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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Chobani: The Yogurt That Ate America | Nothing But Good | 1
When a leaflet advertising a decrepit factory for sale lands in the office of struggling entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya, it sets him on a quest to make Am...
Listen Now: Foul Play
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But E...
Meta and the Battle for Smart Glasses | Google's Return | 3
Back in 2014, Google Glass made the dream of smart glasses a reality for the tech-obsessed. But a hefty price tag and divisive design prevented Google...
Meta and the Battle for Smart Glasses | I'm a Creep | 2
It’s 2023, and Meta Ray-Bans have just helped Mark Zuckerberg turn a corner. After his disastrous investment in the Metaverse, Meta’s AI-enabled smart...
New Season - Dr. Death: The Cowboy
Dr. John Schneider rode into town like a character out of a Western: an outsider on a Harley-Davidson, in trademark cowboy boots. He promised relief t...
Meta and the Battle for Smart Glasses | Prize on the Eyes | 1
It’s 2011, and two Stanford students have built eyeglasses with a tiny camera inside. Their a prototype paves the way for Meta Ray-Bans, the first tec...
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4
In 2019, the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive To Survive ushered in a major uptick in the sport’s popularity among Americans. Then, the 2021 F1 season...
F1 vs NASCAR | Land of Liberty | 3
Formula One is under new management and pushing to finally break into America. But after decades of failure, it needs to remodel its approach while al...
Listen Now: OnlyFantasy
Is what’s happening on OnlyFans real? Or is it only a fantasy?
In this provocative investigation into OnlyFans—the adult platform where subscrib...
F1 vs NASCAR | Pedal to the Metal | 2
When the European Union moves to ban tobacco sponsorship, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone finds himself racing to expand the sport’s global reach....
F1 vs NASCAR | Start Your Engines | 1
When moonshine runners turn stock car racers, Bill France creates NASCAR and turns it into America’s top motorsport. Meanwhile, in Europe, another can...
Bumble's Stumble | The Sting | 2
It’s 2024 and Bumble’s users are increasingly frustrated by matches that go nowhere. Investors are equally uneasy as the stock price cascades from its...
Bumble's Stumble | The Queen Bee | 1
It’s 2014 and twenty-four-year-old Whitney Wolfe sues Tinder for harassment, sending shockwaves through Silicon Valley. She walks away with a settleme...
Athletic Brewing and the NA Beer Revolution | Is NA Here to Stay? | 3
When Athletic hit the shelves in 2017, it proved to naysayers that you can have a non-alcoholic beer without sacrificing on taste. Dare we say, it eve...
Athletic Brewing and the NA Beer Revolution | Bring Your Beer to Work | 2
With its brewery finally open, Athletic Brewing is on a mission to get its beer into stores. But Heineken, the European leader in this space, is also...
Athletic Brewing and the NA Beer Revolution | Brewing the Impossible | 1
It’s 2017 and Bill Shufelt is about to quit stock trading to start a company with a product it seems like nobody wants: non-alcoholic beer. And that’s...
Spotify vs Apple Music | Dehumanizer | 2
It’s 2015 and Taylor Swift’s just thrown Apple Music into crisis. But as the Silicon Valley giant tries to get its music-streaming service back on tra...
Spotify vs Apple Music | Who Stopped the Music? | 1
It’s the late 2000s and the music industry dances to the beat of Apple iTunes. But two Swedish tech entrepreneurs are out to challenge Apple's dominan...
Under Armour's Attack on Nike | Signature Sneakers | 3
When Michael Jordan signed with an upstart running shoe company called Nike in the 1980s, it revolutionized the signature sneaker landscape and made N...
Under Armour's Attack on Nike | Dropping the Ball | 2
It’s 2014 and Under Armour is getting increasingly aggressive as it takes on Nike, buying fitness apps and signing record-breaking endorsement deals. ...
Under Armour's Attack on Nike | Sweat Equity | 1
It’s 1995 and college football player Kevin Plank is frustrated with the way the cotton t-shirt he wears under his pads gets drenched with sweat. He b...
Gatorade Sweats the Competition | Defending the Title | 3
As the 1990s come to a close, Gatorade has become an established powerhouse brand, thanks to a 25-year head start and the star power of their spokespe...
Gatorade Sweats the Competition | Be Like Mike | 2
It’s the early 1970s, and Gatorade isn’t just the leader in sports hydration — it is sports hydration. No other competing brand comes close. But that...
Gatorade Sweats the Competition | Searching for a Solution | 1
It’s 1965 and at the University of Florida, a team of kidney scientists is working hard on an electrolyte beverage solution to prevent dehydration. It...
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...