Podcast Episodes

Christiana Figueres: COP28, Costa Rica, and surviving the climate crisis

Episode 49

How do countries cooperate to tackle the climate emergency? Is it unusual for the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in the oil rich UAE? What does the future hold for renewable ener…

Published on 2 years ago

Simon Sebag Montefiore: The impact of conflicting histories in the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars

Episode 48

Is understanding history a means to peace between Israel and Palestine? Has Putin’s obsession with Russia’s imperial history motivated his invasion of Ukraine? Is it possible to dismantle Hamas under…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Tony Klug: Could the Israel-Hamas conflict restart the peace process?

Episode 47

Is peace possible in the Middle East? What is the difference between a one-state solution and a two-state solution? What is the role of the international community in resolving the conflict between I…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Arancha González Laya: The World’s Most Powerful Organisations

Episode 46

Are increased military budgets needed following on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Will Europe take the same approach to regulating AI as China and the US? What is it like being a woman in front-b…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Introducing... Legacy

Everyone leaves a legacy. 

In their new podcast series, produced by Goalhanger & Wondery, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Dr Comfort Ero: Resolving deadly conflicts & reforming the UN

Episode 45

How important is the role of the international community in resolving conflict? Is peace possible in the Middle East? How relevant is the United Nations today?

Rory and Alastair are joined by CEO of t…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Mark Carney: Bank of England, Trussonomics, and Brexit

Episode 44

Can financial markets help fight climate change? What's the true economic theory behind austerity? What does the Bank of England actually do?

Tune in to today's episode of Leading, where Mark Carney j…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Trump, Biden, and the American Dream

Episode 43

How do we fix the polarisation in the US? What made him move from Hollywood movies to the world of politics? Does he still identify as a Republican?

Rory and Alastair are joined by Arnold Schwarzenegg…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Sayeeda Warsi: Britain and the Muslim World

Episode 42

How prevalent is islamophobia in the UK? How can we help Jewish and Muslim communities at this time? Why have the Oslo Accords failed?

Rory and Alastair are joined by the first Muslim woman Chair of t…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Reid Hoffman: Bankrolling Biden to beat Trump, the "PayPal Mafia", and Musk's messiah complex

Episode 41

How does life in Silicon Valley compare to the United Kingdom? What was it like working with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel starting PayPal? Is the future of AI as bleak as it seems?

Rory and Alastair are …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago