The Interview
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...
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Tamir Pardo: Does Israel's greatest threat come from within?
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Kim Aris: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar
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Imaan Mazari-Hazir: Seeking justice for Pakistan's disappeared
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María Corina Machado: Defending democracy in Venezuela
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Amin Salam: Can all-out war be averted in Lebanon?
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Ingrid Newkirk: Will humans ever go animal-free?
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Martin Griffiths: Can the humanitarian system survive?
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Oliviero Toscani: Photography with a social conscience
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Philippe Lazzarini: Is UNRWA's mission in Gaza impossible?
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James Earl Jones: An incredible journey
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Balázs Orbán: Has Hungary's government created a template for far-right movement...
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Senator Lindsey Graham: Will Trump return to the White House?
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Fawzia Koofi: Women's rights in Afghanistan
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Rev Andrey Kordochkin: Putin and the Church
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Motaz Azaiza: Photographing Gaza
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Andris Sprūds: Is Latvia on a war footing?
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Neil Lawrence: Being human in the age of the machine
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Nicola Procaccini: How has hard-right rule changed Italy?
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Olha Stefanishyna: Does Ukraine's Russia offensive make sense?
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Karuna Nundy: Human rights and justice in India
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Shannon Watts: Will the votes of white women swing the Trump-Harris race?
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Pavel Latushka: Can change in Belarus only come with change in Moscow?
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Ian Goldin: Is migration a drag or a driver of progress?
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Chris Ruddy: Is Trump's team worried?
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Garry Conille: What can he do for Haiti?
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The whistleblowers
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Ohad Tal: Is Israel gearing up for a multi-front war?
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Adam Smith: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
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Syed Zafar Islam: Will Narendra Modi change course?
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Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century?
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Maria Corina Machado: Can Venezuela's fortunes change?
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Oliver McTernan: Is peace in the Middle East an impossible dream?
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Maria Butina: Is time on Russia's side?
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Laurie Bristow: The West's failure in Afghanistan
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Ilya Ponomarev: How significant is Russian resistance to Putin?
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Asma Khan: Can cooking change the world?
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Husam Zomlot: Is diplomacy dead in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
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Anne Enright: Changing Ireland
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Fabrice Leggeri: What would a far-right victory mean for France?
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Sachin Pilot: Is India heading for consensus or chaos?
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Dmytro Kuleba: Ukraine war at critical juncture
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Mathieu Kassovitz: Where is France going?
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Akinwumi Adesina: Africa rising?
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Jean-Noël Barrot: A snap election in France
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Eyal Weizman: The politics of architecture
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Mickey Bergman: What difference do hostage negotiators make?
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R. Derek Black: Renouncing white nationalism
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Mohammad Shtayyeh: Will the Palestinian Authority work with Hamas?
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Stephen J Shaw: Are falling birth rates a crisis for humanity?
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Espen Barth Eide: Why will Norway recognise a Palestinian state?
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