Recent Episodes
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Price Wars: The Fall of Dollar Stores | Duped | 3
Apr 10, 2025 – 00:42:05 -
Price Wars: The Fall of Dollar Stores | Shrinkage | 2
Apr 9, 2025 – 00:39:30 -
Price Wars: The Fall of Dollar Stores | Billionaire Tug of War | 1
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Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat
Mar 31, 2025 – 00:06:02 -
Spanx vs Skims | Kim-Oh-No | 2
Mar 26, 2025 – 00:40:07 -
Spanx vs Skims | Not Your Grandmother’s Girdle | 1
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Introducing: Law & Crime’s LUIGI
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What Killed Red Lobster? | Chain Reaction | 3
Mar 13, 2025 – 00:38:37 -
What Killed Red Lobster? | Swimming with Sharks | 2
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What Killed Red Lobster? | Caught in the Net | 1
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TikTok vs the U.S.A. | A Ticking Clock | 4
Feb 26, 2025 – 00:32:13 -
TikTok vs the U.S.A. | Too Big to Fail | 3
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TikTok vs the U.S.A. | Reeling | 2
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TikTok vs the U.S.A. | Trending Upwards | 1
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The Unraveling of Boeing | Landing the Plane | 5
Jan 30, 2025 – 00:38:29 -
The Unraveling of Boeing | Blow Out | 4
Jan 29, 2025 – 00:35:03 -
The Unraveling of Boeing | Jedi Mind Tricks | 3
Jan 22, 2025 – 00:35:15 -
The Unraveling of Boeing | Change of Destination | 2
Jan 15, 2025 – 00:38:16 -
The Unraveling of Boeing | The Crash | 1
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Behind the Scenes | 5
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Shopping in the Social Media Age | 4
Dec 26, 2024 – 00:31:56 -
Disney Under Siege | The ‘Bob’ of It All | 3
Dec 25, 2024 – 00:37:16 -
Disney Under Seige | Peltz Strikes Back | 2
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:34:10 -
Disney Under Siege | Restore the Magic | 1
Dec 11, 2024 – 00:33:24 -
Chuck E Cheese vs ShowBiz Pizza | Where a Kid Can be a Kid | 3
Dec 4, 2024 – 00:36:29 -
Chuck E Cheese vs ShowBiz Pizza | Broken Robots | 2
Nov 27, 2024 – 00:37:52 -
Chuck E Cheese vs ShowBiz Pizza | Rat Pizza | 1
Nov 20, 2024 – 00:32:32 -
Slicing Into New York's Pizza | 6
Nov 14, 2024 – 00:35:44 -
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Interview | 5
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:36:21 -
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Break from the Herd | 4
Nov 6, 2024 – 00:35:14 -
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Beefing Up, Chowing Down | 3
Oct 30, 2024 – 00:32:02 -
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Flame Broiled | 2
Oct 23, 2024 – 00:31:03 -
Beyond Meat vs Impossible Burger | Pressure Cooker | 1
Oct 16, 2024 – 00:37:32 -
The Smash Burger Smackdown | 5
Oct 10, 2024 – 00:38:49 -
Vogue: Once and Forever | Fashion's Next Big Thing | 4
Oct 9, 2024 – 00:40:34 -
Vogue: Once and Forever | Red Ink | 3
Oct 2, 2024 – 00:38:33 -
Vogue: Once and Forever | Astonish Me | 2
Sep 25, 2024 – 00:37:55 -
Vogue: Once and Forever | Front Row | 1
Sep 18, 2024 – 00:38:59 -
The IKEA Effect | 6
Sep 12, 2024 – 00:35:19 -
Fox News vs CNN | CNN’s Rough Year | 5
Sep 11, 2024 – 00:41:32 -
Fox News vs CNN | Riot Act | 4
Sep 4, 2024 – 00:37:40 -
Fox News vs CNN | Cheerleader in Chief | 3
Aug 28, 2024 – 00:36:08 -
Fox News vs CNN | Cable Clash | 2
Aug 21, 2024 – 00:40:21 -
Fox News vs CNN | Non-Stop News | 1
Aug 14, 2024 – 00:40:05 -
Drug Cartels | Inside Miami’s Drug Wars with Hotel Cocaine | 4
Aug 7, 2024 – 00:39:12 -
Drug Cartels | The Chess Master | 1
Aug 7, 2024 – 00:21:19 -
Croc-Stars: How Comfy Clogs Took Over | 6
Aug 1, 2024 – 00:43:00 -
Cruise Ship Wars | Smooth Sailing | 5
Jul 31, 2024 – 00:35:53 -
Cruise Ship Wars | Mayday | 4
Jul 24, 2024 – 00:44:36 -
Cruise Ship Wars | A Shot Across the Bow | 3
Jul 17, 2024 – 00:43:24
Recent Reviews
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Lollipop56 ryeIdeaCarl’s junior vs five guys
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Matt75663421iRobot vs EufyThis show is great, but I’d really like to see a robotic vacuum wars season.
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DunmessedupWhere’s Zildjian vs. Sabian??One of my favorite podcasts! I got especially nostalgic with the Showbiz versus Chuck E. Cheese season. What I can’t get my mind around though is how come you haven’t done Zildjian versus Sabian yet?? It’s one of the greatest rivalries of the music world, and it’s between two brothers! You couldn’t ask for a better drama. Please consider it for a future season.
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Fergie V.Love this programmeGreat quality content, research, story-telling and presentation, i’m hooked. The ads though, are so terrible and cringey, esp the Monica Lewinsky, one that it’s a great motivation to pay subscription.
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Baseball lover 15Great showJust great listen all the time ps can you do a baseball one.
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raven1537DisinformationBusiness Wars continues to sprinkle their podcasts with disinformation. They’ve been doing it for years. The latest example? No, George Floyd wasn’t murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. He had enough fentanyl in his body to kill a horse and was claiming he couldn’t breathe long before his encounter with Derek Chauvin. Nice try.
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THE ELEPHANT GUNNo politics please (did it again with 104Season 101 is GOOD: several previous seasons were politically bias, but Chuck E VS showbiz is what this show used to be. Especially speaking as a long time listener. But 104 is incorrect, it took forever for them to shoot it down, also, the voice actress’s sound like they just woke up. Keyword WOKE: George Floyd was high, YOU KILLED PEOPLE. More than Jan. 6 you look like this now😭😭😭😭😭😢and you usually look like this😷😷😷😷😷
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15026#DBusiness warsGreat show with excellent narration, sounds effects and storyline.
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JhfcuyffcuytBIG JUCY GYATSBusiness wars more like “find the war within yourself” -ihro avatar the last fart I mean air bender
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El Lobo O66Great podGreat podcast good information easy listening.
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sandserpenthissBusiness Wars David BrownLove this podcast! Question… Where do you find your voice actors? Thank you.! Chrisina Crane
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MargiegirlCompelling stories. Corny presentation.The stories are so interesting but the voices used in the sections of dialogue make me cringe. It makes everyone sound like total jerks or total idiots.
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Big B 65SMASH BURGERBest shout-out ever to Chris’s Burger, La Puente, CA! This place is right across the street from my high school and was a hangout for my friends and I. (class of 1983!). Enjoyable episode that I’ve sent to as many classmates that I could find.
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. : . : .-.-Interesting stories and fairly well researched, but the re-enactments are fan fiction at best. They make everyone seem like petulant children that speak in exposition that is not normal in everyday conversation. These re-enactments make the podcast very bizarre and at times uncomfortable to listen to.
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EricHortknLess political spin and more factsThe political bias is really starting to come through and laughable when listening to recent episode that said CNN wanted a balanced presentation of news.
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Nkh95Better before paywallNow that they’re paywalling episodes they’ve lost me
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CorgichickKeep them coming!I absolutely love this show. Please keep up the excellent work! The more the better ! :)
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USA MknitterAltman and AII knew a little bit about chatbots and artificial intelligence, and had listened to Season 87 (The Rise of AI) in October 2023, but was unable to quite “fit the pieces together” in my brain at that time. I just recently started listening to Season 93 (Sam Altman & The Battle for OpenAI) and realized I needed to go back to Season 87 and “re-listen,” which then helped me to better understand what was happening with OpenAI in November 2023 and the few months thereafter (Season 93). Thanks so much for your great podcasts and a lot of the backstory of the various companies/topics that are covered — ones that may only be briefly mentioned in the news media/TV. Business Wars is one of my favorite podcasts!
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Corv_MackensenThis podcast is amazingI love this podcast, David brown is a amazing host, less ads than other wondery podcasts I listen to, so that’s a plus, I would like to echo the request for a Trek Vs. Specialized series, as a cyclist, I would absolutely love that.
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joecorkSome inaccuraciesI love this show but this series has several small mistakes that make me start to question the fact checking behind it. The Quiznos franchisees from Pennsylvania were from Coopersburg, not Cooperstown. And it references a loan from the ‘Small Business Association’ when it’s actually pretty well known that SBA stands for Small Business Administration.
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Chad Johnson/0129SigmaIt’s sigma
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🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶nice👍My boys love it!
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Sahlem HomrichGreat podcastCan you guys do a Percy Jackson versus Harry Potter?
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E dela Motte 2006Listened for years!I love this podcast! I’ve listened for years!
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Joseph AnestOkWould like less language
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ClovedsInteresting podcastNice podcast!
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EllaNerdGoodHi, the only thing that is bad is the language, and the adds are annoying
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odcastLoverLove this show!I would love to see irobot vs dyson
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G E R MFound an oops in episode 2!Thanks for doing this series. As a lifelong fan of all brands of 4x4s and a 20 year jeep owner, I’m excited you are telling this story. I write this review to let you know if a little mistake I found at the end of episode 2. The narrator says “Ford vs. Bronco” not “Jeep vs. Bronco”.
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mirzankReally well researched but minor flawReally well researched well told stories that pull you in. The only thing I find a distraction from the story telling is those weird sound effects and voices you add in. They don’t contribute to the story or its comprehension or create any kind of atmosphere, but instead make the wonderful storytelling sound cliched and cheesy.
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anawauc 🔥Texas roadhouse versus blankLove the show, you should do Texas roadhouse versus whoever Texas roadhouse is up against
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Abba WallyLove the show. Have some requests for seasonsBig fan of the show, I listen almost every night while cleaning up and packing my kid’s lunches for the next day. I had some requests for new seasons if possible: 1. The War of the currents (Edison vs Westinghouse) 2. Cloud wars (AWS, Google, Microsoft) 3. Autonomous vehicle wars 4. Disney+ vs Netflix 5. Intel vs NVidia vs AMD Thanks!
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SnocietyContent DecliningGreat podcast just getting more woke with each season unfortunately.
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unashamed61417Future show suggestionCould y’all do a series about AT&T vs. Verizon? I think that would be interesting
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SpadalskyNY PostWhy not mention the New York Post
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bills34Toy seriesReally enjoyed the toys r us versus kb toys series. Sometimes I wonder how some of the true life events are necessarily fully accurate but it does make it more believable.
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Another Person9IdeasYou guys should do a space race series, or maybe a Quick trip vs Casey’s gasoline wars.
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Game LooneyIncredibly Well DoneThe writing for this engrossing show is so well done that even those subjects which on the surface sound like they might be a snoozefest end up being just as engrossing as the no-brainers. The narrator’s manner and delivery is perfectly suited to this podcast, and the way it’s produced in a thorough but relatively stripped down manner means it doesn’t get tiresome with bells and whistles. Just really interesting stories / histories of businesses and their fight for supremacy. It’s funny cuz when I put it like that, it DOES sound like it could be dull, but for any intelligent consumer of podcasts, this one is a sure bet!
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listener4nowTasteless endingWhat a tasteless ending to the Sun sandwich series. I had to turn off the sandwich tasting episode because it was just awful. I don’t care if those two have a podcast or not, they added absolutely nothing to the series.
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molneyhowardGood stuffBrilliant podcast. I really enjoy these! Even the ones I think I won’t like, I always end up learning new things and enjoy the narrator. Great podcast! Wondery has more quality than Netflix and hbo max combined 🫶💪 solid!
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Andrew4444SpamShow has turned into nothing but reruns and ads for other Wondery shows
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Mattdrew45Too gay to keep listeningIt’s too biased against people who believe that being gay is wrong.
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horseygirl2222Love this!!Very well done. The re-enactments are very realistic and believable. The hosts have good pace and voice sounds. David Brown is wonderful!!
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lil’ peterShallow, padded-out coverageOn the positive side, the show covers some interesting topics. On the negative side, each episode is thin on content, and is padded it with fictional conversations which sometimes border on insipid. For example, in the second episode about Marvel Comics, there’s a scene in which a couple writers discuss naming a new character which goes something like, “How about Blob, Hunk, hmm.. what about Hulk?” We don’t know verbatim how this conversation actually played out at the time, but it’s a good bet it was nothing like the facile version presented here. Rather than draw this conversation from reliable historical sources, they decided just to make something up, and it ends up sounding like it was written by a third grader. My guess is they wanted to delve into this topic, but did not have enough sources to stretch it out over multiple episodes, so it is stuffed with fictional extra material. Business Wars is advertised as a management podcast, but it does not aim towards management level quality. Also on the negative side, the narrator’s overly folksy style is annoying. It’s a business podcast, not a Cracker Barrel commercial!
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JenMcVEntertainingI never knew I knew so little!
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bcbsmnuserOver the topI like the storytelling but could do without the fake dialogue and bad voice acting. (For goodness sakes, please find a different woman than the one with the nasally voice and vocal fry!)
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TheDeathofClassOutstandingWhat can I say, one of the best business history podcasts ever…I always learn so much by listening to each episode. Great content; I love learning about the personality of business leaders and the rise & sometimes fall of businesses.
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emptynestingmattReally enjoying this but obvious questions often don’t get asked or answeredJust found this series recently and am finding it very interesting. However, it can appear to be a little biased by what it doesn’t ask. How can the show make the safety of Airbnb a major issue and never once present any comparable data for safety in standard hotels? I kept waiting for it and it never came. Looking forward to catching up on the parts episodes!!!
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sneakysasquatchloverBEST PODCAST EVER!!!!!I have learned so much from listening to 3 or 4 seasons of this podcast. Thank you for making this podcast so I can listen to it every day.
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teddy knottlovei’m 11 years of age and love this
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