Interviews

Across articles and podcasts we've interviewed over 30 theologians, politicians, scientists, authors and artists, and even a couple of comedians.

Interview
  1. Community
  2. Culture
A speaker, standing in front of a screen, beckons with one hand, holding a mic with the other.

Why we need friendship more than romance

Jack Nicholson
Friendship Lab's founder opens up on opening up.
5min read
Events
  1. Culture
  2. Events
Pulitzer Prize-winning Marilynne Robinson (Photo credit: Radcliffe Harvard) and Graham Tomlin

Online webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson

Nick Jones
We’re bringing Seen and Unseen to life through a string of live events. And you’re invited.

1min read
Interview
  1. Culture
  2. Education
A statue of a woman holding a spear in one hand a lightening bolt in the others that reads: 'Droits de l'homme'.

How justice shaped a world of rights

Nick Jones
Historian John Coffey talks about his contribution to a new book: Justice & Rights.
8min read
Interview
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Culture
A woman wearing a red jacket stands formally beside an office stair case.

Marsha de Cordova: the personal experiences driving her passionate politics

Robert Wright
“What disabled people need is assistance to live, not to die.”
5min read
Interview
  1. Art
  2. Attention
An artist sits in front of a board covered in images, canvases and paper.

Interview: Alastair Gordon on the artist’s attention

Jonathan Evens
Why the overlooked and everyday capture the creative gaze.
5min read
Interview
  1. Change
  2. Freedom of Belief
A conference speaker at a podium against a backdrop of blue.

Don’t send us back, North Korean escapee tells China

Belle Tindall
Timothy Cho hopes to help those still trying to escape.
9min read
Interview
  1. Change
  2. Politics
A man in a suit turns to look at the camera and behind him is a gallery of large painting

Stephen Timms: still on mission

Robert Wright
The MP on five decades trying to prove a Christian Tory wrong.
7min read
Events
  1. Identity
  2. Politics
A man talks to a camera with his hands together palms up and his finger interlaced.

June 3: Esau McCaulley and Graham Tomlin - get tickets now

Belle Tindall
Join us in London as we explore today's cultural moments.
4min read
Interview
  1. America
  2. Culture
The White House illuminated against the night sky.

America's mood check: Matt McDonald interview

Graham Tomlin
Dilemma, apathy, and what we get wrong about politics and religion.
15min read
Interview
  1. Culture
  2. Economics
A man talks animatedly looking at the camera while sitting against a wood panelled wall.

Can the economy work for the common good?

Laurence Fletcher
Adrian Pabst on the economic framework that is universal yet particular about people.
5min read
Interview
  1. Art
  2. Culture
Head and shoulders of a speaking man.

How to look at our world: Aaron Rosen interview

Jonathan Evens
In a visual culture how we gaze becomes more important.
11min read
Interview
  1. America
  2. Creed
A protest placard is held above a march, reading 'If you don't change it, you choose it'.

Is reconciliation possible in America’s culture wars?

Miroslav Volf
Understanding a strange kingdom of anxiety and belligerence.
16min read