Today on the Big Take, Bloomberg national immigration reporter Alicia Caldwell joins host David Gura from Los Angeles to discuss the protests over ICE immigration raids, the clash between California and the federal government and how this fight could play out in other cities and in the courts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The New Economics of Broadway
Broadway has always been a high-risk, high-reward kind of business — but with costs to mount a production higher than ever, producers are leaning into new strategies to try to recoup investments. Now, as Broadway wraps its highest-grossing season on record, the hottest tickets to celebrity-studded shows are going for upwards of $800. On today’s Big Take podcast, we speak with two Tony Award-winning producers, Daryl Roth and Lucas Katler, about what it takes to succeed these days in show business, and we hear from Bloomberg Pursuits’ Chris Rovzar about what Broadway’s new economic reality means for tourism, for art and for what audiences pay at the box office.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, the Value of Gold, Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Albums
Today on the Big Take, we hear from the hosts of Everybody's Business, Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin, who dive into the latest news on President Trump's tax bill, Taylor Swift buying back her first six albums, and Gen Z bar culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Looking for a Job? The World Desperately Needs Engineers
There's a vital puzzle piece missing as rich nations aim to transform their electricity grids for the AI age: millions of skilled engineers.On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi joins host Sarah Holder to break down how labor shortages in the electrification industry are slowing down the green energy transition and what it would take to turn things around. Plus, the one country bucking the trend.Read more: The Missing EngineersListen more: A skilled worker shortage is becoming an ‘existential’ problem for the energy transition: Bottleneck SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What’s Driving Europe’s Political Shift to the Right?
Poland’s election of a Trump-backed conservative nationalist president early this week is part of a larger shift to the right across the European continent: Much like in the US, conservative, nationalist and right-wing parties are gaining traction. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Rodney Jefferson and David Gura discuss the growing cultural divide behind Europe’s rising conservative movements and what their growth could mean for migration, climate policy and the future of the EU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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