Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Episodes to download
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The Facebook currency
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Why Facebook's Libra project will attract the attention of regulators
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The next agricultural revolution
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Do we need to transform the way we grow food if we are to head off disaster?
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Istanbul's vexed elections
Tue 18 Jun 2019
The Turkish city votes again for a new mayor after March's election result was overturned
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Hostile environment for immigrants
Mon 17 Jun 2019
How Western immigration policy is prioritising populism over business interests
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The next financial crisis
Thu 13 Jun 2019
Could the fund management industry be the epicentre of the next big financial earthquake?
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The global trade in trash
Mon 10 Jun 2019
Asian countries have told the West to stop dumping its plastic waste on them
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Oil, guns and pollution
Wed 5 Jun 2019
Oil giant Shell tells us why it struggles to clean up its operations in the Niger Delta
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Is it time to tax robots?
Tue 4 Jun 2019
With ever more jobs being automated, should the automatons be taxed the same as humans?
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Is Google too big?
Wed 29 May 2019
Is Google's share of our attention and data too dominant? We ask Eric Schmidt
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Romantic fraud
Tue 28 May 2019
The cruel multi-million-dollar business of scamming lonely hearts online
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Europe votes for uncertainty
Mon 27 May 2019
With the EU parliament becoming more fragmented, how will it affect business sentiment?
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India election: Modi's report card
Fri 24 May 2019
Fergus Nicoll travels through Indian Prime Minister Modi's home constituency of Varanasi
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The trillion dollar coach
Wed 22 May 2019
What Silicon Valley learned from the American football coach Bill Campbell
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Education for all
Tue 21 May 2019
How can educators ensure that every child in the world has access to a decent school?
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Climbing the student debt mountain
Wed 15 May 2019
Could a new scheme alleviate the crippling cost of university fees for young Americans?
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The cyber arms race
Tue 14 May 2019
Was the 2016 NotPetya attack a portend of devastating cyber-wars in the future?
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The coming floods
Mon 13 May 2019
With the sea level rising, will the world's coastal cities find themselves underwater?
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Rebuilding an economy after two cyclones
Thu 9 May 2019
In Mozambique, Cyclones Idai and Kenneth did tremendous damage to the lives of millions
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India's caste quota controversy
Wed 8 May 2019
Is PM Modi's tinkering with the reservation system just an election ploy?
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Netflix moves into Africa
Tue 7 May 2019
The video streaming service has announced a series of original African productions
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The price of bread
Mon 6 May 2019
This global food staple used to account for half of some people's income
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The value of domestic work
Fri 3 May 2019
Housework and caring - an essential but overlooked part of the economy
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A four-day week?
Thu 2 May 2019
The campaign for a four-day working week is gaining traction, particularly in the UK
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The mega factory that never was
Wed 1 May 2019
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is causing a political headache for President Trump