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Business podcasts worth your ears
Shows for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners. Nicola’s own podcast first, then the long-running favourites, each with one line on why it’s here.
The podcasts

A Better Entrepreneur Podcast
Nicola Cairncross
Nicola’s own show: practical, honest ideas for running a better business, from the author of A Better Entrepreneur.

The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett
The hugely popular UK show: long, candid conversations with founders and experts about building a business, and a life.

The Bottom Line
Evan Davis, BBC Radio 4
Plain-English UK business conversations with bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, every week.

How I Built This
Guy Raz
Founders tell the real story of how their companies started, wobbles and all. Good for perspective on a bad week.

Smart Passive Income
Pat Flynn
Practical, transparent advice on building an online business, from a long-running show aimed at solo founders.

The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
In-depth interviews with top performers, picking apart the habits, routines and tools they actually use.

Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
Interviews with entrepreneurs about their biggest failures and the lessons they took from them.
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