Business Unwrapped: the intelligent city
How high-tech, connected cities will change their inhabitants’ lives. Olly Mann and The Week’s Arion McNicoll are joined by guest expert Jonn Elledge to talk about agility in the age of disruption.
4 Feb 202014min
#160 Psychedelic medicine, ice wars and the Bristol pound
Could LSD make us happier and more productive? Why is the Antarctic Treaty under threat? And what’s the problem with hyper-local currencies? Olly Mann, Holden Frith, Hollie Clemence and John Stepek re...
31 Jan 202032min
#159 Drug wars, hedge funds and placebos
Why has Mexico suffered its most violent year on record? Are women better at investing than men? And are placebos the answer to chronic pain?
24 Jan 202033min
Business Unwrapped: the productivity conundrum
Could technology boost British productivity and fend off the risk of recession?
21 Jan 202018min
#158 Space dates, living apart and pub chaperones
Why is a Japanese billionaire looking for a ‘single woman’ to join him on a trip to the Moon? What does ‘living apart together’ mean? And why is law firm Linklaters trying to keep its staff in check a...
17 Jan 202031min
#157 Testosterone, vegans and locusts
Why are testosterone levels plummeting? Do vegans need legal protection? And why are locusts swarming across East Africa? Olly Mann, Holden Frith, Kari Wilkin and Gabriel Power reveal all
10 Jan 202032min
Business Unwrapped: the end of petrol
Olly Mann and The Week’s Holden Frith are joined by transport and technology writer Nicole Kobie to talk about agility in the age of disruption. This week: the rise of electric cars - and the likely c...
7 Jan 202016min
#156 Medals, magazines and mercy killings
Why is France planning to bestow the Légion d'honneur on London? Should euthanasia be made available to dementia sufferers? And why are New Zealanders turning over magazines in newsagents? Olly Mann, ...
3 Jan 202030min
