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A Recast of ‘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.

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Recastable Episodes (72)

1. The Rise of Amazon July 22, 2019
2. Why You’ll Never Quit Amazon Prime July 23, 2019
3. Alexa, What's Amazon Doing Inside My Home? July 30, 2019
4. When Amazon Leaves Your Town Aug. 6, 2019
5. Why the Robot Revolution is Our Fault Aug. 13, 2019
6. How Amazon Charmed Wall Street Aug. 20, 2019
7. Is Amazon Too Big? We Ask Its Sellers Aug. 27, 2019
8. 'I love Amazon. Let’s break it up' Sept. 12, 2019
9. Amazon's Middlewomen Nov. 26, 2019
10. The Netflix Effect June 15, 2020
11. “Netflix is a team, not a family” June 23, 2020
12. Who really killed Blockbuster Video? June 30, 2020
13. Did the algorithm make you watch Tiger King? July 7, 2020
14. Netflix vs. Hollywood | Part 1 July 14, 2020
15. Netflix is Hollywood | Part 2 July 21, 2020
16. Money to burn; why Wall Street loves NFLX July 28, 2020
17. World War Stream Aug. 4, 2020
18. The Google Empire Feb. 9, 2021
19. The Search Begins Feb. 16, 2021
20. Chrome and the Android Wars Feb. 23, 2021
21. Planet YouTube March 2, 2021
22. The Moonshot Factory March 9, 2021
23. A Military Contract Tests Google's Open Culture March 16, 2021
24. Googlers vs. Google March 23, 2021
25. Should We Break Up Google? March 30, 2021
26. Delivery Wars June 15, 2021
27. The Cost of Convenience June 22, 2021
28. The Race for Your Dollars June 29, 2021
29. Who's Driving Whom? July 6, 2021
30. The Virtual Future of Restaurants July 13, 2021
31. 'The Apple Revolution' is here Sept. 15, 2021
32. This Changes Everything Sept. 22, 2021
33. How Apple Got Its Groove Back Sept. 29, 2021
34. "He's No Steve Jobs" Oct. 6, 2021
35. Apple's China Problem Oct. 13, 2021
36. Apple Saved Music. Why Not TV? Oct. 20, 2021
37. One App Store to Rule Them All Oct. 27, 2021
38. The Facebook / Meta Disruption July 6, 2022
39. "Facebook Gets A Facelift" July 13, 2022
40. Don't Be Afraid To Break Things July 20, 2022
41. Why Instagram Broke Its Square July 27, 2022
42. The Facebook Election Aug. 10, 2022
43. Facebook's Plan To Be Cool Again Aug. 17, 2022
44. It's A WhatsApp World Aug. 24, 2022
45. Zuckerberg's Biggest Bet Aug. 31, 2022
46. Dating Games Jan. 4, 2023
47. Tinder Changed the Game Jan. 11, 2023
48. The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes Jan. 18, 2023
49. The Secret Algorithms That Control Your Love Life Jan. 25, 2023
50. Bumble, the Girlboss of Dating Apps Feb. 1, 2023
51. Can Niche Dating Apps Save Us? Feb. 8, 2023
52. AI to IRL: The Future of Dating Feb. 15, 2023
53. From Story of the Week: 10 Straight Years on Tinder March 8, 2023
54. ‘The Tesla Shock Wave’ Has Arrived July 19, 2023
55. The Electric Car Goes Mainstream July 26, 2023
56. How Tesla Became the Elon Musk Co. Aug. 2, 2023
57. Tesla vs. The Competition Aug. 9, 2023
58. The Human Cost of Ultra Hardcore Aug. 16, 2023
59. The Self-Driving Experiment Aug. 23, 2023
60. The Global Race for EV Adoption Aug. 30, 2023
61. The Twitter Fantasy Oct. 17, 2023
62. What We All Got Wrong About Twitter Oct. 25, 2023
63. A Million Different Twitters Nov. 1, 2023
64. Havoc On the Platform, and Off Nov. 8, 2023
65. Elon Saves Humanity Nov. 15, 2023
66. The Disney Dilemma June 26, 2024
67. Disney is a TV Company July 10, 2024
68. Disney is a Theme Parks Company July 17, 2024
69. Disney is an Animation Company July 24, 2024
70. Disney is a Cinematic Universe Company July 31, 2024
71. Disney is Bob Iger's Company Aug. 7, 2024
72. Disney is a Tech Company? Aug. 14, 2024