# Tim Cook Built the Apple Empire. What's Next for His Successor?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/tim-cook-built-the-apple-empire-what-s-next-for-his-successor
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/tim-cook-built-the-apple-empire-what-s-next-for-his-successor.md
Podcast: [The Journal.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598)
Published: 2026-04-23T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSJ1546111707.mp3?updated=1776977026
Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSJ1546111707.mp3?updated=1776977026
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-journal-547598/episodes/tim-cook-built-the-apple-empire-what-s-next-for-his-successor
Duration seconds: 1277

## Resource

After 15 years as the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook announced this week that he will be stepping down. During his tenure, Cook quadrupled Apple’s revenue and transformed the company’s supply chain, building a complex global network that churns out hundreds of millions of devices each year. WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler reports on Cook’s legacy, and the new guy that’s set to replace him. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - China and the U.S. Are in a Race for AI Supremacy - The Company Taking on Apple’s Watch Technology Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-journal-547598/episodes/tim-cook-built-the-apple-empire-what-s-next-for-his-successor/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/tim-cook-built-the-apple-empire-what-s-next-for-his-successor.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.