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In this episode, we’re tackling the scandal of food waste - how vast quantities of perfectly good food are thrown away each year and what we can do to stop it. Join us as we explore the environmental, social, and economic impacts of food waste and discuss another article from  The Guardian that presents solutions to help reduce waste in our daily lives.

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We Brits always complain about how American English is taking over, making speakers 'lazy' in their spelling and range of vocabulary. However, did you know there is a reverse invasion of British into American? Listen to us talk about it and, if you really want to understand more, buy the book!

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Are you a workplace slacker? Can you look productive when you are actually doing nothing at all? What is the point of all this, and why would you want to do it? Have you done it? Listen to us talk about this quirky article from The Guardian and find out all about 'fauxductivity' to see if you're guilty! 

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Now we return to the BBC this week and speak about the trend at this time of year for tech giants to launch their latest smartphones. But... are you buying? Just because they have a new version in the shops, does that mean you should upgrade and splash the cash on a new handset, even when there's nothing wrong with your current smartphone? We discuss our thoughts...  

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This week, we're discussing another article from the Guardian, which speaks about how, post-pandemic, some companies are about to demand that workers return full-time to the office, giving up the flexibility we've all been enjoying with smart working options. Are you ready to return to the office 9 to 5? Could you face being back with your colleagues full-time? Would you do it, or would you, instead, start looking for a new job that retained your remote working options?

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This time we're talking about an article from the Guardian, which discusses items never previously considered essential on campus as school leavers prepare to leave home and start their first term at University. Also, we speak more in general about where you first live when you leave home, and what essential we thought we needed at the time.

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Did you hear about the reunion? Are you excited? Did you try to get tickets? Were you successful? Did you pay the going rate or were you exposed to surge pricing? A lot of people were. A lot of fans are not happy. We discuss the era of surge pricing and the crazy amounts of money that are being made from the return of Oasis, both for the guys in the band and the ticket touts. It's a discussion stirred up from an article in the BBC.

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We're turning back to the BBC this week with an article about how a "right to disconnect" rule has come into effect in Australia, offering relief to people who feel forced to take calls or read messages from employers after they finish their day’s work. Do you have this right to disconnect too? Hear us discuss the pros and cons.

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We have a change this week and have chosen an article from Medium which speaks about advice you might have wished you had known before you started your career. We have a chat about the items on that list and discuss some of the pieces of advice we were, or weren't, given! What about you?

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The Guardian has been reporting on the multiple images that have materialised around London over the past few days. We talk about what they are, the meaning they convey, their potential purpose, and if we think they, and other art like this, are of any real value. What do you think?

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