The Morning Drop

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  • 5.0 (2)
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  • Updated Semiweekly

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 you send to your group chat before 9 a.m. In Spanglish (English-led, Spanish sprinkled), because that's how we talk. Put it on with your morning coffee or play it on your commute.

  1. 4d ago

    Bend Mourns, El Pueblo Unido & La Bola Negra

    Content note: This episode includes a story about a school shooting. If you need support, call or text 988. Joel takes us to Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary on Thursday before two adults s...

    Bend Mourns, El Pueblo Unido & La Bola Negra

  2. Oct 16

    Tinder Swindler’s App, Head Trip Heals & Tigres del Norte

    Simon Leviev, the con man behind Netflix’s Tinder Swindler, says his years of lying to matches make him the right person to build an app that protects people from dating scams. Miranda takes us to Head Trip in Indio, California, where lightning shut do...

    Tinder Swindler’s App, Head Trip Heals & Tigres del Norte

  3. Oct 14

    Spooky Picks, Mexico’s Passport Rule & Filipino Farmworkers

    October is horror season, and Joel has your cheat sheet for October’s scariest premieres, at home or in theaters, including our own ghost-hunting series, Tengo Miedo. In Mexico, a reform defended as a shield against foreign interference would require d...

    Spooky Picks, Mexico’s Passport Rule & Filipino Farmworkers

  4. Oct 9

    Messi’s Drone Ad Drama, Is Writing Overrated? & Digger

    What happens when a sponsor crashes Lionel Messi’s farewell? Today, Alejo breaks down the drone show that opened with a sponsor’s logo at Messi’s last game with Argentina, the team takes on a New York Times op-ed arguing that writing isn’t as important...

    Messi’s Drone Ad Drama, Is Writing Overrated? & Digger

  5. Oct 7

    A Mariachi Proposal, NY Measles & Messi's Last Tango

    What happens when a racist rant crashes a mariachi marriage proposal? Today, the team brings you a love story that refused to be ruined, a measles emergency spreading across New York, and the night Lionel Messi said goodbye to Argentina's national team...

    A Mariachi Proposal, NY Measles & Messi's Last Tango

  6. Oct 5

    Sad Perreo, a Failed Execution & "I Don't Do Politics"

    Why does heartbreak always sound better over a reggaeton beat? Today, Lau breaks down the sad perreo trend taking over Latina pop, Joel walks us through Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike, and Yamily makes the case that if you don't do politi...

    Sad Perreo, a Failed Execution & "I Don't Do Politics"

  7. Oct 2

    No Safe Majors, Pop-Tart Cocktails & Ungovernable Degrees

    Is there still such a thing as a safe college major? Today, Miranda unpacks a Washington Post op-ed arguing there isn't, and Yamily takes on the Trump administration's new rule cutting off student loans for degrees that don't pay enough, and what it sa...

    No Safe Majors, Pop-Tart Cocktails & Ungovernable Degrees

  8. Sep 30

    Digital Passports, Fake Shopping Carts & Mariachi at MNF

    What if renewing your passport worked like ordering a pizza, and "shopping" never cost you a cent? Today we dig into the State Department's plan to take passports online, the fake-checkout websites built around the thrill of buying, and a mariachi band...

    Digital Passports, Fake Shopping Carts & Mariachi at MNF
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About

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 you send to your group chat before 9 a.m. In Spanglish (English-led, Spanish sprinkled), because that's how we talk. Put it on with your morning coffee or play it on your commute.

Information

  • Creator
    mitú
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 mitú
  • Show Website
    The Morning Drop

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