
Business Wars
Hosted by David · Audible
4.6from 15,524 ratings
- 764
- Episodes
- 238
- Transcribed
- 15,524
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Business Wars
Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, innovators, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Against the Odds and American History Tellers. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
- Publisher
- Audible
- Category
- business · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
238 of 764 episodes have a transcript.

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Buffalo Wild Wings vs Wingstop | Winging It | 1

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Buffalo Wild Wings vs Wingstop | Winging It | 1
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] She hopes they see what she and SWAT already believe, that wings can be a complete meal. In 1994, Swad and Fiaschetti opened their first wings restaurant in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. They call it Wingstop. It's a small space, only able to seat about 22 people, and its placement inside a mini-mall makes it hard to see from the road. But it already comes with the kitchen equipment they need. Their menu is simple, wings with a handful of sauce options and a few sides like french fries and potato salad. SWAT is worried people would consider Wingstop fast food, and he wants to be able to charge higher prices, so he makes a few moves to help differentiate the business. […]
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- 4.6 / 5
- 12,612 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 2,912 ratings
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- 97
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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