Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Julia Hartz

From noticing a gap in the market, to launching a start-up with her husband, CEO Julia Hartz tells us how she's built Eventbrite to become one of the biggest event ticketing platforms in the world, d…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Is Colombia’s flower power under threat?

Colombia has emerged as the world's second-biggest exporter of cut flowers, and the largest supplier to the United States.

Local growers suffered a scare this year when US president Donald Trump thre…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea: why are more stores going staff-free?

A shortage of workers is leading some retailers to forgo hiring altogether.

The number of unmanned, or staff-less stores in South Korea has grown rapidly in recent years - from ice cream shops to bus…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea: Can immigration grow its workforce?

The country is facing a labour shortage following decades of low birth rate and depopulation.

By the year 2032, it’s estimated South Korea will need more than 890,000 additional workers to maintain th…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea: How has it managed to reverse depopulation?

South Korea has grappled with an unprecedented decline in birth rate over the past nine years.

However the latest figures show a slight rise in the number of babies born. Although the number remains …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft at 50

In its 50th anniversary year, we chart Microsoft's history and look at where the tech giant is heading into the future.

It's one of the world's biggest companies - we get exclusive access to the Seat…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia: The saviour of boxing?

Two years ago, boxing was on the ropes.

Fans were fed up, and rival promoters were playing the blame game, as egos, finances and broadcaster commitments got in the way.

Now, it's all changed, largely …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Vatican Jubilee living up to its promise?

More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to visit The Vatican city this year, to pass through the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica, opened especially for 2025.

In the Italian capital Rome, which su…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Finland became a hotspot for defence tech

We’re in Helsinki to find out why this small, cold, Nordic capital is spawning growing numbers of technologies designed to help countries protect and defend themselves against war.

We meet some of the…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How the Covid pandemic changed us

Restrictions and government assistance varied, but for small business owners the challenges were similar.

Five years on, we hear from three entrepreneurs about their experiences - the manager of a tou…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago