Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe cost of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
In this episode of Business Daily we get on board The Ocean Viking, a migrant rescue boat operated by the non-governmental organisations SOS Méditerranée and the International Federation of the Red C…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Africa Super League – new dawn for football?
Confederation of African Football, CAF, with the backing of FIFA, has launched a new Super League aimed at injecting much-needed funds to clubs on the continent. CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe prom…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Business Daily Meets: Nico Rosberg
Theo Leggett meets Nico Rosberg, who found fame and fortune in the fossil-fuelled world of F1, but is now reinventing himself as a champion of green technology. As a driver he reached the pinnacle of…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Business Daily Meets: Boyan Slat
How do you clean the world's oceans of plastic? 10 years ago, when he was just 18, Dutchman Boyan Slat thought he knew how to do it, and set out his vision at TED talk.
The journey from theory to real…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Rebuilding lives after flooding in Pakistan
Many communities in Pakistan were completely destroyed when vast areas of the country were hit by catastrophic flooding this summer. 33 million people were affected and in this episode of Business Da…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The Morality of Machines
From search engines to chatbots to driverless taxis – artificial intelligence is increasingly a part of our daily lives. But is it always ethical? In this episode, Katie Barnfield explores some of…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Africa’s Middlemen: Rent-seekers or cultural brokers?
Middlemen are intermediaries who facilitate business interactions for a commission, but in Africa their role is more complex. Africa's middlemen divide opinion on whether they are predatory rent-seek…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
How much is it costing fans to go to Qatar?
About 1.5 million fans, a little more than half the population of Qatar, are expected to arrive in the tiny Gulf state for the 2022 World Cup.
Two weeks before the start of tournament, Sam Fenwick sp…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Women in business in Qatar
How easy is it for a woman to start and run a business in Qatar?
In the past few years, there have been changes to the constitution and laws which have made it easier for women to work and run busine…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The footballers transforming their home towns
Sadio Mané and Mo Salah have had a huge impact on the small towns and villages in Senegal and Egypt where they grew up.
We find out how local people have benefited from the money donated and hear abo…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago