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Good Bad Billionaire
BBC World Service
Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng find out how the richest people on the planet made their billions, and then they judge them. Are they good, bad, or just another billionaire?
Good Bad Billionaire is here to lift the curtain on the minds, motives and money of some of the world's wealthiest individuals. Hosted by Simon Jack, Business Editor for BBC News, and journalist, author and podcaster Zing Tsjeng, this ground-breaking new series examines the rise of a different billionaire each week to answer the question: Are they good, bad, or just another billionaire?
From Silicon Valley tech titans and secretive CEOS, to Wall Street moguls, pop stars and sporting legends, Simon and Zing will find out how these billionaires made their riches - from the very start to the very top. No detail is too small, no story too wild and no business deal too shady for them to uncover. How did Amazon boss Jeff Bezos launch one of the biggest corporations of the internet age? How did six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan make a fortune from product endorsements with sports giant Nike? How did Rihanna come to sign with Jay-Z and to found a beauty product empire? And how did Chuck Feeney earn the title of 'the James Bond of philanthropy'?
With episodes examining Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, George Lucas and Kim Kardashian, these stories paint a vivid picture of business, entrepreneurship, capitalism and how our world really works.
But it's not just about how these billionaires made their money; it's about what they did with it next. Simon and Zing put each on trial to find out: is this billionaire a force for good or an agent of chaos? Or perhaps somewhere in between.... Join our hosts each week as they unravel tales of fortune, power, ambition and moral responsibility, and invite you to weigh in on the verdict: Good, Bad, or Just Another Billionaire?
Categories: Business
Listen to the last episode:
How one social media site birthed an empire. The story of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.
BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng take us from his childhood to joining the billionaires club soon after, at just 23, then on to his current status as one of the four richest people on the planet. He dropped out of Harvard to mix with other founders in Silicon Valley and still retains absolute control over his company, now called Meta.
From buying up Instagram and WhatsApp, getting investments from Peter Thiel and Bill Gates, they trace Zuckerberg's spectacular rise. Plus discover what was true and what was made up in David Fincher's film about him, The Social Network.
Previous episodes
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30 - Mark Zuckerberg: Move Fast and Get Rich Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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29 - Richard Branson: Sky's the Limit Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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28 - Jim Ratcliffe: Man U Mogul Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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27 - Bernie Ecclestone: Fast Money Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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26 - Gina Rinehart: The Other Iron Lady Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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25 - Good Bad Billionaire Presents….Business Daily Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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24 - Charles Koch: Dark Money’s Slick Operator Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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23 - Taylor Swift: Swiftonomics Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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22 - Warren Buffett: The Oracle of Omaha Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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21 - NR Narayana Murthy: India's IT Innovator Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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20 - Rupert Murdoch: The Succession Prequel Tue, 23 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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17 - Michael Bloomberg: Market Master Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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16 - Patrick Soon-Shiong: Cures for Cash Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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15 - Bill Gates: Software Hardman Tue, 28 Nov 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