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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.
Episodes
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May 7, 2025 • 31min
Lady Liberty
Clara Wu Tsai could hold the key to the WNBA’S future—and maybe to the entire business of women’s sports. By Megan GreenwellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 4, 2025 • 5min
America’s Greatest Living Composer Has a Bone to Pick
A master of contemporary operas, John Adams takes on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra — and hopes more Americans will show an interest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 3, 2025 • 14min
Breaking Up With Multi-Level Marketing Is Harder Than It Sounds
A new book explores why MLMs are still popular — and legal — even though so many people lose money in them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 2, 2025 • 16min
A Deadly Parasite’s Return Threatens US Ranchers Too Young to Remember It
After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 27, 2025 • 7min
How to Improve the Process of Picking a Pope
The rules that govern the election of a new pope have been refined and rewritten for centuries. But the process still isn’t perfect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 26, 2025 • 11min
A ‘Miracle’ HIV Drug May Not Reach the Women Who Need It Most
Lenacapavir could be a gamechanger in the fight against infection. But US funding cuts have thrown the rollout of the twice-yearly injection into doubt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 25, 2025 • 8min
Norway Is on a 100-Day Mission to Test Military Limits in the Arctic
As tensions with Russia rise, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been sent to the far North to test the cold’s effects on their minds, bodies and equipment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2025 • 17min
The Evolution of the Alpha Male Aesthetic
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Apr 20, 2025 • 23min
A New Holy Trinity of Watch Brands for the Non-Billionaire Class
At the world’s biggest watch fair, upper-middle-class dreams are destroyed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 19, 2025 • 12min
Why Don't More Fathers Take Paternity Leave?
Many men say that taking parental leave is perceived by their boss as a lack of professional commitment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
