HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Virologist Barry Schoub: South Africa's covid situation 'is bleak'
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Barry Schoub chairs South Africa's ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19 vaccines
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Admiral James Stavridis: The aftermath of the capitol riot
Fri 8 Jan 2021
The President remains Commander in Chief, but how tenable is that for the next two weeks?
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Neil Ferguson: Did the UK get its Covid strategy wrong?
Wed 6 Jan 2021
We speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down
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Hermann Hauser: Is Europe failing to create tech champions?
Mon 21 Dec 2020
Facebook, Amazon, Huawei, Alibaba. All American and Chinese. Where are the Europeans?
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Christopher Ruddy: Is the media amplifying division in America?
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of the conservative Newsmax media group
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Bernardine Evaristo: Is British culture changing?
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other
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David Beasley of the World Food Programme: Is the world set for new famines?
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Will 2021 be even worse than 2020 for those experiencing extreme hunger?
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Owase Jeelani: Making life and death decisions
Mon 7 Dec 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the paediatric neurosurgeon Owase Jeelani
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Ishaq Dar: Pakistan's power struggle
Wed 2 Dec 2020
A former finance minister is trying to rally opposition to Imran Khan's government
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Anthony Gardner: How will Joe Biden handle foreign policy?
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Are there lessons to be learned from Trump's disruption of foreign policy norms?
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Gedion Timothewos: Is Ethiopia sliding into civil war?
Fri 27 Nov 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia鈥檚 Attorney General
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Jeremy Hunt: Britain's battle with Covid-19
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Has the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the UK and its leader?
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David Nabarro: How can countries minimise Covid damage?
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation鈥檚 special envoy for Covid-19
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Pawel Jablonski: Why is Poland blocking the EU's budget?
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Poland's deputy foreign minister discusses his government's standoff with the EU
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Judit Varga: How far is Hungary prepared to go in its defiance of the EU?
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungary's Justice Minister Judit Varga
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Arancha Gonzalez: How much influence does the EU have?
Mon 16 Nov 2020
Is a Joe Biden victory good news for the European Union?
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HR McMaster: Trump and the transition
Fri 13 Nov 2020
HR McMaster served as President Trump's National Security Adviser from 2017 to 2018
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Jack Kingston: What is next for Trump?
Wed 11 Nov 2020
We return to Trump Campaigner Jack Kingston following the election
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Leopoldo Lopez: An opposition leader in exile
Mon 9 Nov 2020
Has he lost faith in the Venezuelan opposition's ability to win their struggle?
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Jacob Bleacher: Putting astronauts back on the moon
Wed 4 Nov 2020
Is space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?
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Perez Hilton: The 2000s' gossip-in-chief
Mon 2 Nov 2020
Gossip is as old as the hills, but has the age of the internet put it on steroids?
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Dominique Schnapper on secularism in France after Samuel Paty's killing
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Dominique Schnapper heads a council which advises the French government on secularism
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Peter Frankopan: Can history offer us any lessons on the coronavirus pandemic?
Fri 23 Oct 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the historian and bestselling author
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Jack Kingston: Can Trump win?
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The polls consistently say Trump is in trouble. Is there reason to think they are wrong?
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Jim O'Neill: Is this a time for governments to be bold?
Fri 16 Oct 2020
A British economist explains why he thinks big measures are needed to revive growth
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Rob Schenck: Can Trump still count on the religious right?
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Will the evangelical Christian right still give Donald Trump their support?
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Volodymyr Zelensky: How is Ukraine's president faring?
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Has the former actor, elected in April 2019, been able to deliver on his pledges?
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Narendra Taneja: How well has India handled the coronavirus crisis?
Fri 9 Oct 2020
Stephen Sackur speaks to the national spokesman for India's ruling BJP
