Talking Features

Talking Tech - Plumbing Tips & Tricks

February 06, 2024 16:52 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark speaks to Julie Spinks from WaterSafe. Julie tells us her plumbing tips and tricks to avoid getting rogue tradesman and how we can combat some issues on our own.

Talking Health - What Art Does To Your Brain

February 05, 2024 17:22 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen unpacks how creating artwork can have wondrous effects on your brain.

Talking Money – Equity Release

February 02, 2024 15:37 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week’s Talking Money, Rory talks to experts about Equity Release and how it has changed over the many years its been around.

Talking Travel – Planning around the Grandparents

February 01, 2024 17:27 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the best way to accommodate your Grandparents when going on holiday, after new research reveals that more of us would like to include them on our holidays.

Talking Life – The Consequences of Bad Bras

January 31, 2024 17:34 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks to two people who are campaigning to remove the barriers that stop more women and girls from getting active. They explore how something as simple as misfitting bras can make exercise uncomfortable and have negative physical and mental health consequences for girls.

Talking Tech - AI Goes Rogue

January 30, 2024 12:33 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark explores some interesting research about AI. It looks into what would happen if AI technology went rogue?

Talking Health - World Leprosy Day

January 29, 2024 16:46 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen speaks to Katherine Jones from the charity St Francis Leprosy Guild about leprosy in 2024.

Talking Money - Family Mediation Week

January 26, 2024 14:30 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money, Mark talks to Alison Bull from Mills & Reeve. She tells us all about the importance of family mediation and why they can be better for families than settling a divorce in court.

Talking Travel – Museums Returning Artefacts Back Home

January 25, 2024 17:26 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory takes a look at a new loan-style deal from the Victoria & Albert Museum, and how it might change how Britain utilises many of its stolen artefacts from across the world in its museums.

Talking Life - Give Dry a Try

January 24, 2024 16:24 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Mark talks about Dry January, how possible is it for many Brits and the top tips people recommend to stay on track.

Talking Tech - Making The Jump Into The Tech Industry

January 23, 2024 11:00 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark speaks to Rob Sherry and Katie Smith, the co-founders of The Jump Digital School. Rob & Katie tell Mark all about how people can make a career change into the tech industry in 2024.

Talking Health - Dental Hygiene

January 22, 2024 17:10 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen speaks to leading dental surgeon - Dr Bilal Chaudhry from Evo Dental, and Chris Goodby who has had to have full upper and lower jaw treatment on the importance of good dental hygiene.

Talking Money - Buying Train Tickets

January 19, 2024 12:14 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money, Mark looks at why buying train tickets online from services like Trainline are much cheaper than purchasing from train ticket offices.

Talking Travel – Driving on the Ice

January 18, 2024 17:20 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory shares the top tips for getting around this January whilst braving this cold and icy weather with the help of the UK’s highway code.

Talking Life - Girls Outperforming Boys in Education

January 17, 2024 17:20 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory explores a new study from the University of Cambridge suggesting that girls now perform better in schools than boys, and what the impacts of this could be.

Talking Tech - Portable X-Ray Machines

January 16, 2024 11:41 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark looks at Portable X-Ray Machines and how they could help shape the world of diagnosis across the world.

Talking Health - New Gut Health Research

January 15, 2024 17:31 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen speaks to researcher Dr Amrita Vijay about the new research she's conducting with multiple universitites and how this will help us understand what our gut needs to stay healthy.

Talking Money - How Much Do We Withdraw From ATMs?

January 12, 2024 11:09 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money Feature, Mark looks at some recent data that shows how much people in the UK are withdrawing from ATMs.

Talking Travel - Extreme Weather and New Years Travel

January 11, 2024 17:03 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about some new research suggesting that dangerous weather events taking place because of climate change are changing Brits’ travel habits in 2024.

Talking Life - Idris Elba's New Campaign

January 10, 2024 19:16 - 2 minutes - 4.06 MB

TW: Mention of Death In today's Talking Life, Rory talks about the new campaign launched by Idris Elba that has put a new spotlight on the topic of knife crime in the UK.

Talking Tech - Tech & How it May Help Treat Parkinson's

January 09, 2024 15:56 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark looks at how AI could revolutionise the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Talking Health - Gut health with THERA Nordic

January 08, 2024 17:04 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen speaks to leading nutritionist Emma Cannings from THERA Nordic about gut health and what we can do before we turn to supplements.

Talking Money - Aldi & Lidl's Record Breaking Christmas Sales

January 05, 2024 14:37 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money Feature, Mark looks at Aldi & Lidl's "best ever" Christmas sales following 2023's festive period.

Talking Travel - 2024's Dream Destinations

January 04, 2024 12:46 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Travel Feature, Mark looks at the dream holiday destinations for UK families in 2024.

Talking Life – Where do New Years Resolutions Come from?

January 03, 2024 17:17 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

Description: In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks about the history of New Years Resolutions, and how the idea of setting new goals for the year can be traced back to over 4000 years ago.

Talking Tech - The End Of E3

January 02, 2024 00:05 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark takes a look at the end of E3. E3 was a gaming event that closed its doors this year, but was a significant annual spectacle for many years.

Talking Health - New Year's Day

January 01, 2024 01:39 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen helps you get over your hangover on New Year's Day.

Talking Money - Rise In Cash Spending

December 29, 2023 09:38 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money Feature, Mark explores why cash spending has risen. The use of notes and coins has been used more than they ever have in 10 years.

Talking Travel - The Most Visited Countries in 2023

December 28, 2023 09:42 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Travel feature, Mark takes a look at the most visited countries throughout the course of 2023.

Talking Life - What to Expect from 2024

December 27, 2023 09:58 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory looks ahead to 2024 and talks about some of the big moments we’re going to see here in the UK and what we should be looking forward to.

Talking Tech - The Questions We Asked Alexa The Most

December 26, 2023 09:15 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark looks at the questions we asked our Alexa devices the most this year, following research conducted by Amazon.

Talking Health - Christmas Day

December 25, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen talks about how much you can possibly eat on Christmas Day!

Talking Money - The UK's Debt Problem

December 22, 2023 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money Feature, Mark speaks to Liam Randall from Debt Free Advice. Liam tells Mark all about the UK's growing debt problem.

Talking Travel - Keeping Connected During The Festive Season

December 21, 2023 12:37 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Travel feature, Mark speaks to Jessica Hall from eSIM.net. Jessica tells us how we can stay connected whilst traveling over the festive period.

Talking Life – Business vs Their Plumbing

December 20, 2023 17:13 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks to Richard Ryder, from plumbing and drainage firm Dyno-Rod, about the challenges businesses face with the increased footfall from the winter holidays, and the strain that puts on their plumbing alongside freezing pipes and water leaks.

Talking Tech - Protecting Our Motor Vehicles

December 19, 2023 15:17 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark talks to Richard Remde from Bollard Security. Richard tells Mark about the best ways we can protect our motor vehicles from being broken into.

Talking Health - Better Menopause

December 18, 2023 16:46 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this weeks Talking Health, Arwen speaks to Joanna Lyall – Nutritional Therapist and Founder of The Better Menopause about how to ease symptoms of the menopause and perimenopause at Christmas.

Talking Money - Combatting Financial Abuse

December 15, 2023 11:23 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money Feature, Mark welcomes on Rita Gupta. Rita is a legal 500 UK family lawyer, who offers her advice on how we can combat financial abuse.

Talking Travel – Women travelling for Christmas

December 14, 2023 16:24 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory speaks to BBC Travel Presenter and Author Alice Morrison about some new data showing that more middle-aged women are travelling for Christmas this year, than years previous.

Talking Life – A Downswing in Christmas Cards

December 13, 2023 17:16 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory talks about how the sales of Christmas Cards are predicted to go down, and how that affects our experience of Christmas.

Talking Tech - New UK Government Tech Department HQ

December 12, 2023 17:09 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark looks at a new UK government tech department that's being set up. Where will it be I hear you ask? Well, the plan is to set it up in Salford, Greater Manchester and will look to bring a number of new job opportunities.

Talking Health - Improving The UK's Social Care

December 11, 2023 17:31 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Health, Arwen speaks to Lucy Campbell from the care organisation Right at Home about what needs to be done to improve the UK’s social care sector.

Talking Money - Taxes Moving Into The Digital Age

December 08, 2023 15:54 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Money, Mark finds out how doing your taxes could be becoming a lot easier. He speaks with Anish Mehta, from APARI Digital, their new software will help gather all your files into one convenient place.

Talking Travel – Staying Healthy on Holiday

December 07, 2023 16:48 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory discusses some of the best tips to keep yourself in shape whilst you’re away from home and outside your usual routine.

Talking Life – Socks for Christmas!?

December 06, 2023 17:16 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MB

In this week’s Talking Life, Rory discusses the idea of getting socks for Christmas, and new data that shows that it isn’t as frowned upon as you might think it is.

Talking Tech - Kiss Turning Into Avatars

December 05, 2023 17:02 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MB

In this week's Talking Tech Feature, Mark looks at the rock band Kiss, and their decision to turn themselves into avatars. This means they can still hold massive concerts whilst being retired from the industry, with their digital selves performing their classic hits.

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