#183 BIG Companies and ELIS RAN THE HACKNEY HALF (Part 1)

#183 BIG Companies and ELIS RAN THE HACKNEY HALF (Part 1)

From Oh What A Time... by Pop! Pop!

May 31, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 266

About this episode

The episode explores the success of major companies and the impact of mass sporting events, while also discussing Elis's participation in the Hackney Half.

This week we’re looking at commercial entities that went bigger than their wildest dreams. We’ve got for you: Japanese consumer electronics firm Casio, how did Cadbury make that chocolate money and lastly, how Andrew Carnegie acquired insane wealth and then, incredibly, went about giving it away! And isn’t the world a better place for mass sporting events? AND IS THE WORLD TALKING ENOUGH ABOUT ELIS RUNNING THE HACKNEY HALF? Do let us know: hello@ohwhatatime.com And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find: •The full archive of bonus episodes •Brand new bonus episodes each month •OWAT subscriber group chats •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month. You can also follow us on:  X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice? Thank you to Dan Evans…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Tom

Topics covered

  • commercial success
  • wealth distribution
  • mass sporting events
  • history of companies
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Casio
  • Cadbury
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • HACKNEY HALF
  • commercial entities
  • wealth
  • sporting events

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Casio, Cadbury

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