Podcast Episodes

What’s holding back France and Germany?

We look at the issues facing two of Europe’s major economies.

Germany’s downturn has deepened with existential fears about its major export industrie…

1 year, 4 months ago

The wine industry's biggest challenge

Climate change is changing the way winemakers plan, harvest and make their product.

On the Greek island of Santorini we find out how new techniques o…

1 year, 4 months ago

Argentina: Libertarian paradise?

Attracted by Argentina’s right-wing libertarian president Javier Milei, and fearful of political breakdown and even the prospect of a widescale war i…

1 year, 4 months ago

Business Daily meets: Astronaut Chris Hadfield

Colonel Chris Hadfield is a former fighter pilot who became an astronaut and served as a commander of the International Space Station (ISS).

While in…

1 year, 4 months ago

Building the superyachts

They’re the kind of mega vessels which only a handful of people on the planet can afford.

We go to the Netherlands, where building and maintaining th…

1 year, 4 months ago

Rail Baltica - building a geopolitical railway

We explore the largest infrastructure project in the history of the Baltic states - a new high-speed line connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania wi…

1 year, 4 months ago

Spotlight on the swing states

In this programme, we look at some of the key issues for voters in the crucial, so-called ‘swing states’ in the 2024 US Presidential Election.

From …

1 year, 4 months ago

Business Daily meets: Hello Kitty

On the character's 50th birthday, we hear from the boss of the Japanese company which created her.

Sanrio CEO Tomokuni Tsuji took over from his grand…

1 year, 4 months ago

Investing in escape rooms

They’re the interactive games where players race against the clock to solve puzzles and break free.

And now major brands are tapping into the trend. …

1 year, 4 months ago

Spilling the tea on matcha

Once difficult to find outside of Japan, the green tea has made it onto the menus of major coffee chains.

The matcha tea industry is projected to rea…

1 year, 4 months ago