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Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, discusses Social Saturday and the importance of businesses that put people first.

Guests: Mike Ingram,peter holbrook

Published: Fri 14 October 2016

As Nicola Sturgeon announced the move towards a second independence referendum for Scotland, much of the SNP conference seems to have been centred around Brexit and the effects it will have on the Scottish people. Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scotland correspondent discussed the latest news from the conference floor.

Guests: Jeremy Batstone-Carr,Maurice Smith

Published: Fri 14 October 2016

Sony are the latest tech company to bring out a Virtual reality device. The Playstation VR Headset is released today in the UK, but concerns are still ongoing around whether the public are interested in the technology, and if there's enough content to keep this area of the entertainment industry afloat. So, gimmick or gaming revolution? Matt Cox spoke to tech consultant Chris Green to find out.

Guests: Matt Cox

Published: Thu 13 October 2016

Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scottish Correspondent joins us live from the SNP Conference, which starts today. What will be on the agenda?

Guests: Maurice Smith

Published: Thu 13 October 2016

Gina Miller brings Brexit to the High Court today to challenge MPs right to trigger Article 50. Share Radio reporter Matt Cox spoke to Gina to find out more.

Guests: Matt Cox

Published: Thu 13 October 2016

Blockchain technology seems to be the prize many financial institutions are chasing, but why? From big banks to Fintech startups, creating a mainstream blockchain technology is the goal. The Blockchain Summit held in London today is a further testament to this, where delegates will discuss the next steps and long term impacts. So what's standing in the way of this technology serving the public, and do we really need it? To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Garrick Hileman, a monetary innovation researcher and Economic Historian at the University of Cambridge and London School of Economics.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Matt Cox,Garrick Hileman

Published: Mon 10 October 2016

Chris Towner, Chief economist at HiFX discusses the upcoming US elections, the Presidential debat, and how current political events will affect the US markets.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Chris Towner

Published: Mon 10 October 2016

Talk property and tech and we tend to think of perhaps being able to sell a house via an online company, but tech is changing the entire property management landscape. For example, think smart buildings, highly connected spaces you can live and work in which could allow for better management of property. Tom Carroll, is head of EMEA corporate research at JLL, who are about to publish a major report on how technology can and is transforming real estate. He joined Share Radio to discuss the moves in this sector.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Tom Carroll

Published: Mon 10 October 2016

Since the vote to leave the European Union the value of the pound has fallen dramatically with some options traders speculating it may reach parity with the dollar by the end of the year. The fall has been taken by many to be an indication of the economic damage Brexit may cause to the UK economy. But rewind to ten months ago and the consensus among analysts seemed to be that the pound was actually rather overvalued, hurting Britain's competitiveness. So is a fall in the value of sterling such a bad thing after all? Robert Van Egghen takes a look.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Robert Van Egghen

Published: Mon 10 October 2016

As the Bank of England investigates what caused the sudden "flash crash" of Sterling on Friday, plunging 6% in value in two minutes, many are pointing fingers to algorithmic traders. These so-called robotic automated systems have been on the rise - and now there are concerns surrounding oversight, and how to stop these crashes happening again. Matt Cox spoke to Ken Odeluga, a Market Analyst at City Index to find out more about algorithmic traders.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Matt Cox,Ken Odeluga

Published: Mon 10 October 2016