Podcast Episodes

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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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…

1 year, 4 months 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 his…

1 year, 4 months ago

Business Daily meets: GoFundMe's Tim Cadogan

Whether its for medical expenses, college funds, charity campaigns, chances are you've been asked to donate to a fundraiser online.

GoFundMe is one of…

1 year, 4 months ago

The gamification of fitness

Advances in technology mean more people have devices which offer incentives and rewards for achieving fitness goals.

From hi tech gyms to interactive …

1 year, 4 months ago

Cashing in on Ghana's cashews

Ed Butler travels to northern Ghana in search of one of the country’s growing exports.

Cashew nuts have become a feature of crop production, but ther…

1 year, 4 months ago

Is X still good for brands?

In November 2024, FC St Pauli became the first major football club to stop posting on X (formerly Twitter). In a statement, the leftwing Bundesliga c…

1 year, 4 months ago

Spain's squatting problem

Squatting has a long history in Spain, often fuelled by high rates of homelessness.

And the country’s ongoing housing crisis means that despite being…

1 year, 4 months ago