Rory McGowan is joined by Michael Follett, Founder & Director of OPAL and an Internationla Play Consultant. They've found some new research that shows widespread support from the public for UK schools to change their policies and adopt an always active uniform. The Alliance, founded by Outdoor Play and Learning, the Youth Sport Trust, Play England, and the Centre for Young Lives claims traditional uniforms restrict movement, limit opportunities for active play, and don’t reflect the needs of modern learning environments.

https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/

Rory McGowan is joined by Klim Artemov from Globaltic. In this episode, Rory picks Klim's brains regarding charcoal and why we need to be careful and make sure we know where we're getting it from. Some of these countries that our producing our charcoal are victims to deforestation and poor labour conditions.

https://globalticltd.co.uk/

Rory McGowan is joined by Thea Watson from Bright HR. In this episode the two discuss a new report that Bright HR has carried out. It looks at workplace culture and how it still requires improvement in certain areas.

https://www.brighthr.com/

Rory McGowan speaks to Damian Stirrett from ServiceNow. Damian tells us all about the 2025 Consumer Voice Report. This looks at Brits' attitudes towards AI customer service, with an increasing number expecting AI chatbots to pick up on and adapt to their mood. But there remains a lack of trust in AI to fulfil certain tasks and not make things more difficult.

https://www.servicenow.com/uk/

Daniel Clewlow once again fills in for Adam Cox. He speaks to Brian Palmer, CEO and Founder of Cello Electronics. Brian tells us all about the resurgence of physical media and in particular DVDs. He also discusses just how nostalgia-fuelled this re-emergence truly is.

https://celloelectronics.com/

Daniel Clewlow fills in for Adam Cox, and he talks to Kevin Ramchurn, a maths tutor and the Managing Director of Suited Tutor, a private tutor company.

In today's episode, Daniel and Kevin talk about how class sizes effect student learning, and how online resources are helping students access a wide range of new education options, including personal tutors.

Rory McGowan fills in for Adam Cox, he interview Garnet Harrison from Highland Cask Group. With continued market instability due to global trade tensions, cask whisky experts are warning that without tighter regulation, the market risks being undermined by fraud. Rory and Garnet discuss this and more!

https://www.highlandcaskgroup.com/

Daniel Clewlow once again fills in for Adam Cox on Modern Mindset. He speaks to Dr Anna Foreman, an in-house vet from Everypaw. They discuss the importance of pet safety, which is especially significant with Easter around the corner, as lot of chocolate could be well be around your house!

https://www.everypaw.com/