Original Broadcast: This is Money
In this special bonus episode, Simon Lambert catches up with Alastair Humphreys about his quest to find adventure close to home. Alastair, a genuine global adventurer, who featured on our 'Making The Money Work' Podcast series in 2020, recently published his book 'Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness'. It told the story of his year spent swapping travelling the world for exploring the grid squares of the Ordance Survey map centred on his home location. In this extra episode, we find out more about why he did it, what he learnt and how you could start your own money-saving adventure on your doorstep right now.
Guests: Alastair Humphreys
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Last Wednesday was World Children’s Day – a chance to not only celebrate the youngest members of our society, but also those who dedicate their lives to caring for and educating them. And with the government committing to opening 300 new nurseries in the next 12 months, the industry needs more early year educators. Could that be you? Joining Adam Cox to discuss this is Charlotte Hutchings from Busy Bees Nurseries. And she’s joined by Jazmine Waring who is an early years apprentice.
Guests: Charlotte Hutchings
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Graham Hasting-Evans from NOCN Group. Graham discusses the severe skills gap in the UK's Construction sector. With the ambitious goal of building 1.5 million new homes, the charity is advocating that the UK needs a skilled workforce more than ever. https://www.nocn.org.uk/
Guests: Graham Hasting-Evans
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Kevin Ball from Wattstor. They discuss new research that they've carried out recently. The new research has found that 72% of the public wants a clearer, more robust plan from the government for reducing energy bills. https://wattstor.com/
Guests: Kevin Ball
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Dr Hugh Cormican from Cirdan. Dr Hugh tells Adam all about the crucial roles that pathologists play. Despite having a key role in diagnosing and treating patients, pathology departments are grappling with staff shortages and underinvestment, just as their services are more critical than ever. https://cirdan.com/
Guests: Hugh Cormican
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Vestergaard's Lead Scientist, Rinki Debb & Regional Manager of Public Health, Emmie Cacace to discuss malaria. Many of us may think that malaria is less of a threat than it used to be and is under control. In fact, nearly 7 in 10 Brits say they hear less about the efforts to combat the disease than they once might have. However, the fight is far from over – with one child dying every single minute. https://vestergaard.com/
Guests: Rinki Deb,Emmie Cacace
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Adam Cox is joined by Nick Drouet from Kyndryl. They discuss their new report which has revealed the extent of unpreparedness and readiness of UK and global businesses when it comes to preventing cyber-attacks and minimising the impact of climate disruption, amongst other important issues of our time. https://www.kyndryl.com/gb/en
Guests: Nick Drouet
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Damian Stirrett from ServiceNow. They discuss the International Investment Summit and the big announcement they made at the event. ServiceNow announced a significant investment of $1.5bn into their UK operations and is launching an AI reskilling programme aimed at reaching 240,000 UK learners by 2027. https://www.servicenow.com/uk/
Guests: Damian Stirrett
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by David Hallett from Exscientia. They discuss AI, in particular how it can help and streamline drug discovery. They also discuss which types of AI technology they're using at Exscientia. https://www.exscientia.com/
Guests: David Hallett
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Building the art of communication is essential for a successful adult life, and the performing arts provide a great way to develop confidence and conversational dialogue. They can bring hope and career opportunities to young people when more academic doors are closed. Unfortunately, this is not an easy option for those in state education or from disadvantaged backgrounds. In a world where so much communication is uni-directional, we must work harder to bring these opportunities to all. Background music: 'Communicator' by Reed Mathis YouTube Sketch link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT0ay9u1gg4
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