The Smart 7

Daft Doris

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".

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Find out more at www.thesmart7.com

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Sep 1, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 115. Covid on a Plane, Tributes to Chadwick Boseman and Elon Musk wants access to your brain
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-zante-flight-linked-to-covid-19-cases-had-no-social-distancing-says-passenger-12060304 - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1299618141681733632...
Aug 29, 2020 · 8 min
Ep 114. Black Panther Actor Chadwick Boseman dies - plus The Mutant Algorithm and Taylor's surprise
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-hollywood-reaction-1234753238/ - https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1298613683216683008?s=20 - https://twitter.com/atrupar...
Aug 28, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 113. No Swiss Break for you, Ivanka introduces Dad and I'm a Celeb hits North Wales
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1298872296782925824?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1299036456426635264?s=20 - https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/12990525602847129...
Aug 27, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 112. The Mutant Algorithm, Christchurch shooter sentenced, and sad news on Sarah Harding
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1298613683216683008?s=20 - https://twitter.com/albulqani/status/1298478823835541505?s=20 - https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/129881617566163354...
Aug 26, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 111. Boris is back and doing U Turns, Harry Maguire in Greek tragedy and Tom Cruise pops out to the movies
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1298245633015521281?s=20 - https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1298251355014828034?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1298233983290019840?s=...
Aug 25, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 110. School rules, America wants our vaccine and Stephen Fry wants a word
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53888479 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1297785455254089728?s=20 - https://twitter.com/JuliaArciga/status/1298077989956182024?s=20 - http...
Aug 24, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 109. Get back to school says Boris, Taylor Swift saves the day and the Batman trailer drops
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-22/coronavirus-risk-at-school-not-zero-but-small-compared-to-damage-done-by-not-attending-professor-chris-whitty-says - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/s...
Aug 22, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 108. The Weekender - A Level U Turns, Biden & Obama and the lost Ed Sheeran song
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1295400724260691970?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296428929750913025?s=20 - https://twitter.com/UROCKlive1/status/12963081024...
Aug 21, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 107. Portugal back on the good list, Joe Biden nails it and Olivia Wilde might be making Spiderwoman
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296505828283908098?s=20 - https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1296385407245070338?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/12964289297509...
Aug 20, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 106. Obama has a proper go at Donald, Heston's new sandwich and Hugh Jackman on Wolverine
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1296092803420893184?s=20 - https://twitter.com/thismorning/status/1260209363068706821?s=20 - https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1296038709...
Aug 19, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 105. Dido takes charge, Ellen "Zoom" Apologises, Switzerland's Chocolate Snow, and Angelina Jolie on Irish TV
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295733658809237508?s=20 - https://twitter.com/anamartinrodri8/status/1294540695328489473?s=20 - https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/bipartisan-...
Aug 18, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 104. Gavin does a U Turn, Michelle Obama goes for Trump and Ed Sheeran's lost song discovered?
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/ITVNewsPolitics/status/1295400724260691970?s=20 - https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-croatia-greece-and-turkey-could-join-uk-quarantine-list-amid-spikes-in-co...
Aug 17, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 103. Student protests, Ryan Reynolds says don't kill my mum, and man punches shark to save his wife
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295064654520225793?s=20 - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1295036755981283331?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1295041240178872320?s=...
Aug 15, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 102. The Weekender - Scotland crash, A Level shambles, and the Fresh Prince reboot
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293545824035713026?s=20 - https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/1293613646145302533?s=20 - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/12938765877132...
Aug 14, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 101. Big news for Eyebrows, Bad news for France and Good news from Ireland
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293876587713253379?s=20 - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1293945249446977537?s=20 - https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/12939182297110405...
Aug 13, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 100! Scottish train crash, Kamala lets Donald have it and The Fresh Prince is moody
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1293545824035713026?s=20 - https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/1293613646145302533?s=20 - https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/12934465671276...
Aug 12, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 99. Exam Mockery, Kamala Harris enters the race, and Russia has a vaccine
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53740588 - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/11/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-putin-intl/index.html - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/12932...
Aug 11, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 98. A Level Anxiety, Sean Connery is the best 007, plus Rob Brydon chats to Will Ferrell
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292795535196409857?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292860760763191297?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1292874988702380034?s=...
Aug 10, 2020 · 6 min
Ep 97. School plan coming, BBC Racism row as Sideman steps down and Simon's got Back problems
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1291630180818210816?s=20 - https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1292518596485222402?s=20 - https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/129224989...
Aug 8, 2020 · 7 min
Ep 96. The Weekender - Trump vs Jonathan Swan, Beirut Blast and tributes to John Hume
Today's podcast include references to the following items: - https://twitter.com/axios/status/1290497186489348096?s=20 - https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1290680306513645571?s=20 - https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1290684974530809857?s=...