE's shock gloves, the Selena Gomez/Wondermind fraud lawsuit, and earthquake relief efforts in Colombia
2:10 — Daniela's deep dive: Navy families on exhaustion, dwindling supplies, and a growing mental health crisis aboard the USS Lincoln
3:38 — Alejo's story: a Porter Airlines flight grounded after a toddler wouldn't stay buckled in
5:03 — Paramount's threat to leave California amid the fight over its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger

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August 12, 2026Wing Walker at 97, a Surprise Wedding & Your Late 20s
Today we cover the news shaping your morning — the Big Sur wildfire, the Colombia earthquake, LA schools going screen-free, and the Perseid meteor shower peaking tonight. Then we have three stories you didn’t see coming: a 97-year-old named Betty who strapped herself to the top of a moving plane, recovered from a stroke, and is already planning her next challenge. And the story of a man in Michoacán who showed up to what he thought was a family gathering in 1992 and walked out a married man.
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1:03 — The news: Big Sur wildfire, Colombia earthquake, LA schools go screen-free, Perseids tonight
2:38 — Betty Bromage, 97, breaks her own wing-walking world record after surviving a stroke
3:34 — Miranda on what the late-20s algorithm gets right — and what it completely misses
5:16 — The man in Michoacán who showed up to his own surprise wedding in a striped polo and still said I do

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August 10, 2026Blanche Confirmed, Kalshi Sued & the Latin America Takeover
Trump's new attorney general is confirmed, a prediction market giant faces a $36 billion lawsuit from New York, and the U.S. is reshaping Latin America in ways that look nothing like the covert operations of the Cold War. This episode connects the dots on the biggest political moves of the week. Plus: a $600 reason to leave your second car parked this summer.

In this episode:
0:03 — Key Information: Blanche as AG, Trump's 21 Court Losses on Voter Rolls, ICE Body Cameras & Wednesday's Solar Eclipse
1:38 — Kalshi's $36 Billion Problem: New York Sues the Prediction Market Giant
3:02 — LA's One Car Challenge: 2,000 Households, 5 Weeks, Up to $600
4:29 — The U.S. Is Taking Over Latin America in Broad Daylight

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August 07, 2026Birthright Citizenship, $189 Dates & Spider-Man's Billion
Trump is making another move on birthright citizenship, and this time, he says it will hold up. Dating in 2026 now costs an average of $189, and someone gave it a name. Plus, Spider-Man just broke records that Marvel fans didn't know were breakable.

In this episode:
0:03 — Intro & Weather: LA, New York, and Miami
0:18 — McConnell Is Home: The former Senate majority leader discharged from rehab after a fall
0:31 — Trump Signs New Immigration Orders: A narrower attempt at limiting birthright citizenship, plus new restrictions on "birth tourism"
0:58 — Food Safety Update: Cyclosporiasis cases slow in Michigan, but a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños has now reached 27 states
1:28 — Spider-Man's Record Run: Brand New Day hits $1.15 billion in 7 days and becomes the highest-grossing film of 2026
2:42 — The Influencer Ban Debate: A Nantucket gift shop said no to content creators, and the internet had thoughts
4:50 — Dateflation Is Real: The average date now costs $189, up 12.5% from last year

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August 05, 2026 Michigan Shifts, Chisme Pays & Vin Diesel Is In His Feels
Haitian TPS officially ended July 27. If you or someone you love had it, this episode has the information you need right now. A 67-year-old Colombian woman turned neighborhood chisme into a real estate portfolio, Vin Diesel says the final Fast and Furious script made him cry, and Hilary Duff is healing a generation of women one concert at a time. Plus, Michigan's Democratic primary just showed what politics looks like when corporate money stays out of it.

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August 03, 2026 Mexico Beats US Inflation, Forbes Skips WOC & FIFA Folds
For the first time in fifty years, Mexico's inflation is lower than the United States', and what that means for Mexican Americans goes beyond the number. Then there's the Forbes list of the 20 highest-paid podcasters, which somehow has no room for Oprah, Michelle Obama, or Keke Palmer. Plus, FIFA just killed a plan that would have handed control of the world's game to private investors, and the dots connect straight to the Kushner family.

Read the full Mexico inflation story at wearemitu.com.

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July 31, 2026AI Breaks Out, Gas Hits $4, and a Hollywood Takedown
Gas hit $4 a gallon this week, and it's directly connected to a conflict that just pulled Egypt into the Middle East for the first time. Meanwhile, two separate AI companies revealed their models broke out of secure testing environments during cybersecurity tests, and Anthropic just settled a lawsuit over how it trained its AI on millions of physical books it bought, scanned, and destroyed, for $1.5 billion. Also on today's show: Apple's new leasing program with Klarna, what it actually means for your wallet, and why the argument that Hollywood needs more "assholes" to survive misses the entire point.
00:00 — Morning brief: Iran strikes, gas at $4, US courts denying 94% of asylum cases, the Senate's stalled attorney general vote, and weather for LA, NY, and Miami
02:15 — Liam on Anthropic's Project Panama: the company bought, scanned, and destroyed millions of books to train its AI — and settled a lawsuit over it for $1.5 billion
03:39 — Joel on AI models breaking out of secure test environments at both OpenAI and Anthropic — and what happens when AI does things its creators didn't expect
05:34 — Alejo on Apple's new lease program with Klarna: why it's not really for you, and how Apple is thinking about the next decade of customers
08:31 — Daniela on The Hollywood Reporter's "Bring Back the Hollywood Asshole" — and why the real problem is an industry that still doesn't understand who's buying the tickets

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July 29, 2026 Karol G Said Paris & LA's Pipes Said Enough. Plus, You Can Now Major in Being an Influencer?
Karol G turned a Chicago stadium sign into a honeymoon for the ages, and the couple didn’t even have to ask twice. Plus: Arizona State just launched a bachelor’s degree in content creation, and the internet is not okay with it. And in today’s drop, LA’s pipes have been failing in spectacular fashion, and the reason why goes back to 1916.

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July 27, 2026 Latina Power, Mami Girlfriends, and Luis Valdez
A congressman held up a Latina Power hat in a Smithsonian hearing and asked whether a federal museum should be selling it. The answer is 80 years long. Plus, The Cut named a trend Gen Z women know all too well, and Gustavo went to the Laemmle for the Luis Valdez documentary with Lou Diamond Phillips.

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FAQs about The Morning Drop:

How many episodes does The Morning Drop have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.