2025-07-16
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Good Bad Billionaire is back for a brand new season.
And this time, we're shaking things up on the podcast,
looking back on the lives and fortunes of US industry titans.
From one of the founders of the American retail giant Walmart, Sam Walton.
To the aviator, filmmaker, property tycoon,
playboy and original eccentric billionaire, Howard Hughes.
Simon and I are asking if they were good, bad or just another billionaire.
That's Good Bad Dead Billionaire from the BBC World Service.
With me, Zing Zing.
And me, Simon Jack.
Listen now, search for Good Bad... billionaire wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
in the workplace and the story of a village in Australia that has finally got a grocery shop when they have to use they used to have to travel 1000 kilometres to buy their fruit and veg with us on the programme.
We have two guests from opposite sides of the world the world's two biggest economies.
Today we have Emily Peck Marcus markets correspondent for Axios also host of a podcast.
Busy time, isn't it Emily at the moment what it was keeping you busy?
What are you talking about on your podcast nowadays?
Oh, boy, it really is a busy time.
We have been lately, like everyone else,
probably in the world obsessing over Donald Trump and his tariffs and whether he will be continued to be the taco guy or not.