Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Episodes
Nouriel Roubini on the ‘megathreats’ to our global economy, how to stop them and his nickname Dr Doom
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nouriel Roubini is an economist, a professor in New York, a global economic consultant and an author who, amongst many distinguishing things, was one ...
George Takei on being sent to an internment camp, Star Trek and hiding his sexuality.
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George Takei is an actor, activist and author, best known for his role of Lieutenant Sulu in Star Trek. Imprisoned as a child in the United State...
Rosie Holt on being a Twitter comic, women in media and why we should laugh at things that make us angry
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Holt has become famous on Twitter, where she reinvented herself via satirical videos; A conversative MP and right-wing activist who many mista...
Clint Dyer on dealing with dyslexia, racism, his admiration for Shakespeare and his vision for directing
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clint Dyer is an actor, writer and director who has turned his pain into power. That power has resulted in numerous ‘firsts’, the first Black Brit...
Julian Lennon on his identity, the Beatles and his life outside of music
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Lennon is a singer-songwriter, who rose to fame for the Beatles song Hey Jude, which was written after his parents John and Cynthia Lennon sepa...
Rob Delaney on the loss of his son, supporting the NHS and swimming
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Delaney is a comedian, actor and writer, best known for co-creating the British sitcom Catastrophe, which won him a Bafta for comedy writing. ...
Orhan Pamuk on authoritarianism and pandemics, his new novel and Salman Rushdie’s attack
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orhan Pamuk is a renowned Turkish Nobel Prize winning author. He is one of Turkey’s most acclaimed writers and has been openly critical of laws whic...
Marina Hyde on British politics, Brexit and her new book
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marina Hyde is a columnist at the Guardian, where she’s worked for over 20 years. She is one of the most admired journalists in the UK and known for...
Gaia Vince on how to manage climate change migration
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gaia Vince is a science and environment journalist and author. She has written extensively about the impact human life has had on our planet. In t...
Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman on escaping death, struggling with God and taking her story to TikTok
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tova Friedman was one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz death camp. Her family came from Poland, went through various concentration camps, a...
Edward Enninful on his career as the editor of British Vogue, being a refugee and the war on woke
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Enninful is the editor of British Vogue and European editorial director of Condé Nast. Krishnan talks to him about what it’s like to be a ...
Dave Stewart on meeting Annie Lennox, Eurythmics and his new album
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Stewart is a musician, who rose to fame after forming the iconic British pop duo, Eurythmics, alongside Annie Lennox. Krishnan talks to him abo...
Deborah Meaden on the cost of living crisis, why she hated school and how Dragons’ Den has transformed the business world
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Meaden is a successful businesswoman, entrepreneur and star of the TV show Dragons’ Den. She talks to Krishnan about her worries about the ...
Tom Daley on LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport, trans rights and being a gay parent
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Daley is an Olympic Gold Medallist, sports personality, campaigner and knitter. We recently saw him at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Ga...
Michael Pollan on his belief that using psychedelics can cure mental health issues
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Pollan is one of TIME magazine’s top 50 most influential people in the US, he is a reporter, writer and psychonaut. His books The Omnivor...
Steve Thompson on his early-onset dementia, his new book and how rugby changed his life
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Thompson is a former England rugby player and he played in every England match during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. But today, age 43, Steve rem...
US Air Force Chief General CQ Brown Jr. on the Ukraine war, BLM and Top Gun
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
General Charles Q Brown Jr. is the chief of staff of the US Air Force. Krishnan talks to him about how the war in Ukraine has changed the way he thi...
Asma Khan on her female run restaurant Darjeeling Express and discrimination in hospitality
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Asma Khan is a world-renowned restaurateur and cookbook author who runs London restaurant Darjeeling Express with its kitchen entirely staffed by wome...
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko on her work, how the war might end and Russian war tactics
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lesia Vasylenko is a Ukrainian politician and human rights lawyer. Since the war in Ukraine began, we’ve spoken to her many times on Channel 4 New...
Leila Mottley on writing her bestselling novel at 17, police brutality in America and the way the world treats Black girls
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leila Mottley has only just turned 20 and she is already a New York Times Bestseller and the youngest person to make Oprah Winfrey’s book club. Her ...
‘Don’t treat those who disagree with you as your enemy’ - Archbishop Justin Welby
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Welby has been the Archbishop of Canterbury since 2013. Before he began training for ministry in 1989, Archbishop Justin worked in the oil indu...
Lethal Bizzle on racism, crypto and grime
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Lethal Bizzle. He’s a rapper and entrepreneur with Ghanaian heritage, who originally hails from Walthamstow. He’s one of ...
Geoff Norcott on being a conservative comedian, the culture war and why politicians shouldn’t be on Twitter
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff Norcott is a writer, activist and comedian. As a rare right-winger, Geoff is a unique voice in British comedy operating outside the usual comedi...
Denzel Curry on police brutality, overcoming trauma and the power of martial arts
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Denzel Curry is an American rapper and artist. He is brutally honest in his music about very personal topics such as his own mental health and his app...
Sarah Brown on her daughter’s death, the importance of educating all children and her time at Downing Street
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Brown is the Chair of Theirworld. Their mission is to end the global education crisis. She’s also the Executive Chair for the Global Business ...
Bill Browder on his life as a target of Putin, if sanctions can stop the war and the legacy of Sergei Magnitsky
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Browder was one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia until 2005 when he was kicked out of the country. He is now known for being one of Vla...
Vanessa Nakate on the climate crisis, online abuse and racism in the media
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate activist who has quickly become a prominent and formidable voice in the climate change movement. She recently publ...
Ai Weiwei on China and the West, his father’s exile and if democracy really exists
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei is a world-famous artist and activist. Krishnan speaks to him about China’s relationship with the West, his father’s...
Francis Fukuyama on the war in Ukraine, liberalism and democracies under threat
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist and professor at Stanford University. Francis is known for his book, 'The End of History and the Last Man', ...
Angela Davis on socialism, how change happens and growing up in segregated Alabama
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Davis grew up in segregated Alabama and became a world renowned political thinker, activist, author and academic. Her involvement with a pol...
Tom Tugendhat on the war in Ukraine, his time in the military and his ambition to run for PM
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Conservative MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat. Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia's invasion of U...
Isabel Allende on her life as a refugee, the decline of the West and war being a male construct
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel Allende has been called “the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author”, known for titles such as 'The House of the Spirits' and '...