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The Smart 7

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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily news podcast that tells you everything you need to know for the day in 7 minutes. Everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and science. Think of it as your News Espresso. We're proud to be partners with Metro, and you can find out more at www.metro.co.uk A fresh one is uploaded every day at 7 am. Written by a human called Liam Thompson and voiced by an AI version of Smart 7 co-founder Jamie East on Mon-Fri. It's news... but not "The News". Part of the Daft Doris Network Find out more at www.thesmart7.com Hosted on Acast. See

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Ep 363. The Sunday 7 - Brood X Cicadas, Encrypted Criminals, Sick Bats and the Man a Whale ate... 13.06.2021 15:34

Today's episode includes the following guests: Professor Oliver Jones, RMIT University in Melbourne Australia Haroon Malik, Cyber Security Director at 6Clicks Dr Kelsey Moreno, Tel Aviv University Gene Kritsky, Dean of Behavioural and Natural Sciences at Mount St Joseph University Dr Chris Van Tulleken, BBC Documentary presenter Dr Katie Andrews from the World Mosquito Programme Michael Packa...

Ep 362. The Weekender - G7 summit, hospitalisations rise, Foreign Aid row, Baby Lilibet born and Loki returns 12.06.2021 8:20

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1401209723173679116?s=20 https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1401233960886226948?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1402666714299568130?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1402522743581593600?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1401914274709184520?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/140...

Ep 361. Biden is a "breath of fresh air" says Boris, Hancock under pressure over PPE denials, Ofsted says sexual harassment is widespread in schools... 11.06.2021 7:29

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1402949744503177217?s=20 https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1402930595756449793?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1403039564458074122?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1403043167226761219?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1402963317774336006?s=20 https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1403042575054...

Ep 360. Hospitalisations rise as Roadmap in doubt, Biden flies in for G7, Brexit talks stall over sausages and Noel Gallagher is back... 10.06.2021 7:28

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1402666714299568130?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1402522743581593600?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1402587423129931777?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1402587423129931777?s=20 https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1402589367084929030?s=20 https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/14027167521...

Ep 359. Manchester centre of Delta variant battle, Rudy Giuliani Ukraine tapes leak, new NI First Minister and Loki hits screens... 09.06.2021 7:16

Today's episode includes the following: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-57400378 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1402267212178771977?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1402297826227412993?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1402295855655395330?s=20 https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1402229170369925126?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNewsNI/status/1402260998610952...

Ep 358. Experts call for delay in unlocking, Boris avoids Foreign Aid defeat, new drug offers hope for Alzheimer's patients... 08.06.2021 7:13

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1401928936989368329?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1401797277409230850?s=20 https://www.channel4.com/news/covid-hospitalisations-could-exceed-january-without-action-says-epidemiologist https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1401914274709184520?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1401917585692758020?s=20 ht...

Ep 357. Doubts over Roadmap, Meghan & Harry welcome Lilibet, G7 agree new tax rules and the big winners from the BAFTA TV awards... 07.06.2021 7:24

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1401469033518673920?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1401462493856288768?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1401209723173679116?s=20 https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1401233960886226948?s=20 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1400877847867183105?s=20 https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/140134961886...

Ep 356. The Sunday 7 - Dark Matter Maps, Memories fade, NASA heads to Venus and the Bear Girl.... 06.06.2021 14:32

Today's episode includes the following guests... Associate Professor Donghui Jeong - Penn State University Julia Lifanov - University of Birmingham Jane Dickinson – Digital Skills Lead, The Open University Senator Bill Nelson – Administrator, NASA Ben Philips – University of Exeter Dr Riitta Rainio – University of Helsinki Haley Morinico, Bradbury, California  This is The Smart 7 Sunday...

Ep 355. The Weekender - Delta variant drives 3rd Wave fears, bad news on travel, Keir meets Piers, and Ed Sheeran is back... 05.06.2021 9:20

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1399251411196579844?s=20 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-sage-scientist-warns-uk-on-a-knife-edge-as-britons-take-advantage-of-sunnier-weather-12321212 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1399273194092208134?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1400473161611853828?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/14005071...

Ep 354. Holiday chaos as no new Green list countries and Portugal drops to Amber, Delta Variant continues to spread and Lewis Hamilton backs Naomi Osaka... 04.06.2021 7:14

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1400328083085922305?s=20 https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1400362029685280768?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1400473161611853828?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1400507191841509378?s=20 https://twitter.com/YahooFinance/status/1400522890538274819?s=20 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/14004293028779868...

Ep 353. UK hits 75% on first vaccine shots, Education Czar quits over funding row, NASA head for Venus... 03.06.2021 7:11

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1400087387875782657?s=20 https://twitter.com/MattHancock/status/1400100052073431040?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1400110790632476677?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1400079334447124485?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1400036536750686210?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/stat...

Ep 352. Zero deaths but Scotland slows lifting of restrictions, Keir Starmer opens up to Piers, support for Naomi Osaka and alarm clock goes viral... 02.06.2021 7:18

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/1399719355806531593?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1399687167551492096?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1399740414991769600?s=20 https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1399850292146024448?s=20 https://twitter.com/MichaelDTubbs/status/1399726646127587335?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/139...

Ep 351. Signs growing of Third Wave as experts urge caution, Joe Biden marks Memorial Weekend, Naomi Osaka quits French Open and Ed Sheeran is back... 01.06.2021 7:15

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1399251411196579844?s=20 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-sage-scientist-warns-uk-on-a-knife-edge-as-britons-take-advantage-of-sunnier-weather-12321212 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1399273194092208134?s=20 https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1399269903954231298?s=20 https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1399266685958373376?s=20...

Ep 350: The Sunday 7 - Tasmanian Devils, Clean Air Zones, Sexual Attraction, Sterile Mosquitos and more... 30.05.2021 13:48

Today's episode includes the following guests,,, Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark conservation group Amanda Stretton is a motoring expert specialising in sustainability Dr Stephen Whyte, the behavioural economist, University of Queensland Professor Craig Montell from the University of California in Santa Barbara NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur Mylene Mariette, DECRA fellow at the centre for int...

Ep. 349 - The Weekender - Dominic spills the beans, Belarus divert Ryanair, Friends Reunite and Man City win the Premier League.... 29.05.2021 8:12

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397473365108133888?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397496788320493571?s=20 https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1397494803630333955?s=20 https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1397820807796215809?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1397890753121161217?s=2 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1...

Ep 348. Indian Variant surge threatens June 21st unlocking, NHS app to be used as vaccination passport, Man City's Pep talks Champions League Final... 28.05.2021 7:11

Today's episode includes the following: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57275276 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1397948602069233670?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1397872818025635841?s=20 https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1397820807796215809?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1397890753121161217?s=2 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1397877946636017664?s=20 https://t...

Ep 347. "We're F*cked", Dominic Cummings on the pandemic, Boris and Matt Hancock, plus Amazon buys MGM and Man Utd lose Europa League Final ... 27.05.2021 7:18

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397473365108133888?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397496788320493571?s=20 https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1397494803630333955?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397493770023841793?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1397583049186070528?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1...

Ep 346. When is a lockdown, not a lockdown? Confusion over website advice, Tory party report on Islamophobia, The Friends cast talk reunion.... 26.05.2021 7:16

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397159026841071616?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397160213187268615?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1397219752444141580?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397191298537373702?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1397218664827572226?s=20 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1...

Ep 345. Britain bans Belarus flights after Ryanair hijack, BBC begins policy review after Diana report, Pep wins Manager of the Year and Max Mosely RIP 25.05.2021 7:06

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1396908153795661827?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1396832559200456707?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1396845750726930435?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1396844158053191684?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1396740284520796160?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1396...

Ep 344. Two jabs needed against Indian variant, BBC has lessons to learn says Priti Patel, Ryanair flight diversion sparks outrage... 24.05.2021 7:23

Today's episode includes the following: https://www.channel4.com/news/two-doses-of-pfizer-and-astrazeneca-vaccine-effective-against-indian-variant-study-finds https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1396393691904987140?s=20 https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1396375661653151748?s=20 https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1396407108489318401?s=20 https://twitter.com/CNNSotu/status/1396464739...

Ep 343. The Weekender - England unlocks, Indian variant concerns, Amber list travel confusion and Prince William anger at BBC Report 22.05.2021 8:21

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1393254514543796224?s=20 https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1393849134340354052?s=20 https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1393854675104026624?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1394238084103999494?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1394202501990260737?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-57146619 https...

Ep 342. Prince William hits out at BBC after damning report, Ceasefire in Gaza after 11 days, Damon Albarn warms up for online Glastonbury... 21.05.2021 7:12

Today's episode includes the following: https://news.sky.com/story/indian-variant-cases-recorded-in-uk-rise-to-3424-12312152 https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1395266075701436421?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1395334794058272770?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1395425535447248902?s=20 https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1395484854272335875?s=20 https://twitte...

Ep 341. Holiday confusion continues, more data needed on Indian variant, Biden calls for path to ceasefire in Gaza, and Friends Reunion trailer drops 20.05.2021 7:11

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1395050722476036097?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1395054948841316352?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1395054156361179136?s=20 https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1395009369776050176?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1394953231000903680?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/139505935170...

Ep 340. Boris warns over Amber countries, Dominic Cummings is back, Climate Change means a ban on boilers and tributes to Charles Grodin RIP 19.05.2021 7:21

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1394618069834678276?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1394619731689328641?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1394628017192906753?s=20 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1394734590129053705?s=20 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1394691655807143937?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status...

Ep 339. Hugs all round as England opens up, Indian Variant spreading at speed, Biden pledges help with vaccines and we meet Australia's oldest man 18.05.2021 7:05

Today's episode includes the following: https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1394336773258588162?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1394238084103999494?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1394202501990260737?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-57146619 https://twitter.com/Quicktake/status/1394365518505824263?s=20 https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1394073134643531778?s=20 https://...