The Sunday 7 - Spain and Portugal’s Mystery Power Cut, Meta wants to make you AI friends, and we uncover what Industrial Waste Rock is all about

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week... With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following guests: Guests Peter Kyle MP and Secretary of State for Technology James Cridland - Audio Futurologist and Editor of the Podnews newsletter Simon Calder - Journalist, Podcaster and Independent travel expert Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Mark Zuckerberg - Founder and CEO of Meta Dr Amanda Owen - University of Glasgow School of Geographical and Earth Sciences Doctor Natalie Azar - Senior Medical Correspondent for NBC News Baroness Brown - Member of the Government’s Climate Change Committee Steve Reed - Secretary of State for the Environment Dr Lawrence Ball - The Kent Wildlife Trust Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk This episode is presented by Mike Wooller, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.