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Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the Government's obesity strategy and its decision to target junk food advertising. He considers the significance of the announced planning reforms, whether local lockdowns are the right way forward and tries to make sense of the COVID border policy. He also looks at the prospects for the American Presidential Election with three months to go.

For the first time since lockdown began, our film critic James Cameron-Wilson was able to attend a film in an actual cinema. He reviews the film he saw there, Unhinged, a thriller starring Russell Crowe. He also looks at the streaming version of the hit musical Hamilton and British movie Make Up. He also considers what Disney's decision to bypass cinemas with Mulan might mean for cinemas around the world.

Joe Healey of The Share Centre looks at the current state of UK dividend payouts, where some light is being seen amidst the previous gloom. He also looks at the banks, particularly the problems faced by HSBC and at the airline sector and, in particular, at easyJet. Looking ahead, he suggests what we might expect from Intercontinental Hotels, Prudential and Just Eat.

Tech guru Steve Caplin asks what liquid which most of us use is more expensive than premium whisky or Chanel #5. He tells us about the world's first fly-in cinema, the Taipei competition to win fake air trips, the beetle that can digest polystyrene, robot dogs for the blind, the roll-up chess set, the porch parcel protection system and why future civilisations will know more about ancient Egyptians than they do about us.

Adam Cox is joined by activist and campaigner Natasha Sutton, an entrepreneur that suffered from paralysis while running a successful business. Natasha reveals how traumatic life experiences involving her parents helped her pursue a passion for good mental health and better understanding for all. Natasha shares some valuable tips on how to spot the signs of stress and mental health issues, and ways in which we can all cope.

Tiffany Aliche explains how she went from being unemployed and in debt, to founding a multimillion-dollar business – all while providing life-changing financial education.

After a great deal of fuss about air bridges and people being able to go on summer holiday, things suddenly changed last weekend. A swift about turn saw a 14 day quarantine period imposed for those arriving in the UK from Spain at just six hours’ notice, hitting tens of thousands of holidaymakers who are there already, those with trips booked and leaving Britons hoping for some Spanish sunshine stuck in travel limbo… again. So is this the end of summer holidays for 2020? Are holidays to Spain off the cards for some time, and can you go to France, Italy, Greece or anywhere else safe in the knowledge you can come home and not have to take an extra fortnight off work? On this week’s podcast Georgie Frost – in Spain and facing a 14 day quarantine if she can get back – is joined by Simon Lambert and Grace Gausden to talk holidays, travel insurance, refunds, air bridges and whether even a staycation is safe. Plus, as savings rates take another tumble should you lock your money away for five years at 1.1 per cent just to protect against further falls? And finally, is buy-to-let back? A stamp duty cut, low rates and a weaker property market has got property investors interested again but are they saving money now just to lose it in future?

Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all rise on their latest earnings reports; Alphabet 2nd-quarter makes history, but not in a good way; PayPal and Teladoc Health hit all-time highs, while Visa and Mastercard deal with lower payment volumes. Andy Cross, Jason Moser, and Ron Gross analyze those stories, as well as the latest from Starbucks, UPS, Sherwin-Williams, Scotts Miracle-Gro, McDonald’s, and Pinterest. Plus they share three stocks on their radar: CEVA, Kinsale Capital Group, and J M Smucker.

Lockdown is easing, and Britain is starting on the long road to economic recovery – but with a large proportion of Britain’s workforce still working from home, are the current circumstances preventing us from paying enough attention to keeping ourselves protected from cybercrime? In this episode, Vicky Sayers is joined by Cyber Security Expert at UNISYS, JP Cavanna, to explore how we can stay safe online – at home.

Adam Cox is joined by Natalie Susi, a professor at the University of California, where she teaches a course called The Pursuit of Happiness. Natalie has developed an online series called Conscious Conversations, and a program called Creating a Conscious Culture. She discusses how communication can be the cause and solution of many personal and interpersonal problems, and offers tips on how to communicate in a more conscious way to improve the quality of your life.