Business Movers
Episodes
Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis Three
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. The tiny local police department launches an investigation but...
Listen Now: Business Wars | The Race to Ozempic
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Listen Now: Against The Odds | Tsunami In Thailand
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersive s...
An Update About Business Movers | 6
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An Update About Business Movers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...
Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Author Jeffrey Richardson explores Howard Hughes’s impact on Hollywood and the American film industry | 5
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author Jeffrey Richardson discusses Howard Hughes’s career in Hollywood, and evaluates how far he changed the American film industry.Be the first to...
Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | The Red Scare | 4
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Hughes embarks on an obsessive search for communists that sends RKO into a nosedive. As lawsuits mount and allies abandon him, the historic Hol...
Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Selling Scandal | 3
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After spending big to buy RKO Pictures, Howard Hughes clashes with studio veterans and exploits his own stars. But he soon finds that remaking a major...
Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Censored | 2
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Hughes embraces sex and violence in his quest to conquer Hollywood. But his sensationalist approach clashes with industry regulators and censor...
Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Calling the Shots | 1
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teenage millionaire Howard Hughes heads west with dreams of conquering Hollywood. But the bold Texan outsider quickly learns that making a hit movie i...
Breaking Bell | Writer Jon Gertner discusses AT&T’s impact on technological innovation | 5
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and author Jon Gertner explores the effects of AT&T’s monopoly and breakup on American telecommunications, and evaluates Bell Laborat...
Breaking Bell | The Deal | 4
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AT&T moves closer to being forcibly dismantled by the courts, bosses consider a radical alternative. But even when they press the button for th...
Breaking Bell | Stuck in a Quagmire | 3
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AT&T bosses throw everything at the wall in the hope of getting a federal antitrust lawsuit dismissed. But as the case finally reaches court, the ...
Breaking Bell | Wheelin' & Dealin' | 2
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deals to secure the future of AT&T fall apart as the fight for the future of America’s telephone system turns increasingly fractious, and the co...
Breaking Bell | The Decision to Decide | 1
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After almost a century of controlling the telecommunications industry in the United States, AT&T’s dominance is threatened by new competition. I...
Rehabilitating Porsche | Journalist and author David de Jong explores the legacy of the Nazi era on Porsche | 5
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and author David de Jong explores the impact of the Nazi regime on German businesses and how Ferry Porsche resurrected his father’s legac...
Rehabilitating Porsche | The Checkered Flag | 4
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Porsche enters a golden age of its history with the launch of an iconic car and victory on the racetrack. But when world events turn car buyers’ att...
Rehabilitating Porsche | The Need for Speed | 3
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ferry Porsche steers Porsche in a new direction and his company hits the headlines with a series of remarkable performances on the racetrack. But Pors...
Rehabilitating Porsche | Stalled | 2
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of World War Two, Ferdinand Porsche is arrested for war crimes. As the fate of his company hangs in the balance, only Ferdinand’s s...
Rehabilitating Porsche | Blueprints | 1
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Czechoslovak engineer Ferdinand Porsche dreams of a mass-market car that’ll sell in the millions and redefine the automotive industry. But Ferdinand...
Former Virgin Mobile USA executive Stacy Schwartz discusses Richard Branson’s spectacular business journey | 5
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marketing consultant and former Virgin Mobile USA executive Stacy Schwartz explores how Richard Branson grew Virgin from a small music retailer into a...
Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | Flight Path | 4
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Virgin Atlantic takes to the sky and upends the aviation industry, but the new venture also throws Richard Branson into battle with one of Britain’s...
Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | Growing Pains | 3
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Richard Branson struggles to deal with the consequences of his arrest for tax evasion, Virgin expands its reach with the help of a breakout hit and...
Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | E for Export | 2
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Virgin gets into the music business, but 20-year-old founder Richard Branson is caught in an illegal scheme that threatens the future of his fledgling...
Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | Sowing the Seeds | 1
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
British teenager Richard Branson finds his true calling as an entrepreneur, but it doesn’t take him long to ruffle a few feathers.Be the first to kn...
Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | Author Lisa Napoli discusses CNN’s impact on American television and culture | 5
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and author Lisa Napoli explores how CNN pioneered a new form of television news, and the role played by media mogul Ted Turner in the chann...
Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | The Cable News War | 4
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Turner’s CNN meets the challenge of a rival 24-hour news channel, but without the aid of the man who was the driving force behind CNN’s succes...
Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | Ted Versus Reese | 3
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As CNN goes from strength to strength, cracks begin to appear in Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld’s relationship.Be the first to know about Wondery’...
Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | The News Will Continue | 2
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reese Schonfeld transforms tragedies into triumph as CNN becomes America’s primary source of breaking news.Be the first to know about Wondery’s ne...
Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | Two Giant Egos | 1
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Media mogul Ted Turner shakes up the television industry with the launch of a 24-hour channel dedicated solely to breaking news.Be the first to know a...
Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | A’Lelia Bundles Discusses Her Ancestor’s Role in Pioneering the Black Haircare Industry | 5
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madam C.J. Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles discusses her ancestor’s role in pioneering the Black haircare industry at the tur...
Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Crowning Achievements | 4
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With successful businesses and vast fortunes at their disposal, Black entrepreneurs Annie Malone and Sarah Walker turn their attention to their legaci...
Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Rinse, Lather, Repeat | 3
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Walker faces business and personal challenges as she grows her hair care business.Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curate...
Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Tangled | 2
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Walker sparks a business rivalry with her former boss, Annie Pope, when she sets up her own hair care company.Be the first to know about Wondery...
Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Roots of Success | 1
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Turnbo’s homemade hair care products are a hit among the Black women of St. Louis, Missouri.Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podc...
Saving Barnes and Noble | Industry Expert Jane Friedman Discusses The Resurgence Of Barnes & Noble And The Future Of Bookselling | 4
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Publishing industry expert Jane Friedman discusses James Daunt’s transformation of Barnes & Noble, and the threats and opportunities the future ...
Saving Barnes and Noble | Undaunted | 3
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic forces the closure of 400 Barnes & Noble locations. James Daunt uses the downtime to accelerate the redesign of stores, and ...
Saving Barnes and Noble | Lost in the Amazon | 2
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Barnes & Noble’s first e-commerce website, BN.com, launches under the leadership of Stephen and Leonard Riggio. But the company’s attempt to j...
Saving Barnes and Noble | The Emperor of Little Italy | 1
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, Leonard Riggio buys the famous New York bookstore Barnes & Noble and turns it into a national chain. But as the decades pass and ret...
An Elf-Made Success | Elfy Profits: How The Elf On The Shelf Found Its Place At Christmas | 2
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mensch on a Bench author Neal Hoffman discusses how he was inspired to write his book by The Elf on the Shelf, the reasons behind the original boo...
An Elf-Made Success | How the Elf On The Shelf Found a Place at Christmas | 1
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mother-daughter duo Chanda Bell and Carol Aebersold turn their old family tradition into a new Christmas children’s book they call The Elf on the Sh...
Oprah's Empire | Former OWN Executive Scott Garner on Oprah Winfrey And The Evolution of Television | 5
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Oprah Winfrey Network executive Scott Garner discusses the media landscape of the 1980s and how Oprah Winfrey redefined daytime television.Be t...
Oprah's Empire | Living Her Best Life | 4
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oprah Winfrey says goodbye to The Oprah Winfrey Show and moves on to focus on her new network: OWN. But launching her own channel proves more challeng...
Oprah's Empire | The Oprah Effect | 3
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oprah launches her book club, fights off an entire industry of cattlemen - and becomes a billionaire in the process.Be the first to know about Wondery...
Oprah's Empire | Taking Control | 2
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As The Oprah Winfrey Show goes from strength to strength, Oprah Winfrey starts building her media empire by creating Harpo Productions. Be the fi...
Oprah's Empire | Betting on Oprah | 1
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a young professional, Oprah Winfrey bounced between radio stations and news outlets, trying to find her groove, until she landed a gig as the host ...
The Missing Mogul | Oxford University’s Professor Christopher McKenna On Corporate Corruption Today | 5
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Christopher McKenna from the University of Oxford discusses modern corporate scandals and how much - and how little - has changed in the yea...
The Missing Mogul | Overboard | 4
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell desperately tries to prop up his business empire, but decades of deception and dubious dealings are finally uncovered after his mysteri...
The Missing Mogul | Man in the Mirror | 3
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New owner of the Daily Mirror Robert Maxwell splashes the cash to expand his business empire, but when money becomes tight, he turns to unethical prac...
The Missing Mogul | Three Strikes | 2
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell is repeatedly frustrated in his attempts to break into the newspaper industry by an equally ruthless rival: Rupert Murdoch.Listen to Bu...
The Missing Mogul | The Bouncing Czech | 1
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Czech refugee from the Nazis begins a new life in Britain under a new name: Robert Maxwell.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever ...
Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | Dr. Keith McLoughlin On The History and Future of Supersonic Passenger Flight | 5
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author Dr. Keith McLoughlin explores how Concorde changed history - and became history as the aviation industry evolved and supersonic passenger trave...
Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Crash | 4
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the turn of the century, a tragic accident leads Concorde to suffer a dramatic fall from grace.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wher...
Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | Takeoff | 3
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the Concorde supersonic jet finally prepares to enter passenger service, economic and political forces conspire to keep it grounded. Listen to...
Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Supersonic Race | 2
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The supersonic race heats up in the 1960s. As Britain and France scramble to solidify their design for Concorde, the United States of America and the ...
Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Long Runway | 1
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1950s, facing humiliation after the Suez Crisis, Britain sets out to prove that it can still be a global superpower by creating the world’s f...
In The Red: Liverpool FC | Golden Sky | 1
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The owner of the world-famous soccer team, Liverpool FC, goes hunting for new investment.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you ...
Conrad Hilton’s Staying Power | Mi Casa Es Su Casa | 1
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Future hotelier and entrepreneur Conrad Hilton learns two key lessons from his parents as he struggles to work out what he wants to do with his life.N...
Leveling Up Nintendo | Author Jeff Ryan On The Nintendo Way To Play | 5
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author Jeff Ryan discusses the rise of Nintendo in America, and how the video game company has changed - and stayed the same - in the two decades sinc...
Leveling Up Nintendo | Jumpman | 1
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nintendo launches an American subsidiary, but the company struggles until it releases an innovative platform game that introduces the world to an icon...
Steering Cunard Off the Rocks | Full Head of Steam | 1
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 19th Century, Samuel Cunard wins a contract to deliver mail from Britain to North America by steamship - a new technology that will make transa...
Henry Ford’s Paradise Lost | A Man and His Machine | 1
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Industrialist Henry Ford looks for a new way to supply his factories with rubber without having to pay the prices dictated by the global market. But h...
Pepsi: Doing Good Business | Special Markets | 1
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1940, Pepsi President Walter Mack makes headlines by hiring a team of Black salesmen to target African American customers in a new “special marke...
Hatching Penguin | Paperback Pioneer | 1
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To save the publishing company he inherited from his uncle, British publisher Allen Lane launches a radical new line of paperback books – but finds ...
Colonel Santa Claus | How KFC Conquered Japan | 1
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Young businessman Takeshi “Shin” Okawara takes the gamble of a lifetime when he leaves a secure job to become the manager of one of the first KFCs...
Making Macy's | If at First You Don't Succeed | 1
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a series of failed enterprises in California and Massachusetts, Rowland Macy launches his latest retail store in New York – in the fast-growin...
Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate | Sweet Success | 1
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After two failed candy businesses, the confectioner Milton Hershey discovers a new recipe for making caramels and starts the Lancaster Caramel Company...
Cisco: The Founder's Dilemma | Making Connections | 1
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While working for Stanford University in the 1980s, married couple Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack help invent a technology that allows computers of diffe...
Building Lego | Out of the Ashes | 1
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A small Danish toy company survives World War Two thanks to its quality craftsmanship, but behind the scenes all is not well. Despite its good reputat...
The Disappearance of General Magic | The Pocket Crystal | 1
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost two decades before the launch of the iPhone, Apple Executive Marc Porat launches a project to develop the world’s first smartphone. But to fu...
JP Morgan Saves Wall Street | A Family Affair | 1
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the face of a financial crisis, the famous banker JP Morgan puts his reputation and his wealth on the line when he intervenes to save Wall Street, ...
Becoming Nike | The Crazy Idea | 1
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
26-year-old college graduate Phil Knight founds Blue Ribbon Sports and makes a success of his plan to import Japanese running shoes to America. But as...
Sam Walton: Building a Walmart World | Planes, Trains, and Discounts | 1
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970’s, Sam Walton steps away from his retail empire, Walmart. But with Sam gone, the company nearly buckles under the weight of a power stru...
The Apple Genius: Tim Cook | The Visionary | 1
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a thirteen year rise through the ranks at Apple, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook faces the daunting task of replacing the company’s iconic co...
The McDonald's Invasion | New Beginnings | 1
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
George Cohon gives up his career as a Chicago attorney to open the first McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Canada. As George moves up the McDonald’...
Exxon in Crisis | The Accident | 1
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska. More than ten million gallons of crude oil gushed out of its shattered holds...
Animating Pixar | The Benefactor | 1
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Catmull’s dream is to make the first ever computer-animated movie. But in 1986, Ed’s world is turned upside down when tech icon Steve Jobs purc...
Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | The Crash | 2
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Iacocca takes charge at Chrysler and finds a company on the brink of collapse. But his attempts to turn the automaker around are undermined by a n...
Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | A Ford Man | 1
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During a time of rising inflation, Lee Iacocca rises through the ranks of the Ford Motor Company, eventually becoming its President. But reaching the ...
Beating Rockefeller | God and Money | 1
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 19th Century, J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil vanquishes the competition on its way to the top of the oil industry. Rockefeller is truly untouc...
Taking Microsoft Into the Cloud | Crossroads | 1
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young engineer carves his path to becoming Microsoft’s third CEO, determined to launch a technological and cultural revolution that will change th...
Southwest | Preparing for Takeoff | 1
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grounded by lawsuits waged by its competitors, the newly-conceived Southwest Airlines struggles to stay in business in the 1960s. But the company’s ...
The King of Booze | Unspoken Rules | 1
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the early-20th Century, George Remus works his way from successful pharmacist to one of the most famous lawyers in Chicago. But greed, love, and Pr...
The HP Spying Scandal | The HP Way | 1
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Hewlett-Packard chair Patricia Dunn begins a spy campaign to discover the source of an internal leak, she sets off a chain of events that will le...
Warren Buffett’s Biggest Bet | The Salad Oil King | 1
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1963, a New Jersey conman named Anthony “Tino” De Angelis pulls off “The Great Salad Oil Swindle”, one of the largest financial frauds in W...
Hostile Takeover: The Sumner Redstone Story | The Family Business | 1
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boston-born media executive Sumner Redstone turns a small family business into a media juggernaut, acquiring companies like Viacom, Paramount and CBS ...
George Lucas: Creating a Hollywood Empire | A New Hope | 1
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker George Lucas created the most successful movie franchise of all time. Star Wars revolutionized cinema, taught Hollywood the true value of me...
Fighting for MySpace | Millions of Emails | 1
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson had no intention of starting a tech revolution. But when their website, MySpace, took off in 2003, it changed social me...
Howard Schultz: Saving Starbucks | The Third Place | 1
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Schultz bought a small Seattle coffee company called Starbucks in 1987. By the time he stepped down as Starbucks’ CEO in 2000, Howard had tra...
The Collapse of Lehman Brothers | Lawrence and Larry | 1
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lehman Brothers, the world’s 4th largest investment bank, recorded billions in profits year after year, until September of 2008 when the Wall Street...
Stan Lee: The Mind Behind Marvel | Origin Story | 1
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comic book legend Stan Lee co-created some of the world’s most iconic superheroes including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Aveng...
General Motors: Back from the Dead | In With the New | 1
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
General Motors is America’s carmaker, an empire that helped build Detroit Motor City. Since 1908, General Motors has been a key driver of the workfo...
The Enlightenment of Steve Jobs | Little Black Cubes | 1
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After Steve Jobs is fired by Apple in 1985, he sets out to build the computer of the future and prove himself a worthy leader. So he founds a new comp...
The Myth of John DeLorean | The Prophet | 1
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The name “DeLorean” isn’t just synonymous with the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future, it’s also infamous for its connection to two uniq...
The Rise and Fall of Uber | #Winning | 1
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Uber's spectacular rise wasn’t the smoothest ride. The world-changing ride sharing app broke more than a few rules--and laws--on it’s way to the t...
Coca-Cola’s Greatest Mistake | Out With The Old | 1
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1985, when Coca-Cola eliminated its signature soft drink, “Coke”, and replaced it with a new and improved version called “New Coke”, the Am...
Walt Disney: Building a Better Theme Park | Project Future | 1
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Walt Disney sets out to build a second theme park in Florida, he quietly works to keep the top secret project out of the public eye. To make his dr...
Introducing Business Movers
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and b...