Podcast Episodes

India's $30bn festival

The festival of Kumbh Mela is estimated to attract 400 million Hindus and other visitors from around the world.

The 45-day festival is a massive econ…

1 year ago

Are electric planes the future?

How to make a battery powered plane that can fly long distances, whilst carrying passengers, is a key challenge facing the aviation sector.

As the wor…

1 year ago

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 sc…

1 year 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 thi…

1 year 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 ver…

1 year, 1 month 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 …

1 year, 1 month 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 …

1 year, 1 month 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 …

1 year, 1 month 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 a…

1 year, 1 month 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 ch…

1 year, 1 month ago