{"podcast":{"title":"The Impact Equation","slug":"the-impact-equation-7063562","podcast_index_feed_id":7063562,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6717d40883ac9fccacca0682","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-impact-equation","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6717d40883ac9fccacca0682/1736945972351-dc7faabf-78ec-4354-8dfc-efa989f1c872.jpeg","author":"Rafi Addlestone and Adam Pike","episode_count":102,"summary":"Welcome to The Impact Equation, conversations with leaders shaping a brighter future, hosted by Adam Pike, social entrepreneur, and Rafi Addlestone, impact advisor, With our special guests, we unlock the secrets of those who dare to transform our world. We talk to architects of change, pioneers in their fields, working toward a brighter future for us all. In each episode, we dig into each element of the impact equation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T18:19:18.654257+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562"},"episode":{"title":"Lord Simon Case: from Boris to Barrow","slug":"lord-simon-case-from-boris-to-barrow","published_at":"2026-02-22T19:47:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562/lord-simon-case-from-boris-to-barrow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-impact-equation/episodes/699b5d4668ec8626d2d4ef3e","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6717d40883ac9fccacca0682/e/699b5d4668ec8626d2d4ef3e/media.mp3","summary":"Lord Simon Case served four British Prime Ministers as head of the UK's civil service from Boris Johnson in 2020, to Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer. Lord Case held the most senior civil service role just as the government hit a run of shocks: Brexit implementation, Covid, war in Europe, economic turbulence, and rapid technological change. In this episode, he’s candid about what it feels like at the centre of crisis decision-making, and why government too often drifts into a self-obsessed “bubble” that’s disconnected from daily life. He also shares what gave him hope: meeting frontline civil servants, and seeing what changes when power and money are tied to real places. We talk about Barrow Rising; a place-based partnership bringing central government, local government, industry and community together around the long-term transformation of Barrow-in-Furness. What does it take to turn billions of public spend next door into better health, education, and opportunity? And can Barrow become a blueprint others can borrow from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Lord Simon Case served four British Prime Ministers as head of the UK's civil service from Boris Johnson in 2020, to Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3063,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-impact-equation-7063562/episodes/lord-simon-case-from-boris-to-barrow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562/lord-simon-case-from-boris-to-barrow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}