BBC Radio Podcasts from In the Balance
Brexit, trade and Trump
What's in store for 2020?
Mental health at work
What should bosses do to support staff in crisis?
Boardroom quotas for women
Are mandatory quotas desirable or necessary to ensure more diversity?
Regulating political chatter
Should campaign adverts on social media be controlled?
Divestment and climate change
Can our investment choices hasten the switch to clean energy?
When to retire
Is working for longer to be feared or welcomed in our rapidly ageing societies?
Kilkenomics – is Europe broken?
The EU has a new parliament, new leadership, but the same old problems. Can it survive?
Outsmarting AI
Who should decide how to hold AI to account - companies or countries?
Starting from scratch
What's the best way to build a business from the ground up?
Does the office have a future?
Is the office the ideal workplace or should we be getting out more?
How China Curbs Online Gaming
China forces some of its games companies to restrict the number of hours of play
Brexit: Planning in Uncertain Times
The UK parliament has rejected the Brexit deal struck between the government and the EU.
Money and Me
How 'financial therapy' can help unravel our relationship with money
India's Fight Against Sexual Harassment
How India is tackling sexual harassment in the workplace
The Brexit Waiting Game
How the rest of Europe is preparing for Brexit
The Juggle
What's the best way to balance the demands of a job and a family?
The Price of Pills
What is a fair amount to charge for a new prescription drug?
The Lehman Legacy
In this special edition we ask who paid the greatest price in the Great Recession
Planning to Fail
Why we find it so hard to think long-term, and the fixes that can help us get better.
Prenups
Should couples take more responsibility over their future finances before tying the knot?
Money on Mars
What's the business case for sending robots and eventually people to the red planet?
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
The gap between our ethics and what we spend our money on.
How to Avoid a Bribe
Doing business in parts of the world where corruption is part of everyday life
Taking the Temperature
Meet the innovators attempting to mitigate against climate change.
The End of the Internet Bargain?
Should the big online firms pay us for using our personal data?
Love at Work
Should more employers bring in so-called "love contracts" for workers in relationships?
Do Sanctions Work?
Can economic sanctions work to change behaviour?
Shifting the Dial
What does the world need to do to move faster on renewable energy?
The Commonwealth: a New Trade Vision
Could the Commonwealth become a new force in global trade?
Markets Feel the Fear
Market swings are back, but is it also fuelled by computers?
Is Italy Failing its Youth?
Can politicians provide jobs for Italy's young unemployed?
Skills for the Future
What are the skills we need for the jobs of the future?
Davos: Spreading the Wealth?
With global growth rising - can capitalism deliver prosperity for all of us?
Trump - The Mayors' Verdict
President Trump's economic record one year into office
Can Social Media be Fixed?
Who is to blame for the ills of social media - and how to fix them.
2018: Top Risks
What are the biggest economic risks in 2018?
Giving It Away
Can huge sums of money donated by the world's richest businesspeople undermine democracy?
Innovators - Female Entrepreneurs
Why are more women not in the workplace in South Asia?
Innovators - The Secrets of Jugaad
New ideas to improve health, education and business in areas where life is tough
Catalan Independence - for Richer or Poorer?
Would independence make Catalonia richer?
China's Debt Mountain
Is China too deep in debt?
The Five Generation Workplace
The challenges of managing five generations at work
Artificial Intelligence - Friend or Foe?
Who gets to decide how AI will develop in future?
Can You Disaster-Proof an Economy?
Why are natural disasters costing more than ever to deal with?
Is Inherited Wealth a Curse?
Should inherited wealth be banned?
Pocket Money
How much, if any, should you give to your children?
Hong Kong: In China's Shadow?
Is the island still the gateway to Beijing, or is it becoming a second-tier Chinese city?
India's Cash Gamble: Has it Paid Off?
Has the shock withdrawal of almost all the country's cash defeated the black economy?
Africa: The Commodity Curse Returns
Can the continent's biggest economies recover from a sharp fall in oil and metal prices?
Moving the Goalposts – to China
China's masterplan to become a global leader in football
Trump and the Sunshine State
Ed Butler reports from Florida on whether President Trump can keep his economic promises
Is President Trump Bringing Back Jobs?
How are President Trump's policies affecting employment?
What do Foreign Workers do for the Netherlands?
How does the city of Eindhoven integrate its many international workers?
The End of Ownership?
In the Balance asks this week - is personal ownership on its way out?
Disability Hiring
How can employers offer more opportunities for disabled workers?
Does Economics Still Work?
Is it still a useful way to make sense of events in an increasingly unpredictable world?
Precarious Future
How to make work pay in the digital economy
Europe's Rocky Road Ahead
Will 2017 be the year that breaks Europe?
The Nation State in a Digital Age
Can rising protectionism in the age of digital commerce fit in with a global economy?
Battling the Bosses: The Rise of the Activist Investor
Do investors that buy poorly performing companies and then lobby for change do any good?
Universal Basic Income: Has its Time Come?
Should the state give a basic wage to everyone with no strings attached?
Can Trump Rebuild America?
Can Donald Trump deliver on his promises of more jobs and growth?
Startups: Culture or Cult?
Why does everyone want a piece of startup culture, and is it all it is cracked up to be?
Brexit: What Next for the City of London?
Will Brexit undermine the dominance of London's banking industry?
US Election: Still ‘the Economy, Stupid’?
A close look at Trump and Clinton's economic policy, with two of their advisers
Central Bankers: Failed Heroes?
Once seen as the rock stars of the finance world, have central bankers run out of ammo?
Globalisation Backlash?
Is globalisation now in retreat? Should it or can it be abandoned?
Fool's Gold?
Why are cities pulling out of the race to host the Olympic Games?
How Low Can Rates Go?
Turning the laws of economics upside down in the search for growth.
Workers' Rights: A Race To The Bottom?
Have efforts to make business more competitive gone too far in restricting worker rights?
Bitcoin: Still The Future of Money?
Internal feuding and defections threaten the stability of the virtual currency
Baby Bust: Are We Running Out of Workers?
The economic impact of falling birth rates and, in some cases, shrinking populations.
The Road to Brexit
An American in Britain: investigating Brexit
UK Votes to Leave EU
What are the implications for the future of the single market?
Who'd be a Banker?
Reputations in tatters, bonuses capped, jobs lost - has a banking career lost its appeal?
Could the Next 'Emerging Economy' be the West?
The former manufacturing hubs turning globalisation on its head.
Equal Pay Vs. Free Market Economics: Lessons from Sport and Hollywood
A look at the gender pay debate through the public arenas of sport and film
The Conquest of Reality: is Virtual Reality the Future?
The many guises of virtual reality and what the future holds for the technology
Masters of the Universe Handbook
How does business stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly competitive global market?
Perfect Pay: When Do We Deserve More?
A CEO who took a million dollar pay-cut and gave his workers more, tells us why he did it
Taxation: Why Don't They Pay More?
What constitutes fair and effective tax and how do we make sure those who should pay, do?
Millennium Development Goals: Judgement Day
Have the MDGs eradicated global poverty and improved things for the world's poorest?
The Longest Journey: Europe's Migration Crisis
Thousands of illegal migrants arrive on the shores of southern Europe, determined to stay
Brexit: Will the UK Stay or Go?
What is at stake if the UK decides to leave the EU, not just for the UK, but Europe too?
IMF: Fit for the Future?
Can the IMF meet the needs of the global economy, silencing the critics who say it can't?
Rana Plaza: a lesson forgotten?
Are the lessons of Rana Plaza forgotten amid new pressures in the global textiles sector?
When the Drugs Don't Work
What do we do when the the antibiotics we rely on to cure deadly diseases stop working?
Climate Change: The Business End
Business says environmental concern is the big new driver in their forward planning
The Danger of Silos
Too many experts not enough shared information? Are 'silos' in business a risk to us all?
The Gig Economy and You
Can the gig economy open up jobs markets while safeguarding workers' rights?
Paris: Counting the Cost
Along with the human tragedy, what was the economic cost of the terror attacks for Paris?
Climate Countdown
Business faces tough questions from experts and activists at the climate summit in Paris
You, Your Career and the Future
As our workplaces rapidly evolve what is the best way to stay ahead in our careers?
Profit and the Planet
Does big business have the tools to tackle climate change, where governments have failed?