Business Wars

Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attent

Episodes

Total: 626

Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at

After Netflix poaches Shonda Rimes, one of the most successful television producers on ABC, a Disney

In 2017, Netflix stuns Hollywood by paying television producer Shonda Rhimes an unprecedented amount

Starbucks might be number one in market share, but the competition over coffee is hot. In one corner

It’s 2023 and Howard Schultz’s hand-picked successor as CEO is facing trouble. While employees are v

It’s time to embark on a journey through history with "Oh What A Time…" a comedy history podcast hos

It's 2021 and Starbucks workers are experiencing post-pandemic exhaustion. For the first time, baris

After a stock market shakeout stunts Whole Foods’ growth, co-founder John Mackey finds himself strug

CEO John Mackey is on a mission to take Whole Foods national. But he is about to run into major oppo

When Texas hippie John Mackey opens an organic supermarket, he gets high on running a business. But

Not everything you buy from the dollar store is going to be a winner, and Wirecutter editor Annemari

After 10 years of rapid growth, the dollar stores hit big trouble. Rats, burglars, unhappy workers,

We’re exploring how dollar stores went from Wall Street darlings to the problem children of the stoc

Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts

For over a decade, reality star Kim Kardashian was one of Spanx’s biggest boosters. She frequen

In 1998, a young office equipment sales rep named Sara Blakely can’t find anything to wear under a p

When Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the media called it a senseless cr

Chain restaurants are making a comeback — from Chili’s to Red Lobster, the spots we once passed over

Red Lobster’s new owners dream up a bold plan to revitalize the chain. And they’ve got a Hail Mary —

Red Lobster redefined American dining habits by making seafood accessible to people living outside t