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Colm Tóibín is widely acclaimed for the emotional restraint and quiet power of his prose. His writing explores exile, abandonment, loss and denial, the things that go unspoken and the feelings not acted upon. His no
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The Jeffrey Epstein story has created shockwaves on both sides of the Atlantic. As new documents continue to emerge, and as journalists continue to report around those documents, we’re increasingly seeing how the powerfu
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Ben Rhodes served as one of Barack Obama’s closest foreign-policy aides, holding the role of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting from 2009 to 2017. He acted as the lead negotia
Ben Rhodes served as one of Barack Obama’s closest foreign-policy aides, holding the role of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting from 2009 to 2017. He acted as the lead ne
Since the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran in late February, the world has changed dramatically. More than fourteen countries have now become embroiled in the conflict and there is widespread
Since the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran in late February, the world has changed dramatically. More than fourteen countries have now become embroiled in the conflict and there is widespread
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We are deeply confused about artificial intelligence: what it is, who it serves and whether it is leading us towards utopia or catastrophe. But according to AI ethicist Dr Eleanor Drage, these dramatic narratives often d
Robert Peston is one of Britain’s most trusted journalists. A fixture in British politics and business coverage, he came to national prominence as Business Editor and then Economics Editor at the BBC, where he revea
Robert Peston is one of Britain’s most trusted journalists. A fixture in British politics and business coverage, he came to national prominence as Business Editor and then Economics Editor at the BBC, where he revea
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Olivia Laing is known as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. Their work is renowned for its capacity to make abstract ideas feel precise, intimate, and beautifully thought through without
Olivia Laing is known as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. Their work is renowned for its capacity to make abstract ideas feel precise, intimate, and beautifully thought through without
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The Economist
1 appearance on this show
Sophia Smith Galer
author of How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance and the Race to Save Our Words
2 appearances on this show
Jon Ronson
5 appearances on this show
Daniel Trilling
1 appearance on this show
Siri Hustvedt
author
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Radden Keefe
author and New Yorker staff writer · The New York Times
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Simon Rogers
award-winning data journalist · Fiducia
1 appearance on this show
Carissa Véliz
author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI · Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI
1 appearance on this show
Dolly Alderton
Journalist, Writer & Host of The High Low Podcast · Sunday Times
2 appearances on this show
Lena Dunham
author
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Sebastian Mallaby
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