Podcast Episodes

Why is the French wine industry struggling?

The region of Bordeaux in the south-west of France is perhaps the most famous wine-producing area in the world.

But it’s struggling. While the prestigious, most expensive wines – Saint-Émilions, Pome…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Crypto King and the journalist

Sam Bankman-Fried, the American crypto entrepreneur who went from billionaire to bankrupt, is on trial in New York for fraud.

The 31-year-old who founded the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is accused of…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Spook-onomics: the global boost of Halloween

Trick or treat and other traditions are now at the centre of a global multi-billion business.

The ancient Celtic and Pagan festival, which started thousands of years ago in Ireland, was taken by emig…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The electric car race

Countries around the world are racing to achieve targets on the ban of new petrol and diesel cars - but they are hitting stumbling blocks, meaning some are pulling back on their commitments.

Although…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk's X: The Twitter takeover a year on

After many months of news headlines about whether Elon Musk was going to buy Twitter, he eventually completed the purchase on 27 October 2022.

Since then, the company’s been through some big changes;…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Business Daily meets: Akinwumi Adesina

In 2015, Akinwumi Adesina was elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and since then he's become a symbol of optimism across the continent. How did he become known as Africa's "opti…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Short Stories: The amateur trader

Short selling has gone mainstream. Inspired by the noisy success of activist short sellers, amateur investors are now trying this highly risky strategy themselves.

They’re aided by a slew of new tradi…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Short Stories: The CEO

What’s it like to be on the wrong side of a big short? Former CEO Paul Pittman's company was shorted by an anonymous short seller who made false allegations in order to drive its share price down - w…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Short Stories: The activist short seller

Short selling – the trade where you hope a stock’s value will fall rather than rise. If it does, the trader can win. Big.

That’s led to the growth of what’s called the activist short seller. A trader …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Business Daily meets: Andre Schwammlein

Andre Schwammlein once wanted to be a pilot – but ended up behind the wheel of a bus and train company instead.

The chief executive and co-founder of Flix – the driving force behind Flixbus and Flixtr…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago