Podcast Episodes

Looted: the risks of buying ancient history

It may be a key plot point in films and video games like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, but the real-life looting of ancient artefacts has reportedly reached unprecedented levels – and research sugge…

Published on 5 months ago

Home loans, different ways

Mortgages - or home loans - are commonly taken out in countries with high homeownership rates. In some parts of the world, the majority of people own their homes outright, but in the US, parts of wes…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Has crypto come of age?

The US has plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve - effectively a massive stockpile of cryptocurrency.

Countries hold reserves of all sorts of assets and commodities like gold, grain and medicine.

As…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

EVs: China in the driver's seat?

China's automotive companies have accelerated their global expansion in recent years, leaving the competition struggling to keep up.

We explore what's driving Chinese brands' acceleration into intern…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Business Daily meets: Max Levchin

The fintech entrepreneur tells us about co-founding PayPal, and how an embarrassing personal moment when trying to buy a car, led him to start the buy now, pay later company Affirm.

Produced and prese…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The impact of 'thirsty' data centres

We're in the US state of Georgia, where huge data centres need water to keep cool.

But how is this need for cloud storage and AI capability affecting local residents and the environment?

Presenter: Mi…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Does university still get you a well paid job?

Graduates are facing one of the toughest jobs markets in decades.

We hear from students in India, the US and UK about whether they feel a university or college degree is worth it as we discuss the c…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Returning to Ukraine?

The UN estimates that nearly seven million Ukrainians have left their home country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Many have set up businesses in their new country - around 90,00…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

How trade deals are really made

Grab your briefcase, we’re heading into the negotiation room, to find out about the art of the trade deal.

With deals being drawn up around the world, and many more negotiations underway, we speak to …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Business Daily meets: Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry

The entrepreneur grew up in a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas with no electricity.

He went on to found a cloud-based cyber-security company with a value of $47 billion, trying to prote…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago