Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Episodes to download
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Mapping paradise
Wed 22 Jan 2020
We revisit the Zanzibar government's efforts to chart its territory using drones
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Cities at a standstill
Tue 21 Jan 2020
How strikes and protests affect business in Paris and Hong Kong
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Insomnia and the smartphone
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Modern tech is accused of interfering with our sleep, but could an app provide the cure?
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Microworkers teaching robots
Thu 16 Jan 2020
How the rise of 'microwork' is helping develop artificial intelligence
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Where has all the good soil gone?
Wed 15 Jan 2020
How soil degradation is reducing crop yields and adding to climate change
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The power-hungry internet
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Why our growing use of technology is a threat to the planet
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The next big thing
Mon 13 Jan 2020
How easy is it to predict where tech will take us in the next decade?
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OK Boomer...
Thu 9 Jan 2020
Can’t save/won’t save? The raw financial deal facing millennials and generation Z.
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North Korea: Suffering under sanctions?
Wed 8 Jan 2020
Are the toughest economic sanctions in the world actually having any effect?
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The workplace re-imagined
Thu 2 Jan 2020
Can workplaces be designed to make you want to come to the office?
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Rights of nature
New Year's Day 2020
If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
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Phosphates and the disputed corner of north-west Africa
Tue 31 Dec 2019
Morocco dominates phosphate fertilisers thanks to its disputed control of Western Sahara
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Reinventing capitalism
Mon 30 Dec 2019
Can corporations change to prioritise society and the environment over profit?
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Are friends electric?
Fri 27 Dec 2019
When will artificial intelligence be capable of providing intelligent conversation?
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Hack my brain
Boxing Day 2019
Facebook and Elon Musk are among those investigating brain probes for mind reading
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Will flying taxis ever take off?
Christmas Day 2019
Will giant drones one day ferry us all through the heavens all on our way to work?
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Smart cities: Big Data's watching you
Christmas Eve 2019
From Shenzhen to Toronto, city streets are becoming a valuable source of big data
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Smart cities: How Barcelona learned to listen
Mon 23 Dec 2019
Smart sensors can improve citizens' lives, especially when residents are put in charge
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How 24/7 life is rewiring our brains
Fri 20 Dec 2019
A group of artists look at how our modern hyper-connected lives are affecting our sleep
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Have you paid your taxes?
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Tax evasion is rife, from Bolivia to Greece, but are we taxing the wrong things?
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Brexit: What happens next?
Mon 16 Dec 2019
Three experts on the next steps for Boris Johnson, Britain and the EU
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The death of expertise
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Why do so many people think they know best? Is it putting dolts in charge of government?
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Old city v new city
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Should we conserve historic neighbourhoods when new homes are desperately needed?
