The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, 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 BBC, 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 BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, 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 #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
Episodes to download
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Tsitsi Dangarembga: Are better days coming for Zimbabwe?
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Zeinab Badawi interviews one of Zimbabwe's most influential cultural figures
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Amrullah Saleh: Is the Afghan peace process running out of road?
Fri 9 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh
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Ken Rogoff: Does Bidenomics make sense?
Wed 7 Apr 2021
We speak to US economist Ken Rogoff, on the economic consequences of the pandemic
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Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
Mon 5 Apr 2021
What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy?
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Sir Vartan Melkonian: From Beirut street child to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fri 2 Apr 2021
How one of the world's most renowned conductors overcame remarkable adversity
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Erika Lust: Can porn be feminist?
Wed 31 Mar 2021
We speak to feminist pornographer Erika Lust to ask if porn can be ethical
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Marina Abramović: A remarkable career pushed to the limits
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews the world's most famous performance artist.
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Jean-Claude Juncker: Is Covid an unprecedented test of EU cohesion?
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the European Commission
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Is the concept of ‘one country, two systems’ dead?
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews one of Beijing’s most loyal backers in Hong Kong
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Baroness Minouche Shafik: What do we owe each other?
Mon 22 Mar 2021
The need for a new social contract that is less about 'me' and more about 'we'
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Stephen King: Are you afraid of the dark?
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the bestselling master of horror writing
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Vjosa Osmani: Acting President of Kosovo
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Can a new generation of politicians deliver a fresh start for Kosovo?
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Adar Poonawalla: How to vaccinate the world
Mon 15 Mar 2021
We speak to CEO of the Serum Institute - the biggest vaccine producer in the world.
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Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Why has Myanmar's transition to democracy gone so wrong?
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Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
Wed 10 Mar 2021
What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province?
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Evan McMullin: What next for anti-Trump Republicans?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Is it time to build a new conservative party from scratch?
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Khin Zaw Win: Protests in Myanmar
Fri 5 Mar 2021
What do the people of Myanmar want now - and what are they likely to get?
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Valdis Dombrovskis: Is the EU ready to aggressively defend its interests?
Wed 3 Mar 2021
The EU's Executive Vice-President about strategy inside the world's largest trading bloc
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Harvey Goldsmith: Can live music survive Covid?
Mon 1 Mar 2021
UK live music promoter Harvey Goldsmith on whether the creative world can be revived
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Dr Seth Berkley: How to ensure the whole world gets a Covid vaccine
Fri 26 Feb 2021
It’s a great ambition, but is it achievable?
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Elizabeth Neumann: The battle for the soul of the US Republican Party
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Can mainstream conservatives rescue the party from far right extremism?
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Timothy Snyder: Lessons from history
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Did the Trump presidency exhibit signs of early stage fascism?
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Douglas Stuart: Stories of tender souls in tough places
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Booker prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain
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Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Yogendra Yadav is a prominent opponent of changes to India's farm laws
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Kirill Dmitriev: Russia's Sputnik V a vaccine for humankind?
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Russia hopes its Sputnik V vaccine can help the world beat Covid 19
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Clément Beaune: Is Covid-19 exposing weaknesses in the EU?
Fri 12 Feb 2021
France's Europe Minister on the race for vaccines in the EU
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Laurie Santos: Can we learn how to be happy?
Wed 10 Feb 2021
A psychologist assesses the mental health impact of Covid-19
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Evan Medeiros: How should Biden approach China?
Mon 8 Feb 2021
Where do US-China relations stand after Donald Trump's presidency?
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Has Belarus’s revolution stalled?
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Belarusian opposition leader
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Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against Covid?
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist
