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 1, 2025 5:15am
Last Scanned : 5.6 hours ago


Episodes
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Confirmed 5
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/1939697815824765144 https://x.com/i/status/1939700318612115956 https://x.com/i/status/1939601241883165181 https://x.com/i/status/1939608828539965539 https://x.com/i/status/1939584689498374213 https://x.com/i/status/1939554730226663738 https://x.com/i/status/1939748972354048326 https://x.com/i/status/1939426051190628545https://x.com/i/status/1939660324069585306 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 Tuesday

Confirmed 3
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/1938950483009499229https://x.com/i/status/1939248103489462428 https://x.com/i/status/1939309125395267590 https://x.com/i/status/1939238108165280037 https://x.com/i/status/1939243730344530067 https://x.com/i/status/1939018032547848514 https://x.com/i/status/1939300379419672891 https://x.com/i/status/1939051361938632708 https://youtu.be/GXecSGmQDEI 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 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:GuestsMartin Kulldorf - Professor of Medicine and member of ACIP Kim Schrier - Democratic Congresswoman, WAProfessor Elizabeth Whittaker - Paediatric Expert in Infectious Diseases Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Doctor Helen O’Neill - Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics at University College LondonProfessor Rameen Shakur - Professor of Genomics at the University of Brighton William O’Mullaine Associate Director for Data Production at the Vera C Rubin Observatory, Chile Elon Musk - Founder and CEO of NeuralinkPaolo Ardoino - CEO of Tether T - a car thief interviewed by Channel 4’s DispatchesIan Thwaites - Police Constable from the Port of Dover Police Anthony Alexander - Peace Park Foundations Programme Manager 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/1936607712680321037https://x.com/i/status/1936791141757735277 https://x.com/i/status/1937279358890312074https://x.com/i/status/1937091908611777005https://x.com/i/status/1937481041662370110 https://x.com/i/status/1937240322884661674 https://x.com/i/status/1937484111934865745https://x.com/i/status/1937054972153073785 https://x.com/i/status/1937508398536286652https://x.com/i/status/1937514488087142816 https://x.com/i/status/1937078926624305659 https://x.com/i/status/1938144555724943499https://x.com/i/status/1937729396183564770 https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/ https://x.com/i/status/1937742118820188658 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/1938215380318884215https://x.com/i/status/1938130273943884140https://x.com/i/status/1938186741581562025 https://x.com/i/status/1938264502576771193 https://x.com/i/status/1938209707216539870 https://x.com/i/status/1938144555724943499 https://x.com/i/status/1938290539314466847 https://x.com/i/status/1938084225615265849 https://x.com/i/status/1938251153592160639 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/1937860868600942715 https://x.com/i/status/1937834862360121380https://x.com/i/status/1937849727854191016 https://x.com/i/status/1937768568457728386 https://x.com/i/status/1937773257580773826 https://x.com/i/status/1937729396183564770 https://x.com/i/status/1937830081780494540 https://x.com/i/status/1937742118820188658 https://x.com/i/status/1937898676770226383 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 Thursday

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/1937481041662370110https://x.com/i/status/1937459640419098886 https://x.com/i/status/1937508398536286652 https://x.com/i/status/1937514488087142816https://x.com/i/status/1937484111934865745 https://x.com/i/status/1937545456134799823 https://x.com/i/status/1937543414712795397https://x.com/i/status/1937361196702748772 https://x.com/i/status/1937179534564241631 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 Wednesday

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/1937279358890312074 https://x.com/i/status/1937091908611777005 https://x.com/i/status/1937056072621043761 https://x.com/i/status/1937054972153073785https://x.com/i/status/1937240322884661674 https://x.com/i/status/1937078926624305659https://x.com/i/status/1937042217891406093https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/ https://x.com/i/status/1937154000232821058 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 06/24

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/1936607712680321037 https://x.com/i/status/1936791141757735277 https://x.com/i/status/1936778700487332085 https://x.com/i/status/1936707295355736099 https://x.com/i/status/1936718649005359468 https://x.com/i/status/1936432085482483744 https://x.com/i/status/1936810652389028139 https://x.com/i/status/1936523658702278679 https://youtu.be/05ISaPgpTpc 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 06/23

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 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 Gemma Plumb - Operational meteorologist, and host of “For the Love of Weather” podcastKevin McCloud - Presenter “Grand Designs” on Channel 4 Alan Steer - Crab and Lobster Fisherman in Devon Alan Henderson - New England Seafoods International Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech GuruProfessor Jonathan Benger - Chief Medical Officer of NICE Doctor Emily Pegg - Chief Medical Officer for Eli Lilly Arnaud Robert - President of Heagon’s robotics division Jesus Bahamonde - Archaeologist, Lima, Peru Stephen Almond - Executive Director of Regulatory Risk, Information CommissionerCody Norton - Michigan State Bear SpecialistContact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Presented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 06/22

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/1935363216453808231 https://x.com/i/status/1935350767432483099 https://x.com/i/status/1935301605789724956 https://x.com/i/status/1935301605789724956 https://x.com/i/status/1935315349521457643https://x.com/i/status/1935316861345788294 https://x.com/i/status/1935400577275494860https://x.com/i/status/1935303982706225561 https://x.com/i/status/1935308488260948051 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 06/19

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/1934924646299718078 https://x.com/i/status/1934951379975692762 https://x.com/i/status/1934924230455398759 https://x.com/i/status/1935001540294533305https://x.com/i/status/1934916458045112367 https://x.com/i/status/1934877612234682492 https://x.com/i/status/1935043558345433574 https://youtu.be/b_b0wLMIoR0 https://youtu.be/yg7HfN0IM5U 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 06/18