Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Episodes to download
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Business Daily meets: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Meet Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of one of India’s largest pharmaceutical companies.
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Fertility problems and pesticides in Panama
Thu 21 Jul 2022
The men who say working with pesticides to grow bananas in Panama left them sterile.
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Women, sport and business: Media deals
Wed 20 Jul 2022
We ask whether women’s sport should go digital.
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How virtual reality is changing healthcare
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Find out how virtual reality technology is changing how we treat some health conditions.
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Military contracts in India
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Government plans to shorten military contracts in India have led to protests.
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Lollywood or Bollywood?
Fri 15 Jul 2022
We explore what the future holds for the film industries in India and Pakistan.
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What's going on with weightlifting?
Thu 14 Jul 2022
A governance crisis has engulfed the sport of weightlifting.
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Women, sport and business: Merchandise
Wed 13 Jul 2022
We explore why merchandise and sports wear are so important for women's sport.
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Making money out of 'kid-fluencers'
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Find out why brands and families around the world are cashing in on kid-fluencers.
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Pension dipping in Peru and Chile
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Millions of people are emptying their pension pots to cope with rising prices.
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The business of streaming games
Fri 8 Jul 2022
Why watching other people play video games is such big business
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Brazil's election and the economy
Thu 7 Jul 2022
Brazilians will elect their next president in October, the economy is a crucial issue
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Women, sport and business: Haley Rosen
Wed 6 Jul 2022
A former pro soccer player trying to change coverage of women's sport
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Are they listening?
Tue 5 Jul 2022
Are companies REALLY using our own smart devices to eavesdrop on us?
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Business Daily meets: iPod and iPhone co-creator Tony Fadell
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Find out how he came up with his world-changing ideas.
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Cost of living: Mechanics
Thu 30 Jun 2022
As the cost of motoring, power and car parts keep going up how are mechanics coping?
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Cost of living: Farmers and food producers
Wed 29 Jun 2022
How the cost of living crisis is affecting food production from Malawi to Canada.
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Cost of living: Bakeries
Tue 28 Jun 2022
We explore how the cost of living crisis is affecting bakers from France to Uganda.
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Cost of living: Hairdressers
Mon 27 Jun 2022
How rising power and product prices are affecting hairdressers around the world.
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Business Daily meets: Tech entrepreneur Frederic Kerrest
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Find out how Frederic Kerrest helped build a multi-billion dollar tech firm from scratch.
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Love in virtual reality
Thu 23 Jun 2022
Looking for love? Find out more about the businesses bringing love into the metaverse.
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Race and DNA ancestry tests
Wed 22 Jun 2022
The ancestry testing company aiming to correct the racial bias in DNA databases.
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The club teaching women to say 'no' at work
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Women are taking on the majority of non-promotable tasks at work, should they stop?
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Floriade: A green global exhibition
Mon 20 Jun 2022
Find out more about Floriade, an international horticulture exhibition held once a decade
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The race to stop a Red Sea oil catastrophe
Fri 17 Jun 2022
Will businesses help fund an emergency operation to stop an oil spill near Yemen?
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin gamble
Thu 16 Jun 2022
El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin as legal tender. Has it worked?
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The adaptive fashion revolution
Wed 15 Jun 2022
The business of designing and making stylish clothes for people who have a disability.
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Communities bringing down energy bills
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Community groups fighting the energy cost crisis hitting households around the world.
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Egg freezing: the ultimate workplace perk?
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Employers are increasingly offering fertility benefits. Is that always good for women?