Podcast Episodes

Crypto and football: Uneasy team mates

Where next for the sometimes tricky relationship between football and crypto companies?

We look at how some of the biggest clubs, and players, have embraced crypto products, and what that means for s…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Does the guitar have an image problem?

Picture a rock 'n' roll icon like Jimmy Page, or Jimmy Hendrix, and they've probably got an electric guitar in their hands.

But, as classic rock - and classic rockers - continue to age, is the guitar …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is the US bet on sports gambling paying off?

Sports betting is a relatively new industry in the US.

Until 2018 you could only legally bet on sports in the state on Nevada, the home to Las Vegas.

New Jersey was the first state to legalise sports…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Uganda's refugee women turned entrepreneurs

Stella, Dawa and Salome arrived at the Bidibidi refugee camp in north-western Uganda with little more than the clothes they were wearing.

Now, all three are entrepreneurs and businesswomen, running …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Business Daily meets: Property tycoon Sanmi Adegoke

The Nigerian-born businessman tells us about his journey from working in a fast food restaurant and facing racism from some customers, to being inspired to start his own business in London.

He also ta…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Eurovision: Making money out of something I love

The Eurovision Song Contest has transformed itself from a TV show experiment to the world's largest live music event.

160 million people are expected to watch this year's competition in Sweden, as 37…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Resurrecting ‘ghost’ whisky distilleries

In Scotland in the 1980s, a slump in the whisky market brought about the closure of some of the country's most iconic distilleries. These sites become known as 'ghost' distilleries - where spirit pro…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The trouble with live music

Elton John, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran - all artists who've had sell-out world tours in recent years.

And new markets, such as India, are being added to the global tour map. But the same …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

What hope for Kosovo's economy?

Ed Butler travels to Kosovo to find out what the prospects are for this young, ethnically divided population.

After Ukraine, it's Europe's poorest region, where a brutal past still casts a shadow.

Bu…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Meet the trailblazers: the female bike mechanics

Why are so few women making a living from fixing bicycles?

Meet Sharvari, Belinda and Brenna, three female bike mechanics from different corners of the world.

From setting up a female run workshop in …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago