# Intro and welcome to This Week in Work

- **Episode:** [126](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/126.md) (2024-09-10)
- **Type:** news-roundup
- **Tags:** podcast-intro, welcome
- **Time:** 0:33–2:06 (start 33s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/126?t=33](https://truthliesandwork.com/126?t=33)

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[0:33] Al Elliott: Nice. Check out hopspot.com, the agentic customer platform for growing businesses
[0:37] Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. My name is Leanne. I'm a chartered psychologist
[0:57] Al Elliott: My name is Al. I'm a business owner
[0:59] Leanne Elliott: And we are here to help you simplify the science of work and create awesome workplaces
[1:03] Al Elliott: Yes, we are. We are back in the full swing of September. We're trying to make the most of this fresh start effect, which we talked about last week. We're back to bringing you 2 episodes a week. So Tuesday, that's today. This is our This Week in Work episode, where we bring you the top news from the world of work. And our world-famous weekly workplace surgery. For September, we're also bringing you insights from established and emerging thought leaders in our segment Fresh Voices— Leanne's idea, love it— some fresh ideas to get you motivated for the month ahead
[1:31] Leanne Elliott: And our Thursday episodes are back. Hooray! It's all about our expert guests. Last week we brought you an interview with Ed Williams, CEO of Candy Kittens, a business he founded with his partner Jamie Lang, off of Made in Chelsea and McVitie's fame. It was a Great conversation. If you haven't heard it yet, go and check it out
[1:53] Al Elliott: So that is episode 125. This is episode 126, This Week in Work. I believe it's your favourite time of the week, Lee
[2:01] Leanne Elliott: It is, it is my favourite time of the week, Al. It's time for the news roundup. Cue the jingle