The Global Story: Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The billionaire Larry Ellison could soon control huge portions of America’s AI, attention economy and legacy media. He already owns swathes of AI infrastructure and is preparing to takeover TikTok, whilst his son, whose company already owns Paramount, is preparing a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. So who is this ‘CEO of everything’, and how is his family dynasty becoming the 21st Century’s Rockerfellers?
With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the BBC’s international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.5 | With American politics, everything seems to be changing by the second. |
| 0:11.9 | Yeah, sometimes the news does a full 180 while we're recording the podcast. |
| 0:16.4 | It can be a difficult job, but we stay up to date on your behalf. |
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| 0:24.2 | America. |
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| 0:27.9 | Hey there, I'm Asma Khalid. |
| 0:30.0 | And I'm Tristan Redmond. |
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| 0:35.1 | The world order is shifting. |
| 0:37.4 | Old alliances are fraying and |
| 0:39.7 | new ones are emerging. Some of this turbulence can be traced to decisions made in the United |
| 0:45.2 | States. But the U.S. isn't just a cause of the upheaval. Its politics are also a symptom of it. |
| 0:52.3 | Every day we focus on one story, looking at how America and the world shape each other. |
| 0:57.7 | So we hope you enjoy this episode. And to find more of our show, just search for the global |
| 1:03.6 | story wherever you get your BBC podcasts. |
| 1:07.2 | It's been a big few weeks for a man you might never have heard of, a man who's at the |
| 1:12.8 | center of Donald Trump's vision for America. In the case of Larry, Larry Ellison, it's well |
| 1:19.4 | beyond technology, is sort of CEO of everything. He's an amazing man and an amazing business person. |
| 1:28.4 | Larry Ellison's company, Oracle, has already cornered the market on AI real estate. |
| 1:34.0 | Now he's preparing to buy TikTok. |
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