The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the ѿý, 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 ѿý, 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 ѿý, 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 ѿý, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
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Episodes to download
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Gerard Lyons: Is Britain's economy up to scratch?
Wed 9 Nov 2022
Can Britain’s economy bounce back, or is any optimism misplaced?
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Sauli Niinistö: Finland's new strategic direction
Mon 7 Nov 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Finnish President
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Ben Hodges: Is Ukrainian victory inevitable?
Fri 4 Nov 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former commander of the US army in Europe.
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Rafael Grossi: Is nuclear power ever risk-free?
Wed 2 Nov 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
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Dimitar Kovačevski: Can North Macedonia finally join the EU?
Mon 31 Oct 2022
We speak to the PM of North Macedonia and ask what's next for the young country
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Matthew Collins: Taking on the far right
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer and anti-racism campaigner
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Audrey Tang: Can Taiwan forge its own path?
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Taiwan's digital minister
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Jan Lipavský: Will energy crisis break Europe's stand against Moscow?
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Czech foreign minister, an ardent supporter of Ukraine
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German Galushchenko: How vulnerable is Ukraine?
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine’s energy minister
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Dr Anthony Fauci: What did the US get wrong about Covid?
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the man who was at the forefront of America's Covid response
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Amin Salam: Is Lebanon heading for meltdown?
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews Lebanon’s minister of economy and trade
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Maggie Haberman: Donald Trump and journalistic responsibility
Fri 7 Oct 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the author of a new book about Donald Trump's rise and fall
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Boris Grebenshchikov: Culture and protest in Russia
Wed 5 Oct 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to a Russian rock musician exiled in London
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Masih Alinejad: A revolution for Iranian women?
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to an exiled Iranian women’s rights activist
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Evgeny Popov: Russia's mobilisation
Wed 28 Sep 2022
We speak to Russian MP, Putin loyalist and influential TV host Evgeny Popov.
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Reverend Richard Coles: Living with grief
Mon 26 Sep 2022
How a priest and broadcaster faced the shock of his husband's death
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Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze: Can Putin’s threats undermine support for Ukraine?
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s EU Integration Committee
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Maria Pevchikh: Where does Russia's anti-Putin movement go from here?
Mon 12 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to a leading member of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation
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Vadym Prystaiko: Can Ukraine count on its allies?
Fri 9 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine's ambassador to the UK
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Enrico Letta: Is Italy set to choose a far-right government?
Wed 7 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party
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Lindsey Graham: Trump and the midterms
Mon 5 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Donald Trump's most forceful defenders in the US Senate
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Tova Friedman: Learning from history
Fri 2 Sep 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to a survivor of the Holocaust
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Gwen Adshead: Getting inside the minds of murderers
Wed 31 Aug 2022
How do you treat those responsible for the most heinous of crimes?
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Pinchas Goldschmidt: Is the Ukraine war deepening Jewish anxiety?
Mon 29 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur talks to the former chief rabbi of Moscow
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Olga Rudenko: Is there room for government critique in Ukraine's fight for survival?
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chief editor of the Kyiv Independent
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Sir Peter Blake: What keeps his creativity alive?
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews renowned artist Sir Peter Blake.
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Krišjānis Kariņš: Is Latvia still vulnerable?
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the prime minister of Latvia
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George Monbiot: Surrounded by fear
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews writer and environmental activist George Monbiot.
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Shon Faye: The transgender issue
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews author and journalist Shon Faye
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Amrullah Saleh: Is resistance in Afghanistan viable?
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh.