We're taking a break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so here's an episode you might have missed. We'll be back on Monday with a new episode. The US Space Force, established in 2019, is the first new branch of the military to be created since 1947, and its mission is vast: defend US interests in space. But what exactly is the Space Force? And what does defending US interests in space mean or look like practically? As the nearly $900 billion defense spending bill winds its way through Cong...
Nov 22, 2023•39 min
We're taking a break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so here's an episode you might have missed. We'll be back on Monday with a new episode. Hundreds of thousands of people charged with crimes in the US each year are incarcerated while they await trial. Often it’s because they can’t afford to pay bail. New York City’s pretrial supervised release program aims to change that. A judge can opt to release some defendants under the supervision of a caseworker, who monitors their progress as th...
Nov 21, 2023•21 min
We're taking a break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so here's an episode you might have missed. We'll be back on Monday with a new episode. Even with a looming recession, high interest rates and a tight labor market, small businesses have been opening at record rates over the last few years, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. They’ve also been the primary driver of job creation in the US. Bloomberg reporter Enda Curran dug into why small businesses are having a moment—and the challenges ow...
Nov 20, 2023•23 min
Catch up on some of the week’s biggest US stories. Bloomberg’s Mario Parker , Megan Scully and Zoe Tillman join this episode to talk about the Congressional stopgap bill that has temporarily averted a government shutdown; the latest on Donald Trump’s legal battles; and the narrowing Republican presidential field. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for the team? Reach us at [email protected] ....
Nov 17, 2023•33 min
Congress averted a government shutdown with days to spare. The way lawmakers did it — by leaving out deep spending cuts and relying on a bipartisan coalition to pass the bill — has already put House Speaker Mike Johnson on thin ice with some hardliners in his party. That disdain for compromise among members of the right flank of the GOP is one of the factors that cost the previous speaker his job. None of the infighting came as a surprise to former Representative Denver Riggleman, who served one...
Nov 16, 2023•18 min
The transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles is well under way. It's a critical part of a historic transformation that will soon affect all consumers and businesses alike. In the race to dominate the market for EVs, China has been the standout as US companies struggle to become competitive. Bloomberg’s Colin McKerracher and Malcolm Scott join host Rosalind Mathieson to dig into how the EV revolution is shaking up the global economy. Read more: EV Market’s Surge Toward $57 Trillion...
Nov 15, 2023•27 min
Bloomberg’s Paige Smith and Scott Carpenter join this episode to talk about why the subprime auto loan market is thriving—and what that means for lower-income car owners who face high interest rates and the possibility of losing their vehicles. Read more: How Wall Street Makes Millions Selling Car Loans Customers Can’t Repay Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at big...
Nov 14, 2023•32 min
Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance joins this episode to talk about his exclusive reporting on Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup that’s gearing up for its first human clinical trial. Read more: Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
Nov 13, 2023•27 min
At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 12, 2023•43 sec
What do Nike, Bud Light, Target and Disney have in common? They’re all brands that have been caught up in America’s political and culture wars. Corporations once tried to stay out of politics. Now they often find themselves under pressure from customers to take a stand on issues including racial discrimination, police violence and LGBTQ rights. And that’s sometimes led to protests and calls for boycotts. Bloomberg Businessweek’s national correspondent Joshua Green reports that many CEOs must now...
Nov 10, 2023•23 min
During the pandemic, the US government granted millions of homeowners a temporary pause in their mortgage payments. Hundreds of thousands of military veterans were among those who participated in the program. After the pause lifted, they thought they would pick up their payments where they’d left off. For many of them, that wasn’t the case. Bloomberg's Caleb Melby and Polly Mosendz join this episode to explain why veterans across the country have found themselves battling lenders that are threat...
Nov 09, 2023•27 min
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is still playing the Republican presidential primary field. With a little more than two months until the first caucus, the four-term Republican governor still hasn't made a pick. And he’s a major voice in his party — someone who some Republicans and independents wish had run for president himself. He instead chose to advise other candidates in the race. “Republicans could be in real trouble in ’24,” Sununu told Senior Washington Correspondent Saleha Mohsin. “W...
Nov 08, 2023•15 min
Bloomberg’s Pratik Parija and Kai Schultz join this episode to discuss why the packaged food and beverage industry has its sights set on India—and what that means for the health and wellbeing of the 1.4 billion people who live there. Read more: Junk Food's $30 Billion Opening Is India's Next Health Crisis Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] ....
Nov 07, 2023•20 min
The Taiwan-based company Foxconn builds roughly two out of every three iPhones, along with the Google Pixel, Amazon Kindle, Nintendo Switch and a slew of other popular products. Bloomberg’s Reed Stevenson joins this episode to talk about Foxconn’s ambitious new goal: to become a major manufacturer of electric vehicles. Read more: Foxconn Makes Your iPhone. Now It Wants to Make Your Electric Car Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3...
Nov 06, 2023•28 min
Bloomberg’s Henry Meyer and Galit Altstein join this episode with an update on the Israel-Hamas war, including the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza; calls from the US and other nations for a pause in the fighting; and the latest on negotiations to free the hundreds of hostages Hamas is holding in Gaza. Read more: Israel’s Step-by-Step Gaza Offensive Risks Longer Deadly War Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questio...
Nov 03, 2023•26 min
In November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Act into law. That hasn’t translated into a clear political win for a president seeking reelection, though. According to a recent Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll, only 38% of voters in seven swing states say they trust President Joe Biden to handle infrastructure, compared to 42% who trust former President Donald Trump. That’s not just bad news for Biden, it’s bad news for White House Senior Advisor Mitch Lan...
Nov 01, 2023•17 min
Bloomberg’s Zoe Tillman and Sara Forden join this episode for an update on former president Donald Trump’s ongoing legal troubles—including gag orders that restrict what he can say about cases in DC and New York, plea deals in the Georgia case by some of his former lawyers, and attempts to invoke the Constitution to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot in at least two states. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions ...
Nov 01, 2023•29 min
Bloomberg’s Agnieszka de Sousa joins this episode to discuss why concerns about food security have become a top issue in elections around the world—including in Argentina, Poland, New Zealand and India. And food security expert Tim Benton of Chatham House talks about what can be done to relieve growing global tensions over food. Read more: Food Is Hot Campaign Issue in Elections From Argentina to Poland Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://b...
Oct 31, 2023•25 min
Bloomberg’s Jessica Brice and Michael Smith join this episode to talk about how and why the US Commerce Department is helping the firearms industry find overseas buyers for American-made guns. Read more: How Hundreds of US Government Employees Became Gun Industry Sales Reps Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected]. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Oct 30, 2023•22 min
Taylor Swift’s monumental success is due to her talent as a performer — as well as her business acumen. Bloomberg’s Devon Pendleton and Claire Ballentine join this episode to talk about how the pop star has taken ownership of her music, built a fiercely loyal fan base–and become a billionaire in the process. Read more: Taylor Swift Vaults to Billionaire Ranks With Blockbuster Eras Tour Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Ha...
Oct 27, 2023•28 min
On Wednesday, after a three-week battle in the US House of Representatives, Republicans voted in a new House speaker to replace ousted speaker Kevin McCarthy. Bloomberg congressional editor Megan Scully joins this episode to answer the question people inside Washington and around the US are now asking: Who is Mike Johnson? Read more: What to Know About Trump-Backed Speaker Mike Johnson Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Ha...
Oct 26, 2023•23 min
Julie Johnsson and Siddharth Vikram Philip join this episode to discuss Bloomberg’s investigation into sales of airplane components with falsified documentation. Read more: Ghost in the Machine: How Fake Parts Infiltrated Airline Fleets Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 25, 2023•26 min
Bloomberg’s Israel Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner joins this episode to talk about the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. Read more: Hostages and Hezbollah Force Israel to Rethink Gaza Ground War Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected]. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 24, 2023•23 min
Bloomberg’s Thomas Black joins this episode to talk about the progress being made in developing autonomous trucks—including the 18-wheelers that deliver goods across the US. Three companies are now testing them in Texas, and trucks without drivers could be rolling down US highways as early as next year. Plus, Chris Urmson, CEO of Aurora, one of the companies testing in Texas, discusses the road to developing driverless truck technology. Read more: Goodbye, California. Driverless Trucks Are Heade...
Oct 23, 2023•28 min
Bloomberg’s Rebecca Choong Wilkins joins this episode to talk about this week’s meeting of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Beijing, and what it says about the complicated relationship between the two men and the nations they lead. Read more: Will Xi Jinping’s Gamble on Vladimir Putin Pay Off? Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystu...
Oct 20, 2023•25 min
Bloomberg's Jackie Davalos joins this episode to talk about Kindbody, a startup that operates fertility clinics around the US—and the challenges the company has faced as it expands. Read more: Embryo Errors, Flooded Clinics: Kindbody and IVF's Risky Business Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Oct 19, 2023•29 min
Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Sohee Kim join this episode to talk about Bang Si-Hyuk, South Korea’s enormously successful music mogul. The billionaire has built a K-pop empire with bands like BTS and New Jeans, and he’s now looking to expand on that model with a new, global act based in the US. Read more: The K-Pop Mogul Behind BTS Is Building the Next BTS Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes ...
Oct 18, 2023•23 min
Bloomberg’s Israel bureau chief Ethan Bronner joins this episode from Tel Aviv to talk about Israel’s expected ground invasion of Gaza, and the intense diplomatic efforts by the US and other nations to avert a broader conflict in the Middle East. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected]. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 17, 2023•25 min
Bloomberg’s Ike Swetlitz and Riley Griffin join this episode to discuss what’s driving the shortage of generic drugs in the US, including amoxicillin, and what can be done to restore supplies. Read more: A Key American Plant Making Antibiotics for Kids Risks Shutting Down Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Oct 13, 2023•27 min
Bloomberg’s Piotr Skolimowski and Andrea Dudik join this episode to discuss why Poland’s parliamentary elections will determine the nation’s social and political standing in Western Europe. Read more: Europe at War Can’t Ignore Poland’s Bitter Election Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 12, 2023•20 min
