Podcast Episodes

Qatar’s World Cup tourism gamble

Will a boost in visitors for the Qatar World Cup lead to more visitors in the long run?

Qatar has spent over $220bn on preparations for the football World Cup, and there are hopes the tournament wil…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar: The migrant workers behind the World Cup

Workers from countries such as Nepal have done the bulk of the work to build the stadiums and infrastructure for the Qatar World Cup. But there are difficult questions still to be answered about the …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Business Daily Meets: Jason Bell

Samira Hussain visits the New York studio of one of the most in demand photographers in the world, Jason Bell.

Jason has photographed some of the world’s most famous people - including Angelina Jolie,…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka: Life after an economic crisis

In April 2022, Sri Lanka was gripped by a major economic crisis. Prices were rising sharply, protests started in the capital, Colombo,and spread across the country.

Daily power cuts and shortages of b…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

A special interview with the boss of the World Bank

In a wide ranging interview, David Malpass, president of the World Bank, speaks to presenter Sam Fenwick about the global economic situation.

He talks about the consequences of rising global debt and …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The rise and fall of the hot tub

In mid-2021 hot tub companies were king. Unprecedented demand through covid pushed up sales as people stayed at home. Some of Europe's well known suppliers boasted up to a 400% increase in sales com…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Business Daily Meets: Dr Natalie Kenny

When you’re conducting a scientific experiment, you must prepare for it to fail.

Lab researchers work by this motto. But for Dr Natalie Kenny, founder of international lab testing and medical training…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

How social media is changing farming in Kenya

We hear from some of the many small-scale farmers in Kenya who are using apps like What’sApp, Facebook and Instagram to share information about the best way to grow fruit and veg and sell direct to c…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

How students' right to earn shook up US sport

University sport in the US has become huge business. For decades, students' share of those earnings only came in the form of scholarships. As television contracts got bigger, so did the calls for cha…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Why men don’t want to work any more

As many as 7 million Americans who could work, aren’t. These are people who have dropped out of the workforce - they have given up on finding a job or are simply not looking.

And similar trends can…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago