It's 1983 and civil war's broken out within Nutri/System. But while CEO Harold Katz fights his franchisees, his former colleague Jenny Craig has grand designs on Australia.
Craig wants to use Australia as a staging post on the way to becoming a U.S. heavyweight, but first she's got to convince women Down Under to diet like Americans. And that's going to be ... Show More
Apr 2023
Encore: Diet Wars | Reaching for the Stars | 3
<p>It's the early 1990s and the diet boom is over. Weight Watchers is now a millstone around Heinz's neck, Jenny Craig's advance has stalled, and Nutri/System's bankrupt and broken.</p><p>Faced with tanking sales, the diet giants home need new tricks to get people back on their w ... Show More
36m 37s
Apr 2023
Encore: Diet Wars | Dieting 3.0 | 5
<p>First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? <em>Bloomberg</em> health reporter Emma Court helps us understand the evolution of dieting programs and where they’re going next. Later, Matthew Schnier of <em>New York Magazine</em> and <em>The Cut< ... Show More
39m 12s
Aug 2023
Building Lego | Out of the Ashes | 1
<p>A small Danish toy company survives World War Two thanks to its quality craftsmanship, but behind the scenes all is not well. Despite its good reputation, Lego teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, and a choice to change production methods threatens to tear the family-owned compa ... Show More
35m 40s
Nov 2020
Classic Tides | Peasants' Rebellions and Resistance
<p>Peasants and common folk were oppressed by their social superiors, but they didn't accept that as a natural state of affairs: They resisted in small, everyday ways, and they rebelled, sometimes spectacularly.</p><p><em>This episode originally aired on September 20, 2018.</em>< ... Show More
51m 53s
Mar 2022
Encore: Kidnapped in the Desert | Big Money | 2
<p>As days and then weeks go by, Jessica tries to adjust to life as a hostage in the Somali desert, but she’s sick and her body is failing. Back in Nairobi, her husband works with her NGO on a plan to get Jessica medicine she needs, but her kidnappers trust no one, not even the n ... Show More
45m 44s
Apr 2023
Amelia Earhart: Across the Atlantic | 100th Episode, Amelia’s Final Flight | 3
<p>It’s officially Against the Odds’ 100th episode! To celebrate the milestone, hosts Cassie De Pecol and Mike Corey sit down to reminisce about their favorite seasons, swap stories of their own adventures, and discuss the pioneers who inspire them. Later, author and podcaster Ch ... Show More
39m 6s