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

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   Sandip Verma
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   Sanna Marin

   The Courage to Lead, with Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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   Sarah Churchwell

   Lessons from the American Civil War, with Sarah Churchwell and Karen Joy Fowler · 2 episodes

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   Sarah Dunant
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   Sarah Langford

   Food, Land and a Farming Revolution, with Sarah Langford · Oct 2022

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   Sarah Posner

   Why do Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump? With Sarah Posner and Brian Klaas · Jun 2020

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   Sarfraz Manzoor

   They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other, Sarfraz Manzoor and Ros Urwin · Aug 2021

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   Satona Suzuki

   Shinzo Abe's Legacy and Japan's Future, with Satona Suzuki and Jeff Kingston · Aug 2022

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   Sean Matthews

   Is Greece Becoming the New Borderland Between East and West? With Sean Matthews · Jan 2026

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    Selby Kiffer

    The Specialist | The Coin Worth More Than Its Weight in Gold, with Selby Kiffer and David Tripp · Mar 2026

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    Shahidha Bari
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    Shashi Tharoor

    India at 75: Can Britain and India be friends? · 2 episodes

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    Shaun Walker

    The Illegals: A Secret History of Soviet Espionage, with Shaun Walker · Apr 2025

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    Sherelle Jacobs
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    Shirley Yu
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    Simon Rogers

    What Do We Ask Google, and What Does It Tell Us About Human Nature? With Simon Rogers · May 2026

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    Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Siva Vaidhyanathan and Helen Lewis on How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy · Jan 2019

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    Sonia Contera

    The Wonders of Nanotechnology, with Sonia Contera and Tom Whipple · Jan 2020

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    Sonia Sodha

    Party’s Over: Liz Truss’s Resignation, with Sonia Sodha and Sherelle Jacobs · Oct 2022

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    Sophia Smith Galer

    How To Kill A Language, with Sophia Smith Galer (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Sophie Pedder

    What Next for France, Europe and the World? With Sophie Pedder and Ben Judah · May 2022

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    Soumaya Keynes

    How To Win a Trade War, with Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown · May 2026

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    Stella Creasy

    Archive: Debate – The Left has right on its side · 2 episodes

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    Stephen Martin

    Who We Listen To And Who We Don't, with Stephen Martin, Joseph Marks and Helen Lewis · Apr 2020

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    Sue Prideaux

    Re-examining the Life of Paul Gauguin, with Sue Prideaux · Jan 2025

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    Susan Neiman

    Whose Word is 'Woke'? · Sep 2023

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    Susie Alegre

    Being Human in an AI World, with Susie Alegre · May 2024

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    Susie Dent

    Susie Dent On the Wonders of the English Language (Part 2) · 2 episodes

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    Tamara Payne

    The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X. with Tamara Payne and Yassmin Abdel-Magied · Oct 2020

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    Tania Branigan

    Remembering The Cultural Revolution In Modern China · Feb 2023

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    Taymour Soomro
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    Terry Eagleton

    Terry Eagleton in conversation with Roger Scruton · 2 episodes

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    Thant Myint-U

    Why Myanmar Matters, with Thant Myint-U and Ros Urwin · Mar 2020

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    Thomas Friedman

    Thomas Friedman on the Future of America and the World: The Post-Election Dissection, Part Two · 6 episodes

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    Thomas Halliday

    Otherlands: A Journey Into Our Planet’s Deep Past, with Thomas Halliday · May 2022

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    Tim Bouverie

    Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Tim Wiener

    What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener · Aug 2025

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    Tim Wigmore

    What Does Test Cricket Reveal About the Legacy of Empire? With Tim Wigmore · Nov 2025

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    Timothy Garton Ash

    The Sunday Debate: Reflections on the Collapse of the Soviet Union, with Timothy Garton Ash and Ivan Krastev · Sep 2022

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    Tom Baldwin

    Tom Baldwin and Nina Schick on How the Information Age Crashed Our Democracy · Aug 2018

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