Podcasts

Earlier this week independent energy supplier GB Energy Supply ceased trading, forcing Ofgem to step in and appoint another supplier. But what can you do and what are your rights if your supplier or bank fails? Joining Sarah are Ann Robinson, an independent energy consultant, James Walker from complaints site Resolver and Martyn James, an independent financial expert.

Before the pensions freedom came along in 2015, many people using a pensions pot bought an annuity. But since then many providers have stopped selling annuities, or will be fading them out in the future. But what does this mean for you? Joining Sarah in the studio are Alistair McQueen from Aviva, Michael Bousfield from independent financial advice firm Helm Godfrey and David Blake, the Director of the Pensions Institute.

Caring for a family member can be a high toll on your life, both emotionally and financially and research recently conducted by the Carer's Trust show that over half of carers in the UK were missing out on the financial support they should be entitled to, negatively effecting their lives and the lives of those who they care for. To talk to Sarah about what you can do if your looking after someone, she is joined by Sarah Mitchell from the London-based Carers Network, Caroline Shola Arewa, a wellness coach and Steve Webb, from Royal London.

This week Sarah looks at how you can save money on your weekly shop, if you need to make your money stretch a little bit further. Saving money on your food shopping doesn't mean eating badly though and joining Sarah to discuss how to get the most for your pound are Kelly Eroglu from the Reduced Grub blog, Caroline Taylor from the All That I'm Eating blog and young money champion, Rachael Healy.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week.

Do you know your brass monkeys from your bairns? Or do those words make no sense at all to you? According to research from train company, CrossCountry, despite officially sharing the same language, Britain is far from a United Kingdom when it comes to what comes out of our mouths. It revealed that almost half of us struggle to understand regional words or phrases. Olivia Demetriades spoke to Professor David Crystal, a linguist, academic and author to find out more. She began by asking why we struggle to understand people from different parts of the country.

Fashion accessories brand, Skinnydip London has picked up the coveted Small Business of the Year award at the eighth annual Nectar Business Small Business Awards. To find out more about the awards Gregor Watt spoke to Sarah Willingham star of Dragon's Den and one of the judges and started by asking her about the quality of the candidates this year.

Every week on The Entrepreneur Show we speak to the interesting people behind businesses. This week it's the turn of Dr Bayju Thakar, Co-founder and Director of Doctor Care Anywhere a leading digital healthcare company.

It's time for A View from the Valley - our regular update from the US on the world of entrepreneurs and business. Simon was joined by Jeffrey Pfeffer, The Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business They focused on Donald Trump- and specifically how his business background could impact his presidency and how he leads the country.

Does Santa really exist? According to analysis of nearly three decades of data by Schroders, stock markets are more likely to rise in December than any other month. The research, which covers the world's largest markets, adds to the debate over the existence of the "Santa Rally", an alleged effect often dismissed by seasoned investors. To talk about this in more detail, Simon spoke to Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at the online traders, IG .