Neil Freiman

Emily Milliron is our supervising producer.

Raymond Liu is our senior producer.

Our producer is Olivia Graham and our associate producer is Olivia Lake.

Technical direction by Nina Miller.

Hair and makeup just walked out of work.

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Devin Emery is our president, and our show is a production of Morning Brew.

Good morning Brew Daily Show.

I'm Neil Freiman.

And I'm Toby Howell.

Today, why are so many tickets still available to the World Cup?

Good morning and happy Wednesday.

Look, a lot about the World Cup has been controversial and frustrating, as we'll get into later in the show.

But the vibes are on the up as Americans have begun to see our country through the eyes of first-time visitors.

On social media, Europeans visiting the United States for the Games have been posting their experiences around the American South, expressing wonder at the nature, fast food, and friendliness of the people in small-town USA.

One German guy named Freddy in particular has gone viral.

He's documented his journey around Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, rafting down the Chattahoochee River, catching the NBA finals at Chili's, and eating Waffle House at 1 a.m., which he called a 10 out of 10 experience.

Toby, sometimes you just need someone else to hold up a mirror to not take things for granted.

And now a word from our sponsor, Sage.

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