Podcasts

James Cameron-Wilson looks ahead to what 2018 will hold, revealing his favourites not yet out, those he thinks will do best in the awards ceremonies and what the first few months of 2018 will give us in cinemas.

In this week’s episode of Mobile News, we will be rounding up all the best content from 2017. Featuring the Global Head of Research for TMT at Deloitte, Paul Lee, discussing biometric facial recognition software; Panda Security Marketing Manager, Neil Martin, talking about the recent PandaLabs report going over cyber-security trends in 2018; and Ken Parker, Compliance Director at ICT Reverse, who gives us an introduction to GDPR and its interrelated aspect with MiFID II.

In this week’s episode of Inside Business, we will be rounding up all the best content from 2017. Featuring Lord Peter Hain of Neath who took HSBC accusations to the House of Lords; BBC World Service reporter Howard Mustoe; and Steve Keen, Professor of Economics at Kingston University and author of Debunking Economics.

Big data. It’s one of those terms that’s far more widely used than it is understood. What is it? And just as importantly – who benefits from it? To get the full picture on big data, we are joined this week by a special guest – Will Davies, Director of the Political Economy Research Centre and a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. Will Brett, NEF’s Director of News and Media, steps into the role of host. They talk about the impact of big data on how we understand society, and on how we experience the world of work. Also joining the discussion are NEF’s Stefan Baskerville, Director of Unions and Business and Alice Martin, Subject Lead for Housing and Work.

Steve Caplin looks back at the weird and wonderful tech of 2017, including the world's first smart hairbrush, the videoing toothbrush, the connected mousetrap, the dog-poo-clearing drone and the lifestyle magazine for dachshunds.

FedEx soars. Nike struggles. Alphabet and Papa John’s get new leadership. Our analysts discuss those stories and more. Plus best-selling author Dan Ariely shares how we can make better decisions about our money.

Adam chats with Gavin Ucko, the founder and managing director of The Happy Puzzle Company, about how learning through games and puzzles can out-perform classroom-style education. What is it about learning through play that makes it so effective, and how do you tap into the potential of people with different types of intelligence?

In this special Christmas edition, Simon Rose highlights some of his favourite conversations with Tim Evans throughout the year. Discussions range from a Eurosceptic Corbyn, to life inside Theresa May’s Number 10, all the way to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Tune in for a comprehensive look at some of the main political events of the year gone by!

In this special Christmas edition, we look back at some of the most interesting topics discussed in 2017. Join the IEA’s News Editor Kate Andrews, along with Head of Education Dr Steve Davies, as they discuss the future of Intellectual Property Rights, how technology could help us feed the world, and the possibility of humans living until 700 years of age.

James Cameron-Wilson looks back at 2017. It was a year in which horror returned to the fore, in which the Oscars finally came of age and embraced diversity, a year in which British black actors stormed Hollywood and, of course, the year of Weinstein-gate. James also looks at the top 20 box office hits, those we've lost and his unsung favourites.