Understand Podcast
Adam Fleming, host of Newscast and AntiSocial, unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.
Episodes to download
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Welcome to Understand: Tech and AI—Tech and AI
Fri 30 Jun 2023
1/11 Demystifying the technology in our lives.
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The Economy: 14. Bankruptcy and insolvency—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
15/16 How does going bankrupt affect us and the economy?
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The Economy: 11. Pricing and discounting—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
12/16 How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
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The Economy: 10. Inequality—The Economy
Fri 2 Dec 2022
11/16 Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?
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The Economy: 9. International Trade and Currency Markets—The Economy
Thu 1 Dec 2022
10/16 The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
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The Economy: 8. Pensions—The Economy
Wed 30 Nov 2022
9/16 Why is it so hard to save for when we鈥檙e older?
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The Economy: 7. Jobs and Unemployment—The Economy
Tue 29 Nov 2022
8/16 Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?
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The Economy: 6. Recessions—The Economy
Mon 28 Nov 2022
7/16 What is a recession and why might one happen?
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The Economy: 5. Banks—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
6/16 What are banks and what do they do with our money?
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The Economy: 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
5/16 Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
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The Economy: 3. Economic Growth and GDP—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
4/16 What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn鈥檛 any?
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The Economy: 2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
3/16 What鈥檚 the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
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The Economy: 1. Inflation—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
2/16 What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
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Welcome to Understand: The Economy—The Economy
Mon 31 Oct 2022
1/16 Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.
