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Sara Pascoe on how biology shapes sex, money and power

Aug 28, 2020

Sara Pascoe is one of Britain's most-loved comedians. She is also an author. Her book 'Sex Power Money' explores male sexuality, sex work and dating through the prism of evolutionary biology.

Sara talks to Krishnan about why she's always been open talking about sex, why she thinks humans will always 'get better' and her...

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Jamie Oliver on the collapse of his restaurant chain, celebrating his dyslexia and the government's obesity strategy

Aug 7, 2020

Jamie Oliver is one of Britain's most-loved chefs. He became famous as a chef on TV and since then has become a best-selling author, started a lot of restaurants and become a campaigner.
 
He is perhaps best known for trying to revolutionise school food. His business group has just achieved 'B Corp'...

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Nick Mohammed on saving live-comedy, the art of British Sitcom and the fine line between humour and hurt

Jul 17, 2020

Nick Mohammed is an actor, comedian and writer. His most recent work is the workplace sitcom 'Intelligence', based in GCHQ, also starring David Schwimmer from Friends.

He talks to Krishnan about bringing back the traditional British sitcom, his worries for the live-comedy scene and how to navigate the grey area between...

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Werner Herzog on defining the truth, fake news and meeting Gorbachev

Jul 10, 2020

Werner Herzog is a world-renowned German film director, screenwriter, author, actor and opera director.
 
He has produced, written and directed more than sixty feature and documentary films and published more than a dozen books.
 
His latest film, Family Romance LLC, is a tragiccomedy shot like a documentary, which...

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Amrou al-Kadhi on being a queer, Muslim drag queen, going to Eton and telling diverse stories

Jul 3, 2020

Amrou Al-Kadhi also known as Glamrou is a writer, drag performer, filmmaker and author. Their memoir, 'Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between' is out now.  

In this special episode, we return to a conversation we first had with Glamrou back in February when they talked to Krishnan...

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