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The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

Recent Episodes
  • How a CEO’s Faked Results Led to a $300 Million Wipeout
    May 6, 2025 – 16:39
  • Warren Buffett Passes the Baton
    May 5, 2025 – 16:19
  • Your Morning Commute Could Get Way Worse
    May 2, 2025 – 15:34
  • Earnings Are In. Companies Can’t Hide From Tariffs Anymore
    May 1, 2025 – 17:10
  • How Goldman Sachs Is Thinking About Tariffs
    Apr 30, 2025 – 17:42
  • What a Liberal Victory Means for Canada and the Trade War
    Apr 29, 2025 – 15:39
  • Inside Trump’s First 100 Days
    Apr 28, 2025 – 19:15
  • Top Colleges Are Too Costly — Even for Parents Making $300K
    Apr 25, 2025 – 16:35
  • The Americans With Disabilities Making Under Minimum Wage
    Apr 24, 2025 – 16:23
  • How Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting Global Economic Growth
    Apr 23, 2025 – 15:40
  • The Chinese Toy Company Defying the Trade War
    Apr 22, 2025 – 15:01
  • Can Trump Tell Powell ‘You’re Fired'?
    Apr 21, 2025 – 18:52
  • The Vibes Are Off. But Is It a Recession?
    Apr 18, 2025 – 16:06
  • Who Will Blink First in the US-China Trade War?
    Apr 17, 2025 – 18:41
  • A Rubber Company Supplying Top Tiremakers Faces Troubling Accusations
    Apr 16, 2025 – 20:27
  • Inside the Explosive Feud That Rocked Singapore’s Richest Family
    Apr 15, 2025 – 15:20
  • America Is Pumping The Brakes On EVs. GM Is Doubling Down.
    Apr 14, 2025 – 15:02
  • Forget the S&P or CPI. Meet the Bacon Egg and Cheese Index
    Apr 11, 2025 – 20:12
  • What a Trade War Means for Your Money
    Apr 10, 2025 – 19:37
  • What the Heck Just Happened in the Bond Market?
    Apr 9, 2025 – 14:19
  • Why Asia Was Hit Hardest by Trump’s Tariff Onslaught
    Apr 8, 2025 – 18:04
  • The Trump Trade War’s First Casualty? The Bull Market
    Apr 7, 2025 – 19:53
  • DNA and Bankruptcy Collide With 23andMe
    Apr 4, 2025 – 16:30
  • Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs. What’s Next
    Apr 3, 2025 – 21:13
  • As India’s Stock Market Surged, So Did Investment Scams
    Apr 2, 2025 – 15:18
  • Princeton’s President Responds to Attacks on Higher Education
    Apr 1, 2025 – 32:44
  • What We Know About Trump’s Planned Tariffs
    Mar 31, 2025 – 18:10
  • Levittown Episode 6: Warp Speed
    Mar 30, 2025 – 39:19
  • Levittown Episode 5: The Vigilantes
    Mar 29, 2025 – 41:02
  • Levittown Episode 4: 'How Is That Not Illegal'
    Mar 28, 2025 – 26:14
  • They Bought Dream Homes in Tulum. Then Came the Nightmare
    Mar 27, 2025 – 14:58
  • Elizabeth Warren Wants Democrats to Fight
    Mar 26, 2025 – 31:23
  • Private Equity’s New Pitch: Investing Your 401(k)
    Mar 25, 2025 – 16:12
  • Googling in the ChatGPT Era
    Mar 24, 2025 – 15:42
  • Levittown Episode 3: The Hunter
    Mar 23, 2025 – 32:54
  • Levittown Episode 2: ‘I’m Also on the Website’
    Mar 22, 2025 – 30:44
  • Levittown Episode 1: Me... But Not Me
    Mar 21, 2025 – 30:09
  • Another Space-Obsessed Billionaire Has Entered the Chat
    Mar 20, 2025 – 16:17
  • The World Is Paying for Trump’s China Tariffs
    Mar 19, 2025 – 16:11
  • Decoding the Fed With Randy Quarles
    Mar 18, 2025 – 15:37
  • How Wall Street Thinks About Crypto’s Future
    Mar 17, 2025 – 15:56
  • Can Nvidia Stay on Top?
    Mar 14, 2025 – 14:36
  • Trump's Trade War Comes for Metals
    Mar 13, 2025 – 15:34
  • Investors Eye a Return to Russia
    Mar 12, 2025 – 15:47
  • China’s Power Play In the Indian Ocean
    Mar 11, 2025 – 13:07
  • A Trump Slump? How to Navigate Choppy Markets
    Mar 10, 2025 – 16:40
  • Xi’s Big Challenge Is Getting People to Spend, Spend, Spend
    Mar 7, 2025 – 13:48
  • A Warming Planet vs. Trump
    Mar 6, 2025 – 16:48
  • What Trump’s Address Reveals About the Path Ahead
    Mar 5, 2025 – 15:30
  • Why Harvard Law Is Losing Black Students
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Recent Reviews
  • Facts Forever
    Concerning
    I’ve been a fan until listening to the discussion of the Vance-Walz debate. There was little mention of the many lies Vance told, such as his claim that Trump saved the ACA. Now I’m wondering how objective their other podcasts are.
  • EBKeveryday
    A lot of Whining
    When did this become the crybaby liberal pod. Elon so scary!
  • rickdoss
    Trump didn’t offer national guard troops??
    That’s a lie. Trump did offer 10k troops to secure the house. For this pod to claim otherwise is a lie. I can’t listen to a pod that condones lying.
  • LFitz23
    Interesting and efficient
    Big Take has quickly become my favorite podcast. It’s the perfect length to listen to on drives without the kids - and so well-done and interesting. I feel like I’m learning a lot in a short amount of time, and on topics that are related to - but a new angle on - current events.
  • AppyRater
    Fantastic, keeps me up to date in the financial world
    I listen everyday, this is one of the best podcasts, with each episode I deep dive into a new aspect of finance.
  • Pcoladawg
    Boarder story
    Why is it so hard for reporters to cover an issue without steering the conversation (a word this reporter used when describing what the person she was interviewing was doing)? According to the start of the story this is the number on concern of American voters yet non bias reporting can’t be found. It is distroying the credibility of American journalism. Where journalists used to be the people’s fact checkers now they are the mouth piece for political views (right and left). The search continues for real reporting.
  • Chris67360
    Big Take became the Tiny Take
    This used to be a fantastic podcast - one of my favorites. But they’ve completely changed it recently and it no longer does deep dives into topics… just brief skims of things you’d love to hear more about. This is now a shell of what it once was and unfortunately no longer worth a follow.
  • RedSkyBurns
    What a downfall
    Just no. This had become one of the best, if not the best daily news shows with Wes and company, then they threw the entire staff under the bus to rebrand into some run of the mill paper thin podcast? Might as well have AI create the entire show, the narration and sound design are shells of what came before. No thank you. 1 star for the current product, but I'll pour out another star for the quality that came before.
  • Culture vulture 49
    Always insightful
    There’s no better show for learning about a diverse set of global issues — much more wide-ranging than the Daily or the Journal. The last few weeks have turned me into a devoted listener.
  • gen hates postmates
    Big Fan!
    New listener to the podcast and have been really enjoying it! The topics covered are interesting and topical. Really enjoy the new host!
  • Powerpgblossom
    I miss Wes
    Please put Wes Kosova back
  • Honest-Feedbackk
    What happened to Wes??
    Also why is this podcast produced entirely by woman now…? Seems a bit sexist and think I’ll unfollow if that’s the theme this podcast is going
  • Calc2
    Plymouth Gin commercial
    That commercial for Plymouth Gin makes me violently angry. I’ve got no idea why. It’s sounds force me away. It’s awful. Can’t listen to this ever again.
  • JD Genf
    Always insightful, information packed.
    It’s great to hear knowledgeable reporters talk about their areas of expertise. It takes the time to delve into nuances and tackle different angles. I always learn a ton.
  • iTalyPod
    Content is fine, but audio editing makes it difficult to listen to
    The content is fine, but every interview has tinkly music played behind it — and it’s quite distracting!
  • Chickenandwaffles09
    Interesting topics but very left wing.
    Could probably be a 5 star if they provided both sides of the sorry. Not in the cards I guess.
  • Wishitate
    Excellent so far
    In a very short amount of time, this has become a must-listen podcast. There isn’t the fear-mongering of other daily podcasts and the breadth and depth of topics is great so far. I really feel like I learn a lot from these and the material goes down easily (even when the topic is difficult to digest). It will be difficult for them to keep this up every day, but so far they’re hitting it out of the park.
  • Tuppence95
    Interesting and Informative
    Wes Kosova is easy to listen to as he discusses timely issues. Looking forward to hearing more.
  • hoeperjoe
    Guidance counselor voice
    This guy's voice is so weak and sensitive sounding. Sounds like a guidance counselor on Beavis and Butthead. Had to turn it off.
  • Daremore
    Timely and Engaging
    This podcast is timely. The issues are relevant and ones that I care about. The format is easy, informative and conversational. It speaks to me. Thanks
  • nyctho
    5 stars
    Nice debut, excited to listen more!
  • Laxblue26
    Can’t wait!
    Really excited to listen to this podcast on the best of Bloomberg’s journalism.
  • Jessica245724
    High Quality Journalism
    Wow… been waiting for something like this to come out! Already OBSESSED!
  • jlduan
    Poor quality
    Low quality journalism.
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