Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
Episodes to download
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Healing the mind
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Psychedelic therapy could provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression
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Starting a company to fight rare disease
Fri 7 Jan 2022
We meet a mother who co-founded a biotech firm to find drugs for untreatable illnesses.
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The death of the petrol station
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Why electric vehicles mean we will barely need to stop at service stations at all
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The many careers of Richard Leakey
Wed 5 Jan 2022
An interview recorded with the famous Kenyan fossil hunter shortly before he died.
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Lessons from the forest for climate change
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Jane Goodall challenges us to find a zero-carbon path out of extreme poverty
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How green is the global flower industry?
Mon 3 Jan 2022
We follow the international flower supply chain from East Africa to Amsterdam and beyond.
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Cocktail trends 2022
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Shaken or stirred? We explore the cocktail trends that could be coming to a bar near you
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Taking on fast fashion in rural China
Thu 30 Dec 2021
We hear from two women challenging the fashion industry in two very different ways.
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Men and cosmetic surgery
Wed 29 Dec 2021
More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic
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Moon missions and space junk
Tue 28 Dec 2021
The business of space is hotter than ever, but at what cost?
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Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise
Mon 27 Dec 2021
Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film franchises in history
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The ghost of Christmas yet to come
Christmas Eve 2021
What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?
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China prepares to face down Omicron
Thu 23 Dec 2021
The new variant poses a threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy
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Millions still not back at school
Tue 21 Dec 2021
The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion
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End of the roads
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Austria and Wales reconsider plans to expand their road networks to curb pollution.
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The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
Thu 16 Dec 2021
The value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year
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The Meta data centre dilemma
Wed 15 Dec 2021
What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door?
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The problem of parasites: who pays for neglected tropical diseases?
Mon 13 Dec 2021
The pharmaceutical industry has ignored some diseases for decades. So what can be done?
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Blacklisted in China
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Lithuania has provoked China's rage by going too far in recognising Taiwan
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The arms race in cyberspace
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Will the next war be waged online? We ask cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth.
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Healthcare workers are burnt out
Wed 8 Dec 2021
What can be done to stem the tide of carers quitting the industry?
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Super-fast grocery delivery apps are booming
Tue 7 Dec 2021
Are apps delivering from the shop to your front door in minutes just a pandemic-era fad?