Business Wars is a podcast hosted by David Brown and produced by Wondery. The podcast premiered on January 20, 2018, and consists of more than 150 episodes. By the end of 2018, it has been downloaded more than 15 million times.

It critically examines "business rivalries" between two organizations (or between two brands) and tries to derive a conclusion concerning the success or failure in the form of a single episode or a series of episodes.

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Netflix vs Blockbuster LLC Nike, Inc. vs Adidas Marvel Comics vs DC Comics IBM vs UNIVAC Sony vs Nintendo Hearst Communications vs Pulitzer eBay vs PayPal Coca-Cola vs Pepsi Southwest Airlines vs American Airlines Xbox vs PlayStation Napster vs The Record Labels Red Bull vs Monster Energy Browser Wars – Netscape vs Microsoft

Season 2 (2019)

McDonald's vs Burger King United States Football League vs National Football League Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records Hasbro vs Mattel Ferrari vs Lamborghini Netflix vs Blockbuster LLC Revisited Anheuser-Busch vs Miller Brewing Company Gibson vs Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Cereal Wars Kellogg’s vs. Post Consumer Brands vs. General Mills Harley-Davidson and the Biker Wars WWE vs World Championship Wrestling Facebook vs Snapchat Hershey vs Mars, Incorporated The Raisin Cartels Macy's vs Gimbels Ford Motor Company vs Chevrolet

Season 3 (2020)

Boeing vs Airbus WeCrashed – The Rise and Fall of WeWork, a spin off Starbucks vs Dunkin' Donuts The North Face vs Patagonia, Inc. Amazon vs Walmart Business Battles Uber vs Lyft Playboy vs. Penthouse Diamond Wars - De Beers Dating App Wars - Match.com vs. EHarmony vs. Tinder vs. Grindr vs. Bumble FedEx vs UPS Pizza Hut vs Domino's Pizza E & J Gallo Winery: The Godfathers of Wine Denim Wars - Levi's vs Lee vs Wrangler (jeans) vs Calvin Klein Inc. TikTok vs Instagram Encore: Hasbro vs Mattel

Season 4 (2021)

SpaceX vs Blue Origin Estee Lauder Companies vs L'Oréal Late Night Wars - The Tonight Show vs. The Late Show KFC vs Chick-fil-A Vaccine Wars - Moderna vs. BioNTech vs. Johnson & Johnson vs. AstraZeneca Food Delivery Wars - Uber Eats vs. DoorDash vs. Grubhub vs. Postmates Bacardi vs. Pernod Ricard The Birth of Vegas Fast Fashion - TopShop vs. Zara vs. H&M vs. Forever 21 vs. Shein Crypto Wars BlackBerry vs. iPhone Christmas Movie Wars - The Hallmark Channel vs. Lifetime

Season 5 (2022)

ESPN vs. Fox Sports Airbnb vs. New York City Tesla vs. Detroit Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry’s Gucci vs. Louis Vuitton Diet Wars The Battle for Paramount Pictures Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun Taco Bell vs. Chipotle Toyota vs. Honda Christie's vs. Sotheby's

Season 6 (2023) Apple vs. Microsoft Disney-Pixar vs. DreamWorks 5th Anniversary Special Target vs. Walmart Subway vs. Quiznos Hilton vs. Marriott The Rise of AI CVS vs. Walgreens Toys R Us vs. KB Toys

Reception and awards

As of January 2023, Business Wars has earned 12 podcast industry honors with 4 wins. These include:

Winner of 2022 and 2023 Ambie Award for Best Business Podcast Winner of 2019 Webby Award for Best Business Podcast Winner of 2020 IHeartRadio Podcast Award – Best Business and Finance Podcast.

Business Wars has been listed at number 4 in the top 10 business podcast list by Inc.. Also, in the year 2018, it was mentioned by Fortune as one of the best business podcasts.

See also Masters of Scale Planet Money

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