{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249/e2a1f16a-3f8a-4f85-ada2-456ad5e2cb80?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 331. The Weekender - Bank of England expects recovery, Labour lose Hartlepool, Boy George is back and Nick Kamen RIP","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e68d306c05e863ff408a5/611e69d6f07c86001342c54d.png?height=200","description":"<p>Today's episode includes the following:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1390322665030885383?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1390322665030885383?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1389480831903801345?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1389480831903801345?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.channel4.com/news/we-could-see-the-end-of-the-pandemic-by-the-middle-of-next-year-says-vaccine-group-cepi-boss\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.channel4.com/news/we-could-see-the-end-of-the-pandemic-by-the-middle-of-next-year-says-vaccine-group-cepi-boss</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-57011184\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-57011184</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1390424282501685248?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1390424282501685248?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1389970630079045642?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1389970630079045642?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1389992550375768069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1389992550375768069%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2Flive%2F2021%2Fmay%2F05%2Ffacebook-donald-trump-ban-us-politics-biden-live\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1389992550375768069</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1389937935110311945?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1389937935110311945?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1389263101762187265?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1389263101762187265?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1389127150171738112?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1389127150171738112?s=20</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.itv.com/news/2021-05-04/boy-george-on-the-culture-club-years-of-his-youth-and-returning-to-the-stage-post-covid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.itv.com/news/2021-05-04/boy-george-on-the-culture-club-years-of-his-youth-and-returning-to-the-stage-post-covid</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8NBPAQ168\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8NBPAQ168</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/timmyward/status/1389917571168841731?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/timmyward/status/1389917571168841731?s=20</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that puts your brain into gear by telling you everything you need to know for the day in less than 7 minutes. It's a snapshot of the world, covering everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and current affairs.</p><p><br></p><p>Please follow and spread the word!</p><p><br></p><p>In Ireland? Why not try our <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/d2021f40-9165-4448-a92f-a5edbc8ca206/podfollow.com/thesmart7ireland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland Edition</a>?</p><p>Sports fan? We've got that covered too... <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/d2021f40-9165-4448-a92f-a5edbc8ca206/podfollow.com/thesport7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sport 7</a>.</p><p>How about Science and Tech? Guess what - <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/3850f037-0f64-4b23-9414-7f65c7dbe3a7/podfollow.com/thescience7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Science 7</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>You need the Smarts? We’ve got the Smarts.</p><p><br></p><p>Contact us over at <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/0cd006ce-e61a-4154-91f0-1b3bef3c5a82/twitter.com/thesmart7pod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"...","author_name":"Daft Doris"}