BONUS: The Reality Of Student Loan Debt
Who doesn't love a little Sunday extra? Our team here at The Big Take wants to introduce you to the 1A Podcast, hosted by Jenn White, from WAMU and NPR. This show looks beyond the headlines to get to ...
21 Touko 202337min
Another Cost Of Wildfires: Breathing Toxic Smoke
The Black Summer bushfires devastated Australia in 2019 and 2020. As wildfires become more frequent in the US, Europe, and around the globe, Bloomberg reporters Amy Bainbridge and Angus Whitley join t...
19 Touko 202325min
A Multibillion Dollar Bet to Make Chips In The US
Since the CHIPS and Science Act passed in 2022, the US Commerce Department has been working to create a network of research and development sites around the country, as part of the National Semiconduc...
18 Touko 202327min
The G-7 Still Matters. Here's Why
This week, world leaders will convene in Hiroshima, Japan for the annual Group of Seven summit. Bloomberg executive editor Flavia Krause-Jackson and news director Rosalind Mathieson join this episode ...
17 Touko 202323min
How Concerned Should We Be About Bird Flu?
Cases of avian flu in birds have hit record levels globally—but so far, there’s no evidence of human-to-human transmission. Bloomberg reporters Suzi Ring and Michelle Fay Cortez discuss how scientists...
16 Touko 202328min
Women's Pro Tackle Football Takes The Field
Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Mary Pilon joins this episode to talk about the promise–and challenges–of building a fanbase for the Women’s Football Alliance, an all-female, full-contact league th...
15 Touko 202332min
Introducing - Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But then his crypto exchange FTX collapsed Billio...
12 Touko 20232min
A Coke Can. A Chemist. And The Chinese Government.
Bloomberg reporters Drake Bennett and Jordan Robertson join this episode to tell the wild, winding tale of Shannon You, a chemist once employed by Coca-Cola who was also in the business of stealing tr...
12 Touko 202334min
