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For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Good Bad Billionaire

Streaming on Spotify

According to Forbes, a new billionaire was minted every 17 hours during 2021. And yet as common as they’ve become, we have yet to lose interest in them, especially those who’ve climbed to the top of the list of 2,668 people (oh, now it’s 2,669). Hosted by Vice editor Zing Tsjeng and the BBC business editor Simon Jack, the podcast Good Bad Billionaire reveals how the world’s wealthiest people—including Jeff Bezos, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, and George Lucas—made their first million, and then their billions. Are they good, bad, or average billionaires? Don’t worry, Rihanna is indeed one of the good ones. —Clara Molot

Photo courtesy of BBC