HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Maria Butina: What is Russia achieving in Ukraine?
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to a pro-Putin member of Russia鈥檚 state Duma
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Mairead McGuinness: How far will the EU go to support Kyiv?
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the EU commissioner for financial services
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Ilya Ponomarev: A former Russian MP on fighting Putin
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Gabriel Gatehouse speaks to an ex-Russian MP who is fighting in Ukraine - against Russia
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Francis Fukuyama: The end of the end of history?
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Sarah Montague speaks to the renowned political scientist
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Iv谩n Fischer, Conductor and Composer
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to Iv谩n Fischer, Conductor and Composer
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Tobias Ellwood: How should the West stand up to Putin?
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee
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Jonas Gahr St酶re: Easing Europe off Russian energy
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the prime minister of Norway
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Jonas Gahr St酶re: Easing Europe off Russian energy
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St酶re.
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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: Is the fate of Belarus tied to the fate of Ukraine?
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the exiled leader of Belarus's opposition
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Michael Carpenter: Is this a new age of conflict?
Wed 9 Mar 2022
Will Russia's invasion of Ukraine lead to a new, long-term cold war?
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Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Former Ukrainian PM
Mon 7 Mar 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
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Andrey Kurkov: Putin's attack on Ukraine's identity
Wed 2 Mar 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ukraine's most celebrated novelists
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David Miliband: President of the International Rescue Committee
Tue 1 Mar 2022
Is the West doing enough in response to Putin鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine?
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Iv谩n Fischer: The power and joy of music
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned Hungarian conductor and composer
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Leonid Volkov: How strong is Putin's grip on Russia?
Fri 25 Feb 2022
How should the West respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
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Ingrid Betancourt: Can Colombia defeat corruption?
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Colombian presidential candidate
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Jamie Raskin, Democrat Congressman, House Committe to Investigative January 6th Attack
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jamie Raskin, US Congressman (Dem)
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Yuri Vitrenko: Russia, Ukraine and Europe's energy
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of Naftogaz, Ukraine's biggest energy company
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Kiril Petkov: Is Bulgaria ready to stand up to Russia?
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews the Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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Michael McCaul: Is Biden up to facing off with Putin?
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Michael McCaul accuses President Biden of not standing up to Mr Putin in Ukraine
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Marine Le Pen: France's future president?
Mon 7 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the longtime leader of the French far right
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Gabrielius Landsbergis: Tension in Eastern Europe
Fri 4 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the foreign minister of Lithuania
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Bassem Youssef: Do we expect too much from satire?
Wed 2 Feb 2022
Stephen Sackur talks to a satirist who made his name during Egypt's popular uprising
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Isabel Allende: What does South America's future hold?
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the acclaimed Chilean author
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Mariana Mazzucato: The space race and our economic futures
Fri 28 Jan 2022
An influential economist discusses what drives innovation
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Mohammad Marandi: Iran's nuclear negotiations
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Stephen Sackur speaks to the adviser to Iran鈥檚 negotiators in Vienna
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Damian Collins: Can Boris Johnson be trusted?
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Stephen Sackur interviews a Conservative MP who has been working on online regulation
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Oleksii Reznikov: An invasion of Ukraine?
Wed 19 Jan 2022
We speak to the Ukrainian defence minister and ask could Russia invade Ukraine?
