The Standout 7 - Middle East chaos continues, Meningitis outbreak in Kent sparks alarm, and the big winners from this year’s Academy Awards

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...  Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/2035684586252837235 https://x.com/i/status/2035642687911583826https://x.com/i/status/2035693868658659379https://x.com/i/status/2035673651484274930https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l00582t6/president-zelensky-the-laura-kuenssberg-interview https://x.com/i/status/2035505853587935512 https://x.com/i/status/2035798955791933868 https://x.com/i/status/2035434592937574445 https://youtu.be/SE2ZrK7A4TI  Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk  Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week... With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7  won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards  If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following guests: Wes Streeting - UK’s Health Secretary  Doctor Fari Ahmed - GP and BBC Breakfast contributor  Adam Finn - Former member of the Joint Committee on Immunisation and VaccinationOliver PIcard - National Association of Pharmacies  Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech GuruDan Cook - Meteor eye witness William Cooke - Manager of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Programme,Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE - Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Energy Security and Net ZeroJay Smart - Senior Puppet Maker at Aardman Studios Kate Anderson - Head of Puppets at Aardman Studios Sean Clarke - Managing Director of Aardman StudiosIan Whitlock the Animation Director at Aardman StudiosJensen Huang - NVidia CEOOlaf - Snowman, “Frozen” Ashley Jester - Director of Research Data and Library Services at the Woods Hole, Oceanographic InstitutePeter Tyack is a Senior Scientist in Biology  at the Woods Hole, Oceanographic Institute Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk  Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...  Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/2034610402512830744 https://x.com/i/status/2034621441824399466https://x.com/i/status/2034664767256658127https://x.com/i/status/2034614615141945453 https://x.com/i/status/2034639002788053134 https://x.com/i/status/2034604003774910951 https://x.com/i/status/2034734330983883029 https://x.com/i/status/2034433942552449059 https://x.com/i/status/2034642650309996693  Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk  Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...  Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/2034242175785914787 https://x.com/i/status/2034245172532215912 https://x.com/i/status/2034195220867236011 https://x.com/i/status/2034161382250148298 https://x.com/i/status/2034233012494246280https://x.com/i/status/2034191830389068057 https://x.com/i/status/2034397696186819066 https://x.com/i/status/2034119873249611997 https://x.com/i/status/2034225719060959509  Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk  Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO, that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...  Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/2033938750036971550 https://x.com/i/status/2033941006928789762 https://x.com/i/status/2033898411238318449 https://x.com/i/status/2033912185789788574https://x.com/i/status/2033923251705905470 https://x.com/i/status/2033888109050393079 https://x.com/i/status/2034039383167279576 https://x.com/i/status/2033929292665528322https://x.com/i/status/2033941344498958654   Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk  Voiced by Jamie East, using AI, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.