Jacob Zuma’s daughters: Polygamy is a subject we lived
“It's a subject that I know I've lived, I've seen up close…That includes watching my father. That includes the relationships that I saw him...
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20 of 1,936 episodesSteve Hilton: Brit running for California governor
“I'm a proud American. I became a citizen in 2021. I feel at home here both in America and actually, in a way I actually have never felt bef...
Victor Glover, astronaut: We went into sci-fi
“The last thing to come into view was this blue glow, and we could see craters and the surface of the Moon. But the Sun is on the other side...
Jackie Jantos Hinge CEO: Gen Z struggle to connect
Sean Farrington speaks to Jackie Jantos, CEO of popular mobile dating app Hinge, about finding romance in today’s rapidly-changing digital w...
Katie Sadleir, Commonwealth Games: They are still relevant
“It had grown to be quite an expensive event. Our members wanted to host the games, and because of the size and the scale of the event that...
John Kerry: Countries failing to deal with climate change
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to former US Secretary of State John Kerry about why he thinks governments are retreating from efforts to deal with cl...
Michel Barnier, chief EU Brexit negotiator: We need to be together in a fragile world
Katya Adler speaks to Michel Barnier who served as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, on the 10th anniversary of the highly consequential ref...
Patricia Cornwell, novelist: Imagination saved me
Jamie Coomarasamy speaks to Patricia Cornwell, one of the world’s best-selling crime writers, whose books have sold more than 120 million co...
Catherine Russell, Unicef: War is the worst thing for children
Nada Tawfik speaks to Catherine Russell, executive director of Unicef, the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting c...
Jack Clark, Anthropic co-founder: put brakes on AI
“Right now, it’s like the AI industry has a gas pedal, but it doesn’t have a brake pedal in the car. And what we’re saying is we want to bui...
Gebran Bassil, Lebanese politician: Hezbollah should disarm
“The state of Lebanon needs to have an exclusivity of arms. And definitely, Hezbollah needs to be disarmed… Disarming a group or a community...
Dr Tedros, WHO: Viruses are invisible enemy
“There is more spending in defence and less spending in global health or in public health or health security, which makes us vulnerable...Be...
Paul McCartney, musician: I often think about the past
Mark Savage speaks to musician Paul McCartney. Born in Liverpool, England, during the Second World War, he found fame as a member of the leg...
Mohammed Dewji, billionaire: I want to give back
“I do want to make money, but I want to make money in the right way, ethically. But more importantly, I want use this money to be able to gi...
Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon: Reconciliation over revenge
‘We are transforming feelings of revenge into reconciliation. We are transforming despair into hope, trauma into healing. So the future is p...
David Miliband, International Rescue Committee President: It’s a new world disorder
“It's what we call a new world disorder: 60 wars, 120 million people - refugees and displaced, 300 million people hungry, plus another 45 mi...
Reid Hoffman, tech billionaire: AI job revolution
Amol Rajan speaks to tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, about why he thinks artificial intelligence could transform the future of work. Reid Hof...
Kate Kallot, AI founder: A global digital divide?
“Historically, as a region, we’ve been extracted at two levels. If you look at the AI value chain, a lot of our youth, some who have studied...
Maggie O’Farrell, writer: Identity is complicated
“I was born in Coleraine, then I moved to Wales and then I moved to Ireland. It's very complicated and I feel there's a strange sense if you...
Aisha Musa, former leader: Can Sudan rebuild?
“I feel numb. It feels unreal to me, having been in Sudan all my life. I have never imagined that it will turn into a war field, it looks li...