The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the Âé¶¹Éç, 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 Âé¶¹Éç, 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 Âé¶¹Éç, 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 Âé¶¹Éç, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewÂé¶¹Éç on social media.
Episodes to download
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Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister: we’re pushing hard to end Sudan conflict
Yesterday
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty about the Sudan conflict
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Patti Smith: Artists have a responsibility to speak up
Monday
Katie Razzall speaks to American singer-songwriter Patti Smith about her life and career
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Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: From information to imagination
Last Friday
Zoe Kleinman speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the current tech and AI revolution
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Anika Wells, Communications Minister: Australia’s social media ban
Last Wednesday
Katy Watson speaks to Anika Wells, Australian Communication Minister about social media
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Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary: Do not make that boat crossing
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about the UK asylum system
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Maria Ressa: The information apocalypse is threatening democracy
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Marianna Spring speaks to Maria Ressa about online misogyny and how to protect democracy
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Sir Nick Clegg: Social media’s power paradox
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg about big tech, AI and the future of social media
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Twinkle Khanna: Indian women’s aspirations have changed
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Devina Gupta speaks to writer Twinkle Khanna about life for women in India today
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Sundar Pichai CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Faisal Islam speaks to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about AI’s potential, and its pitfalls
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Sir Anthony Hopkins: I turn turmoil into energy
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Katie Razzall speaks to Sir Anthony Hopkins about his life and Hollywood career
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Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American humans rights lawyer and professor
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Noura Erakat reflects on the global response to the war in Gaza
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Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Mark Savage speaks to US singer-songwriter and LGBTQ icon Brandi Carlile
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Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Vitaly Shevchenko speaks to Maria Alyokhina of the Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot
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Sir Salman Rushdie: Writing fiction in a time of lies
Mon 10 Nov 2025
Sir Salman Rushdie speaks to James Coomarasamy about his latest work, The Eleventh Hour
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Nhial Deng Nhial: ‘South Sudan is being run down’
Fri 7 Nov 2025
James Copnall speaks to politician Nhial Deng Nhial about instability in South Sudan
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Sir Bradley Wiggins: I couldn’t see hope or joy
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Anna Foster speaks to five-times Olympic champion, the British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins
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Edward Enninful, former editor of British Vogue: fashion has to be more inclusive
Mon 3 Nov 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Edward Enninful, British Vogue’s former editor, about fashion for all
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Sir Philip Pullman: fantasy can be unsatisfactory
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Katie Razzall speaks to Sir Philip Pullman as he publishes his latest book, The Rose Field
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Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales about rebuilding trust in an age of misinformation.
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Kamala Harris on her 107-day presidential bid
Mon 27 Oct 2025
Laura Kuenssberg speaks to Kamala Harris about Biden, Trump and her presidential bid
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David Grossman: Isolating Israel is not the answer
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Tim Franks speaks to Israeli author David Grossman about the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Dr Vivek Murthy: loneliness is public health risk
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Katty Kay speaks to Dr Vivek Murthy about how to tackle the challenge posed by loneliness
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Jamie Dimon, head of US bank JP Morgan Chase: I am worried about the global economy
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Simon Jack speaks to Jamie Dimon, head of US bank JP Morgan Chase about the global economy
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Malala Yousafzai, global education campaigner: I did not know who I was
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Madina Maishanu speaks to education campaigner Malala Yousafzai about finding her identity
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Duma Boko, President of Botswana: the world will listen to Africa
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Botswana’s President Duma Boko about transforming the economy
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Bjorn Borg: I’ve always been a private person
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Tim Muffett speaks to tennis icon Bjorn Borg about life at the top of the sport
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Chris Wright, US Energy Secretary: The problem with climate alarmism
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Justin Rowlatt speaks to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright about his climate change views
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia : Somalia has a serious security challenge
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Paul Njie speaks to Somalian president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud about security in his country
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Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General: peace as a word losing its value
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, about the UN at 80
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Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: I have no relationship with President Trump
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Ione Wells speaks to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil