Fear of medical interventions is often caused by imagining graphic and disturbing images of the future which heighten anxiety: this may also extend to other walks of life. This episode uses the 'rewind technique' to encourage thinking about the future as opposed to imagining undesirable things. While medical treatment is rarely enjoyable, it can be associated with positive thoughts, giving the brain the opportunity to go for a better alternative. How to combat fear of the unknown, of walking into darkness? - Think positive and constructive thoughts.
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Lee Elliot, from Compare and Recycle, who have conducted new research which reveals 60% of Brits are no longer able to buy a new phone. They discuss how much money could be made from phones left laying in drawers, and why so many people aren't aware of their old phones value. www.compareandrecycle.co.uk
Guests: Lee Elliott
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Lawrence Chard, Coin Expert from Chards, a UK Coin and Bullion Dealer, to discuss the increase in demand for Elizabeth II coins. He explains how you can tell if a coin in valuable, in addition to providing advice to those interesting in coin investing, or the bullion market. https://www.chards.co.uk
Guests: Lawrence Chard
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Aimee Benbow, qualified nutritionist and author of The Menopause Journal, to discuss new research from Viridian Nutrition for World Menopause Month. They discuss some of the main symptoms of menopause, and how to track and explain these to medical professionals. She explains foods that can help with menopause symptoms, and what independent health stores can offer. https://www.viridian-nutrition.com/
Guests: Aimee Benbow
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Russ Mould of A J Bell is slightly puzzled by some of the market reaction to the UK mini-budget, given how little debt, relatively speaking, is being added to the whole, though realising how poorly it was presenting. He thinks investors should get rid of anything causing discomfort in their portfolios as that discomfort could get much greater. He offers advice on the sort of stocks investors should be holding and, for reasons of diversification, wonders if short-term bonds might be worthwhile. But if there's a big shakedown, he says, then bargains will appear.
Guests: Russ Mould
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates a box office take which has more than doubled with the Julia Roberts, George Clooney comedy Ticket to Paradise at #1. Sadly, James found it charmless and excruciating. At #2 is Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling with Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, which James found intriguing but ultimately a cop-out. He was more enthusiastic about the rerelease of Avatar which he thought better and more topical than he remembered. He also tells Simon Rose about the top 10 foreign language releases in the UK.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
Technology guru Steve Caplin talks to Simon Rose about a record-breaking running robot, a clever seabed camera, repairing the tops of tall buildings with extruding drones, how to make driverless cars safer for pedestrians, a lamp that not only follows you but also offers emotional companionship, turning plastic into diamonds and how VR goggles can be used for sedation.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike Indian discusses with Simon Rose the Chancellor's mini-budget and the market turmoil it caused, as well as criticism from the International Monetary Fund. Arguing that previous dashes for growth didn't end well, he asks if there really is a correlation between the tax burden and growth and whether the level of regulation in the UK really is too high? He also looks at the Labour Party conference, understanding the confidence but pointing out that Keir Starmer is still missing a narrative of excitement.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
There's a key missing link in Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget strategy — workforce capacity. The unemployment rate is already at a record low of 3.6%, with many more vacancies than job-seekers: if we don’t tackle workplace capacity, the new Growth Plan won’t work. However there are initiatives we can take at both ends of the working age-range which could increase the available workforce by at least half a million people, together with significantly improving mobility for young adults to take advantage of work opportunities wherever they arise, and reducing public expenditure on health and care services. So, while the current focus is understandably on Government borrowing and the exchange rate, we must increase workforce capacity for the Growth Plan to succeed. Background music: 'The Plan's Working' by Cooper Cannell
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
If you missed Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech on Friday 23 September, here’s the opportunity to hear it in full, as delivered.
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