Good Bad Billionaire
BBC World Service
How did the planet's richest people make their billions? From celebrities and secretive CEOs to sporting legends and tech titans, Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng find out, and then decide whether they think they’re good, bad, or just another billionaire.
Ever wondered how Taylor Swift went from country singer to money-spinner? How Amazon boss Jeff Bezos came to launch one of the biggest corporations of the internet age? And how six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan made his fortune with Nike? Good Bad Billionaire is here to analyse the minds, motives and money of some of the world's wealthiest individuals. No detail is too small and no story too wild to uncover.
Join us on a global journey, discovering all we can about some of the richest people on the planet. We hear about billionaires in Russia, China, New Zealand, India, Nigeria and the UK. In the United States, there are those who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and high street fashion.
Exploring the lives of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, El Chapo, Narayana Murthy and Kim Kardashian, this podcast paints a vivid picture of business, entrepreneurship, capitalism and how our world really works.
In season two, we learn how the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Peter Jackson, Doris Fisher and George Soros came to join the billionaires' club. We explore how Tiger Woods went from a child golfing prodigy to the world’s highest paid athlete, how a communist mime artist became the boss of fashion house Prada and how Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich bought an English football club. Find out how Mukesh Ambani became Asia’s richest person, and how Patrice Motsepe became the first black billionaire in a post-apartheid South Africa.
Plus, we examine some of the biggest names behind the technology shaping our world – the founders of TikTok, Google, ChatGPT, Alibaba and Bumble. But it's not just how these billionaires made their money; it's what they did with it next. Ultimately, Simon and Zing consider whether they think these people are a force for “good”, the opposite, or somewhere in between.
Join Simon Jack, business editor for BBC News, and journalist, author and podcaster Zing Tsjeng as this podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, ambition and moral responsibility, and invites you to make up your own mind: are they Good, Bad, or Just Another Billionaire?
New episodes released on Mondays.
Kategorie: Biznes
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Industrialist Aliko Dangote is known as a mild-mannered cement tycoon who often drives himself to business meetings. How did he become the world’s richest black person? Dangote rapidly dominated Nigeria’s cement, sugar, flour and fertiliser markets. He says his mission is to make Nigeria’s economy self-reliant, without requiring Western investment or imports. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng look back on Dangote’s life - from a childhood selling sweets in the playground to becoming a watchword for success in Nigeria. Then they decide if they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.
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32 - Tiger Woods: Golf’s ‘golden boy’ Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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21 - NR Narayana Murthy: India's IT Innovator Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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19 - El Chapo: Cocaine Kingpin Tue, 16 Jan 2024
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18 - Jay-Z: A Business, Man Tue, 09 Jan 2024
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16 - Patrick Soon-Shiong: Cures for Cash Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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14 - Sam Bankman-Fried with Michael Lewis Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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13 - Denise Coates: Ultimate Gambler Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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12 - Michael Jordan: Most Valuable Player Tue, 07 Nov 2023
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11 - Kim Kardashian: Breaking the Internet Tue, 31 Oct 2023
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10 - Bernard Arnault: The Wolf in Cashmere Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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9 - Viktor Bout: Merchant of Death Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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8 - George Lucas: Box Office Billions Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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7 - Oprah Winfrey: Queen of All Media Tue, 03 Oct 2023
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6 - Chuck Feeney: All Duty Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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5 - Adam Neumann: The Cult of WeWork Tue, 19 Sep 2023
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4 - Philip Green: King of the High Street Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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3 - Rihanna: Turning Beauty into Billions Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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2 - Jeff Bezos: Get Big Fast Tue, 29 Aug 2023
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1 - Introducing... Good Bad Billionaire Tue, 22 Aug 2023