Podcast Episodes

Global trade’s new normal?

Three months ago, Houthi fighters from Yemen hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea and took the crew captive. It was the group’s first attack on commercial shipping in response to Israel’s military of…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Business Daily meets: Tony Fernandes

Tony Fernandes has worked in the music industry, owned a formula one team and co-owned a professional London football club, but these days he’s concentrating on his core business as the CEO of the pa…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The making of a billionaire athlete

Only four sportspeople have turned success on the field to success in business, making it to the 10 figure club.

Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Lebron James and Magic Johnson, the last to join in Octobe…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

A scary business

Scaring people has become big business.

There’s even a catch-all term for the trend: dark tourism, where thrill seekers visit the scenes or replicate the experiences of horrendous moments in history.…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The content moderators taking Big Tech to court

We hear from former moderator Daniel Motaung, who has taken Meta and their outsourcing partner, Sama, to an employment tribunal in Nairobi.

US lawyer Cori Crider, from tech justice NGO Foxglove - whic…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Business Daily meets: Jagan Chapagain

The secretary general of the world’s biggest humanitarian network – the International Federation of the Red Cross - rose from humble beginnings in Nepal.

We hear how Jagan Chapagain became involved …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The global quest to boost productivity

From tackling the long commute to sleeping on the job - we head to Lagos, New York, Tokyo, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) and Dublin to look at the diverse ways businesses are attempting to boost pro…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Is it worth being a B Corp?

It's an exclusive business club with over 8,000 companies, which put environmental and social values at the heart of their work. But the B Corp badge has come under some criticism for taking on som…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Denmark: Cashing in on Sweden's Eurovision

As Malmö receives the keys to this year's event, we look at how Copenhagen in Denmark could be the real economic winners - without having to pay for it.

When the Swedish city last hosted the competit…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Business Daily meets: Dizzee Rascal

From its emergence in London’s underground scene and pirate radios in the early 2000s, to becoming a major music genre, Grime has come a long way – contributing more than £2bn to the UK economy and c…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago