Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Feeding The World
The business of food: how we eat, what we eat, and who's running the show.
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Elements: Thorium
This metal offers thousands of years of nuclear energy, but is it any safer than uranium?
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Cash v Plastic
Why is the UK getting a new five pound note in an increasingly cashless economy?
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Intern or Drudge?
Are work placements great opportunities or just an excuse to exploit young workers?
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Do Second-Hand Clothes Help Africa?
Discarded western clothes sell well in Africa. But do they help the economies there?
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Women in Finance: Is There Room For Sisterhood?
How realistic is 'Equity', a film which features women in powerful financial roles?
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Elements: the Platinum Group
Six rare metals that clean the air but are the focus of violent conflict in South Africa.
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Big-Spending Canada
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister is preaching an anti-austerity message.
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Hong Kong and China
What Hong Kong's election result means for its economic and business ties with China
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Is the Euro Doomed?
Nobel laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, says so: "Either federalise or abandon the currency."
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Russia's Far East
Is Russia's much-hailed pivot towards China a fact or just wishful thinking?
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Elements: Arsenic
The poison in everything from paint and sweets, to telegraph polls and drinking water.
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Greed is Bad
Why the greed of capitalism could spell trouble for society and the environment.
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The Whistleblowing Industry
How whistleblowers in the US are earning millions from exposing corporate wrongdoing.
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How to be Angry
From hotheads to curmudgeons, is anger bad for business or can we put it to good use?
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How to Enjoy Work
How to find enjoyment in the everyday drudgery of work
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Elements: Silver
Silver, the shiniest and showiest of metals and its surprisingly modern applications
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Cheap Oil Hits Cuba Hard
The low price of oil is hurting communities globally. We report from Cuba and California.
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The End of an Era
New York's Waldorf Astoria is set to close as it undergoes a refurbishment into condos.
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How to be Creative
Can anyone be creative? Does working in a team help? What about your office environment?
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Who Owns Your Health Data?
Company health schemes promise to raise productivity, but who protects employee privacy?
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Elements: Iodine
Why does iodine deficiency still blight children in developing countries like India?
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Corruption and Aid in Malawi
What has been done clean up Malawi's politics since the "Cashgate" scandal two years ago?
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Robot Creep
Why do so many of us have a dystopian view about the rise of artificial intelligence?
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How to be Mediocre
Not everyone can be special, so should we embrace our mediocrity?
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The Oceans' Plastic Problem
The world's oceans are filling up with millions of tons of plastic. What's the solution?
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Middle East: Too Hot To Handle?
Will poor water management and climate change inevitably lead to conflict and migration?
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Does Size Matter?
Do we trust big brands over artisans? Should we laud small firms that hit the big time?
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Gold Standards
Amid economic turmoil, the gold price is back up. Time for currencies to re-peg to gold?
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How to Age and Keep Working
Why we should all be working well into our twilight years