Oct 31, 20269 min
Economist David McWilliams joins Richard to explain why investors are growing concerned about AI spending, and what this means for the future of the AI boom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
About this Podcast:
A weekly look at the world of business and personal finance with Richard Curran. Listen live Saturday at 10am on RTÉ Radio 1.
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What is The Business about?
A weekly look at the world of business and personal finance with Richard Curran. Listen live Saturday at 10am on RTÉ Radio 1.
What has The Business covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Is the Ai Investment Boom Beginning to Lose its Shine?" (31 October 2026, 9 minutes), "Prosthetics, Props and Profit with Odyssey Studios" (31 October 2026, 18 minutes), and "When Being a Witch Makes You Wealthy" (31 October 2026, 5 minutes).
How often does The Business publish?
The Business publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 12 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Business?
Booking probability for The Business is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Business requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Business's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Business?
The strongest fits for The Business are Investment Banking & Trading and Investing & Wealth Management. The Business has a business audience.
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The Business is a business podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 31, 202618 minMark Maher and Ciaran Cooke of Odyssey Studios join Richard to share how their love of props and prosthetics brought them together to form a model making business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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When Being a Witch Makes You Wealthy
Oct 31, 20265 minHistorian Nikki Carter reflects on the economics of witchcraft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Hackers Hit the Jackpot
Oct 31, 20267 minConor Flynn, Managing Director of Waystone Digital Assurance, joins Richard to discuss how hackers stole over $6 billion from Binance, the world’s largest crypto currency exchange. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Businesses That Go Bump in the Night
Oct 31, 202611 minSiofra Mulqueen reports on spooky businesses, and the trade of body snatching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 24, 202628 minJerry O'Callaghan, chairman of the board of JBS, joins Richard to discuss his time as a Cork farmer, presentation brother, and his move to Brazil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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When Bots Are Hiring Bots: AI and Recruitment
Oct 24, 20266 minLouise Campbell, Head of Careers at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, offers her insights into the use of AI in the world of recruitment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Power of Silence
Oct 24, 20266 minProfessor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin Brendan Kelly reflects on how essential silence is in our working day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Owls, Bats and Creepy Crawlies
Oct 24, 202610 minIn the lead up to Halloween, Siofra Mulqueen meets the brave souls who get up close and personal with our creepy, crawly and feathered friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 202637 minAlan Joyce, former CEO of Qantas, joins Richard to discuss the many highs and lows of his airline career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Turning a Bad Impression Good
Oct 17, 20265 minSarah Geraghty of the Communications Clinic reflects on whether there's a way back when your first impression fails, following the firing of Katie Zacharia, Trump's latest press secretary, just five days into the...
Oct 17, 20267 minPuneet Kukreja, EY Partner and Resilient Nation Leader, joins Richard to discuss the threat of cyber attacks and whether we are prepared for them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The big business of a little bucket
Oct 3, 202624 minÁine Kerr is joined by John Concannon to talk about his memoir 'The Bucket Man.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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An Aladdin's cave for farmers
Oct 3, 20269 minDave MacArdle reports on a treasure trove of farm essentials and unexpected finds at Alfco Farm Services & Engineering in Trim Co. Meath See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What's happening to young men online?
Oct 3, 20267 minÁine talks to Ciaran O’Connor on what's shaping young men’s attitudes to rape and sexual violence online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump turns up the heat on diesel
Oct 3, 20265 minÁine speaks to Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels Bureau Chief, on the threatened US ban on diesel exports to Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Is technology the ultimate “yes” man?
Oct 3, 20265 minBrendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at TCD, considers what happens when technology doesn’t shape what we think, but tells us what we want to hear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 202627 minSean O'Connor of StatSports joins Richard to discuss how he became a self confessed "unlikely entrepreneur". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Finding Confidence
Sep 26, 20265 minFormer CNN Correspondent Gina London reflects on how we can turn unwanted comments into a positive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Charms of AI
Sep 26, 20267 minAdrian Weckler, Technology Editor of the Independent Group, joins Richard to offer his insights on tech giant Meta's latest product 'Charm', and the implications it will have on our privacy. See...
Recent guests
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Conor Flynn
chief information security officer, Save the Preston Market Action Group
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Dr. Brendan Kelly
Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology, The Well Being Counseling and Fitness Center
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Alan Joyce
clinical engineering technician, Qantas
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Sean O'Connor
Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the University of Sydney, Sean O'Connor Lighting
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