College Football Wars | The New Champions | 2
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pac-12 boss Larry Scott wants a media empire that can outshine the Big Ten. But to do it, he must st...
College Football Wars | Title Fight | 1
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 90s. College football’s a hot mess of untapped profit potential. But two TV execs have ...
Poppi vs Olipop: Soda’s Second Coming | 6
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Soda has had its fair share of ups and downs, but now, a new wave of prebiotic pop promises to reinv...
Jeep vs Bronco | Back in the Saddle | 5
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David is going behind the scenes with Ford’s Director of Vehicle Personalization, Mark Grueber, wh...
Jeep vs Bronco | Full Throttle | 4
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2008 and the U.S. government spends tense months deciding whether, and then how, to bail out th...
Jeep vs Bronco | Bye Bye Bronco | 3
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1996, and the last Bronco rolls off the assembly line in Michigan. Ford is moving on to bigger,...
Jeep vs Bronco | Engine Trouble | 2
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1965 and as the Bronco bucks onto the market, the Jeep boosts its engine power in hopes of ca...
Jeep vs Bronco | Battle Hardened | 1
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1940 and as Adolph Hitler’s forces storm across Europe, the American army pays a nearly broke...
Allbirds: The Rise and Fall of Direct to Consumer | 5
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Allbirds was once valued at $4.1 billion. The sustainable shoe brand had a fast and meteoric ri...
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Is OpenAI Out of the Woods? | 4
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened at OpenAI since that whiplash week in November 2023 when the board ousted its chi...
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Blood in the Water | 3
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After five intense days, Sam Altman prevails over the OpenAI Board and is reinstated as CEO, with a ...
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | If You Come At the King… | 2
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s move to fire Sam Altman with no warning kicks off five days of ...
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Misalignment | 1
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the outside, OpenAI looked like one of Silicon Valley’s biggest success stories. In 2022...
Costco's Wholesale Revolution | 6
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Costco's membership retention rate is the stuff of other retailers' dreams, nevermind the love they ...
Taylor Swift vs The World | Taylor Nation | 5
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With everything Taylor Swift’s been up to lately, being a Swiftie is almost a fulltime job. Today,...
Taylor Swift vs The World | Ticketmaster Trouble | 4
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Taylor Swift began planning The Eras Tour, she probably didn't expect to be at t...
Taylor Swift vs The World | Revenge of the Swifties | 3
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By 2019, Taylor Swift's battle to get her masters back from Scooter Braun has gone public. She decid...
Taylor Swift vs The World | Bad Blood | 2
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her d...
Taylor Swift vs The World | On the Outside | 1
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she...
The Business of Barbie | 5
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got the keys to Barbie's dream house and we’re unlocking her legacy, staying power and wha...
Apple Watch vs Samsung | The Rise of Apple Watch with Steven Levy (Wired) & Cam Wolf (GQ) | 4
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the Apple Watch first debuted, designer Jony Ive envisioned the gadget as a must-have in the wo...
Apple Watch vs Samsung | This Watch Will Save Your Life | 3
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2016 and in the wake of a major PR fiasco, Samsung is rolling out their new round smartwatch ...
Apple Watch vs Samsung | Race to the Wrist | 2
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2012 and Apple’s legendary designer in chief, Jony Ive, decides the company’s first produ...
Apple Watch vs Samsung | From Dust to Dynasty | 1
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1936 in a small town in Korea and a rakish scion of a wealthy family realizes he has to clean...
Tracing the Steps of Fitbit | 6
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before Apple and Samsung took over our wrists, there was Fitbit. The fitness tracker was just about ...
Xbox vs Playstation (REMIX) | The Console Conundrum | 5
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can you imagine video games without Sony? A partnership between Sony and Nintendo could have changed...
Xbox vs Playstation (REMIX) | Pay to Win | 4
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2016 and Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s leading a reboot of the Xbox brand after the Xbox One’s...
Xbox vs Playstation (REMIX) | Dis-Kinect | 3
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2007 and both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are in trouble. Microsoft’s dealing with an ep...
Xbox vs Playstation (REMIX) | The Betrayal | 2
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2002 and the race to build the next generation of game consoles is already underway. And Sony...
Xbox vs Playstation (REMIX) | Crash and Burn | 1
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the year 2000. Sony’s PlayStation 2 is ready to conquer the game business and leave its Jap...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Holiday Wars | 6
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American Girl or Barbie? Transformers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The Game of Life or Monopoly?...
Toys R US vs KB Toys | The Comeback Kid, Plus Hot Wheels! | 5
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘Tis the season for toys! First, we’re getting an update on where toy retailers stand today with...
Toys R US vs KB Toys | Tears 'R' Us | 4
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2004 and toy retailers across America are assessing the post-holiday damage from Walmart’s ...
Toys R US vs KB Toys: Christmas Carnage | 3
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1999 and the world wide web is the new retail frontier. And both KB Toys and Toys “R” Us ...
Toys R US vs KB Toys | Toy Hunter | 2
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1990 and Toys “R” Us rules toy retail. But when big-box retailers Walmart and Costco thre...
Toys R US vs KB Toys | Category Killer | 1
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1950s and in Washington D.C., Charles Lazarus is running a small baby furniture store in ...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Toying Around | 6
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about legendary toy stores and how they can compete today with comedian Gianmarco Sore...
CVS vs. Walgreens | Trouble Behind the Counter | 5
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Between overworked pharmacists, healthcare consolidation, and rising drug costs, pharmacies are cons...
CVS vs. Walgreens | The Doctor is In | 4
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2013 and CVS boss Larry Merlo is formulating a plan to wipe two-billion dollars off of the co...
CVS vs. Walgreens | A New Prescription | 3
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2009 and Walgreens is in crisis. It’s just lost its CEO and surrendered its top-dog status ...
CVS vs. Walgreens | Clinic Bait | 2
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1990s and CVS and Walgreens are battling for control of the nation’s best street c...
CVS vs. Walgreens | Powerful Medicine | 1
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1895 and Chicago’s a boom town that’s overflowing with pharmacies. But one drugstore is a...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Salty or Sweet? | 5
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No tricks, just treats in this chat with New York Times retail reporter Jordyn Holman and ...
The Rise of AI | Living in an Artificial World | 4
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Calore and Lauren Goode from Wired are back! The pair co-host Wired’s Gadget Lab podcast, whe...
The Rise of AI | Battle Bots | 3
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the popularity of ChatBots exploding, Microsoft invests billions of dollars into AI-assisted in...
The Rise of AI | No Reservations | 2
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Google is the undisputed leader in the race to dominate AI, in part because of its reputation as a c...
Best of Business Wars Daily | AI Disruptors | 6
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard about how AI is poised (and already) revolutionizing just about everything. We're digg...
The Rise of AI | The Next Big Thing | 1
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, AI stagnated with only a few dedicated scientists working on it. But in 2012, a r...
Hilton vs Marriott | Pretty Cool Hotels | 5
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your suitcase, because we’re taking a vacation! Today, we’re joined by Allison Pohle, trave...
Hilton vs Marriott | The Inn Crowd | 4
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2001 and the hotel industry is reeling from 9/11. But terror attacks are only the one of the ...
Hilton vs Marriott | Wake-Up Call | 3
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the early 1990s and Marriott’s a financial wreck heading for the rocks, and running out of ...
Hilton vs Marriott | Bad Heir Day | 2
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1960s and succession is top of mind at both Hilton and Marriott.Conrad Hilton’s al...
Hilton vs Marriott | Check-In | 1
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1919 and Conrad Hilton is among the fortune seekers in the oil-boom town of Cisco, Texas. But...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Room Service | 6
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We'll take a look at the hotel industry landscape this summer, including the "Taylor Swift effect," ...
Subway vs Quiznos | Putting Subs to the Test | 5
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spent this season telling the story of how Quiznos and Subway battled to create a sub sandwi...
Subway vs Quiznos | Footlong Fiascos | 4
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2008 and as the Great Recession sinks in, Panera, Jersey Mike’s and Firehouse Subs amp up t...
Subway vs Quiznos | One Ounce and You’re Out | 3
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2003 in Miami, Florida and a Subway franchisee comes up with a catchy promotion: the 5 Dollar...
Subway vs Quiznos | Anywhere and Everywhere | 2
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1987 in Denver, Colorado, and a 22-year-old stockbroker named Rick Schaden invests a market w...
Subway vs Quiznos | Subs Rising | 1
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and 17-year-old Fred DeLuca needs money to pay for college. ...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Slicing Up the Sandwich King | 6
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can old school fast food chains lure in hipper, younger diners with AI-powered features, EV charging...
Target vs Walmart | 'Target' Demographics | 5
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is your house team Target or team Walmart? Depending on where you live, or what you’re trying to b...
Target vs Walmart | Bricks and Bytes | 4
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2013 and Target’s troubles are multiplying. The Minneapolis retailer’s big push into Cana...
Target vs Walmart | Wardrobe Malfunction | 3
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s early 2005 and Walmart’s reeling from a dismal holiday season. It hoped to improve its imag...
Target vs Walmart | The Beast from Bentonville | 2
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1990s and Walmart’s replaced Kmart as America’s biggest retailer. But now that i...
Target vs Walmart | Retail Rumble | 1
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1962 and a new retail trend’s catching fire – big-box discount stores that reinvent shopp...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Add to Cart | 7
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's old is new again. Second-hand shopping is taking off online and the big brands want a piece o...
Encore: Crypto Wars | Zuckerpunch | 6
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2017, and after months of sky-high price rises, the crypto bubble is about to burst. But as s...
Encore: Crypto Wars | New Kids on the Blockchain | 5
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the mid-2010s and a new blockchain called Ethereum is shaking up crypto. It’s the creation ...
Encore: Crypto Wars | Block Busting | 4
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2015 and Coinbase is out to carve up the crypto scene with its new exchange. But it’s about...
Encore: Crypto Wars | The Great Slow Motion Swindle | 3
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2013 and bitcoin’s gaining traction at last. But just as crypto reaches for credibility, bi...
Encore: Crypto Wars | The Untouchables | 2
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2011, and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are trying to move on from their legal battle with Mar...
Encore: Crypto Wars | Generate Coins | 1
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin...
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Elon Musk...It's Complicated | 5
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter was… messy, to say the least, and now the multi-billionaire is t...
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Appetite for Destruction | 4
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After weathering an investigation by the government for their EVs catching on fire, Tesla is hit by ...
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Motor City Fights Back | 3
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The battle to dominate the EV market is on. Tesla’s market value is now around $20 billion. At thi...
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Survival Mode | 2
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, Tesla Motors has already experienced tremendous highs and devastating lows. Elon Musk is a ...
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Accelerate Faster | 1
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While the U.S. government pushed automakers to make low-emission vehicles in the 1990s, consumers lo...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Chat Chat Revolution | 6
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The AI revolution is here and the tech behemoths are building and releasing their own chatbots...
Encore: Diet Wars | Dieting 3.0 | 5
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? Bloomberg health r...
Encore: Diet Wars | Losing Streak | 4
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 2010s and the weight-loss industry's battling intensifying headwinds. Calorie-counting smar...
Encore: Diet Wars | Reaching for the Stars | 3
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the early 1990s and the diet boom is over. Weight Watchers is now a millstone around Heinz's ne...
Encore: Diet Wars | Up From Down Under | 2
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1983 and civil war's broken out within Nutri/System. But while CEO Harold Katz fights his franc...
Encore: Diet Wars | Scaling Up | 1
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1961 and in a supermarket, housewife Jean Nidetch is about to get a shock that will send her on...
Business Wars | 5th Anniversary Special | 1
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating the five-year anniversary of Business Wars with a special episode that takes you b...
Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks | 'To Infinity and Beyond' | 5
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re going behind the scenes of your favorite Disney animated movies with Andrew Millstein, forme...
Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks | Onward and Upward | 4
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2006 and with Pixar part of Disney, Ed Catmull and John Lasseter now face the task of fixing ...
Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks | Regime Change | 3
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 2000s and Disney and Pixar are locked in a high-stakes game of chicken. Disney’s deal w...
Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks | Battle of the Bugs | 2
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1995 and Pixar’s Toy Story is just months away from release. But as the premiere of the fir...
Disney-Pixar vs Dreamworks | The Outcasts | 1
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1985 and Steve Jobs is fuming after being fired from Apple. He wants a second act, and he thi...
Best of Business Wars Daily | The Disney Dilemma | 6
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about Disney's pivot to streaming and the hurdles ahead for the legacy media company a...
Apple vs Microsoft | Life After Laptops | 5
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The personal computer is no longer the talk of the town. Between new AI tools, sleek smartphones and...
Apple vs Microsoft | The Gamble | 4
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The government sues Microsoft for allegedly violating antitrust laws, providing just the distraction...
Apple vs Microsoft | Seeds of Discontent | 3
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating syste...
Apple vs Microsoft | Hackers and Capitalists | 2
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we dive into the backstories of the inventors behind the home computer revolution. Bil...
Apple vs Microsoft | Rotten to the Core | 1
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple launches the groundbreaking Macintosh after a long delay. And Bill Gates' Microsoft team has m...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Apple Bites Back | 5
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the challenges and chess moves of the biggest tech company in the world: Apple. ...
Sotheby's vs Christie's | The Art of the Auction | 4
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get your paddles ready, because we’re diving into the art of the auction. First up is Vanity Fair ...
Sotheby's vs Christie's | The Unraveling | 3
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1996 and Christie’s Christopher Davidge is disgruntled he hasn’t personally benefited mor...
Sotheby's vs Christie's | The Point of No Return | 2
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1993 and Sotheby’s DeDe Brooks and Christie’s Christopher Davidge, at the behest of their...
Sotheby's vs Christie's | Going Once | 1
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1983 and shopping mall tycoon Alfred Taubman buys a struggling Sotheby’s, excited by the op...