Explore every episode of the podcast How We Got Here with Chris Kohler
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| Blockbuster blew $8 billion. We’re still paying for it | 04 May 2026 | 01:01:01 | |
A complete corporate disaster. Blockbuster stuffed up so badly that the world started walking down a path away from one-off payments and towards subscriptions. And the best part is, Blockbuster's demise was baked in from the start. It just grew so fast the problems were hard to see... for a few years. 0:00 Intro 9:10 The VCR 19:09 The War 24:42 Hello Rental Industry 28:15 Welcome To BlockBuster 36:00 Huizenga 40:27 Viacom Era 44:51 Injured By DVD 48:59 Enter The Wolf 50:43 The Collapse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| How Nazi Brothers Changed Sports Marketing Forever | 20 Apr 2026 | 01:11:06 | |
Adidas vs. Puma. Two brothers. One town. A feud that changed sport forever.
Adolf and Rudolf began as partners, cobbling shoes together in central Germany before a family fallout split them into bitter rivals. What followed was decades of corporate warfare, played out on the world's biggest stages, that transformed sports marketing into one of the most powerful industries of the 20th century. Howe We Got Here
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| Introducing.... How We Got Here | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:00:20 | |
Business history is wilder than you think.
Join finance journalist and digital storyteller, Chris Kohler, as he delves into the corporate moments that were too ridiculous to make up, but too important to ignore. The deals that collapsed empires. The decisions that accidentally built them. The scandals that still echo through every boardroom today. Tested and refined through millions of social media views, these are the stories that explain why modern business looks the way it does. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Kellogg’s: The Disturbing Reason Corn Flakes Exist | 18 May 2026 | 00:55:08 | |
This episode contains adult topics and themes Ever wondered how the world's most popular cereal ended up in your breakfast bowl? The story behind Cornflakes is stranger than you'd think, meet John Harvey Kellogg, the man whose obsession with gut health and moral purity accidentally changed the way the world eats breakfast. 0:00 Intro 5:40 Two truths and a lie 7:30 The religious pipeline 10:40 Picking the doctor 13:35 The San 17:45 Gut Health 24:34 The anti masturbation crusade 29:41 The accidental invention 35:11 The rival next door 37:26 The brothers split 43:52 A note on more dark stuff 46:06 The end 50:42 Two truths and a lie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| How Kodak Engineered Its Own Demise (Literally) | 01 Jun 2026 | 00:48:41 | |
Kodak didn’t make a mistake. The digital camera was invented in their own building but it was missing more than film. It was missing a business model. 0:00 Intro 3:15 Two Truths & A Lie 4:15 The Man Who Gave Everyone A Camera 15:40 Advertising Done To Perfection 23:06 Welcome Steve 35:25 The Point 39:15 The Ending 44:10 Two Truths & A lie Madmen Scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3n2sJ43Hg&t=4s A Long Time In Finance w/ Steve Sasson - https://open.spotify.com/episode/407q6PT4umq9BVECyJsLhy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||