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

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   Dan Jones

   An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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   Nate Silver

   Nate Silver On The Art And Science Of Prediction · Dec 2013

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   Rory Stewart

   Rory Stewart on Trump, Nationalism and The Value of Rural Life (Part Two) · 3 episodes

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   Brian Klaas

   Fluke: How Chance and Chaos Shapes Our Existence, with Brian Klaas · 2 episodes

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   Mo Gawdat

   Business Weekly: Scary Smart with Mo Gawdat · Nov 2021

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   David Brooks

   David Brooks on the Road to Character · 2 episodes

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   Coleman Hughes

   Resetting the Conversation on Race, with Coleman Hughes and Kenan Malik · Jan 2023

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   Hannah Ritchie

   Is the Data on Climate Change More Optimistic than We Thought? With Hannah Ritchie · 2 episodes

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   Robin Dunbar

   The Magic Number for Creating a Successful Team, with Robin Dunbar · 3 episodes

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    Helen Lewis

    The Genius Myth, with Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci (Part Two) · 5 episodes

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    Tim Harford

    The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Tim Harford, Part Two · 4 episodes

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    Carole Hooven

    Testosterone: Debunking the Myths of the Misunderstood Hormone with Carole Hooven · Jul 2021

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    Stuart Ritchie

    Science Fictions, with Stuart Ritchie and Tom Whipple · Jul 2020

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    Matthew Cobb

    The Perilous Quest Towards Gene Editing, with Matthew Cobb · Nov 2022

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    Christian Busch

    Business Weekly: Connecting the Dots, with Dr Christian Busch · Jan 2022

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    Steven Pinker

    Steven Pinker and David Runciman on Optimism, Enlightenment and Progress PART 2 · 6 episodes

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    John McWhorter

    Too Woke? How Society's Best Intentions Could Be Betraying Black America, with John McWhorter · Aug 2022

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    James Nestor

    Why Changing How You Breathe Can Transform Your Health, with James Nestor · Feb 2026

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    John Sweeney

    Archive: Killer in the Kremlin, with John Sweeney · 2 episodes

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    Rutger Bregman

    Are you morally ambitious? With Rutger Bregman (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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    Peter Frankopan

    The World in 2025 with Peter Frankopan and Emily Maitlis: Making Sense of our Past, Present and Future (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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    Jude Law

    Best of 2023: Jude Law, Christina Lamb and Simon Reeve · 2 episodes

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    Carey Mulligan
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    Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe on Artistry and Adventure - Part 2 · 2 episodes

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    Tom Holland

    Rome’s Golden Age with Tom Holland · Aug 2023

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    Idris Elba
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    Michael Lewis

    Are bureaucrats a force for good? With Michael Lewis and Gillian Tett (Part Two) · 7 episodes

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    Stacey Abrams

    While Justice Sleeps, with Stacey Abrams and Tayari Jones · Jun 2021

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    Bret Easton Ellis

    Bret Easton Ellis on Teenage Nihilism and Nostalgia · Feb 2023

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    Naomi Klein

    Holiday Reads: Naomi Klein, Mehdi Hasan and Mustafa Suleyman · 4 episodes

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    David Baddiel

    The 12 Books of Christmas | David Baddiel on Family, Jewishness, and the Healing Power of Comedy · 7 episodes

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    Armando Iannucci

    The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part Two) · 6 episodes

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    Michael Mann

    The New Climate War, with Michael Mann and Clover Hogan · Feb 2021

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    Kate Winslet

    Titanic: 25th anniversary special with Kate Winslet · 2 episodes

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    Jon Ronson

    Chasing Aliens, with Jon Ronson and Daniel Lavelle (Part Two) · 5 episodes

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    Lena Dunham

    Lena Dunham: Famesick, with Dolly Alderton (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Marina Abramović

    Marina Abramović on art, performance, time and nothingness · 2 episodes

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    Anand Giridharadas

    Persuasion in an Age of Polarisation, with Anand Giridharadas · 3 episodes

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    Chris Anderson

    Head of TED Chris Anderson and Jon Ronson on Translating Optimism Into Action, Part Two · 3 episodes

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    Andrew Ross Sorkin

    Andrew Ross Sorkin and Zanny Minton Beddoes on Markets, Crashes and The Future of The Global Economy (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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