Business Movers

Wondery

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 busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series Business Wars, and Lindsay Graham, the host of American History Tellers and American Scandal, comes a weekly podcast that brings you the true stories of the brilliant but all-too-human businesspeople who risked it all. From Walt Disney’s creation of a theme park in Orlando, to the colossal failure of New Coke, Business Movers will explore the triumphs, failures and ideas that transformed our lives.Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and they’re always ad-free. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.app.link/inIc9lKeyLb now. 

  • 34 minutes 36 seconds
    Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | The News Will Continue | 2

    Reese Schonfeld transforms tragedies into triumph as CNN becomes America’s primary source of breaking news.

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    20 March 2025, 7:01 am
  • 5 minutes 39 seconds
    Introducing: Law & Crime’s LUIGI

    When Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the media called it a senseless crime. But online, a different story emerged—one of rage, reckoning, and a suspected killer turned folk hero. More than just a true crime podcast, LUIGI, hosted by Jesse Weber, dares to look beyond the crime and the accused to explore a cultural tipping point in America, asking you to decide - is the status quo enough, or is it time for a cultural reckoning?


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    17 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 26 seconds
    Making the News - Ted Turner and CNN | Two Giant Egos | 1

    Media mogul Ted Turner shakes up the television industry with the launch of a 24-hour channel dedicated solely to breaking news.

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    13 March 2025, 7:01 am
  • 47 minutes 43 seconds
    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

    Madam C.J. Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles discusses her ancestor’s role in pioneering the Black haircare industry at the turn of the 20th century.

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    6 March 2025, 8:01 am
  • 33 minutes 16 seconds
    Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Crowning Achievements | 4

    With successful businesses and vast fortunes at their disposal, Black entrepreneurs Annie Malone and Sarah Walker turn their attention to their legacies.

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    27 February 2025, 8:01 am
  • 6 minutes 6 seconds
    Listen Now: Scam Factory

    You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere annoyances, thinking you’ve stopped some random stranger from ripping you off. But the shocking truth is, the person behind that message might be trapped inside a “scam factory” on the other side of the world and forced to scam others against their will. From Wondery, comes a new series about the brutal reality behind these operations, where one family discovers a horrifying truth: the only way out is to scam their way out.


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    24 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 33 minutes 34 seconds
    Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Rinse, Lather, Repeat | 3

    Sarah Walker faces business and personal challenges as she grows her hair care business.

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    20 February 2025, 8:01 am
  • 33 minutes 16 seconds
    Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Tangled | 2

    Sarah Walker sparks a business rivalry with her former boss, Annie Pope, when she sets up her own hair care company.

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    13 February 2025, 8:01 am
  • 34 minutes 1 second
    Pioneers and Rivals - Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker | Roots of Success | 1

    Annie Turnbo’s homemade hair care products are a hit among the Black women of St. Louis, Missouri.

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    6 February 2025, 8:01 am
  • 43 minutes 49 seconds
    Saving Barnes and Noble | Industry Expert Jane Friedman Discusses The Resurgence Of Barnes & Noble And The Future Of Bookselling | 4

    Publishing industry expert Jane Friedman discusses James Daunt’s transformation of Barnes & Noble, and the threats and opportunities the future holds for traditional booksellers.

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    30 January 2025, 8:01 am
  • 32 minutes 34 seconds
    Saving Barnes and Noble | Undaunted | 3

    The COVID-19 pandemic forces the closure of 400 Barnes & Noble locations. James Daunt uses the downtime to accelerate the redesign of stores, and to usher in radical changes to Barnes & Noble’s business model.

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    Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting https://wondery.com/links/business-movers/ now.

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    23 January 2025, 8:01 am
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