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Hannah Prevett and Dominic O’Connell bring you one big business story you need to know every week.


Uncovering the personalities, power plays, boardroom dramas and sheer ambition that drive the world of business, Hannah and Dominic get the inside story from the people who are in the room when the deal goes down - from start-ups to tech titans, market movers to City CEOs.

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Episodes
  • Lazy, Entitled… or just honest? How Gen Z is redefining the world of work
    Jan 29 2026

    By 2030, there will be five generations in the workplace and the majority will be Gen Z. The first post-internet generation, some characterise them as entitled, anxious and difficult to manage. But they’ve also contended with a pandemic during their school and early career years, major financial insecurity and intense geopolitical concerns.


    So what makes them tick as workers? How can managers best motivate - and retain - their ambitious, outspoken Gen Z staff? And what does that future workplace look like when flexibility is the norm and AI is undertaking many of the tasks once done by juniors?


    Presenters:

    • Modupe Omitola, journalist at The Times.
    • Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio


    Guests:

    • Ann Francke, Chief Executive, Chartered Management Institute and Times contributor
    • Murvah Iqbal, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Hived


    Producer: Miriam Hall

    Senior Producer: Julia Johnson

    Executive Producer: Kate Ford

    Photo credit: Getty

    Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com


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    35 mins
  • Trumponomics: who wins and who loses?
    Jan 22 2026

    US President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated appearance at the World Economic Forum at Davos certainly did not disappoint. After threatening to take Greenland into US control - and slap punitive tariffs on NATO allies that stood in his way - he promptly backed down late Wednesday. While the immediate reaction at the Swiss resort was one of relief, it has left world leaders and the global business community with a serious case of whiplash.


    In this episode, we consider how the world according to Trump is impacting investors, global markets and economies around the world. Just how damaging could those tariffs have been to the UK and EU? Why are Trump's attacks on the Chair of the Federal Reserve so consequential for the global economy? And what’s the knock-on effect of Trumponomics on British business?


    Presenters:

    • Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times
    • Josh Glancy, Associate Editor, The Sunday Times


    Guests:

    • Yael Selfin, Vice Chair and Chief Economist, KPMG UK
    • Jack Barnett, Economics Correspondent, The Times
    • Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, The Times


    Producer: Miriam Hall

    Senior Producer: Julia Johnson

    Executive Producer: Kate Ford

    Photo credit: Getty

    Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com


    Clips: CBS Texas, Channel 4, BBC, CNBC, NBC news


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    45 mins
  • How to start your own business - With founders of GoHenry & D. Louise
    Jan 15 2026

    “I blame it on my kids” - that’s how Louise Hill, founder of multi-million pound business GoHenry - a financial app for kids - describes what motivated her to start her business. And Olivia Jenkins, founder of jewellery company D. Louise, put down the ‘giant backpack’ of grief weighing her down to set up on her own.


    If you’ve ever thought of starting your own business, maybe January - and the beginning of a new year - is the perfect time to break free of the 9-5 drudgery and realise your own brilliant idea. But where to start? How do you turn your passion project into a thriving business? Today, we hear from Louise and Olivia - as they join Dom and Hannah to give their advice on how to make it all work.


    Presenters:

    • Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times
    • Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio


    Guests:

    • Louise Hill, Co-founder and CEO, GoHenry
    • Olivia Jenkins, Founder and CEO, D. Louise


    Producer: Miriam Hall

    Senior Producer: Julia Johnson

    Executive Producer: Kate Ford

    Photo credit: Getty

    Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com

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    42 mins
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