The billionaire backlash

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The number of billionaires is growing. So is the call to abolish them. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. A protest sign in Washington, DC. Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Billionaires are everywhere.
0:04.0	Just this week, the Guardian reported that Gen Z's hottest job is nannying for billionaires.
0:09.4	President Trump pardoned a British billionaire who was convicted of fraud so he can visit his grandbabies in America.
0:16.5	A billionaire investor threatened on CNBC to leave New York because housing is too expensive.
0:22.8	It's super expensive.
0:24.3	Because of the unions.
0:27.5	Other developers have tried to cut deals with the unions, but they rule New York.
0:31.8	Then he said, Momdani's going to turn New York into Mumbai.
0:34.8	These stories are annoying.
0:36.6	We are annoyed with billionaires, but we can't escape
0:39.7	them. Or can we? Coming up on today, explained the movement to abolish billionaires.
0:45.8	No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties. Love you guys. Thank you so much.
0:51.5	You get a. You get a. You get a.
0:55.0	Everybody gets a.
0:59.0	300 sensors.
1:02.0	Over a million data points per second.
1:06.0	How does F1 update their fans with every stat in real time?
1:10.0	AWS is how.
1:12.6	From fastest laps to strategy calls,
1:14.6	AWS puts fans in the pit.
1:18.6	It's not just racing, it's data-driven innovation at 200 miles per hour.
1:24.6	AWS is how leading businesses power next level innovation.
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