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Keith Allen on becoming an actor and why he would legalise drugs from 2023-12-08T09:00
Keith Allen has been many things. The father of popstar Lily and Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, he was also a TV presenter, theat...
ListenBilly Porter on being a queer Black man in the music industry, the actors' strike and Trump's America from 2023-12-01T09:00
Billy Porter started singing in church when he was about five years old, and growing up saw performance as a lifeline out of the trauma and rejection he experienced as a Black gay man....
ListenAstronaut Tim Peake on Elon Musk's SpaceX and the future of space exploration from 2023-11-23T16:37
Being an astronaut is a job like no other. Of the estimated 100 billion people who have ever lived, only 628 people in human history have left Earth.
Tim Peake is one ...
ListenCaster Semenya on gender fairness in athletics and what being a woman means to her from 2023-11-17T08:00
Caster Semenya has never doubted that she was a woman. It wasn’t until her athletics career started to take off that the now two-time Olympic Games gold medallist and a three-time Worl...
ListenCarlo Rovelli on white holes, challenging different narratives and the need for a ‘reasonable compromise’ in the Israel-Palestine war from 2023-11-03T09:00
Carlo Rovelli has devoted large parts of his life to explaining to the general public what appears on the surface to be the unexplainable - and his bestselling science books saw him du...
ListenMikaela Loach on fighting the climate crisis through social justice, the problem with net zero, and being a 'soft Black girl' from 2023-10-20T09:00
The climate crisis is the biggest single issue affecting us all - but for some, the impact will be, and already is, far greater than f...
ListenYanis Varoufakis on the death of capitalism, Starmer and the tyranny of big tech from 2023-09-29T08:00
The world is witnessing an epochal shift, according to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis: from the now-dead capitalism, to “technofeudalism”.
In his latest book, the fo...
ListenCambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday on Autism, racism, and learning to read at 18 from 2023-09-22T10:17
"You're categorised as not being particularly intelligent or able," says Jason Arday, an autistic Sociologist who became Cambridge University's youngest black professor.
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Poet Lemn Sissay on growing up in the care system, racism and finding his Ethiopian family from 2023-09-15T07:00
At 14, Lemn Sissay inked his initials into his hand with a homemade tattoo. He didn’t write LS, but NG, for Norman Greenwood, which he thought was his name. Except that it wasn’t. His ...
ListenDawn Butler MP on white feminism, Sadiq Khan, and racism in Parliament from 2023-09-08T05:00
As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, and then instated as a government Minister, Dawn Butler has been vocal on the disrespect that Black women face in politics.
Ice Cube on the police, AI and Black business from 2023-09-01T07:00
“The police haven’t changed,” says American rapper Ice Cube, marking 35 years since the release of the track “F*** Tha Police” that cemented his status in musical history alongside the...
ListenActivist Gina Martin on changing the law on upskirting, ‘boys will be boys’, and the impact of online abuse from 2023-08-25T07:00
Gina Martin is best known as the driving force behind the Voyeurism Act, which made upskirting, or the taking of pictures under a person’s clothing without permission, a criminal offen...
ListenPoet Ben Okri on disruptive climate protests and dreaming of Nigeria from 2023-07-21T08:00
‘This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us,’ reads the first line of Sir Ben Okri’s poem, ‘The Broken’.
The poet and Booker-p...
ListenSyrian chef and refugee Imad Al Arnab on his journey from war-torn Syria to opening his dream restaurant in Soho from 2023-07-14T10:46
When he fled his war-torn hometown of Damascus, Imad Al Arnab spent three dangerous months smuggled in lorries trying to reach Europe. He arrived in the UK in the autumn of 2015 with a...
ListenWes Streeting on child poverty, coming out, and how he would run the NHS from 2023-07-07T10:49
Brought up on a council estate in the East End of London, the son of a single mother whose own father was a bank robber and whose mother once shared a prison cell with Christine Keeler...
ListenEvgenia Kara-Murza on the fight to free Russia’s political prisoners and the dream of a democratic Russia from 2023-06-30T14:07
When Evgenia Kara-Murza and her husband Vladimir parted ways in April 2022, she had no idea that would be the last time they’d see each other.
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Barbara Kingsolver on America’s opioid crisis and classist attitudes to rural communities from 2023-06-23T05:00
For a generation growing up in the rural US state of Virginia, opioid addiction isn't an abstraction - it's neighbours, parents, and friends.
Kamila Shamsie on "Googling while Muslim", Shamima Begum and the UK’s ‘racist’ immigration policy from 2023-06-16T07:16
In 1988, a 15-year-old Kamila Shamsie stayed up all night to watch Pakistan elect its first woman prime minister. Years later, and politics is still very much at the centre of the writ...
ListenChris van Tulleken on how our ultra-processed diet is killing us from 2023-06-09T05:00
What is ultra-processed food? And do we really know what it’s doing to our bodies, our health, and the planet?
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Sadiq Khan on climate change, immigration and London’s policing crisis from 2023-06-02T04:00
Sadiq Khan has been the mayor of London since 2016, and he’s seeking a third term next year.
In today’s episode of Ways to Change the World, Sadiq talks to Krishnan a...
ListenNick Cave on free speech, his religion, and finding - and defining - happiness from 2023-05-26T05:00
Nick Cave hates giving interviews. It’s the first thing he mentions in his new book, “Faith, Hope & Carnage”, which comprises a series of conversations between Cave and the writer Seán...
ListenSuzanne Simmard on fungal networks, ‘Mother’ trees, and restoring our forests from 2023-05-19T04:00
When Suzanne Simard discovered that trees could communicate through underground networks of fungi in 1997, her work was largely dismissed.But today, as a Professor of Forest Ecology at the Unive...
ListenAzeem Rafiq on tackling racism in cricket, losing his son, and facing his own failures from 2023-05-12T07:42
In 2017, Azeem Rafiq’s world collapsed around him. He lost his baby son, and shortly after, the career that he had worked his entire life for, after he blew the whistle on racism and b...
ListenActor Eddie Marsan on the struggles of being a working class actor and the tyranny of toxic masculinity from 2023-04-07T04:00
He is an actor who would be hard to typecast, but Eddie Marsan always plays the villain. “I think ...
ListenMichael Balogun on finding his purpose in prison and the power of belief from 2023-03-31T04:00
“I don't think you can expect someone to change their life by putting them in a room and locking the ...
ListenGary Younge on race, Rwanda and a lifetime of writing about Black life from 2023-03-24T05:00
“On the television, they were saying we were thieves, that we were raised with no morals”. Growing up Black in 1970s Britain, writer Gary Younge didn’t feel fully accepted - he didn’t ...
ListenMariana Mazzucato on how governments can take back control of their contracts from 2023-03-17T10:25
How can the government attract the country’s best minds to work for them? How do we know when a private sector contract is a good one? And what can we learn from NASA about business an...
ListenPeter Frankopan on how humans have shaped the planet and how we’ll destroy ourselves from 2023-03-10T05:00
“We're the only species who have worked out to blow up everything and kill everyone”. In his latest book, The Earth Transformed, Peter Frankopan takes on the entirety of the history of...
ListenSimon Le Bon on the secret to Duran Duran’s success and why the band shy away from politics from 2023-03-03T05:00
He’s the frontman of one of the most iconic bands of the 80s.
Four decades on, Simon Le Bon says that New Wave legends Duran Duran are s...
ListenSebastian Payne on centre-right ideas and Britain’s political future from 2023-02-24T05:00
Sebastian Payne is an author and the Director of centre-right think tank Onward, where he explores the bigger problems and challenges facing Britain today.
He recentl...
ListenBaaba Maal on the power of music and the future of Africa from 2023-02-17T05:00
“I’m a nomadic person, I don’t want to stay in one place”. When Baaba writes his music, he takes inspiration from the places he visits. “When I started travelling, I came to London, I ...
ListenCariad Lloyd on coping with grief and finding humour in death from 2023-02-03T05:00
“I was thinking about all my friends who launched a podcast and I thought, “if I had a podcast. I'd just talk to people about death. That's a terrible idea”.” Whe...
ListenJyoti Patel on identity, belonging, and how to ask someone the question: “Where are you from?” from 2023-01-27T05:00
“I didn't write this book to be hugely sellable, hugely commercial - I wrote it because it’s a story that I felt needed to be told.”
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Frances O’Grady on strikes, single parents and the trade union movement from 2023-01-20T06:00
Frances O’Grady stepped down as the General Secretary of British Trades Union Congress at the end of 2022. She was the first woman to hold the post in TUC’s 154-y...
ListenRick Rubin on working with Run DMC, The Strokes, Slayer and Johnny Cash and how to be an artist from 2023-01-13T05:00
Rick Rubin is the legendary music producer who founded Def Jam records, one of the most important hip hop labels of the 80s.
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Ways to Change the World with Chatbot GPT from 2022-12-23T08:00
ChatbotGPT is a new artificial intelligence programme designed to simulate human conversation and tackle complex questions.
<... ListenNouriel Roubini on the ‘megathreats’ to our global economy, how to stop them and his nickname Dr Doom from 2022-12-16T06:00
Nouriel Roubini is an economist, a professor in New York, a global economic consultant and an author who, amongst many distinguishing things, was one of those who...
ListenGeorge Takei on being sent to an internment camp, Star Trek and hiding his sexuality. from 2022-12-09T08:00
George Takei is an actor, activist and author, best known for his role of Lieutenant Sulu in Star Trek.
Im...
ListenRosie Holt on being a Twitter comic, women in media and why we should laugh at things that make us angry from 2022-12-02T13:18
Rosie Holt has become famous on Twitter, where she reinvented herself via satirical videos; A conversative MP and right-wing activist who many mistake for being ...
ListenClint Dyer on dealing with dyslexia, racism, his admiration for Shakespeare and his vision for directing from 2022-11-25T05:00
Clint Dyer is an actor, writer and director who has turned his pain into power. That power has resulted in numerous ‘firsts’, the first Black British artist to have performed, written and direct...
ListenJulian Lennon on his identity, the Beatles and his life outside of music from 2022-11-18T05:00
Julian Lennon is a singer-songwriter, who rose to fame for the Beatles song Hey Jude, which was written after his parents John and Cynthia Lennon separated. Listen
Rob Delaney on the loss of his son, supporting the NHS and swimming from 2022-11-11T06:00
Rob Delaney is a comedian, actor and writer, best known for co-creating the British sitcom Catastrophe, which won him a Bafta for comedy writing.
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ListenOrhan Pamuk on authoritarianism and pandemics, his new novel and Salman Rushdie’s attack from 2022-10-14T04:00
Orhan Pamuk is a renowned Turkish Nobel Prize winning author.
He is one of Turkey’s most acclaimed writers and has been openly critical of laws which curtail freedom of expression, partic...
ListenMarina Hyde on British politics, Brexit and her new book from 2022-10-07T04:00
Marina Hyde is a columnist at the Guardian, where she’s worked for over 20 years.
She is one of the most admired journalists in the UK and known for her witty analysis of politics and the...
ListenGaia Vince on how to manage climate change migration from 2022-09-30T04:00
Gaia Vince is a science and environment journalist and author.
She has written extensively about the impact human l...
ListenAuschwitz survivor Tova Friedman on escaping death, struggling with God and taking her story to TikTok from 2022-09-23T04:00:32
Tova Friedman was one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz death camp.
Her family came from Poland, went through various concentration camps, and ended up in Auschwitz. But remarkab...
ListenEdward Enninful on his career as the editor of British Vogue, being a refugee and the war on woke from 2022-09-16T04:00:31
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Dave Stewart on meeting Annie Lennox, Eurythmics and his new album from 2022-09-02T04:00:35
Dave Stewart is a musician, who rose to fame after forming the iconic British pop duo, Eurythmics, alongside Annie Lennox.
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Deborah Meaden on the cost of living crisis, why she hated school and how Dragons’ Den has transformed the business world from 2022-08-26T04:00:46
Deborah Meaden is a successful businesswoman, entrepreneur and star of the TV show Dragons’ Den.
She talks to Krishnan about her worries about the British economy, how...
ListenTom Daley on LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport, trans rights and being a gay parent from 2022-08-12T04:00:12
Tom Daley is an Olympic Gold Medallist, sports personality, campaigner and knitter.
We recently saw him at the openi...
ListenMichael Pollan on his belief that using psychedelics can cure mental health issues from 2022-07-29T04:03:55
Michael Pollan is one of TIME magazine’s top 50 most influential people in the US, he is a reporter, writer and psychonaut.
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Steve Thompson on his early-onset dementia, his new book and how rugby changed his life from 2022-07-22T16:07:53
Steve Thompson is a former England rugby player and he played in every England match during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
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US Air Force Chief General CQ Brown Jr. on the Ukraine war, BLM and Top Gun from 2022-07-15T09:48:58
General Charles Q Brown Jr. is the chief of staff of the US Air Force.
Krishnan talks to him about how the war in U...
ListenAsma Khan on her female run restaurant Darjeeling Express and discrimination in hospitality from 2022-07-08T04:00:47
Asma Khan is a world-renowned restaurateur and cookbook author who runs London restaurant Darjeeling Express with its kitchen entirely staffed by women. Listen
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko on her work, how the war might end and Russian war tactics from 2022-07-01T04:00:18
Lesia Vasylenko is a Ukrainian politician and human rights lawyer.
Leila Mottley on writing her bestselling novel at 17, police brutality in America and the way the world treats Black girls from 2022-06-24T04:00:28
Leila Mottley has only just turned 20 and she is already a New York Times Bestseller and the youngest person to make Oprah Winfrey’s book club. Her first book... Listen‘Don’t treat those who disagree with you as your enemy’ - Archbishop Justin Welby from 2022-06-17T04:00:02Justin Welby has been the Archbishop of Canterbury since 2013. Before he began training for ministry in 1989, Archbishop Justin worked in the oil industry for 11 ... ListenLethal Bizzle on racism, crypto and grime from 2022-06-10T04:00:24Our guest this week is Lethal Bizzle. He’s a rapper and entrepreneur with Ghanaian heritage, who originally hails from Walthamstow. Listen Geoff Norcott on being a conservative comedian, the culture war and why politicians shouldn’t be on Twitter from 2022-06-03T04:00:59Geoff Norcott is a writer, activist and comedian. As a rare right-winger, Geoff is a unique voice in British comedy ... ListenDenzel Curry on police brutality, overcoming trauma and the power of martial arts from 2022-05-06T04:00:52Denzel Curry is an American rapper and artist. He is brutally honest in his music about very personal topics such as his own mental health and his approach to pol... ListenSarah Brown on her daughter’s death, the importance of educating all children and her time at Downing Street from 2022-04-29T04:00:51Sarah Brown is the Chair of Theirworld. Their mission is to end the global education crisis. She’s also the Executive Chair for the Global Business Coalition for ... ListenBill Browder on his life as a target of Putin, if sanctions can stop the war and the legacy of Sergei Magnitsky from 2022-04-22T05:00:43Bill Browder was one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia until 2005 when he was kicked out of the country. He is now known for being one of Vladimir Putin’... ListenVanessa Nakate on the climate crisis, online abuse and racism in the media from 2022-04-15T04:00:15Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate activist who has quickly become a prominent and formidable voice in the climate change movement. She recently published her book ‘A... ListenAi Weiwei on China and the West, his father’s exile and if democracy really exists from 2022-04-08T04:00:48Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei is a world-famous artist and activist. Krishnan speaks to him about China’s relationshi... ListenFrancis Fukuyama on the war in Ukraine, liberalism and democracies under threat from 2022-04-01T04:00:24Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist and professor at Stanford University. Francis is known for his book, 'The ... ListenAngela Davis on socialism, how change happens and growing up in segregated Alabama from 2022-03-25T06:00:58Angela Davis grew up in segregated Alabama and became a world renowned political thinker, activist, author and academic.
Listen Tom Tugendhat on the war in Ukraine, his time in the military and his ambition to run for PM from 2022-03-18T05:00:32Our guest this week is Conservative MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat. Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his plans ... ListenIsabel Allende on her life as a refugee, the decline of the West and war being a male construct from 2022-03-11T05:00Isabel Allende has been called “the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author”, known for titles such as 'The House of the Spirits' and 'City of the Beasts'. Her books often put women at ... ListenAdam McKay on his new movie Don’t Look Up, the climate crisis and the state of US politics from 2022-03-04T05:00:28
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