Podcast Episodes

How country music became cool

Country music is in the midst of a grand renaissance. The genre - whose popularity was previously confined to the American South - is now climbing th…

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How global conflict's changing air travel

Global conflict areas are growing.

One of the world’s largest airline groups has told Business Daily that airspace closures, due to war zones, are now…

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Lew Frankfort: building a billion-dollar brand

When Lew Frankfort joined Coach, it was a family run, wholesale handbag business worth six million dollars.

He spent 35 years at the company, from ope…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can an island of flowers become a global chip hub?

Forty years ago Japan made more than half of the world's semiconductors. Today, it produces just over 10%. But the country has big ambitions to turn …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Small country, auto giant

When Slovakia was part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the cars it made were noisy, thirsty and slow by western standards at the time. But wh…

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America's affordability question

In the second of two programmes, we look at Donald Trump's record on the economy one year into his second presidential term. Today, we are asking is …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Life after DOGE

Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term as President, we examine what it’s meant for the US workforce.

For government workers it has been a year…

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CEO of the Folio Society, Joanna Reynolds

We meet retail turnaround expert Joanna Reynolds, the woman behind the revival of the Folio Society, one of Britain’s oldest publishing houses.

Ten y…

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The 'Dry January' effect

Festive celebrations at Christmas and New Year often involve increased alcohol consumption in many parts of the world. For some, that’s followed by a…

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Iran: inside an economic crisis

Outrage has been growing in Iran over the country's struggling economy. Any growth this year or next looks unlikely.

Protests starting in the capital …

1 month, 3 weeks ago