Best Guy Clapperton Podcasts (2025)

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Driving (not just) in my car part 2 12:11

2M ago12:11

12:11

Continuing the conversation between Near Futurist Guy Clapperton and TomTom's global business manager for traffic, Douglas Gilmour. We finish the conversation by discussing increasingly smart and collaborative map projects and how they're going to affect our daily lives.

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Driving (not just) in my car 15:16

2M ago15:16

15:16

We all take satellite navigation for granted but maybe we shouldn't - it's finding its way into smart cities, fleet management, delivery and huge amounts of other areas. In this interview Near Futurist Guy Clapperton speaks to Douglas Gilmour, global develpment manager for traffic at TomTom to about how increasingly smart maps are making a huge dif…

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A Little AI Learning - 2 20:41

4M ago20:41

20:41

In part two of this interview, Ten10 co-founder Ash Gawthorp continues his conversation with Guy Clapperton about the impact of sudden innovation in artificial intelligence on people and learning. They cover company culture and the ability to fail, learning patterns, how to avoid burnout - and the impact of sudden technological change on smaller or…

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A little AI learning - 1 19:21

4M ago19:21

19:21

Artificial Intelligence has been hitting the news even more than usual as Chinese company Deep Seek has turned the market upside down, hitting numerous businesses dependent on the complexity of building AI where it hurts - in the share price. But what about the people using and developing skills in AI? In this episode, Near Futurist podcaster and s…

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From 5G to 6G part 2 17:03

4M ago17:03

17:03

In this second part of the interview with Dimitra Simeonidou of Joiner, the academic project to explore what's coming next in 6G and beyond, Guy Clapperton asks about when to upgrade our devices, what the role of academia is in all this - and gets advised not to try to trademark the term "7G". Which is a shame. More on the work of Prof. Simeonidou …

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From 5G to 6G - where networking goes next 17:25

4M ago17:25

17:25

You thought the conspiracy theories over 5G were bad but had stopped - well, we can only hope it won't all happen again because, wait for it, plans for 6G are afoot. Surely, asks Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton. we don't need it, isn't 5G fast enough? That's until our guest, Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, head of the UK 6G Testbed, called Joiner …

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A Smarter Way To Work part 2 7:46

4M ago7:46

7:46

In the second part of this interview with Smartrectuiters CEO Rebecca Carr, near futurist Guy Clapperton explores the advantages of using artificial intelligence for recruitment. AI isn't the whole answer - but it's going to offer a lot of shortcuts!By Guy Clapperton

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A Smarter Way to Work 11:23

5M ago11:23

11:23

Should we be worried about AI in terms of job seeking? Rebecca Carr is a specialist who sees pros and cons. She speaks to Near Futurist Guy Clapperton in. part 1 of this interview.By Guy Clapperton, Rebecca Carr

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Mind over technological matter 23:01

1+ y ago23:01

23:01

We keep hearing that we're too stressed because we're always on and we spend too much time in front of screens. No argument there but technology can also help. Dr. Emilia Molimpakis of Thymia explains to Guy Clapperton that monitoring of employees in an anonymised, non-intrusive manner can expose all sorts of behaviours that indicate someone is hea…

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Powering the People 15:00

1+ y ago15:00

15:00

So many myths about selling electricity between neighbours and yet it never seems to happen - meanwhile the cost of living is set to continue skyrocketing this year. Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton speaks to Jo-Jo Hubbard, CEO of Electron, about how the infrastructure and business models are coming around to enable people to trade electricit…

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AI and women - still an issue? 32:19

1+ y ago32:19

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Sound and Fury 23:00

1+ y ago23:00

23:00

Noise cancelling headphones work by adding noise. What's more, if you measure the annoyance of someone when a contact centre agent asks them to repeat their contact information more than once, it gets disproportionately high. This matters when it can all be a matter of fixing the audio engagement. In this edition of the Near Futurist, IRIS Technolo…

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Shopping Around 17:14

1+ y ago17:14

17:14

Shopping is changing - we're abandoning cash almost without realising it and you can walk out of an Amazon Go store feeling as if you haven't paid at all. In this edition of the Near Futurist Guy Clapperton speaks to Charlie Hope, retail principal at IT services company BJSS, about what his retail clients are asking - and therefore what we can espe…

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Reuse your refuse 19:26

1+ y ago19:26

19:26

We are all making too much rubbish and it's going to landfill. This is generally agreed to be a bad ikdea - so of course we still do it. Chris Williams of ISB Global thinks this is an extremely bad idea and he's prepared to talk about why. His company offers a software solution to managing the disposal of what would otherwise become landfill but he…

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Changing the world a message at a time 20:25

1+ y ago20:25

20:25

What's that? There's another social network out there? There certainly is and we don't mean Threads. Guy talks to Sue Fennessy, founder and chief executive of WeAre8, which aims to restore value to the participant (or "citizen" as it calls them), enable them to donate to charities and stop using hateful messages. Also Guy's thoughts on the Amazon K…

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Your car, your transport of desire 22:43

1+ y ago22:43

22:43

Your car isn't just your vehicle any more, says Yasmine King of ADI - it's your workplace in some cases and not in others. You also need a quieter environment for your mental health and the fact that electronic vehicles are silent makes this more difficult, not easier, because of the background noise. MeanwhileOlivier Bessi of Star Global has been …

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Metaverse or metamyth 33:17

2+ y ago33:17

33:17

We've all heard of the metaverse by now - but is it a "thing" or a marketing construct? There are no holds barred in this Dividing Lines debate, the series in the Near Futurist sponsored (but never dictated) by Diffusion PR. Futurist.com supremo Nikolas Badminton takes on Based.AF head honcho Robin Schmidt as they consider whether it's more than im…

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An office of one's own 30:31

2+ y ago30:31

30:31

Received wisdom suggests that we're all going to work flexibly and it's going to be great. Winter is coming, however - so will we scurry back to the office to stay warm or do the figures still add up? And what if we suggest that home working is actually less productive than office working anyway? It's a polarising debate but in this episode of Divi…

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Power to the People 27:30

2+ y ago27:30

27:30

Dr. Carol Nakhle of the University of Surrey and Robin Peters of Snugg Energy discuss the energy crisis with near futurist Guy Clapperton: * Is the increase in pricing a useful tool to dampen demand? * How long will payback take if people invest in their homes? * Are the high prices prompting the right action? * What practical steps can we take ear…

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The Near Futurist trailer: Power to the People 1:18

2+ y ago1:18

1:18

A preview of Friday's Near Futurist interview: * Dr. Carol Nakhle of Surrey University and Robin Peters of Snugg debate * Is the dice loaded against us reaching Net Zero? Should fuel prices be part of the plan? * What are the obstacles, like payback times?By Guy Clapperton

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80. Education, Education, Education 19:08

3y ago19:08

19:08

Education was doomed and schools would universally suffer as a result of the pandemic, we were told. It's certainly changed stuff. but has the disaster rteally happened and what part has technology played? Alexa Joyce of Microsoft discusses with Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the Link…

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79: Are we ditching the doctor too quickly? 25:33

3y ago25:33

25:33

We all have a lot of information about our bodies - we might own smartwatches or phones that count our paces or measure our pulse rate, we may have a blood pressure monitoring machine and there are apps and devices to help with diabetes. Is it all too much, though? Has self-diagnosis gone too far? In this debate I speak to Dr. Gigi Taguri of Lloyds…

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Nice to Meat You 19:32

3y ago19:32

19:32

Lab-grown meat or factory-made fillets - is the future of meat away from the farm? Daan Luining of Meatable thinks the balance ay change while while Tim Bonner of the Countryside Alliance in the UK thinks otherwise. Guy Clapperton presents the latest in the Dividing Lines mini-series within the Near Futurist podcast, sponsored by Diffusion PR. If y…

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77: Space Garbage 15:17

3y ago15:17

15:17

It's been an exciting 12 months for astronomy enthusiasts - Jeff Bezos actually took Captain Kirk to outer space! But in the past we've jettisoned a lot of parts of our spacecraft, so how much junk is there out there? And is it a problem? Prof. Moriba Jah of the University of Texas and Privateer is tracking the issue and discusses how it's become d…

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76: Working in the new environment 19:11

3+ y ago19:11

19:11

We've all heard about the Great Resignation and in this episode of the Near Futurist, Vodafone's chief HR officer Leanne Wood tells Guy Clapperton there is culture as well as technology in play. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Als…

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75: Graphene, a material for the future 23:36

3+ y ago23:36

23:36

Graphene used to be a theoretical thing but nobody was sure they could extract it - now it has the potential to change the way we make and keep clothes, engineer flights and even build houses. Neil Ricketts, chief executive officer of graphene specialist Versarien, talks to Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future…

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74: An Engineered Earth 21:56

3+ y ago21:56

21:56

A lot of people advocate getting back to nature as the way to preserve the Earth but they may be wrong. Geo-engineering, in which we intervene artificially, may be more sustainable. Near Futurist Guy Clapperton asks visiting associate professor at Columbia Business School, climate economist, academic, and author Gernot Wagner and assistant professo…

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73. Flying with reduced carbon 25:16

3+ y ago25:16

25:16

As the Cop26 conference convenes in Glasgow we are aware we'll have to make changes and flying remains a major carbon polluter. This may be about to change, however, and in this Dividing Lines debate, sponsored by Diffusion PR, Guy Clapperton speaks to Tom Grundy of Hybrid Air Vehicles and Cristina Garcia-Duffy of the Aerospace Technology Institute…

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72: Labels that speak 16:47

3+ y ago16:47

16:47

Suppose a pair of trainers could not only assure you they were genuine but enable you to sell them back to the manufacturer for remaking so someone else could have them? The process starts with smarter labelling - Guy Clapperton speaks to Max Winograd, VP of connected products for Avery Dennison. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest…

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71. Dividing Lines: Does vertical farming work? 27:20

4y ago27:20

27:20

Vertical farming - put your crops into a high rise building, maybe based on hydroponics so they take up less space and you control the climate. Is this the way forward to eliminate poverty? Neither of our guests think it's that simple. In this podcast Angry Chef blogger Anthony Warner debates Agritecture CEO Henry Gordon-Smith about what's going to…

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70. Sounds familiar? 24:32

4y ago24:32

24:32

The Coca-Cola song from the 1970s, the Bond theme, Windows start-up, Apple switch-on - we're surrounded by aural branding as well as logos and visual cues. Michele Arnese, CEO of amp, talks us through what's going on. The show starts off with an explanation of an error I made during the interview - with apologies! If you enjoy this or would like to…

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69. Dividing Lines: Can Algorithms That Power Fake News Really Prevent Its Spread? 24:27

4y ago24:27

24:27

New to the Near Futurist - a mini-series of debates sponsored by Diffusion PR. In this episode Vinay Nair of Lightful returns to speak to Guillaume Bouchard of CheckStep - are we better off fighting misinformation through algorithms and AI or should we take the grass roots approach and look to people? If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/su…

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68. Young people and data 22:00

4y ago22:00

22:00

Guy Clapperton interviews Helena Schwenk of Exasol on how the "D-native" generation doesn't necessarily think it's as fluent as all that in data - and the impact this will have on society and business. If you like what you're hearing why not leave a review wherever you found this edition - and if you wanted to read it rather than listen, check the …

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67. Diabetes: how apps can help 21:23

4y ago21:23

21:23

Lockdown has prompted unhealthy behaviours in a lot of us and we're putting on weight. One unlooked-for effect of all this is diabetes, and Cyndi Williams of Quin has an app to help. She tells Guy Clapperton about this and how misunderstood diabetes is in this 21 minute podcast. Hearing issues? Here's a transcript: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure…

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66. Elevate yourself 18:19

4y ago18:19

18:19

We all use elevators but did you know that the maintenance charge can be invoked even when they haven't moved? Augustin Celier of Uptime believes it's time for a new model. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its …

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65. Dancing with Robots 23:39

4y ago23:39

23:39

Dr. Merritt Moore is a bit of a renaissance woman in that she is a professional ballet dancer with a doctorate in physics and a qualified astronaut. She has a lot to say about the divide between arts and scientists in this episode in which she speaks to Guy Clapperton If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join t…

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64. State of the Stadium 14:15

4y ago14:15

14:15

Live sport is on the way back and it's going to be soon but we all want stadiums to be safe. Mike Elliot, CEO of Over-C, explains how the answer may lie in the Internet of Things. Find out more about presenter Guy Clapperton at clappertonmediaassociates.com - oh go on, he spent $3 on that football crowd sound effect just for you... If you enjoy thi…

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63. Your HQ in Cyberspace 22:57

4y ago22:57

22:57

Vicky Brock of cyber-safety specialist Vistalworks could see her international government clients becoming unable to buy from her after Brexit - so she started looking around and ended up with a virtual residency in Estonia. She talks Guy Clapperton through the process and how it's helped her business and clients. If you enjoy this or would like to…

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62. Will you get the vaccine? 21:25

4y ago21:25

21:25

Vaccine hesitancy is a major problem among certain minorities and the answer lies not exclusively in old-fashioned campaigns but in the digital world where the misinformation begins. Vinay Nair of Lightful talks ton ear futurist Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+)…

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61. It's a bird, it's a plane... 21:55

4y ago21:55

21:55

We've been promised these for ages and now at last they're going to arrive - Patrick Hessel of Airmobil explains how he's bringing the flying car to the market, when it will be available and (you'd better sit down for this bit) how much it will cost. For more info about the presenter Guy Clapperton check clappertonmediiaassociates.com If you enjoy …

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60. Hacking the Hacker 20:54

4y ago20:54

20:54

What if you could actually fool the person trying to hack into your system that they were somewhere they wanted to be, when they're not? What if you could understand that sentence at first glance? Carolyn Crandall of Attivo Networks looks at what can be achieved against hackers that are already in the system. If you enjoy this or would like to feed…

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59. IoT From Fridges To Ganges 25:01

4+ y ago25:01

25:01

Data collection is going to do everything from monitor your refrigerator to cleaning the river Ganges. Michael Sack, chief executive of Teracode, explains the difference the Internet of Things can make. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | Link…

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58. How secure is your home? 23:12

4+ y ago23:12

23:12

Home working is not so much mainstream as compulsory but it may not be as secure as a lot of people hope. Mike Wood of Versa Networks discusses the issues with Near Futurist Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the…

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57. Back to the office? 19:49

4+ y ago19:49

19:49

It's 2021 so sometime this year, surely, we'll be able to return to our offices safely. Hold on though - Kristine Dahl Steidel, VP of VMware, has research that says people don't actually want to go back. She discusses findings and motivations with #nearfuturist Guy Clapperton and considers the shape of the workforce from now on. If you enjoy this o…

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56. Lock up your data 23:05

4+ y ago23:05

23:05

2020 is done, dusted and can close the door on its way out, it won't be missed. But as we look forward to vaccines and a gradual return to normality it's worth taking stock of where your data is stored, who has it and what they're using it for. Chris Strand of Intsights talks Near Futurist Guy Clapperton through some of the issues. And a happy New …

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55. Developing the Uni Cycle 21:25

4+ y ago21:25

21:25

Anders Kohn of Aula speaks to Guy Clapperton about how students need more interactivity in their lectures, particularly in the online world. It's not about a generation gap, however - he discusses learnings from Facebook, Slack and how the changes had been coming anyway. This fortnightly podcast will now take a break until the New Year as the next …

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54. Safe as houses? 15:34

4+ y ago15:34

15:34

We've been working from home for months and there is more of it to come. Just to cheer us up even more Chris Morales, head of security analytics for Vectra, says a load of our commonly-used apps may be insecure. He offers tips on what to do about this and they're not difficult. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why …

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53. Coronavirus forces digitalisation 19:33

4+ y ago19:33

19:33

Coronavirus has changed many things, one of which is that business and public sector have had to think "digital first". Returning guest Galina Antova, co-founder of Claroty, discusses how organisations coped depending on whether they were already thinking in those terms or suddenly had it forced on them. Antova is actually the first guest to come b…

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52. Staying sustainable 18:41

4+ y ago18:41

18:41

Where are we with sustainable energy and how can we improve? James Kirk, CTO of ENSEK, talks figures, sustainability and data with near futurist Guy Clapperton. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the pod…

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51. Blockchain - brilliance or bluff? 25:04

4+ y ago25:04

25:04

Author Kate Baucherel discusses her new book, Blockchain Hurricane, along with banking, durian fruit and science fiction writing with Near Futurist presenter Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group? (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its…

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