Business Wars

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Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live.  Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers. New episodes come out Wednesdays for free. Binge new full seasons early and ad-free, plus get exclusive past seasons, with Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

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Encore: Crypto Wars | Zucke...

05.24.2023

It’s 2017, and after months of sky-high price rises, the crypto bubble is about to burst. But as scammers and investor panic crash the market, the Winklevoss twins’ nemesis Mark Zuckerberg is making moves. He’s planning a push into crypto ...

Business Wars episodes:

05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Zuckerpunch \| 6 It’s 2017, and after months of sky-high price rises, the crypto bubble is about to burst. But as scammers and investor panic crash the market, the Winklevoss twins’ nemesis Mark Zuckerberg is making moves. He’s planning a push into crypto ...
05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| New Kids on the Blockchain \| 5 It’s the mid-2010s and a new blockchain called Ethereum is shaking up crypto. It’s the creation of nineteen-year-old Vitalik Buterin, and it’s inspiring a flood of new digital coins and a gold rush for crypto. But as millions of investors ...
05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Block Busting \| 4 It’s 2015 and Coinbase is out to carve up the crypto scene with its new exchange. But it’s about to face strong headwinds in the form of state regulators, banks, and the Winklevoss twins’ new startup Gemini. And as Coinbase’s ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| The Great Slow Motion Swindle \| 3 It’s 2013 and bitcoin’s gaining traction at last. But just as crypto reaches for credibility, bitcoin is blindsided by high-profile arrests, corporate collapses and multi-million-dollar hacks. But as the leading lights of the bitcoin industry crash and burn, Coinbase senses ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| The Untouchables \| 2 It’s 2011, and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are trying to move on from their legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over who created Facebook. And their nemesis is about to derail the twins’ dreams again. But then a chance encounter on ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Generate Coins \| 1 It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin and it arrives with a whimper. There’s just no compelling reason to swap dollars for this worthless digital token. But then, a wannabe crime ...
05.15.2023 Introducing: Reign of Error James Dolan was born into immense privilege. He could have done anything with his life. But he chose the family business — a cable television empire that came to include ownership of the New York Knicks, one of the most ...
05.10.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Elon Musk...It's Complicated \| 5 Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter was… messy, to say the least, and now the multi-billionaire is the CEO of three different companies. That’s got investors wondering: can he handle it? And what’s the plan if he can’t? To dive into ...
05.03.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Appetite for Destruction \| 4 After weathering an investigation by the government for their EVs catching on fire, Tesla is hit by another probe after things get deadly. But the company is dedicated to Autopilot, its self-driving system. And once again, nearly every iconic brand ...
05.03.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Motor City Fights Back \| 3 The battle to dominate the EV market is on. Tesla’s market value is now around $20 billion. At this rate, Tesla could wipe the floor with GM in a decade. Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Chevrolet are taking notes. No ...
05.01.2023 Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” It marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief ...
04.27.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Chat Chat Revolution \| 6 The AI revolution is here and the tech behemoths are building and releasing their own chatbots. To talk about their victories and blunders, we're joined by Vox journalist Shirin Ghaffary and comedian and podcast host Jolenta Greenberg. Binge all episodes ...
04.26.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Survival Mode \| 2 In 2010, Tesla Motors has already experienced tremendous highs and devastating lows. Elon Musk is a polarizing figure whose goal is to change the way the traditional auto industry works. It’s been a struggle, but Detroit is finally bowing to ...
04.26.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Accelerate Faster \| 1 While the U.S. government pushed automakers to make low-emission vehicles in the 1990s, consumers loved their gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. But in 2003, Elon Musk's Tesla Motors arrives with environmentally friendly, high-performance cars that people actually want. Motor City smirks ...
04.19.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Dieting 3.0 \| 5 First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? Bloomberg health reporter Emma Court helps us understand the evolution of dieting programs and where they’re going next. Later, Matthew Schnier of New York Magazine and The Cut ...
04.12.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Losing Streak \| 4 It's the 2010s and the weight-loss industry's battling intensifying headwinds. Calorie-counting smartphone apps are attracting millions of users and the diet backlash is getting louder by the day. As the pressure mounts, Weight Watchers realizes it needs to move with ...
04.05.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Reaching for the Stars \| 3 It's the early 1990s and the diet boom is over. Weight Watchers is now a millstone around Heinz's neck, Jenny Craig's advance has stalled, and Nutri/System's bankrupt and broken. Faced with tanking sales, the diet giants home need new tricks ...
03.29.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Up From Down Under \| 2 It's 1983 and civil war's broken out within Nutri/System. But while CEO Harold Katz fights his franchisees, his former colleague Jenny Craig has grand designs on Australia. Craig wants to use Australia as a staging post on the way to ...
03.23.2023 Business Wars \| 5th Anniversary Special \| 1 We're celebrating the five-year anniversary of Business Wars with a special episode that takes you behind the scenes. We'll delve into how we chose our host and how the first season got off the ground (time code: 1:19). Then we'll ...
03.22.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Scaling Up \| 1 It's 1961 and in a supermarket, housewife Jean Nidetch is about to get a shock that will send her on desperate quest to get thin. But when her new diet gets tough, she turns to friends for help and inadvertently ...
03.15.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| 'To Infinity and Beyond' \| 5 We’re going behind the scenes of your favorite Disney animated movies with Andrew Millstein, former president of Disney Animation. He helped lead the company’s transition to 3D computer animation, working on some of Disney’s biggest hits of the 2010s — ...
03.08.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Onward and Upward \| 4 It’s 2006 and with Pixar part of Disney, Ed Catmull and John Lasseter now face the task of fixing Disney Animation Studios. And they need to fix it fast, because DreamWorks is winning at the box office. But while they ...
03.01.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Regime Change \| 3 It’s the 2000s and Disney and Pixar are locked in a high-stakes game of chicken. Disney’s deal with Pixar is about to end and renewal talks are snarled up. The dream team that introduced the world to computer animated movies ...
02.22.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Battle of the Bugs \| 2 It’s 1995 and Pixar’s Toy Story is just months away from release. But as the premiere of the first computer-animated feature nears, all-out war breaks out between Disney and DreamWorks. Jeffrey Katzenberg raids Disney’s talent to build DreamWorks’ animation studio. ...
02.16.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Disney Dilemma \| 6 We're talking about Disney's pivot to streaming and the hurdles ahead for the legacy media company as new rivals emerge. We're joined by Parrot Analytics strategist Julia Alexander and comedian Chase O'Donnell. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. ...
02.15.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| The Outcasts \| 1 It’s 1985 and Steve Jobs is fuming after being fired from Apple. He wants a second act, and he thinks he’s found one in Lucasfilm’s unwanted computer division. But when Jobs buys it and founds Pixar, it soon becomes clear ...
02.08.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Life After Laptops \| 5 The personal computer is no longer the talk of the town. Between new AI tools, sleek smartphones and web-based apps, your laptop is just one small slice of the technology pie. But where does that leave Apple and Microsoft? Are ...
02.01.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| The Gamble \| 4 The government sues Microsoft for allegedly violating antitrust laws, providing just the distraction Apple needs to launch a comeback. But Jobs is already planning another war – on a battlefield that doesn’t even exist yet. Binge all episodes early and ...
01.25.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Seeds of Discontent \| 3 Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating system starts ruling the computer world. Microsoft and Apple’s relationship reaches a breaking point when Microsoft allegedly steals company secrets, and the student… becomes the ...
01.18.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Hackers and Capitalists \| 2 This episode, we dive into the backstories of the inventors behind the home computer revolution. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs begin with mutual respect and see themselves reflected in each other. But soon their ambition and business choices rip them ...
01.12.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Apple Bites Back \| 5 We're talking about the challenges and chess moves of the biggest tech company in the world: Apple. We're joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Gallagher and comedian Gianmarco Soresi. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ ...
01.11.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Rotten to the Core \| 1 Apple launches the groundbreaking Macintosh after a long delay. And Bill Gates' Microsoft team has made the software for the Mac. But pretty soon, Jobs grows worried about their partnership. He fears that Gates and Microsoft might be taking... more ...
01.04.2023 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Art of the Auction \| 4 Get your paddles ready, because we’re diving into the art of the auction. First up is Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman, who’s taking us inside New York high society with a look at auction culture today — including a ...
12.28.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Unraveling \| 3 It’s 1996 and Christie’s Christopher Davidge is disgruntled he hasn’t personally benefited more from his role in the price-fixing scheme, especially as DeDe Brooks, his Sotheby’s counterpart, thrives. But when subpoenas are issued by the Department of Justice and a ...
12.21.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Point of No Return \| 2 It’s 1993 and Sotheby’s DeDe Brooks and Christie’s Christopher Davidge, at the behest of their bosses Alfred Taubman and Sir Anthony Tennant, begin meeting secretly to discuss fixing prices in a way that will benefit both auction houses. But as ...
12.15.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Notes on a Tech Scandal \| 6 We're talking about corporate blunders at unicorn tech companies and how they recover — or don't. We're joined by Vanity Fair's Caleb Ecarma, Victoria Song from the Verge and comedian Matt Braunger, who's just released the new comedy special "Doug." ...
12.14.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| Going Once \| 1 It’s 1983 and shopping mall tycoon Alfred Taubman buys a struggling Sotheby’s, excited by the opportunity to revitalize the art auction market and increase competition with the company’s longtime rival, Christie’s. But when the 1990s dawn, a slumping economy spells ...
12.07.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| New Cars on the Block \| 5 The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American automakers like Ford and GM are ramping up their EV production — but so are South Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia. ...
11.30.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| A Fight for the Future \| 4 The Year 2000 is approaching and Toyota’s new boss Hiroshi Okuda’s looking to the future. After years of cautious success, he wants to be bold and take the fight to the world’s motor king, General Motors. And to kickstart Toyota’s ...
11.23.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Breaking Ground \| 3 It’s the 1980s and the American backlash against the Japanese automobile invasion is growing. With a US-Japan trade war looming, Honda and Toyota need workarounds fast. But Honda’s no longer content just selling small cars with low profit margins. It ...
11.16.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Motor City Massacre \| 2 It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can put up legal roadblocks to stop it. Meanwhile,Toyota’s already zooming ahead. Its latest models are about to take Japan by storm and arm it ...
11.10.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Sticker Shock \| 6 We're tracking the seismic shifts in the car industry from scarce car chips to the impact of inflation. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain and comedian Kurt Braunohler, who's just released the new comedy ...
11.09.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Out of the Wreckage \| 1 It’s 1945. Japan lies in ruins in the aftermath of World War II. The population’s starving, the cities are reduced to rubble, and the nation’s defeated. But from the war-torn wreckage, two motor giants are about to rise. The first ...
11.02.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Taco Talk \| 5 Are you Team Taco Bell or Team Chipotle? The two fast food giants are competing for the hearts (and stomachs) of their consumers, as well as the coveted Gen Z market. On today’s show, Mary Meisenzahl, a fast food reporter ...
10.26.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Going Loco \| 4 It's 2009 and with its 50th anniversary closing in fast, Taco Bell is hunting for ways to reconnect with the young people who gobble up most of the nation's fast food. But with the new wave of fast-food chains led ...
10.19.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Where's the Beef? \| 3 It's the late '90s and Chipotle founder Steve Ells is using McDonald's millions to make his burrito chain a national giant. But as he scales up, he finds himself looking for a way to escape the fast-food machine he's hitched ...
10.12.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Bellwether \| 2 It's the 1950s and just down the road from the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, a Californian entrepreneur named Glen Bell is chasing a fast-food fortune. But with the burger wars heating up, Bell embarks on a bold venture to ...
10.06.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Power of Nuggets \| 5 The fast food industry is raking it in, but they still have to feed the beast. We bite into how they create hype in order to boost sales and capture our ever-scattered attention, before we drive on past them. On ...
10.05.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Demolition Man \| 1 It's 1984 and Taco Bell CEO John Martin's looking for a fight. The PepsiCo-owned chain might be America's número uno when it comes to Mexican fast-food, but growth is tepid. So Martin's on a mission to convince a skeptical nation ...
09.28.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Breaking Down the Big Machine \| 4 It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun are…never, ever, getting back together. Taking us inside their battle is Chris Willman, senior music writer at Variety, who’s covered Taylor since her early days as an up-and-coming young artist ...

Older episodes

05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Zuckerpunch \| 6 It’s 2017, and after months of sky-high price rises, the crypto bubble is about to burst. But as scammers and investor panic crash the market, the Winklevoss twins’ nemesis Mark Zuckerberg is making moves. He’s planning a push into crypto ...
05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| New Kids on the Blockchain \| 5 It’s the mid-2010s and a new blockchain called Ethereum is shaking up crypto. It’s the creation of nineteen-year-old Vitalik Buterin, and it’s inspiring a flood of new digital coins and a gold rush for crypto. But as millions of investors ...
05.24.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Block Busting \| 4 It’s 2015 and Coinbase is out to carve up the crypto scene with its new exchange. But it’s about to face strong headwinds in the form of state regulators, banks, and the Winklevoss twins’ new startup Gemini. And as Coinbase’s ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| The Great Slow Motion Swindle \| 3 It’s 2013 and bitcoin’s gaining traction at last. But just as crypto reaches for credibility, bitcoin is blindsided by high-profile arrests, corporate collapses and multi-million-dollar hacks. But as the leading lights of the bitcoin industry crash and burn, Coinbase senses ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| The Untouchables \| 2 It’s 2011, and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are trying to move on from their legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over who created Facebook. And their nemesis is about to derail the twins’ dreams again. But then a chance encounter on ...
05.17.2023 Encore: Crypto Wars \| Generate Coins \| 1 It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin and it arrives with a whimper. There’s just no compelling reason to swap dollars for this worthless digital token. But then, a wannabe crime ...
05.15.2023 Introducing: Reign of Error James Dolan was born into immense privilege. He could have done anything with his life. But he chose the family business — a cable television empire that came to include ownership of the New York Knicks, one of the most ...
05.10.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Elon Musk...It's Complicated \| 5 Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter was… messy, to say the least, and now the multi-billionaire is the CEO of three different companies. That’s got investors wondering: can he handle it? And what’s the plan if he can’t? To dive into ...
05.03.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Appetite for Destruction \| 4 After weathering an investigation by the government for their EVs catching on fire, Tesla is hit by another probe after things get deadly. But the company is dedicated to Autopilot, its self-driving system. And once again, nearly every iconic brand ...
05.03.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Motor City Fights Back \| 3 The battle to dominate the EV market is on. Tesla’s market value is now around $20 billion. At this rate, Tesla could wipe the floor with GM in a decade. Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Chevrolet are taking notes. No ...
05.01.2023 Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” It marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief ...
04.27.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Chat Chat Revolution \| 6 The AI revolution is here and the tech behemoths are building and releasing their own chatbots. To talk about their victories and blunders, we're joined by Vox journalist Shirin Ghaffary and comedian and podcast host Jolenta Greenberg. Binge all episodes ...
04.26.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Survival Mode \| 2 In 2010, Tesla Motors has already experienced tremendous highs and devastating lows. Elon Musk is a polarizing figure whose goal is to change the way the traditional auto industry works. It’s been a struggle, but Detroit is finally bowing to ...
04.26.2023 Encore: Tesla vs Detroit \| Accelerate Faster \| 1 While the U.S. government pushed automakers to make low-emission vehicles in the 1990s, consumers loved their gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. But in 2003, Elon Musk's Tesla Motors arrives with environmentally friendly, high-performance cars that people actually want. Motor City smirks ...
04.19.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Dieting 3.0 \| 5 First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? Bloomberg health reporter Emma Court helps us understand the evolution of dieting programs and where they’re going next. Later, Matthew Schnier of New York Magazine and The Cut ...
04.12.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Losing Streak \| 4 It's the 2010s and the weight-loss industry's battling intensifying headwinds. Calorie-counting smartphone apps are attracting millions of users and the diet backlash is getting louder by the day. As the pressure mounts, Weight Watchers realizes it needs to move with ...
04.05.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Reaching for the Stars \| 3 It's the early 1990s and the diet boom is over. Weight Watchers is now a millstone around Heinz's neck, Jenny Craig's advance has stalled, and Nutri/System's bankrupt and broken. Faced with tanking sales, the diet giants home need new tricks ...
03.29.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Up From Down Under \| 2 It's 1983 and civil war's broken out within Nutri/System. But while CEO Harold Katz fights his franchisees, his former colleague Jenny Craig has grand designs on Australia. Craig wants to use Australia as a staging post on the way to ...
03.23.2023 Business Wars \| 5th Anniversary Special \| 1 We're celebrating the five-year anniversary of Business Wars with a special episode that takes you behind the scenes. We'll delve into how we chose our host and how the first season got off the ground (time code: 1:19). Then we'll ...
03.22.2023 Encore: Diet Wars \| Scaling Up \| 1 It's 1961 and in a supermarket, housewife Jean Nidetch is about to get a shock that will send her on desperate quest to get thin. But when her new diet gets tough, she turns to friends for help and inadvertently ...
03.15.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| 'To Infinity and Beyond' \| 5 We’re going behind the scenes of your favorite Disney animated movies with Andrew Millstein, former president of Disney Animation. He helped lead the company’s transition to 3D computer animation, working on some of Disney’s biggest hits of the 2010s — ...
03.08.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Onward and Upward \| 4 It’s 2006 and with Pixar part of Disney, Ed Catmull and John Lasseter now face the task of fixing Disney Animation Studios. And they need to fix it fast, because DreamWorks is winning at the box office. But while they ...
03.01.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Regime Change \| 3 It’s the 2000s and Disney and Pixar are locked in a high-stakes game of chicken. Disney’s deal with Pixar is about to end and renewal talks are snarled up. The dream team that introduced the world to computer animated movies ...
02.22.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| Battle of the Bugs \| 2 It’s 1995 and Pixar’s Toy Story is just months away from release. But as the premiere of the first computer-animated feature nears, all-out war breaks out between Disney and DreamWorks. Jeffrey Katzenberg raids Disney’s talent to build DreamWorks’ animation studio. ...
02.16.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Disney Dilemma \| 6 We're talking about Disney's pivot to streaming and the hurdles ahead for the legacy media company as new rivals emerge. We're joined by Parrot Analytics strategist Julia Alexander and comedian Chase O'Donnell. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. ...
02.15.2023 Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks \| The Outcasts \| 1 It’s 1985 and Steve Jobs is fuming after being fired from Apple. He wants a second act, and he thinks he’s found one in Lucasfilm’s unwanted computer division. But when Jobs buys it and founds Pixar, it soon becomes clear ...
02.08.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Life After Laptops \| 5 The personal computer is no longer the talk of the town. Between new AI tools, sleek smartphones and web-based apps, your laptop is just one small slice of the technology pie. But where does that leave Apple and Microsoft? Are ...
02.01.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| The Gamble \| 4 The government sues Microsoft for allegedly violating antitrust laws, providing just the distraction Apple needs to launch a comeback. But Jobs is already planning another war – on a battlefield that doesn’t even exist yet. Binge all episodes early and ...
01.25.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Seeds of Discontent \| 3 Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating system starts ruling the computer world. Microsoft and Apple’s relationship reaches a breaking point when Microsoft allegedly steals company secrets, and the student… becomes the ...
01.18.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Hackers and Capitalists \| 2 This episode, we dive into the backstories of the inventors behind the home computer revolution. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs begin with mutual respect and see themselves reflected in each other. But soon their ambition and business choices rip them ...
01.12.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Apple Bites Back \| 5 We're talking about the challenges and chess moves of the biggest tech company in the world: Apple. We're joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Gallagher and comedian Gianmarco Soresi. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ ...
01.11.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Rotten to the Core \| 1 Apple launches the groundbreaking Macintosh after a long delay. And Bill Gates' Microsoft team has made the software for the Mac. But pretty soon, Jobs grows worried about their partnership. He fears that Gates and Microsoft might be taking... more ...
01.04.2023 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Art of the Auction \| 4 Get your paddles ready, because we’re diving into the art of the auction. First up is Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman, who’s taking us inside New York high society with a look at auction culture today — including a ...
12.28.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Unraveling \| 3 It’s 1996 and Christie’s Christopher Davidge is disgruntled he hasn’t personally benefited more from his role in the price-fixing scheme, especially as DeDe Brooks, his Sotheby’s counterpart, thrives. But when subpoenas are issued by the Department of Justice and a ...
12.21.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Point of No Return \| 2 It’s 1993 and Sotheby’s DeDe Brooks and Christie’s Christopher Davidge, at the behest of their bosses Alfred Taubman and Sir Anthony Tennant, begin meeting secretly to discuss fixing prices in a way that will benefit both auction houses. But as ...
12.15.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Notes on a Tech Scandal \| 6 We're talking about corporate blunders at unicorn tech companies and how they recover — or don't. We're joined by Vanity Fair's Caleb Ecarma, Victoria Song from the Verge and comedian Matt Braunger, who's just released the new comedy special "Doug." ...
12.14.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| Going Once \| 1 It’s 1983 and shopping mall tycoon Alfred Taubman buys a struggling Sotheby’s, excited by the opportunity to revitalize the art auction market and increase competition with the company’s longtime rival, Christie’s. But when the 1990s dawn, a slumping economy spells ...
12.07.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| New Cars on the Block \| 5 The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American automakers like Ford and GM are ramping up their EV production — but so are South Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia. ...
11.30.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| A Fight for the Future \| 4 The Year 2000 is approaching and Toyota’s new boss Hiroshi Okuda’s looking to the future. After years of cautious success, he wants to be bold and take the fight to the world’s motor king, General Motors. And to kickstart Toyota’s ...
11.23.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Breaking Ground \| 3 It’s the 1980s and the American backlash against the Japanese automobile invasion is growing. With a US-Japan trade war looming, Honda and Toyota need workarounds fast. But Honda’s no longer content just selling small cars with low profit margins. It ...
11.16.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Motor City Massacre \| 2 It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can put up legal roadblocks to stop it. Meanwhile,Toyota’s already zooming ahead. Its latest models are about to take Japan by storm and arm it ...
11.10.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Sticker Shock \| 6 We're tracking the seismic shifts in the car industry from scarce car chips to the impact of inflation. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain and comedian Kurt Braunohler, who's just released the new comedy ...
11.09.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Out of the Wreckage \| 1 It’s 1945. Japan lies in ruins in the aftermath of World War II. The population’s starving, the cities are reduced to rubble, and the nation’s defeated. But from the war-torn wreckage, two motor giants are about to rise. The first ...
11.02.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Taco Talk \| 5 Are you Team Taco Bell or Team Chipotle? The two fast food giants are competing for the hearts (and stomachs) of their consumers, as well as the coveted Gen Z market. On today’s show, Mary Meisenzahl, a fast food reporter ...
10.26.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Going Loco \| 4 It's 2009 and with its 50th anniversary closing in fast, Taco Bell is hunting for ways to reconnect with the young people who gobble up most of the nation's fast food. But with the new wave of fast-food chains led ...
10.19.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Where's the Beef? \| 3 It's the late '90s and Chipotle founder Steve Ells is using McDonald's millions to make his burrito chain a national giant. But as he scales up, he finds himself looking for a way to escape the fast-food machine he's hitched ...
10.12.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Bellwether \| 2 It's the 1950s and just down the road from the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, a Californian entrepreneur named Glen Bell is chasing a fast-food fortune. But with the burger wars heating up, Bell embarks on a bold venture to ...
10.06.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Power of Nuggets \| 5 The fast food industry is raking it in, but they still have to feed the beast. We bite into how they create hype in order to boost sales and capture our ever-scattered attention, before we drive on past them. On ...
10.05.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Demolition Man \| 1 It's 1984 and Taco Bell CEO John Martin's looking for a fight. The PepsiCo-owned chain might be America's número uno when it comes to Mexican fast-food, but growth is tepid. So Martin's on a mission to convince a skeptical nation ...
09.28.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Breaking Down the Big Machine \| 4 It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun are…never, ever, getting back together. Taking us inside their battle is Chris Willman, senior music writer at Variety, who’s covered Taylor since her early days as an up-and-coming young artist ...

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Encore: Crypto Wars | Zuckerpunch | 6

Encore: Crypto Wars | New Kids on the Blockchain | 5

Encore: Crypto Wars | Block Busting | 4

Encore: Crypto Wars | The Great Slow Motion Swindle | 3

Encore: Crypto Wars | The Untouchables | 2

Encore: Crypto Wars | Generate Coins | 1

Introducing: Reign of Error

Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Elon Musk...It's Complicated | 5

Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Appetite for Destruction | 4

Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Motor City Fights Back | 3

Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter

Best of Business Wars Daily | Chat Chat Revolution | 6

Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Survival Mode | 2

Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Accelerate Faster | 1

Encore: Diet Wars | Dieting 3.0 | 5

Encore: Diet Wars | Losing Streak | 4

Encore: Diet Wars | Reaching for the Stars | 3

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