Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the 大象传媒.
Episodes to download
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Fighting Ad Fraud
Wed 16 May 2018
The fake clicks and downloads costing companies billions, and how they're fighting back.
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Italy: The EU's Next Headache?
Tue 15 May 2018
How a eurosceptic coalition in Rome could destabilise plans for closer EU integration
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Are You Ready for GDPR?
Mon 14 May 2018
The EU's new data protection rules are proving to be a headache for businesses worldwide
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Netflix vs the Silver Screen
Fri 11 May 2018
Will the streaming service wipe out the cinema, in the same way it did video rentals?
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Hormones: The Pill
Thu 10 May 2018
The pill liberated women worldwide, and now an injectable version is taking off in Africa
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Justice on Death Row
Wed 9 May 2018
The inmates training to be lawyers and fighting for a fairer justice system in Africa
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Tech Solutions for the Poor
Mon 7 May 2018
How can we think differently about some of the gritty economic problems facing the poor?
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Economists in the Doghouse
Fri 4 May 2018
The failure to foresee the 2008 financial crisis has prompted a lot of soul-searching
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How Economists Forgot Housework
Thu 3 May 2018
Feminist economists argue that GDP statistics ignore care-giving and housework
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Paying the Price of Prison
Wed 2 May 2018
Parking fines and high bail demands are landing Americans in prison. But someone profits
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Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs In Balance
Tue 1 May 2018
What would scrapping the agreement mean for Iran, and for US and European businesses?
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Africa's Free Trade Pact
Mon 30 Apr 2018
Will the African Continental Free Trade Area bring jobs and prosperity?
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Iran's Foreign Currency Problem
Fri 27 Apr 2018
With the US threatening more sanctions, Iran remains frozen out of the financial system
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Creativity in the Digital Age
Thu 26 Apr 2018
How do designers and advertisers get people's attention with so much competition online?
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Malaria: Costs and Cures
Wed 25 Apr 2018
The disease that still cripples a continent and the technologies behind a possible cure.
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Has #MeToo Backfired in India?
Tue 24 Apr 2018
How some company bosses won't hire women due to fears of sexual harassment claims
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Will Tariffs Save US Jobs?
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Donald Trump says tariffs on Chinese goods are necessary to 'protect American workers'
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Good Looks and Getting Ahead
Fri 20 Apr 2018
How much does your physical attractiveness affect your career prospects?
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Transgender in the Workplace
Thu 19 Apr 2018
What happens if you have a high profile job and come out as transgender?
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What's in a Name?
Tue 17 Apr 2018
FYR Macedonia and Greece are battling over a name, but so are many corporate brands
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Does Trump Have a Trade Plan?
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Focus shifts from China to new potential US trade sanctions targeting Russian companies
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TED2018: Can We Fix the Internet?
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier thinks there should be a mass deletion of social media
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Who Needs Cash?
Thu 12 Apr 2018
The winners and losers of the cashless economy, from Sweden to India
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Hope for Ethiopia?
Wed 4 Apr 2018
Can a new leader bring stability to a booming economy wracked by discontent and violence?
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A Crisis in Tech?
Tue 3 Apr 2018
Facebook, Amazon and Google shares fall further amid rising political and user pressure.
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Sierra Leone's Economic Struggle
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Sierra Leone's fight to rebuild its economy after Ebola
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Tricking Yourself to Save
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Saving is hard. Luckily, economist Dan Ariely shows us some tricks that might help.