The Smart 7

The Sunday 7 - Get set for a Summer of Heatwaves, the Pope intervenes on AI and why everyone hates the Electric Ferrari


Published: 31 May 2026 at 06:01 Europe/London

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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...


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Today's episode includes the following guests:


  • Clair Barnes - Research Associate in Extreme Weather and Climate at Imperial College London
  • Wendel Trio - Director of the Climate Action Network Europe
  • Gary Clarke - Deputy Chair of the Construction Industry Council’s Climate Change Committee
  • Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru  
  • Pope Leo XIV - Leader of the Catholic Church 
  • Christopher Olah - Co-Founder of Anthropic 
  • Stephen Spielberg - Academy Award winning Director 
  • Dr Diana Atwine - Permanent Secretary at Uganda’s Health Ministry
  • Teresa Lambe - Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology at the University of Oxford
  • Max Martin - Co-Founder and CEO of the Enhanced Games 
  • Jared Isaacman - NASA Administrator 
  • Carlos Garcia Galan - Programme Executive for NASA’s Moon Base
  • Patrick Nasbimana - Country Co-ordinator for the African Wildlife Foundation
  • James Munyawera - Lab Specialist at the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund


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Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris.




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