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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Maria Butina: Is time on Russia's side?
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an MP from President Putin鈥檚 United Russia party
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Laurie Bristow: The West's failure in Afghanistan
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Britain鈥檚 last ambassador to Afghanistan
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Ilya Ponomarev: How significant is Russian resistance to Putin?
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key leader of an anti-Putin armed resistance movement
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Asma Khan: Can cooking change the world?
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks with restaurateur and activist Asma Khan
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Husam Zomlot: Is diplomacy dead in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
Wed 3 Jul 2024
The top Palestinian diplomat in London on whether hopes for a ceasefire have been dashed
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Fabrice Leggeri: What would a far-right victory mean for France?
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an MEP in Marine Le Pen鈥檚 National Rally party
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Sachin Pilot: Is India heading for consensus or chaos?
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur interviews a senior figure from the opposition Indian National Congress
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Dmytro Kuleba: Ukraine war at critical juncture
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur interviews Ukraine鈥檚 foreign minister
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Mathieu Kassovitz: Where is France going?
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the director of one of France's most acclaimed films, La Haine
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Akinwumi Adesina: Africa rising?
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the President of the African Development Bank
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Jean-No毛l Barrot: A snap election in France
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the French Minister Delegate for Europe
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Eyal Weizman: The politics of architecture
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to an academic and 'forensic architect'
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Mickey Bergman: What difference do hostage negotiators make?
Wed 5 Jun 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to a negotiator with nearly two decades' experience
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R. Derek Black: Renouncing white nationalism
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to a man raised in a white nationalist family
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Mohammad Shtayyeh: Will the Palestinian Authority work with Hamas?
Fri 31 May 2024
The former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister on the Palestinian people鈥檚 future.
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Stephen J Shaw: Are falling birth rates a crisis for humanity?
Mon 27 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the data scientist and demographer
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Espen Barth Eide: Why will Norway recognise a Palestinian state?
Fri 24 May 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to Norway鈥檚 foreign minister
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Jim Skea: Are humans bungling our chance to avert disaster?
Wed 22 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Gillian Slovo: Has her writing exorcised demons?
Mon 20 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo, an author with an extraordinary backstory
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Alexander Stubb: Has Nato membership left Finland stronger?
Fri 17 May 2024
Stephen Sackur is in Helsinki to speak to the President of Finland Alexander Stubb.
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Sir Ron Dennis: The need for speed
Wed 15 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the founder of the McLaren Formula 1 racing team
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Bill Blair: Canada's defence strategy
Mon 13 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Canada鈥檚 defence minister Bill Blair.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis: Does Europe back Lithuania?
Wed 8 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lithuania鈥檚 foreign minister
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Jonathan Haidt: Should we be worried about children having smartphones?
Mon 6 May 2024
The American social psychologist says childhood has been radically and negatively altered
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Mihai Pop葯oi: Is Moldova the new Russian battleground?
Sat 4 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mihai Pop葯oi, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
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Ami Ayalon: Is Israel fighting an unwinnable war?
Wed 1 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former chief of Israel鈥檚 Shin Bet security agency
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Amin Salam: Can Lebanon's government avert catastrophe?
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon鈥檚 economy minister
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Joan Donoghue: Has the ICJ ruling changed anything in Gaza?
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the International Court of Justice
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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy and atheism
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Another chance to hear the 2013 interview with the acclaimed philosopher