Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBuyout barons weather private turbulence
Breakneck growth for private equity and credit has led to worries of overheated dealmaking. In this episode of The Big View, Bain Capital Managing Pa…
5 months, 1 week ago
Separating science fiction from fact at SpaceX
Elon Musk’s rockets-to-AI venture is getting closer to a $1.8 trln IPO. In this episode of The Big View, astrophysicist Adam Becker, author of ‘More …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why rich societies became prosperous and anxious
In the developed world, many people are both better off and unsatisfied. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Ryan Avent, auth…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why the dollar could outlast the United States
The US inherited rather than invented its currency, argues Brendan Greeley, author of ‘The Almighty Dollar’. In this episode of The Big View he tells…
6 months ago
Securing joined-up markets in a fractured world
Great power rivalry and upstart technology are testing financial infrastructure. In this episode of The Big View, Stephan Leithner, CEO of Deutsche B…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Gulf energy crisis and the US-China showdown
Donald Trump’s war with Iran has exposed how much countries depend on oil and gas imports. In this episode of The Big View, Helen Thompson of Cambrid…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare
By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
How ransomware took the world economy hostage
Online extortion has exploded into a multibillion-dollar global industry. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Anja Shortland …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
OpenAI’s curious business conundrum
The ChatGPT creator has 900 mln users and an $840 bln valuation, yet its financial future is unsure. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Lars…
7 months, 1 week ago
Global currencies have a rich past and poor future
The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power. Will the US dollar face the same fate? In this episode of Th…
7 months, 2 weeks ago