Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Will Butler-Adams

Brompton makes 100,000 foldable bikes in London every year and exports about 75% of them. Chief executive Will Butler-Adams tells us how he grew the business around the world. He also explains how he…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Comic Con economics

Comics are a multi-billion dollar industry and comic conventions - or cons - attract thousands of fans, desperate to meet their heroes and splash some cash.

Elizabeth Hotson visits the MCM event in Lo…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Business Daily Meets: Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager is the European commissioner for competition.

Ms Vestager has been spearheading the landmark Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts aimed at regulating the global technology indu…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Why Finland is building with wood again

Could building more homes and offices out of wood instead of concrete help tackle climate change?

We travel to Finland, where growing numbers of homes and offices are being built using wood, and the …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

The fight for domestic workers’ rights

Millions of people, mainly women, sign up for jobs as domestic workers overseas. Yet much of this work is informal, with households enforcing their own terms behind closed doors - leaving the workers…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Can festivals bounce back?

The global events industry was valued at more than $1.1 billion in 2019, before the start of the covid-19 pandemic. Live music and concert events alone lost $30 billion in 2020 and most outdoor festi…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Why everyone wants a ‘blue tick’ on social media

For online influencers getting verification - a blue tick next to their social media account name - is the ultimate prize. It brings credibility and elevates their status online.

Presenter David Harpe…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Business Daily meets: Paul and Mike Rabil

The sport of lacrosse has a long history, being one of the oldest sports in North America. But, for a long time, many players couldn't earn a living in the same way athletes could who were playing in…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Who benefits most from remote working?

The coronavirus pandemic allowed many people worldwide to work in new and radical ways. It brought some of the biggest changes for computer-based office workers, many finding themselves working from …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

The condiments (and sauces) that never change

Tabasco sauce has been around since 1868, Lea and Perrins’ Worcestershire Sauce since 1837. So how have these brands managed to survive for so long?

David Reid explores why some brands outlive their…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago