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Vanguard
This episode covers Vanguard, the company that created the first retail index fund in 1975 and today manages over $10 trillion in passive investments. The hosts are Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, ex…
Ferrari
This episode explores Ferrari, featuring hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal examining one of the most paradoxical companies in business history. The story begins with Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Fe…
Formula 1
This episode explores Formula One, the world's premier motorsport series with over 827 million viewers annually. The hosts examine how a sport that began in the 1930s for pure love of auto racing evol…
The NFL (2026 Update)
This remastered episode features Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal exploring the National Football League's evolution from a struggling upstart to America's dominant entertainment franchise. The hosts t…
Rolex
This episode tells the story of Rolex, featuring hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal exploring how a German orphan built the world's most recognizable watch brand. The conversation covers the compan…
Costco
This episode explores Costco's remarkable business model through the lens of its founding story, tracing the company's DNA back to Sol Price's revolutionary retail innovations in the 1950s. The hosts …
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
The episode features Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, Liars Poker, The Blind Side, and host of Against The Rules, joining Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal to analyze Acquired's 10-year journey. Reco…
Coca-Cola
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the 140-year history of The Coca-Cola Company, examining how a patent medicine created by Confederate veteran Dr. John Pemberton evolved into a $300 billion glo…
Trader Joe’s
This episode features Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal exploring the unlikely story of Trader Joe's, from its origins as a 7-Eleven clone called Pronto Markets to becoming America's most culturally rel…
Google: The AI Company
This episode explores Google's transformation into an AI company, featuring insights from co-hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. They examine how Google, despite inventing the foundational Transfor…
Acquired Live at Radio City Music Hall (Presented by J.P. Morgan)
This brief announcement from the Acquired podcast hosts reveals the release of their highly anticipated Radio City Music Hall live show. After months of post-production work, they've created what they…
Alphabet Inc.
This episode features Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, hosts of Acquired, exploring Google's transformation from a search engine into the innovation factory of the 2000s. The conversation covers Googl…
The Jamie Dimon Interview
This episode features Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the longest-serving CEO of any major Wall Street bank. Dimon has led JPMorgan Chase for over 20 years, building it into an $800 b…
Google: The Origin of Search
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the founding and early growth of Google, from Stanford research project to the most profitable company in America. The episode features insights from early Goog…
The Steve Ballmer Interview
Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 as employee #30 and served as CEO from 2000 to 2014, transforming the company from a consumer software maker into an enterprise powerhouse. Today, his net worth …
IKEA
The episode features Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal exploring IKEA, the 81-year-old Swedish furniture retailer that welcomes 900 million store visits annually across 476 locations in 63 markets. IKEA…
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