Conrad Hilton sets his sights on his dream hotel: The Waldorf Astoria. But turmoil in his private life threatens to derail all his plans. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the start of the 1930s, Conrad Hilton had it all. But then the Great Depression hit. Now, with no money to his name and his properties in the hands of others, Conrad has to figure out a way to get it all back - and more.  Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free...

Conrad Hilton enters the hotel trade by successfully turning a dilapidated boarding house into a thriving enterprise. But a mistake with a new business partner leads Connie down a dark path. Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by...

Future hotelier and entrepreneur Conrad Hilton learns two key lessons from his parents as he struggles to work out what he wants to do with his life. Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting https://wondery.com/links/business-movers/ now. See...

Author Jeff Ryan discusses the rise of Nintendo in America, and how the video game company has changed - and stayed the same - in the two decades since the departure of Minoru Arakawa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just as Nintendo and Minoru Arakawa finally see off rival Sega, a different threat emerges and opens a new front in the Console Wars: Sony’s PlayStation. Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by...

Nintendo finds itself in competition with a spikey new character designed to knock Mario from the top of the charts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the aftermath of a crash in the video game industry, Minoru Arakawa moves Nintendo into the home console market and takes full advantage when the recovery begins. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nintendo launches an American subsidiary, but the company struggles until it releases an innovative platform game that introduces the world to an iconic new hero. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Filmmaker and author David Ellery discusses the Golden Age of the Ocean Liners and how the passenger shipping industry has continued to evolve in the years since Basil Smallpeice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cunard’s new luxury liner takes to the seas, but her debut is marred by mechanical troubles. And after working tirelessly to restore Cunard’s profits, Basil Smallpeice is left helpless as a new threat emerges to end Cunard’s independence once and for all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Basil Smallpeice navigates Cunard through a costly strike, while trying to ensure that the company’s new liner is completed on time. On the cargo side of the business, Basil looks for opportunities to expand - and finds them on the other side of the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cunard’s business is devastated by the advent of the passenger jet airliner. The company’s unlikely savior is Basil Smallpeice, a senior airline accountant who moves to Cunard in the hopes of rescuing the ship he helped hole beneath the waterline. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the 19th Century, Samuel Cunard wins a contract to deliver mail from Britain to North America by steamship - a new technology that will make transatlantic travel faster than ever before. His company goes on to become the Cunard Line. It will carry millions of immigrants to the new world, serve in two world wars, and dominate the transatlantic passenger business - until another new technology emerges to threaten the illustrious company’s future. See Privacy Policy at...

Dr. Marcos Colón, Director of the documentary film “Beyond Fordlandia”, shares his experiences of filming in the Amazon and witnessing the legacy of the Ford Motor Company there firsthand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Time seems to be running out for Fordlandia. But neither Henry Ford nor plantation manager, Archibald Johnston, are giving up yet. With a new site at Belterra, Archie is still sure he can get rubber trees growing. The world around him, however, is about to change dramatically - and finally bring the curtain down on Henry Ford’s ambitions in the Amazon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the wake of the Christmas riot of 1930, another new manager arrives in Fordlandia. Archibald “Archie” Johnston brings a change of approach and starts to see progress across the site. But what he needs more than anything is the same as his predecessors: for the rubber trees to finally grow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A series of luckless managers try their best to fulfill Henry Ford’s ambitions for his Brazilian rubber plantation, but deadly diseases and an outbreak of violence in Fordlandia threaten to undo what little has been achieved so far. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.