Denzel Curry is an American rapper and artist. He is brutally honest in his music about very personal topics such as his own mental health and his approach to policing and racism in America.

Krishnan talks to Denzel about how he’s overcome trauma, his attitudes towards police brutality and why he thinks the music industry needs to become more collaborative. 

Warning: This episode contains very strong language and very adult themes 

Produced by: Rachel Evans

Sarah Brown is the Chair of Theirworld. Their mission is to end the global education crisis. She’s also the Executive Chair for the Global Business Coalition for Education. 

She joins Krishnan to talk about Theirworld’s work and how they are helping Ukrainian children. She also speaks about her experience of losing her daughter, Jennifer, and her time at Downing Street. 

Producer: Freya Pickford

Bill Browder was one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia until 2005 when he was kicked out of the country. He is now known for being one of Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics.

He joins Krishnan to talk about his new book called Freezing Order - in which he details his mission to pursue justice for his lawyer and friend Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Russian jail. 

Produced by: Nina Hodgson

Photo credit: Luke MacGregor

Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate activist who has quickly become a prominent and formidable voice in the climate change movement.

She recently published her book ‘A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis’. 

Krishnan spoke to her about why she became a climate activist, racism and online abuse she has experienced.

Produced by : Freya Pickford

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei is a world-famous artist and activist. 

Krishnan speaks to him about China’s relationship with the West, his father’s exile and whether democracy really exists. 

His new exhibition, The Liberty of Doubt, is currently on display at Kettle’s Yard gallery in Cambridge. 

Produced by: Freya Pickford

Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist and professor at Stanford University.

Francis is known for his book, 'The End of History and the Last Man', but he recently published a new book 'Liberalism and its Discontents’. 

He joins Krishnan to talk about the war in Ukraine, liberalism and whether democracy is under threat in today’s world. 

Producer: Freya Pickford

Her involvement with a politically distorted murder trial sent her into hiding, becoming one of the FBI’s most wanted. She spent 18 months in jail before she was acquitted of all charges.

She returned to teaching, writing a series of seminal books on social justice and equality. She joined Krishnan to talk about Socialism, how change happens, and her life. 

Produced by: Shaheen Sattar and Nina Hodgson

Our guest this week is Conservative MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat. 

Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his plans to run for Prime Minister and his time serving in the military during the Iraq war and war in Afghanistan. 

Produced by : Freya Pickford

Isabel Allende has been called “the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author”, known for titles such as 'The House of the Spirits' and 'City of the Beasts'. Her books often put women at the centre, paying homage to some incredible female characters.

Her new book, ‘Violeta’ is written as a letter from a grandmother to her grandson. Violeta, the narrator, was inspired by Isabel’s own recently deceased mother.

Isabel talks to Krishnan about being a life-long feminist, her hopes for a post-pandemic world and her own experience of being a refugee during the civil war in Chile.

Producer: Rachel Evans

Adam McKay is an Oscar-winning writer, director and comedian. He is the man behind a whole string of movies including Vice, The Big Short, Anchorman and Talladega Nights. 

His most recent film, Don’t Look Up, is a satirical movie about a comet hurtling toward Earth and is a metaphor for climate change, and has been nominated for four BAFTAs and four Oscars. It has also recorded the highest viewing in a week in Netflix history.

Adam speaks to Krishnan about his fears for the future of our planet, if world leaders and fossil fuel companies fail to take proper action now. He also discusses the state of US politics, his ideas for his next movie and the possibility of working with Will Ferrell again. 

Produced by: Freya Pickford