HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Andrei Kelin: Russia, Afghanistan and the UK
Fri 27 Aug 2021
What does the situation in Afghanistan say about the wider geopolitical balance of power?
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Paula Kahumbu: Saving Africa's wild spaces
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu
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Gedion Timothewos: Ethiopia's civil war
Mon 23 Aug 2021
The conflict between government forces and Tigrayan rebels has cost thousands of lives
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Kamila Sidiqi: What future do Afghanistan's women face?
Fri 20 Aug 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to a government adviser who escaped Kabul as the Taliban took over
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Aly Raisman: Are gold medals put above athletes' wellbeing?
Mon 16 Aug 2021
An Olympic gymnastics champion who spoke out about abuse talks to Stephen Sackur
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Getachew Reda: What is the endgame for Tigray's rebels?
Fri 13 Aug 2021
As conflict continues in northern Ethiopia, what is the endgame for Tigray鈥檚 rebels?
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Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
Wed 11 Aug 2021
A musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America鈥檚 most diehard racists
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Hamid Mir: Is Pakistan a safe place for journalists?
Mon 9 Aug 2021
Hamid Mir was taken off air after he spoke out against Pakistan's powerful military
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Sir Andrew Pollard: The war on Covid-19
Fri 6 Aug 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
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RoseAnne Archibald: Uncovering Canada's dark past
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Canadian First Nations leader and politician
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Sir Hilary Beckles: Reparations for slavery
Mon 2 Aug 2021
How to address the sins and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade?
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Lazarus Chakwera: President of Malawi
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Can the Malawian President keep the promises he made to voters last year?
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P茅ter Szijj谩rt贸: Is Hungary undermining European values?
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Hungarian Foreign Minister
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Hamdullah Mohib: Can the Afghan government hold out against the Taliban?
Mon 26 Jul 2021
Sarah Montague speaks to Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib
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Fikile Mbalula: Is South Africa's government being confronted with its own failure?
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to South Africa鈥檚 transport minister
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Laurent Lamothe: Can anything be done to end Haiti's suffering?
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe
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Michael Holding: Can sport win its fight against racism?
Mon 19 Jul 2021
A cricketing great on his stand against racism and his support for taking the knee
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Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho: Can courage overcome injustice?
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Mexican journalist and activist Lydia Cacho is currently in exile for her own safety
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Jess Phillips: What happened to progressive politics?
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the prominent Labour MP
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James Lovelock: The future of life on Earth
Mon 12 Jul 2021
A 2021 interview with the scientist behind the Gaia hypothesis
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Writer Lionel Shriver
Wed 7 Jul 2021
Lionel Shriver's latest book explores themes around ageing and voluntary euthanasia
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Christian Happi: Can Africa become a world leader in vaccine development?
Mon 5 Jul 2021
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Professor of Genomics Christian Happi.
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Victor Gao: 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Is Beijing's method of governing fit for the future?
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Zainab Ahmed: Can Nigeria avert financial meltdown?
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Nigeria鈥檚 finance minister
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Rawdah Mohamed: Fashion and Muslim women
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Can fashion overturn negative stereotypes of Muslim women?
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REM lead singer Michael Stipe
Mon 21 Jun 2021
The American rock band REM split up in 2011 after 31 years together
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Johan Lundgren, EasyJet CEO: Can his business model survive Covid and climate change?
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Johan Lundgren, CEO of budget airline giant EasyJet on the future of the aviation
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Jens Stoltenberg: Is the old alliance ready to tackle new threats?
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of NATO
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Ben Rhodes: President Biden's foreign policy challenges
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to Barack Obama's former national security adviser
