HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Joan Donoghue: Has the ICJ ruling changed anything in Gaza?
Friday
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the International Court of Justice
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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy and atheism
Wednesday
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?
Last Monday
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’s 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’s 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’s 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
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Leonid Volkov: Is the anti-Putin movement out of options?
Fri 8 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an ally of Russia’s late opposition leader Alexey Navalny
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Sathnam Sanghera: Britain's imperial legacies
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a writer re-examining the legacy of the British Empire
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Salome Zourabichvili: Where does Georgia's destiny lie?
Fri 1 Mar 2024
Sarah Montague talks to the president of Georgia
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Ciarán Hinds: Is Northern Ireland a creative powerhouse?
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur interviews the world-renowned actor
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Jens Stoltenberg: Is Russia really preparing for a war with Nato?
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to its Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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HARDtalk: Defying Putin
Fri 23 Feb 2024
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Nikolai Denkov: Is Bulgaria a weak link in Europe's security?
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bulgaria’s prime minister
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Alexey Navalny: The interview
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur interviewed Alexey Navalny in 2017.His death has been reported by Russia.
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Bassem Youssef: Can laughter ever provoke political change?
Fri 16 Feb 2024
When political tensions escalate, does humour get pushed out?
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Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya: Does Ukraine feel betrayed?
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Partisan warfare in Washington DC is blocking aid to Kyiv. What does Ukraine think?
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Cornel West: Could enough votes taken from Joe Biden help Donald Trump get elected?
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Cornel West, philosopher and activist has launched his own bid for the White House.
