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The Smart 7
The Smart 7 is an award winning daily news podcast that tells you everything you need to know for the day in 7 minutes.
Everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and science. Think of it as your News Espresso.
We're proud to be partners with Metro, and you can find out more at www.metro.co.uk
A fresh one is uploaded every day at 7am. Written by a human called Liam Thompson and voiced by an AI version of Smart 7 co-founder Jamie East on Mon-Fri.
It's news... but not "The News".
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Episodes
The Smart 7Ep. 565. The Best of 2021 - Economics with David McWilliams...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 564. The Best of 2021 - Sport with Mark Pougatch...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 563. The Best of 2021 - Music & Movies with Edith Bowman
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 562. The Best of 2021 - Politics with The Bunker...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 561. The Best of 2021 - April to June
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 560. The Best of 2021 - January to March
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 559. Health Security Agency says Omicron is less severe, but cases hit new record, Jon Snow steps down from Channel 4 News, Daunte Wright killer found guilty and Pep calls for Premier League strike...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 558. UK hits new Covid case record, but studies show Omicron is milder, Russia moves for talks on Ukraine, Liverpool in Anfield thriller and Dr Strange returns in new trailer...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 557. No Christmas Lockdown says Boris, Self Isolation period shortened to 7 days, Fox News host goes too far on Fauci and Zendaya is back in Euphoria...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 557. Boris ducks lockdown as Christmas looms, Cheese and Wine controversy continues, Chile's new leader takes charge and it's Happy Hogwarts from Harry Potter...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 556. Sajid Javid won't rule out lockdown, Boris enjoys cheese and wine at lockdown "work" event in new Guardian photo, Emma Raducanu scoops SPOTY...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 555. The Sunday 7 - Our pick of the Science and Tech stories of 2021
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 554. The Standout 7 - Boris has a bad week from Plan B to By Elections, Omicron accelerates throughout the UK, Time Magazine award for Elon Musk and Penelope Cruz parties with Prince...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 553. Tories lose 200 year safe seat in North Shropshire as sleaze row comes home to roost, Omicron cases continue to climb, Bruce Springsteen cashes in...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 552. Socialise Sensibly warns Chris Whitty as Omicron cases soar, Biden visits Kentucky after Tornado devastation, Star Hobson killer sentenced to 25 years and Sergio Aguero retires from football...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 551. Plan B legislation passes with Labour's help, Red list dropped as Omicron spreads, Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress and Keanu Reeves chats memes...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 550. Omicron accelerates towards dominant variant, Patriotic Labour save Boris's blushes over Plan B, Elon Musk is Time's Person of the Year and Snoop Dogg announces Golden Globe Nominations...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 549. One Million boosters a day to battle tidal wave of Omicron, Tornadoes devastate Kentucky, G7 united on Ukraine and Formula 1 season ends in drama...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 548. The Sunday 7 - Earth gets a Black Box, Doja Cat introduces Doja Code, Classic Cars go Electric and Black Lava in Tanzania…
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 547. The Standout 7 - Last Christmas haunts Boris, Allegra Stratton quits over party video, Biden gets tough with Putin and Jennifer Lawrence explains GOAT to Meryl Streep…
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 546. Electoral Commission fine for Tory Party over Boris's Flat, Omicron variant continues to spread, Sienna Miller speaks out against The Sun and James Corden celebrates 1000 Episodes with Mariah Carey...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 545. PM's Adviser Allegra Stratton quits over Xmas Party Video, Plan B for Omicron Variant rolled out, Biden talks tough on Ukraine and tributes to Robbie Shakespeare RIP...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 544. Christmas party comes back to haunt Boris as video leaks, Afghanistan whistleblower describes chaos over Kabul, Grenfell apology and Biden warns Putin over action in Ukraine...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 543. Boris plans to crack down on drugs gangs, Omicron Variant spreads in the community, US to boycott Beijing Olympics over human rights and new Matrix Resurrections trailer drops...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 542. New travel rules may be too late to stop Omicron Variant, Inquiry into Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death, Storm Barra to hit on Tuesday and Chelsea Women win the FA Cup...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 541. The Sunday 7 - Jack Dorsey is a Twitter Quitter, why you should fear Fungi, Mosquitoes on the Tube and Flying Taxis...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 540. The Standout 7 - Omicron Variant spreads worldwide, masks make a comeback, Ghislaine Maxwell trial begins and Australia says sorry to Adele...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 539. New study finds Pfizer and Moderna jabs give best boost protection, Meghan Markle wins again in Court and drama at Old Trafford as Man Utd beat Arsenal...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 538. World Health Organisation says early signs are Omicron Variant cases may be mild, Boris under pressure over Downing St Christmas party, Abortion rights under threat in USA...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 9 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 537. Boris focuses on Boosters to save Christmas, 23M jab target for end of January, Ghislaine Maxwell trial hears from pilot and Tiger Woods opens up...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 536. Masks return and Boosters accelerated as Omicron variant spreads worldwide, Ghislaine Maxwell trial starts in NYC, Barbados celebrates becoming a Republic...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 535. Omicron Variant escalates as new rules introduced for Masks and Travel, Channel row continues over Migrants, tributes to F1's Frank Williams and Stephen Sondheim RIP
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 534. The Sunday 7 - NASA launches Planet Defender, Glacial Rock Flour, the Science of Snapping Fingers and Clever Crabs...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 533. The Standout 7 - Tragedy in the Channel, New Covid Variant sparks Red List return, Boris loves Peppa Pig and Adele is live at the Palladium...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 532. Travel Red List returns as Variant of Concern emerges in Botswana, Priti Patel pledges cooperation on Channel crisis, Spurs lose in Slovenia and Peter Jackson talks Beatles...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 531. Tragedy in the Channel as migrant boat capsizes, Boris pledges increased support to stop trafficking, Guilty verdict in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, Man City sail past PSG in Champions League...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 530. New Covid guidance issued as Death rate rises, Tributes to Sir David Amess RIP, NASA launches new asteroid mission and Man Utd back to winning ways...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 529. Boris loses the script and the plot in Peppa Pig speech, Social Care reform passes in narrow vote, Joe Biden mourns Wisconsin victims and Michael Carrick takes over at Man Utd...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 528. Violent protests in Europe as Covid lockdowns return, Rittenhouse verdict sparks US protests, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked by Man Utd and Adele is live at the Palladium...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 527. The Sunday 7 - Russia is causing trouble in Space, Britain's Big Nosed Dinosaur, China hopes to reverse Aging and a revolutionary new HIV treatment...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 526. The Standout 7 - Covid Booster Shots, Racism in Cricket, Tory Sleaze and Adele chats to Oprah...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 525. New rail plan sees HS2 to Leeds cancelled and anger in the North, Priti Patel blames EU for Migrant crisis and Meghan chats with Ellen on US TV...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 524. Tempers fray in Commons over Sleaze Row, Liverpool bomb blamed on "dysfunctional asylum system", QAnon Shaman sentenced to 41 months in prison and Britney enjoys her freedom...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 523. Labour seeks to ban second jobs for MPs, Committee hears Cricket is "institutionally racist", Fox News host talks in circles and latest Spiderman trailer drops...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 522. Booster shots to roll out for 40 plus age group, Liverpool police investigate terror incident as threat level raised, England qualify for World Cup 2022 and cast announced for I'm a Celeb....
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 521. COP26 concludes with pledge to "phase down" coal, Queen misses Cenotaph ceremony, Britney finally freed and Lewis Hamilton wins in Brazil...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 520. The Sunday 7 - Your Brain may make you ill, Plastic Eating Bacteria, Dance to save the Planet and the man who put Ancient Babylonian into Marvel's Eternals...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 519. The Standout 7 - Tory Sleaze Row, Boris says Britain is not corrupt, COP26 clock ticks down and tributes to UB40's Astro RIP...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 518. Clock ticks down on COP26 as climate goal on "life support", no progress on Nazanin as husband's hunger strike continues, and Stevie G quits Rangers to join Aston Villa...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 517. Progress at COP26 as China and US agree declaration, Boris says "UK is not a corrupt country", Meghan and Harry chat social media and Gal Gadot reveals her on set nickname...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 516. Vaccine to be mandatory for NHS Staff from April, Tory Sleaze row continues over double jobbing MPs, Marcus Rashford picks up his MBE at Windsor Castle...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 515. No apology as Boris skips sleaze showdown, US reopens borders for UK travellers, Barack Obama addresses COP26 Climate summit...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 514. Sleaze row continues as standards debate due, Booster shots urged to reduce winter pressure on NHS, Joe Biden celebrates Infrastructure Week and tributes to UB40's Astro RIP...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 513. The Sunday 7 - Microsoft get into the Metaverse, California Condors go it alone, Daffodils can help with Alzheimer's and NASA find a new planet...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 512. The Standout 7 - COP 26 kicks off with Boris talking Bond, Tory sleaze row leads to U Turn, Alec Baldwin on the Rust shooting and tributes to Lionel Blair RIP
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 511. Owen Paterson quits after Govt U turn amid sleaze backlash, New Covid antiviral pill approved for use, COP26 focuses on coal and tributes to Lionel Blair RIP
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 510. Tory sleaze accusations as MPs vote to overthrow disciplinary system, progress at COP26 as pledges continue and Professor Van Tam warns of grim winter of COVID ahead...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep. 509. Progress made at COP26 as agreement reached on Methane and Deforestation, Sajid Javid warns of ongoing Covid risks, Ronaldo saves the day again for Man Utd...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep 508. COP 26 kicks off with Boris and the Queen calling for climate action as forest deal agreed, no resolution for French fishing row and Spurs eye up Antonio Conte as their new manager...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…
The Smart 7Ep 507. COP 26 summit begins as Boris warns of last chance on climate, G20 summit sees new Carbon deal. Alex Baldwin speaks out on death of Halyna Hutchins...
The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 8 million downloads and…