Sep 2024

Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | Takeoff | 3

As the Concorde supersonic jet finally prepares to enter passenger service, economic and political forces conspire to keep it grounded. Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the ne ... Show More

39m 4s

Oct 2024

Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Crash | 4

At the turn of the century, a tragic accident leads Concorde to suffer a dramatic fall from grace.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early ac ... Show More

36m 14s

Oct 2024

Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | Dr. Keith McLoughlin On The History and Future of Supersonic Passenger Flight | 5

Author Dr. Keith McLoughlin explores how Concorde changed history - and became history as the aviation industry evolved and supersonic passenger travel fell out of favor.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-fre ... Show More

48m 43s

Nov 2024

Concorde - The Future of Flight

Rerun: Supersonic aircraft took a giant leap forward when the French and British governments signed a treaty to join forces on designing Concorde on 29th November, 1962. Up until this point, the two countries had been developing their aircraft separately - which had already cost ... Show More

11m 20s

Nov 2021

Concorde - The Future of Flight

Supersonic aircraft took a giant leap forward when the French and British governments signed a treaty to join forces on designing Concorde on 29th November, 1962. Up until this point, the two countries had been developing their aircraft separately - which had already cost the Uni ... Show More

11m 20s

Nov 2022

Toyota vs Honda | Motor City Massacre | 2

It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can put up legal roadblocks to stop it.Meanwhile,Toyota’s already zooming ahead. Its latest models are about to take Japan by storm and arm it with the funds it needs to make another run at th ... Show More

36m 50s

Jan 2025

The Unraveling of Boeing | Change of Destination | 2

It’s the late 1990s and the seeds of Boeing’s business disaster are being sown. An aerospace mega-merger and fierce competition from its chief rival Airbus are about to transform Boeing in ways that will lead to tragedy.Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curate ... Show More

38m 16s

Jan 2021

SpaceX vs Blue Origin | The Next Generation | 6

It's 2016 and Virgin Galactic is about to re-enter the space race following its fatal test flight two years earlier.But the company's early lead in human spaceflight is eroding fast. Blue Origin, Boeing and SpaceX are closing in.The race to become the first private company to lau ... Show More

26m 58s

Jan 2020

Boeing vs Airbus - Get Your Wings | 1

It’s the 1950s, the dawn of the jet age. And leading the world into this era of faster, less shaky flights is the British-made De Havilland Comet.But when disaster strikes, a hungry American military plane maker called Boeing spots a golden opportunity to break into the civil avi ... Show More

23m 42s

Jan 2021

SpaceX vs Blue Origin | Space War | 5

It's 2013 and the long cold war between Blue Origin and SpaceX is about to go nuclear.The clash begins when NASA puts its most famous launchpad up for lease, and escalates fast.Soon SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the United Launch Alliance will be reaching for any weapon they can use t ... Show More

26m 50s

Feb 2023

The Flight of the Concorde

March 2, 1969. French pilot André Turcat takes to the skies above Toulouse-Blagnac airport. He’s flying an odd-looking plane: long and slender with triangular wings and a bent-down nose like a bird of prey. It’s called the Concorde – a jet designed to move supersonic flight from ... Show More

28m 35s

Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Supe...