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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...
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Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk: Freedom of navigation will depend on some kind of deal between the two sides at war
“We need to get back to something where freedom of navigation and peaceful navigation is restored, and that will depend on some kind of deal between t...
Karim Beguir, co-founder of InstaDeep: People are too gloomy about AI
“People are too gloomy about AI, particularly in the developing world it is seen as a threat, that people are going to be using AI systems, rather tha...
Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to UN: Closing USAID was soft power suicide
“The destruction of USAID is not only one of the cruellest acts that I've seen in my career, but of course also one of the dumbest.”
Caitriona P...
Julia Gillard, former Australian PM and chair at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership: The backsliding of gender equality
“One of the things that was going to combat gender inequality in our world was that sense of progress and then to see in the research that actually th...
Guillermo del Toro, director: I only make movies for art
“I have never made a movie I didn't believe was necessary for me or for someone in the world, whether to entertain or to connect at a spiritual level...
Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN deputy director for women: Africa must prioritise water over war
“Africa is flowing with resources from oil, diamonds, critical minerals. But at times we find that in our cities, at the bus stations, there's no toil...
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine: We will not lose this war
“We stand and fight for survival. We are an independent state. We will definitely not lose this war”
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s International Edito...
Boris Johnson and Sir Tony Radakin: Ukrainians are heroes
Laura Kuenssberg speaks to former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and former head of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, about...
José Andrés, chef and humanitarian: Food is a human right
“Food is a human right that should be supported by everybody, no children should go to bed hungry, even less in a conflict."
Caitriona...
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister: US giving conflicting signals
“They have said in private conversation through Oman that they're interested to have this matter being resolved through peaceful means. But at the sam...
Gisèle Pelicot: Shame must be carried by the accused, not the victims
**This episode contains distressing details of rape and sexual assault**
Gisèle Pelicot: “I wanted the shame to shift to the other side…Shame mu...
Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist: We're at a tipping point for kids and technology
"There is a public health disaster. There is an education disaster. It all can be traced to the same cause, which is the change technology has made in...
Azar Nafisi, author: Iranians are fighting for their freedom
'What the regime does to women is even if they don't kill us, when you stop a woman from being herself, stop her from speaking the way she wants to or...
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, South African health minister: The fight against HIV/AIDS continues.
“Even though we say we want to be self-sufficient, we don't think global solidarity must be dropped. Because if it gets dropped, the world will be in...
Henrique Capriles, Venezuelan opposition leader: What comes next for Venezuela?
“Most Venezuelans are thinking about the future: Will things improve? Will deep changes come? Will we reunite as a people with our history, dreams, an...
Hind Kabawat, Syrian Minister: It's hard to be the only woman, I feel lonely
'It's hard to be the only woman, I feel lonely sometimes because I’d like to have another woman colleague to talk to.’
The BBC’s Chief internati...
Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy: A new era of global power politics
“Regardless of whether it's Trump or anybody else in the White House, we should expect something quite significant to be going on in terms of the Unit...
Chloé Zhao, director: I was an outsider
‘It's so far from your reality because I didn't know anybody and I was an immigrant’
Anita Rani speaks to the Beijing-born director Chloé Zhao a...
Karol Nawrocki, Polish President: Europe has lost its way
Nick Robinson speaks to Polish President Karol Nawrocki about Trump, Russia and the future of Europe.
A historian and a boxer by background, he...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: US military action is a real threat
I do believe US military action is a real threat, and the prospect of removing it depends on the ongoing conversations.
The BBC’s South Americ...
Baroness Arminka Helic: Preventing sexual violence in war
“Rape and sexual violence against women and girls, babies, men and boys, is used as a part of ethnic cleansing and genocide.”
We are in a new er...
Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii: archaeology is the most democratic form of history
Michael Berkeley speaks to Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii in Southern Italy, one of the world’s most important archaeological sites.
H...
Mustafa Suleyman, Artificial Intelligence pioneer: people should be healthily afraid of AI
BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to the British artificial intelligence entrepreneur Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive of Microsoft AI.
He believ...
Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: no communication is extremely dangerous
Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, speaks to Nigel Casey, the UK’s ambassador to Russia, about the challenges of working in Moscow on behalf of...
Actor Diego Calva: Latin America is more than violence, salsa music and food
“In Latin America, we have way more than violence, we're more than salsa as our music, or food, or culture. It's a pleasure and a responsibility to sh...
2025 on The Interview
2025 on The Interview
A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most compelling conversations from 2025.
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2025 on The Interview
2025 on The Interview
A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most compelling conversations from 2025.
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KPop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho: I was born in America, but wasn’t seen as American
‘Being born in America, feeling American, but having people treat me like I'm not.’
Chi Chi Izundu speaks to Korean American actor Arden Cho, st...
Audrey Tang: bringing digital diplomacy to the world
Audrey Tang speaks to BBC Technology editor, Zoe Kleinman about technology, democracy and community.
Named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential...
Jordan Bardella, National Rally leader: France must control immigration
‘I do not see France as a country that must be closed. But I believe we must control immigration.’
Nick Robinson speaks to National Rally leader...
Jacinda Ardern: why world leaders need empathy
BBC presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to Dame Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former Prime Minister about the importance of empathetic leadership in the t...
Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister: we’re pushing hard to end Sudan conflict
‘We are pushing very hard to end this and preserve the future of Sudan’
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, d...
Patti Smith: artists have a responsibility to speak up
Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, speaks to American singer-songwriter Patti Smith during her UK tour marking the 50th anniversary of...
Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: from information to imagination
Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the current tech and AI revolution that is transforming the inter...
Anika Wells, Communications Minister: Australia’s social media ban
“This is giving parents another weapon in their arsenal for their lives and for the happiness and mental wellbeing of their children.”
Katy Wats...
Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary: Do not make that boat crossing
Nick Robinson speaks to Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary, about her far-reaching proposals to shake up the UK immigration system, designed to m...
Sir Nick Clegg: social media’s power paradox
Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more recently, former President of Global Affairs at Meta - about bi...
Twinkle Khanna: Indian women’s aspirations have changed
‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’
Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle...
Sundar Pichai CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are good at, and not blindly t...
Sir Anthony Hopkins: I turn turmoil into energy
‘So-called turmoil or shortcomings in my life? I turn them into power or energy’
Best known for playing the serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in...