The Climate Is Changing in Ways Models Couldn’t Predict

COP31 aims to set new goals to bring down emissions as a record-breaking El Niño threatens extreme heat, major disasters and trillions of dollars of lost economic growth. On today’s Big Take podcast, climate reporter Laura Millan tells host Sarah Holder that part of the problem is that climate change is happening faster than models predicted — and in ways they couldn’t account for. Read more: Trillions Hinge on a Future That Eludes Climate Models We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Laura Millan; Produced by Julia Press; Edited by Tracey Samuelson, Naomi Shavin; Engineering by Greg Tock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jensen Huang’s run as the seemingly untouchable Nvidia CEO, defining the future of AI, ended in a fall from grace made for Hollywood when multiple affairs came to light, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. On today’s Big Take podcast, tech policy senior editor Michael Shepard and Dina Bass, Bloomberg’s AI infrastructure reporter, on what the departure of the key man at AI’s key company means for markets, competitors and US-China relations. Read more: Nvidia’s Huang Ousted by Board in Move that Roils AI Economy Nvidia Turns to CFO Kress to Steady Ship After Huang Exits Silicon Valley Stunned by Swift Action on Huang by Nvidia Board We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: David Gura; Guests: Dina Bass and Michael Shepard; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeff Grocott; Engineering by Emma Munger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As President Trump aims to cement his legacy in his final two years in office, congressional Democrats are taking aim at signature pieces of his foreign policy. On today’s Big Take podcast, David Gura sits down with US National Security editor Nick Wadhams and Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch to discuss how congressional Democrats will try to rein Trump in on trade and foreign intervention. Find our special series of timely and urgent conversations on the US midterm elections wherever you listen to podcasts. We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: David Gura; Guests: Nick Wadhams, Jennifer Welch; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Naomi Shavin, Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats were considering radical Supreme Court reform to address its conservative tilt. Now, their sweeping midterm victory enables the party to put a stamp on the US Supreme Court without fundamentally altering the institution. On today’s Big Take podcast, Harvard Law constitutional scholar and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Noah Feldman joins David Gura to discuss what’s in store for the top court in the coming months and years. Read more: Democrats Can Now Fix the Supreme Court Without Reforming It Host: David Gura; Guest: Noah Feldman; Produced by Naomi Shavin; Edited by Jeff Grocott; Engineering by Greg TockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is at the center of the circular AI economy — and news of his extra-marital affair with an alleged Chinese spy has hammered Nvidia’s stock and threatened to roil markets. On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder is joined by Sarah Frier, managing editor for big tech, AI and startups, and tech policy editor Michael Shepard to discuss how Nvidia, the AI sector and the US government are navigating the scandal, its fallout and the investigations ahead. Read more: Nvidia Scandal Creates Risks for Whole AI Industry, Not Just CEO We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Sarah Frier and Michael Shepard; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson; Engineering by Emma MungerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Richter is one of the most successful classical composers alive. His catalog has had more than 4 billion streams and his works range from an eight-hour album based on the science of sleep to the Oscar-nominated score for the film Hamnet. Richter’s work often responds to political upheavals and current events. His new album, ‘While The Flood Rages’, derives from his score for a ballet inspired by Margaret Atwood‘s MaddAddam trilogy of books. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, he discusses his influences, his creative process and how music is his refuge from the world. This episode features the tracks: ‘On The Nature of Daylight’, by Max Richter, from the album ‘The Blue Notebooks’. Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon. ‘While The Flood Rages’, by Max Richter, from the album While The Flood Rages. Courtesy of Decca Records, part of Universal Music Group. Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal to read Mishal’s notes and reflections on this conversation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street’s brutal, $3.7 trillion rout cascaded into Asian markets, putting chipmakers and tech companies in its crosshairs. Host K. Oanh Ha sat down with Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Shuli Ren to look at what comes next for AI – and consider whether this is simply a correction or a crack in the AI bubble. Read more:  Anatomy of a Selloff: Sudden Chain Reaction Rattles Wall Street AI Has Taken Over Every Corner of the Market We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: K. Oanh Ha and David Gura; Guest: Shuli Ren; Produced by Naomi Ng and David Fox; Edited by Crispina Robert and Nicole Beemsterboer; Engineering by Sean Carter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Blue Wave might have been a rebuke of Trump and his economy, but Democrats have limited options to tackle affordability without him. On today’s Big Take podcast, PIMCO’s Head of Public Policy Libby Cantrill joins host Sarah Holder to discuss how the economic issues Democrats campaigned on could translate into policy and the compromises and clashes that may lie ahead. Find our special series of timely and urgent conversations on the US midterm elections wherever you listen to podcasts. We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Libby Cantrill; Produced by Julia Press and David Fox; Edited by Naomi Shavin; Engineering by Emma Munger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The blue wave that swept across US midterms buoyed Senate and House Democrats — as well as big tech shares and French bonds. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion Executive Editor Robert Burgess and reporter Matthew Griffin, who covers the intersection of politics and stocks, join host Sarah Holder to sort out the day’s market winners (the Fed) and losers (Elon Musk’s companies). Read more: US Election 2026 | Markets in Context We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Robert Burgess and Matthew Griffin; Produced by David Fox and Julia Press; Edited by Jeff Grocott and Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Alex Suguira.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The results are in: In a US midterm election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump, a blue wave swept Congress. Democrats will control both the House and Senate for the last two years of Trump’s term. On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder, Bloomberg White House reporter Josh Wingrove and Congress editor Megan Scully dig into how election night played out in the US, how markets are reacting and what clashes to expect between President Trump and Democrats in Congress.  Find our special series of timely and urgent conversations on the US midterm elections wherever you listen to podcasts. We are also live blogging at Bloomberg.com with the latest from across the globe.  We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Josh Wingrove and Megan Scully; Produced by Naomi Shavin and David Fox; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer and Tracey Samuelson; Engineering by Sean Carter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.