Episodes
How Starbucks became the colorful, heavily sweetened, extremely Instagrammable hangout for tweens and teens. By Deena Shanker and Daniela Sirtori See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/14/24
What can a trademark lawsuit tell us about the ­future of artificial intelligence—and about what makes winners and losers in Silicon Valley?  By Evan Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/11/24
Biden’s FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes and made the donor class crazy. Here’s where she’s headed next—if she gets the chance.  By Josh Eidelson and Max Chafkin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/09/24
How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions. By Kit Chellel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 09/18/24
Who she is, and what she might do if she wins By Josh Wingrove, Karen Breslau and Akayla Gardner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 09/17/24
Silicon Valley fixture John Donahoe was supposed to transform the sneaker giant into a money-minting, high-tech juggernaut. Instead, it’s in crisis mode. By Kim Bhasin and Lily Meier  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 09/12/24
Tyler Tech dominates America’s software industry for local governments, for better and worse. By Austin Carr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/29/24
Ramping down global emissions is achievable in terms of cost. But until the US and other rich countries assume a war footing, we don’t stand a chance of meeting critical climate goals. By J.B. MacKinnon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/28/24
The system for deciding asylum cases is failing, and not only because it’s overwhelmed. Something drastic will have to be done to fix a process that is flawed at its very core. By Monte Reel and Sinduja Rangarajan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/27/24
A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers. By Matthew Campbell and Patpicha Tanakasempipat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/12/24
America's weight-loss drug capital isn't Hollywood or Manhattan. It's Bowling Green, Kentucky. By Madison Muller, Devin Leonard, and Tanaz Meghjani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/07/24
Yosemite is falling apart. Current and former employees and superfans of the national park blame Aramark, the company that mostly runs the place. By Laura Bliss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 08/01/24
Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec cover the latest earnings from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. They speak with Bloomberg News Contributor Jon Erlichman and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 07/31/24
 Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Lisa Abramowicz and Jonathan Ferro cover the latest remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, following the central bank's latest policy decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 07/31/24
The internet’s biggest recreation zone for kids is fighting to keep pedophiles away, and it's not always winning.  By Olivia Carville and Cecilia D’Anastasio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 07/17/24
What the former president's return might mean for business, the economy and the world order. By Nancy Cook, Joshua Green and Mario Parker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 07/17/24
Jeff Yass built Susquehanna into one of Wall Street’s most powerful trading firms. He’s also the libertarian billionaire enmeshed with TikTok—and betting on Trump.  By Annie Massa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 06/20/24
His company, LVMH, bought up many of the world’s major luxury brands. And he’s not finished shopping. By Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 06/18/24
Nickel is pouring into the EV supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents. By Matthew Campbell and Annie Lee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 06/07/24
After duds and missteps, the animation studio is looking to Inside Out 2 to help it recapture the magic. By Thomas Buckley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/29/24
DNA testing didn't turn out to be the panacea we were promised decades ago, but that's OK—unless you're 23andMe. By Kristen V. Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/14/24
As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas Ekblom See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/25/24
Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.By Olivia Carville See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/15/24
At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena Shanker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/10/24
The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/02/24