The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, the world's most trusted international news provider.
We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs.
Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time.
How does it work? Well, at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
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Episodes to download
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Francis Fukuyama: America’s Putin-esque direction
Today
Paddy O’Connell speaks to Francis Fukuyama about the threats to liberal democracy
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Moazzam Malik, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK: Working on the ground in Gaza
Wednesday
Jamie Coomarasamy speaks to Moazzam Malik, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: How to rebuild a country
Last Monday
Rahul Tandon speaks to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf about rebuilding war-torn Liberia
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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel: Music has the power to unite
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Mark Savage speaks to Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel about his life and career
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Pete Townshend from The Who: Farewell tour doesn’t mean the end
Mon 25 Aug 2025
John Wilson speaks to Pete Townshend from The Who about the band’s farewell tour
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Eliot Higgins: Algorithms don’t drive the truth
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, about tackling misinformation
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Giuseppe Lavazza: Coffee is a big responsibility
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Julia Caesar speaks to Giuseppe Lavazza about the challenges facing the coffee industry
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Captain Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Captain Jim Lovell, commander of the doomed Apollo 13 space mission to the Moon.
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Ajay Banga: world must focus on creating jobs
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Rahul Tandon speaks to Ajay Banga, World Bank President, about economic development
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Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite: We have a purpose to help people survive
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Jewel Kiriungi speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of South African retail giant Shoprite
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John Denton, Secretary-General of the ICC: Uncertainty is harming business
Wed 6 Aug 2025
Suranjana Tewari speaks to John Denton about tariffs and the uncertainty they create
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Petr Pavel, Czech President: Russia cannot stand economic pressure
Mon 4 Aug 2025
Maria Jevstafjeva speaks to Czech President, Petr Pavel, about ending the Ukraine War
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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry: We face a special challenge in America
Wed 30 Jul 2025
James Naughtie speaks to US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics
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Sergei Tikhanovsky: Belarus will be free
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Belarussian Sergei Tikhanovsky on his imprisonment after challenging President Lukashenko
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Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani: We were outsiders
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani is one of the leading candidates for Archbishop of Canterbury
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Friedrich Merz: Europe was free-riding on US
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Germany’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, about European defence
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President Trump: I’m disappointed with Putin
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Gary O’Donoghue speaks to President Trump about Putin, immigration and his legacy
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Catherine Corless, Irish historian: I’m going to be a voice for these children
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Chris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes
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Released Israeli hostage Keith Siegel: I pray for peace
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Nick Beake interviews freed Israeli hostage Keith Siegel about captivity under Hamas
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Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: The UK needs strong international relationships
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister about key foreign relations
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Regime change is a futile exercise
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Lyse Doucet speaks to the Iranian deputy foreign minister about their nuclear programme
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Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational Solvay: Reducing reliance on China’s rare earth metals
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Jonathan Josephs speaks to Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational company Solvay
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Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space: A new era of defence readiness
Wed 25 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
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Martina Navratilova: 'Women are still judged by a different metric than men'
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Martina Navratilova about her life and career
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Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajini Vaidyanathan speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh
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Yoshua Bengio: AI’s risks must be acknowledged
Mon 16 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Yoshua Bengio, described as one of the "Godfathers of AI"
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Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel: ‘Hamas isn't interested in ending the war’
Wed 11 Jun 2025
James Coomarasamy speaks to Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel
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Bill Gates: The importance of aid and philanthropy
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist
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Carsten Breuer, the German chief of defence: Nato faces "very serious threat" from Russia
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Frank Gardner speaks to General Carsten Breuer
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Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief: Is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Fergal Keane speaks to Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations