Podcast Episodes

Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state

‘I believe so profoundly in the separation of church and state, and in the dangers of theocracy creeping into the corners of a democracy’

BBC Music Co…

10 months, 1 week ago

Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison

The goal of political art is to ask uncomfortable questions. The price was prison.

Vitaly Shevchenko speaks to Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the…

10 months, 1 week ago

Sir Salman Rushdie: Writing fiction in a time of lies

James Coomarasamy speaks to acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie as he publishes his first work of fiction since surviving a near-fatal attack in 2022…

10 months, 1 week ago

Nhial Deng Nhial: ‘South Sudan is being run down’

‘There's basically a total failure of governance. Nothing is working. There is very serious political instability that has actually manifested itself…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sir Bradley Wiggins: I couldn’t see hope or joy

''There were periods when I couldn’t see any hope or joy,'' says British cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins in a deeply personal interview with Ann…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Edward Enninful, former editor of British Vogue: fashion has to be more inclusive

‘Fashion has to be more inclusive, it has to speak to people outside the normal demographic’

BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to Ghanaian-born Edward E…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sir Philip Pullman: fantasy can be unsatisfactory

‘A lot of the fantasy that I have read is unsatisfactory for me because it's not interested in psychology, it's not interested how people think or fe…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust

‘We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust’

Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris on her 107-day presidential bid

‘I am not done. I have lived my entire career a life of service and it's in my bones and there are many ways to serve. I have not decided yet what I …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

David Grossman: isolating Israel is not the answer

‘To isolate Israel or to punish Israel will be the most irresponsible and unacceptable step to boycott Israel, for example. I think it's a huge mista…

10 months, 4 weeks ago