Join host Tim Dunn on a journey to discover the amazing stories behind London’s iconic transport network. From the Tube to the Overground and beyond, Tim speaks to guests who have personal connections with the system that keeps London moving - from engineers to celebrities, and artists to footballers. Series one celebrates the 160th anniversary of the London Underground, and series two uncovers the significance of the new names for London’s Overground lines. An official podcast from Transpor ...
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Christian Wolmar, Mark Walker and guests keep you up to date with the most engaging news stories, policy developments and interviews from across the world of transport. You can find more from Christian and the transport sector including interviews, articles, books and speaking engagements here: https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk, or join the conversation on social media by following: AllStationsPod on X (https://x.com/AllStationsPod)
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A podcast exploring the issues, trends and innovations in road safety and healthy travel that can help achieve a world where no one is killed or seriously injured on the roads - a vision for the future known as Vision Zero. By Brake, the road safety charity.
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Transform your customer experience with solutions to better connect, engage, and serve your constituents.
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Do you want to take meaningful action on the climate and biodiversity crises? Dive into interviews with leading practitioners, researchers and authors to learn about the art and science of sustainability and regenerative design. With almost 100 episodes, the podcast covers the challenges facing cities from all angles, including architecture, urban design, biodiversity, planning, policy, housing, transport, economics and systems thinking. Start listening to learn how to make cities more susta ...
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Peoples & Things is a podcast in which host Lee Vinsel interviews scholars, practitioners, and activists about human life with technology.
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Welcome to The Sound Tourist Podcast, where we take you on a journey around the world through sound. Join us as we explore the beauty of cities and nature through ambient field recordings. Immerse yourself in the sounds of bustling streets, serene forests, and everything in between. Each episode is a unique audio experience that will transport you to a different corner of the world. The Sound Tourist Podcast is not only a great way to explore the world through sound, but the calming and soot ...
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Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books
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Explore the world of chemistry with Kareena and her superhero alter-ego K-Mistry! This is the perfect introduction to chemistry for children. Listen to Fun Kids on DAB Digital Radio across the UK and at funkidslive.com
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Connected Places is a podcast about the future of our towns, cities and transport systems. In each episode we speak to thought leaders, senior industry figures, innovators and businesses from around the world about the new technologies that are shaping the places of tomorrow. Connected Places is brought to you by the Connected Places Catapult - the UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport and places. We help to connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research an ...
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Released at 4pm on the day of recording, an essential daily guide to the biggest, most complex events by our award-winning newsroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Most humans now live in growing cities where increasing traffic congestion risks liveability, the environment and economic productivity. Public transport is now widely seen a solution for mega-city growth due to its social, economic and mass travel efficiency. However the industry faces significant challenges. Infrastructure, systems and even thinking in the industry is old and out of date. Policy and regulatory structures are ‘path dependent’ on historical approaches and lack progressive th ...
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yBC’s “Extraordinary” podcast focusses in on the people making a difference. The podcast pulls together a unique array of people taking on big challenges and doing extraordinary things. People modestly focussing on an issue, cause, challenge or industry that they are passionate about, or simply doing something extraordinary. People making things happen to make a real difference to those around them and those who follow in their footsteps, or inspiring others to live life differently. We shar ...
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ISNR is the only event in Europe that allows you to network and do business with high security end users and sector professionals. ISNR brings together government, public sector, police and emergency response, transport and critical national infrastructure stakeholders with commercial and private security organisations. This focused event delivers a unique opportunity to learn from a comprehensive seminar program and high-level, industry leading conference. Showcasing the complete range of t ...
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Welcome to the Active Travel Podcast! We are founded by the Active Travel Academy, which was set up in September 2019, at the University of Westminster, to bring together expertise to lead research, teaching and knowledge exchange, with a focus on walking and cycling, and other ‘micromobilities’ from e-scooters to electric hand cycles; and reduction in car use. Our expertise comes from across the University and beyond, from disciplines including transport and urban studies, architecture, soc ...
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From the Wiki for local government innovation, the Govlaunch podcast shares the stories of local government innovators and their efforts to build better governments. Through conversations with cities and towns around the world, each episode explores creative solutions to the challenges communities face, and what local governments can learn from each other’s successes and failures. Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation.
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The audio version of Taproot Edmonton's Tech Roundup brings you the latest headlines and happenings from the local tech scene each week.
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Watson Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm with offices in Athens, Bangkok, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. We provide legal services of the highest quality through a combination of technical excellence and industry knowledge in the sectors we know best, principally; energy comprising oil and gas, power, natural resources and renewables; infrastructure includin ...
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What is Manifesting? ...with Salarah Starre (The Bigger Life Festival)
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As part of The Bigger Life Festival, brought to you by Masterclasses from The London Standard, host Nicola Barron is joined by manifestation expert Salarah Starre, who’s leading a special workshop at the event. With 'manifest' named Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024, Salarah explains why it's gaining so much attention, the fundamenta…
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A contactable police officer for every neighbourhood, pledges PM
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The prime minister has pledged every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have a named, contactable police officer, as part of his “plan for change” outlined on Thursday. In a speech billed as setting out the “next phase” of Labour's government, Sir Keir Starmer detailed ambitious “milestones” for achieving the five missions laid out in Labour’s…
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Commuter rail lines renationalisation, ticket prices & train strikes
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Three rail companies serving London commuters will be renationalised by Labour next year - with a fourth also in the government's sights - under a “major shake-up” of British railways. It's claimed renationalisation will save £150 million in management fees alone. So, how will Labour's Great British Railways project impact journeys, delays, ticket …
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Online stalking victims get right to know perpetrator’s ID
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Victims of the crime of stalking are to be given better protection including the right to know the identity of their online harasser. New legal protections unveiled by the Home Office also include Stalking Protection Orders and a ban on contacting victims from prison. In this episode, we’re joined broadcaster and activist Nicola Thorp, who's also a…
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Joe Biden’s pardon for son Hunter & how will Donald Trump exploit u-turn?
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Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing him a possible prison sentence for gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would interfere in the justice process after Hunter’s convictions in the two federal cases i…
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3/6 Big in Japan! Plus a dramatic change of UK Transport Secretary
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Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker examine the brief but spectacular tenure of Louise Haigh MP at the helm of the UK Department for Transport and ask what changes the past career and experience of new Secretary of State Heidi Alexander MP may bring [02:20]. Live from Tokyo, Christian reports on his experience of using the city's vast Metro syst…
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Smithfield meat market to close, Storm Bert, Black Friday deal or no deal: our weekly news round-up
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Welcome to The Standard podcast’s round-up special edition, where we bring you the news highlights from the week that was. It began with nightmare weather as Storm Bert continued to bring disruption into Monday following winds over 80mph and torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend, in which five people were believed to h…
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Transport secretary Louise Haigh quits over ‘phone theft false report’ - Heidi Alexander named successor
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Louise Haigh has become the first person to resign from Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet. Haigh announced she was standing down on Friday after it was revealed by Sky News and The Times she had a conviction for making a false statement to the police that her work mobile phone was among her possessions stolen during a London mugging in 2013. She pleaded g…
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Peter Attia: Medicine 3.0 (Brave New World preview)
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We're previewing another episode from season three of Brave New World. Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Peter Attia: a longevity expert, physician, and bestselling author. They discuss “Medicine 3.0” — Peter's blueprint for good health — and how happiness is essential to longevity, not just a bonus. “It doesn’t matter how healthy you are,” Peter says, “…
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Smithfield to close after 900 years: what now for London’s medieval meat market?
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London’s historic Smithfield meat market is set to pull down the shutters for good after over 900 years of trading. The City of London Corporation, which owns the site, voted to stop operating both Smithfield in Farringdon and also Billingsgate fish market in Poplar. Both markets will continue to operate until 2028, and while the corporation had pr…
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Disabled Ecologies: Lessons From a Wounded Desert
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Deep below the ground in Tucson, Arizona, lies an aquifer forever altered by the detritus of a postwar Superfund site. Disabled Ecologies: Lessons From a Wounded Desert (U California Press, 2024) by Dr. Sunaura Taylor, tells the story of this contamination and its ripple effects through the largely Mexican-American community living above. Drawing o…
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How will Labour’s job reforms impact me?
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The government has announced wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity in a bid to bring more than two million people back into work. The £55 million drive will overhaul the job search process, expand NHS mental health support in the most needed regions and tackle obesity. Other plans include providing additional employment and tr…
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Deadly Storm Bert: 82mph winds, floods aftermath & future planning
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Storm Bert continued to bring disruption into Monday after as winds over 80mph and torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend. Five people are believed to have died in the storm and around 160 flood alerts remain in place across England and Wales, where a council leader was among those criticising the Met Office for not upg…
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#98: Circular Economy: Making Material Reuse Happen at Scale, with Material Index
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This episode is a conversation with Morgan Lewis, Co-Founder and CEO at Material Index. In the UK, 60% of all waste comes from the construction industry and only 2% of building components in the UK are reused. In this episode, Morgan explains how Material Index are trying to tackle this by working with building owners, contractors and project teams…
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Russia-Ukraine missiles, farmers’ ‘tractor tax’ protest & methanol poisoning: our weekly news round up
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Welcome to The Standard podcast’s special edition, where we bring you news highlights from the week that was. Headlines were dominated by escalating moves in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, policies around Kyiv’s use of powerful British-American missiles in the war, and Moscow’s retaliation with what the Kremlin says is a new type of hypersonic weapo…
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Chemistry expert on methanol poisoning after sixth Laos ‘tainted shots’ tourist death
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A sixth person has died after allegedly drinking 'tainted alcohol shots' suspected of being laced with poisonous methanol during a backpacking holiday in Laos. All are thought to have died after allegedly ingesting the drinks at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, where online reviews mention “free unlimited shots”. The hostel manager a…
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Kyiv claims Russia fired ‘first long-range ICBM rocket’ in Ukraine war
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Kyiv claims Russia launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in an attack on Ukraine, but that account has reportedly been disputed by US officials. The powerful weapon is believed to have been fired from Russia’s southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Thursday at the central-eastern city of Dnipro - …
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Impact of inflation rise & cold weather on 2025 energy bills
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UK inflation has risen to its highest level since April driven by an increase in household energy bills, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.3 per cent for October, up from 1.7 per cent in the previous month. It is the sharpest month-on-month increase in the rate of inflat…
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3/5 How HS2 manages bats, society manages cars and Ministers manage Parliament
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Christian applies his journalistic sonar to HS2's controversial bat mitigation measures, detecting new aspects to the saga [2:00]. Transport Planning Society Chair Ben Plowden is interviewed by Christian at the Society's conference ‘The Road Less Travelled: the Principles, Policies, Practicalities and Politics of Reducing Car Use in the UK’ [13:43]…
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Farmers protest against Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance
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Thousands of British farmers marched on Westminster as tractors converged in central London to protest against Labour plans to end inheritance tax exemption. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last month in the budget that farmers with land worth more than £1 million will no longer be able to leave their farms to their children tax free from 2026. …
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Storm Shadow: what’s next for UK policy after US-Ukraine missiles deal?
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Cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson stressed Britain was giving “full backing” to Ukraine amid a report that it will join America in allowing Kyiv to fire West-supplied long-range missiles into Russia. Outgoing US president Joe Biden’s decision could see long-range missiles used initially in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian troops seized…
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Course launch: Sustainability Essentials for Built Environment Professionals
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Learn more and enrol now: Sustainability Essentials for Built Environment Professionals My new course is now live and available for purchase. It's an introduction to urban sustainability with practical advice for getting started with delivering more sustainable projects. _ ***Course: Sustainability Essentials for Built Environment Professionals*** …
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Anthony Kwame Harrison on Cassette Tapes and Hip Hop Culture
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Kwame Harrison, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech. Harrison records and performs under the moniker “Mad Squirrel” and has co-founded two groups—the San-Francisco-based Forest Fires Collective and Washington DC’s The Acorns—as well as releasing various solo projec…
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Dr Aubrey de Grey (Brave New World preview)
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Evgeny Lebedev joins Dr Aubrey de Grey, a pioneer in biomedical gerontology - the study of life extension and rejuvenation - and co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation. Known for his radical approach to ageing, Dr de Grey discusses his latest research, society’s attitude to the human lifespan and his hopes for future anti-ageing treatments. Hos…
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Rachael Litherland and Philly Hare, "People with Dementia at the Heart of Research: Co-Producing Research through The Dementia Enquirers Model" (Jessica Kingsley, 2024)
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People with dementia are uniquely qualified to discuss the challenges of their condition and the features of effective support, but their voices are all too often drowned out in research and debates about policy. According to People with Dementia at the Heart of Research: Co-Producing Research through The Dementia Enquirers Model (Jessica Kingsley …
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UK cold snap: keeping your brain healthy this winter
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The temperature in London next week is set to plummet into chilly single digits. But what effect is this cold weather having on our brains - and what can we do to keep our wellbeing levels topped up as the mercury drops, stave off seasonal depression and ensure our bodies enjoy a regular rest pattern in order to reboot effectively? It comes after t…
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Intro to Regenerative Design (Mini-Course part 3/3)
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Watch this training as a video for the best experience: Link to Video Training This is part 3 of a 3-part mini-course about how to start bringing sustainability into your work as a built environment professional. In this session, I provide a free training session about Regenerative Design, which is an excerpt from my upcoming full-length course: Su…
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A Place To Call Home: Our Winter Appeal with Comic Relief
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Today marks the launch of The London Standard’s 2024 Winter Appeal, in collaboration with Comic Relief. The campaign’s aim is to help organisations in London and across the UK that support refugees and homeless people. In this episode we’re joined by our campaigns editor, David Cohen, and CEO of Comic Relief, Samir Patel. We also hear of Claude's s…
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Church of England abuse victims urge more resignations after Welby quits
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Victims of the Church of England’s worst ever child abuser have demanded further resignations after the Archbishop of Canterbury quit in ‘shame’ over the scandal. Justin Welby had been under days of pressure after a damning review into attacks by barrister John Smyth QC - who died in South Africa 2018 - that found he may have been brought to justic…
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Net Zero Carbon Made Simple (Mini-Course part 2/3)
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Watch this training as a video for the best experience: Link to Video Training This is part 2 of a 3-part mini-course about how to start bringing sustainability into your work as a built environment professional. In this session, I provide a free training session about Net Zero Carbon, which is an excerpt from my upcoming full-length course: Sustai…
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Team Trump 2.0: who’s in president-elect’s new inner circle?
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The second incarnation of president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet is taking shape. The London Standard’s deputy political editor Jitendra Joshi reports on Tuesday that Team Trump 2.0 ushers in potentially dismal consequences for Ukraine, illegal immigrants and the global climate. Trump has already announced a few cabinet-level appointments - so, who…
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Starmer-Macron Armistice Day commemorations & Paris defence summit
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Sir Keir Starmer joined French president Emmanuel Macron for Armistice Day commemorations in Paris - the first time a British leader attended the remembrance event in the French capital since Winston Churchill with Charles de Gaulle in 1944. They met French and British veterans as part of commemorations for the 106th anniversary of the 1918 Armisti…
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Kickstart your Sustainability-focused Career (Mini-Course part 1/3)
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This is part 1 of a 3-part mini-course coming out this week about how to start bringing sustainability into your work as a built environment professional. In this episode, I give advice for how to approach learning about sustainability and what roles you can play in your career and community. To get parts 2 and 3 of this mini-course as video lesson…
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The art of Negotiation with Simon Horton (Masterclasses from the London Standard)
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Nicola Barron delves into the fascinating world of negotiation with Simon Horton, a globally recognised negotiation skills trainer. In this episode, Simon shares strategies for achieving win-win outcomes, building trust, and knowing when to walk away. Simon reveals the secrets to effective negotiation that you can use in both personal and professio…
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'Mankeeping': How women are bearing brunt of male loneliness epidemic
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The Standard’s lifestyle and culture writer, India Block, has been looking into the growing problem of ‘mankeeping’. A new term from Stanford researchers which describes how women are bearing the brunt when it comes to male loneliness. In part two, our Deputy Political Editor, Jitendra Joshi, explains everything you need to know about Susie Wells, …
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Until I Kill You: The terrifying true story behind ITV's hit drama
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ITV’s Until I Kill You, starring Anna Maxwell Martin, has gripped audiences across the country. But, how does the hit drama compare to the true story behind it? Our culture writer Vicky Jessop has the details. In part two, The London Standard’s Will Hosie catches up with the star of Emily in Paris, Lily Collins, as part of our 100 people shaping Lo…
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Join us as we wander through the historic navel district of Greenwich. From the shore of the Themes, through the Market and around the former Navel Collage and Palace. Finishing up in an autumnal Greenwich park. For an ad free listening experience, join our Patreon or Apple Subscription. A Supermax podcast.…
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Donald Trump: ‘The greatest political comeback in US history’
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In JD Vance’s words, Donald Trump has pulled off ‘the greatest political comeback in US history’, and will be the next president of the United States. He’s the first person in over a century to secure two non-consecutive terms, since Grover Cleveland in 1897. Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College in Maine, joins us from the …
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US election 2024: Could the Supreme Court decide the president?
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It’s election day in the US and polls suggest that it’s neck and neck between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Our Deputy Political Editor, Jitendra Joshi, joins us to discuss what role the Supreme Court could play in this extremely close race. In part two, Nick Curtis, the Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic, gives his v…
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3/4 Does the Chancellor's Budget give any hints of a UK transport strategy?
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In this episode of The Transport Podcast, Christian Wolmar interviews Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation on what last week's UK Budget by the Chancellor of the Exchequer says about current and future plans for road vehicle taxation as electrification spreads and discussion of journey-based usage charges grows [01:45]. Christian and co-pr…
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US election 2024: The road to the White House
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Our Deputy Political Editor, Jitendra Joshi, discusses the most pivotal moments from an extraordinary campaign trail. There’s been assassination attempts, court cases, high-profile blunders, a new Democratic nominee, and plenty of drama. But, where does this all leave the presidential race now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…
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Salem Elzway and Jason Resnikoff on Automation
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Salem Elzway, postdoctoral fellow in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at University of Southern California, and Jason Resnikoff, assistant professor of contemporary history at the University of Groningen, about the history of automation. The discussion takes as its launching point an essay Elzwa…
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Literary Agent Juliet Mushens: How to Get Published (Masterclasses from the Evening Standard)
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Nicola Barron joins one of the UK's most respected literary agents, Juliet Mushens, to talk about the publishing world and her upcoming Masterclass for The Standard. Juliet shares her expertise and gives practical advice for aspiring authors. Topics include: The role of literary agents Tips on submitting your manuscript and catching an agent’s atte…
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Dame Helen Mirren: 'It's sad Kurt Cobain never got to see GPS' (Brave New World preview)
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On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is in conversation with the Oscar-winning actor, Dame Helen Mirren. They discuss everything from the evolution of technology, ageing, the contemporary media landscape and the idea of God. “It’s so sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never got to see GPS” Listen to the full conversatio…
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The Standard 100: Londoners shaping our capital
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The London Standard is unveiling The Standard 100, a list of the top hundred men and women shaping the capital in 2024. The line-up covers the variety of expertise and knowledge that make our capital great - from politics and media, the arts, music, food, to science and medicine. In this episode, we hear from our editor-in-chief Dylan Jones, and Ch…
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Budget 24: how will Labour’s £40bn tax rises & huge spending plans impact me?
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £40billion of tax rises in Labour’s first budget for nearly 15 years. In a 77-minute speech before a packed House of Commons, the UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer announced massive tax hikes to help “fix the foundations” of the economy. Reeves plans to raise £25 billion from employers’ national in…
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Big spenders in London’s five-star hotels ‘gold rush’
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With the Budget on Wednesday getting us more focussed about stretching the pennies - who’s splashing out on £1,000-a-night on London’s new five-star hotel suites, amid a building boom? It seems there’s plenty of business at the top-end, with The London Standard’s business editor Jonathan Prynn reporting the capital is on the brink of a new luxury h…
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Budget 2024: Starmer warns of ‘harsh fiscal reality’
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The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has given a speech to prepare the ground for the Budget, saying Britain "must embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality". Elsewhere in the Labour party, Mike Amesbury MP has been suspended after CCTV appears to show him repeatedly punching a man. Our Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, shared his insight. In part…
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3/3 Exclusive! Discover how the train drivers' pay dispute in England was really resolved
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In this exclusive episode of The Transport Podcast, Christian talks to train drivers' union ASLEF's Assistant General Secretary - Simon Weller - about what really happened when the UK Labour Government came into power and negotiated a settlement of the long-running pay dispute [2:30], including exploring in detail the issues around Sunday working, …
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#97: Climate Adaptation Strategies for Urban Trees and Woodlands
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In this episode I share some learnings from my recent research project about how climate change is likely to affect an urban nature reserve in London and climate adaptation recommendations for the reserve's management. I discuss: How to make climate change projections tangible at the city-level How climate change may impact on some common tree and …
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