Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Rory McGowan is joined by Adrian Ashford from Willow Meadows. Adrian shares his tips on festivals and how you can do them smartly and comfortably. With over 40% of festivalgoers now aged 44 and up, and a line-up packed with musical legends, the middle-aged festival crowd is having their moment. And while the music’s still loud, the priorities have shifted - think good food, better sleep, and a clean loo! https://www.willowmeadows.co.uk/
Guests: Adrian Ashford
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Moving home can call for a fresh emotional start, leaving behind anxieties, releasing things that weren't useful and carrying the good things forward. Adam Cox uses a variety of metaphors, including nature, to talk through this process and help with that transition.
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson finds the live-action remake of #1 How To Train Your Dragon a disappointment, lacking much of the original's charm. He points out that the perfectly woven farce The Wedding Banquet is still around, suggesting people catch it while they can. On Netflix, he watched Straw, a state-of-the-nation melodrama from the phenomenally successful Tyler Perry. But while it has some nice moments, it's formulaic and unrealistic. He much admires the beautiful restoration of Darling, 1965's satire of Britain in the swinging 60s. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie as a self-obsessed model, it has sparkling dialogue and won Oscars for costumes, script and for Christie. The extras are great too.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
Steve Caplin discusses more to do with AI: researchers have discovered that relying on it makes you stupid; an engineer found it can't play chess; AI-generated music is mostly listened to by bots; Meta's AI is making people's searches for advice public; and Meta itself is apparently offering $100m sign-up fees. Google's new videoconferencing system is now available. Donald Trump is selling gold mobile phones. There's a new source of gold – but it's impossible to get at it. And scientists have found solutions to underarm odour and male pattern baldness.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike Indian discusses the G7 meeting with Donald Trump to the fore. He doesn't believe the vaunted UK trade deal with the US is the full thing but, more important, were the discussions on Ukraine and the Middle East. Mike also ponders whether the G7 is becoming less relevant as a body. He turns to the grooming gang inquiry, the latest in a long-running, disappointing saga. The terms of the inquiry and the timescale will be vital. As with the decriminalisation of abortion, Mike laments the toxicity of these and many other current issues. Political discourse is getting angrier and consensus ever harder to find: this is not helpful for democracy.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Russ Mould of A J Bell, declaring himself no expert in geopolitics, is suprised that markets have not put a bigger risk premium on oil in the past few days. Clearly investors are hopeful that there is not going to be a major escalation. He discusses the rise in the gold price, up 46% in a year in dollar terms, pointing out how expensive it is historically compared to oil and various other commodities. Those investors who fear inflation will probably take a different view on how to structure their portfolios than those who are more worried about a slowdown, recession or even debt deflation.
Guests: Russ Mould
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
The Chancellor was like a person sitting on the cliff-edge of colossal public debt last week, convinced that her massive 'investment' commitments can overlook the void below. It appears that economic stimulation is the only game in town for the British economy, and even that seems to avoid joined-up thinking in some key areas. Background music: 'Ether Oar' by The Whole Other
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
The unabridged recording of Rachel Reeves’ speech in the House of Commons on 11th June 2025.
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What would you do with £208 million? Ahead of another Euromillions rollover, This is Money spoke to an adviser to those fortunate few who have scooped a jackpot to get some practical tips on what to do if you win big…just in case! Would friends and family be top of your list when it comes to how to spend it... or something else? Lee Boyce, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss. Simon turns his focus on The Big Winter Fuel u-turn and the spending review – 'pray for Rachel and all of us', he says. We borrowed too much to buy our home - what can we do about our huge mortgage? And an auction expert revealed the four types of property that savvy buyers are snapping up right now.
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
And yet, the market remains close to all time highs. Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger join Ricky Mulvey to discuss macro uncertainty and market bullishness, a record amount of unsold housing stock in the United States, Chime’s IPO, and earnings from RH and Adobe. Then 19 minutes in, Malcolm Ethridge, Managing Partner at Capital Area Planning Group and author of 'Financial Independence Doesn't Happen by Accident'. Finally. 35 minutes in, Jason and Matt share two radar stocks: Chipotle and Whirlpool. Companies discussed: RDFN, CHYM, RH, ADBE, CMG, WHR. Host - Ricky Mulvey; Guests - Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger
Guests: Jason Moser,Matt Argersinger
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