Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Blur bassist Alex James speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Jeremy Clarkson, Oasis, band break ups, diets, and how he went from a rock and roll star “swinging from chandeliers” to a farmer with five kids, in this week’s episode of Ways to Change the World.

Comedian Omid Djalili talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Syria, Israel, Gaza and the Iranian regime, and why the West should care about the Middle East, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

Tim Minchin opens up about stepping away from social media, the rise of polemicists in public discourse, and why kindness and generosity are central to the stories he wants to tell, and the kind of person he wants to be, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why protecting young people online is not only the parents’ responsibility, but that of governments and social media companies, in this episode of Ways to Change the World. She also talks about the importance of teaching empathy and compassion to children, and why she supports Labour MP Josh MacAlister’s proposal of banning social media apps for under-16s in the UK.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy and guests analyse Rachel Reeves’s speech in this episode of The Political Fourcast live from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

How can the new Labour government stop scandals like Grenfell happening again? Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to the area’s former MP and the director of the charity investigating state-related deaths.

As the election campaign enters the final furlong, Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses how the betting scandal might affect the result with ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill and pollster Scarlett Maguire.

Could this election kill the independence cause in Scotland or actually bring it back to life? Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses manifestos and independence with the SNP’s former Deputy Westminster Leader Mhairi Black, Scottish Labour’s Pam Duncan-Glancy, and Scottish Conservative’s Craig Hoy.

A pledge card or a culture war? Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses election strategies with Conservative Equalities Committee Chair Caroline Nokes and former Labour Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.

Economist Joseph Stiglitz tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why more government intervention is desirable, whether campus protests in the US are going “over the line” and why stalling living standards “create a fertile field” for demagogues like Donald Trump, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour’s Lords leader Baroness Smith join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss whether it’s sink or survive for Rishi Sunak after election losses across the country.

In this episode of The Political Fourcast, Nicky Morgan and Charlie Falconer join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss how the war in Gaza could change the political fortunes of UK parties.

Suzie Miller, playwright of Jodie Comer’s Broadway hit ‘Prima Facie’, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why rape victims are failed by the legal system, how trauma is misunderstood in the court room, and why a patriarchal system forces female barristers to become part of the problem, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to to talk about her life and work, how anger has fuelled her poetry at different stages of her life – touching on topics such as domestic abuse, segregation, Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump – and recounts her experience of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

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