HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Espen Barth Eide: Why will Norway recognise a Palestinian state?
Fri 24 May 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to Norway鈥檚 foreign minister
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Jim Skea: Are humans bungling our chance to avert disaster?
Wed 22 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Gillian Slovo: Has her writing exorcised demons?
Mon 20 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo, an author with an extraordinary backstory
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Alexander Stubb: Has Nato membership left Finland stronger?
Fri 17 May 2024
Stephen Sackur is in Helsinki to speak to the President of Finland Alexander Stubb.
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Sir Ron Dennis: The need for speed
Wed 15 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the founder of the McLaren Formula 1 racing team
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Bill Blair: Canada's defence strategy
Mon 13 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Canada鈥檚 defence minister Bill Blair.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis: Does Europe back Lithuania?
Wed 8 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lithuania鈥檚 foreign minister
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Jonathan Haidt: Should we be worried about children having smartphones?
Mon 6 May 2024
The American social psychologist says childhood has been radically and negatively altered
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Mihai Pop葯oi: Is Moldova the new Russian battleground?
Sat 4 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mihai Pop葯oi, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
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Ami Ayalon: Is Israel fighting an unwinnable war?
Wed 1 May 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former chief of Israel鈥檚 Shin Bet security agency
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Amin Salam: Can Lebanon's government avert catastrophe?
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon鈥檚 economy minister
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Joan Donoghue: Has the ICJ ruling changed anything in Gaza?
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the International Court of Justice
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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy and atheism
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Another chance to hear the 2013 interview with the acclaimed philosopher
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Richard Haass: How should the US respond to global risks?
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a veteran US diplomat
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Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Could Ukraine lose?
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Ukrainian prime minister
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Danny Danon: Will Israel listen to its allies?
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an Israeli MP and former ambassador at the United Nations
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Eddie Marsan: Do the arts neglect working-class people?
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the acclaimed British actor
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Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe?
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an opposition politician who plans to challenge Zanu-PF's rule
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Humza Yousaf: Is the SNP's supremacy in Scotland under threat?
Mon 8 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Scotland鈥檚 first minister
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Naomi Alderman: Power and technology
Fri 5 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the novelist and computer game creator
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Tom Shakespeare: Redefining disability
Wed 3 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a bioethicist and disability rights campaigner
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Lila Rose: Could abortion be banned in the entire US?
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of America鈥檚 fiercest opponents of abortion rights
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Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Guyana
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On the road in Guyana
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Will the South American country's people benefit from its record economic growth?
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Judith Butler: Gender and identity
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the philosopher and author
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Luis Abinader: Will the Dominican Republic help Haiti?
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of the Dominican Republic
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Chris Mullin: Have lessons been learned from the Birmingham Six injustice?
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former politician and justice campaigner
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Jan Egeland: Is the international community failing to protect the most vulnerable?
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council
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Claude Joseph: Can anything save Haiti?
Fri 15 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the country鈥檚 former acting prime minister
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Riyad Mansour: Why are the diplomats failing?
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN
