The Business podcast

As Labour prepares to unveil a new leader, the Guardian's business podcast examines how the left can lead the debate on the economy

The Guardian's business podcast asks: Whatever happened to America's recovery summer? We mull Obama's options for recovery. Also: Bob Diamond; and myths about capitalism

Choice is the foundation of our economic system, but is having lots of it always a good thing? Sheena Iyengar, Andrew Lilico, Renata Salecl and Julian Glover discuss

With economic growth better than expected and Britain's banks passing the 'stress tests' we look for more reasons to be cheerful. Plus our selection of summer reading. With Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Brendan McSweeney

After 13 years, three election wins, a boom and then a bust, we assess the economic legacy of Labour's time in office. With Aditya Chakrabortty, Larry Elliott, Julian Glover and Maurice Glasman

Author and Harvard academic Niall Ferguson is in the pod to discuss what modern bankers could learn from Siegmund Warburg; plus the funding crisis in universities and the independence of the growth forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility

We've had an unprecedented number of new arrivals to the UK. How has it affected the economy?

The Business: Clay Shirky, Facebook and Lolcats

Ruth Sunderland, Julian Glover and Seumas Milne test George Osborne's claims that today's budget was unavoidable and progressive, while Michael White gets reaction from Westminster

Aditya Chakrabortty discusses Alan Budd's report, the coming budget, banking reform and CEOs, with Larry Elliott, Phillip Inman and Will Straw, in our business podcast