On Brand with Donny Deutsch

Brands of the Week: Star Wars Box Office Bomb, World Cup Tourism Miss, James Bond Race & AI Replacing Workers

May 26, 2026

This week, Donny Deutsch breaks down the biggest brands rising and falling this week — from Hollywood flops to Wall Street trust shifts, political advertising disruption, and the women's sports boom. This week on Brands of the Week: Star Wars' worst box office since 2012 — why The Mandalorian & Grogu underperformed despite $102M Memorial Day opening Gen Z trusts DraftKings & Polymarket more than Disney and Bank of America — what this seismic brand trust shift reveals about the fu...

David Ignatius on Trump, China, Ukraine, Iran & the Rise of Antisemitism: Is America a Declining Superpower?

May 21, 2026

Washington Post foreign affairs columnist and bestselling author David Ignatius joins Donny Deutsch for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation on the biggest geopolitical flashpoints shaping our world right now. Is America a declining superpower? Donny and David break down Trump's Beijing summit with Xi Jinping — what Trump actually got (and didn't get), why Boeing stock dropped after the "200 planes" announcement, and what it means for U.S.-China relations that Taiwan arms sales are now a ...

Brands of the Week: Taylor Sheridan's Hottest Streak, Eurovision Boycott, The TRT Revolution & Late Night TV's Slow Death

May 19, 2026

This week, Donny is firing on all cylinders with a packed lineup of the brands and trends winning, losing, and making noise right now. Fashion takes a hit as data reveals plus-size representation on runways and major retailers like Target and Old Navy is quietly disappearing — and Donny isn't buying the reasons why. Sweden gets high marks for a genius tourism rebrand positioning the country as a doctor-prescribed mental health destination. Taylor Sheridan's Dutton Ranch lands with a bang as t...