The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the 麻豆社, 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 麻豆社, 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 麻豆社, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It鈥檚 your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the 麻豆社, 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 #TheInterview麻豆社 on social media.
Episodes to download
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Navanetham 鈥楴avi' Pillay, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Yesterday
South African human rights鈥� lawyer Navi Pillay, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner
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Cate Blanchett, actor: Art reminds us of our humanity
Friday
Katie Razzall speaks to Oscar winner Cate Blanchett about the Displacement Film Fund
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Archbishop Paul Gallagher: Diplomacy means talking to all sides
Last Wednesday
Julie Etchingham speaks to Archbishop Paul Gallagher about diplomacy in the Vatican
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Arundhati Roy, author and activist: Writing is universal
Last Monday
Author and activist Arundhati Roy on her mother鈥檚 influence, writing and politics
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Peter Obi, Nigerian presidential candidate: The last election was rigged
Fri 16 Oct 2026
Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi on his presidential bid and his claim he won in 2023
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Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan鈥檚 representative to US: We鈥檙e prepared for China to invade
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Sumi Somaskanda speaks to Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan鈥檚 representative to the US
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Meredith Whittaker, Signal president: Privacy is a human right
Mon 12 Oct 2026
Signal president Meredith Whittaker on defending privacy when governments demand access
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Jerry Brown, former California governor: America then and now
Fri 9 Oct 2026
Former California governor Jerry Brown on five decades in politics and a changing America
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Shami Chakrabarti, human rights lawyer: Healthy democracies need a free media
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Anna Holligan speaks to Shami Chakrabarti about the rule of law and high-level corruption
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Olara Otunnu, diplomat: UN cannot be diplomatic ivory tower
Mon 5 Oct 2026
James Copnall speaks to Olara Otunnu, veteran Ugandan diplomat, about his UN vision
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Kai Bird, Author: Roy Cohn, the man who shaped Trump?
Fri 2 Oct 2026
Author Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, the lawyer and mentor who shaped Trump鈥檚 approach to power
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Abhijeet Dipke, youth campaigner: There鈥檚 an underlying frustration in India
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Yogita Limaye speaks to Indian youth campaigner Abhijeet Dipke about his protest movement
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Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia CEO: We need to rethink waste
Mon 28 Sep 2026
Justin Rowlatt speaks to Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia CEO, about the corporation.
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Roelf Meyer, South African Ambassador: Trump has been misled
Fri 25 Sep 2026
Roelf Meyer, South Africa鈥檚 new US ambassador, rejects Trump鈥檚 鈥渨hite genocide鈥� claim
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Earl Spencer, Diana鈥檚 brother: King Charles told me the world would forget her
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Diana鈥檚 brother Earl Spencer defends his claim that King Charles said she鈥檇 be forgotten
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Fally Ipupa, musician: Speak out on DRC suffering
Mon 21 Sep 2026
Congolese musician Fally Ipupa on using his platform to highlight suffering at home
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Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC: The rules of war are being ignored
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC on what happens when rules of war are ignored
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David Vigneault, ex-intelligence chief: Democracies are being destabilised
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Evan Davis speaks to David Vigneault, former director of Canada鈥檚 intelligence services
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Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghan FM: Not everything is banned for women
Mon 14 Sep 2026
Lyse Doucet speaks to Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi about women's rights and reform
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Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal founder: I was out of my league
Fri 11 Sep 2026
Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso on building the $350m company that later went bankrupt
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Vadym Skibitsky, Ukrainian intelligence: We are fighting for survival
Wed 9 Sep 2026
Dan Johnson speaks to Ukrainian intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky about the ongoing war
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Rene Haas, Arm CEO: AI demand won鈥檛 slow
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Faisal Islam speaks to Rene Haas, Arm CEO, about the AI-led computer chip boom
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Leah Solivan, TaskRabbit founder: How the gig economy falls short
Fri 4 Sep 2026
TaskRabbit founder Leah Solivan on helping pioneer the gig economy and how it falls short.
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Daron Acemoglu, Economist: Liberal democracy is in crisis
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Economist Daron Acemoglu on liberal democracy in crisis and how AI could make it worse
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Michelle Bachelet, UN Chief candidate: Time for a woman to lead
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Michelle Bachelet on bid to lead the UN and why she believes the organisation needs reform
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Kristina Wilfore: Male anxieties being weaponised
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Kristina Wilfore on how a 鈥楳ale Grievance Industry鈥� is defrauding men on social media
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Joe Ngai, McKinsey: Domestic rivalry drives Chinese firms
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Maura Fogarty speaks to Joe Ngai from McKinsey China about business in the region
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Mar铆a Fernanda Espinosa, UN secretary general candidate: The UN risks becoming irrelevant
Mon 24 Aug 2026
Mar铆a Espinosa on her bid to lead the UN and why it must transform or risk irrelevance
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Mopreme Shakur on Tupac: The sensitive man behind the music
Fri 21 Aug 2026
Tupac鈥檚 step-brother Mopreme Shakur on the early hardships that shaped the iconic rapper
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Hunter Biden: Father鈥檚 pardon not good for country
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Hunter Biden, son of former US president Joe Biden, on his father鈥檚 presidential pardon