Cat Bohannon Q&A: “We can actually make the world a bit better”
The academic and author on Jaws, Artemisia Gentileschi, and the fertility culture wars.
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Discover our latest interviews with notable personalities across various fields. Step into the minds of influential figures and gain unique perspectives.
Jeremy Corbyn’s last stand
In Islington North, the veteran agitator is in battle against the party he once led.
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Sarah Sackman: “My Labour values and my Jewish identity were in tension”
The candidate for Finchley and Golders Green reflects on the Corbyn era and how the party has changed since.
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Shami Chakrabarti: “Surely Gogglebox is the best of all reality TV?”
The legislator and human rights campaigner on Nina Simone, culture wars and the wisdom of The Terminator.
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James Shapiro Q&A: “I’d like to live in 1600s London – just for a week”
The American academic on finding fulfilment in Shakespeare, structuralism and dry-stone walls.
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Cerys Matthews Q&A: “What’s bugging me? Superfluous adjectives”
The musician and broadcaster on Pippi Longstocking, the extraordinary life of Fridtjof Nansen and the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
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Joseph Stiglitz: the UK’s tax system is “inexcusable”
The American economist on how neoliberalism put us on “the road to 21st-century fascism”.
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Sarah Perry Q&A: “When was I happiest? When I left the church I was raised in”
The novelist on Rachmaninoff, the short stories of Tessa Hadley, and her lost legal career.
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Miranda July Q&A: “You have to feel the body’s needs as if you were a plant”
The American film-maker and author on avoiding “scarcity mindset” and how to be efficient (but not annoying).
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Jah Wobble Q&A: “Evil spirits shattered my parking sensors”
The legendary post-punk bassist and singer on teleportation, Tube trains, and living with the paranormal.
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Percival Everett’s American absurd
The author behind American Fiction on rewriting Mark Twain, the evolution of racism, and his addiction to irony.
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Josie Long Q&A: “I wish Keir Starmer had a functioning spine”
The stand-up comedian on Joanna Newsom, expressionism, and the dream of being a forest ranger.
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Rob Henderson: “I guess there is survivor’s guilt”
The writer and thinker on reliving his traumatic childhood, campus cancel culture, and the rise of “luxury beliefs”.
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Camilla Nord Q&A: “I do at least one handstand every day”
The neuroscientist on the predictive brain, Rory Stewart and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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John Healey: “Britain has a lot to learn from Ukraine’s resilience”
Labour’s shadow defence minister on how to bolster national security, dealing with Trump, and selling arms to Israel.
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Jackie Kay Q&A: “Audre Lorde told me: ‘You can be black and Scottish’”
The poet and novelist on Bessie Smith, Coronation Street and being a night owl.
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Joelle Taylor Q&A: “I’d like to see dinner ladies take over parliament”
The poet on being raised by TV, the inspirational Linda Bellos, and why writing is like archaeology.
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Sam Carr Q&A: “We die and are reborn many times”
The psychologist on Jung, Michael Jordan, and what Knight Rider tells us about life’s journey.
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Steve Reed: “Farmers feel shafted by this government”
The shadow environment secretary on what voters want and how to make Labour the “party of the countryside”.
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Arik Kershenbaum Q&A: “I’m happiest in a hammock, being woken by gibbon song”
The zoologist on emigrating to the UK, what the Civil War cost America, and the serenity of a world before…
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