Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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The beauty tweakments industry
The rush for a fresher face
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Why hair matters
For decades, some hairstyles have been discouraged at work
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The fight for pocket parity
The humble pocket speaks volumes about gender roles and how women should behave.
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Why are some Chinese embracing 'lying flat'?
It’s been dubbed ‘tang ping’ – shunning tough careers and chilling out instead
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Has stock trading become 'gamified'?
Mobile trading apps are booming in popularity, but are they too much like games?
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The future of flying
Move over superjumbo jets - the future is leaner and greener.
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Brexit and my small business
How are small-scale British exporters coping outside the European Union's trading bloc?
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Kenya's fries crisis
Why can't multinationals like KFC source their ingredients locally?
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What's at stake in Kazakhstan?
How the protests may shake up the economy, trade and business in the Central Asian nation
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White privilege
Does the global economy need to start dismantling 'global white privilege'?
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Healing the mind
Psychedelic therapy could provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression
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Starting a company to fight rare disease
We meet a mother who co-founded a biotech firm to find drugs for untreatable illnesses.
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The death of the petrol station
Why electric vehicles mean we will barely need to stop at service stations at all
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The many careers of Richard Leakey
An interview recorded with the famous Kenyan fossil hunter shortly before he died.
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Lessons from the forest for climate change
Jane Goodall challenges us to find a zero-carbon path out of extreme poverty
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How green is the global flower industry?
We follow the international flower supply chain from East Africa to Amsterdam and beyond.
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Cocktail trends 2022
Shaken or stirred? We explore the cocktail trends that could be coming to a bar near you
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Taking on fast fashion in rural China
We hear from two women challenging the fashion industry in two very different ways.
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Men and cosmetic surgery
More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic
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Moon missions and space junk
The business of space is hotter than ever, but at what cost?
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Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise
Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film franchises in history
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The ghost of Christmas yet to come
What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?
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China prepares to face down Omicron
The new variant poses a threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy
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Lockdown, rebound, lockdown
2021 has seen some extraordinary economic changes
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Millions still not back at school
The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion
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End of the roads
Austria and Wales reconsider plans to expand their road networks to curb pollution.
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High risk investing
Why has it become so popular for millions of young people?
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The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
The value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year
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The Meta data centre dilemma
What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door?
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The pet food gold mine
Is expensive, premium pet food really worth it?