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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President of Sinn Féin, Ireland - Mary Lou McDonald
Mon 18 Jun 2018
Can Sinn Féin take advantage of the challenge of Brexit to the island of Ireland?
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Ethiopian Opposition Politician Andargachew Tsege
Fri 15 Jun 2018
Will his group Patriotic Ginbot 7 renounce violence?
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Maria Lourdes Sereno - Former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Philippines
Wed 13 Jun 2018
Was the ousting of the Philippines Chief Justice a blow to democracy?
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Afghanistan's Chief Executive - Abdullah Abdullah
Mon 11 Jun 2018
Do Afghanistan's leaders have a coherent plan for rescuing the country?
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Labour MP, UK - Chuka Umunna
Fri 8 Jun 2018
Why is one UK Labour MP defying his own party on Brexit policy?
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US Ambassador to Russia, 2012-14 - Michael McFaul
Wed 6 Jun 2018
How deep does the poison in the US-Russia relationship run?
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Imran Khan - Chairman, Movement for Justice Party, Pakistan
Mon 4 Jun 2018
Is Imran Khan the right person to steer Pakistan given criticisms about his performance?
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Biochemist - Jennifer Doudna
Fri 1 Jun 2018
Does the co-founder of the gene editing tool Crispr Cas9 fear for where it may lead?
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Author and Former Islamist - Ed Husain
Wed 30 May 2018
British writer Ed Husain on why moderate Muslims need to reclaim their religion
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Former News International Executive Chairman Les Hinton.
Fri 25 May 2018
How much responsibility does he bear for some of the excesses at News International?
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Egyptian Writer and Activist - Nawal El Saadawi
Wed 23 May 2018
Has the status of Egyptian women improved under President Sisi?
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Sinead Redmond and Caroline Simons - Pro and Anti Abortion Activists
Mon 21 May 2018
What does Ireland's abortion referendum say about the country today?
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President Erdogan of Turkey
Mon 14 May 2018
How worried is he about escalating tension in the Middle East?
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Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister- Tzipi Hotovely
Fri 11 May 2018
How close are we to another major Middle East conflict?
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Ukraine's Health Minister - Ulana Suprun
Fri 4 May 2018
Can Ukraine's ailing health system undergo a radical reformation?
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Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party - Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Wed 2 May 2018
Can Bilawal Bhutto restore confidence in Pakistani politics?
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EU Commissioner for Justice - Věra Jourová
Mon 30 Apr 2018
How is the European Commission coping with an increasingly fractious Europe?
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President, The Gambia - Adama Barrow
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Can President Barrow live up to people’s expectations?
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Former UN Secretary General (1997-2006) - Kofi Annan
Fri 20 Apr 2018
What are Kofi Annan's biggest worries today and does he have any career regrets?
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Russia's Foreign Minister - Sergey Lavrov
Tue 17 Apr 2018
After diplomatic expulsions, sanctions and a new cold war, what is Russia’s next move?
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Northern Ireland Peace Negotiator - Monica McWilliams
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Given the uncertainty that hangs over Northern Ireland today, is there much to celebrate?
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Middle East adviser to President Obama (2013-15) - Philip Gordon
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Did hesitation during the Obama presidency sow the seeds of today's Syria crisis?
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Director, UK Serious Fraud Office - David Green
Wed 11 Apr 2018
Has the SFO been given the tools and support to do their job properly?
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Norway's Finance Minister - Siv Jensen
Mon 9 Apr 2018
How does populism work in a country rated one of the world’s richest and happiest?
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Artist - Michael Rakowitz
Fri 6 Apr 2018
What does Michael Rakowitz's artistic work tell us about the state the world is in?
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Author and Oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee
Mon 2 Apr 2018
Siddhartha Mukherjee is a cancer physician and writer
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Ambassador Donald Yamamoto
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Stephen Sackur talks to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
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Director General of the WTO- Roberto Azevêdo
Wed 28 Mar 2018
What can the WTO do to avoid a global trade war?
