Podcast Episodes

Planning for the Future

Infrastructure projects can take decades to complete and are meant to last for generations. Planning for new rail networks, roads, bridges, airports …

12 years, 11 months ago

Deals

When the world economy is booming, many corporate bosses love nothing more than buying each other's companies. Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions so…

12 years, 11 months ago

Who's the Boss?

What is the role of a business leader? To tell staff what to do or allow them to decide for themselves? One theory about management is that it should…

12 years, 11 months ago

Digital Marketplaces

Where can you find a hand-stitched crochet blanket, the latest Lady Gaga video or sell your old sofa? Trading online makes it easier than ever to fin…

12 years, 11 months ago

The Business of War

Where there is war and fear there's money to be made from protection. In The Bottom Line, Evan Davis talks to ex-army leaders turned businessmen abou…

12 years, 11 months ago

Big Data

Big data has become big business as improvements in computer memory storage have made it possible to keep and analyse digital data on a scale previou…

13 years ago

Investor Relations

The power of investors and their role in changing how business functions and is run is the discussion for Evan Davis and his guests. What is it like …

13 years, 2 months ago

Water

Water is the world's most precious resource. It's also big business. As climate changes and populations shift, getting water where it needs to be is …

13 years, 2 months ago

Futurology for Business

Predicting the future is a skill that can earn investors and businesses a fortune - but get it wrong and disaster looms. In sectors like energy and t…

13 years, 2 months ago

Managing in a Crisis

What do you do when it all goes wrong? How to manage corporations in times of crisis is the subject under discussion by Evan Davis and his guests.

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13 years, 3 months ago