From Meta to TikTok, Social Media’s Safety Reckoning Is Here
Meta has agreed to pay a $17 billion settlement over a range of claims related to the safety and privacy of its platforms, including youth use of social media. The outcome, announced last week, could ...
31 Aug 23min
Our Town Chapter 4: All Metal Mode
A 12-foot grim reaper becomes a neighborhood war cry, and the preacher-podcaster crosses the street.Today on The Big Take: Chapter 4 of Our Town, a limited-run series from Bloomberg and The Big Take, ...
28 Aug 43min
US Fed Chair Warsh Takes the Mic
With Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh set to deliver the biggest speech of his tenure on Friday, anticipation is spreading well beyond bankers and traders. Bond yields are rising, as global economies send up ...
27 Aug 18min
How Two-Minute Microdramas Became a Billion-Dollar Industry
Microdramas — mini soap operas designed to be watched on your phone — have become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the world. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha spea...
26 Aug 20min
The Mormon Church’s Real Estate Empire
After amassing US land for more than a century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently started turning unused tracts into big suburban housing developments. On today’s Big Take p...
25 Aug 17min
Why Big Donors Aren’t Translating to Big Success in the US Midterms
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Amanda Gordon and Emily Birnbaum join host Sarah Holder to discuss how political spending is shaping the US midterm elections, who is funding candidates behind...
24 Aug 20min
Our Town Chapter 3: One Little Bacon-Wrapped Sausage
Backers of the venture are big fans of a town in Idaho where a preacher with a flamethrower tells our reporters how much he hates feminism. Today on The Big Take: Chapter 3 of Our Town, a limited-run ...
21 Aug 46min
What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Canned Soup
On today’s Big Take podcast, economy reporter Shawn Donnan walks David Gura through what eight years of tariffs have meant for steel mills, can manufacturers, food growers and consumers. And as the se...
20 Aug 21min
