Podcasts

In his final live interview of 2020, Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University explains how we live in a world of ever-increasing information - rather than physical - warfare and how the United Nations Human Rights Council has become a proxy battleground for the world powers. He argues that the United Kingdom is an ideal trade partner for the United States, whatever its new President's views on Brexit. And, after the death of John Le Carré, he muses on the British obsession with spies from Bond to Smiley.

Adam Cox is joined by New Zealand-based podcaster, Arelle Hug, who discusses the impact and importance of self-love. She shares that she didn't always show herself love, which led to low confidence and self-esteem. She describes how that changed over time and the importance of learning, podcasts, exercise and nutrition – and how they can help you to have a better relationship with yourself.

Adam creates a hypnosis session designed to help people with social anxiety or for those that want to build stronger relationships and friendships. This hypnosis uses a metaphor of value and what is considered precious and is based on a desert island. There are powerful suggestions linked to the acronym PRECIOUS.

Adam creates a hypnosis session inspired by the Swedish concept of Lagom, which means just the right amount. In modern times people can find that their life is out of balance with too much or too little so this hypnosis session is designed for you to find more balance in your life. It is set in a Swedish forest and uses a metaphor based on the Goldilocks story to help you find more lagom in your life and is also a useful session to help people relax before sleep.

Tamara Gillan takes a look back at some of her favourite episodes and top tips from guests in 2020.

Saving, spending, planning — you've got money questions and we've got answers. Every week host Alison Southwick and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp challenge the conventional wisdom on life's biggest financial issues to reveal what you really need to know to make smart money moves. This week, it’s the final episode in our series on sectors with help from fellow Fools over on the Industry Focus podcast. Today we’re joined by John Maxfield to talk about banks, big and small. Plus, Bro looks around your house while Alison sings about America.

Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Disney shares surge on big news from Disney Plus; DoorDash delivers a big IPO; Airbnb delivers an even bigger IPO; Starbucks hits an all-time high; And Chipotle serves up clothing! Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Jason Moser discuss those stories and talk about the latest from Chewy, Costco, Lululemon, and Stitch Fix. Plus, Jason and Emily share a couple of stocks on their radar: Axon Enterprises and Qualcomm. And Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp shares some year-end financial tips.

This week, a new in-depth report from the Wealth Tax Commission recommended a one-off 'wealth tax' on the richest households rather than hiking taxes for the masses. It comes as the national debt has spiralled this year as the Government spent more than £280billion tackling the pandemic and its financial fallout, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak claiming the 'economic emergency' has only just begun. How would it work, could it be a good idea and how unpopular would it prove? Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost take a look. Elsewhere, millions of mortgage payment holidays have been handed out since March - an agreement with lenders to help homeowners during the coronavirus crisis. But for one couple who extended the payment holiday, it turned into a credit report headache when they looked to downsize. In the property market, a new report suggests that stamp duty savings are now being wiped out by house price gains in recent months. Should investors run to the hills if one of the companies that you are invested in or are tempted by has a big pension scheme? And lastly, we give yet another update on the port fiasco in Britain, with the perfect storm of coronavirus, Brexit and Christmas.

In this episode, Adam creates a short hypnosis session designed to boost your immune system. This uses a metaphor of healing white light to boost the number of white blood cells giving your body the natural ingredients to fight off infections, viruses and parasites. There are also useful suggestions on lifestyle choices that can further boost the immune system.

Adam works with a lady in the US that wanted to lose body fat. Although she'd tried different diets over the years she was feeling unable to stick to anything that would actually work. Adam creates a hypnosis session that is designed to make her feel able to make choices again about what to eat and the impact of eating foods that are low-glycemic. This session helps to prompt decisions that trains the body to burn fat rather than forcing the body to lose fat and in doing so enables the mind to perceive excess body fat as a pantry filled with foods and stored energy.