Talking Features

In this week's Talking Life, Kieran is joined by Liam Sparks, the Prestige Manager of Buffalo Trace, to discuss what research has found regarding how British tastes are being influenced by big cultural summer moments in the US.

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory goes over tips to avoid creating a mess of wires – how do we avoid that situation where wires have entangled themselves in your pocket or behind a desk? 

In this week's Talking Health, Rory talks to Doctor Tony Cox OBE about the importance of sample storage in the world of medicine, as someone who manages the leading UK sample storage facility.

In this week's Talking Money, Kieran explains how poor public transport connections are holding back many disabled people from joining the workforce, and how this could be costing the economy billions.

In this week's Talking Travel, Kieran discusses the EU's new border checks, why they're causing queues that could cost you your flight, and the three things to sort before you travel to avoid getting caught out.

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks to Dr Padman Vamadevan about a new partnership that the NHS has struck with a genomics testing firm to give more cancer patients access to complex genetic testing for their disease. 

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks to a Vice President at long-time Wimbledon partner IBM to see what's new for this year's tournament, tech-wise.

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Sleep Psychologist Dr Ritz Birah from Panda London, to discuss her top tips for getting a good nights sleep particularly during the heatwave, high humidity and soaring pollen levels. 

In this week's Talking Money, Kieran explains how employer National Insurance hikes have affected the UK economy one year on, and highlights how these costs may have been passed on to ordinary people.

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory shares some top tips about how to cool your car down if it’s been parked in the sun.

In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Lieutenant Colonel Barney Barnbrook to discuss the charity The Army Benevolent Fund. 

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks about how to properly recycle your batteries. With a number of incidents where electric batteries have caught fire in landfills, Rory asks how we’re supposed to dispose of them safely and what resources are there to help us do so.

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Dr Jackline Kiarie, Director of Programmes at Amref Institute for Capacity Development, to discuss how the climate crisis is linked to disease outbreaks. 

In this week's Talking Money, Kieran talks with the COO of Ticombo regarding his advice on how to avoid ticket scams this summer.

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about how heat can delay things like trains and take-off times, and how the different sectors of the transport industry respond to the rise in temperature.  

In this week’s Talking Life, Kieran talks to Zoe Burke from the leading wedding planning app Bridebook about the latest wedding trends and what we should be expecting from any weddings you may be attending later this year. The Audio

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks about facial recognition - an increasingly common type of technology that helps us to unlock our devices. How does it work, and how widely used is it across the UK? 

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Physician Paul Moran, NHS lead for Urogynaecology services throughout Worcestershire, to discuss Stress Urinary Incontinence. 

In this week's Talking Money, Kieran looks at how Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire - how did he do it, why his rocket company is valued so highly, and whether he'll stay that way for long.

In this week's Talking Travel, Rory talks to Thomas Eichentopf from Diamant about e-bike knowledge in the UK, and makes the case for why cycling is good for us here in the UK.

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks to Michael Follett, a leading voice campaigning for better playtime for children, about why playtime is so important for children and why parents are backing the idea that schools need a plan for their play.

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks about the UK’s newly announced social media ban for under-16s – why has it been brought in, how will it work, and how effective will it be? 

In this week’s Talking Health episode, Daniel Clewlow speaks to Health and Wellbeing Coach Sarah Stanndard about summer diets and how to stay on track.

In this week’s Talking Money, Rory talks about companies that sell our personal data – how much is our information worth, and what are the consequences of these free services using our information to make money.  

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the overtourism problem Mount Everest faces, the consequences it’s had on the local environment and what the government is doing to stop it.