# Hour 3: Why Spirit Airlines Failed

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-05-11T17:17:39+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell is joined by Guy Williams, Chairman & CEO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to explain why Spirit Airlines failed, discuss the challenges U.S. automakers are still facing with electric vehicles, warn about a new caller ID fraud, and talk about what the GDP and employment numbers reveal.

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