From international golfing champion Tiger Woods, to Italian fashion designer and businesswoman Miuccia Prada, to ChatGPT's CEO Sam Altman, the second season of Good Bad Billionaire spotlights a new cast of famous faces, says the podcast.
From celebrities and secretive CEOs, to sporting legends and Silicon Valley tech titans, the podcast explores the minds, the motives and the big money behind some of the world's richest people.
"Join us on a global journey, discovering all we can about some of the wealthiest people on the planet. We hear about billionaires in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, China, New Zealand, India, South Africa Nigeria and elsewhere around the world," says the team behind the podcast.
"In season two, we look at how Tiger Woods went from a child prodigy to the world's highest-paid athlete, how a communist mime artist became the boss of fashion house Prada and how hedge fund tycoon George Soros escaped Nazi occupation to become one of the most successful investors in history," says the podcast.
"We explore how a mining magnate became the first black billionaire in post-apartheid South Africa and how an Indian multinational conglomerate boss built the biggest fortune in Asia. Jack and Tsjeng will also examine some of the biggest names behind the technology shaping our world — the founders of TikTok, Google, ChatGPT, Alibaba and Bumble," the team adds.
Good Bad Billionaire aims to tell the tales of tech titans, Wall Street moguls, pop stars, sporting legends, CEOs and entrepreneurs, analysing their minds, motives and morals — assessing what it really takes to join the billionaires' club, according to the podcast.
Tsjeng says, "You can tell a lot about someone by following their money — and how they made it — so I'm thrilled to be back with Jack to explore even more eyebrow-raising stories of the mega-rich. Even more people have joined the billionaire ranks since we were last on air, so there's a lot to talk about! Reuniting with Simon for the new season from the BBC World Service has been great fun, and we can't wait for listeners to dig in."
Jack concludes, "Since we made our last series, there are now 141 more billionaires on the planet. With this number increasing each year, there is no better time to shine a light on the world's richest people and to assess whether we think they are using their power for good. Season two promises more scandal and intrigue as we ask why dozens of people have more than billions of others."
The second season has 20 episodes and launches on Monday, 29 July. New episodes are released every Monday. Individuals are encouraged to listen to the latest episode a week early on BBC Sounds. Good Bad Billionaire is a BBC Studios production for the BBC World Service.
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