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1285 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Anne Case

   A New Vision for Capitalism, with Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Francine Lacqua · Mar 2021

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   Carol Anderson

   Race and Guns in a Divided America, with Carol Anderson and Mark Mardell · Jul 2021

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   Clarissa Ward

   What Everyone Gets Wrong About Iran, with Clarissa Ward and Lyse Doucet (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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   Eyal Press

   Business Weekly: the Jobs We Don’t Talk About, with Eyal Press · Feb 2022

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   Jimmy Carter

   The Elders, with Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu: Part 2 · 4 episodes

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   Joelle Taylor

   Imagining London's Future through Fiction, with Joelle Taylor · Aug 2024

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   Megan Nolan

   Finding the Story within Ordinary Human Failings, with Megan Nolan · 2 episodes

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   Suzanne Nossel

   The 12 Books of Christmas | Think Again: Is Free Speech Under Threat? with Suzanne Nossel and Charlotte Lydia Riley · 2 episodes

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   Zanny Minton Beddoes
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    Afua Hirsch

    The Sunday Debate: Let Them Eat Meat · 2 episodes

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    Alan Davies

    An Evening with Alan Davies (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Daniel Hahn

    How Has Translation Transformed Shakespeare? With Daniel Hahn · Apr 2026

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    Danielle Pletka

    Election Breakdown: Can Trump Still Beat Biden? · 2 episodes

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    David Grossman

    David Grossman in conversation with Linda Grant · Nov 2014

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    David Kilcullen

    Archive: Western Intervention and the Rise of Guerrilla Warfare, with David Kilcullen · 3 episodes

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    Edward Fishman

    Chokepoints: Economic Warfare in the Modern World, with Edward Fishman · Feb 2025

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    Federica Amati
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    Ivan Krastev

    The Future of Ukraine and How Middle Powers are Reshaping the World · 2 episodes

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    James Harding

    What was the Biggest Story of 2023? With James Harding, Robert Peston and The News Meeting · Dec 2023

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    James Rhodes

    Cultural Favourites from the Archives – James Rhodes and Armando Iannucci on the Transformative Power of Music · 2 episodes

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    John Bolton

    John Bolton and Emily Maitlis on Trump, Biden and the Election · Oct 2020

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    Mark Miodownik

    The Invisible Science of Gas, with Mark Miodownik · Jul 2024

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    Mohsin Hamid

    The Last White Man, with Mohsin Hamid · Oct 2022

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    Nabila Ramdani

    Fixing France: Nabila Ramdani on How to Repair a Broken Republic · Jan 2024

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    Oded Galor

    The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 2 – Oded Galor, Andrea Elliott and Orhan Pamuk · 2 episodes

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    Orhan Pamuk

    Nights of Plague, with Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk · Nov 2022

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    Rachel Cusk

    The 12 Books of Christmas | Rachel Cusk on Art, Womanhood and Redefining Fiction · 3 episodes

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    Siri Hustvedt

    Love, Loss and Mourning Paul Auster, with Siri Hustvedt · May 2026

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    Tim Jackson

    Can we have prosperity without growth? With Tim Jackson · May 2025

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    Tim Marshall

    How Geography Explains Our World, with Tim Marshall · 6 episodes

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    Tom Watson

    Former UK Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson Discusses How He Beat Obesity, and the Long Road Ahead for Labour · Jan 2020

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    Will Self

    The Sunday Debate: Brave New World vs 1984 · 2 episodes

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    Adam Nicolson

    Life Lessons from the Early Greeks with Adam Nicolson · Jan 2024

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    Adam Phillips
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    Adam Zamoyski
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    Adrian Woolfson

    Will AI Design New Organisms From Scratch? With Adrian Woolfson · Feb 2026

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    Agnes Arnold-Forster

    A History of Nostalgia, with Agnes Arnold-Forster · Jun 2024

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    Alannah Weston

    How to Lead a Sustainable Business, with Alannah Weston and Leslie Johnston · 4 episodes

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    Aleks Krotoski

    Could Silicon Valley Billionaires Cure Aging? With Aleks Krotoski · 2 episodes

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    Alex Bell

    The Specialist | The Anonymous Altarpiece: Decoding a Renaissance Enigma, with Alex Bell · Dec 2025

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