Becoming Berkshire
Episodes
Ep: 17 The Obscure Stamp Company That LAUNCHED Buffett's Empire
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 17 | 1970: Goodbody’s Fall, Walmart’s Rise, and Buffett’s First Float Play1970 opened with chaos on Wall Street. Broker-dealers were fai...
Ep. 16 How Warren Buffett Turned $16 Million into a Fortune During the 1970 Market Meltdown
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 16Our podcast delves into 1970, a year of profound financial turmoil where the Dow Jones plummeted amidst recession fears and an "uneasy Repub...
1962-1969: Warren Buffett & The Go-Go Years of the 1960s
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 15
1969: Illinois National Bank
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1969, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger redirected their capital away from stripped-down sectors like textiles and retail—seeking businesses with...
1969: Warren Buffett Retires
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1969, Warren Buffett retired from managing money and dissolved his partnership, shifting his focus more towards Berkshire Hathaway. This decision...
1968: Sun Newspaper & Blacker Printing Company
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1968 was a year of profound upheaval for the United States and Wall Street, marked by assassinations, widespread social unrest, and a "back-offic...
1967: National Indemnity
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 11, where we delve into the transformative 1967 acquisition of National Indemnity (NICO) by Berkshire Hathaway for $8.6 million. ...
1967 Buffett Limited Partnership Letter
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Becoming Berkshire Episode 10! Today, we're delving into the pivotal year of 1967 for Berkshire Hathaway, a period that marked its tran...
1966: Warren Buffett & The Walt Disney Company
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 9 of Becoming Berkshire! As we continue our journey through 1966, a pivotal year for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, we'...
1966: Hochschild, Kohn & Co.
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year 1966 was marked by a fluctuating stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly breaching the 1,000 mark for the first time befo...
1965: Buffett Partnership Letter
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 details Warren Buffett's 1965 hostile takeover of Berkshire Hathaway after a tender offer dispute, resulting in his control, chairmanshi...
1964: Buffett Partnership Letter
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://open.substack.com/pub/theweekendinvestor/p/becoming-berkshire-1964-buffetts?r=21sroa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeO...
1963: Warren Buffett & The American Express Salad Oil Scandal
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 5 of Becoming Berkshire, as we look at the fascinating story of the American Express salad oil scandal, which almost brought down t...
1963: Buffett Partnership Letter
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the world of Warren Buffett's investment strategies in 1963, a year marked by significant historical events. This discussion delves into insig...
1962: Buffett Partnership Letter
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores Warren Buffett's early years as a money manager and how his investment style evolved. Initially, he followed Ben Graham's princi...
1947-1951: Benjamin Graham
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://open.substack.com/pub/theweekendinvestor/p/becoming-berkshire-columbia?r=21sroa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShar...
1930-1949: Warren Buffett, Before Berkshire
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this debut episode of Becoming Berkshire, we explore the formative years of Warren Buffett, from his birth in 1930 through his teenage ventures. Di...