164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why has Green party membership exploded since Zack Polanski became leader in September? What radical...
163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Dunne killed someone as a teenager, how did he seek forgiveness from his victim’s parents? W...
162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What invaluable life-lessons did Gareth Southgate learn by missing a high profile penalty in the Eur...
161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like for Radek Sikorski to be a refugee in the UK from communist Poland in the 80s? How ...
160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is Michael Gove's lasting legacy on education in the UK? Would he have come to his position on ...
159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Michael Gove go from campaigning for Labour leader Michael Foot in 1983 to becoming a Conser...
158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did it feel to take on then Prime Minister Boris Johnson when Baroness Hale ruled his suspension...
157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the current position of Ukraine in the Ukraine-Russia war? How delicate is diplomacy with Eu...
156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War?
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What tactic did Donald Trump steal from Gordon Brown? What can we learn from when Labour beat UKIP i...
155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does the former Secretary of State think the US is going too soft on Russia and China? What was ...
154. Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we tackle global poverty and fight for change? What qualities are needed in a leadership role...
153. The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Berners-Lee could be one of the richest men on the planet, why did he forfeit such large profits...
152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the humanitarian situation in Gaza the worst that James Elder has ever seen? What does the pr...
151. Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr Støre)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the nation with the world’s richest sovereign wealth fund not ‘universally happy’? What...
150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2)
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the media and Westminster impact the Scottish Referendum? Why are spin rooms "utterly pointl...
149. Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Independence (Part 1)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between class distinctions in Scotland and the rest of the UK? How did Nicola...
148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does Guyana balance its unprecedented economic growth, largely due to oil discoveries, with envi...
147. I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like to be handed the reins to the economy following the Liz Truss mini-budget collapse?...
146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Jeremy Hunt lose the Conservative leadership race to Boris Johnson? What does the longest s...
145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Gary become a multimillionaire by the age of 25? How big a difference can a wealth tax make ...
144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1)
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Gary Stevenson go from being expelled for drug dealing, to one of the most successful trad...
143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton)
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Congressman Moulton keep fighting the Iraq war when he thought it was a mistake? Is there an...
142. The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are the British paying more for energy than anywhere else in Europe? How does society navigate t...
141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What role does Cyprus play in the Middle East conflicts? How can Europe and the United Kingdom stren...
140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why has Macron become so unpopular? Where is the discussion of international law when it comes to th...
139. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the logic behind Trump’s “chaotic” political strategy? Are Europe and America heading ...
138. The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the biggest lies we're being told about social media? How does unregulated social media hel...
137. Jacinda Ardern: Why I Stepped Down as Prime Minister of New Zealand
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How should New Zealand navigate their complex web of alliances as the relationship between China and...
136. Ed Miliband: Farage, Starmer and The Fight for Net Zero (Part 2)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Ed Miliband recover from Labour’s 2015 defeat and decide to remain in politics? Can the En...
135. Ed Miliband: Blair, Brown, and Battling his Brother (Part 1)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Ed Miliband’s childhood being raised by survivors of the Holocaust shape his politics? How...
134. Palestine's Most Popular Politician: Marwan Barghouti's Son on Occupation, Resistance, and Hope
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who, instead of Hamas, could represent a peaceful Palestinian leadership? Why does Marwan Barghouti ...
133. Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Europe ever trust the US again? What is the future of the Democratic party? What does the signa...
132. Former Head of MI6: Russia, China, and Trump (Sir Alex Younger)
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the real job of a spy? What is the role of the UK’s intelligence community in Trump’s ne...
131. The Global Health Crisis: USAID cuts, Trump, and the limits of AI (Atul Gawande)
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many people are going to die as a result of American support for USAID programs being removed? W...
130. The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony Albanese)
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the impact of Trump and China on the Australian election on 3rd May? How has the Australian ...
129. Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does a society defined by liberty and revolution become so easy to censor? Is polarisation somet...
128. Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart)
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do the wrong people become MPs? How can we transform Westminster into a modern day workplace? Ho...
127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the end of democracy in the USA? Following the election of Trump, could democracy in Americ...
126. Israel, Gaza, and the United Nations (Francesca Albanese)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What role does the UN play in the Occupied Palestinian territories? What is the responsibility of We...
125. Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5 consecutive UK Prime Ministers have declared that the UK will become an AI Superpower, why is Keir...
124. The Man Who Got To Trump (Michael Wolff)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Michael Wolff manage to penetrate and expose Trump’s inner circle multiple times? Will the...
123. Canada Decides: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do both former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, and former Canadian deputy Prime Minister,...
122. How Europe can survive Trump (Frans Timmermans)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are Trump and Putin carving up the world? How should the EU adapt to this new world? What imaginatio...
121. Yulia Navalnaya: The Woman Who Could Bring Down Putin
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Yulia’s husband, Alexei Navalny, return to Russia, knowing he’d be imprisoned? Is there ...
120. The New President of Syria: Trump, Palestine, and having a $10 million bounty on your head (Ahmed al-Sharaa)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Ahmed al-Sharaa go from an imprisoned al-Qaeda fighter to the leader of Syria? What is the p...
119. Tommy Vietor: How Democrats can fight Trump
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Barack Obama become President? What was Hillary Clinton's huge mistake in 2016? How corrupt ...
118. Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the relationship between intelligence agencies and the politicians they serve? How does Isr...
117. Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the US retreats from the international stage, who is going to fill the gap? What will the ‘peac...
116. Is AI the answer to human suffering? (James Manyika)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can AI help solve global problems such as poverty, hunger, and disease? Is there a hidden dark s...
115. Ben Wallace: Britain's mistake in Ukraine, Trump vs. NATO, and visiting Iran with Jeremy Corbyn
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some soldiers make bad politicians? What's the West doing wrong in terms of its policy toward...
114. The future of Wales (Eluned Morgan)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did Morgan’s upbringing as the daughter of a priest set her off on a path to become Welsh Firs...
113. How likely is World War 3? (Ian Bremmer)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does Musk’s de-facto role as ‘co president’ say about the impact of Big Tech on the disin...
112. Bill Clinton: Putin, Palestine, and Trump
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does Bill Clinton feel that the current Israel-Hamas war could have been avoided if former Palestini...
111. Angela Merkel: Putin, Trump, and Europe's future
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What lessons on leadership does Angela Merkel have after 16 years served as Chancellor of Germany? D...
110. Chris Patten: Conservatism, China, and the future of democracy
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the last Governor of Hong Kong, what are Chris Patten's reflections on the city’s trajectory si...
109. Is it time to legalise assisted dying? (Kim Leadbeater)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should assisted dying be legalised? How did the murder of her sister, Jo Cox, impact British politic...
108. Mhairi Black: Independence, inequality, and the future of the SNP
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like entering Parliament as the youngest MP? How has the SNP’s approach to campaigning...
107. General David Petraeus: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the US military's role in the world
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Was the surge in Iraq a success for the United States? How critical are alliances to maintaining glo...
106. Michael Lewis: Donald Trump, Sam Bankman-Fried, and the future of the USA
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington DC all have in common? Why has Donald Trump made...
105. War and Peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East (George Mitchell)
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to negotiate with terrorists? Will peace ever be possible in the Middle East? How di...
104. Timothy Snyder: How will the US election result impact Ukraine?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can European history teach us about the potential outcome of conflicts around the world? What e...
103. Archbishop of Canterbury: Faith, mental health, and the future of the Church
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does the Archbishop of Canterbury suggest for bridging divides in conflict zones? What are the ...
102. Alan Johnson: From Blair to Starmer - What can Labour learn? (Part 2)
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does militant socialism compare to Corbynism? How did Labour’s ‘remain’ campaign go so wro...
101. Alan Johnson: The Prime Minister We Never Had? (Part 1)
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much have the “bleak” post-war years shaped modern Britain? How did growing up parentless an...
100. Anne Applebaum: Corruption, Populism, and Ending the War in Ukraine
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What constitutes an autocratic state? How did populism come to dominate global politics from 2012-20...
99. Team of Rivals: Blair, Brown and the secrets of New Labour (Douglas Alexander)
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was the rivalry between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown really about? How easy is it to find work a...
98. Nate Silver: Can we predict who will win the 2024 US election?
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who is going to win the 2024 election? What is the relationship between playing professional poker a...
97. How to fight fake news and strengthen democracy (Audrey Tang)
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is technology destroying democracy, or can it be used to strengthen it? How did Taiwan improve publi...
96. Frank Luntz: The World's Most Prolific Pollster
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can a pollster be apolitical? What issues are the American people most interested in Kamala Harris a...
95. DNC Special: An alternative view from a Trump supporter (David Urban)
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What did a Trump supporter make of the Democratic National Convention? Does Donald Trump have any fr...
94. DNC Special: The Young Buck (Josh Elliot)
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a State Senator do? What is the difference in the energy at the DNC now the nominee is Kam...
93. DNC Special: The Veteran Congresswoman (Rosa DeLauro)
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of a member of Congress? How much do campaigns in the United States really cost? Is...
92. DNC Special: The Attack Dog (Bob Mulholland)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of a delegate at a convention? Why is focusing on the negative the best way to camp...
91. DNC Special: The Pollster (John Anzalone)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What goes on behind the scenes of campaign polling? When did American campaigns stop focusing on pol...
90. Why we should ban all money from politics and kids from social media (Peter Malinauskas)
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are donations the biggest evil in politics? Should children be banned from social media entirely? Ho...
89. David Davis: The danger of Farage and the battle for the soul of the Tory Party
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does David Davis still think Brexit has been a success? Was he wrong on gay marriage and the death p...
88. Bush and Iraq, being J.D. Vance’s boss, and why Trump loses (David Frum)
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was George W Bush like behind closed doors? Why did Trump really choose ‘never-Trump guy’ J...
87. Nick Clegg: Biden, Brexit, and kicking Trump off Facebook (Part 2)
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the legacy of the coalition government? How do American politicians compare to British? Do t...
86. Nick Clegg: Coalition, Cameron, and Chaos (Part 1)
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What closed-doors conversations led to the 2010 coalition? What were the coalition years like? How d...
85. Lisa Nandy: Making Britain a cultural superpower
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What responsibilities will Lisa Nandy take on as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and ...
84. Denmark's former PM on the power of centrist politics, fighting misogyny, and joining the Kinnock empire (Helle Thorning-Schmidt)
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can we unite the extreme right and extreme left? What impact can small countries have on global ...
83. The Man Who Ran Downing Street
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are prime ministers really like behind closed doors? How do you become Britain’s most powerfu...
82. Wes Streeting: Labour, privatisation, and the NHS
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could privatising areas of the NHS save it? How easy is it to reconcile one's faith and sexuality? W...
81. Alex Chalk, Lord Chancellor: How to fix Britain’s prisons
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the powers of the Lord Chancellor? How important are friendships in politics? What needs to...
80. Bridget Phillipson: Can we save Britain's schools?
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a class system in the UK? What is the State's role in redistributing wealth in society? How...
79. Nadhim Zahawi: Iraq, Conservatism, and why he backed Boris Johnson
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does the former Chancellor make of the current Conservative election campaign? What was his exp...
78. David Blunkett: Education, policing immigration, and the future of the Labour Party (Part 2)
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What challenges did David Blunkett face as Home Secretary following 9/11? Does he have any regrets r...
77. David Blunkett: Tony Blair, growing up blind, and where Margaret Thatcher went wrong (Part 1)
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did the loss of industry in the 1980s affect David Blunkett's politics? What was his experience ...
Legacy... Margaret Thatcher
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and wome...
76. Rachel Reeves: Britain’s next Chancellor?
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How would an incoming Labour government fund the NHS? How does Reeves and Starmer's relationship com...
75. The Greek Prime Minister vs Rishi Sunak: The Elgin Marbles, immigration, and the EU
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Rishi Sunak snub the Prime Minister of Greece? How have Greece solved their immigration issu...
74. Kwasi Kwarteng: Liz Truss, becoming Chancellor, and Britain on the brink (Part 2)
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the Tory Party choose to make Liz Truss and Boris Johnson prime minister? How does it feel t...
73. Kwasi Kwarteng: Boris Johnson, the British Empire, and Rwanda (Part 1)
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If I were 22 now, I probably wouldn't vote Conservative" - Kwasi Kwarteng In the first of two epis...
72. Nancy Pelosi: From JFK's inauguration to fighting Donald Trump
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did Nancy Pelosi rise up to be the most politically powerful woman in America? What was it like ...
71. Israel's former PM on why Netanyahu is finished, the settler movement, and corruption - Ehud Olmert
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you know about the last serious attempt at a two state solution in the Israel-Gaza confl...
70. Sadiq Khan: Faith, power, and the truth about Boris Johnson
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much power does the Mayor of London actually have? Have we moved forward - or backwards - as a c...
69. The brutal truth about net zero and how to vanquish climate populists, with Dieter Helm
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is net zero 2030 impossible to achieve - and is it a mistake to pursue it? Should governments be mor...
68. Israel-Gaza: How the conflict divided Britain and the US, with Ed Kessler
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes international conflicts turn domestic? Does Qatar play the key role in bringing peace to ...
67. A Tale of Two Spies: The former heads of MI5 and MI6 on the Iraq War, double agents, and the IRA
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should spies be allowed to break the law while undercover? What should the relationship between gove...
66. Antony Gormley: Art, religion, and the battle for culture
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can Britain remain a cultural superpower post-Brexit? How does religion and philosophy inform creati...