The Bottom Line Podcast
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.
Episodes to download
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In the eye of a crisis
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Evan makes up crisis management scenarios to see how CEOs handle a business emergency.
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Rethinking retirement
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Should we think about stepping down the career ladder as we approach pension age?
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Where's the life in nightlife?
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Why are so many nightclubs closing, and what might replace them?
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Navigating the Say-Do Gap
Thu 15 Feb 2024
How do businesses cope with the misalignment between consumers' intentions and actions?
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Many unhappy returns
Thu 25 Jan 2024
What really happens when you buy something online and then send it back?
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Bringing your 'whole self' to work
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Should we share our personal politics, beliefs and vulnerabilities with colleagues?
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Meetings
Thu 16 Nov 2023
In the last programme of the series, on the agenda is meetings. With Evan Davis.
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Blockbuster drugs
Thu 9 Nov 2023
How to come up with a billion-dollar medicine, and who pays for it.
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The Age of the Train?
Thu 2 Nov 2023
Could long-distance trains become a serious competitor to the plane?
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In denial
Thu 26 Oct 2023
When bad things happen in business, why do some leaders pretend they haven't?
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Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis
Thu 12 Oct 2023
The child chess prodigy turned AI leader on the technology's rewards and risks.
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Back to the office
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Companies are desperate to get staff back in more often but some face an uphill challenge
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Does Funny Sell?
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Is advertising less funny than it used to be? Evan Davis and guests discuss
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What next for water?
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Sewage spills, leaks, mountains of debt – what’s gone wrong with England’s water industry?
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Business on 'the box'
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Is the portrayal of the business world in television and film inspirational or a turn off?
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Dame Sharon White
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Evan Davis interviews Dame Sharon White, chair of the John Lewis Partnership.
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Managing millennials (and Gen Z)
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Are younger workers asking too much from their employers, or changing work for the better?
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Flying Circus?
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Has the airline industry managed to solve the issues which caused travel chaos last year?
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Are supermarkets profiteering?
Thu 8 Jun 2023
Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?
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How to Hire
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Are interviews over-rated, is the CV dead, and how is technology changing recruitment?
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Powered by AI
Thu 23 Feb 2023
What's the business potential of ChatGPT and the new era of machine learning?
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Running Rolls Royce
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Warren East, former CEO of Rolls Royce Holdings, reflects on his career so far.
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Podcasting
Thu 9 Feb 2023
Podcasting seems to be booming, but how profitable is it? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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The French correction?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
What can the UK learn from France about economic growth? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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