Podcast Episodes

Patti Smith: artists have a responsibility to speak up

‘A lot of people will say artists need to speak up, it's artists' responsibility to speak. I believe that’

Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media …

9 months, 1 week ago

Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: from information to imagination

‘We've gone from the information era to the imagination era’

Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Anika Wells, Communications Minister: Australia’s social media ban

“This is giving parents another weapon in their arsenal for their lives and for the happiness and mental wellbeing of their children.”

Katy Watson spe…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary: Do not make that boat crossing

“Do not make that boat crossing. Do not make that journey. Do not pay all of your money to people smugglers and criminals.”

Nick Robinson speaks to Sh…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Maria Ressa: the information apocalypse is threatening democracy.

The design of the social media platforms spreads lies faster than facts.

Marianna Spring, the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, speaks …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Nick Clegg: social media’s power paradox

It’s a great democratiser, but it also concentrates power among a small number of people.

Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Mi…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Twinkle Khanna: Indian women’s aspirations have changed

‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’

Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle Khanna…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai CEO of Google: AI prone to errors

“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are good at, and not blindly …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sir Anthony Hopkins: I turn turmoil into energy

‘So-called turmoil or shortcomings in my life? I turn them into power or energy’

Best known for playing the serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1…

10 months ago

Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American humans rights lawyer and professor

I believe in all of humanity, but I think that too little has been done about Palestine.

BBC North America Correspondent Nomia Iqbal speaks to Noura E…

10 months ago