Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
Episodes to download
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Saudi money, English Football
Thu 6 Feb 2020
The Arab kingdom reportedly wants to buy Premier League football team Newcastle United
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Will immersive tech ever go mainstream?
Wed 5 Feb 2020
VR and AR have been around for years, and billions have been spent on popularising them
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So is the future hydrogen?
Tue 4 Feb 2020
The gas could provide the critical missing piece in decarbonising the global economy
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Does coal have a future?
Mon 3 Feb 2020
Could burning coal to generate electricity soon become commercially unviable?
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Brexit day, Brexit visions
Fri 31 Jan 2020
As the UK officially leaves the EU, what kind of economic future should it aim for?
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Does quarantining do more harm than good?
Thu 30 Jan 2020
How will China's efforts to contain the corona virus affect the country's economy?
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Britain's Huawei gamble
Wed 29 Jan 2020
The UK's decision to let the Chinese firm into its 5G network risks US retaliation
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Chinese forced labour: The brands
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Are Western brands doing enough to keep forced labour out of their supply chains?
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Forced labour in China
Mon 27 Jan 2020
The Uighur Muslims forced to work in Chinese detention centres
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What next for Africa's richest woman?
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Isabel dos Santos faces charges in her native Angola
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The products used again and again and again...
Thu 23 Jan 2020
Why don't more manufacturers embrace the principles of the circular economy?
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Mapping paradise
Wed 22 Jan 2020
We revisit the Zanzibar government's efforts to chart its territory using drones
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Cities at a standstill
Tue 21 Jan 2020
How strikes and protests affect business in Paris and Hong Kong
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Insomnia and the smartphone
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Modern tech is accused of interfering with our sleep, but could an app provide the cure?
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Microworkers teaching robots
Thu 16 Jan 2020
How the rise of 'microwork' is helping develop artificial intelligence
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Where has all the good soil gone?
Wed 15 Jan 2020
How soil degradation is reducing crop yields and adding to climate change
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The power-hungry internet
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Why our growing use of technology is a threat to the planet
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The next big thing
Mon 13 Jan 2020
How easy is it to predict where tech will take us in the next decade?
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OK Boomer...
Thu 9 Jan 2020
Can’t save/won’t save? The raw financial deal facing millennials and generation Z.
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North Korea: Suffering under sanctions?
Wed 8 Jan 2020
Are the toughest economic sanctions in the world actually having any effect?
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The workplace re-imagined
Thu 2 Jan 2020
Can workplaces be designed to make you want to come to the office?
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Rights of nature
New Year's Day 2020
If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
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Phosphates and the disputed corner of north-west Africa
Tue 31 Dec 2019
Morocco dominates phosphate fertilisers thanks to its disputed control of Western Sahara
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Reinventing capitalism
Mon 30 Dec 2019
Can corporations change to prioritise society and the environment over profit?
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Are friends electric?
Fri 27 Dec 2019
When will artificial intelligence be capable of providing intelligent conversation?