Podcasts presented by Simon Rose

Artificial intelligence that lets people control their homes is expected to be the biggest tech trend of this year. Experts say demand will soar for voice-controlled devices which connect to TVs, lights and thermostats. Tech Expert Chris Green told Share Radio's James Brydges why people would use AI in their house, and what other tech, people could see being developed in 2017.

In 2016, we were no strangers to new and obscure additions to the dictionary, with the likes of 'YOLO', 'moobs', and 'yoda' now embedded in the modern linguistic landscape. But we did not, perhaps, anticipate that there'd be a whole new language to contend with. One company believes that Emojis, little icons which express emotions, play a distinct role in our social makeup and are key to interacting with one another in the modern age, and they're advertising for someone to join the company to do what has never been done before: translate emojis. Share Radio's Millie Nelson spoke to CEO and founder of Today Translations, Jurga Zilinkeine, and started by asking her why there is a need for an emoji translator in today's professional world.

Simon and the Share Centre's Investment Research Analyst Helal Miah look back on the corporate week and ahead to what we can expect from the next 7 days in the business calendar.

Simon and the Share Centre's Investment Research Analyst Helal Miah look back on the corporate week and ahead to what we can expect from the next 7 days in the business calendar.

Simon was joined by Charles Crawford, a former British diplomat turned commentator, negotiator and author. Charles is our ex-ambassador to Poland, Serbia and Bosnia and recently wrote Speeches for Leaders: Leave Audiences Wanting More.

Simon Rose was joined by Ed Bowsher to look at what’s been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world – including Sports Direct’s chairman facing a revolt and results from house builders

Simon is joined by travel journalist and author Sarah Tucker. This week, they look at why 2017 is set to be another record year for inbound tourism to the UK and there's an insider's guide to Washington DC. TV holiday expert John Carter, formerly of Wish You Were Here and the BBC's "Holiday" series joins them in studio to discuss how the holiday scene has changed over the last half-century.

Tim Evans, professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University, joined Simon live in the studio to discuss: Why Economic forecasts continue to be so inaccurate; Why 2017 heralds the coming age of curative, predictive and preventative medicine; Lord Mervyn King on reasons to be cheerful.

Are British economists too gloomy about the country's prospects? Is it time for them to perk up a little? One person who thinks so is John Redwood, Chief Global Strategist at Charles Stanley and the MP for Wokingham.

Simon Rose was joined by Ed Bowsher to look at what’s been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world – including Sports Direct’s chairman facing a revolt and results from house builders Persimmon.