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The poet and author on why more us should interrogate things society tells us are normal.
Oyinkan Braithwaite: After food and shelter, the next essential thing a child should receive is access to books
The Nigerian-British novelist and writer on growing up between Lagos and London, the loss of community in the UK, and why societies only change when children are taught to imagine lives beyond their own.
Mary Portas: Every pound spent is a vote for the world you want
The businesswoman, broadcaster, author, and activist on community, consumerism and why buying less is the most radical choice we have.
Maria Alyokhina: Dictators will always do two things when they want more power – oppress women and ban jokes
The Russian political activist and Pussy Riot member on life under Putin, how repression works, and the cost of dissent in Russia.
James Murray: The simplest and most powerful thing anyone can do is to take the story and pass it on
The actor, artist and campaigner on polluted rivers, the race to save wild salmon and why most activism should always begin with a story
Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians
The wildlife cameraman, Strictly champion and children’s TV presenter on how modern life is squeezing the curiosity out of children too early.
Antony Szmierek: Creativity feels magic to me, something powerful and frightening to the people who need to be frightened
The musician on sensitivity, censorship and why power always fears the arts.
Billy Bragg: If you don’t make a pitch for inclusivity around the space we call England, you leave it open to the far right
The punk legend on accountability, the dangers of cynicism, and protecting Englishness from the far right.
Victoria Bateman: If every woman had the ability to control her own fertility, the world would be a very different place
The historian and Cambridge economist on the myths that erased women from history, the “tradwife” revival, and how control over women’s lives shapes economies.
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The actor on the shock of how quickly the natural world has thinned out and why we rarely register the change.
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The podcaster on the tightrope of talking about climate as a non-expert.
Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up
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Kevin McCloud: Consumption doesn’t make you happy
The Grand Designs presenter on resisting commercialism and why sustainability and authenticity go hand in hand.
Sumayya Vally: Gaza has never been allowed to grow like a normal city
The generation-defining South African architect on architecture’s politics, the lessons in traditional building, and speaking up when it’s easier not to.
Elif Shafak: We live in an age of too much information, very little knowledge, and even less wisdom
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Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself
The Shaolin Master on ego, attention spans, and why real strength has as much to do with sensitivity as it does with discipline.
Thomasina Miers: Politicians are cowards when it comes to saying, ‘Eat a bit less meat.’ They won’t touch it. But that’s the issue
The Master Chef winner and Wahaca coufounder on cheap chicken, political cowardice, and why eating less meat matters more than most people want to admit.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: My omnivorous habits are under review. I wouldn’t rule out concluding we can’t really afford to eat meat at all
The chef and author on growing up wild, regenerative farming, and why obesity needs pandemic-level action.
Charlotte Church: Singing is humanity’s most powerful tool for healing and connection
The singer and activist on magic mushrooms, trauma, and building a retreat to help others reconnect with nature and themselves.
Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working
The Groove Armada DJ who sold his song rights to buy a failing farm and ended up knee-deep in the mess of a food system that’s driving farmers to protest and soils to collapse.
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