The Interview podcast

The Interview

Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time. How does it work? Well, at the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you. It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world. Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time. How does it work? Well, at the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you. It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world. Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

 

#1864

Chloé Zhao, director: I was an outsider

‘It's so far from your reality because I didn't know anybody and I was an immigrant’ Anita... more

Yesterday

22 MINS

22:59

Yesterday


#1863

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General: Tthe threat to international law from power

“There are those that believe the power of law should be replaced by the law of power” Ann... more

21 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:00

21 Jan 2026


#1862

Karol Nawrocki, Polish President: Europe has lost its way

Nick Robinson speaks to Polish President Karol Nawrocki about Trump, Russia and the future... more

19 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:01

19 Jan 2026


#1861

Gustavo Petro, Colombian President: US military action is a real threat

I do believe US military action is a real threat, and the prospect of removing it depends ... more

16 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:59

16 Jan 2026


#1860

Baroness Arminka Helic: Preventing sexual violence in war

We are in a new era where human rights have been replaced by trade and big businesses and ... more

14 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:00

14 Jan 2026


#1859

Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii: Archaeology is the most democratic form of history

Michael Berkeley speaks to Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii in Southern Italy, one... more

12 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:59

12 Jan 2026


#1858

Mustafa Suleyman, Artificial Intelligence pioneer: People should be healthily afraid of AI

BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to the British artificial intelligence entrepreneur Mustaf... more

09 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:59

09 Jan 2026


#1857

Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, speaks to Nigel Casey, the UK’s ambassador to Ru... more

07 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:00

07 Jan 2026


#1856

Diego Calva, Actor: Latin America is more than violence, salsa music and food

“In Latin America, we have way more than violence, we're more than salsa as our music, or ... more

05 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:00

05 Jan 2026


#1855

2025 on The Interview

2025 on The Interview A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most comp... more

29 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:00

29 Dec 2025


#1854

2025 on The Interview

2025 on The Interview A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most comp... more

26 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

26 Dec 2025


#1853

2025 on The Interview

2025 on The Interview A special episode from The Interview, featuring three of the most co... more

24 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:00

24 Dec 2025


#1852

K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho: I was born in America, but wasn’t seen as American

‘Being born in America, feeling American, but having people treat me like I'm not.’ Chi Ch... more

22 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

22 Dec 2025


#1851

Audrey Tang: bringing digital diplomacy to the world

Audrey Tang speaks to BBC Technology editor, Zoe Kleinman about technology, democracy and ... more

19 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:54

19 Dec 2025


#1850

Jordan Bardella, National Rally leader: France must control immigration

‘I do not see France as a country that must be closed. But I believe we must control immig... more

17 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

17 Dec 2025


#1849

Jacinda Ardern: Why world leaders need empathy

BBC presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to Dame Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former Prime Min... more

15 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

15 Dec 2025


#1848

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader: ‘our fight for freedom is a fight for peace’

Lucy Hockings speaks to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado about the fight ... more

11 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

11 Dec 2025


#1847

Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister: we’re pushing hard to end Sudan conflict

‘We are pushing very hard to end this and preserve the future of Sudan’ Waihiga Mwaura spe... more

10 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:59

10 Dec 2025


#1846

Patti Smith: Artists have a responsibility to speak up

Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, speaks to American singer-songwriter Pa... more

08 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:00

08 Dec 2025


#1845

Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: From information to imagination

Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the c... more

05 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:57

05 Dec 2025


#1844

Anika Wells, Communications Minister: Australia’s social media ban

“This is giving parents another weapon in their arsenal for their lives and for the happin... more

03 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:32

03 Dec 2025


#1843

Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary: Do not make that boat crossing

Nick Robinson speaks to Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary, about her far-reaching pr... more

01 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:03

01 Dec 2025


#1842

Maria Ressa: The information apocalypse is threatening democracy

Marianna Spring, the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, speaks to Nobel Peac... more

28 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:03

28 Nov 2025


#1841

Sir Nick Clegg: Social media’s power paradox

Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more rec... more

26 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:59

26 Nov 2025