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Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

How can you change the world? Join Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his guest of the week as they explore the big ideas influencing how we think, act and live.

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Poet Ben Okri on disruptive climate protests and dreaming of Nigeria

Poet Ben Okri on disruptive climate protests and dreaming of Nigeria

‘This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us,’ reads the first line of Sir Ben Okri’s poem, ‘The Broken’.  ... Read more

21 Jul 2023

33mins

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Syrian chef and refugee Imad Al Arnab on his journey from war-torn Syria to opening his dream restaurant in Soho

Syrian chef and refugee Imad Al Arnab on his journey from war-torn Syria to opening his dream restaurant in Soho

When he fled his war-torn hometown of Damascus, Imad Al Arnab spent three dangerous months smuggled in lorries trying to... Read more

14 Jul 2023

27mins

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Wes Streeting on child poverty, coming out, and how he would run the NHS

Wes Streeting on child poverty, coming out, and how he would run the NHS

Brought up on a council estate in the East End of London, the son of a single mother whose own father was a bank robber ... Read more

7 Jul 2023

41mins

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Evgenia Kara-Murza on the fight to free Russia’s political prisoners and the dream of a democratic Russia

Evgenia Kara-Murza on the fight to free Russia’s political prisoners and the dream of a democratic Russia

When Evgenia Kara-Murza and her husband Vladimir parted ways in April 2022, she had no idea that would be the last time ... Read more

30 Jun 2023

37mins

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Barbara Kingsolver on America’s opioid crisis and classist attitudes to rural communities

Barbara Kingsolver on America’s opioid crisis and classist attitudes to rural communities

For a generation growing up in the rural US state of Virginia, opioid addiction isn't an abstraction - it's neighbours, ... Read more

23 Jun 2023

33mins

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Kamila Shamsie on "Googling while Muslim", Shamima Begum and the UK’s ‘racist’ immigration policy

Kamila Shamsie on "Googling while Muslim", Shamima Begum and the UK’s ‘racist’ immigration policy

In 1988, a 15-year-old Kamila Shamsie stayed up all night to watch Pakistan elect its first woman prime minister. Years ... Read more

16 Jun 2023

36mins

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Chris van Tulleken on how our ultra-processed diet is killing us

Chris van Tulleken on how our ultra-processed diet is killing us

What is ultra-processed food? And do we really know what it’s doing to our bodies, our health, and the planet? Chris van... Read more

9 Jun 2023

39mins

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Sadiq Khan on climate change, immigration and London’s policing crisis

Sadiq Khan on climate change, immigration and London’s policing crisis

Sadiq Khan has been the mayor of London since 2016, and he’s seeking a third term next year.  In today’s episode of Ways... Read more

2 Jun 2023

51mins

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Nick Cave on free speech, his religion, and finding - and defining - happiness

Nick Cave on free speech, his religion, and finding - and defining - happiness

Nick Cave hates giving interviews. It’s the first thing he mentions in his new book, “Faith, Hope & Carnage”, which ... Read more

26 May 2023

42mins

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Suzanne Simmard on fungal networks, ‘Mother’ trees, and restoring our forests

Suzanne Simmard on fungal networks, ‘Mother’ trees, and restoring our forests

When Suzanne Simard discovered that trees could communicate through underground networks of fungi in 1997, her work was ... Read more

19 May 2023

37mins

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