Wake Up to Money
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 46:59:56
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Synopsis
News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe
Episodes
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Are EVs running out of juice?
04/10/2024 Duration: 52minFelicity Hannah finds out what car manufacturers want the Chancellor to do to get people buying electric vehicles, and our expert panel talk about the week's business stories.
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Open and shut
03/10/2024 Duration: 52minSean Farrington has the latest as investors pile into OpenAI's blockbuster funding round.Elsewhere, English Councils warn about an eye-watering funding gap; and we take a look at the second-hand market for music fodder.
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Shein Slammed
24/09/2024 Duration: 53minSean Farrington sits down with Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton, who doesn't hold back on Shein. Plus The Friedkin Group has agreed a deal to buy Premier League club Everton.
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Trials and Tribunals
16/09/2024 Duration: 53minWhat do a football club, a media mogul and a social media giant all have in common?Fresh from another victory, Manchester City faces the start of hearings into its 115 alleged financial fair play charges today - Sean Farrington finds out what's in play.An American court will hear arguments on whether the US government can ban the Chinese social media giant TikTok from the country.And the children of an ageing media mogul fight for their stake in his news empire - no, it's not a smash-hit TV drama, but a court case involving Rupert Murdoch that gets under way on Monday. We hear what it could mean for the future of News Corp.
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Does rail funding need a revamp?
13/09/2024 Duration: 52minFelicity Hannah finds out if the private sector should fund a new rail link. And, after the success of the first spacewalk, is the sky the limit when it comes to space tourism?
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Trump v Harris
11/09/2024 Duration: 53minit’s just 8 weeks till the American Election and Trump and Harris go head to head in their first live TV debate. Plus the skills Olympics finally gets underway in Lyon, France.
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Apple: Intelligent Thinking?
10/09/2024 Duration: 53minSean Farrington takes a look how Apple's latest gadgets will feature all things AI. Plus we find out why ASOS has been getting a lot of backlash online.
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Building after Grenfell
05/09/2024 Duration: 50minWill Bain looks at what has to change in construction following the Grenfell Inquiry.Elsewhere, the Chief Executive of Mountain Warehouse speaks about the company's latest acquisition and broader plans for US expansion, and live music's contribution to the UK economy topped £6bn for the first time last year.
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The best of Wake Up To Money 2023
01/01/2024 Duration: 56minWill Bain looks back at some of the highlights from Wake Up To Money in 2023. There's the story of the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft including an interview with the Microsoft President Brad Smith which made headlines around the world. Former England and Manchester United footballer Gary Neville explained why he's investing in property and the UK boss of Google Debbie Weinstein told us how AI is changing the world.
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Wake Up To Money Special - Gary Neville
06/07/2023 Duration: 35minHe's most famous for his football career and more recently, his punditry, but Gary Neville is also hugely successful in the worlds of business and property developing.In this interview, he tells Sean Farrington about his plans for a new £400 million project in the centre of Manchester.They discuss how rising interest rates are affecting the building trade, why Gary feels the hospitality industry is paying the best wages it can afford to, and Gary’s new role on Dragons’ Den. This is an extended version of an interview first broadcast on Wake Up To Money on July 6th, 2023.
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Wake Up To Money - Elon Musk
12/04/2023 Duration: 48minThe BBC's North America Technology Correspondent James Clayton talks exclusively to Elon Musk about Twitter. They discuss why he bought the social media site, controversy around tackling disinformation and the future for blue ticks.
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Boardroom Stories: Sir Ian Livingston
29/12/2022 Duration: 26minSir Ian Livingstone talks to Rahul Tandon about founding Games Workshop and the popularity of Dungeons and Dragons. He reveals his collection of hundreds of board games as well as discussing the development of Tomb Raider.
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Million By 30: Timothy Armoo, part 2
17/08/2022 Duration: 46minTimothy Armoo talks to Sean Farrington about his decision to sell the business he founded in a multi-million pound deal. He discusses why he decided to sell, what he's learnt and his plans for what he's going to do next.
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Business of Sport: The Ashes
10/12/2021 Duration: 24minRahul Tandon looks at the money behind The Ashes. He discusses how important sponsorship is in cricket, how to grow the fanbase and get more people involved in the game. Rahul also speaks to Manoj Badale, one of the owners of the IPL team the Rajasthan Royal.
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Boardroom Stories: Guy Hands, founder Terra Firma
12/11/2021 Duration: 33minOne of the biggest names in the world in private equity, Guy Hands, talks candidly about what he calls 'going from hero to zero'. Speaking with Felicity Hannah he shares his experience of growing his business Terra Firma Capital Partners which became one of the largest investment companies in the world. He discusses the controversy around his ownership of record label EMI and losing control of the care home company Four Seasons. He also talks about being dyslexic and how it's affected his life as well as the challenge of making business greener.
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Boardroom Stories: John Lyttle, Chief Executive, Boohoo
11/08/2021 Duration: 37minJohn Lyttle, chief executive of Boohoo, tells Sean Farrington about the company's massive growth and future expansion plans. He says the company doesn't make throwaway fashion and is taking measures to tackle climate change. He also discusses the recent controversy around allegations of mistreatment of staff at some of its suppliers in Leicester.
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Business of Sport: Tokyo Olympics
23/07/2021 Duration: 28minFelicity Hannah looks at how the Olympic games are financed and the competitors are funded. She's joined by Sir Keith Mills, former Deputy Chair of London 2012 organising committee; Nigel Walker who's National Director of the English Institute of Sport; Marie Oldham, Executive chair of the advertising agency VCCP Media and Danny Downs of online sports retailer Fanatics.
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The Origins of Reebok
15/06/2021 Duration: 33minJoe Foster, founder of Reebok talks with Sean Farrington and Reggie Nelson about creating one of the world's biggest brands. From the origins of a family business to breaking America and making trainers a must-have fashion item.
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Million By 30: Roei Samuel
09/06/2021 Duration: 35minRoei Samuel talks to Sean Farrington about setting up e-sports business Real Sport which he sold in a multi-million pound deal and about how having ADHD affected his education and career choices.
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Million By 30: Tom Beahon, co-founder Castore
23/05/2021 Duration: 44minTom and Phil Beahon set up their sportswear brand Castore in Liverpool after their professional sporting careers came to an end. They chat with Sean about growing the brand, how their parents re-mortgaged their house to give them the money to get it off the ground and working with Sir Andy Murray and football clubs Rangers and Wolves.