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The Sunday 7 - Taylor Swift vs AI, Elon Musk vs Sam Altman, and the battle to save The Venus Fly Trap

Ep. 3023
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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:


  • Taylor Swift - Global Icon, Musician and Activist
  • Phoebe Lunny - Member of UK punk group “Lambrini Girls”  
  • Sophy - Humanoid Robot powered by AI 
  • Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru 
  • Matti Lievonen - CEO of Global BioFuels company EcoCeres
  • Nathan Jubb - Gillie, who manages salmon fishing along a stretch of the River Wye
  • Julie Moore - Botanist in North Carolina specialising in the Venus Fly Trap 
  • Damon Wade - Director of North Carolina’s Botanical Gardens
  • Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro - Professor of Engineering Biology at Imperial College
  • Anne Hayes - Director of Standards at the British Standards Institution 
  • Andrea Padilla - Colombian Senator 


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.



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