Business Wars

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New episodes come out Wednesdays for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. 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.

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Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Br...

09.28.2022

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 ...

Business Wars episodes:

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 ...
09.21.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Revenge of the Swifties \| 3 By 2019, Taylor Swift's battle to get her masters back from Scooter Braun has gone public. She decides to fight by deploying her own, very dangerous weapon -- the Swifties. And Braun pulls out all the stops to protect his ...
09.14.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Bad Blood \| 2 By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her discontent with her label. So she makes a bold move. Meanwhile, mega-manager Scooter Braun sees a business opportunity in Swift's early masters. ...
09.12.2022 Wondery Presents: Fast & Loose: F1® If you’re just watching the race, you’re doing it wrong! Fast & Loose: F1® is where the world of Formula 1 collides with comedian Will Arnett for his hilarious and shockingly insightful commentary immediately following the checkered flag. After each ...
09.08.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| An Unfinished Song \| 6 While music streaming platforms have exploded, many critics argue the status quo isn't working for artists. We're taking a deep dive into the music industry, exploring the relationship between artists, labels, fans and the internet. On this episode, we're joined ...
09.07.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| On the Outside \| 1 When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she was signing away the rights to something she would spend decades getting back -- her masters. Swift’s fight for her $300 million ...
08.31.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Reinventing an Empire \| 5 Can the former crown jewel of Hollywood keep up in the age of the streaming giants? To understand Paramount’s future, you’ve got to understand its past. So today, we’re throwing it back with Doug Herzog, a former executive at Paramount’s ...
08.24.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Down to the Wire \| 4 It’s Christmas 1993. The bidding war for Paramount is underway and QVC is far out in front. But Viacom owner Sumner Redstone’s not giving in. He’s trying to engineer a merger with Blockbuster that will arm him with the billions ...
08.17.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Under Siege \| 3 It’s the fall of 1993 and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone thinks he’s got Paramount all sown up. But QVC chief Barry Diller is about to launch a counter-strike and ignite an all-out war for control of the movie and publishing ...
08.10.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Hidden Agendas \| 2 It’s summer 1993 and QVC boss Barry Diller is ready to pull the trigger on his hostile takeover to buy Paramount. But he’s about to find he's got an enemy in his ranks who’s playing both sides. And while Diller ...
08.04.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| That's Showbiz \| 6 Streaming services are having to get creative to keep our attention amid a sea of competition — from big-screen movies to video games to each other. On this episode, we're joined by Matt Patches, Deputy editor at Vox Media’s Polygon ...
08.03.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Killer on the Loose \| 1 It’s early 1993 and television’s about to make a quantum leap into a multi-channel world where viewers can access movies from the comfort of their own sofa. But with Hollywood’s movie studios set to clean up in this new world, ...
07.27.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Fashion Forward \| 5 Gucci and Louis Vuitton are still the crème de la crème in high fashion. But between shifting consumer values, TikTok and Gen Z, these brands have a lot of work to do to keep up — if they don’t want ...
07.21.2022 Wondery Presents American Scandal: The DuPont Chemical Coverup By the mid-20th century, industrial chemicals were being used to produce a dizzying array of goods. Products made with wood or steel were replaced with plastic. And Americans gained access to a bounty of inexpensive products made with synthetic materials—from ...
07.20.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Dom-Tom Bomb \| 4 Bernard Arnault makes his move to buy Gucci, but Domenico De Sole fights back with everything he’s got, making a surprisingly worthy adversary for the so-called Wolf in Cashmere. But in an effort to stave off Arnault’s advances, De Sole ...
07.13.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Ready-to-Wear \| 3 Maurizio Gucci is out, and now for the first time since its founding, Gucci isn’t being run by a Gucc.i. At the top is CEO Domenico De Sole and his right hand man is exciting young fashion designer Tom Ford. ...
07.06.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Wolf in Cashmere \| 2 Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out, overpowered in the merger. In an attempt to regain control, Louis Vuitton’s CEO forms an alliance with Bernard Arnault, one of France’s most ambitious businessmen. ...
06.30.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Wardrobe Changes \| 8 Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored in-person shopping experiences — but it doesn't always go as planned. On this episode, we're joined by Alana Hope Levinson, a freelance culture writer ...
06.29.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| All in the Family \| 1 For decades Gucci and Louis Vuitton dominated the luxury accessory markets. Their bags and shoes were status symbols, sported by celebrities and royalty around the globe. But by the 1970s both companies were struggling. Louis Vuitton was being run by ...
06.22.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| The New Tastemakers \| 7 Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s revolutionized the ice cream industry by raising the standard for the frozen treat and pioneering new styles and flavors. Now, new ice cream mavericks are on the scene, raising both the caliber and cost ...
06.15.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Breaking the Ice \| 6 It's the year 2000 and Ben & Jerry's is under new ownership. But as promises that were made before the sale get broken, employees wonder if the brand's values can survive the new regime. Meanwhile, Häagen-Dazs finds itself wrestling with ...
06.08.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Hunger Games \| 5 It's 1998 and Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's are now tasty targets in the global ice cream war between Unilever and Nestlé. As these multi-billion-dollar consumer goods giants move in, the U.S. ice cream market enters a state of churn. ...
06.01.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Trading Licks \| 4 It's the dawn of the 1990s and with America under its spell, Häagen-Dazs is eyeing the millions to be made in Europe and Asia. But back in the USA, Ben & Jerry's is about to undergo a major growth spurt ...
05.25.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Doughboys and Dead Heads \| 3 It's 1984 and Ben & Jerry's is fighting for its life. Häagen-Dazs is pressuring distributors to stop carrying the Vermont ice cream brand and the deadline for distributors to comply is closing in fast. But with help from a lawyer ...
05.20.2022 Sponsored: Welcome to the Future of Work (Dell Podference) \| 2 Since the pandemic began, many of us have traded our blazers for t-shirts and loafers for slippers as remote work has become the new normal. There’s been a fundamental shift in what employees expect from their workplace — and spoiler ...
05.18.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Ice Cream Castle \| 2 It's 1958 and in New York City, Reuben Mattus is under fire. The big dairies are crushing his family's ice cream business and shutting him out of supermarkets. Desperate, he imagines a new, luxury ice cream with an eye-popping price ...
05.13.2022 Sponsored: The Art of Disruption (Dell Podference) \| 1 Startups search for pain points in the customer experience and design their product to solve these problems. There’s an art to knowing how to find that one thing the market needs and running with it. On the flip side, established ...
05.11.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Big Chunks O'Love \| 1 It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor. These hungry hippies only want to have fun making ice cream. But as their business grows, they're going to find themselves ...
05.05.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Plant-Based Food on A Roll \| 6 Plant-based foods are no longer a tiny niche market. Consumers are hungry for more and even fast-food giants are eating up the trend. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon and comedy writer Halle Kiefer ...
05.04.2022 Tesla vs Detroit \| Tales From the Tipping Point \| 5 Electric vehicles have come a long way over the past century, and now, with gas prices at record highs, more and more drivers are thinking about taking the plunge (if they can get their hands on one). Today, we’re road-tripping ...
04.27.2022 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 ...
04.20.2022 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 ...
04.13.2022 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 ...
04.06.2022 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 ...
03.31.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Electric Vehicles Shock the System \| 5 The electric vehicle market is experiencing massive growth, but more players means more competition for the vanguard. On this episode, we're joined by Insider editor Alex Davies and TV writer Josh Gondelman to look back at some of our "green" ...
03.30.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| Pulling Back the Curtain \| 4 In 2022, you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who hasn’t spent at least a couple of days in an Airbnb. It’s cheap, convenient and easy to use. But as you settle into your temporary home-away-from-home, you’re probably paying little mind ...
03.23.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| The Gathering Storm \| 3 By 2017, Airbnb's legal troubles are snowballing so fast, it’s not clear whether it will survive. But there’s another gathering storm that nobody could have forecast – the COVID-19 pandemic. And it will make a direct hit on Airbnb. Listen ...
03.16.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| Operation Firestarter \| 2 By 2013, New York’s Attorney General is coming for Airbnb. And hoteliers, hotel worker unions, affordable housing activists and politicians come together to form an alliance against the home-sharing startup. Airbnb fights back in the courtroom — and the court ...
03.09.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| No Reservations \| 1 Airbnb has changed the way we travel and upended the hotel industry, but it has also sparked one of the messiest fights ever between a startup and city government. When Airbnb arrived in New York City in 2009, it began ...
03.03.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Big Tech's Next Frontier Is Home Buying \| 7 While the housing market continues its hot streak, technology is disrupting the industry on every level. On this episode, we're joined by Business Wars writer Natalie Robehmed and comedian Ed Herro to look back at some of our best real ...
03.02.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| The Wide World of Sports Broadcasting \| 6 Heavyweight champions ESPN and FS1 are competing for cable, as legacy networks hop off the bench and onto the field. On-air talent remain caught in the middle. Throw in a global pandemic and an increasingly digital-first media landscape, and you’re ...
02.23.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Undisputed \| 5 It’s 2015 and Fox Sports 1 is in a rut. Its attempt to topple ESPN has barely dented the defences of the Disney-controlled sports media giant. Not that Fox is about to give up. It's looking to former ESPN producer ...
02.16.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Fox Strikes Back \| 4 It’s 2005 and new ESPN programming chief John Skipper’s out to cement the brand’s market dominance by buying up more sports rights. With ESPN spending big, Fox Sports will need more than its broadcast network and Fox Sports Net regional ...
02.09.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Best in Show \| 3 The 1990s are about to end and ESPN is on a quest to strike down the competition before they can muster the strength to challenge it. But when ESPN starts using the NFL to gouge the nation’s cable providers, Fox ...
02.02.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Aussie Rules Football \| 2 It’s the early 1990s and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is out to shatter ABC, CBS and NBC’s stranglehold on American TV and take his Fox network into the TV majors. To succeed, Fox will need a powerful battering ram and ...
01.26.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| First Down \| 1 It’s the late 1970s and TV sports is equivalent to a few hours of programming on ABC, NBC and CBS each week. But in Connecticut, Bill Rasmussen is on a mission to change that by creating a cable TV network ...
01.19.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| Global Chocolate Domination \| 6 It’s a new century and Hershey’s facing unexpected trouble at home — a showdown between the company and its biggest shareholder that threatens its independence. Meanwhile, Mars is on a mission to become the world’s candy king. And with Hershey ...
01.12.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| A Chocolate Rolls Royce \| 5 It’s the late 1970s and Mars is America’s top confectioner. But Hershey is hungry for a comeback. It’s plotting a return to the top powered by a rush of new candies it hopes can nibble away at Mars’ market share. ...
01.05.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| Mars Attacks! \| 4 It’s 1965 and Forrest Mars has just become the manufacturer of Snickers and M&M’s. He is now – at last – ready to duke it out with Hershey in a battle to become the number one candy maker in America. ...
12.29.2021 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| A Candy-Coated Prayer \| 3 It’s the 1940s and Forrest Mars’ plan to create a candy empire is stepping up a gear. He’s plotting to seize control of his dad’s company Mars and turn it into a Hershey killer. First he needs to get his ...

Older episodes

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 ...
09.21.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Revenge of the Swifties \| 3 By 2019, Taylor Swift's battle to get her masters back from Scooter Braun has gone public. She decides to fight by deploying her own, very dangerous weapon -- the Swifties. And Braun pulls out all the stops to protect his ...
09.14.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Bad Blood \| 2 By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her discontent with her label. So she makes a bold move. Meanwhile, mega-manager Scooter Braun sees a business opportunity in Swift's early masters. ...
09.12.2022 Wondery Presents: Fast & Loose: F1® If you’re just watching the race, you’re doing it wrong! Fast & Loose: F1® is where the world of Formula 1 collides with comedian Will Arnett for his hilarious and shockingly insightful commentary immediately following the checkered flag. After each ...
09.08.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| An Unfinished Song \| 6 While music streaming platforms have exploded, many critics argue the status quo isn't working for artists. We're taking a deep dive into the music industry, exploring the relationship between artists, labels, fans and the internet. On this episode, we're joined ...
09.07.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| On the Outside \| 1 When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she was signing away the rights to something she would spend decades getting back -- her masters. Swift’s fight for her $300 million ...
08.31.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Reinventing an Empire \| 5 Can the former crown jewel of Hollywood keep up in the age of the streaming giants? To understand Paramount’s future, you’ve got to understand its past. So today, we’re throwing it back with Doug Herzog, a former executive at Paramount’s ...
08.24.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Down to the Wire \| 4 It’s Christmas 1993. The bidding war for Paramount is underway and QVC is far out in front. But Viacom owner Sumner Redstone’s not giving in. He’s trying to engineer a merger with Blockbuster that will arm him with the billions ...
08.17.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Under Siege \| 3 It’s the fall of 1993 and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone thinks he’s got Paramount all sown up. But QVC chief Barry Diller is about to launch a counter-strike and ignite an all-out war for control of the movie and publishing ...
08.10.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Hidden Agendas \| 2 It’s summer 1993 and QVC boss Barry Diller is ready to pull the trigger on his hostile takeover to buy Paramount. But he’s about to find he's got an enemy in his ranks who’s playing both sides. And while Diller ...
08.04.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| That's Showbiz \| 6 Streaming services are having to get creative to keep our attention amid a sea of competition — from big-screen movies to video games to each other. On this episode, we're joined by Matt Patches, Deputy editor at Vox Media’s Polygon ...
08.03.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Killer on the Loose \| 1 It’s early 1993 and television’s about to make a quantum leap into a multi-channel world where viewers can access movies from the comfort of their own sofa. But with Hollywood’s movie studios set to clean up in this new world, ...
07.27.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Fashion Forward \| 5 Gucci and Louis Vuitton are still the crème de la crème in high fashion. But between shifting consumer values, TikTok and Gen Z, these brands have a lot of work to do to keep up — if they don’t want ...
07.21.2022 Wondery Presents American Scandal: The DuPont Chemical Coverup By the mid-20th century, industrial chemicals were being used to produce a dizzying array of goods. Products made with wood or steel were replaced with plastic. And Americans gained access to a bounty of inexpensive products made with synthetic materials—from ...
07.20.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Dom-Tom Bomb \| 4 Bernard Arnault makes his move to buy Gucci, but Domenico De Sole fights back with everything he’s got, making a surprisingly worthy adversary for the so-called Wolf in Cashmere. But in an effort to stave off Arnault’s advances, De Sole ...
07.13.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Ready-to-Wear \| 3 Maurizio Gucci is out, and now for the first time since its founding, Gucci isn’t being run by a Gucc.i. At the top is CEO Domenico De Sole and his right hand man is exciting young fashion designer Tom Ford. ...
07.06.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Wolf in Cashmere \| 2 Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out, overpowered in the merger. In an attempt to regain control, Louis Vuitton’s CEO forms an alliance with Bernard Arnault, one of France’s most ambitious businessmen. ...
06.30.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Wardrobe Changes \| 8 Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored in-person shopping experiences — but it doesn't always go as planned. On this episode, we're joined by Alana Hope Levinson, a freelance culture writer ...
06.29.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| All in the Family \| 1 For decades Gucci and Louis Vuitton dominated the luxury accessory markets. Their bags and shoes were status symbols, sported by celebrities and royalty around the globe. But by the 1970s both companies were struggling. Louis Vuitton was being run by ...
06.22.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| The New Tastemakers \| 7 Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s revolutionized the ice cream industry by raising the standard for the frozen treat and pioneering new styles and flavors. Now, new ice cream mavericks are on the scene, raising both the caliber and cost ...
06.15.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Breaking the Ice \| 6 It's the year 2000 and Ben & Jerry's is under new ownership. But as promises that were made before the sale get broken, employees wonder if the brand's values can survive the new regime. Meanwhile, Häagen-Dazs finds itself wrestling with ...
06.08.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Hunger Games \| 5 It's 1998 and Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's are now tasty targets in the global ice cream war between Unilever and Nestlé. As these multi-billion-dollar consumer goods giants move in, the U.S. ice cream market enters a state of churn. ...
06.01.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Trading Licks \| 4 It's the dawn of the 1990s and with America under its spell, Häagen-Dazs is eyeing the millions to be made in Europe and Asia. But back in the USA, Ben & Jerry's is about to undergo a major growth spurt ...
05.25.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Doughboys and Dead Heads \| 3 It's 1984 and Ben & Jerry's is fighting for its life. Häagen-Dazs is pressuring distributors to stop carrying the Vermont ice cream brand and the deadline for distributors to comply is closing in fast. But with help from a lawyer ...
05.20.2022 Sponsored: Welcome to the Future of Work (Dell Podference) \| 2 Since the pandemic began, many of us have traded our blazers for t-shirts and loafers for slippers as remote work has become the new normal. There’s been a fundamental shift in what employees expect from their workplace — and spoiler ...
05.18.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Ice Cream Castle \| 2 It's 1958 and in New York City, Reuben Mattus is under fire. The big dairies are crushing his family's ice cream business and shutting him out of supermarkets. Desperate, he imagines a new, luxury ice cream with an eye-popping price ...
05.13.2022 Sponsored: The Art of Disruption (Dell Podference) \| 1 Startups search for pain points in the customer experience and design their product to solve these problems. There’s an art to knowing how to find that one thing the market needs and running with it. On the flip side, established ...
05.11.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Big Chunks O'Love \| 1 It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor. These hungry hippies only want to have fun making ice cream. But as their business grows, they're going to find themselves ...
05.05.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Plant-Based Food on A Roll \| 6 Plant-based foods are no longer a tiny niche market. Consumers are hungry for more and even fast-food giants are eating up the trend. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon and comedy writer Halle Kiefer ...
05.04.2022 Tesla vs Detroit \| Tales From the Tipping Point \| 5 Electric vehicles have come a long way over the past century, and now, with gas prices at record highs, more and more drivers are thinking about taking the plunge (if they can get their hands on one). Today, we’re road-tripping ...
04.27.2022 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 ...
04.20.2022 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 ...
04.13.2022 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 ...
04.06.2022 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 ...
03.31.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Electric Vehicles Shock the System \| 5 The electric vehicle market is experiencing massive growth, but more players means more competition for the vanguard. On this episode, we're joined by Insider editor Alex Davies and TV writer Josh Gondelman to look back at some of our "green" ...
03.30.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| Pulling Back the Curtain \| 4 In 2022, you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who hasn’t spent at least a couple of days in an Airbnb. It’s cheap, convenient and easy to use. But as you settle into your temporary home-away-from-home, you’re probably paying little mind ...
03.23.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| The Gathering Storm \| 3 By 2017, Airbnb's legal troubles are snowballing so fast, it’s not clear whether it will survive. But there’s another gathering storm that nobody could have forecast – the COVID-19 pandemic. And it will make a direct hit on Airbnb. Listen ...
03.16.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| Operation Firestarter \| 2 By 2013, New York’s Attorney General is coming for Airbnb. And hoteliers, hotel worker unions, affordable housing activists and politicians come together to form an alliance against the home-sharing startup. Airbnb fights back in the courtroom — and the court ...
03.09.2022 Airbnb vs NYC \| No Reservations \| 1 Airbnb has changed the way we travel and upended the hotel industry, but it has also sparked one of the messiest fights ever between a startup and city government. When Airbnb arrived in New York City in 2009, it began ...
03.03.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Big Tech's Next Frontier Is Home Buying \| 7 While the housing market continues its hot streak, technology is disrupting the industry on every level. On this episode, we're joined by Business Wars writer Natalie Robehmed and comedian Ed Herro to look back at some of our best real ...
03.02.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| The Wide World of Sports Broadcasting \| 6 Heavyweight champions ESPN and FS1 are competing for cable, as legacy networks hop off the bench and onto the field. On-air talent remain caught in the middle. Throw in a global pandemic and an increasingly digital-first media landscape, and you’re ...
02.23.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Undisputed \| 5 It’s 2015 and Fox Sports 1 is in a rut. Its attempt to topple ESPN has barely dented the defences of the Disney-controlled sports media giant. Not that Fox is about to give up. It's looking to former ESPN producer ...
02.16.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Fox Strikes Back \| 4 It’s 2005 and new ESPN programming chief John Skipper’s out to cement the brand’s market dominance by buying up more sports rights. With ESPN spending big, Fox Sports will need more than its broadcast network and Fox Sports Net regional ...
02.09.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Best in Show \| 3 The 1990s are about to end and ESPN is on a quest to strike down the competition before they can muster the strength to challenge it. But when ESPN starts using the NFL to gouge the nation’s cable providers, Fox ...
02.02.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| Aussie Rules Football \| 2 It’s the early 1990s and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is out to shatter ABC, CBS and NBC’s stranglehold on American TV and take his Fox network into the TV majors. To succeed, Fox will need a powerful battering ram and ...
01.26.2022 ESPN vs Fox Sports \| First Down \| 1 It’s the late 1970s and TV sports is equivalent to a few hours of programming on ABC, NBC and CBS each week. But in Connecticut, Bill Rasmussen is on a mission to change that by creating a cable TV network ...
01.19.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| Global Chocolate Domination \| 6 It’s a new century and Hershey’s facing unexpected trouble at home — a showdown between the company and its biggest shareholder that threatens its independence. Meanwhile, Mars is on a mission to become the world’s candy king. And with Hershey ...
01.12.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| A Chocolate Rolls Royce \| 5 It’s the late 1970s and Mars is America’s top confectioner. But Hershey is hungry for a comeback. It’s plotting a return to the top powered by a rush of new candies it hopes can nibble away at Mars’ market share. ...
01.05.2022 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| Mars Attacks! \| 4 It’s 1965 and Forrest Mars has just become the manufacturer of Snickers and M&M’s. He is now – at last – ready to duke it out with Hershey in a battle to become the number one candy maker in America. ...
12.29.2021 Encore: Hershey's vs Mars \| A Candy-Coated Prayer \| 3 It’s the 1940s and Forrest Mars’ plan to create a candy empire is stepping up a gear. He’s plotting to seize control of his dad’s company Mars and turn it into a Hershey killer. First he needs to get his ...

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Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | Breaking Down the Big Machine | 4

Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | Revenge of the Swifties | 3

Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | Bad Blood | 2

Wondery Presents: Fast & Loose: F1®

Best of Business Wars Daily | An Unfinished Song | 6

Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | On the Outside | 1

The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Reinventing an Empire | 5

The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Down to the Wire | 4

The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Under Siege | 3

The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Hidden Agendas | 2

Best of Business Wars Daily | That's Showbiz | 6

The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Killer on the Loose | 1

Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | Fashion Forward | 5

Wondery Presents American Scandal: The DuPont Chemical Coverup

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