"Liberation Day"

Wake Up to Money

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4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Sean Farrington looks ahead to what the US President is calling 'Liberation Day' and we look at how the Birmingham bin strikes began. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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0:00.0	What do Selena Gomez, LeBron James and Martha Stewart all have in common?
0:06.2	Their lives and fortunes are all being discussed in season three of Good Bad Billionaire.
0:10.9	Yes, the podcast exploring the minds, the motives and the money of some of the world's wealthiest individuals is back.
0:16.9	I'm Zing Singh and I'm Simon Jack.
0:18.6	Each week we take a closer look at some of the world's mega rich.
0:21.8	And try to decide together whether we think they're good, bad or just another billionaire.
0:26.5	Good bad billionaire.
0:27.5	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:31.5	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:35.5	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:38.8	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money.
0:41.2	We've talked about it.
0:42.6	He's talked about it.
0:43.9	It's finally here, Donald Trump's so-called Liberation Day.
0:47.9	What is it all about?
0:49.3	Well, it comes down to one word.
0:51.3	Tariffs.
0:51.8	Tariffs. Tariffs.
0:52.7	Tariffs.
0:53.5	Tariffs.
0:54.1	I always say tariffs is the most beautiful
0:56.2	word to me in the dictionary. Only one important word, perhaps, put so many questions. So it is time
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