Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Applied Nutrition's Tom Ryder

We speak to a boss whose business has bulked up on the global wellness trend.

Tom Ryder got into fitness supplements as a side-hustle when he was a scaffolder for Liverpool City Council — now he runs…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

What it takes to become a digital nomad

The digital nomad lifestyle sounds like a dream - working from a beach in Bali or a café in Barcelona. But how do you actually make it happen?

In this episode, we meet the people who’ve taken the plu…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Reusable water bottles: the new fast fashion?

They’re everywhere – on your desk at work, at the gym, on a day out, doing a job in the fight against single-use plastic. But if we have multiple versions of refillable water bottles , are they just …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The fight for Guatemala's lakes

We’re in the Central American country to hear a tale of two lakes.

One, Lake Amatitlan, is badly polluted and there's concerns that the other – Lake Atitlan - once nominated as one of the seven new …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The threat to sabotage undersea cables

Countries considered hostile to the West are threatening to cut under sea cables, which carry 95 percent of the world’s data.

China, Iran and Russia are suspected of threatening to sabotage cables, c…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Business Daily Meets: Makiko Ono

We speak to one of Japan's very few female CEOs.

Makiko Ono leads Suntory Beverage and Food, part of the Suntory coagulometer that makes soft drinks including Orangina, Lucozade and Ribena.

She shar…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebuilding Africa’s largest second-hand clothes market

Ed Butler travels to Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana.

15 million used garments arrive in Ghana every week from all over the world - most ends up at Kantamanto but a lot can't be sold because it's …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What now for Canada?

After Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister last month, what does the in-tray look like for Canada’s next leader?

The country is facing a major challenge from new US president Donald Trump who int…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why do Germans take so much time off sick?

The country’s sick leave policy is one of the most generous in the world.

Employees get full pay for the first six weeks they’re off, after that their health insurance policy will pay them a large por…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

California’s insurance crisis

Thousands of homes burned to the ground in the recent wildfires in Los Angeles which will likely become the most expensive natural disaster in US history.

Many victims did not have insurance, because …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago