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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GoPro: The Billion Dollar Wipeout | Crash Landing | 2
After a successful IPO in 2014, GoPro founder and CEO Nick Woodman hopes to lead the company into its next act. In his vision, GoPro won’t just be a c...
GoPro: The Billion Dollar Wipeout | Think it. See It. Do it. Boom. | 1
In 2002, while on a surf trip to Bali, 26-year-old Nick Woodman has an idea for a camera mount that would allow him and his friends to capture action...
Universal vs Disney: The Battle for Orlando | Epic Rivalry | 4
For decades, Disney was the undisputed champion of theme parks. But Universal Studios had its big breakthrough when the Wizarding World of Harry Potte...
Universal vs. Disney: The Battle for Orlando | An IP for an IP | 3
With Harry Potter on its team, Universal hopes to cast a spell on millions of vacationers. Meanwhile, Disney’s new boss Bob Iger is about to strike ba...
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Universal vs. Disney: The Battle for Orlando | The Park That Lived | 2
After a bumpy opening, Universal Studios Florida is looking for a way to get out of Disney World’s shadow. But if Jaws, King Kong and Back to the Futu...
Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s Manifesto
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski (Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons) as he sets off on his most complicated ques...
Universal vs. Disney: The Battle for Orlando | A Kingdom Invaded | 1
Walt Disney World: it’s the Central Florida theme park destination that dreams are made of. And Universal’s dream is to build an even better theme par...
ENCORE: Cruise Ship Wars | Mayday | 4
As the cruise industry enters the 21st century, Carnival and Royal Caribbean square off again as they battle to acquire British company Princess Cruis...
ENCORE: Cruise Ship Wars | A Shot Across the Bow | 3
As Carnival cements its success by going public, founder Ted Arison and his son and CEO Micky set their sights on growing the company through acquisit...
ENCORE: Cruise Ship Wars | Making Waves | 2
After his bitter exit from Norwegian Cruise Line, Ted Arison has limited time to make his new company Carnival a success. With little funds and one ru...
ENCORE: Cruise Ship Wars | Anchors Aweigh! | 1
In 1950, an enterprising Miami businessman has the idea to use a passenger liner to ferry retired Floridians to the Caribbean. He makes their time on...
Chobani: The Yogurt That Ate America | Fungi and Bankruptcy | 2
It’s 2013 and upstart yogurt brand Chobani is riding high. But in its huge new factory in Idaho, a microscopic threat is spreading: mold. And when it...
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...
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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...