Land of the Giants

Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Disney Dilemma – focuses on Disney’s ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sustain high quality and brand loyalty on a scale that keeps it growing? Who is Disney now, and can it compete against the tech giants in a battle for our attention and dollars?


From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

Business
Technology
Society & Culture
1
Disney is a Tech Company?
33 min
2
Disney is Bob Iger's Company
36 min
3
Disney is a Cinematic Universe Company
37 min
4
Disney is an Animation Company
42 min
5
Disney is a Theme Parks Company
41 min
6
Disney is a TV Company
37 min
7
The Disney Dilemma
2 min
8
Elon Saves Humanity
44 min
9
Havoc On the Platform, and Off
47 min
10
A Million Different Twitters
47 min
11
What We All Got Wrong About Twitter
39 min
12
The Twitter Fantasy
2 min
13
The Global Race for EV Adoption
28 min
14
The Self-Driving Experiment
32 min
15
The Human Cost of Ultra Hardcore
34 min
16
Tesla vs. The Competition
The Battle for EV Supremacy
32 min
17
How Tesla Became the Elon Musk Co.
Can you name the original founders of Tesla?
33 min
18
The Electric Car Goes Mainstream
27 min
19
‘The Tesla Shock Wave’ Has Arrived
‘The Tesla Shock Wave’ Arrives July 26th
2 min
20
AI to IRL: The Future of Dating
35 min
21
Can Niche Dating Apps Save Us?
40 min
22
Bumble, the Girlboss of Dating Apps
40 min
23
The Secret Algorithms That Control Your Love Life
Dating app execs don’t like to explain how their matchmaking algorithms work, but critics say that if daters really knew how basic the algorithms are, they might not put so much blind faith into them.
27 min
24
The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes
Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League. If you’ve ever wondered why using these different dating apps feels similar, it may be because they’re all owned by Match Group.
37 min
25
Tinder Changed the Game
When Tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating forever.
35 min