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".
- Part of the Daft Doris Network
- Find out more at www.thesmart7.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Website : https://www.thesmart7.com
RSS Feed : https://rss.acast.com/thesmart7
Last Episode : July 30, 2025 5:16am
Last Scanned : 4.1 hours ago


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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1950224020206465221 https://x.com/i/status/1950193520666419515https://x.com/i/status/1950101559603310682 https://x.com/i/status/1950201300475408681 https://x.com/i/status/1950140817328525631 https://x.com/i/status/1950139618667475215 https://x.com/i/status/1950159083249537345 https://x.com/i/status/1950008616561316152https://x.com/i/status/1950180856527524127 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published Wednesday

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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://youtu.be/dA9vkOdSJI0https://x.com/i/status/1949833619717116121https://x.com/i/status/1949747643888128313 https://x.com/i/status/1949737342157132087 https://x.com/i/status/1949782739118432735https://x.com/i/status/1949875588333715855 https://x.com/i/status/1949908779799109900 https://x.com/i/status/1949651988628533407 https://x.com/i/status/1949847533829656951 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Expires in 23 hours
Published Tuesday

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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1949441043734360575 https://x.com/i/status/1949386886134526377 https://x.com/i/status/1949504161294499901https://x.com/i/status/1949616988579324095https://x.com/i/status/1949391516721443022https://x.com/i/status/1949174097490870528 https://x.com/i/status/1949545050704117913 https://x.com/i/status/1949199639216844819 https://x.com/i/status/1949488160456475074 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Expires in 22 hours
Published Monday

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Guests Yuji Iwasawa - The President on the International Court of Justice, The HagueRalph Regenvanu - Climate Minister for the Pacific Island State of Vanuatu Antonio Guterres - UN Secretary General Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Tilly Lockey - Influencer, Disability Advocate and Bionic Woman Michael Shanks MP - UK Energy Minister Paul DeGedler - Shark Conservation Activist and host of “How to Survive a Shark Attack”Kinga Philipps - Travel journalist and host of “Dancing with the Sharks”Jessica Toale MP - Member of Cross Party Lobby Group for DES Victims Professor Karen Millinger - Expert in Neuro Imaging at the University of Nottingham Hans Skov - Board member of the organisation Stork Denmark Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published Sunday

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following:https://x.com/i/status/1947296838777766188 https://x.com/i/status/1947642978618773670 https://x.com/i/status/1947937882662162607https://x.com/i/status/1947319706521645367https://x.com/i/status/1946870396256493930 https://x.com/i/status/1947283594684293453https://x.com/i/status/1947204684177084910 https://x.com/i/status/1947607247032397871https://x.com/i/status/1948035677968323026 https://x.com/i/status/1948396760662941995 https://x.com/i/status/1948325013146251293https://x.com/i/status/1948342346594037953 https://x.com/i/status/1947322682497757278 https://x.com/i/status/1947250071692534176 https://x.com/i/status/1948410718019059918 https://x.com/i/status/1941259533055353295 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.comVoiced by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published Saturday

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1948325013146251293 https://x.com/i/status/1948342346594037953https://x.com/i/status/1948396760662941995 https://x.com/i/status/1948376634140336620 https://x.com/i/status/1948410718019059918 https://x.com/i/status/1948355059399417961 https://x.com/i/status/1948413208777118191 https://x.com/i/status/1948231718562942993https://x.com/i/status/1948413027373498853 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published Friday

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1947642978618773670 https://x.com/i/status/1947619787267289452https://x.com/i/status/1947607247032397871 https://x.com/i/status/1947565231649263901 https://x.com/i/status/1947557289155825833 https://x.com/i/status/1947666427239931922 https://x.com/i/status/1947782422977798209 https://x.com/i/status/1947609385607324081 https://x.com/i/status/1941259533055353295 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/23

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1947322682497757278 https://x.com/i/status/1947250071692534176https://x.com/i/status/1947283594684293453 https://x.com/i/status/1947204684177084910https://x.com/i/status/1947296838777766188 https://x.com/i/status/1947319706521645367 https://x.com/i/status/1947235092545356209 https://x.com/i/status/1947287642917228914 https://youtu.be/mGkLRm7aGb8 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/22

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1946866121270812852 https://x.com/i/status/1946872544729997649https://x.com/i/status/1946920189053820972 https://x.com/i/status/1946639460176715964 https://x.com/i/status/1946870396256493930 https://x.com/i/status/1946843643001589989 https://x.com/i/status/1946995326918746601https://x.com/i/status/1946268737121947983 https://x.com/i/status/1946933281582088386 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/21

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Guests Matt Gable - Regional Incident Lead at the National Environment Agency Emma Hardy MP - The Under Secretary of State for Water and Flooding Richard Ashley - Emeritus Professor of Urban Water at the University of Sheffield Lucinda Robinson - PhD Student at the University of Essex Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Tom Clarke - Science and Technology Editor at Sky News Hakeem Oluseyi - ABC News contributor and astrophysicist Dr Tom Daniels - Professor of Biology at Fordham UniversityDr Bruce Faber - New York based infectious disease specialist Natalie Hordiychuk - Mother of IVF baby in Ukraine Doctor Iryna Tsaruk - Ukrainian obstetrician Dr Amit Atwal - US Vet participating in Loyal Biotech trial Dr Dana Varble - Chief Veterinary Officer for the North American Veterinary Community Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/20

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following:https://x.com/i/status/1945091645839409497 https://x.com/i/status/1945093673609200106 https://x.com/i/status/1945400840170230049 https://x.com/i/status/1945483473495400458https://x.com/i/status/1945223377884524943 https://x.com/i/status/1945528941801869328 https://x.com/i/status/1945778347016925264https://x.com/i/status/1944410689616982258 https://x.com/i/status/1944364748444770802 https://x.com/i/status/1944784432306536727 https://x.com/i/status/1945076204089885096https://x.com/i/status/1945872368984891622 https://x.com/i/status/1945857346279727351https://x.com/i/status/1944726272229199882 https://youtu.be/sIQrWAkpIII https://youtu.be/ZPe8LEIKMR0 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/19

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awardsIf you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/1945778347016925264 https://x.com/i/status/1945784641576649129https://x.com/i/status/1945872368984891622 https://x.com/i/status/1945857346279727351https://x.com/i/status/1945764548155256936 https://x.com/i/status/1945813027028189267 https://x.com/i/status/1945975212400414896 https://x.com/i/status/1945693350759195113https://youtu.be/ZPe8LEIKMR0 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/18