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Talking Life - Sustainable Period Care

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2025/07/02

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Dr Olivia Ahn, co-founder of Fluus and innovation and sustainability expert, to discuss new research showing that there’s a growing demand for sustainable period care.

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Talking Tech - UK Government Invests in Tech

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2025/07/01

In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses the UK Governments recent announcement that they will be investing in a series of global tech firms, moves that signal a clear step forward in Britain’s effort to lead in emerging technologies.

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Talking Health - Grassroots Suicide Prevention

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2025/06/30

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Joanna Johnson, Training Manager at charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention, and Molly Taylor, who is a lived experience advocate on the Suicide Prevention Board at Grassroots Suicide Prevention. Jessica, Joanna, and Molly discuss a first-of-its-kind suicide prevention toolkit that has launched for young people throughout the country. TRIGGER WARNING: This feature contains discussions on suicide, self-harm, and child abuse.

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Talking Money - The Evolution of Pensions

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2025/06/27

In this week’s Talking Money, Etty talks about the history of pensions in the UK, and how we created the system that we all rely on today.

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Talking Travel - English Wine Week

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2025/06/26

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory discusses English Wine Week, the last week in June - how the hotter weather is changing the climate for wine production, and what wines the experts recommend for a hot summer's day.

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Talking Travel: Are the UK's Railways on Track?

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2025/06/26

In this week’s Talking Travel, Etty talks us through the main critiques passengers have of the British railway system.

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Talking Life - Glastonbury Festival Tips

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2025/06/25

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Ashford, Camping and Festival Expert, to discuss his top tips on having the best festival experience at Glastonbury.

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Talking Tech: When Science Fiction Becomes Reality

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2025/06/24

In this week’s Talking Tech, Etholle compares the fantastical norms of sci -fi, to real groundbreaking inventions.

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Talking Health - Does An Apple A Day Really Keep The...

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2025/06/23

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses the old, common phrase ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ and studies researching whether the phrase is true, and what nutritionists say.

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Talking Money - The National Lottery

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2025/06/20

For better or for worse, we all dream of winning. In this week's Talking Money, Etholle discusses the intricacies of The National Lottery.

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Talking Travel – Cross-border Towns and Cities

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2025/06/19

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about some towns that exist across country borders, and how that can make life in these places a bit complicated.

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Talking Life - LGBTQ+ Pride Month

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2025/06/18

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the history and the importance.

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Talking Tech - Facial Recognition

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2025/06/17

In this week's Talking Tech, Etholle discusses the many avenues of thought and discussion that facial recognition technology has provoked - its broad uses, concerns and benefits.

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Talking Health - New Blood Cancer Trial

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2025/06/16

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Dr Juho Jalkanen to discuss a new blood cancer trial which has shown highly promising results, particularly for patients who have relapsed or live with hard-to-treat forms of the disease.

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Talking Money - The Rise and Fall of Cheques

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2025/06/13

In this week’s Talking Money, Etholle looks at how the cheque went from everyday essential to near-extinction, and why, despite digital alternatives, it’s not quite gone yet.

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Talking Travel – Lost Cities

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2025/06/12

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about some of the world’s most famous lost cities – what happened to them, and why do they remain such a point of interest for travellers and adventurers today.

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Talking Life - Egg Donation

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2025/06/11

In this week's Talking Life, Etholle is joined by Annabel Yazdi, Matching and Relationship Manager at London Egg Bank, alongside Poppy Begum who shares her experience in the egg donation process.

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Talking Tech - Driverless Taxi's

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2025/06/10

In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses Uber's driverless taxi trials are set to begin in London next spring, collaborating with Wayve, after the UK government accelerated its autonomous vehicle deployment timeline. While this industry is predicted to create 38,000 jobs and contribute significantly to the economy, concerns remain about job displacement and safety incidents, despite data suggesting fewer accidents than human drivers.

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Talking Health - Active Uniforms

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2025/06/09

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Michael Follett, Founder and Director of Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) to discuss The Active Uniform Alliance aims for UK schools to adopt always active school uniforms.

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Talking Money - Do Brits Still Value Cash?

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2025/06/06

In this week's Talking Money, Etholle is joined by financial expert from Loomis UK, Shaun Forrester, to discuss the potentially still invaluable place that physical cash holds in the UK.

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