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The Economy
Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.
1. Inflation
What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates
What’s the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
3. Economic Growth and GDP
What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn’t any?
4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares
Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
5. Banks
What are banks and what do they do with our money?
6. Recessions
What is a recession and why might one happen?
7. Jobs and Unemployment
Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?
8. Pensions
Why is it so hard to save for when we’re older?
9. International Trade and Currency Markets
The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
10. Inequality
Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?
11. Pricing and Discounting
How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
12. Credit
What is credit and how do we use it?
13. National Debt
What is the national debt?
14. Bankruptcy and Insolvency
How does going bankrupt affect us and the economy?
15. Energy Market
Our energy bills explained.
Tech and AI
Demystifying the technology in our lives.
1. How Do You Get Connected?
Wi-Fi, Broadband, 4G, 5G and now satellites. How do they connect us to the internet?
2. The Cloud
The Cloud has drifted into all our lives, but what - and where - is it?
3. VR, AR and the Metaverse
What are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and the Metaverse?
4. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Web 3.0
Is cryptocurrency dodgy? What is blockchain, and what have they got do do with Web 3.0?
5. Big Data
Just how big is big data, and what can you do with it?
6. What is AI?
What is Artificial Intelligence?
7. Where is AI Working Already?
What organisations are already using AI in their systems, and how is it being used?
8. The Algorithm
How does an algorithm work, and is it possible to beat it?
9. Will AI Take My Job?
Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job?
10. Can We Control AI?
Is the AI genie out of the bottle or can we control it?
Israel and the Palestinians
1. The Palestinians
Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades long conflict.
2. Israel
Explaining the context of the conflict. We look at what's shaped modern Israel.
3. Hamas
What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
4. The Neighbours
How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians?