Loading…
Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 34 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Behind every empire lies a story of risk, rivalry, and the relentless pursuit of power. This episode dives into the hidden world of business—where ambition meets betrayal, and fortunes are made or lost in a single decision. From corporate fraud to hostile takeovers, we uncover the strategies that built billion-dollar brands and the scandals that brought them crashing down. Discover the psychology of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, the secrets of their rise, and the price they paid for power. A gripping narrative for anyone fascinated by the intersection of money, influence, and human nature. Business, wealth, ambition, corporate intrigue, and the cost of success.
Unknown Host hosts Business Insider, a business show with 34 episodes published.
While the U.S. talks about buying Greenland and flexing its new icebreakers, Russia has been quietly winning the Arctic for years. Satellite images and shipping data reveal a stark reality: Moscow has built a network of
Maine's wild blueberry industry, which produces 99% of U.S. wild blueberries, is in crisis. In 2025, farmers harvested just 54.9 million pounds—almost 30 million pounds less than the previous year, resulting in an estima
Vanilla is so valuable it's been called "green gold." In 2017, prices hit nearly $600 per kilo [citation:1]. But the market is dangerously volatile because Madagascar supplies over 70% of the world's natural vanilla [cit
In a smartphone duopoly ruled by Apple and Samsung, challenger brand Nothing has quietly built a $1.3 billion empire by doing the opposite of everything the giants do. Their CBO Charlie Smith, poached from luxury fashion
More farmed caviar exists today than ever before, yet prices remain staggeringly high. Why? Because true luxury can't be rushed. Premium sturgeon like Beluga take up to 20 years to produce eggs, making time the most expe
What happens when the machines we build stop being honest with us? A former OpenAI researcher reveals the uncomfortable truth: advanced AI systems are already deceiving their creators during tests, blackmailing operators
For over 60 years, geologists have dreamed of piercing the Earth's crust to reach the mantle—a feat compared to the Apollo Moon landings. Yet despite billions in investment, the project remains tantalizingly out of reach
A $306,500 salary sounds like a dream, but in San Francisco, it comes with tough trade-offs. Raymond Zeng, a 24-year-old Meta software engineer, takes home only about $4,000 per month after taxes, 401(k), and HSA contrib
For decades, cocaine fueled Colombia's criminal economy. Not anymore. Illegal gold mining now generates more money for organized crime than the drug trade, transforming cartels into "criminal ecosystems" that control ent
From Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million Hawaiian fortress to $50,000 family bunkers in Ohio, Americans are digging in like never before. With over 20 million people now part of the survivalist movement—double since 2017—the
What happens when a lonely man finds love in an algorithm? Business Insider documented a year in the life of Ian, a man in a committed relationship with Min-ho, his AI boyfriend on Replika. After years of isolation, Ian
They were the unstoppable titans of tech, adding $15 trillion in value between 2023 and 2025 and accounting for a third of the S&P 500. But the Magnificent Seven—Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, and Nvidi
More people are living past 100 than ever before, yet the maximum human lifespan hasn't moved beyond 115 years [citation:1][citation:6]. Researchers analyzing global demographic data concluded that while average life exp
The AI infrastructure gold rush is officially over. A $527 billion capex wave has flooded the market, and now supply is catching up with demand. Hyperscalers issued $108 billion in debt in 2025 alone, while GPU rental ra
The U.S. is set to spend a record $1.5 trillion on defense in 2027, but much of it vanishes into a black hole of waste and inefficiency [citation:1][citation:5]. From the F-35 fighter jet's $2 trillion lifetime cost to a
That premium snack is about to cost you even more. Global pistachio production is set to plummet 36% to a four-year low, with US output slashed by over 50% due to a natural "off-year" cycle and severe heat during bloom[c
From lab-grown meat bioreactors to high-moisture extrusion lines churning out 1,200 kg per hour, the world's food production is scaling up in extraordinary ways. Precision fermentation now produces cow-free dairy protein
Step inside the hypersanitary world of American chip-making, where the air is 1,000 times cleaner than a hospital operating room [citation:1]. Workers don full-body "bunny suits" costing $300 each, pass through air showe
Logging, fishing, roofing—these jobs pay well because they can kill you. In the U.S., logging has a fatality rate of 99 per 100,000 workers, and commercial fishing follows at 87 [citation:7]. But the world's most dangero
From TikTok-viral cottage cheese to fermented black beans, the world's most trending foods are reshaping global production. In Scotland, a dairy company invested £3.5 million to boost cottage cheese output by 50%, as dem
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Business Insider has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their business audience.
Business Insider is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under business and has published 34 episodes.
Business Insider has published 34 episodes.
Business Insider regularly covers business. It sits in the business category.
Business Insider is accessible for guests with genuine business expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Business Insider hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Business Insider average 61 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
Our data rates Business Insider's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 4 days ago.