The Big Interview
Monocle
Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes.
Episodes
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Jun 9, 2023 • 35min
Angélique Kidjo
Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo joins Emma Searle to discuss her unstoppable career and genre-defying repertoire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 2, 2023 • 19min
James Olson
The former chief of counterintelligence for the CIA, looks back on his 30-year career with the agency and discusses how he coped with the moral dilemmas of spying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26, 2023 • 27min
Nathan Law
Trailblazing pro-democracy activist Nathan Law joins Andrew Mueller to discuss his new memoir and how he went from being Hong Kong’s youngest legislator to living in political exile in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2023 • 34min
Mubin Shaikh
Former counterterrorism operative Mubin Shaikh joins Andrew Mueller to explain how he went from being a supporter of Islamist extremism to working undercover for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service inside the “Toronto 18” terrorist group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2023 • 28min
Hella Pick
Veteran journalist Hella Pick reflects on her remarkable life, from arriving in the UK on a Kindertransport in 1938 to becoming a trailblazer for women in journalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 10, 2023 • 32min
Bill Browder
Hedge-fund manager and political activist Bill Browder shares his insights on Russia’s war in Ukraine and how he became Vladimir Putin’s enemy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2023 • 28min
Marjorie Margolies
The former US congresswoman, Emmy award-winning journalist and women’s-rights activist sits down with Christopher Cermak to discuss motherhood and the arc of her remarkable career in politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 2, 2022 • 27min
Dmytro Kuleba
Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, speaks to Carlota Rebelo about his country’s fight for freedom and how he manages to keep hope alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 25, 2022 • 30min
M aka Michael Chow
The painter and restaurateur discusses his remarkable life and new London show with Robert Bound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 4, 2022 • 25min
Karl Jenkins
The man behind ‘The Armed Man’ and ‘Adiemus’ speaks to Emma Nelson about his remarkable life and career as one of Britain’s greatest and most versatile composers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
