We need real political muscle in Washington Business Post
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Techscape on Taking Stock- How AI is or isn’t featuring in the election
In our monthly Techscape slot, with thanks to PWC, Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, analyses political party manifestos to uncover how they’re tackling AI.
Talking the Pope into doing a TED Talk
This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Bruno Giussani, who was the global curator of TED from 2005. He orchestrated talks from the likes of Pope Francis, Bill Gates, and countless others. We hear the fascinating story of the birth and growth of TED.
Jamie Smyth, Energy Correspondent for the Financial Times, explains how the U.S. is gearing up to test the waters for a nuclear fuel revival—an issue with implications for energy markets worldwide.
In our monthly Techscape slot, with thanks to PWC, Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, analyses political party manifestos to uncover how they’re tackling AI.
Executive Chair: Fergal and Barry Doyle of Arboretum
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Does a good economy mean a good election for government?
This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at how much the economy really matters when it comes to an election and if people vote based on their pay packets and tax breaks. Mandy is joined by Linda Daly of the Sunday Times and economist Dan O’Brien.
The Washington Post is dealing with a fallout from owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Mandy hears all from David Folkenflik of NPR.
Plus, Columbia professor Michael Morris argues that our tribal instincts are humanity’s secret weapon in his new book ‘Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts that Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together’.
Techscape- Is Crypto here to stay?
In the monthly Techscape slot on Taking Stock with thanks to PWC, Mandy Johnston looks at the strange history and future of Crypto Currencies.
The Economic cost of a Bank Holiday
This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston gets to grips with the economic benefits and costs of having bank holidays when she talks to Edward Thomas Jones, Lecturer in Economics at Bangor University, who has looked at the global data on extra days off.
The US voting system is a complex one. Mandy talks to Sam Levine from the Guardian, who goes through the role of the electoral college system, how it was created and how it all works.
Plus, in our 'Techscape' Slot Mandy looks at the world of Crypto after the news that the Collison brothers are buying the US crypto platform Bridge.
Do builders have a credit problem?
This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at house prices as more figures released this week saw more rising prices for home buyers. Mandy talks about access to credit for those who are trying to build homes when she talks to AJ Noonan of Rhonellen Developments and Donal MacNamee of the Business Post.
The UK is grappling with a concerning rise in youth inactivity, with the number of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training rising to over three quarters of a million. Mandy examines the causes with Amy Borret of the Financial Times who has been looking at this issue.
And as we reach the final furlong in the US Election Mandy talks to Caroline Vikal of the Hill about two wildly different campaigns from the Trump and Harris camps.
The Global Growth of a Pint of Plain.
This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston raises a pint to the global phenomenon that is Guinness. With its recent rise to become the UK's favourite pint, we hear how…