Foundering
BloombergFoundering is an award-winning, serialized podcast from the journalists at Bloomberg Technology. Each season, Foundering brings you inside a different high-stakes drama from the technology industry, where its companies are wielding unprecedented capital and power.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 187 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsTech NewsTechnology | |||
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With Nima Momeni convicted of second degree murder, the media storm around Bob Lee faded. Reporter Shawn Wen tries to make sense of the widespread fascination with Lee’s death. She looks to the period before his death, when San Francisco was gripped ... more
Nima Momeni's trial for murdering Bob Lee began in October 2024. Lee's killing, no longer a stand-in for random street crime, no longer fit neatly into the political zeitgeist. Instead, the tabloids latched onto the story for its salacious mix of dru... more
Weeks after his death, Bob Lee’s toxicology report was released, indicating that he had alcohol, cocaine, and ketamine in his system. While his killing no longer fit neatly with the San Francisco Doom Loop narrative, a new story emerged that Lee trav... more
Nine days after Bob Lee was found stabbed in San Francisco, police arrested Nima Momeni for his murder. Desperate to squash the ‘Doom Loop’ narrative, San Francisco officials insisted that Bob Lee was killed by someone he knew, a fellow tech executiv... more
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- What does politics have to do with this story?
Can’t get past the first episode without political diatribe about how there’s really not any issue with crime or homelessness in San Fran. I thought we were investigating a murder, but it’s a long critique of political talking heads and how wrong and dumb they are, with murder mixed in. Really just supporting social welfare programs, by covering a murder to prove it’s not part of the “perceptions of San Francisco” and “misinformation.” Literally, not investigative. Bet I could name the billionai... more
Apple Podcasts1Chhhirufucis
United States24 days ago - Eminently fair
Kudos to Wen for a thorough, thoughtful, and fair treatment of the case free from the sensationalism. The tech bro speculation turned me against Lee at first. But as I listened, the portrait that emerged of Lee did not fit the mold. He was a small town midwestern guy, more successful than he could have imagined, living large. His murder was a tragedy and like so many murders, could neither have been predicted nor prevented but the result of a complex mix as you might expect given the complex dyn... more
Apple Podcasts5My left teste
Canadaa month ago - Nice investigative journalism
Seems like they did a good job uncovering the facts and bringing in a diversity of perspectives for the seasons about Bob Lee and TikTok. The season on AI ventured too much into navel gazing territory.
Apple Podcasts4Neal________________United States2 months ago - Politics aside…
The universal truth to this story is risky behavior is just that - risky. You can be the smartest, nicest, wealthiest person (Bob), but that doesn’t make you invincible from bad things. When you go out to have fun, what you do and who you surround yourself with are important choices.
Apple Podcasts3MooseReportUnited States2 months ago - Love the new Bob Lee season
I listened to episodes 1 and 2 and the story is very impressive.
This Bob Lee report is highly in-depth, offers a sharp perspective, and is truly thought-provoking.
Apple Podcasts5Yingrid AppleUnited States2 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #38 | United States/News/Tech News |
Apple Podcasts | #23 |  United Kingdom/News/Tech News |
Apple Podcasts | #65 | Canada/News/Tech News |
Apple Podcasts | #9 |  Italy/News/Tech News |
Apple Podcasts | #64 |  France/News/Tech News |
Apple Podcasts | #96 |  Australia/News/Tech News |
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This serialized tech-investigation series builds its storytelling around high-stakes drama in the technology world, often weaving together courtrooms, corporate power, regulatory scrutiny, and media narratives. Recent seasons center on a high-profile case in Silicon Valley, exploring how tech leaders, investors, and platforms intersect with public policy, urban life, and public perception. Each season leans into investigative reporting, interviews with prosecutors, defense counsel, and industry insiders, and uses meticulous narration to unpack complex dynamics from motive and evidence to broader implications for the tech ecosystem. Expect thorough research, multiple perspectives, and a narrative style that favors context, human stories, and... more
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Recent guests on Foundering include:
1. Omid Talai
2. Dane Reinstead
3. Brad Cohen
4. Sam Zanganeh
5. Nima Momeni
6. Khazar Momeni
7. Ellen Huet
8. Jesse Pollock
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