The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal and What Comes Next
After 15 months of a grueling war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Israel and Hamas agreed to phase one of a ceasefire deal on Wednesday. The agreement will create a pause in fighting that...
16 Jan 202518min
South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors
A record 600,000 people traveled to South Korea for medical procedures in 2023, with roughly half of those visiting dermatology and plastic surgery clinics. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host Rebe...
14 Jan 202515min
Time Runs Short on TikTok in the US
The US Supreme Court is set to rule on TikTok’s fate this week. The social media platform is in court challenging a law that would force its Chinese parent company ByteDance into a sale or face a US ...
13 Jan 202514min
Gary Gensler: The Exit Interview
Gary Gensler’s tenure as Wall Street’s top regulator is coming to an end, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission chair is reflecting on his time at the agency. In an interview with host David G...
10 Jan 202516min
A Wildfire Disaster and an Insurance Crisis Collide in Los Angeles
Deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area have forced nearly 180,000 residents to evacuate their homes. As they wait to learn the extent of the damage, another crisis is on the horizon: whether private...
9 Jan 202514min
Inflation Claims Another Incumbent, This Time in Canada
On Monday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was resigning — the latest in a series of incumbents around the world who’ve been ousted or stepped aside as their countries grapple with...
7 Jan 202516min
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Sits Down With Bloomberg Businessweek
After CEO Sam Altman was dramatically fired and rehired in November 2023, he got right back to work building up OpenAI, best known for ChatGPT. Now, about a year after that leadership upheaval, and ...
6 Jan 202518min
The Human Egg Trade: Episode 3 - The Journey
A new series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs. In this episode, host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg’s Jessica Brice focus on the Kemptons, an Australian couple who ...
4 Jan 202526min
