Best of Business Wars Daily | Notes on a Tech Scandal | 6
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about corporate blunders at unicorn tech companies and how they recover — or don't. ...
Toyota vs Honda | New Cars on the Block | 5
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American a...
Toyota vs Honda | A Fight for the Future | 4
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Year 2000 is approaching and Toyota’s new boss Hiroshi Okuda’s looking to the future. After ...
Toyota vs Honda | Breaking Ground | 3
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1980s and the American backlash against the Japanese automobile invasion is growing. With...
Toyota vs Honda | Motor City Massacre | 2
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can pu...
Toyota vs Honda | Out of the Wreckage | 1
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1945. Japan lies in ruins in the aftermath of World War II. The population’s starving, the ...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Sticker Shock | 6
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're tracking the seismic shifts in the car industry from scarce car chips to the impact of inflati...
Taco Bell vs Chipotle | Taco Talk | 5
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you Team Taco Bell or Team Chipotle? The two fast food giants are competing for the hearts (and ...
Taco Bell vs Chipotle | Going Loco | 4
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2009 and with its 50th anniversary closing in fast, Taco Bell is hunting for ways to reconnect ...
Taco Bell vs Chipotle | Where's the Beef? | 3
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the late '90s and Chipotle founder Steve Ells is using McDonald's millions to make his burrito ...
Taco Bell vs Chipotle | Bellwether | 2
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 1950s and just down the road from the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, a Californian ...
Taco Bell vs Chipotle | Demolition Man | 1
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1984 and Taco Bell CEO John Martin's looking for a fight. The PepsiCo-owned chain might be Amer...
Best of Business Wars Daily | The Power of Nuggets | 5
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The fast food industry is raking it in, but they still have to feed the beast. We bite into how they...
Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | Breaking Down the Big Machine | 4
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun are…never, ever, getting back together. Tak...
Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun | Revenge of the Swifties | 3
21 Sep 2022
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. Scooter Braun | Bad Blood | 2
14 Sep 2022
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. Scooter Braun | On the Outside | 1
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she...
Best of Business Wars Daily | An Unfinished Song | 6
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While music streaming platforms have exploded, many critics argue the status quo isn't working for a...
The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Reinventing an Empire | 5
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can the former crown jewel of Hollywood keep up in the age of the streaming giants? To understand Pa...
The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Down to the Wire | 4
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Christmas 1993. The bidding war for Paramount is underway and QVC is far out in front.But Via...
The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Under Siege | 3
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fall of 1993 and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone thinks he’s got Paramount all sown up.But...
The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Hidden Agendas | 2
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s summer 1993 and QVC boss Barry Diller is ready to pull the trigger on his hostile takeover to...
The Battle for Paramount Pictures | Killer on the Loose | 1
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s early 1993 and television’s about to make a quantum leap into a multi-channel world where v...
Best of Business Wars Daily | That's Showbiz | 6
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Streaming services are having to get creative to keep our attention amid a sea of competition — fr...
Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | Fashion Forward | 5
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gucci and Louis Vuitton are still the crème de la crème in high fashion. But between shifting cons...
Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | The Dom-Tom Bomb | 4
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bernard Arnault makes his move to buy Gucci, but Domenico De Sole fights back with everything he’s...
Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | Ready-to-Wear | 3
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maurizio Gucci is out, and now for the first time since its founding, Gucci isn’t being run by a G...
Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | The Wolf in Cashmere | 2
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out,...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Wardrobe Changes | 8
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored ...
Gucci vs Louis Vuitton | All in the Family | 1
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For decades Gucci and Louis Vuitton dominated the luxury accessory markets. Their bags and shoes wer...
Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | The New Tastemakers | 7
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s revolutionized the ice cream industry by raising the standard fo...
Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Breaking the Ice | 6
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the year 2000 and Ben & Jerry's is under new ownership. But as promises that were made befo...
Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Hunger Games | 5
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1998 and Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's are now tasty targets in the global ice cream war b...
Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Trading Licks | 4
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the dawn of the 1990s and with America under its spell, Häagen-Dazs is eyeing the millions to ...
Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Doughboys and Dead Heads | 3
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1984 and Ben & Jerry's is fighting for its life. Häagen-Dazs is pressuring distributors to...
Sponsored: Welcome to the Future of Work (Dell Podference) | 2
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the pandemic began, many of us have traded our blazers for t-shirts and loafers for slippers a...
Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Ice Cream Castle | 2
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1958 and in New York City, Reuben Mattus is under fire. The big dairies are crushing his family...
Sponsored: The Art of Disruption (Dell Podference) | 1
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Startups search for pain points in the customer experience and design their product to solve these p...
Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Big Chunks O'Love | 1
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor....
Best of Business Wars Daily | Plant-Based Food on A Roll | 6
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plant-based foods are no longer a tiny niche market. Consumers are hungry for more and even fast-foo...
Tesla vs Detroit | Tales From the Tipping Point | 5
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Electric vehicles have come a long way over the past century, and now, with gas prices at record hig...
Tesla vs Detroit | Appetite for Destruction | 4
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After weathering an investigation by the government for their EVs catching on fire, Tesla is hit by ...
Tesla vs Detroit | Motor City Fights Back | 3
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The battle to dominate the EV market is on. Tesla’s market value is now around $20 billion. At thi...
Tesla vs Detroit | Survival Mode | 2
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, Tesla Motors has already experienced tremendous highs and devastating lows. Elon Musk is a ...
Tesla vs Detroit | Accelerate Faster | 1
06 Apr 2022
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 | Electric Vehicles Shock the System | 5
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The electric vehicle market is experiencing massive growth, but more players means more competition ...
Airbnb vs NYC | Pulling Back the Curtain | 4
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022, you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who hasn’t spent at least a couple of days in an...
Airbnb vs NYC | The Gathering Storm | 3
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
By 2017, Airbnb's legal troubles are snowballing so fast, it’s not clear whether it will survive. ...
Airbnb vs NYC | Operation Firestarter | 2
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
By 2013, New York’s Attorney General is coming for Airbnb. And hoteliers, hotel worker unions, aff...
Airbnb vs NYC | No Reservations | 1
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb has changed the way we travel and upended the hotel industry, but it has also sparked one of ...
Best of Business Wars Daily | Big Tech's Next Frontier Is Home Buying | 7
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While the housing market continues its hot streak, technology is disrupting the industry on every le...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | The Wide World of Sports Broadcasting | 6
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heavyweight champions ESPN and FS1 are competing for cable, as legacy networks hop off the bench and...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | Undisputed | 5
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2015 and Fox Sports 1 is in a rut. Its attempt to topple ESPN has barely dented the defences ...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | Fox Strikes Back | 4
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2005 and new ESPN programming chief John Skipper’s out to cement the brand’s market domin...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | Best in Show | 3
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 1990s are about to end and ESPN is on a quest to strike down the competition before they can mus...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | Aussie Rules Football | 2
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the early 1990s and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is out to shatter ABC, CBS and NBC’s strangl...
ESPN vs Fox Sports | First Down | 1
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1970s and TV sports is equivalent to a few hours of programming on ABC, NBC and CBS ...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | Global Chocolate Domination | 6
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a new century and Hershey’s facing unexpected trouble at home — a showdown between the co...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | A Chocolate Rolls Royce | 5
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1970s and Mars is America’s top confectioner. But Hershey is hungry for a comeback...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | Mars Attacks! | 4
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1965 and Forrest Mars has just become the manufacturer of Snickers and M&M’s. He is now...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | A Candy-Coated Prayer | 3
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1940s and Forrest Mars’ plan to create a candy empire is stepping up a gear. He’s plo...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | Blast Off | 2
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1923 and the Hershey Chocolate Company dominates the candy bar business. With its milk chocol...
Encore: Hershey's vs Mars | Chocolate Town | 1
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1886 and in New York City, a young confectioner called Milton Hershey is desperately trying t...
Christmas Movie Wars | An Iconic Holiday Tradition | 6
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, made-for-TV holiday romance movies have gone from a seasonal guilty pleasure t...
Christmas Movie Wars | A Season Like No Other | 5
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a global pandemic hits, both Hallmark and Lifetime are in danger of not being able to complete th...
Christmas Movie Wars | The Scandal Express | 4
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hallmark faces a year of scandals. First, one of their marquee stars gets charged with committi...
Christmas Movie Wars | It's a Wonderful Strife | 3
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After years of being content to play second fiddle to Hallmark, Lifetime decides to make a big move ...
Christmas Movie Wars | Once Upon A Christmas Ratings Hit | 2
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1951, the founder of Hallmark Cards, the successful greeting card company, decides to get into te...
Christmas Movie Wars | A Very Merry Rivalry | 1
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2009 the Hallmark Channel launched "Countdown to Christmas," which included four original movies ...
Blackberry vs iPhone | The Smartphone Generation | 5
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a GPS! It’s a camera! It’s a computer! It’s...your smartphone. And in 2021, it feels li...
Blackberry vs iPhone | A Requiem in Slow Motion | 4
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s January 2011 and Research in Motion’s Jim Balsillie is in Davos, Switzerland when he discov...
Blackberry vs iPhone | App Attack | 3
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s summer 2008, and Research In Motion’s Mike Lazaridis is at the product testing site for Bla...
Blackberry vs iPhone | The Jesus Phone | 2
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s late 2005, and Steve Jobs is deciding between two prototypes for an Apple phone. His choice w...
Blackberry vs iPhone | CrackBerry | 1
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s September 11, 2001, and the only network running in downtown NYC is the one owned and operate...
Crypto Wars | We're in the (Virtual) Money | 7
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptocurrency has transformed dramatically since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world m...
Crypto Wars | Zuckerpunch | 6
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2017, and after months of sky-high price rises, the crypto bubble is about to burst. But as s...
Crypto Wars | New Kids on the Blockchain | 5
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the mid-2010s and a new blockchain called Ethereum is shaking up crypto. It’s the creation ...
Crypto Wars | Block Busting | 4
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2015 and Coinbase is out to carve up the crypto scene with its new exchange. But it’s about...
Crypto Wars | The Great Slow Motion Swindle | 3
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2013 and bitcoin’s gaining traction at last. But just as crypto reaches for credibility, bi...
Crypto Wars | The Untouchables | 2
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2011, and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are trying to move on from their legal battle with Mar...
Crypto Wars | Generate Coins | 1
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin...
Fast Fashion | Can Fast Fashion Sustain Itself? | 6
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fast fashion has a crisis on its hands. The industry is wreaking havoc on the environment, and even ...
Fast Fashion | Long Haul | 5
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2019, and the internet is overflowing with videos of satisfied customers showing off their Sh...
Fast Fashion | Dress for Excess | 4
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2018, and H&M is drowning in billions of dollars worth of unsold inventory. Brick and mor...
Fast Fashion | Clothes Call | 3
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2010, and a series of deadly tragedies at factories in Bangladesh paint H&M and the fast ...
Fast Fashion | Stitch by Stitch | 2
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1974 and Amancio Ortega, determined to break the cycle of poverty he experienced growing up i...
Fast Fashion | Fire Sale | 1
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1987 and Jane Shepherdson, a star buyer for retail chain Topshop, is using her keen ability t...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Life After Wartime | 6
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The battle between Death Row and Bad Boy Records wasn't long, but it was intense. Rather than stayin...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | You’re Nobody ‘til Somebody Kills You | 5
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The rivalry between the East and West Coasts of hip-hop has become an all out war, with Death Row an...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Hit ‘Em Up | 4
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By the time Biggie Smalls meets Tupac Shakur, Tupac is already a big star. He hasn’t yet signed wi...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Ready to Die | 3
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 70 and 80s, the founders of Death Row and Bad Boy are coming of age. In the Los Angeles neigh...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Interns & Intimidation | 2
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains explicit language.In the 70 and 80s, the founders of Death Row and Bad Boy are...
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Life After Death | 1
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains explicit language.In the 1990s, the landscape of American music was changed fo...
Summer Food Frenzy: Best of Business Wars Daily
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is a time for barbecues, picnics, and maybe even a stiff drink. When it’s warm out, the bus...
The Birth of Vegas | Can Sin City Survive? | 7
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From a turn-of-the-century railroad stopover to a glamorous entertainment oasis, the evolution of La...
The Birth of Vegas | Gambling on the Future | 6
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sin City shapeshifts from its long-held ranking as the supreme adult playground on the planet to a b...
The Birth of Vegas | Sharks In the Lobby | 5
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The mob’s longtime stranglehold on Las Vegas is weakening as the feds press down harder than ever....
The Birth of Vegas | Casino Combat | 4
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vegas is getting a bad rap in the press, thanks to the increasing spotlight on the mob’s control. ...
The Birth of Vegas | Nevada Doubles Down | 3
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The mob faces its biggest threat yet when Nevada governor Grant Sawyer wants control of the state’...
The Birth of Vegas | The Feds Get Fed Up | 2
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Backing from a legitimate Mormon banker creates major funding for the Vegas mob infrastructure. The ...