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Founders: Tessa Clarke's fight against food waste
Tessa Clarke is the co-founder and CEO of Olio, the food-sharing app helping millions of people reduce waste by sharing food and household items with...
Follow the Money: The Memecoin Economy
Search for "memecoin" on social media and you'll find plenty of videos offering advice on how to invest and grow your money, with some claiming they c...
The hidden cost of the gold rush
Artisanal mining accounts for around 20% of global gold production and generates an estimated $30 billion a year for some of the world's poorest commu...
Taking Stock: A slower China and a durian glut
Connecting the timezones this week are Will Bain in London, David Kuo in Singapore and Emily Peck in New York to unpack the week's biggest business st...
Power Players: Can the Paramount–Warner merger survive?
This week, Will and Michelle speak to Reuters entertainment business correspondent Dawn Chmielewski about how the Paramount–Warner merger could reshap...
The Jude Bellingham brand
With the 2026 World Cup underway, here's another chance to hear how England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham became one of football's most marketa...
Founders: Sumant Sinha's bet on a greener India
Sumant Sinha is the founder of ReNew, one of India's largest renewable energy companies. He explains why he left a successful corporate career to purs...
Follow the Money: The beef with US beef
Why have US beef prices risen around 13% over the past year? Who is making money from the burgers and steaks Americans eat? Presenter Sam Fenwick spea...
The BRIC architect's warning for the West
Ed Butler speaks to the man who coined the term BRIC for the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Now back in the headlines as an ad...
Taking Stock: Is Trump happier with NATO on defence spending?
Will Bain is joined by Seijiro Takeshita in Japan and Yael Selfin in the UK to discuss the week's biggest business stories. As Nato members agree to g...
Power Players: What does Mamdani's Manhattan mean for the world?
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani rode a wave of anti-Trump sentiment and cost-of-living pressures to win the New York City mayoralty. But talk of n...
Founders: Moderna's Noubar Afeyan
Noubar Afeyan helped bring one of medicine's biggest breakthroughs to the world through Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine. In this episode, he explains why w...
Follow the Money: The Rolling Stones
They are one of the biggest rock bands in the world and are releasing their 25th album this week. So, in a world where artists can make billions from...
Saudi Arabia: The Vision 2030 test
Sameer Hashmi travels to Riyadh to examine the progress of Vision 2030, an ambitious plan launched nearly a decade ago to transform one of the world's...
Taking Stock: Politicians, billionaires and China’s shifting consumers
Rahul Tandon is joined by Han Lin in Shanghai and Allison Schrager in New York to examine a set of stories where markets, politics and consumer behavi...
How did Nike, the world's biggest sports brand, start losing its edge?
For decades, Nike was the sports brand - a global symbol of winning. One estimate suggests it sells 26 pairs of shoes every second. Elite athletes wor...
Founders: Charlotte Tilbury on beauty, business and confidence
Charlotte Tilbury, makeup artist and founder of the global beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury, reflects on building an international cosmetics business af...
Follow the Money: The Wimbledon business model
It's the most successful tennis tournament in the world, expected to generate $500 million over two weeks. Yet day tickets still start at around $40,...
Rebuilding Gaza and trying to get back to work
Rob Young reports on the huge task of rebuilding Gaza, which the United Nations estimates will cost $70 billion. Across Gaza City, earthmovers load pi...
Taking Stock: Heatwaves, Pensions and Tech Turbulence
Will Bain is joined by Nga Pham in Jakarta and Carsten Brzeski in Frankfurt to take stock of the week's business stories.
They discuss th...
Can Toy Story help Disney's new CEO get the magic back?
Toy Story 5 broke opening weekend box office records, handing Josh D'Amaro a welcome gift as he settles in to the top role at Disney. But he inherits...
Founders: Duolingo's billionaire boss on rejecting Bill Gates
We hear how a childhood in Guatemala, a fascination with computers and a belief that education should be accessible to everyone helped inspire the wor...
Follow the Money:The Chips powering AI
Artificial intelligence is transforming industries and creating vast new fortunes. But behind every chatbot, image generator and AI model is a physica...
The growing business of prepping
Preparing for the worst might sound a little paranoid, but more people are embracing the prepper mindset and buying emergency supplies. As preparednes...
Taking Stock: AI and jobs, affordability and Toy Story
Rahul Tandon is joined by Rebecca Choong Wilkins in Singapore and Walter Todd in South Carolina, USA. They discuss which jobs may be most resistant to...
US-Iran deal: Can the Strait of Hormuz get the world moving again?
The US and Iran interim deal is aimed at reopening one of the world's most important shipping lanes. But even if an agreement is signed, how quickly c...
Founders: The supermarket billionaire who ran for New York City mayor
Greek-born billionaire John Catsimatidis rose from working in a New York grocery store to build the Gristedes supermarket chain and a wider business e...
Follow the Money: who profits from the Iran war?
When the US and Israel struck Iran in March 2026, Wall Street was opening as missiles were still flying. Within hours, a small number of investors and...
Sherbro Island: can Sierra Leone build a global business hub?
Off the coast of Sierra Leone, Sherbro Island has been earmarked for an ambitious transformation: a new centre for international business and investme...
The Weekly: AI rivals race to list shares and US inflation greets new Fed chair
Connecting the timezones we get different perspectives on the key global business stories of the week, setting you up for the weekend. Rahul Tandon di...
SpaceX prepares for (stockmarket) liftoff
It’s not just about rockets. This week, Michelle, Rahul and Will explore one of the most anticipated stock market debuts in history: the SpaceX IPO. W...
Founders: Caecilia Chu on 200 rejections and building YouTrip
We meet Caecilia Chu, founder of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fintech companies, YouTrip.Growing up in a small public housing flat in Hong...
FIFA’s Billions: where your World Cup ticket money goes
World Cup 2026 will span the United States, Canada and Mexico, with demand for tickets at record levels. Fifa stands to earn nearly $9 billion from th...
Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem?
Each Monday, Ed Butler takes you around the globe to the heart of the stories and meeting those living through them. West Africa is currently the glob...
How karate helped a shy kid transform how India pays
We hear how karate, being laughed out of a bank boardroom in a cash-obsessed country helped shape one of India’s most valuable fintech companies. Hars...
Has the World Cup broken dynamic pricing?
This week, Michelle, Rahul and Will explore the world of dynamic pricing, where prices go up when demand is high and come down when demand drops. It’s...
Spain's economy is growing fast. So why is youth unemployment still so high?
Many graduates are reluctant to work in the country’s large tourism and service sectors, looking instead for roles that match their university skills....
Are content creators invading public spaces?
From cafes and gyms to supermarkets and restaurants, content creators are moving into everyday spaces, searching for attractive backdrops for their ph...
The woman trying to fix Nigeria's medicine gap
Nigeria pharmacist Abimbola Adebakin tells us how a failed start-up and the struggle to access essential medicines inspired her to build Advantage Hea...
Prediction markets: are they fuelling insider trading?
This week, Michelle, Rahul and Will explore prediction markets — online platforms where people can bet on future events, from elections to pop culture...