The Standard

This is a bonus episode taken from our business podcast, How to be a CEO.

Recorded live at the Evening Standard’s SME EXPO at ExCel London, Casyo ‘Krept’ Johnson - one half of the hip-hop duo Krept & Konan - and influencer, Sasha Ellese Gilbert, share the story of how they co-founded the sell-out brand Nala's Baby.

Originally devised in lockdown as a solution to their daughter's eczema, the company is skincare and haircare free from toxins, chemicals and parabens. It is also cruelty and tear free, vegan, eczema-friendly and fully recyclable.

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Pride month is officially here. Taking over the calendars every June, there’s events, festivals, exhibitions and even more, all celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. 

El Hunt, feature writer for the Evening Standard, explains the importance of Pride and gives you her top picks on the best things to see and do. 

In part two, we look at why we’re in the midst of a noughties revival with music journalist Jonathan Kanengoni.

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After warnings from experts that artificial intelligence could lead to extinction, the Evening Standard’s senior feature writer and commissioning editor, Katie Strick, takes us on a deep dive into the risks of the technology. What the research suggests, the predictions from leading figures, and ultimately, just how worried we should all be about AI.

You can read more on this story here: https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/ai-apocalypse-life-robots-take-over-elon-musk-chatgpt-b1078423.html

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It’s the first of three days of industrial action affecting trains this week. Unions are being accused of targeting big events as the latest action comes at half term and with the FA Cup final at Wembley.

Rachael Burford, the Evening Standard’s Chief Political Correspondent, explains everything you need to know about the latest round of rail strikes.

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Warning, this podcast episode contains strong language as well as major spoilers for the last episode ever of Succession. 

We now know the identity of Waystar Royco’s next CEO, the actual successor.

Four seasons, 39 episodes, umpteen brutal insults, thousands of f-bombs and countless amounts of family backstabbing… have amounted to this final decision.  

The Evening Standard’s Elizabeth Gregory and Hamish MacBain are here to review the last ever episode of Succession. We unpack everything from the show as a whole, give our verdict on the ultimate victor and discuss how the ending compares to others in TV history.

Succession is available to watch in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW.

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Recorded in April for How to be a CEO this is a cut-down bonus episode as part of Leader Weekends. When you’re rushing to become a CEO, or have the job and are just trying to stay on top of it all, the idea of a day off may be laughable at times. But securing a fair work/life balance can be an achievement in itself. How’s this for an idea: A four-day week? Anne-Marie Lister is the chief people officer who led Atom Bank through a giant transformation in working practice. A trial at the end of 2021 was such a success they decided to make it permanent; following an increase in productivity, and a lot of talent wanting to join a bank with barely a decade’s history behind it.

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The town of Kiruna in Sweden is being moved building by building to facilitate new mining activity, in what’s thought to be Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. But do we need to mine for such materials? Can we recycle what we already have instead? Kiruna’s Head of Planning Nina Eliason discusses the move, and Anders Lindberg from mining firm LKAB explains what they hope to recover from the mine. Plus Robbie Staniforth from Ecosurety explains why e-waste recycling isn’t very popular, but why it is needed. In this episode:

• Why is Kiruna being moved?
• Why move the buildings, instead of re-building the city elsewhere?
• The precious metals within the Per Geiger Deposit
• How substances from the mine can be used for everything from tech to fertilisers
• Have we mined enough precious metals?
• How much of a smartphone can actually be recycled?
• The complicated process of recycling chips and batteries
• Why government legislation is needed to make e-waste recycling viable

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After the death of the 80s music icon, the Evening Standard's Robert Dex discusses the ups and downs of her life and career, her incredible 80s comeback, the moment she left him starstruck, and the legacy she leaves behind. In this episode:

• How Tina Turner left Rob starstruck
• Why her 80s comeback was so special
• The abuse Tina suffered and how she dealt with it
• How Tina turned to Buddhism
• What will Tina’s legacy be?

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Audio Credit: Tina Turner/Capitol, Johnny Carson, Tina Turner Musical Limited

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Taken from our theatre podcast, Eddie Izzard speaks with the Evening Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic Nick Curtis about her one-woman adaptation of Dickens’s Great Expectations, her gender fluidity, and her personal drive to succeed. In this episode:

• Izzard explains her names & pronouns
• How Izzard’s one-woman Great Expectations show was born
• Why it was launched in New York
• How Izzard’s adapted from comedy into acting
• The rave reviews from the New York show
• Izzard’s one-woman Hamlet show
• Why the ‘vast majority’ of people are vying for a ‘live and let live world’
• How being gender fluid supports Izzard’s male and female roles

You can listen to more of this interview from the Evening Standard Theatre Podcast here. 

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Warning, this podcast episode contains strong language as well as major spoilers for the ninth episode of the final season of Succession. 

The Evening Standard’s Elizabeth Gregory, Hamish MacBain and Martin Robinson are here to review the penultimate episode of Succession. 

It was one hell of a send off for Logan Roy. The show’s best characters returned for the epic high-pressure funeral. Giving us tears, drama and clear frontrunners for Waystar’s next CEO. 

With just one more instalment left to go from TV’s most complicated and powerful family, the crown is within reach… but who will be the ultimate victor and succeed? 

Succession is available to watch in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW.

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