Talking Features

In this week’s Talking Money, Josh Holmes-Bright looks at the pros and cons of the financial aspect of the university experience, how universities are struggling for funding, and whether it’s worth it in the long-term.

In this week's Talking Travel, Jessica is joined by Doug Glenwright from Fred. Oslen Cruise Lines to discuss their new research that shows how the traditional holiday off-season may be disappearing.

TRIGGER WARNING: This week’s Talking Life is all about suicide prevention, and so this message is a trigger warning for those who may be effected by the topics of today’s episode.

If you or someone you love has been effected by self-harm or suicidal thoughts, please visit https://prevent-suicide.org.uk or call the samaritans helpline at 116 123.

In this week's Talking Life, Rory talks about a new suicide prevention hub that's been set up for women, with 10 women's-focused charities joining forces to help women who are suffering with suicidal thoughts and self-harm. 

In this week's Talking Tech feature, Mark is joined by Thomas Keaney, a neurodiverse education specialist from TCES, National Online School. They discuss why it's so important for schools to implement a zero-exclusion policy in schools. 

https://www.tces.org.uk/ 

In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by General Practitioner Dr Mahesh Shah to discuss Panda’s Sleep Report 2024.

In this week's Talking Money feature, we're talking about pensions, as its pension awareness week! Mark is joined by Rebecca O'Connor from PensionBee to discuss some new research they've carried out. 

https://www.pensionbee.com/uk 

In this week's Talking Travel, Jessica discusses methods to maintain clean and healthy when traveling, particularly via plane.

In this week's Talking Life, Rory talks to a cladding expert about how widespread this flammable cladding problem is, after the conclusions found by the Grenfell Inquiry earlier this month.

In this week's Talking Tech, Mark looks at new research about the memory of dogs. Carried out at a university in Hungary, it uncovers some interesting discoveries about how well dogs remember names of their toys. 

 In this week's Talking Health, Jessica is joined by Kelly Bond to raise awareness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Kelly suffers with PCOS and is Operations Manager for the Hormone Wellness Brand Elle Sera.