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    Tesla's Nordic Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 23:18 Transcription Available


    As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas EkblomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sextortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 35:51 Transcription Available


    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 CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Matzo Is Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 8:17 Transcription Available


    At Streit's matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bluey, Take a Bow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 31:23 Transcription Available


    The Australian kids' show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    An Empire Divided

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 21:39 Transcription Available


    General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America's quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan BeeneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Vincuñas and the $9,000 Sweater

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 14:48 Transcription Available


    Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo RochabrunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Everywhere All at Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 28:36 Transcription Available


    A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 23:06 Transcription Available


    Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum's vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    That New Contract Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 32:48 Transcription Available


    Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor's green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Pausing Menopause

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 26:43 Transcription Available


    Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman's biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Legal Netherworld of Deepfakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 30:18 Transcription Available


    On New Year's Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrifiedto learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves.   By Olivia Carville and Margi MurphySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Master of the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 37:09 Transcription Available


    For years the world's greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor's riches. He's kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan BrowningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Elon Musk's Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 27:11 Transcription Available


    The world's richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads?  By Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Foxconn's EV Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 24:58 Transcription Available


    Can the company that makes most of the world's iPhones pivot to building electric cars in Ohio? By Reed StevensonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Swiss Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 14:23 Transcription Available


    Sergio Ermotti is back at the helm of UBS—and looking to capitalize on the deal ofa lifetime. By Marion Halftermeyer, Myriam Balezou and Alessandro Speciale, with Max ReyesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How to Build the Next BTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 23:32 Transcription Available


    With K-pop's biggest boy band on hiatus, the South Korean music mogul behind the group is turning to the US to find its successor. Or something close to it. By Lucas Shaw & Sohee KimSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Continental Rift

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 24:18 Transcription Available


    How a murder in a nondescript Canadian suburb triggered an international crisis. By Matthew Campbell, Ari Altstedter, Brian Platt and Sudhi Ranjan SenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Law Enforcement's Most Troubling Shortcut Is Google

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 24:10 Transcription Available


    How a certain search engine became an investigative tool of first resort.By Julia Love and Davey AlbaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is Working Here the Worst Retail Job in America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 27:08 Transcription Available


    No one has more US stores than Dollar General. There are costs.  By Josh Eidelson and Brendan CaseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bankman, Fried & Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 33:52 Transcription Available


    Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world's biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Another Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 19:14 Transcription Available


    Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Fortune in Crypto, Stolen With a Phone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 38:50 Transcription Available


    Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves' friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Maddening Mystery of a Murdered Billionaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 44:40 Transcription Available


    Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered,police still haven't identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession.  By Matthew Campbell and Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Actors and Writers Think They've Landed in a Terminator Reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 14:46 Transcription Available


    AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas ShawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Many Points Is a Shot of Wegovy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 27:02 Transcription Available


    WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn't kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jacked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 51:45 Transcription Available


    A $500 million catalytic converter theft ring—and the effort to bring it down.  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How a Huawei Mole Got Caught Trying to Swing a $200 Million 5G Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 28:28 Transcription Available


    At TDC in Copenhagen, all of senior management was under suspicion. Its computer network was compromised, people were getting trailed. And then there were the drones … By Drake Bennett and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    America's Long, Tortured Journey to Build EV Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 30:14 Transcription Available


    The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that's wrong with this country's approach to innovation. By Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tripped Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 33:16 Transcription Available


    Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim LohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    City of Peace, City of War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 24:01 Transcription Available


    As Japan reconsiders decades of pacifism, Hiroshima is becoming an unlikely defense hub. By Yoshiaki NoharaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Coke Can Liner Caper

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 42:51 Transcription Available


    Shannon You was a good chemist, a bad colleague—and a thief. She planned to use the IP she'd stolen to start a company in China, and it might have worked if she herself hadn't been duped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weight Loss Drugs Have a Cost Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 14:23 Transcription Available


    Those ubiquitously marketed new meds? They work. And they cost at least $10,000 a year. By Emma Court and Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Welcome to Chappelleville

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 30:13 Transcription Available


    After giving up his Comedy Central show, Dave Chappelle returned to his Ohio hometown and began living a low-key life. Then he started buying properties, complained about his neighbors on Saturday Night Live and waged an epic battle over development. By Tyler J. KelleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Gambler Who Beat Roulette

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 37:44 Transcription Available


    For decades, casinos scoffed as gamblers devised elaborate systems to gain an advantage over the house. That changed after an unassuming Croatian won more than £1 million over several nights at a London club. The question—for casinos, cops, and a Bloomberg Businessweek reporter—was how, exactly, he did it. By Kit ChellelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Breaking the Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 29:10 Transcription Available


    With Honor Among Thieves hitting theaters, Hasbro tries to overcome 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons business disasters without enraging its fan base.  By Felix Gillette and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What Happens When Sexting Chatbots Dump Their Human Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 11:56 Transcription Available


    People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika's AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats. By Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tick Tock, TikTok

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 20:16 Transcription Available


    In Washington, politics will shape the narrative surrounding any company that doesn't seek to write it itself. By Alex Barinka and Anna EdgertonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Keepers of the Flame

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 30:15 Transcription Available


    Culture warriors, foodies and affluent homeowners are clutching their gas stoves. Can Americans finally be persuaded to switch to induction? By Aaron GellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 12:55 Transcription Available


    Inside the US government's effort to unravel a giant financial fraud, with some help from the celebrities who got paintings and bags of cash via a friendly future fugitive named Jho Low. By Anthony Cormier, Jason Leopold and Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 39:36 Transcription Available


    How rapper Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century's great financial scandals. By Jason Leopold, Anthony Cormier and Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The Billionaire Bomb Scare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 21:32 Transcription Available


    When explosives were found outside Mukesh Ambani's home in Mumbai, the cops blamed terrorists. The truth—and the rot it exposed—was far more alarming. By Chris Kay and P.R. SanjaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Richest Fanboy in Wrestling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 25:54 Transcription Available


    Tony Khan's All Elite Wrestling wants to unseat WWE, if its chairman, Vince McMahon, doesn't do it first. By Kim BhasinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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