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Hello, I'm Zing Sing.

And I'm Simon Jack.

And we're here to tell you about a brand new season of Good, Bad, Billionaire from the BBC World Service.

It's the podcast where we dig into how the world's billionaires built their fortunes, charting their rise from zero to a million, then from a million to a billion.

Then we ask you to answer the question, are they good, bad, or just another billionaire?

The world's billionaires now control an estimated $16 trillion in combined wealth, more than the GDP of every country on Earth except the US and China.

So as the concentration of wealth continues to grow, we think it's more important than ever to take a look at how these individuals made their money.

This season will tell the surprising story of how Hollywood actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger made it to the billionaire ranks, as well as film and music producer David Geffen and Bollywood's first billionaire, Ronnie Skruala.

We'll look at the names behind some big brands, such as Sarah Blakey, the woman behind Spanks, and Luciana Benetton, the co-founder of fashion label Bennetton.

We'll be diving into the worlds of AI, aviation, property, online retail, shipping, steel, sport, circus, yes, circus, and tech startups.

Including one tech founder who was once the youngest billionaire in the world and one whose startup landed them in jail.

And we've included several billionaires suggested by you, our listeners.

To kick off the new season, we'll be looking at how Arnie turned his unique acting talents into billions.

And I also get to show off my unique acting talents.

Well, if you want to judge Simon's talents yourself, don't forget to follow or subscribe to Good Bad Billionaire so you don't miss an episode.

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