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Talking Features

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

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03:01

Talking Money - Why Investors Are Flocking to Gold

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2025/10/10

In this week’s Talking Money, Daniel explores why investors seem to flock to gold in times of economic uncertainty.

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Talking Travel - Florida

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2025/10/09

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks a trip to Florida to see what there is for UK tourists to do in the sunshine state.

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Talking Life - Salivary Gland Cancer Awareness

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2025/10/08

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Dr Robert Metcalf to raise awareness of Salivary Gland Cancer, a rare form of cancer that often gets forgotten and is in desperate need of more funding and research.

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Talking Tech - The Social Network Turns 15 - and Its...

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2025/10/07

In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy marks 15 years since The Social Network, reflecting on how its themes of power, connection, and control still define the digital age. She links the film’s warnings to today’s UK debates over the Online Safety Act, AI moderation, and free speech, noting how Zuckerberg’s story foreshadowed our modern struggles with loneliness, digital dependency, and the true cost of living online.

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Talking Health - Arrhythmia Awareness

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2025/10/06

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Rebecca Reid, a marathon world record holder who lives with an arrhythmia, to discuss how cardiovascular disease is the world’s biggest killer.

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Talking Money - Small Money Business Struggles

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2025/10/03

In this week’s Talking Money, Etty is joined by James Shore, Managing Director of iO Finance Partners, to discuss the challenges facing SMEs - with one of the biggest being the lack of lending available, which is stunting their growth.

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Talking Travel – UK Commuter Culture

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2025/10/02

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the statistics behind our commutes, and how varied the UK’s commuter picture really is, talking about how long the average journey into work takes and what we use to get there.

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Talking Life - Redefining Retirement

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2025/10/01

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Nick Sanderson, the CEO of the Audley Group, to discuss a new survey of people aged 55 and over conducted by Audley Group, which has found that being an explorer and a lifelong learner are among the most popular types of retirement lifestyles.

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Talking Tech - Could Robots Help Solve the UK’s...

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2025/09/30

In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy explains how robots could be helping to save the housing crisis, as an Oxfordshire construction company has turned to robots in an effort to speed up housebuilding and help tackle the UK’s housing shortage.

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Talking Health - Ataxia Awareness

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2025/09/29

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Dr Julie Greenfield from the charity Ataxia UK to discuss Ataxia, which is a collection of rare diseases that affects thousands of people in the UK, and Omaveloxolone (Omav), a new drug that has been approved in Scotland and is awaiting approval in the rest of the UK.

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Talking Money - Flexible, Innovative Lending for...

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2025/09/26

In this week's Talking Money, Jessica is joined by Jack Smith, the founder and CEO of Love Finance, to discuss how UK small businesses are struggling in the current economy and what they can do.

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Talking Travel – Perth, Australia

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2025/09/25

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory takes a trip to WA – Western Australia, and its capital city Perth, to see what’s going on in the heart of Australia’s largest state.

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Talking Life - Anticipatory Aid

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2025/09/24

In this week's Talking Life, Etty is joined by Christina Bennett, from Start Network, to discuss the Start Network's new policy paper urging governments, the UN, and INGOs themselves to change their approach to humanitarian aid.

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Talking Tech - UK and US Tech Bromance

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2025/09/23

In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy explains that the Tech Prosperity Deal has brought major US investments from Nvidia, Microsoft and Google, which the government hopes will boost jobs and innovation. But concerns remain that the UK is becoming too dependent on US tech giants, with lighter regulation raising questions over control and protections. The investment brings optimism, yet Britain’s bet on AI may lead to either revival or deeper reliance.

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Talking Health - Blood Cancer Awareness

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2025/09/22

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Dr Juho Jalkanen – Chief Executive Officer at Faron Pharmaceuticals, to discuss the clinical trials of bexmarilimab for blood cancer treatment.

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Talking Money - Britain’s Billion-Pound Pet Industry

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2025/09/19

In this week’s Talking Money, Etholle explores how much Britons really spend on their furry (and feathered) friends - and what our pet spending habits reveal about love, lifestyle and loyalty.

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Talking Travel – Regional Cheeses

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2025/09/18

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about something that many areas of the UK see as a point of pride – cheese! How did this food item become something that so many regions cherish so dearly, and how many types of British cheese are there?

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Talking Life - Men's Sexual Health

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2025/09/17

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Dr Anand Patel, GP and men’s health expert, to discuss a Lovehoney report showing that sexual anxieties are widespread among British men.

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Talking Tech - How Online Verification became a Currency

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2025/09/16

In this week’s Talking Tech, Etholle unpacks the rise of the “Blue Tick Economy” - exploring how online verification turned from a simple badge into a new kind of digital status symbol.

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Talking Health - Looking After Your Gut

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2025/09/15

In this week's Talking Health, Etholle is joined by Gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Desmond, to discuss the nation's gut health. Are you really getting enough fibre?

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