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The future of vaccines

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The founders of German biotechnology company BioNTech were researching how to fight cancers using messenger RNA, "the unloved cousin of DNA", when cov...

Rethinking tourism in Africa

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tourism in Africa, even before the pandemic, was still not bringing in as many visitor dollars as it might. But, from stargazing trips to plans for a ...

Does sustainable investing make any difference?

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is corporate social responsibility, so called "greenwashing", really changing carbon emitting businesses or just making it look that way? Canadian bus...

Business Weekly

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of Business Weekly, we look at why one of the poorest countries in Latin America, El Salvador, decided to make Bitcoin legal tender. W...

Where have the UK's lorry drivers gone?

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UK's suffering a huge shortage of lorry drivers, but where have 100,000 drivers gone? The shortage is now having an impact on everything from chic...

Reviving Kenya’s ancient trading port

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lamu, once a bustling gateway to the Indian Ocean, has seen its fortunes decline in recent decades, not least because of its position near the border ...

Where next for AI?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

AI will be the defining development of the 21st century and in the next two decades it is set to transform our lives. Kai Fu Lee, a former CEO of Goog...

Kenya and coronavirus

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During coronavirus, while case numbers have seemed relatively low, there’s been a huge economic impact on many Kenyans. We hear from the BBC’s Mic...

Business Weekly

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Business Weekly, we hear from the World Meteorological Organisation which has been tracking weather-related disasters for the last 50 years. We loo...

Should you trust reviews?

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When are reviews real and when are they fake? We'll be asking a range of guests whether it's ok to be paid to do a review and how online sites can det...

OnlyFans flip flops on porn

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why did one of the world's best-known porn provider platforms, OnlyFans, decide to ban porn? The controversial site has become a global phenomenon ove...

Life after Messi: FC Barcelona's financial mess

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How did one of the world's biggest sporting brands end up in such a financial mess? FC Barcelona's collapse, from European Champions League winning ju...

Child marriage is getting worse in India

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Closed schools and economic hardship due to Coronavirus are seeing more young girls married off. We’ll hear from a young girl who managed to resist ...

Is office wear dead?

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us are preparing go back into the office but after more than a year of working from home for a lot of people, have we forgotten how to dress p...

Business Weekly

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While the eyes of the world are on Afghanistan and the US withdrawal, the American Vice President is trying to generate some headlines of her own duri...

From 'nudge' to 'sludge'

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler talks about why his and Cass Sunstein's 'nudge' theory needs a re-boot.

Life under the Taliban

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gaisu fled the Taliban when she was 18. Now she's fleeing again. Speaking to the BBC's Tamasin Ford, Gaisu recounts being engaged to the son of a loca...

Sexism, tribalism and housing

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Finding a place to live in Nigeria’s big cities. Finding somewhere to live can be stressful wherever you are in the world. But in Lagos, Africa’s ...

The economics of the Taliban

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The economy of Afghanistan is collapsing as remittances and foreign aid dry up. As the militant Taliban consolidate their control over the country, it...

'Youngism' in the workplace

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Age discrimination doesn't just affect the elderly. The BBC's Tamasin Ford speaks with Priscilla and Nadirah about the discrimination they've experien...

Business Weekly

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan this week, we ask what the future holds for the country. The central bank governor, Ajmal Ahmady, who fled...

Rethinking time

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All our lives are ruled by time and it's a fundamental part of our daily routines but what if we could make time go more slowly - or quickly? Adrian B...

Controversial new Alzheimer's drug in the spotlight

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After decades without progress, this June a new treatment was approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration - Biogen's Aduhelm. Ivana Davidovic lo...

Should our photos and messages always be private?

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is to scan users' iPhones for images of child abuse. Privacy advocates are dismayed. They say it's a slippery slope to monitoring a wider range ...

Killer robots

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are these the future of modern warfare and how concerned should we be? There are efforts to limit the development of these weapons. More than 50 natio...

Sexism in the alcohol industry

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Women in the drinks industry share their stories to try to change the way women are treated in pubs, clubs and bars. After many shared stories of hara...

No boss, no problems

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A young entrepreneur builds the ‘happiest company in the world’, an online shoe retailer so profitable that Amazon snaps it up for over a billion ...

Neurodiversity at work

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neurodiversity is a broad term inclusive of a number of very different things including, but not limited to, autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. And...

Electrifying Sierra Leone

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bringing electricity to his village for the first time, we speak with Jeremiah Thoronka in Sierra Leone about the challenges of energy inequality in t...

Bitcoin ban has opposite effect in Nigeria

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin’s popularity in Nigeria has exploded – with one of the youngest populations in the world, coupled with a high unemployment rate, its popul...

Doping in eSports: the billion-dollar pill

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Doping is a growing problem in the multi-billion dollar industry of competitive online gaming – but remains an open secret. As prize money runs in t...

Business Weekly

07 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we look into Lebanon’s economy - a country going through the worst economic crisis since its civil war of the 70...

China's Tech Crackdown

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is China's behavior towards its innovators separating the country further from the world? That's the question on everybody's mind, as the Chinese auth...

Why isn't Africa producing vaccines?

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Less than two percent of Africa’s population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Could homegrown vaccines be the solution? If so, why isn’t it h...

GMOs - from 'Frankenfoods' to Superfoods?

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since they first appeared in the nineties, GMOs have remained wildly unpopular with consumers, who see them as potentially sinister tools of big agric...

Business Weekly

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week the major technology companies posted record-breaking quarterly results, as they reaped the benefits of a world in lockdown. However, as pol...

The rise of digital therapy

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mental health care apps have boomed during the pandemic. But can receiving therapy through an app ever be as good as face to face? And do they raise c...

Miles Copeland's life in the music business

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lessons from nearly fifty years producing and managing bands, with industry veteran Miles Copeland III. From brilliantly promoting his brother's band ...

The billionaire space race

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are battling it out among the stars. Ed Butler speaks to Brad Stone, author of the book Amazon Unbound, about Amazon foun...

The great resignation wave

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Has the pandemic encouraged more of us to quit our jobs? Rebecca Kesby speaks to Anthony Klotz, associate professor at Texas A&M University, who s...

Just how bad is rental fashion?

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rental fashion is in the spotlight when it comes to climate footprint. A new study suggests it might not be the silver bullet as once thought, but env...

Business Weekly

24 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Business Weekly, we look at the use of vaccine passports in the tourism and hospitality industries. Owning a 'pass sanitaire' is no...

Will the Tokyo Olympics pay off?

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Japanese businesses are struggling with the lack of tourists during the Tokyo Olympics. Despite delaying the games by a year, the authorities have sti...

The future of the Afghan economy

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What will the US withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for the economy? The relative security provided by US forces and others over the past 20 years not o...

The long shadow of Covid on kids' education

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has left an indelible mark on the education of children around the world. Today on Business Daily, the BBC's Nisha Patel speaks with youn...

Vatican reforms see a cardinal on trial

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ten people, including an Italian cardinal, will face a Vatican trial for alleged financial crimes. Cardinal Angelo Becciu has become the highest-ranke...

Chefs call time on abusive practices

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time the old trope of the brilliant, angry chef gets retired for good? Michelin-starred chefs are often famous for their skill, precision and pa...

Business Weekly

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Global economies are starting to see the return of inflation after a long period of low prices and low interest rates. Central bankers seem pretty cal...

Amazon's fake reviews problem

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Online marketplaces are being flooded with bogus reviews. Is the whole model of ecommerce under threat? Rebecca Kesby speaks to Neena Bhati from UK co...

Carlos Ghosn speaks out

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos Ghosn was the superstar chairman of the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance, one of the largest automakers in the world. Now, he’s an exile fr...

Why gin is still fizzing

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From its early reputation as mothers’ ruin to its prime spot in upscale cocktail bars, we tell the story of the juniper-infused spirit. And as the ...

Tokyo Olympics: Battle of the super shoes

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we head towards the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the world’s eyes will be on athletics. But huge controversy is brewing over a new type of super sho...

Business Weekly

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Authorities in China ordered Didi to stop taking new ride sharing customers, and banned the sale of the app, because of data sharing issues. Investors...

Climate change: the financial fight

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to climate change, what is the world of finance doing? Manuela Saragosa speaks to Jan Erik Saugestad, executive vice president of Norweg...

Bustling or bust: How is the City of London coping after Brexit?

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been six months since the UK’s transition period from the EU ended. While the two sides hammered out arrangements for how various goods-produ...

The tyranny of merit

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can anyone make it in the modern western world with hard work and good education? No, says Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel in conversation with Ed ...

Player power

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Footballers and other athletes are standing up to the sponsors who subsidise them. Ed Butler speaks to Laurence Halsted, a former British Olympic Fenc...

Tapping the sun beneath our feet

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Could geothermal energy provide a big missing piece in the puzzle of how to decarbonise the world economy? And do we need the help of oil companies to...

Business Weekly

03 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Global tourism has lost trillions of dollars during the pandemic, leaving communities who rely on the sector desperate. Now that parts of the world ar...

Do oil companies have a future?

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shareholders and courts pile pressure on the oil majors. Amid falling demand for oil and targets to cut carbon emissions, what role if any do companie...

The rise and rise of plant milk

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's a bewildering world of milk alternatives. From oats, to tiger nuts, the list of varieties keeps growing but not everyone’s delighted about t...

How would we trade with aliens?

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A US government report on UFOs has said there was no clear explanation for the unidentified aircraft, but did not rule out extra-terrestrial origin. H...

Menopause - the last workplace taboo?

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Women across the globe are leaving their jobs and sometimes careers because they are unsupported at work when they go through the menopause. But could...

How to be Idle

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is crushing office boredom a curse or an opportunity?Manuela Saragosa hears from David Bolchover, a writer who spent years at major insurance firms wi...

Business Weekly

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we look at Tokyo 2020 and hear how the organisers of the Olympic Games are trying to get spectators into the venue...

Co-ordinating intimacy

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There is a new job on film sets, a job that has grown out of the #MeToo movement. Manuela Saragosa speaks to Ita O’Brien, the woman who created the ...

Can we trust Big Tech with our health data?

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Big Tech companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft are moving into AI healthcare services in a big way. But can we trust private, for-profit, com...

How to communicate

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Communicating with people from different cultures is a potential minefield. We’ll discover what can happen when things get lost in translation and w...

Healthcare's digital future

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is medicine about to be transformed by digitisation and artificial intelligence?Ed Butler has his cognitive abilities assessed by a computer app. Thom...

The economic life of Gaza

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Israel's military says it struck a thousand targets in Gaza last month, in response to more than 4,300 missiles it claims were fired into Israel. With...

Business Weekly

19 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, two Americans went on trial in Japan, accused of smuggling former Nissan chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, out of the country in a music equip...

China's birth rate problem

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After decades of restrictions, China's leaders want women to have more children. But will a 'three-child' policy prevent a decline in China's populati...

Game over for test cricket?

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do audiences, sponsors and broadcasters still have the patience for five-day matches? Or is the future now with the shorter one-day and Twenty20 forma...

Sexual harassment: Can smart tech help?

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can technology help victims of sexual harassment feel more confident in reporting their perpetrators?Ed Butler hears how the #MeToo movement inspired ...

Gretchen Carlson: My fight to stop sexual harassment

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Five years ago she successfully sued her former boss at Fox News, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment. Now, American broadcaster Gretchen Carlson tells...

The global youth unemployment crisis

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UN has predicted it could take two years for the world job market to recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. The hardest hit could be young jobseek...

Can bad news be delivered well?

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No one wants to be told they’ve lost their job, or that their entire department is disappearing, but the way that message is delivered can have cons...

Business Weekly

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week the FBI, in conjunction with the Australian authorities, used an encrypted messaging app to swoop in and arrest more than 800 suspec...

Rich and frugal?

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why do some of the super rich describe themselves as frugal? Is it something about the inner psyche that makes us natural savers or spenders? Elizabet...

Diversity in the US tech industry

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ibrahim Diallo got his first computer when he was five, which triggered a lifelong passion for programming. He has worked as a software engineer in th...

The booming ransomware business

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hackers are making millions from ransomware attacks. What can be done to stop them? Ed Butler speaks to professional ransomware negotiator Kurtis Mind...

Noisy decision making

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Nobel prize-winning economist and professor of psychology Daniel Kahneman focuses his latest research on the high cost of inconsistent decision ma...

Business Weekly

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Chinese government is pleading for young people to have more babies. On Business Weekly we ask whether this new “three-child” policy will help...

A Chinese immigrant living the American Dream

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur who made it big in the US by setting up a global candle business. She grew up in Chairman Mao's communist Ch...

Lebanon sinks further into crisis

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The World Bank has declared Lebanon's to be "enduring a severe and prolonged economic depression" and said it is one of the worst economic crises sinc...

The death of the petrol station

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The rise of electric vehicles could see traditional service stations closing across the planet over the next two decades, and replacing pumps with fas...

Family tree DNA data crack cold cases

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the US - but increasingly in other countries too - cold case murder, sexual assaults, and unidentified person cases once thought unsolvable are be...

Business Weekly

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Africa, malaria is far more widespread than Covid-19 - so what would it mean to African economies if it was eliminated? We speak to the man whose t...

How to be mediocre

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not everyone can be special, so should we embrace our mediocrity?In a programme first broadcast in August 2016, Manuela Saragosa investigates the appe...

Dogecoin or bust

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will the craze for the cryptocurrency started as a joke end in tears? We delve into the world of Dogecoin and ask why people are investing and what th...

Sexual harassment in the workplace

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Does it pay for vicitms to complain? Ed Butler speaks to Emi Nietfeld about her experiences at Google who says she suffered this for years and claims ...

The fight for San Francisco's Chinatown

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

San Francisco is home to the oldest and largest Chinatown in North America. But with boarded up businesses and an upsurge in anti-Chinese attacks, the...

Business Weekly

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The International Energy Agency has added its voice to those calling for the end of fossil fuels. The dramatic intervention from the body which helps ...

Lifting the burden of malaria

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A new vaccine could help eliminate the disease. What would that mean for African economies?Manuela Saragosa speaks to the man who led the team behind ...

The new inflation threat

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Faster price rises are coming as countries recover from the pandemic. But how painful will it be for consumers and the global economy? Mohamed El-Eria...

Syria: Failed state or narco-state?

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How ten years of conflict have destroyed the country's economy. As Syria prepares for largely symbolic elections to re-elect its President Bashar Al-A...

Pandemic preparedness

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to pandemic preparedness the United States was once one of the world’s best prepared countries. Today it has one of the world’s wors...

What happened to driverless cars?

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why hasn't the autonomous car revolution happened yet? A few years ago industry figures were predicting driverless cars would take over our roads by t...

Business Weekly

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the vital Colonial Pipeline in the US comes under cyberattack, Business Weekly hears how vulnerable infrastructure and companies are to being hacke...

Who should control the vaccines?

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calls are rising for a waiver of patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines - but would it do anything to accelerate their rollout in the developing worl...