Best Astute Life Podcasts (2026)

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Hustle culture is a lie (and it's keeping you broke) 11:07

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GRAB my free The Hustle Paradox Audit: https://linktw.in/EazKrn Ready to go from 80-hour weeks to a business that runs without you? We build the systems that make it possible. BOOK a call with us: https://linktw.in/bIlXmB In this video, I expose the biggest lie hustle culture sold us and reveal the three-stage framework that separates business owne…

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2025 Awards: Rising stars, resignations, and the moments that defined the year 31:41

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It was a year of White House stand-offs, viral kiss cams, shock resignations, and the rise of the far right. From rising stars to jaw dropping moments, we look back at the defining stories of 2025 and hand out awards to the moments that shaped the year. The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/…

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EP30 Robert Paylor "...and I can't breathe and I can't eat and it's 3am and a doctor is asking to come and slam me on my chest ..." 28:40

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I cannot think of a better episode to release to the world for Christmas 2025...not only has Robert just become a dad!! ...he is one of the most inspriring, real and courageous humans I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with. This beautiful mess conversation speaks for itself ... catasrophic injury, faith, recovery, the power of mi…

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Q&A: The case for Keir, 2026 elections, and is Britain ungovernable? 43:44

2d ago43:44

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It's the final Q&A edition of 2025 and Jon and Lewis answer your questions - including the elections to look out for next year, whether algorithms are making the UK impossible to lead, plus - is there actually a decent case to be made in the defence of Keir Starmer? The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/…

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EP28 Michelle Hartley "...essentially I feel like 'beautiful mess' is just my life..." 18:36

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Michelle is on a mission to be the HR person she never had and use her experience to transform HR teams from beige to brilliant. She believes in HR with a passion, and wants to share that passion with the world in the form of coaching and mentoring, and human resources training. I loved our conversation, and learnt so much about her passion for HR,…

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What the Hell just happened at MAGA-con? 37:44

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The Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix was supposed to be a tribute to the work and legacy of Charlie Kirk, the influential conservative influencer who was assassinated in September. But it turned into something very different. Over the course of the weekend, it emerged that a struggle for very the heart and soul of the MAGA movement was playi…

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Jess Phillips on the battle of her political life 50:10

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As parliament wound down to a close, Jess Phillips ended 2025 with one of the government's boldest announcements to date. In the Commons, she declared a "national emergency: over the prevalence of violence against women and girls, and unveiled the government's strategy to halve it. It bookended a dramatic year for the Home Office minister, who in J…

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Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Who's really in danger? - The Sports Agents 19:27

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Two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua, is taking on YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Jake Paul. Like it or not they’re two of the biggest names in boxing - and we’ll get into why that’s problematic... So why is the star of the London 2012 Olympics, who beat Wladimir Klitschko, fighting an influencer? Do fight fans believe it's not be…

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Will America stop Europe from bailing out Ukraine? 32:57

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This week, the head of the British army warned the public that "more families will know what sacrifice for our nation means", given the increasing threats to the UK. European leaders are meeting today to discuss billions of dollars of seized Russian assets that are sitting in a vault in Brussels. Ukraine is desperate to use the money to help it fig…

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The bombshell interview that's rattled MAGA 33:47

8d ago33:47

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Vanity Fair may be contenders for this years 'scoop of the year' after securing a series of interviews with Trump's closest White House ally, Susie Wiles. The candid interviews provide a rare window into the West Wing and Trump's inner circle. She went much further than perhaps the President might have expected - describing the teetotal President a…

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Trump v The BBC: who will the British public back? 36:08

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Overnight came Trump's ten billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC. It claims malicious intent in the edit of his speech in the Panorama documentary. And it claims the programme would have been viewed in Florida ahead of the 2024 election. Is there a legal case here? Is there the political will to stand up to Trump? And where does the British public…

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The Bondi massacre and the rise of anti-semitism 31:14

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As the sun was setting on the first night of Hanukah, a father and his son opened fire on Jewish people celebrating on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. 16 people were left dead - forty remain in hospital, including the hero who tried to disarm one of the IS-linked terrorists. Jews around the world have been sounding the alarm on the rise of anti-semitism. The…

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What America's first dictator could teach Keir Starmer 52:47

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Although some Labour MPs are still fawning over Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York, they may be better off looking to a very different sort of American politician if they want lessons they can draw on in the attempt to recover the party's fortunes. Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for the Times, is one of the UK's best connected and c…

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Pippa York: "I want the world to leave trans people alone" - The Sports Agents 22:49

20d ago22:49

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Pippa York, then known as Robert Millar, was crowned the Tour de France King of the Mountains, winning three stages in the 1980s. But ever since she was five she wanted to be a girl. Years after quitting cycling, aged 41, she started a 10-year transition process to become Pippa York, who joins Gabby and Mark. What was it like racing the Tour de Fra…

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I spent $150K solving problems in the wrong order 8:13

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Trump - Pirate of the Caribbean? 37:22

14d ago37:22

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Trump has attacked a huge oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - and when asked what would happen now to the oil responded “we will probably keep it". Is there actual strategy behind the piracy? Will it help him topple the illegitimate Venezuelan President Maduro? Or is it just about seizing assets? And what does Nobel peace prize winner Maria Mac…

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Exclusive: Did the Met “cover up” a paedophile ring? 41:01

15d ago41:01

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An exclusive investigation by Andy Hughes, co-host of The Crime Agents and LBC crime correspondent, raises disturbing questions about whether a London police officer was operating a grooming gang in the capital. He speaks to Lewis about his report, the accusations of a cover up, and the Met police response. Later, Keir Starmer has been leading effo…

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The $100bn media battle that could change everything 41:33

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Netflix and Paramount are locked in an epic fight to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. The price tag could well reach north of $100bn. And at stake - a huge back catalogue of blockbuster film and TV, a streaming giant, a Hollywood studio, even CNN. Enter Donald Trump, who's expressed concern about the potential for a monopoly, and also reportedly w…

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Why is Trump warning about "civilisational erasure" in Europe? 34:08

17d ago34:08

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European leaders have met in Downing Street once again to discuss peace plans for Ukraine, following Trump's latest proposal - but once again it seems Zelenskyy has wound Trump up, leaving America and Europe at odds. And another document from the Trump administration illustrates an even deeper division. The 33 page National Security Strategy says E…

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How lawyers ruined Britain 39:30

21d ago39:30

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While China is an engineering state, tech analyst Dan Wang says the America and the West are "lawyerly societies", reflexively blocking everything - good and bad - and it's halting real progress. Dan joins Lewis in the studio this Friday to discuss why Europe stopped building, how lawyers contribute to a slow in progress, and what all this means fo…

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Sir Chris Hoy: "Government could save thousands of lives" - The Sports Agents 21:22

27d ago21:22

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Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy joins Gabby and Mark after his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis at just 47 years old. What more does Chris think the government should be doing to help? How has his sporting background helped him? And why is he excited for the Darts World Championship? And we bring you the best bits from The Sports …

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Nigel Farage "off his head" over anti-semitism and the BBC 37:17

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Reform's Deputy Leader, Richard Tice, popped up on the BBC today and appeared to dismiss the antisemitism claims of Jewish men who’d been at school with Nigel Farage as “politically motivated…made up twaddle“. Hours later, Farage exploded at a BBC reporter during a press conference, demanding an apology for what he said was "despicable" coverage of…

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Is Labour ready to reopen the Brexit debate? 36:54

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Today's episode is an exclusive interview with David Lammy - Justice Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary. Is he prepared to ignore the internal Labour criticism of his jury plans? Does he admit the budget was a fiasco? And what is going on with Labour and Brexit right now. Are we about to see a change of plan? The News Age…

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Is the jury system overrated? 35:08

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In the sane world of the commons, the Shadow Justice Secretary was only two minutes into his speech before he called the justice secretary a “Lammy Dodger“ and accused him of going back on his previous position on jury trial. Today’s question is this does ending most jury trials speed up a sclerotic system? Or is it the wrong solution for the right…

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What was The Chancellor's biggest budget crime? 32:01

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Rachel Reeves is accused of misleading the public, lying and “possible market abuse” by the opposition. They’ve called for her resignation. The Prime Minister, however, is standing by her and told us today the budget was a thing of “personal pride” for him. Meanwhile the OBR - the body that accidentally leaked the Chancellors budget an hour before …

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Salman Rushdie on political violence, free speech and BBC "cowardice" 34:28

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Salman Rushdie has spent half of his life under the threat of death, but it is only in his latest novel - The Eleventh Hour - that he has devoted a whole book to the themes of mortality. It is his first return to fiction since an attempt on his life on 2022. This Friday, Rushdie joins Lewis and Jon in the studio to discuss his new book, political v…

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Q&A: Rules football should steal from other sports? - The Sports Agents 16:26

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Can other sports teach football a thing or two? On today's show Gabby and Mark take your suggestions on how to fix football, using your passion for a massive range of sports. Plus, we look back at The Sports Agents this week: a huge interview with McLaren CEO Zak Brown as Lando Norris could win them the world title this weekend; and we talk about t…

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Does Labour need to own its move to the Left? 44:09

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been out defending their Budget - denying that the tax-raising measures contained within it break the Labour manifesto's promises around taxes on working people. Instead they have been trying to focus on the additional money for the NHS, lifting children out of poverty, and raises to the minimum wage. Yesterday's…

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3 slow productivity principles from 8 years of scaling (without burning out) 15:45

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Already doing $30K+/month? Come to my next free workshop and I'll show you how to systemize your business and get your time back. Save your spot here:Get my free Slow Scale Blueprint here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQ3Q... Ready to go from 80-hour weeks to a business that runs without you? We build the systems that make it possible, book a c…

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Budget 2025: Has Reeves saved her job? 39:46

1M ago39:46

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This time last year, Rachel Reeves pledged that her tax raising Budget “wiped the slate clean” and would mean no more need for future tax raids. Today demonstrably proved what a hostage to fortune those comments were. As a result of the Chancellor’s statement today - shambolically accidentally leaked by the OBR before she had got to her feet - the …

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Are Trump's lawyers now controlling the BBC? 37:28

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Just a day after BBC bosses were in front of MPs to address impartiality concerns, and there's a fresh impartiality headache for the beleaguered broadcaster. Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, who'd been asked to give the prestigious Reith Lecture, today revealed that the BBC had removed a “key line” from his address. Bregman's claim that President Tr…

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Was Trump's latest 'peace plan' written by the Kremlin? 35:33

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The leak of a 28 point peace plan over the weekend - reportedly agreed between Washington and Moscow - sent shivers down the spine of European leaders and Ukraine's soldiers. The proposals would force Ukraine to hand over swathes of territory to Vladimir Putin, limit the size of its army, and rule out any future membership of NATO. The package was …

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Ken Clarke on the Budget from hell 49:37

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Ken Clarke is perhaps the archetypal political Big Beast. Elected to parliament 55 years ago, he held cabinet roles under Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron - tipped many times for No 10, and yet never quite hardline enough on Europe to convince his Tory peers that he should be their leader. Ahead of what looks certain to be an existen…

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Did Sky Sports axe 'Halo' TikTok too fast? - The Sports Agents 17:09

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Only three days after launching, Sky had to take down its TikTok channel for female sports fans. Branded as the "lil-sis" of Sky Sports, it was complete with pink hearts and Barbies. But were they on to something? How do we get more young women hooked on sport? The person who figures that out has hit a goldmine. To try to strike gold, Gabby chats t…

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Was Nigel Farage a racist schoolboy? 37:59

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The Prime Minister has called on Nigel Farage to explain the reports of racist comments the reform leader allegedly made as a school boy. Farage has denied making the comments and called the allegations “without foundation“. The Guardian reported this week that he had picked on Jewish boys at Dulwich college when he was there at school and had sung…

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Are the vultures circling around Keir Starmer? 32:10

1M ago32:10

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Backbench Labour MP Clive Lewis took to a TV studio to offer up his own Norwich seat to allow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham a path back into Parliament and make a bid for No 10. He said his party felt "in checkmate" and that it was time to put "country before party, party before personal ambition". Is a change of leadership now a “when not …

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Did the Home Sec use a racial slur to justify government policy? 37:08

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Parliament is not usually the place where you hear racist language. But yesterday, the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood repeated a racist slur that she has often been subjected to. Was she right to use this language to illustrate her point? And was she using it to justify her latest asylum policies? Later, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins us to talk ab…

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Tommy Robinson claims victory for Labour's immigration plan 37:28

1M ago37:28

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The Home Secretary is putting her new hardline immigration plans before parliament - saying if Labour doesn’t do something drastic then worse will come. The new policy includes returning asylum seekers to their home country once it’s deemed safe. And quadrupling the amount of time they will have to spend in the UK before earning indefinite leave to…

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David Blunkett on how Keir Starmer can save his premiership 43:31

2M ago43:31

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It’s been a chaotic week for Labour, with rumours of internal plots and Downing Street briefing wars. As questions swirl around Keir Starmer’s leadership, and with Rachel Reeves facing mounting pressure to steady the party’s economic footing, Labour’s internal tensions are threatening to boil over. Lord Blunkett joins Jon in the studio to dissect w…

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Sir Mark Cavendish: "They wrote me off but I’m a born racer" - The Sports Agents 20:18

2M ago20:18

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Never write off a born racer: Sir Mark Cavendish had won 30 stages of the world's biggest cycling race, The Tour de France (even winning one makes a riders career) but he'd been out of the game for 5 years - so no one would give him a job. What happened next was one of the biggest comebacks of all time to put him among the sporting greats. Sir Mark…

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How Epstein threatened to "take down" President Trump 40:36

2M ago40:36

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23,000 pages of documents from the “Epstein files” have been released by Congress. They reveal damning details, and suggest that Epstein and Trump were in contact long after the President has previously said. In the emails Epstein said of Trump: "I am the one able to take him down". So are Trump's connections to Epstein finally catching up to him? …

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The Exact SamePager™ System I Used to Double Our Revenue Every Year 19:59

1M ago19:59

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I share the exact SamePager™ system I used to double our revenue every year. We have doubled our revenue year after year, and this one tool, our SamePager™, is a huge reason why. Now, if you implement even a part of the system, one tiny little section, you'll create alignment, accountability, and clarity that most business owners only dream of. So …

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Is there really a plot to oust the PM? 32:38

2M ago32:38

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Late last night came a crisis response from Downing Street responding to a story no one had even heard. The suggestion was a plot - to unseat the prime minister - supposedly by the Health Secretary Wes Streeting. Streeting vehemently denied the plot. But a briefing went out from Downing Street suggesting Starmer was ready for the fight. What on ear…

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Will the BBC face down Trump in court? 33:40

2M ago33:40

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The BBC has been set a deadline of Friday by Donald Trump's lawyer to apologise and "appropriately compensate" the US President for a Panorama edit of his January 6th speech. If the broadcaster doesn't respond, the threat of a $1bn lawsuit looms. The outgoing head of the BBC Tim Davie today told staff to "fight for our journalism" - but it's not ye…

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Inside the BBC: What really went on 34:54

2M ago34:54

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Over the last 48 hours, The News Agents have spoken to more than 30 people - insiders at the BBC - to try and work out the facts of what actually happened inside the corporation, and when. Both the Director General and the CEO of News resigned over the weekend, so why are some talking about a “right wing coup“? Why did the apology take so long to a…

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Coining It with Lewis Goodall | Ep 6 - Coining It 37:49

2M ago37:49

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This is the final episode of Coining It. If you'd like to catch up from the beginning, head to Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and search for 'Coining It'. Or, if you've enjoyed the series, head to the Coining It feed where you can leave a rating and a review. In this episode... Who was the real James Parker? Lewis pieces together t…

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Q&A: Should we abolish the monarchy? 33:40

2M ago33:40

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Is it time to rethink the British monarchy? Why has “Your Party” been such a spectacular flop? Is Starmer the biggest obstacle to a Labour second term? And what IS the Overton window? This Friday, Jon, Lewis and Emily answer your questions. The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/…

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Celebrity Traitors with Clare Balding - The Sports Agents 23:37

2M ago23:37

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We've been Traitors mad so Clare Balding joined Gabby and Mark for a slightly different episode of The Sports Agents. Don't worry there's no spoilers from the final! Is she bitter no one listened to her about Alan? Why did everyone underestimate Joe Marler? What did Claire tell the producers they should change about the game? And how did Claire kno…

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Malala: “Would I have chosen a different life?“ 32:24

2M ago32:24

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13 years ago, a teenage education activist in Pakistan was attacked by the Taliban — catapulting her onto the global stage. Malala Yousafzai went on to become a global icon and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. This week, she joined Jon and Emily to discuss her powerful new book, reflecting on the journey from her early activism in Pakist…

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These 4 Systems Are the Secret to A Business That Scales FAST 23:02

2M ago23:02

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I break down the 4 systems that are the secret to growing a business that scales FAST! If you want to scale your business but you're already working 60, 80, 100 hour weeks, the thought of more customers might actually scare you because deep down, you know you can't handle the growth. Growth right now would completely break you. But here's what no o…