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Listen to the most interesting reporting from this week in the world of business, finance, tech, and politics. Over the weekend, we'll share a mix of essays, reviews and other stories from Bloomberg's new Weekend Edition.
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Jul 24, 2025 • 51min
Inside America’s North Korean Workforce
Each year, thousands of undercover agents feed Kim Jong Un’s rocket program with hundreds of millions in wages from blue-chip IT jobs. In a Bloomberg Businessweek exclusive, one of the regime’s American pawns tells all. By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 20, 2025 • 17min
Someday We’ll All Love Ocean Vuong
Fresh off a tour for his second novel, the author is learning to live with being seen as a translator of the immigrant experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 19, 2025 • 13min
Were Americans Ever Really Healthy?
The history of nutrition science in the US suggests that MAHA would make more sense without the ‘A.’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 18, 2025 • 6min
What Scientists Learned Scanning The Bodies of 100,000 Brits
Rory Collins, CEO of UK Biobank and a leader in medical research, shares fascinating insights about scanning 100,000 Brits for health studies. He discusses how this massive database reveals the onset of diseases and the role of lifestyle factors. The conversation also explores the importance of diversity in research, highlighting a participant’s journey motivated by family health issues. Additionally, the podcast dives into groundbreaking findings, especially concerning COVID-19's neurological effects, using a unique blend of genetic and imaging data.
Jul 14, 2025 • 38min
Hims Won't Let Go of Its Wonder Drug
The shape-shifting telehealth company has spent the past year trying to cash in on GLP-1s, the hottest drug to hit weight loss in decades. It could all slip away. By Madison Muller and Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2025 • 14min
Why the US's New Shipbuilding Strategy Is Unlikely to Work
To succeed, Washington will need to look outward not inward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 12, 2025 • 9min
My Year of Aging Dangerously
A quest for eternal vigor led to less drinking, more exercise and an epiphany about learning to let go.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2025 • 15min
How American Universities Became So Vulnerable to Government Threats
Military and medical science brought federal funding to campuses, but student tuition helped keep it thereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 6, 2025 • 7min
Pistachios Are Everywhere Right Now, Not Just in Dubai Chocolate
Demand for the Instagram-friendly nuts have driven up margins for farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 5, 2025 • 5min
What Fine Dining Looks Like With Absolutely No Plastic
A Washington DC chef is working to banish plastic from his restaurant entirely.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
