Podcast Episodes

Headspace CEO on the use of AI in tackling burnout

Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?

Highly exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices and intensifying climate change, island nations around the world are starting to ask: could they make a…

4 weeks ago

The self-taught coder building a drone empire

We hear from a founder who taught himself how to code as a child, set up several businesses, and now with his drone delivery firm Manna Air Delivery …

1 month ago

Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?

We look at the fallout from the recent court case which found Meta and Google liable for harming the mental health of one their young users and delib…

1 month ago

Afterlife: The business of celebrity legacies

We explore the growing industry built around the legacies of celebrities after their deaths. We hear from estate managers, the agents representing th…

1 month ago

The whistleblower who exposed a massive tax scam

We hear from a man who was once a high-earning, high flyer in the finance industry. But, after he blew the whistle on a major financial scandal, he f…

1 month ago

After Liberation Day: Who’s footing the tariffs bill?

For nearly 12 months, a raft of import duties - tariffs - have made it much more expensive to ship consumer goods into the United States. They've sha…

1 month ago

Mighty Patch founder Ju Rhyu

We meet the founder of Hero Cosmetics, the brand behind Mighty Patch, a skin patch that's used to improve the appearance of acne. Patches like these …

1 month, 1 week ago

No suits, four-day weeks: Asia's energy crunch

With a state of emergency in the Philippines and a series of four-day working weeks and fuel rationing across many countries, the global energy crisi…

1 month, 1 week ago

ICE: Is it chilling the US economy?

Last year, around 4000 federal officers were deployed in Minneapolis in a major immigration crackdown.

Local firms say the resulting upheaval and prot…

1 month, 1 week ago