2026 Lookahead: World Cup, Moon Travel, Grand Theft Auto VI and More
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, get your planters out. It's a preview of 2026.
Here's what you need to stay ahead in the year ahead. It's Friday, January 2nd. Let's ride.
What major events are highlighted for 2026?
Good morning. Hope you all had a great New Year's Day. Unfortunately, I'm already behind on my resolution to read 366 books. We've got a really fun special episode for you this morning, a preview of the year 2026. Of course, there will be plenty of twists and turns along the journey to next New Year's, but there are already a bunch of major events sharpied on the calendar that you'll want to know about to help you plan ahead or just get excited for it.
And finally, I will offer up some spicy hot predictions about what I think is going to happen this year. And Neil will tell me just how right or wrong he thinks those are. But first, a word from our sponsor, Rubrik. Neil, sometimes these AI agents remind me of that overenthusiastic gym bro who means well, but ends up dropping a weight on your foot. They are just moving too fast and not really aware of their surroundings.
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Let's start with a special someone celebrating a big birthday this year. The United States of America. 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the country is going all out for its semi-quincentennial. Throughout the year, you'll find any number of major events that celebrate America's founding and history, from massive firework displays to parades, historical reenactments, and an attempt at the single largest flag-waving celebration. There will also be a lot of reflecting about what it means to be an American and what America means to the world 250 years after TJ wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Polls show that Americans are less patriotic today than ever before.
A Gallup poll last year found that 58% of U.S. adults say they're very or extremely proud to be an American compared to 87% right after 9-11.
I think it will also be interesting to see the competition for who takes center stage during this birthday celebration. Philadelphia has been kind of maneuvering itself and trying to become the epicenter because, you know, first and second Continental Congress met their Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. So it's great. pretty American icon. So it's definitely trying to cement its place. But then you have Washington, D.C., which is the actual capital. New York is the media capital, the capital, the cultural capital. It's where Morning Brew Daily is centered. So I think each one of those cities is trying to become like the main venue for this. So it'll be interesting to see how they play their cards.
This is a national celebration, though. It's going to touch every single state. Each state has its own America 250 commission. So you will see Everything that you laid out happened all across the country. The security crowds and management of all this is going to be fascinating as well. How do you do security for the largest flag-waving ceremony? How do you do security for these massive gatherings that are going to happen throughout the year? So I think crowd management is a less sexier storyline, but an important one as America enters 2020. It's semi-quincentennial.
Nice, you nailed it. I also think a big winner for this will be history media, right? Like, I imagine that Hamilton will be pretty much sold out through its run in 2026.
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