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Technology editor Steve Caplin looks at the dangers of using Excel for sophisticated projects such as the Test and Trace Fiasco, but also other multi-billion pound blunders. He hopes flying taxis will be buzzing around the 2024 Paris Olympics, admires the chutzpah of Valencia's ventriloquistic bid to be European Capital of Innovation, points out the dangers of searching online for celebrities like Graham Norton - with scammers lying in wait - and looks at a study that says we've all been making tea wrongly for years.

James Cameron-Wilson discusses the future of cinema-going in the UK in the light of the postponement of the new James Bond film and the decision by Cineworld to close its cinemas around the world. With no new films released in those cinemas that ARE open, he turned to Netflix for a young female take on Sherlock Holmes, Enola Holmes (with a 16-year-old star and producer) and to Curzon Home Cinema for British black comedy Eternal Beauty starring Sally Hawkins.

Helal Miah of The Share Centre looks at recent news from supermarket chain Tesco, Restaurant Group - owners of Frankie & Benny's, Garfunkel's & Wagamama – recruitment group Robert Walters and CMC Markets, one of the big winners of the past few months. Looking ahead, he explains what might be expected from Barratt Developments, Just Eat and ASOS.

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. In this week's show, Abi Malin, analyst with The Motley Fool’s Discovery: IPO Trailblazers service, joins the team to explain the IPO process and talk about recent and upcoming IPOs to watch.

In this episode, Adam was working with a lady that although highly competent wasn't earning the income she desired. This hypnosis session was designed to help her change the key beliefs about money and to activate the resources necessary to become financially successful. A great hypnosis session for anyone to change how they think about money to become more financially successful.

Lockdown Britain has produced a nation of savers, ONS figures showed this week, with people salting away almost 30% of their disposable income on average. But for those hoping that we might finally have got the savings habit, there’s a catch. Those figures cover April to June, a three-month period when most shops were shut, along with pubs, restaurants, hotels and B&Bs, and going on holiday was a near-impossible task. Deprived of the opportunity to spend, Britain put money aside instead – but is not spending the same as saving? On this week’s podcast, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost dive into the lockdown saving phenomenon and look at what triggered it, whether there was anything other than an inability to spend that drove saving so much higher than in previous recessions and how the paradox of thrift plays out. They also look at where people can put the money they have set aside – with interest on savings deals negligible – and whether the sudden imposition of a savings habit bodes well for people building up better nest eggs when life gets back to normal.Some won’t have been so lucky in lockdown, however, with job losses mounting. The team look at how this affects those already committed to moving home. And finally, are brand new mobile phones a waste of money? Chasing the latest handset is an expensive game, but a new breed of cheap but high quality phones are changing the minds of some of those committed to holding onto old ones.

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: The market reacts to news that President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19; The Labor Department reports slowing jobs growth; Bed Bath & Beyond soars on surprising earnings; Twilio hits a new high; Pepsi gets a boost from snacks; McCormick serves up strong earnings and a stock split; Popeye’s gets into the chocolate-stuffed beignet business; And the Supreme Court of Ireland rules that Subway bread isn’t really bread. Motley Fool analysts Andy Cross and Ron Gross discuss those stores and share two stocks on their radar: Union Pacific and Rocket Companies. Plus, journalist Matthew Yglesias talks about his new book, One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger.

Joe Healey of The Share Centre casts his eye over recent news from Diageo, Boohoo and Rolls-Royce, all affected in different ways and to different degrees by the effects of the pandemic. Looking ahead, he considers what might be expected when we hear fro Tesco and imperial Brands.

Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the Government's battle with its own backbenchers over the UK Internal Market Bill and oversight of the Covid-19 regulations, with the new Speaker issuing a rebuke to the administration. He assesses Sir Keir Starmer's virtual speech to the Labour party conference and considers the problems of holding a party conference under such conditions. And he looks across the Atlantic in the wake of the first Presidential debate between Trump and Biden.

James Cameron-Wilson laments the nervousness of the film studios in holding back new movies from the nation's cinemas, starved of new product. With no new films to see on the big screen, he raves about Japanese animated movie Weathering With You, out on DVD and Blu-ray and is equally excited by Netflix's The Social Dilemma, a frightening and thought-provoking documentary about the dangers of social media. He also recommends The Great Buster: A Celebration, a documentary about the great silent comedian Buster Keaton.