HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Is the concept of 鈥榦ne country, two systems鈥� dead?
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews one of Beijing鈥檚 most loyal backers in Hong Kong
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Baroness Minouche Shafik: What do we owe each other?
Mon 22 Mar 2021
The need for a new social contract that is less about 'me' and more about 'we'
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Stephen King: Are you afraid of the dark?
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the bestselling master of horror writing
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Vjosa Osmani: Acting President of Kosovo
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Can a new generation of politicians deliver a fresh start for Kosovo?
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Adar Poonawalla: How to vaccinate the world
Mon 15 Mar 2021
We speak to CEO of the Serum Institute - the biggest vaccine producer in the world.
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Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Why has Myanmar's transition to democracy gone so wrong?
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Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
Wed 10 Mar 2021
What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province?
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Evan McMullin: What next for anti-Trump Republicans?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Is it time to build a new conservative party from scratch?
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Khin Zaw Win: Protests in Myanmar
Fri 5 Mar 2021
What do the people of Myanmar want now - and what are they likely to get?
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Valdis Dombrovskis: Is the EU ready to aggressively defend its interests?
Wed 3 Mar 2021
The EU's Executive Vice-President about strategy inside the world's largest trading bloc
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Harvey Goldsmith: Can live music survive Covid?
Mon 1 Mar 2021
UK live music promoter Harvey Goldsmith on whether the creative world can be revived
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Dr Seth Berkley: How to ensure the whole world gets a Covid vaccine
Fri 26 Feb 2021
It鈥檚 a great ambition, but is it achievable?
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Elizabeth Neumann: The battle for the soul of the US Republican Party
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Can mainstream conservatives rescue the party from far right extremism?
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Timothy Snyder: Lessons from history
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Did the Trump presidency exhibit signs of early stage fascism?
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Douglas Stuart: Stories of tender souls in tough places
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Booker prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain
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Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Yogendra Yadav is a prominent opponent of changes to India's farm laws
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Kirill Dmitriev: Russia's Sputnik V a vaccine for humankind?
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Russia hopes its Sputnik V vaccine can help the world beat Covid 19
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Cl茅ment Beaune: Is Covid-19 exposing weaknesses in the EU?
Fri 12 Feb 2021
France's Europe Minister on the race for vaccines in the EU
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Laurie Santos: Can we learn how to be happy?
Wed 10 Feb 2021
A psychologist assesses the mental health impact of Covid-19
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Evan Medeiros: How should Biden approach China?
Mon 8 Feb 2021
Where do US-China relations stand after Donald Trump's presidency?
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Has Belarus鈥檚 revolution stalled?
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Belarusian opposition leader
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Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against Covid?
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist
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Madawi Al-Rasheed: Can the Saudi Crown Prince's authority really be challenged?
Mon 1 Feb 2021
Stephen Sackur asks exiled activist Madawi Al-Rasheed: what next for Saudi Arabia?
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Thomas Byrne: Ireland's twin challenge
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Ireland's Europe Minister on Covid vaccine supplies and the country's strategic vision
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Leonid Volkov: Protests on the streets of Russia
Fri 29 Jan 2021
We speak to Alexei Navalny鈥檚 chief of staff Leonid Volkov about the Russian opposition.
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Yuli Edelstein: Israel's Covid-19 vaccination programme leads the world
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Why isn't Israel's speedy roll-out of the vaccine having more impact on infection rates?
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Lina Khan: Can big tech companies be tamed by US antitrust laws?
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Lina Khan, associate professor at New York's Columbia Law School, wants to tame big tech
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Kenneth Chan: Is democracy lost in Hong Kong?
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Activist and founding member of the Civic Party, Kenneth Chan, on Hong Kong's autonomy
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Alan Dershowitz: Trump's second impeachment
Fri 15 Jan 2021
Should President Trump be impeached again - and how will he defend himself?
