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A show with weekly features from the world of Money, Health, Tech, Life and Travel!

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Talking Tech - The Case for Online Schools in a...

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2025/04/15

In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy is joined by Hugh Vinney, CEO of Minerva’s Virtual Academy, to discuss how special educational needs funding is in crisis, with nearly half of local councils facing potential bankruptcy. The government is under growing pressure to recognise Department for Education-accredited online schools as part of the solution.

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Talking Health - Rosacea Awareness

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2025/04/14

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by skincare expert and co-founder of Skin Shop, Amy Anderson and Becca Daley who suffers with rosacea to raise awareness of this chronic skin condition.

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Talking Money - Global Tipping Culture

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2025/04/11

In this week's Talking Money, Etholle takes a look at the range of tipping cultures across the world.

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Talking Travel - Paris' Catacombs

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2025/04/10

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the hidden world underneath the city of love – the Paris Catacombs: why were they built, who's buried there and what on earth are they doing in a city known for its lights, fun and romance.

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Talking Life - Longest Running Shows in the West End

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2025/04/09

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses the wonderful West End in London and the three longest running West End shows.

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Talking Tech - Employment Law Changes

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2025/04/08

In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy is joined by Alan Price, CEO of BrightHR, to discuss the recent employment law changes which came into effect in April 2025. These changes could have a significant impact on UK businesses, so we explored what exactly the changes are, and how they could affect workplaces.

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Talking Health - Exercising Through the Menopause

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2025/04/07

In this week’s Talking Health, Rory talks to someone Lottie Riddle, someone who's tested a first-of-its-kind Menopause exercise course that's being piloted in leisure centres across the country.

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Talking Money - The Journey to Decimalisation

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2025/04/04

In this week's Talking Money, Etholle discusses when, why and how Britain made the switch to a decimal based currency system.

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Talking Travel - Easter Island

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2025/04/03

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory takes us on a trip to Easter Island - famous for its carved stone statues and for being one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world.

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Talking Life - Transforming Autism Communication With...

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2025/04/02

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Conor Quigley, the UK and Ireland Director for Tobii Dynavox, a leading maker of assistive communication solutions, to discuss the impact of these ever-advancing technology solutions for non-speaking autistic people.

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Talking Tech - How Creativity & Play Shape Childhoods

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2025/04/01

In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy is joined by Jessica Tarrant, former children’s publisher and Yoto Content Director. Together, they discuss new research from the children’s audio platform Yoto, which reveals widespread concern about the amount of time children are spending on screens and the types of content they can easily access online.

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Talking Health - Sustainable Weight Loss

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2025/03/31

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by pharmacist Kevin Joshua, and weight-loss medication case-study, Danielle King, to discuss the future of obesity treatment and its impact on public health.

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Talking Money - Unusual Currencies

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2025/03/28

In this week's Talking Money, Etholle delves through history to discuss the most unusual forms of currency used around the world.

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Talking Travel – Venice is Sinking

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2025/03/27

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about how Venice is sinking and how the city, famed for its beautiful canals, is tackling the issue of flooding and sea level rise.

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Talking Life - Benefits of Online Schooling

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2025/03/26

In this week's Talking Life, Etholle is joined by Penelope Barton, CEO of Crimson Global Academy, to discuss the benefits of online schools and how the option is transforming how students learn.

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Talking Tech - Modernising Education with Technology

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2025/03/25

In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy discusses how the UK education system is embracing digital transformation to improve teaching and learning. AI tools are being introduced to automate tasks like grading, reducing teachers' workloads and addressing recruitment challenges. Tech companies are ensuring AI tools are safe for students, while new teacher training focuses on assistive technology for students with special educational needs. The goal is to provide every student, regardless of background,

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Talking Health - Endometriosis Awareness

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2025/03/24

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Founder and CEO of Daye Valentina Milanova and Josephine Vest, who has endometriosis, to raise awareness of endometriosis.

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Talking Money - Period Poverty

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2025/03/21

In this week's Talking Money, Etholle discusses the topic of period poverty in the UK, the impact on people’s lives, and the urgent need for access to essential period products.

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Talking Travel - Coastal Staycations

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2025/03/20

In this week's Talking Travel, Etholle is joined by Andy Edge from Parkdean Resorts to discuss some new research, and explore why the UK coastline is perfect for a family staycation this year.

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Talking Life - Irish Whisky

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2025/03/19

In this week's Talking Life, Etholle is joined by Dawn Davies an Irish Whisky expert to discuss all the best ways to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

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