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#168

165. Anna Wintour: Culture, Influence, and the Power of Decisive Leadership

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08 Dec 2025

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1:13:54

08 Dec 2025

#167

164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes?

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1:19:42

01 Dec 2025

#166

163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne)

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1:10:22

24 Nov 2025

#165

162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men

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17 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:41

17 Nov 2025

#164

161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski)

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10 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:53

10 Nov 2025

#163

160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2)

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03 Nov 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:36

03 Nov 2025

#162

159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1)

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55 MINS

55:42

27 Oct 2025

#161

158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR

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1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:04

19 Oct 2025

#160

157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba)

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12 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:10

12 Oct 2025

#159

156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War?

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1:15:08

05 Oct 2025

#158

155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China

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28 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:08

28 Sep 2025

#157

154. Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope

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21 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:01

21 Sep 2025

#156

153. The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee)

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1:00:27

14 Sep 2025

#155

152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder)

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1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:20

07 Sep 2025

#154

151. Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr Støre)

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58:43

31 Aug 2025

#153

150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2)

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24 Aug 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:54

24 Aug 2025

#152

149. Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Independence (Part 1)

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17 Aug 2025

46 MINS

46:34

17 Aug 2025

#151

148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali)

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14 Aug 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:41

14 Aug 2025

#150

147. I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2)

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10 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:34

10 Aug 2025

#149

146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)

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50:36

03 Aug 2025

#148

145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2)

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27 Jul 2025

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47:06

27 Jul 2025

#147

144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1)

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36 MINS

36:16

20 Jul 2025

#146

143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton)

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13 Jul 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:54

13 Jul 2025

#145

142. The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck)

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06 Jul 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:53

06 Jul 2025

#144

141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides)

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29 Jun 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:29

29 Jun 2025

#143

140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran

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22 Jun 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:21

22 Jun 2025

#142

139. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump

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15 Jun 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:43

15 Jun 2025

#141

138. The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt)

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08 Jun 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:54

08 Jun 2025

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#168

165. Anna Wintour: Culture, Influence, and the Power of Decisive Leadership

#167

164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes?

#166

163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne)

#165

162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men

#164

161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski)

#163

160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2)

#162

159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1)

#161

158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR

#160

157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba)

#159

156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War?

#158

155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China

#157

154. Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope

#156

153. The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee)

#155

152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder)

#154

151. Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr Støre)

#153

150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2)

#152

149. Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Independence (Part 1)

#151

148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali)

#150

147. I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2)

#149

146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)

#148

145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2)

#147

144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1)

#146

143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton)

#145

142. The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck)

#144

141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides)

#143

140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran

#142

139. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump

#141

138. The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt)