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Business Matters: Mexico Shakes Up Energy Sector Tue, 12 Aug 14 A brave new world of energy in Mexico as the government changes the law to let foreigners drill for oil and viral news site Buzzfeed gets substantial investment - we explore whether this
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Business Matters: Superfast trans-Pacific cable 13 Aug 14 Wed, 13 Aug 14 Two thousand high definition movies per second - that's the speed of a new $300-million trans-Pacific cable to be laid by a Google-led consortium. Sebastian Anthony - senior edi
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Business Matters: $11bn Online Ad Fraud 14 Aug 14 Thu, 14 Aug 14 As much as 50% of online ads are never viewed by humans, rather they're 'clicked' by bots - scam software designed to mimic human activity and defraud the advertisers. Ari Levenfeld fro
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Business Matters: Devastation of Missouri unrest 15 Aug 14 Fri, 15 Aug 14 A trader in the Missouri town of Ferguson, which has been the scene of angry, racially charged protests, speaks of the devastation caused by looting. John Zisser, who owns Ziss
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Business Matters: Ukraine crisis takes dangerous twist 16 Aug 14 Sat, 16 Aug 14 The crisis in Ukraine takes a potentially dangerous turn, with Kiev saying its forces attacked and partly destroyed a column of Russian armoured vehicles that entered Ukr
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Business Matters: Mosul Dam Recaptured, 19 Aug 14 Tue, 19 Aug 14 As Islamic State jihadists are driven from Iraq's Mosul dam, is it a turning point on the Tigris and can Isis be defeated? And President Obama sends his attorney general to try to calm
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Business Matters: New protests in Ferguson 20 Aug 14 Wed, 20 Aug 14 Two prominent citizens of Ferguson, Missouri join presenter Mark Whittaker to discuss how to tackle the racial tensions that split the city. Studio guest Professor Arun Sundararajan
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Business Matters: The murder of James Foley 21 Aug 14 Thu, 21 Aug 14 Roger Hearing is joined by Heather Timmons, Asia Correspondent for Quartz, and Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter for US business programme Marketplace. Along with writer and jo
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Location, Disaster, Location 17 Jul 14 Thu, 17 Jul 14 Civil war in Sierra Leone, political unrest in Ukraine, the Japanese tsunami and Hurricane Sandy on the east coast of the US - three guests tell Evan Davis how they led businesses through periods
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Recalls 24 Jul 14 Thu, 24 Jul 14 Faulty airbags, mis-labelled horsemeat burgers and exploding dishwashers. What is the process for recalling defective items and how quickly must manufacturers and distributors act to protect consumersa?? health and sa
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22 July 14: Comics Unmasked Tue, 22 Jul 14 On today's podcast we ask Derry's Uproar Comics what's behind the resurgence in sales of comics around the world, and find out how Portadown bakery Irwin's is able to export its Irish breads to Abu Dhabi.
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23 July 14: Lost in Translation Wed, 23 Jul 14 On today's podcast Anne Murphy from Delegate Recruitment outlines why poor language skills are holding back NI firms, and we hear how a capital injection from a UK investor is enabling Maydown Precision
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24 July 2014: Back in the Black Thu, 24 Jul 14 On today's podcast we hear why Danske Bank's first half profits have risen sharply, get CBI NI's view on the impending interest rate rise, and ask why local builders are on a fact finding mission to Germ
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11 Aug 14: Proof of Concept Mon, 11 Aug 14 On today's podcast we speak to Hal Wilson from the new Tech Start NI fund for start-up firms; find out how Export Technologies has benefited from the e-commerce boom; and hear from Richard Ramsey on the late
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12 Aug 14: The Rory Factor Tue, 12 Aug 14 On today's podcast golf tourism expert Tom Cotter talks about cashing in on the buzz around Rory McIlroy's golfing success; we hear why manufacturing will be key to our economy in future; and we ask Hannan Me
