Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

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Jay Rayner on the politics of food, restaurant culture and the supply chain crisis

Sep 24, 2021

Jay Rayner is a journalist, food critic and author, best known for his entertaining food and drink criticism and gastronomic publications.

His latest book, Chewing the Fat, is a collection of some of his columns, digging deep into the world of food.

In this Ways to Change the World he talks to Krishnan about...

Jacob Collier on the emotional intelligence of music and AI composers

Apr 2, 2021

Jacob Collier is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter. He first became well known through his viral videos on YouTube before being signed to Quincy Jones' management company.

He talks to Krishnan about why he thinks it's important to push the boundaries of music, the future relationship between technology and music and...

Claudia Rankine on the US presidential election, talking to white people about racism and the power of poetry

Oct 2, 2020

Claudia Rankine is an acclaimed American writer and poet.

Her most recent book, ‘Just Us’ explores race and white supremacy through by recounting a series of radicalised real encounters with friends and strangers.

She talks to Krishnan about her thoughts on the future of democracy in America, her reaction to the...

Yusef Salaam of Central Park Five on being wrongfully jailed, fighting against injustice and Trump’s America

Sep 11, 2020

Yusef Salaam is one of the ‘Central Park Five’ who became to be known the ‘Exonerated Five’.

It was case of racial injustice which shocked America three decades ago, when five Black and Hispanic teenagers were wrongfully jailed over the gang rape of a woman in New York’s Central Park in 1989. But after years...

Chris Boardman on giving up his car, pushing through the barriers of change and why Covid-19 may be the catalyst for reshaping Britain’s cycling identity

Sep 4, 2020

Chris Boardman became the picture of British cycling in 1992, when he won the country’s first olympic cycling medal in 72 years.

Decades later, while his face is still synonymous with British bicycles, these days it’s because he’s on crusade to make them safe and accessible for all.

As Policy Advisor to...