Best Views From The Thick Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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S3 Ep.5 Developing pensions policy in the thick of it - an insider view with Andrew Blair 46:38

17d ago46:38

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This week, we talk to Andrew Blair, Head of Automatic Enrolment and NEST at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).As someone who has worked with numerous Pensions Ministers, we discuss Andrew’s background and how he got into the civil service and pensions, as well as what happens when a new Minister starts and the vital, but unseen role of the…

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S3 Ep.4 Don’t panic with Chris Curry 44:18

1M ago44:18

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This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Chris Curry, Director of the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI). We cover everything from the government's pensions review to the reform of pension tax relief and the prospects for collective DC schemes!By LCP

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S3 Ep.3 The future role of the PPF with Kate Jones 37:31

2M ago37:31

37:31

This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Kate Jones, Chair of the Pensions Protection Fund. We talk about her background in investment leadership, her experience in the LDI market and how this helped during the turbulence in 2022, and how her experience as a coach and mentor has helped in dealing with Boards.…

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S3 Ep.2 The Longevity Imperative with Andrew Scott 32:54

2M ago32:54

32:54

This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Andrew Scott, author and global macro economist and longevity specialist.We talk about Andrew’s ideas that as a society we need a different approach to the way we understand and frame ageing. The traditional 20th century approach is that life falls into three stages - education, work and retirement. Thi…

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S3 Ep.1 What does a new Labour government mean for pensions? 32:45

2M ago32:45

32:45

The pensions sector is undergoing profound change. In season 3 of Beyond Curious with LCP, David Fairs and Steve Webb explore some of the big challenges with key individuals in the industry – from government officials and regulators to major schemes.In the first episode of the season, David and Steve talk about what a new Labour government means fo…

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S2 Ep.7 Business as a force for good with Simon Rogerson 39:16

9M ago39:16

39:16

For this last episode in season 2, LCP’s Victoria Snowden is joined by LCP CEO, Aaron Punwani to talk with Simon Rogerson, Group CEO of Octopus Group, which in 20 years has gone from start-up to a household name providing energy, investments and more.By LCP

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S2 Ep.6 Becoming ruthless prioritisers with Georgia Stewart 37:46

9M ago37:46

37:46

Victoria Snowden and Gordon Watchorn continue to explore what it means to be a CEO with Georgia Stewart, co-founder and CEO of Tumelo. Tumelo provides enterprise-grade software to help asset owners to align their voting with their stated values. Georgia recounts the dramatic journey of a start-up, from its birth in 2018 to today.…

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S2 Ep.5 Recognising the skills you take for granted with Helen Dickinson 39:57

10M ago39:57

39:57

In this episode, Victoria Snowden and Gordon Watchorn talk to Helen Dickinson OBE, CEO of the British Retail Consortium, about how the role found her, and she shares her insights on the retail sector.By LCP

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S2 Ep.4 The importance of looking up with Camilla Nichol 38:37

10M ago38:37

38:37

Camilla Nichol joined the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust as CEO in 2014, taking on a role unlike any other, preserving the history of the last great unspoiled continent.By LCP

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S2 Ep.3 Taking charge and doing the right thing with Helen Dean 40:23

10M ago40:23

40:23

This week’s podcast is the story of Helen Dean CBE, the CEO of NEST, the National Employment Savings Trust. Helen is one of the architects of auto-enrolment, helping to bring 9 million UK workers into pension saving. Helen recounts the detail of the challenge, from defining the concept through to seeing the first £19 invested, to the multi-billion …

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S2 Ep.2 The importance of being intentional with Caron Bradshaw 39:37

10M ago39:37

39:37

In this episode Victoria Snowden and Gordon Watchorn talk to Caron Bradshaw OBE, CEO at Charity Finance Group (CFG). We explore Caron’s journey from being a trained barrister to CEO of a non-profit organisation, and all the learnings in between. We also discuss how CFG has evolved over her 13 years as CEO. Key takeaways:- Be intentional.- Listen to…

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S2 Ep. 1 The importance of failure for success with Matthew Charlton 41:45

11M ago41:45

41:45

In this episode Victoria and Gordon meet Matthew Charlton, CEO of London-based creative advertising agency Brothers and Sisters. Highlights include:- The role of the CEO pre, post and through lockdowns. - Being in the memory game. - The importance of seeing projects through to completion. - The vital skill of learning from failure. - His experience…

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Beyond Curious with LCP on the road - PLSA day three pt. 2 35:40

11M ago35:40

35:40

Recorded live at the annual PLSA conference in Manchester! In part two of this bumper episode, we talk to Helen Miles of NHS Pensions Board and Louise Davey of TPR.By LCP

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Beyond Curious with LCP on the road - PLSA day three pt. 1 59:42

11M ago59:42

59:42

Recorded live at the annual PLSA conference in Manchester! In part one of this bumper episode, we talk to LCP’s Clive Wellsteed and John Towner of Legal and General, Richard Law Deeks of Royal Mail Pension Plan, LCP's Michelle Wright, and Lizzy Holliday of NOW: Pensions.By LCP

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Beyond Curious with LCP on the road - PLSA day two 1:00:30

11M ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Today we’re covering day two of the PLSA conference, including interviews with Tegs Harding of Independent Governance Group, Fiona Frobisher of DWP, Sarah Smart of TPR, and Julian Barker of DWP.We discuss sustainability, the DB funding code, CDC, and more.By LCP

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Beyond Curious with LCP on the road - PLSA day one 48:35

11M ago48:35

48:35

Recorded live at the annual Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) conference in Manchester! We talk to Gregg McClymont of IFM Investors, Stuart White of HSBC Global Asset Management UK, and Fiona Brown of Rolls Royce.By LCP

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Beyond Curious with LCP on the road - PLSA preview 21:24

11M ago21:24

21:24

In this episode, Laasya Shekaran and Lorraine Porter look ahead to the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) conference with the help of LCP’s Laura Myers, Head of DC and newly elected PLSA board member. We discuss the programme, the probable themes coming out of the event, and what we’re looking forward to most.…

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S1 Ep. 14 Reflections on LCP’s AI journey to date 27:40

12M ago27:40

27:40

This week we come full circle to speak to Tom Porter – LCP’s strategy director and our inaugural guest on Beyond Curious with LCP. We pick up our conversation from episode 1 and explore how the AI landscape has changed over the last 3 three months and also look forwards to what’s on the horizon.By LCP

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S1 Ep. 13 How will AI transform insurance? 32:57

12M ago32:57

32:57

This week we talk to LCP partner (and fellow Beyond Curious c-host!) Charl Cronje about how AI will transform insurance.We cover:- How insurance products for individuals and for organisations are changing. - Insights from LCP’s research with general insurance NEDs and CROs.- Why cyber risk insurance is rapidly evolving in the wake of generative AI.…

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S1 Ep. 12 The evolving AI legal landscape 30:45

1y ago30:45

30:45

This week we’re delighted to be joined by Peter Church, TMT Counsel at Linklaters with over 20 years’ experience advising clients on the challenges raised by new technology. We discuss with Peter how the legal environment for AI is evolving and hear some valuable insights on what business leaders can do to prepare for the introduction of a regulato…

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S1 Ep. 11 How can AI support better retirement journeys? 30:37

1y ago30:37

30:37

This week we’re delighted to be joined by Alex Waite, a Partner at LCP who advises employers on pensions strategy and also leads LCP’s pensions member communications team. Alex’s journey with AI dates back over twenty years! We discuss with Alex how AI can be harnessed to enhance individuals’ retirement journeys and what trustees, providers and adv…

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S1 Ep. 10 How can AI improve investment outcomes? 37:41

1y ago37:41

37:41

This week we’re delighted to be joined by Arezu Moghadam, Global Head of Data Science at JPMorgan Asset Management. We pick Arezu’s brains on the interaction of AI and investment management – Arezu sets out a strong case on why the possibilities are endless!We cover:- How AI can enhance investment decisions across the three strands of decision-maki…

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S1 Ep. 9 AI - an expert view with Christopher Penn 39:22

1y ago39:22

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This week we take a deep dive into AI with expert Christopher Penn, debunking some myths and looking at some exciting use cases in business and day-to-day life.Christopher is co-founder and Chief Data Scientist of Trust Insights and a recognised expert in the field of data science and machine learning.We discuss:- The evolution of AI, machine learn…

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S1 Ep. 8 A race against time? AI and climate change 29:21

1y ago29:21

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This week we speak to Ken Willis on the huge subject of climate change to understand how AI can help.We cover: - Why we need to move from AI helping with “clever modelling” to AI supporting changes in behaviour- How AI can help us better understand the issues surrounding climate change, including the cost of doing nothing (or not doing enough) – su…

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S1 Ep. 7 AI in government, politics and regulation 32:11

1y ago32:11

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This week on Beyond Curious with LCP, hosts Jessica Clark and Laura Amin speak to Sir Steve Webb on how AI will transform government, policy-making and regulation. Steve is a Partner at LCP and a former Pensions Minister and has a great ‘inside knowledge’ of how policy-making is done in practice in the halls of Westminster. He has also successfully…

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S1 Ep. 6 AI and Football 25:31

1y ago25:31

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This week on Beyond Curious with LCP, hosts Jessica Clark and Charl Cronje speak to Ashley Mould on how sport is using AI and how this will evolve in the future. We discuss how AI will change the way we understand sporting strategy, success and sustainability. Ashley Mould is one of LCP’s football analytics experts and advises top football clubs on…

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S1 Ep. 5 Does AI mitigate or magnify behavioural bias? 32:02

1y ago32:02

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This week on Beyond Curious with LCP, hosts Jessica Clark and Mary Spencer speak to Zoe Burdo on the interaction between AI and behavioural biases. We consider how AI can be used to help with decision-making and some key pitfalls to look out for. Zoe is an LCP expert on managing behavioural bias and groupthink in order to improve business decision …

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S1 Ep. 4 How AI will help us make better financial decisions 27:39

1y ago27:39

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This week we speak to Heidi Allan to understand how AI will help us make better financial decisions. Heidi leads us through how AI will impact each of the four pillars of financial wellbeing - knowledge, confidence, capability and resilience. We also cover: - How AI can help deliver personalised financial education - Using AI to upskill us ahead of…

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S1 Ep. 3 AI and energy: a two-way relationship 29:24

1y ago29:24

29:24

This week on Beyond Curious with LCP, hosts Jessica Clark and Mary Spencer, speak to Rajiv Gogna and Jon Slowe on how AI can help drive the energy transition and the energy needed to power AI.By LCP

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S1 Ep. 2 How AI will revolutionise healthcare 27:03

1y ago27:03

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In this episode of Beyond Curious with LCP we speak to Ben Bray – LCP Partner and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London. Ben is an expert on applying machine learning analytics to large health databases. We explore how AI will transform the healthcare we receive at a personal level and also the health of the nation overall. We …

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S1 Ep. 1 Staying relevant in an AI-enabled world 29:47

1y ago29:47

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On this episode of Beyond Curious with LCP, hosts Laura Amin and Charl Cronje talk to Tom Porter about how CEOs can embrace AI and ensure that their organisations stay competitive and relevant.We cover:- why your approach to generative AI will need to differ from that taken for other technological developments - AI-powered augmentation versus autom…

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1, 2, & a Few Hit Wonders ft Dame JJohnson June & Barry 1:44:20

2+ y ago1:44:20

1:44:20

This week I’m joined by my guys JJohnson313, Dame___313, JUNE & Barry of The Uprising Network. We gave out some well deserved flowers to some culture favs who may never see the verzuz platform solely because they lack in “quantity” but as you will hear in our conversation they definitely aren’t lacking in the QUALITY!! This will be the last show to…

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DID YA MISS ME?!?! 👀👀 1:40:29

3y ago1:40:29

1:40:29

No need to waste time here, let’s get straight to it!! PRESS PLAY I’m back 🥳🥳🥳🥳 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/viewsfromthethick/message

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“Feat-Hers” (features) Dope rap songs that feature a woman 1:22:40

4+ y ago1:22:40

1:22:40

On this episode I was joined by my guys @jjohnson313 @damegonewild @roqcity & @museumofjune to discuss the ladies. Take a minute a think of some of your fav rap songs that feature a WOMAN on it. Whether she held it down with bars or blessed it with some beautiful vocals either way she did what needed to be done to create a classic!! Take a listen a…

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“You shoulda never called me a Fat Azz Kelly Price!!” 1:15:16

4+ y ago1:15:16

1:15:16

What a wonderful way to welcome back VFTT during Black History Month with one of our most memorial moments in Black Reality TV history !! I am joined by none other than Carmen from my favorite and (yours) episode of MTV Catfish!! If that name doesn’t ring a bell maybe hearing “the Tony voice” will trigger your memory !! Take a listen things got JUI…

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Anime Tits, The united space force, And BILL CLINTON KILLED JEFF EPSTEIN 59:04

5y ago59:04

59:04

Today we talk about the things going on in the funimation offices, trumps new space force, and Bill you sly bastard. OwO --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/internetisspectrumcast/support

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Random perks of a podcast... 58:36

5y ago58:36

58:36

Today was a chill one. really laid back?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/internetisspectrumcast/support

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Egirls, Kennedy Curse, And Thick Thanos 1:01:13

5y ago1:01:13

1:01:13

Thank you for listening to the podcast! Enjoy and Share! Social Media: @IconicBision @BaselSimon @YZITN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/internetisspectrumcast/support

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Queen Zendaya, DIsney Remakes, And The CEO of Racism 47:43

5y ago47:43

47:43

enjoy this episode of the Internet is a Spectrum podcast!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/internetisspectrumcast/support

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Internet Spectrum- The Prologue 35:56

5y ago35:56

35:56

This is the first podcast before the first podcast. Just a couple of dudes being dudes and talking about things we enjoy.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/internetisspectrumcast/support

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"March MILFNESS" Music Challenge 2:05:09

5+ y ago2:05:09

2:05:09

WELCOME TO MARCH MILFNESS!!!!It's March .... & more importantly it's my birthday month (3/14)!!!!On this very special episode I am joined by some of the usual suspects my bff @italk_shxt -- @hey_virg of Unsavory Antics Podcast @jjohnson313 of #Shoptalkpodcast & This Week In Culture anddddd a very special someone(listen to find out) ;)Together we al…

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"We Got Hits & .... We Got Bigg Von" 27:57

5+ y ago27:57

27:57

Did Ya Miss Me?? -- heck, i missed MYSELF :( I had to come back strong and this is a VERY special episode this week with none other than my guy "Bigg Von" super producer, manager, actor and CEO of "We Got Hits" Production. We got a chance to touch on a few of the many things he has his hands in including his team's contributions on Ice Cube's lates…

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HoliBae ft. @_williebeamen_ 1:00:55

6y ago1:00:55

1:00:55

What Up Doe!!On this episode I was joined by the Eastside Don Dada "Willie Beamen" to discuss:"Holiday's w/ Bae". "Would you allow your significant other's BM/BD stay the night to wake up with the kids for Christmas morning?!""Best/Worst holiday experience w/ a significant other""Appropriate time frame to exchange gifts (or not) with a new boo??& M…

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Views From The Thick - DopeDiv 50:42

6y ago50:42

50:42

Hey Gang!!On this episode i got a chance to sit down with Huey Freshman, Ali & JRU of DopeDiv. I hit them with a slightly different #Chey5 of "If you had to add 2 more established artists to your group, who would it be??" they all had very UNIQUE answers lolIn this interview, we had a chance to discuss: how they came about & what makes them work as…

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Views From The Thick - EP 17 1:04:40

6y ago1:04:40

1:04:40

BACK AGAIN ....On this episode i was joined by @itskevjordan aka Mr. Hennessy where we discuss various topics such as ....-Sweetest Day-NBA & the "Spit-Gate" incident.-Should I just (finally) give up on Melo?? :( :(- Can you love 2 people at the same time??- The roles social media do/dont play in a relationshipWe also touched on a few other relatio…

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Views From The Thick - RnB Bracket (pt.2) 1:01:03

6y ago1:01:03

1:01:03

Hey Gang!!This week I'm joined by the always controversial @damegonewild & my bestfriend @italk_shxt and made our way through a very interesting R&B bracket that i found online. We tweaked it a bit as there were some acts that were left out & others well.... i flat out didn't know who the heck they were lol. There were other artists/groups that I n…

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Views From The Thick - EP 16 Oba Rowland 49:51

6y ago49:51

49:51

Hey Gang,We're back for a new episode & this is a very SPECIAL episode!!!! I have my first musical guest .... the one & only @obarowland. The #Chey5 for this episode was "Dead or Alive, if you could feature 5 artists on an upcoming project who would they be??I got a chance to chop it up with Oba about his latest album "Northland" and breakdown the …

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ViewsFromTheThick - EP 15 48:20

6y ago48:20

48:20

Hey Gang!!I'm back for ep 15 and it's a reallyyyy GOOD one!! This week I'm joined by Virg of @unsavoryantics , Jay of @shoptalkpod & last but not least brothers AJ & SJ of @tcepod (the twin hiphop gurus IMO)lol . I was super excited to sit down with this group of guys because we are constantly having various hip hop debates & discussions amongst ea…

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Welcome Back .... - EP 14 53:19

6y ago53:19

53:19

HEY GANG!!!!I'm officially back after 2 mos away unexpectedly. As promised i did give y'all a in depth description of why i was away and trust me it was so hard to not be hardheaded and go against my doctor's orders.outside of my physical health so much has been going on especially in the music world and so myself along with @namebrandsmith got a c…

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Episode 13 -- better late than never (but never late is better) 53:16

6y ago53:16

53:16

SORRY FOR THE WAITHey Gang ....This episode was recorded back in May however, I didn't know that on this day as we were discussing mental health my own physical health was about to take a HUGE turn literally hours after leaving the studio. I'll fill you all in on episode 14.On this episode I am joined by my sister Jazmyne, founder of Detroit Reflec…

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