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In this week's Talking Life, Kieran is joined by Simon Nash, a Pet Sustainability Expert at Cat's Best. They discuss the environmental impact of our pets, which pet is the worst for the environment, and what steps can be taken to minimise their carbon pawprint.

In this week’s Talking Tech, Kieran questions the standard password wisdom we all dutifully follow. He tells the story of the man who came up with the advice and, years later, rescinded it. It turns out much of what we were taught may have left us less safe, not more. He looks at how the advice went astray, and what actually keeps you secure today.

In this week’s Talking Health, Kieran takes on ultra-processed food, the reigning villain of the modern diet. He asks where the foods came from, what the label actually means, how the category may harm us, and why the breakfast cereal in your cupboard is counted alongside the crisps.

In this week's Talking Money, Rory talks to Mark Janicello, an actor and painter, about Property Guardianship - a scheme where working professionals like Mark can live in an empty building like a block of flats, a school or even a church for a fraction of the price normal renters would pay.

In this week's Talking Travel, Rory takes a trip to Greece's capital city, Athens, to see what secrets this ancient city has for potential tourists to discover.

In this week’s Talking Life, Poppy was joined by HelenClaydon, Chief Legal Officer at Simpler Law, to discuss new research from the firm showing that the number of adults under 34 having a will written has increased by almost 300% so far this year.

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks about deepfakes – the idea that photos and videos can be digitally altered to show things that aren’t real, or make people say things they never said.

In this week's Talking Health, Kieran discusses treatment for a rare form of liver cancer still waiting for NHS uptake despite NICE approving it two and a half years ago. MPs met in Westminster this month to hear the evidence for Selective Internal Radiation Therapy, or SIRT, and why campaigners say the funding gap needs to close. Kieran is joined by Layla Stephen, co-founder of PLANETS cancer charity.

In this week’s Talking Money, Kieran discusses where the money flows when you buy something stamped “Made in China”. China is the world’s biggest toymaker, but the factory’s share of what you pay is smaller than you might think. He looks at who gets paid in the production pipeline between the factory floor and the shop shelf.

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about the UK’s “Green Belt”. As a term mostly used when we’re talking about housing developments, what do these rural environments add to their local areas, and what kinds of tourist destinations benefit from it?

In this week's Talking Life, Kieran discusses the ongoing obsession with nostalgia: where it comes from, why it's so prevalent, and what it really says about the state of modern pop culture in the digital age.

In this week’s Talking Tech, Rory talks about the sharp rise in the price of semiconductor chips, what they are and how the price rise of this one product has pushed up the price of every piece of technology that you buy.

In this week's Talking Health, Kieran talks to Claire Balas, the Head of Education working for skincare experts NAOS-group. They discuss the problems many Eczema sufferers face when they try to solve their skin issues: from self-treatment, to irregular skin routines.

In this week's Talking Money, Kieran is joined by Rob Thomson, Head of Tax and Planning at Affinia. They discuss the problems many sole traders and landlords have been experiencing with Making Tax Digital. Rob comments on how people are feeling about the new system and can advise on how to prepare for the next deadline.

In this week’s Talking Travel, Rory talks about tourist taxes - how do they work, where they're implemented, and how much revenue do they generate for a local community?