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Talking Features
by Independent Media News
A show with weekly features from the world of Money, Health, Tech, Life and Travel!
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Talking Tech - How AI is Improving Recruitment
In this week's Talking Tech, Jessica is joined by Keenan Cronyn, an AI Recruiting Strategist at Workable, to discuss AI in recruitment and how to make your CV stand out.
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Talking Health - Importance of Good Oral Health
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses scientists' research showing that oral health is linked to serious conditions such as cardiovascular disease, strokes, diabetes, arthritis, and even cognitive decline, and the importance of good oral health.
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Talking Money - Brits Fear Financial Future
In this week's Talking Money, Jessica is joined by Jan Skoyles, Head of Research at Goldcore, to discuss new research showing that Brits are concerned about their finances. Jan Skoyles' advice and opinions are entirely her own. In this podcast, she makes recommendations on what people could do with their finances. The information discussed in this podcast is provided for general educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial or investment advice. Investing in gold and other assets involves risk, and the value of investments changes.
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Talking Travel - How Good is our Domestic Geography?
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about how good the UK’s geography actually is and how the UK is generally good at instilling a good knowledge of this at an early age.
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Talking Life - Importance of Discussing Funeral Wishes
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Ed Lane, Managing Director of Crematoria and Cemeteries at Westerleigh Group, to discuss a new survey of those aged 55 and above who have organised a funeral in the last 5 years, and the importance of discussing funeral wishes with your loved ones.
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Talking Tech - The Rise of the Robot Workforce
In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses AI and asks the question, what happens to work when machines don’t just assist - but replace?
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Talking Health - UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses how the UK healthy life expectancy has fallen by two years in the past decade meaning that people are living longer but not healthier lives.
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Talking Money - Renters' Rights Act
In this week’s Talking Money episode, Daniel Clewlow speaks to Matt West - CEO of the Lettings Hub - all about the brand-new Renters' Rights Act.
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Talking Travel - Japan's Golden Week
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about Japan’s Golden Week – a week-long national holiday comprised of several bank holidays that are celebrated back-to-back.
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Talking Life - Marathon History
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses how the marathon evolved from an ancient legend into a global 26.2-mile race.
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Talking Tech - AI Meets Zine Culture
In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses how Zine’swhich are defined by the cut-and-paste aesthetic are facing a new kind of disruption: artificial intelligence.
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Talking Health - Preventing Mosquito Bites
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses the best ways to prevent mosquito bites.
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Talking Money – Company Mergers
In this week’s Talking Money, Rory talks about when companies merge – what it means, how expensive they can be and why businesses do this.
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Talking Travel - Crown Dependencies
In this Week’s Talking Travel, Rory takes a trip to the self-governing islands around the UK – the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, delving into their relationship with the UK and how they're considered independent, self-governing states.
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Talking Life - Rosacea Awareness
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Marie Troughton, UK-based Medical Relationships & Clinical Services Education Manager for Clinique, and Alice Ward, who is discussing her experience with rosacea, to raise awareness of the skin condition rosacea.
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Talking Tech - The Power of Video Games
In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses how for decades Britain has been quietly shaping the global video games industry.
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Talking Health - Hidden Hospital Costs
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Sir Jonathan Asbridge, the Chief Clinical Officer at Sciensus, to discuss the new report by Sciensus, treatment at home and the ten-year NHS plan.
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Talking Money - Council Tax Reforms
In this week’s Talking Money, Rory talks about the recent news regarding council tax reform – how chasing missed payments is changing and what that means for council taxpayers across the UK.
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Talking Travel - On and Off Peak Travel
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about when on and off-peak times are, how much more expensive booking on-peak holidays is and what we can do to reduce how much we spend on our holidays.
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Talking Life - Hidden Homelessness
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Tom Neumark, the CEO of Porchlight, to discuss hidden homelessness and how the charity Porchlight supports those in need.
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Talking Tech – Why Space Tourism Never Took Off
In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy looks at why space tourism hasn’t yet lived up to the hype. The dream isn’t dead - it’s just delayed. As with early air travel, making it widely accessible will take time, innovation and much lower costs.
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Talking Health - Ageing Well
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Alan Graves, Founder and Clinical Research Advisor at DoNotAge.org, to discuss new research that reveals Brits are redefining ageing - focusing less on appearance and more on how they feel. Alan advises on how we can age well on the inside and the outside.
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Talking Health - Aging Well
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Alan Graves, Founder and Clinical Research Advisor at DoNotAge.org, to discuss new research that reveals Brits are redefining ageing - focusing less on appearance and more on how they feel. Alan advises on how we can age well on the inside and the outside.
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Talking Money - NS&I Scandal
In this week's Talking Money, Jessica is joined by Jonathon Upton, the CEO of Estatesearch group, to discuss the NS&I Scandal and how more than £33 billion in financial assets are going unclaimed after death because families often do not know where to look for their deceased loved ones financial assets.
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Talking Travel – Driving Abroad Tips
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory shares some tips if you’re thinking of doing any driving whilst you’re abroad and how driving is different in different countries.
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Talking Life - De-bunking Common Historical Myths
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses historian Alexander Meddings article debunking history's most commonly believed myths.
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Talking Tech - Is AI the end of Creativity
In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses how Artificial intelligence was meant to unlock creativity. Instead, for many, it’s doing the opposite.
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Talking Health - The Importance of Work-Life Balance
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses the importance of work-life balance for our physical and mental health and how an employee's work-life balance benefits businesses.
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Talking Money - 2026 Tax Changes
In this week's Talking Money, Dan speaks to a tax expert to talk all things tax changes, as we head into the new financial year 26-27.
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Talking Travel - Train Fare Refund Changes
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the planned changes to claiming money back for train fares in the UK, if your train is cancelled or runs late.
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Talking Life - The Rise of Pre-loved
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses the rise of pre-loved shopping in charity shops and online. Research by the British Heart Foundation shows more than two-thirds of people have second thoughts about buying new.
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Talking Tech - Tech Layoffs and AI
In this week's Talking Tech, Poppy discusses how in recent months, major tech firms including Amazon and Meta have linked workforce reductions directly to advances in AI.
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Talking Health - De-bunking Most Commonly Searched Health Myths
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses the most-searched health myths in the UK and the truth behind the myths.
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Talking Money - Brits Using AI for Financial Advice
In this week's Talking Money, Jessica discusses data that shows British people are using AI for financial advice, particularly Gen Z and millennials.
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Talking Travel - Majorca Holidays
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory travels to Majorca to discover why it’s one of the most popular tourist destinations in Spain for Brits everywhere.
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Talking Life - Polar Bears are in Good Shape
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica discusses a new study looking at nearly 30 years of data on polar bears around Svalbard, a Norwegian island way up in the Arctic, the findings show that on average polar bears are in better physical condition now than they were 25 years ago.
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Talking Tech - Amazon’s Robotic Push
In this week's Talking Tech Poppy discuss, Amazon’s latest move into robotics which signals a deeper push into the final, and often most complex, stage of delivery: the doorstep.
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Talking Health - Cryoablation Treatment for Kidney Cancer
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by consultant radiologist, Dr Alex King, to discuss new guidelines fromthe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, which have officially given the green light to thermal ablation to treat kidney cancer on the NHS.
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Talking Money - Making Tax Digital
In this week’s Talking Money, Daniel Clewlow speaks to Stuart Miller from Xero about Making Tax Digital - the upcoming government rollout of new tax reporting rules.
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Talking Travel - Eid, Food and Traditional Confectionaries
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks to a leading South-Asian confectionary brand about Eid: What Eid's place is among Islam's traditions and the role that sweets play in the celebrations.
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Talking Life - LGBTQ+ Youth
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Hels Bowie from LGBT Youth Scotland to discuss issues affecting young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or queer, and the work that LGBT Youth Scotland charity does.
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Talking Tech - Tech Companies are Failing Children
In this week’s Talking Tech, Poppy summariseshow according to new figures, child sexual abuse imageoffences which have been recorded by UK police have risen by almost 10% in the past year, intensifying concerns about the safety of children in an increasingly digital world.
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Talking Health - Kidney Health
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Fiona Loud from Kidney Care UK to discuss kidney health and chronic kidney disease. This is a disease awareness campaign that is initiated and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim – the opinions expressed by the spokesperson are their own.
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Talking Money - Mother's Day Gifting
In this week's Talking Money, Poppy was joined by CEO of gifting platform Wowcher, George Oborne to discuss gifts ahead of Mother’s Day.
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Talking Travel - AI Holiday Planning
In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory looks at new data showing how many people across the UK use AI to plan their trips abroad, and how that’s changing our travel planning habits.
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Talking Life - Mother's Day Gift Idea
In this week's Talking Life, Jessica is joined by Tara Cunningham, a specialist in food marketing at Egg Free Cake Box, to discuss Mother’s Day gift giving.
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Talking Tech - AI and IVF
In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks to an IVF Specialist and Nancy, a lady who's had IVF, about how AI is being used to transform IVF to increase the odds of making it more successful.
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Talking Health - Dangers of Sun Beds
In this week's Talking Health, Jessica discusses the dangers of using sun beds.
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Talking Money - Spring Statement 2026
In this week's Talking Money, Jessica discusses the Spring Statement that Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered on the 3rd of March 2026, and whether UK households will be financially better off.
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Talking Travel - The World Cup and Orlando
In this week's Talking Travel, Rory talks to a spokesperson from Visit Orlando about travel to America for the world cup, what you'll need if you want to go and what there is to do in Florida, a place where many of the round 1 games are taking place.
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