Business Wars
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Business Wars
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 c...
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The Buy Now Pay Later Takeover | Fake Money | 3
In the 2010s, FinTech companies emerged offering a Buy Now, Pay Later service that made financing available, at a time when trust in big banks was low...
The Buy Now Pay Later Takeover | Maxing Out | 2
Klarna’s popularity in the United States soars as the Covid-19 pandemic closes brick-and-mortar stores and online shopping surges. But Klarna also has...
The Buy Now Pay Later Takeover | No Interest | 1
In the early 2000s, Sebastian Siemiatkowski identified a gap in Europe’s burgeoning ecommerce market — consumers were hesitant to buy products sight u...
CrowdStrike: All Systems Down | Digital Dominos | 2
When CrowdStrike's faulty software update shuts down airports, hospitals and TV networks around the globe, they face intense backlash from the public....
CrowdStrike: All Systems Down | Guarding the Cloud | 1
In 2011, CrowdStrike launched with an innovative vision: using cloud-based software to provide cybersecurity. They attracted big clients, including Fo...
Waymo and the Rise of the Robotaxis | Test Drive | 3
Ever wondered what it’s like to ride in a Waymo? David and his daughter headed to downtown Austin to take their first trip in a driverless taxi. Toget...
Waymo and the Rise of the Robotaxis | Driving Too Fast | 2
When the demands of war ignite a race to build autonomous cars, Google invests billions in the hope of owning the driverless future of transportation....
Waymo and the Rise of the Robotaxis | To Build a Driver | 1
When the demands of war ignite a race to build autonomous cars, Google invests billions in the hope of owning the driverless future of transportation....
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | We've Got Beef | 5
This fall, Beyond Meat became a meme stock, surging …and then falling right back down. For years, alternative meat companies Beyond Meat and Impossibl...
ENCORE: Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Break from the Herd | 4
Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger boomed in the 2010s, but changing tastes have turned their sizzle into a fizzle. And as they continue to slide deepe...
ENCORE: Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Beefing Up, Chowing Down | 3
It’s 2019 and plant-based meats are on fire. But they’re also under fire. Supporters of the beef industry start a food fight with the plant-based meat...
ENCORE: Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Flame Broiled | 2
It’s 2016 and both Pat Brown’s Impossible Foods and Ethan Brown’s Beyond Meat are cooking up plant-based burgers for mass consumption. Ethan tries to...
ENCORE: Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Pressure Cooker | 1
It's 2008 and two men, both vegans, ponder what they can do to improve the climate. Though they’re on separate sides of the country and in different p...
How Nvidia Owned A.I. | Once in a Lifetime | 2
Flush from its success in video game graphics, Nvidia sets its sights on turning its gaming chips into the tools that will power the next wave of comp...
How Nvidia Owned A.I. | Light Speed or Bust | 1
It’s the early 1990s and video games are about to go 3D. And in a Denny’s in Silicon Valley, three engineers are plotting to cash in on the transition...
The Many Deaths of Dungeons & Dragons | Game On | 3
Fifty years after its inception, Dungeons & Dragons has become more than just a fantasy game for nerds. It’s a cultural phenomenon, thanks in part to...
The Many Deaths of Dungeons & Dragons | A Kingdom Reborn | 2
After years of falling sales, Dungeons & Dragons’ publisher TSR is being dragged under by massive debts and in need of rescue. But as hopelessness tak...
The Many Deaths of Dungeons & Dragons | Wizards and Witch Hunts | 1
When Gary Gygax and his gaming pal Dave Arneson create Dungeons & Dragons, he believes he’s onto something special and starts a business called TSR to...
Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis Three
On May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. The tiny local police department launches an investigation but...
Ozempic Wars | The Next Injection | 2
Novo Nordisk can't keep up with demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, giving competitor Eli Lilly the edge in the GLP-1 market. And off-brand competitors con...
Ozempic Wars | The Hundred-Year Duel | 1
When pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk developed a new medication for type 2 diabetes, they noticed that a welcome side effect was a small amount of w...
Gap's Revival | Better in Navy? | 3
The “Better in Denim” ad campaign put Gap back on the map for Gen Z — but are viral ads enough to fuel a comeback? Jordyn Holman of the New York Times...
Gap's Revival | Back in Blue | 2
It’s late 2023, and Gap’s new CEO Richard Dickson is trying to revive the brand’s fading fortunes. Dickson is the man who rescued Barbie from cultural...
Listen Now: American History Tellers | The Mayflower
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our hi...
Gap's Revival | Faded Khakis | 1
It’s 2016, and a fire is ripping through a Gap distribution center in Fishkill, New York. When the smoke clears, thousands of Gap T-shirts, khakis, an...
How Lululemon Won Athleisure | Mirror, Mirror | 2
It's the 2010s, and the athleisure market has exploded. As Lululemon has grown into one of the world's biggest athletic wear companies, brands like Ni...
How Lululemon Won Athleisure | Child's Pose | 1
In the late 90s, Canadian entrepreneur Chip Wilson identified a new market emerging in North America: young women taking on yoga as a hobby. Wilson re...
The Rise and Fall of Peloton | Pedal On | 3
Peloton’s pandemic hype and sales have died down and now, the company must determine what’s next. Lauren Thomas of the Wall Street Journal talks to us...
The Rise and Fall of Peloton | Maximum Effort | 2
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages, Peloton’s stock surges and the company scrambles to keep up with the new demand for its products. They pour millions o...
The Rise and Fall of Peloton | Welcome to the Ride | 1
In 2011, avid fitness fan John Foley comes up with an idea for an internet-connected exercise bike that allows users to experience the communal nature...
Dieselgate | Running on Fumes | 2
By 2014, Volkswagen has taken the U.S. auto market by storm with its fleet of affordable, fuel-efficient diesel cars. But a new study threatens to rev...
Dieselgate | Truth or Dare | 1
In 2007, Volkswagen's new CEO Martin Winterkorn sets his sights on besting GM and Toyota to become the top automaker in the world. But the company can...
The Great Sriracha Feud | If You Can't Stand the Heat | 3
Why has hot sauce gotten so - well, hot? Bon Appétit’s Joseph Hernandez sheds some light on the rise of condiment culture, and why the spicy stuff got...
The Great Sriracha Feud | Showdown | 2
The rift between David Tran’s Huy Fong Foods and Underwood Ranches becomes insurmountable. The two companies sue each other and wait for the courts to...
The Great Sriracha Feud | The Only Hot Sauce Billionaire | 1
In the early 80s, David Tran developed a sauce he called Sriracha; its popularity quickly spread among chefs and customers throughout Southern Califor...
McDonald's vs The Burger Revolution | The Price is Right | 2
The “better burger” business has been rapidly expanding across the United States and internationally, with chains like Five Guys and Shake Shack growi...
McDonald's vs The Burger Revolution | Better Burgers | 1
It's the mid-2000s, and new burger chains are popping up across the United States. Places like Five Guys and Shake Shack are touting their higher-qual...
Can Southwest Airlines Survive? | Bumpy Skies Ahead | 3
Southwest Airlines announced some big changes recently, and customers of the “Love Airline” are not feeling it. Joe Guinto, a business reporter who wr...
Can Southwest Airlines Survive? | Excess Baggage | 2
It’s 2023 and Southwest Airlines’ stock is in a nosedive. With costs ascending, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan freezes hiring and slashes spending. Amid all...
Can Southwest Airlines Survive? | Hard Landing | 1
It's 2021 and for the first time in nearly 50 years, Southwest Airlines posts an annual net loss. Amid the crisis, thousands of Southwest workers head...