Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Dec 18 2024 99 ep. 35 mins 5.1k
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How can you change the world? Join Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his guest of the week as they explore the big ideas influencing how we think, act and live.

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Blur's Alex James: rock stars either die or end up on a farm

Dec 18 2024 35 mins  
On this week’s episode of Ways to Change the World, Blur bassist Alex James speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Jeremy Clarkson, Oasis, band break ups, diets, and how he went from a rock and roll star “swinging from chandeliers” to a farmer with five kids. Alex James’ new book Over The Rainbow tells the story of Blur’s reunion tour last year and the struggles of a middl

Omid Djalili: Finding Humanity Through Comedy, from 9/11 to the Middle East wars

Dec 11 2024 37 mins  
Comedian Omid Djalili talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Syria, Israel, Gaza and the Iranian regime, and why the West should care about the Middle East. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Djalili says a combination of his Baha’i faith, his heritage and the encouragement of friends is what has kept him resilient in the face of setbacks, including being “cancelled” a

Tim Minchin on his viral speech, quitting social media and being kind

Dec 04 2024 43 mins  
Tim Minchin has never been one for following the rules—or even having a dream. “I ran towards unpigeonholeability,” he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy, reflecting on his career as a comedian, musician, and writer who refuses to fit into a single box. Best known for his sharp wit, powerful lyrics, and smash-hit musical Matilda, Minchin explains why he doesn’t see comedy as a vehi

Brianna Ghey’s mother on dangers of the internet and banning social media for under-16s

Nov 20 2024 33 mins  
Esther Ghey is the mother of Brianna Ghey, the 16-year-old transgender girl who was stabbed to death in a park in Cheshire, England in 2023. In the wake of her daughter’s brutal murder, Esther has been campaigning to ensure that Brianna’s legacy is an improvement in the mental health of children and teenagers, something she believes can be achieved by limiting their access to h

Economist Torsten Bell MP explains how to fix Britain

Sep 19 2024 33 mins  
Economist-turned-Labour MP Torsten Bell knows all too well that things have not been going great for Britain - but is optimistic that a different future is possible. The UK’s economy has been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last few years: wages are flatlining, taxes are on the rise, and public services are on the brink of collapse. The younger generation ca

Nate Silver on Trump-Harris election, Elon Musk and AI

Sep 03 2024 42 mins  
American political forecaster Nate Silver explains who will win the US election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, why he thinks Elon Musk’s comments during the riots in the UK were acceptable, and how AI will change the world. Silver is the founder of the influential polling and politics website FiveThirtyEight, but now writes on his website Silver Bulletin. He’s just p

US Presidential candidate Cornel West on Israel Hamas war, greedy ruling class and Biden vs Trump

May 10 2024 25 mins  
US Presidential candidate Dr Cornel West is a philosopher and prominent advocate for social and racial justice. He’s taught at some of the top universities in the US including Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, but has one major plan if he becomes President: to “dismantle the American empire”. The 71-year-old activist, who campaigned for Biden in 2020, has recently been vocal ag

Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Pro-Palestine campus protests, Trump and rethinking freedom

May 07 2024 29 mins  
Nobel Prize Laureate Joseph Stiglitz is one of the most influential economists in the world, having advised multiple Democratic Presidents of the US and the World Bank, where he worked as Chief Economist and senior Vice President. His latest book, called “The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society,” argues that the economic right’s concept of “freedom” doesn’t

Comedian Bassem Youssef on the Israel-Gaza war, the Arab Spring, and why we can’t change the world

Apr 11 2024 31 mins  
Bassem Youssef thinks that he’s come on the wrong podcast. “People in power don't really care about any of our suggestions to change the world”, he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy, “because if our ways to change the world affect their interests, they will stop you.” And he knows what he’s talking about, having fled his home country of Egypt after his TV comedy became no long

Playwright of Jodie Comer's Broadway hit, Suzie Miller, on sexual assault and getting justice

Apr 04 2024 33 mins  
When lawyer turned playwright Suzie Miller created a one-woman show starring Jodie Comer for the West End and Broadway called ‘Prima Facie’, she wouldn’t have dreamt that her play would fuel real change in the legal system’s approach to sexual assault cases. The play has won multiple awards, has inspired efforts to change UK laws, and has also been turned into a book of t