The Bottom Line Podcast
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters
Episodes to download
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Angel Investors
Thu 25 Jun 2015
Successful entrepreneurs willing to invest their own cash to kick-start new businesses.
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Outsourcing
Thu 18 Jun 2015
From making chilli sauce to running prisons: the pros and cons of contracting out.
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Failure
Thu 4 Jun 2015
Company bosses explain the important lessons they've learned from their business mistakes.
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Productivity
Thu 28 May 2015
Increasing productivity and how to measure it. Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Corporate Scandal
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Phone hacking, financial mis-selling and fraud: How to recover after negative headlines.
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Football's Billions
Thu 19 Mar 2015
Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore joins Evan Davis to discuss the business of football.
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Whatever Happened To?
Thu 5 Mar 2015
Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that faded but have not vanished.
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Waiting in Line: The Business of Queuing
Thu 26 Feb 2015
The science, psychology and management of queuing. Evan Davis chairs a discussion.
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Inventors
Thu 19 Feb 2015
Hairbrushes, fake snow and baby beakers: How to turn an idea into a successful business.
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Gold
Thu 12 Feb 2015
From mining in west Africa to jewellery-making in London: three links in the gold chain.
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Trading Places
Thu 5 Feb 2015
Cars, cosmetics and convenience stores: What are the secrets to retailing success?
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The Price of Time
Thu 29 Jan 2015
How should we price services? By the hour, by results or by the difficulty of the task?
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Upside-down Management
Thu 20 Nov 2014
Evan Davis and guests discuss a radical new idea for business management.
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Family Rivals
Thu 13 Nov 2014
The entrepreneurs who leave the family business to set up a rival brand of their own.
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Live Long and Prosper
Thu 6 Nov 2014
How have some companies survived for centuries? Evan Davis investigates.
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Wearable Technology
Thu 30 Oct 2014
Smartwatches, fitness bands and intelligent fabric: the latest gadgets to transform lives?
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Flash Sales
Thu 23 Oct 2014
How the new retail sector of flash sales is changing the way we shop for luxury brands.
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TripAdvisor Etc
Thu 16 Oct 2014
How TripAdvisor and similar websites can make or break a business. Evan Davis and guests.
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Celebrities and Fans
Thu 9 Oct 2014
Social advertising: Selling products via celebrities and the fans who 'like' them.
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The Saviour Returns
Thu 2 Oct 2014
Bosses explain why they took back control of companies they had once founded.
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Location, Disruption, Location
Thu 24 Jul 2014
War, political unrest and natural disasters - three business leaders tell their stories.
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Recalls
Thu 17 Jul 2014
Faulty children's beds and mis-labelled monkey nuts: Evan Davis discusses product recalls.
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Second-Hand Trade
Thu 10 Jul 2014
Making money from used goods is the topic for Evan Davis and guests.
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Mental Health
Thu 3 Jul 2014
Evan Davis and guests discuss coping with depression and business success at the same time
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Single Product Companies
Thu 26 Jun 2014
Evan Davis and guests discuss the pros and cons of focusing on just one source of income.
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The Muslim Pound
Thu 19 Jun 2014
Muslim consumers, and how best to serve them, are the topics for Evan Davis and guests.
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Sex and Drugs
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Making money from products with a controversial image. Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Bitcoin
Thu 5 Jun 2014
Evan Davis and guests discuss the bitcoin economy, its strengths and pitfalls.
