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Taking Stock

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  • Taking Stock

    Prue Leith on her long and winding road to business success

    17/04/2026 | 50 mins.
    This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Prue Leith about her business life and times, her writing and 'The Great British Bake Off'. Susan also chats to journalist and writer Harry Wallop about what he sees as the 'tyranny' of too many meetings in the modern workplace. Plus, DC Cahalane of Sure Valley Ventures talks about the state of the venture capital market in Ireland.
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    The Great Resignation, Global debt and changing shopping habits

    10/04/2026 | 48 mins.
    This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Anthony Klotz the man who coined the phrase the ‘Great Resignation’ about the slew of people quitting their jobs post pandemic. He talks about his new book, ‘Jolted’ which looks at the science of quitting and when you know it’s time to leave your job.
    Susan also talks to economist John Fitzgerald about Global debt reaching its highest rate since World War 2.
    Plus, amid such global uncertainty Susan talks to retail expert Catherine Shuttlerworth about the changing face of retail and why we are shopping differently.
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    America without immigration and 'aging' against the machine

    03/04/2026 | 48 mins.
    This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Guy Chazan of the Financial Times who spent time in the Southern States of America to see what tangible impact the crackdown on illegal immigration is having on the economy. Susan also chats to Lucy Standing about her book 'Age Against the Machine' that looks at ageist attitudes in the workforce. Plus, economist Jim Power on what the government should really do to fight inflation.
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    The unintended ‘green’ consequences of global conflict

    27/03/2026 | 47 mins.
    This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Muireann Lynch of the ERSI about how the conflict in the Middle East may be forcing people to become more environmentally conscious.
    Susan also talks to aviation expert Anita Mendiratta about how some airlines are benefitting from other airlines being grounded due to the war.
    Plus, we hear what Ireland might learn from Sweden when it comes to savings schemes. Susan chats to Fiona Redden of the Irish Times.
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    Why money laundering is thriving

    20/03/2026 | 50 mins.
    This week on Taking Stock, Susan Hayes Culleton talks to investigative journalist Oliver Bullough about his book new book 'Everybody Loves Our Dollars' about how rampant money laundering has become. Soumaya Keynes of the Financial Times talks to Susan about the changing nature of night-time working. Plus, we hear about the strange economy of the breakaway state of Somaliland.

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