Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
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From Trump INSIDER to CRITIC: Anthony Scaramucci on how he got Trump wrong
October 2, 2026 · 44 minAnthony Scaramucci is a Wall Street banker, podcaster and former White House communications director who spent just 11 days working for Donald Trump before being fired. Once a Trump supporter, he has since become one of his most vocal…
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Alexei Sayle on Gaza, Marxism and why people “should stop believing lies”
September 25, 2026 · 37 minAlexei Sayle has spent a lifetime mixing comedy with politics, protest and an instinctive suspicion of authority. Raised in a communist household in Liverpool, he became one of the defining figures of alternative comedy before building a…
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Salman Rushdie on the fatwa, the attack and his second act
September 18, 2026 · 42 minSalman Rushdie is one of the world’s most celebrated writers. But for more than three decades, his life has also been bound up with arguments about freedom of expression, religious extremism and the threat of violence. In 2022, that…
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Johnny Marr on the ‘MAGIC’ behind The Smiths
September 16, 2026 · 47 minJohnny Marr is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation. As a founding member of The Smiths, his distinctive playing helped create some of the most enduring songs in British music. He joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy, surrounded…
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Algorithms, angry men and the collapse of reality - Jon Ronson
September 11, 2026 · 54 minWhy are so many men feeling angry, lost and without purpose, and what role do algorithms, AI and the collapse of traditional institutions have in this? Jon Ronson has spent decades investigating the strange corners of modern life. His new…
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Francis Fukuyama: ‘The old United States is NOT COMING BACK’
September 9, 2026 · 40 minMore than three decades after publishing The End of History and the Last Man, political scientist Francis Fukuyama is looking back on the ideas that made him famous, and asking whether democracy can still withstand the forces reshaping the…
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‘Expensive restaurants are all the same’ - Jay Rayner
September 4, 2026 · 37 minRestaurant critic and writer Jay Rayner says restaurants are much more than a set of tables and chairs. In an age of rising costs, social media trends and pressure on the hospitality industry, he argues that restaurants remain vital spaces…
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Trump’s like a NEW ROMAN EMPEROR - Robert Harris
August 28, 2026 · 46 minHistorical novelist Robert Harris writes about the Roman Empire - and says the parallels of disillusionment with modern day politics are ‘impossible’ to ignore. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy…