In short
The episode is a New Year promo/teaser from the “Fame Under Fire” team, plus cross-promotion of other BBC tech and business shows. It includes a host intro for “Big Technology” (AI’s impact on business and daily life) and a promo for “Good, Bad, Billionaire” about Formula One team boss Toto Wolff.
Guests
No guests appear in this transcript. Mentioned figures include Alex Kantrowitz (host of Big Technology) and Toto Wolff (subject of a separate BBC episode).
Key claims
AI is changing business and lives; listeners can “figure out where this is all going.” Toto Wolff became a billionaire after a dangerous 2009 racetrack incident.
Notable examples
2009 German mountains crash on the world’s most dangerous racetrack; Wolff strapped into a car, then was unconscious in 15 minutes, billionaire in 15 years.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.
0:30great deals happening this week.
0:35Hi, this is Alex Kantrowitz. I'm the host of Big Technology Podcast, a longtime reporter and an on-air contributor to CNBC. And if you're like me, you're trying to figure out how artificial intelligence is changing the business world and our lives. So each week on Big Technology, I bring on key actors from companies building AI tech and outsiders trying to influence it, asking where this is all going. They come from places like NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and plenty more. So if you want to be smart with your wallet, your career choices, in meetings with your colleagues and at dinner parties, listen to Big Technology Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
1:12Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty:Hey guys, it's Anushka. Happy New Year from the Fame Under Fire team. We're back next week, but in the meantime, go back and listen to our previous episodes, get your questions in and tell us what you want us to cover. You can find me on social media at nushka underscore MD on Instagram and TikTok.
1:29Every day the world gets a little weirder and a lot more awesome. Cool Stuff Daily takes a look at everything from mining in space to the latest in the fight against cancer to how AI is basically changing everything. It's all the cool stuff you didn't know you needed to know. Join us for Cool Stuff Daily as we take a quick look at science, tech, and the, wait, what? stories that make you sound way smarter at dinner. Subscribe to Cool Stuff Daily now, because the future's happening fast, and it's way too fun to miss. It's 2009 and we're in the German mountains. A man straps himself into a car on the world's most dangerous racetrack.
2:11He whispers to himself, It's time to put my balls on the dashboard. As he starts the engine. In 15 minutes, he's in an ambulance, unconscious. In 15 years, he's a billionaire. This is Toto Wolff, Formula One's most powerful team boss and the breakout star of Drive to Survive. This week on Good, Bad, Billionaire, how Toto Wolff made his billions. Listen wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
From the publisher
Anoushka and the Fame Under Fire team would like to wish you a happy new year.
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Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Vicky Farncombe Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart-Smith Production Coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts