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Business Movers

by Wondery

Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series Business Wars, and Lindsay Graham, the host of American History Tellers and American Scandal, comes a weekly podcast that brings you the true stories of the brilliant but all-too-human businesspeople who risked it all. From Walt Disney’s creation of a theme park in Orlando, to the colossal failure of New Coke, Business Movers will explore the triumphs, failures and ideas that transformed our lives. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Movers ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

Chart trend

Position in the Entrepreneurship chart (US), last 90 days.

#27
all-time peak
262
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Introducing Unreal: When AI Becomes Us

Something strange is happening to us. The intelligent machines we’ve built to serve us have started to sound like us, look like us and even think like us. The line betwee

Aug 20
3 min

An Update About Business Movers | 6

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Sep 4 2025
3 min

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Author Jeffrey Richardson explores Howard Hughes’s impact on Hollywood and the American film industry | 5

Author Jeffrey Richardson discusses Howard Hughes’s career in Hollywood, and evaluates how far he changed the American film industry. Be the first to know about Wondery’

Aug 28 2025
39 min

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | The Red Scare | 4

Howard Hughes embarks on an obsessive search for communists that sends RKO into a nosedive. As lawsuits mount and allies abandon him, the historic Hollywood studio edges

Aug 21 2025
33 min

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Selling Scandal | 3

After spending big to buy RKO Pictures, Howard Hughes clashes with studio veterans and exploits his own stars. But he soon finds that remaking a major Hollywood studio in

Aug 14 2025
34 min

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Censored | 2

Howard Hughes embraces sex and violence in his quest to conquer Hollywood. But his sensationalist approach clashes with industry regulators and censors, sparking a high-s

Aug 7 2025
34 min

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood | Calling the Shots | 1

Teenage millionaire Howard Hughes heads west with dreams of conquering Hollywood. But the bold Texan outsider quickly learns that making a hit movie is harder than it loo

Jul 31 2025
31 min

Breaking Bell | Writer Jon Gertner discusses AT&T’s impact on technological innovation | 5

Journalist and author Jon Gertner explores the effects of AT&T’s monopoly and breakup on American telecommunications, and evaluates Bell Laboratories’ spectacular contrib

Jul 24 2025
48 min

Breaking Bell | The Deal | 4

As AT&T moves closer to being forcibly dismantled by the courts, bosses consider a radical alternative. But even when they press the button for the nuclear option, there’

Jul 17 2025
34 min

Breaking Bell | Stuck in a Quagmire | 3

AT&T bosses throw everything at the wall in the hope of getting a federal antitrust lawsuit dismissed. But as the case finally reaches court, the lawyers and politicians

Jul 10 2025
33 min

Breaking Bell | Wheelin' & Dealin' | 2

Deals to secure the future of AT&T fall apart as the fight for the future of America’s telephone system turns increasingly fractious, and the continuing crisis forces Joh

Jul 3 2025
33 min

Breaking Bell | The Decision to Decide | 1

After almost a century of controlling the telecommunications industry in the United States, AT&T’s dominance is threatened by new competition. It’s a challenge that “Ma B

Jun 26 2025
35 min

Rehabilitating Porsche | Journalist and author David de Jong explores the legacy of the Nazi era on Porsche | 5

Journalist and author David de Jong explores the impact of the Nazi regime on German businesses and how Ferry Porsche resurrected his father’s legacy from the ruins of de

Jun 19 2025
37 min

Rehabilitating Porsche | The Checkered Flag | 4

Porsche enters a golden age of its history with the launch of an iconic car and victory on the racetrack. But when world events turn car buyers’ attention to fuel efficie

Jun 12 2025
36 min

Rehabilitating Porsche | The Need for Speed | 3

Ferry Porsche steers Porsche in a new direction and his company hits the headlines with a series of remarkable performances on the racetrack. But Porsche makes the news f

Jun 5 2025
35 min

Rehabilitating Porsche | Stalled | 2

In the aftermath of World War Two, Ferdinand Porsche is arrested for war crimes. As the fate of his company hangs in the balance, only Ferdinand’s son can liberate his fa

May 29 2025
33 min

Rehabilitating Porsche | Blueprints | 1

Czechoslovak engineer Ferdinand Porsche dreams of a mass-market car that’ll sell in the millions and redefine the automotive industry. But Ferdinand can only find one per

May 22 2025
35 min

Former Virgin Mobile USA executive Stacy Schwartz discusses Richard Branson’s spectacular business journey | 5

Marketing consultant and former Virgin Mobile USA executive Stacy Schwartz explores how Richard Branson grew Virgin from a small music retailer into a multi-billion-dolla

May 15 2025
43 min

Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | Flight Path | 4

Virgin Atlantic takes to the sky and upends the aviation industry, but the new venture also throws Richard Branson into battle with one of Britain’s biggest corporations.

May 8 2025
34 min

Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings | Growing Pains | 3

As Richard Branson struggles to deal with the consequences of his arrest for tax evasion, Virgin expands its reach with the help of a breakout hit and a notorious punk ro

May 1 2025
34 min

Chart positions

Where Business Movers ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 12, 2026).

#158 ▲ 9 Entrepreneurship US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I listen to this podcast all the time. I really like how the podcast is structured, but I think that they should release episodes more often. My favorite thing about this podcast is what subjects they chose and how relevant they are to our modern world.

TTAADDPPOOLL · May 2024

We love the content we learn about with this podcast. Pretty much love all of it. I took two stars off because the music between takes is so awful and loud it doesn’t do anything but make us want to fast forward. It’s so bad sometimes we get distracted from the content of the episode.

Youkjls · Mar 2024

Just listened to the Pepsi episodes. I’m not only moved but in awe of the Pepsi company and the leaders who pushed against the times. I’ve been of fan of this podcast for years (thank you for all the great content!) but this series - in particular - was the most inspirational thus far. Thank you so much for working so hard to put this series together!

jsasaki · Mar 2024

This the only podcast I have found so far that really dives deep into the history of some of the world’s most well known businesses. Lindsey Graham goes into the crazy stories of businessmen and women and how they overcame challenges to become the businesses that we know them as today. I especially enjoyed the series on Uber; it has completely changed my perspective of Uber. Thank you for all the great episodes.

The truth about all apps · Jan 2024

Edit: Wait, so now most of this podcast is locked behind a paywall? WHAT. Why? Why lock the incredible stories of Walt Disney, JP Morgan, Rockafeller, George Lucas, Stan Lee, and so many other iconic tales behind a paywall? I suspect we’ll see select reruns of certain seasons in the near future, an issue which has affected another podcast by Lindsay Graham, American History Tellers. I’m going to drop my rating from five stars to three because of the paywall and the paywall alone. I love this show, but I don’t want to pay for content previously available for free! I’ll pay for an extra podcast, but arguably the main show ought to be for free. Anyway, with that rant out of the way, back to my original review. Yes, let me get political for a second. If you’re worried about the woke agenda the rest of Wondery’s podcasts have, fear not in this case. The stories here are told without prejudice or bias—well, mostly, but never unbearably so. This podcast has one goal in mind: to teach the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs the successes and failures of those who’ve come before us in a bite-sized, engaging way. It’s made me appreciate businesses in ways I haven’t before, and given me vocabulary to use in day to day life. Lindsay Graham is a fantastic host with a captivating voice. His ability to differentiate two characters having a back-and-forth conversation is noteworthy, albeit typically predictable. There are still ads, yes, but in this case I appreciate them as windows into how other businesses operate and try to capture your attention. Doesn’t make them any less annoying, but it sorta helps. 😂 Business Movers tells the stories of people who’ve learned, and that teaches the next generation of bright-minded people the understanding and values they need to be successful. But most importantly, it tells these valuable stories well.

Gabe Coats · Oct 2024

The story of the Exxon Valdez as presented here, shows Exxon in a far, far better light then they deserve. This is a subject I know professionally. An especially aggravating line in this podcast is “dispersants break up the oil into droplets that sink and DISAPPEAR”. They do not disappear, the dispersant and the oil droplets are far more toxic then the initial spill. It’s just a PR move. Exxon and BP are two of the worse corporations on the planet. Why is Wondery helping them whitewash their worst sins?

drop nicknames for post · May 2023

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