The Smart 7

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily news podcast that tells you everything you need to know for the day in 7 minutes.


Everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and science. Think of it as your News Espresso.


We're proud to be partners with Metro, and you can find out more at www.metro.co.uk


A fresh one is uploaded every day at 7am. Written by a human called Liam Thompson and voiced by an AI version of Smart 7 co-founder Jamie East on Mon-Fri.


It's news... but not "The News".



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Website : https://www.thesmart7.com

RSS Feed : https://rss.acast.com/thesmart7  

Last Episode : July 5, 2025 5:01am

Last Scanned : 1.2 hours ago

Episodes

Episodes currently hosted on IPFS.

The Standout 7 - Government battles Welfare Bill Rebellion, Glastonbury chants cause chaos, and tributes to a Liverpool star and an American icon
Confirmed 2
The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 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 awardsIf 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/1938950483009499229https://x.com/i/status/1939248103489462428https://x.com/i/status/1939697815824765144 https://x.com/i/status/1940371922992218346 https://x.com/i/status/1940741574939357205 https://x.com/i/status/1939243730344530067 https://x.com/i/status/1940716020559122828 https://x.com/i/status/1940947093977489431 https://x.com/i/status/1939554730226663738 https://x.com/i/status/1940063758099046850https://x.com/i/status/1940412774750069047https://x.com/i/status/1939309125395267590https://x.com/i/status/1939238108165280037 https://x.com/i/status/1939608828539965539 https://x.com/i/status/1940429256497959419 https://x.com/i/status/1940730968446292370 https://x.com/i/status/1940848006389027271   Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.comVoiced by Mike Wooller, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Expires in 47 hours
Published Saturday
Labour launches 10 year plan for the NHS, Donald Trump celebrates One Big Beautiful Bill, tributes to Liverpool star Diogo Jota RIP
Confirmed 3
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1940716020559122828 https://x.com/i/status/1940790401453232598 https://x.com/i/status/1940741574939357205https://x.com/i/status/1940691591733166138 https://x.com/i/status/1940947093977489431 https://x.com/i/status/1940430792687247712https://x.com/i/status/1940778668382363738https://x.com/i/status/1940672513089941902 https://x.com/i/status/1940730968446292370    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.
Expires in 47 hours
Published Friday
Chancellor under pressure after Welfare climbdown, Sean Combs guilty on 2 counts, Raducanu and Norrie through to Round 3 at Wimbledon
Confirmed 2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1940285327756923099 https://x.com/i/status/1940326937635037527 https://x.com/i/status/1940375139230904648 https://x.com/i/status/1940371922992218346 https://x.com/i/status/1940412774750069047 https://x.com/i/status/1940429256497959419 https://x.com/i/status/1940431838121508978 https://x.com/i/status/1940417679674020192 https://youtu.be/rDShvi1gZag     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.
Expires in 47 hours
Published Thursday
Welfare Bill stumbles through Commons Vote, Trump threatens Elon with deportation, more shocks on Day 2 of Wimbledon
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1940123126181794238 https://x.com/i/status/1940040993702572192https://x.com/i/status/1940088744926720171 https://x.com/i/status/1940024142352589290https://x.com/i/status/1940063758099046850 https://x.com/i/status/1939967801621434541https://x.com/i/status/1940112573904429394https://x.com/i/status/1939790545762886085 https://x.com/i/status/1940032806874223010  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.
Published Wednesday
Avon and Somerset police open Glastonbury investigation, Government fails to quell Welfare rebellion, Record temperature on Day 1 of Wimbledon
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1939697815824765144  https://x.com/i/status/1939700318612115956 https://x.com/i/status/1939601241883165181 https://x.com/i/status/1939608828539965539 https://x.com/i/status/1939584689498374213 https://x.com/i/status/1939554730226663738 https://x.com/i/status/1939748972354048326  https://x.com/i/status/1939426051190628545https://x.com/i/status/1939660324069585306  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.
Published Tuesday
Political Chants spark Glastonbury Row, Starmer apologises over Welfare Bill rebellion, Wimbledon gets underway in SW19
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1938950483009499229https://x.com/i/status/1939248103489462428 https://x.com/i/status/1939309125395267590 https://x.com/i/status/1939238108165280037 https://x.com/i/status/1939243730344530067 https://x.com/i/status/1939018032547848514 https://x.com/i/status/1939300379419672891 https://x.com/i/status/1939051361938632708 https://youtu.be/GXecSGmQDEI     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.
Published Monday
The Sunday 7 - Apple Podcasts celebrate 20 years, why your baby could be DNA mapped, and good news from a Galaxy, far, far away
2
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 18 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:GuestsMartin Kulldorf - Professor of Medicine and member of ACIP Kim Schrier - Democratic Congresswoman, WAProfessor Elizabeth Whittaker - Paediatric Expert in Infectious Diseases  Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru  Doctor Helen O’Neill - Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics at University College LondonProfessor Rameen Shakur - Professor of Genomics at the University of Brighton  William O’Mullaine Associate Director for Data Production at the Vera C Rubin Observatory, Chile Elon Musk - Founder and CEO of NeuralinkPaolo Ardoino  - CEO of Tether T - a car thief interviewed by Channel 4’s DispatchesIan Thwaites - Police Constable from the Port of Dover Police Anthony Alexander - Peace Park Foundations Programme Manager 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.
Published Sunday
The Standout 7 - Twelve Day war ends in Ceasefire, Things get weird at the NATO Summit and The Edge finally picks up an Irish passport
2
The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…With over 18 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 awardsIf 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/1936607712680321037https://x.com/i/status/1936791141757735277 https://x.com/i/status/1937279358890312074https://x.com/i/status/1937091908611777005https://x.com/i/status/1937481041662370110 https://x.com/i/status/1937240322884661674 https://x.com/i/status/1937484111934865745https://x.com/i/status/1937054972153073785 https://x.com/i/status/1937508398536286652https://x.com/i/status/1937514488087142816 https://x.com/i/status/1937078926624305659 https://x.com/i/status/1938144555724943499https://x.com/i/status/1937729396183564770 https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/  https://x.com/i/status/1937742118820188658 Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.comVoiced 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.
Published 06/28
Government set for step back on Welfare Bill, Trump administration lashes out over Iran coverage, Worry over Weight Loss Jabs
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1938215380318884215https://x.com/i/status/1938130273943884140https://x.com/i/status/1938186741581562025 https://x.com/i/status/1938264502576771193 https://x.com/i/status/1938209707216539870 https://x.com/i/status/1938144555724943499 https://x.com/i/status/1938290539314466847 https://x.com/i/status/1938084225615265849 https://x.com/i/status/1938251153592160639  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.
Published 06/27
Standoff continues between PM and Labour Welfare rebels, NATO summit gets weird as Rutte calls Trump “daddy”, Southgate receives his Kinighthood
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1937860868600942715 https://x.com/i/status/1937834862360121380https://x.com/i/status/1937849727854191016 https://x.com/i/status/1937768568457728386 https://x.com/i/status/1937773257580773826 https://x.com/i/status/1937729396183564770 https://x.com/i/status/1937830081780494540 https://x.com/i/status/1937742118820188658 https://x.com/i/status/1937898676770226383 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.
Published 06/26
Trump drops the F Bomb as shaky ceasefire holds, NATO leaders assemble in The Hague, Starmer faces Labour rebellion over Welfare Bill
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1937481041662370110https://x.com/i/status/1937459640419098886 https://x.com/i/status/1937508398536286652 https://x.com/i/status/1937514488087142816https://x.com/i/status/1937484111934865745 https://x.com/i/status/1937545456134799823 https://x.com/i/status/1937543414712795397https://x.com/i/status/1937361196702748772 https://x.com/i/status/1937179534564241631  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.
Published 06/25
Trump declares end of “Twelve Day War”, Zelensky in UK to meet King Charles, The Edge picks up his Irish passport
2
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 18 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 awardsIf 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/1937279358890312074 https://x.com/i/status/1937091908611777005 https://x.com/i/status/1937056072621043761 https://x.com/i/status/1937054972153073785https://x.com/i/status/1937240322884661674 https://x.com/i/status/1937078926624305659https://x.com/i/status/1937042217891406093https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/  https://x.com/i/status/1937154000232821058   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.
Published 06/24