Zing Zing

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We are back. For those new to Good Bad Billionaire, what is the podcast? Well, we're going to find out how some of the wealthiest people on the planet made their money. We take them from zero to their first million, then from a million onto a billion. My name is Zing Zing. I'm a journalist, author and podcaster.

And I'm Simon Jack, I'm the BBC's business editor. And why do we do this? Well, how people got really rich is interesting in itself. And for my money, it also holds up a bit of a mirror to us. Nobody gets that rich without providing something that we need, want or enjoy. So it tells us something about the societies in which we live.

And in this season we'll cover the newest, youngest, self-made female billionaire, a woman whose company might change the world forever. Plus we're going to cover some fascinating billionaires you've probably never heard of, the Beef Brothers of Brazil and the old godmother of Chinese chili sauce. And there are more celebrity billionaires than ever. We're going to cover a few names you may have heard of, sports star Cristiano Ronaldo, anyone? And Roger Federer? As well as musicians that you may have heard of, like Paul McCartney. And we kick it all off next week with Beyoncé.

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