📼 This is the shocking sequel to our last episode on how Volkswagen became the world’s most valuable company. But what if we told you the story didn’t start in a boardroom — it started nearly 85 years earlier with Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche?

In this episode of Business 101, we trace the wild origins of Porsche and Volkswagen’s tangled relationship, beginning with Hitler’s vision for a “people’s car” — the Volkswagen Beetle — and how he enlisted Ferdinand Porsche to build it. We explore how wartime ambition, post-war recovery, and decades of rivalry set the stage for one of the biggest corporate backfires in modern history.

🔍 What you’ll learn:
• How Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche helped create Volkswagen
• The rise of Porsche from engineer to luxury car icon
• Why Porsche’s takeover of VW failed spectacularly — decades after the companies’ origins intertwined
• The full-circle irony of Volkswagen eventually acquiring Porsche

🚗 From war-torn factories to billion-dollar boardrooms, this story is part history, part finance, and all unbelievable.

🎯 Great for fans of corporate history, business strategy, automotive legends, and financial drama.

📥 Missed Part 1? Go back and listen to Episode 2:
“How Volkswagen Outsmarted Porsche and Became the World’s Most Valuable Company”

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🎙️ In this jaw-dropping episode of Business 101 , we dive into one of the wildest takeover plots in corporate history — when Porsche tried to secretly acquire Volkswagen using risky financial derivatives. But instead of ending up as the proud owners of VW, Porsche found itself buried in billions of debt... and Volkswagen turned around and acquired Porsche instead — for almost nothing.

💡 A story of ambition, greed, and corporate chess, this episode explores how a bold but flawed financial strategy flipped the power dynamic between two iconic car companies — and led to Volkswagen briefly becoming the most valuable company on Earth.

🔎 In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How Porsche used financial derivatives in a stealth takeover
• Why their plan backfired, leaving them €10B in debt
• How VW flipped the script and bought Porsche
• What this corporate coup teaches us about power, risk, and financial strategy

🚗 Perfect for fans of business strategy, corporate drama, finance, and insane business case studies.

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💥 In this episode, we blend royalty, rogue trading, and the magic of moviemaking. Find out how Queen Elizabeth II lost millions in one of the most shocking financial scandals in British history — the collapse of Barings Bank. Then, take a journey to Paris, the unexpected birthplace of cinema, and discover why every modern content creator owes a debt to the City of Lights.

🎬 Whether you're thinking of starting your own geeky podcast or vlog, or just love business history and strange-but-true financial stories, this episode is your perfect starting point.

🔎 In this episode, you'll learn:
• How Queen Elizabeth’s investments got tied up in a trader’s epic collapse
• Why Paris is considered the home of movies and modern content creation
• What’s coming next on The Curious Case Vlog podcast

🎯 Perfect for fans of business strategy, finance, corporate history, and creators who want to understand the money behind media.

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