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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Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Yesterday
Rajini Vaidyanathan speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh
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Yoshua Bengio: AI’s risks must be acknowledged
Monday
James Copnall speaks to Yoshua Bengio, described as one of the "Godfathers of AI"
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Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel: ‘Hamas isn't interested in ending the war’
Last Wednesday
James Coomarasamy speaks to Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel.
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Bill Gates: The importance of aid and philanthropy
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist
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Carsten Breuer, the German chief of defence: Nato faces "very serious threat" from Russia
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Frank Gardner speaks to General Carsten Breuer
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Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief: Is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Fergal Keane speaks to Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations
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Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services - what is the future of big tech?
Wed 28 May 2025
Simon Jack speaks to Matt Garman, Amazon Web Services' CEO, about the future of big tech
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Surviving Syria’s sectarian violence
Mon 26 May 2025
Tim Franks speaks to a British-Syrian Alawite who fled sectarian violence in Syria
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Dovilė Šakalienė, Defence Minister of Lithuania: Uncertain times for Europe
Wed 21 May 2025
Jonathan Beale speaks to Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania’s Defence Minister
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Doris Salcedo, Colombian artist - giving voice to victims of violence
Mon 19 May 2025
Doris Salcedo talks about her work showing the devastation of political violence and war
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Radosław Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland: dealing with the growing threat from Russia
Wed 14 May 2025
Kasia Madera speaks to Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister
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Sir John Major, former UK Prime Minister - are the lessons of WW2 being forgotten?
Mon 12 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the UK
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Joe Biden: Can the world still rely on America?
Wed 7 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to former US President, Joe Biden
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Tidjane Thiam, Ivory Coast opposition leader - can he run for president?
Wed 7 May 2025
Catherine Byaruhanga speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader
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Prince Harry: Is his safety at risk?
Sat 3 May 2025
Nada Tawfik speaks to Prince Harry about reconciliation with the royal family
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Emi Mahmoud, poet: Has the world abandoned Sudan?
Wed 30 Apr 2025
James Copnall speaks to Emi Mahmoud about the war that's claimed more than 150,000 lives
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Kurt Volker, former US diplomat: Decoding Trump, the second time around
Mon 28 Apr 2025
David Brown speaks to Kurt Volker about 100 days of the second Trump presidency
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire businessman: Making Manchester United great, again
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Dan Roan speaks to Sir Jim Ratcliffe on turning around the fortunes of the football club
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Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition politician: From the streets to state?
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to musician and now opposition politician Bobi Wine
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Lady Gaga, music legend and film star: Inside the chaos
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Mark Savage speaks to Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress
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Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank: Mission accomplished?
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Audrey Brown speaks to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
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David van Weel, Dutch Minister of Justice: Preparing for disaster
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Anna Holligan speaks to David Van Weel, the Dutch justice minister
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia: What challenges does she face?
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Mpho Lakaje speaks to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - Namibia’s first female president
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Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador: Can Ecuador find peace?
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Ione Wells speaks to Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador, ahead of the country's elections
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Justin Welby, former Archbishop of Canterbury: I forgive serial abuser John Smyth
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Laura Kuenssberg talks to Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury
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Introducing The Interview podcast
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Laura Kuenssberg introduces The Interview podcast. First episode Monday 31 March
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Reid Hoffman: Should we trust the tech elite?
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Reid Hoffman
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Christine Lagarde: Can Europe's economy withstand Trump 2.0?
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Stephen Sackur interviews European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde
