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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Tsitsi Dangarembga: Are better days coming for Zimbabwe?
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Zeinab Badawi interviews one of Zimbabwe's most influential cultural figures
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Amrullah Saleh: Is the Afghan peace process running out of road?
Fri 9 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh
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Ken Rogoff: Does Bidenomics make sense?
Wed 7 Apr 2021
We speak to US economist Ken Rogoff, on the economic consequences of the pandemic
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Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
Mon 5 Apr 2021
What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy?
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Sir Vartan Melkonian: From Beirut street child to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fri 2 Apr 2021
How one of the world's most renowned conductors overcame remarkable adversity
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Erika Lust: Can porn be feminist?
Wed 31 Mar 2021
We speak to feminist pornographer Erika Lust to ask if porn can be ethical
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Marina Abramović: A remarkable career pushed to the limits
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews the world's most famous performance artist.
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Jean-Claude Juncker: Is Covid an unprecedented test of EU cohesion?
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the European Commission
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Is the concept of ‘one country, two systems’ dead?
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews one of Beijing’s most loyal backers in Hong Kong
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Baroness Minouche Shafik: What do we owe each other?
Mon 22 Mar 2021
The need for a new social contract that is less about 'me' and more about 'we'
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Stephen King: Are you afraid of the dark?
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the bestselling master of horror writing
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Vjosa Osmani: Acting President of Kosovo
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Can a new generation of politicians deliver a fresh start for Kosovo?
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Adar Poonawalla: How to vaccinate the world
Mon 15 Mar 2021
We speak to CEO of the Serum Institute - the biggest vaccine producer in the world.
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Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Why has Myanmar's transition to democracy gone so wrong?
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Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
Wed 10 Mar 2021
What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province?
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Evan McMullin: What next for anti-Trump Republicans?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Is it time to build a new conservative party from scratch?
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Khin Zaw Win: Protests in Myanmar
Fri 5 Mar 2021
What do the people of Myanmar want now - and what are they likely to get?
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Valdis Dombrovskis: Is the EU ready to aggressively defend its interests?
Wed 3 Mar 2021
The EU's Executive Vice-President about strategy inside the world's largest trading bloc
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Harvey Goldsmith: Can live music survive Covid?
Mon 1 Mar 2021
UK live music promoter Harvey Goldsmith on whether the creative world can be revived
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Dr Seth Berkley: How to ensure the whole world gets a Covid vaccine
Fri 26 Feb 2021
It’s a great ambition, but is it achievable?
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Elizabeth Neumann: The battle for the soul of the US Republican Party
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Can mainstream conservatives rescue the party from far right extremism?
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Timothy Snyder: Lessons from history
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Did the Trump presidency exhibit signs of early stage fascism?
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Douglas Stuart: Stories of tender souls in tough places
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Booker prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain
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Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Yogendra Yadav is a prominent opponent of changes to India's farm laws
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Kirill Dmitriev: Russia's Sputnik V a vaccine for humankind?
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Russia hopes its Sputnik V vaccine can help the world beat Covid 19
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Clément Beaune: Is Covid-19 exposing weaknesses in the EU?
Fri 12 Feb 2021
France's Europe Minister on the race for vaccines in the EU
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Laurie Santos: Can we learn how to be happy?
Wed 10 Feb 2021
A psychologist assesses the mental health impact of Covid-19
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Evan Medeiros: How should Biden approach China?
Mon 8 Feb 2021
Where do US-China relations stand after Donald Trump's presidency?
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Has Belarus’s revolution stalled?
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Belarusian opposition leader
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Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against Covid?
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist