Daft Doris

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 116. Boris is back in the Office, Ant & Dec have formed a cohort and George Ezra opens up... 02.09.2020 7:17

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-01/more-wretched-covid-still-to-come-but-uk-getting-back-on-its-feet-boris-johnson-says https://twitter.com/NOWTV/status/1249291421581901829?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53980191 https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1300754835546005505?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1300985920963964928?s=20 https://t...

Ep 115. Covid on a Plane, Tributes to Chadwick Boseman and Elon Musk wants access to your brain 01.09.2020 6:48

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-zante-flight-linked-to-covid-19-cases-had-no-social-distancing-says-passenger-12060304 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1299618141681733632?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1299619966745030659?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1300621899249192960?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/...

Ep 114. Black Panther Actor Chadwick Boseman dies - plus The Mutant Algorithm and Taylor's surprise 29.08.2020 8:10

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-hollywood-reaction-1234753238/ https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1298613683216683008?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1299167447476568065?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1299189675983331329?s=20 https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1298697722304888833?s=20 https://tw...

Ep 113. No Swiss Break for you, Ivanka introduces Dad and I'm a Celeb hits North Wales 28.08.2020 7:17

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1298872296782925824?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1299036456426635264?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1299052560284712961?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1299167447476568065?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1299189675983331329?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/sta...

Ep 112. The Mutant Algorithm, Christchurch shooter sentenced, and sad news on Sarah Harding 27.08.2020 7:21

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1298613683216683008?s=20 https://twitter.com/albulqani/status/1298478823835541505?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1298816175661633547?s=20 https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1298697722304888833?s=20 https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1298545580168351744?s=20 https://twitter.com/IanWright0/s...

Ep 111. Boris is back and doing U Turns, Harry Maguire in Greek tragedy and Tom Cruise pops out to the movies 26.08.2020 6:55

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1298245633015521281?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1298251355014828034?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1298233983290019840?s=20 https://twitter.com/American_Bridge/status/1298030438225764352?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1298457367714107392?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/statu...

Ep 110. School rules, America wants our vaccine and Stephen Fry wants a word 25.08.2020 7:08

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53888479 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1297785455254089728?s=20 https://twitter.com/JuliaArciga/status/1298077989956182024?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1298085210672828421?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1297946867905503234?s=20 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/stephen-fry-e...

Ep 109. Get back to school says Boris, Taylor Swift saves the day and the Batman trailer drops 24.08.2020 6:54

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-22/coronavirus-risk-at-school-not-zero-but-small-compared-to-damage-done-by-not-attending-professor-chris-whitty-says https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1297121159826345984?s=20 https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1296897359142694913?s=20 https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1296897359142694913?s=20 ht...

Ep 108. The Weekender - A Level U Turns, Biden & Obama and the lost Ed Sheeran song 22.08.2020 7:46

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1295400724260691970?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296428929750913025?s=20 https://twitter.com/UROCKlive1/status/1296308102472507392?s=20 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1296292298733555713?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1296646792264781824?s=20 https://twitter.com/Acyn/statu...

Ep 107. Portugal back on the good list, Joe Biden nails it and Olivia Wilde might be making Spiderwoman 21.08.2020 7:10

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296505828283908098?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1296385407245070338?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296428929750913025?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1296475102201163779?s=20 https://twitter.com/JohnBerman/status/1296431293736144896?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/st...

Ep 106. Obama has a proper go at Donald, Heston's new sandwich and Hugh Jackman on Wolverine 20.08.2020 6:58

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296092803420893184?s=20 https://twitter.com/thismorning/status/1260209363068706821?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1296038709121425411?s=20 https://twitter.com/UROCKlive1/status/1296308102472507392?s=20 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1296292298733555713?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Ep 105. Dido takes charge, Ellen "Zoom" Apologises, Switzerland's Chocolate Snow, and Angelina Jolie on Irish TV 19.08.2020 7:02

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295733658809237508?s=20 https://twitter.com/anamartinrodri8/status/1294540695328489473?s=20 https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/bipartisan-senate-report-describes-trump-campaign-contacts-with-russian-agents-in-2016-90256453667?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1295557220084658...

Ep 104. Gavin does a U Turn, Michelle Obama goes for Trump and Ed Sheeran's lost song discovered? 18.08.2020 6:56

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1295400724260691970?s=20 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-croatia-greece-and-turkey-could-join-uk-quarantine-list-amid-spikes-in-covid-19-cases-12050886 https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1295557220084658176?s=20 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cardi-b-joe-biden-interv...

Ep 103. Student protests, Ryan Reynolds says don't kill my mum, and man punches shark to save his wife 17.08.2020 7:14

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295064654520225793?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1295036755981283331?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295041240178872320?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1294204563713646594?s=20 https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1294320600211759111?s=20 https://twitter.com/lottelydia/st...

Ep 102. The Weekender - Scotland crash, A Level shambles, and the Fresh Prince reboot 15.08.2020 7:00

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293545824035713026?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/1293613646145302533?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293876587713253379?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293945249446977537?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1293918229711040515?s=20 https://edition.cnn.com/2020...

Ep 101. Big news for Eyebrows, Bad news for France and Good news from Ireland 14.08.2020 6:55

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293876587713253379?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293945249446977537?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1293918229711040515?s=20 https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1294019339650248704?s=12 https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1294019339650248704?s=12 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1...

Ep 100! Scottish train crash, Kamala lets Donald have it and The Fresh Prince is moody 13.08.2020 7:11

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293545824035713026?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/1293613646145302533?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293446567127646208?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293589534786060291?s=20 https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1293663724088315904?s=20 https://news.sky.com/story/la...

Ep 99. Exam Mockery, Kamala Harris enters the race, and Russia has a vaccine 12.08.2020 7:05

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53740588 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/11/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-putin-intl/index.html https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293229478429302786?s=20 https://twitter.com/RanttMedia/status/1293289332615393282?s=20 https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1293340269610336256?s=20 https://twitter.com/DrEr...

Ep 98. A Level Anxiety, Sean Connery is the best 007, plus Rob Brydon chats to Will Ferrell 11.08.2020 7:19

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292795535196409857?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292860760763191297?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292874988702380034?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1292612839631458305?s=20 https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1292944828850790400?s=20 https://twitter.com/RobBrydon/status/1290981...

Ep 97. School plan coming, BBC Racism row as Sideman steps down and Simon's got Back problems 10.08.2020 6:57

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1291630180818210816?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1292518596485222402?s=20 https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1292249894649028614?s=20 https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1292206261887533056?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1292177890423996416?s=20 https://twitter.com/Sky...

Ep 96. The Weekender - Trump vs Jonathan Swan, Beirut Blast and tributes to John Hume 08.08.2020 7:42

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/axios/status/1290497186489348096?s=20 https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1290680306513645571?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1290684974530809857?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1290289020019384321?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1290234982892548097?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvwestcountry/s...

Ep 95. France facing lockdown, Macron in Lebanon and some Obama honesty 07.08.2020 6:56

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1291425711719317504?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1291265603475578880?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1291385370001772546?s=20 https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1291414336142020613?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1291438276671397890?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/129...

Ep 94. Beirut Aftermath, Aberdeen locked down and Malcolm in the Middle makes a comeback 06.08.2020 7:31

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1291077533723656193?s=20 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1291077798166237186?s=20 https://twitter.com/scotgov/status/1291040074835124227?s=20 https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1290954301628715008?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek56AgxwybI https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/2020-e...

Ep 93. Beirut Blast, Micheal Eavis on Glastonbury 2021 and Gordon Ramsay is angry on TikTok 05.08.2020 6:50

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1290680306513645571?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1290684974530809857?s=20 https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1290684695336951813?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheMichaelMoran/status/1290524130396209152?s=20 https://twitter.com/itvwestcountry/status/1290535438793543682?s=20 https://twitter.com...

Ep 92. 90 minute testing, Russian hacking, Donald ranting and the man who invented the mouse 04.08.2020 7:03

Today's podcast include references to the following items: https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1290289020019384321?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1290234982892548097?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53642923 https://twitter.com/axios/status/1290497186489348096?s=20 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1290341695939379203?s=20 https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/12901926803585146...