Big Take

Watching footage of Russian attacks on Ukraine, Jonathan Tseng thought: That could happen here, too. So from his home in Taiwan, Jonathan — Tseng Sheng-Guang in Chinese — resolved to take up arms agai...

11 Jan 202434min

Elections this year will determine the leadership of 40% of the world’s population, spanning the United States, to Taiwan, to Mexico, to Senegal. On today’s Big Take podcast: What democracy’s big test...

10 Jan 20249min

We here at Big Take are big fans of our colleagues and friends over at the Elon, Inc podcast from Businessweek, hosted by David Papadopoulos. Please enjoy this episode, and hop on over to subscribe to...

9 Jan 202428min

At the end of every year, Wall Street’s best and brightest release their predictions about where the economy is heading next. Markets reporter Sam Potter has pored through this year’s financial tea le...

8 Jan 202415min

We're taking a break this week, here's an episode you might have missed. Taylor Swift’s monumental success is due to her talent as a performer — as well as her business acumen. Bloomberg’s Devon Pendl...

5 Jan 202428min

We're taking a break this week, here's an episode you might have missed. Catalytic converters are a vital part of emissions reduction in gas-powered vehicles. But that’s not why they’ve been making he...

4 Jan 202432min

We're taking a break this week, here's an episode you might have missed. Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Sohee Kim join this episode to talk about Bang Si-Hyuk, South Korea’s enormously successful music mo...

3 Jan 202423min

We're taking a break this week, here's an episode you might have missed. Taiwan’s current Vice President, ​​Lai Ching-te, leads the polls in the upcoming January presidential election. The winner will...

2 Jan 202435min