Francis Fukuyama: ‘The old United States is NOT COMING BACK’
More than three decades after publishing The End of History and the Last Man, political scientist Francis Fukuyama is looking back on the id...
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How can you change the world? Join Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his guest of the week as they explore the big ideas influencing how we think, act and live.
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‘Expensive restaurants are all the same’ - Jay Rayner
Restaurant critic and writer Jay Rayner says restaurants are much more than a set of tables and chairs. In an age of rising costs, social me...
Trump’s like a NEW ROMAN EMPEROR - Robert Harris
Historical novelist Robert Harris writes about the Roman Empire - and says the parallels of disillusionment with modern day politics are ‘im...
The 'normal' drinking habit DESTROYING your mental health
We talk more openly about mental health than ever. So why is alcohol so often left out of the conversation? Millie Gooch believes Britain's...
"We're heading over the cliff" - Former SpaceX and Google insider’s warning
Former Silicon Valley insider Dex Hunter-Torricke spent years advising some of the most influential figures in tech, from Google and Faceboo...
Is university a waste of time? Euan Blair on the future of education and AI
Artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace. Employers are rethinking how they hire, train and retain staff, while workers face gr...
Trump, Gaza and the end of human rights as we know it
Democracy is under pressure. Human rights are increasingly contested. And around the world, authoritarian leaders are gaining ground. In thi...
How social media DESTROYED childhood and how to get it back - Jonathan Haidt
In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to the social psychologist whose work helped ignite a global rethin...
Carlo Rovelli: Are we sleepwalking towards nuclear war?
We're closer to nuclear catastrophe than at any point since the Cold War. That's the warning from theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. Drawi...
How the "cult of success" created Trump and Musk - Obama’s speechwriter
From the White House situation room, to shaping the Obama administration's national security communication - few people have had a closer vi...
What Gareth Southgate can teach Britain - ‘Dear England’ writer James Graham
At a time when Britain feels increasingly fragmented, playwright and screenwriter James Graham believes the country faces a deeper crisis th...
His parents were killed on Oct 7th. He chose reconciliation over revenge.
What does it mean to choose peace after unimaginable loss? In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Aziz...
Is ‘colourblindness’ a myth? Kimberlé Crenshaw on the 'war on woke'
In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the most influential thinkers on race...
Karen Hao exposes how AI bros are building an EMPIRE to control the future
Artificial intelligence is often sold as inevitable — a force that will transform our lives for the better. But Karen Hao believes that stor...
How society is structured to 'keep people in poverty' - Labour MP Naz Shah
Naz Shah first came to public attention through her campaign to free her mother, who was imprisoned after killing an abusive partner - a cas...
Anthropic co-founder: AI impact ‘10x larger and 10x faster than industrial revolution’
Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than ever - and the debate over AI safety, regulation, and control is intensifying. In this episo...
Prue Leith: How to grow old without fear
Prue Leith may be best known as a judge on The Great British Bake Off , but her influence reaches far beyond television. She founded a leadi...
Amanda Knox: the cost of being wrongfully convicted
Amanda Knox became internationally known following the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Pereugia, Italy, and the years of legal proceeding...
How bipolar and ADHD shaped Heston Blumenthal’s creative genius
Heston Blumenthal is one of the world’s most innovative chefs, known for transforming the way we think about food, flavour and the dining ex...
Eric Schlosser: Why the real cost of cheap food is hidden
My guest this week is Eric Schlosser, the investigative journalist and author whose work has fundamentally changed how we think about what w...