Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Paul Carrick Brunson

We found out why the dating guru swapped a career in investment banking to become a matchmaker.

Now famous for his role in the hit TV show ‘Married at First Sight’, Paul Carrick Brunson explains how…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Baltimore bridge collapse – what happens next?

It's been two months since the collapse of the key bridge in Baltimore, and the deadline to unblock the port's shipping channel is imminent. The US government has given a loose promise to make it hap…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why is olive oil so expensive?

Most of us have noticed the prices of our weekly food shopping going up over the last few years, but some items have risen by astronomical amounts.

Extra virgin olive oil - a premium, unprocessed oil …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Do women-only co-working spaces have a future?

Female-only co-working spaces started to grow during the #metoo movement. But some have struggled.

We speak to entrepreneurs who are running these spaces - and the women working in them.

Are they a v…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Business Daily meets: Laura Chinchilla

Laura Chinchilla was the first woman to serve as president of Costa Rica and one of the first in Latin America.

We talk to her about what that journey to the top job in her country was like, and the c…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Latin America’s success stories

Across the region, there are examples of economic success stories: countries, companies and people that are getting things right, transforming their local economies and bringing prosperity to the reg…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s agricultural boom

From soybean production to coffee exports to sugar cane, grains and tropical fruit - agriculture is powering the Brazilian economy.

We travel to a farm outside the capital Brasilia, and look at how th…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Latin America and the Asian tiger economies

Go back 50 years and Latin America was generally wealthier than East Asia. But that’s been reversed.

While the economies of East and Southeast Asia have taken off, enjoying a so-called "economic mira…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

What’s holding Latin America back?

It's a region blessed with incredible natural resources, from copper to lithium to rich agricultural lands. It’s home to vibrant cultures, amazing music and creative and talented people.

And yet it ha…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Business Daily meets: Robot inventor Sandy Enoch

We head to the robot workshop home of Marty the robotical.

Sandy Enoch founded the Scottish tech firm Robotical which creates educational robots.

Produced and presented by Dougal Shaw.

(Image: Marty the…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago