HARDtalk Podcast
1) Philippe Sands: Is international justice working?
When the first Nuremberg trial of Nazi war criminals came to an end, the ground-breaking international tribunal handed down 12 death sentences. Seventy-five years on, is the world any better at delive...Show More
2) 2025 on The Interview
2025 on The Interview A special episode from The Interview, featuring three of the most compelling conversations from 2025. US President Donald Trump spoke to the BBC’s Chief North America corresp...Show More
3) KPop 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 Chi Izundu speaks to Korean American actor Arden Cho, star of the hit Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, about her ...Show More
4) Audrey Tang: bringing digital diplomacy to the world
Audrey Tang speaks to BBC Technology editor, Zoe Kleinman about technology, democracy and community. Named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in AI”, Audrey Tang was instrumental in shaping Ta...Show More
5) 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 immigration.’Nick Robinson speaks to National Rally leader Jordan Bardella about his vision for France. The 30-year...Show More
6) Jacinda Ardern: why world leaders need empathy
“I wanted to show that you could be human and could also be kind and decisive and a mother, imperfectly but still, I think, do a reasonable job.”BBC presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to Dame Jacinda Ard...Show More
7) María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader: ‘our fight for freedom is a fight for peace’
‘Our fight for freedom is a fight for peace, and an act of love’Lucy Hockings speaks to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado about the fight for democracy in the South American country. ...Show More
8) 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 speaks to Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, during the G20 summit that took place at the end of Novemb...Show More
9) Patti Smith: artists have a responsibility to speak up
‘A lot of people will say artists need to speak up, it's artists' responsibility to speak. I believe that’Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, speaks to American singer-songwriter Patti ...Show More
10) Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: from information to imagination
‘We've gone from the information era to the imagination era’Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the current tech and AI revolution that’s transforming ...Show More