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The anonymous Wall Streeter on finance’s brutal work culture, using humour as a coping mechanism — and why he traded a banking career for comedy
The former UK cabinet minister on being blocked from the House of Lords, losing faith in Rishi Sunak — and Boris Johnson’s painting
The former French president on what his country wants in a leader, dealing with the Kremlin — and campaigning on a scooter
The visionary author on the limits of AI, the uses of science fiction — and why there’s a ‘market opportunity for volleyballs’
The outgoing cyber spy chief on Russia’s appetite for risk, China’s quest for tech supremacy — and the James Bond effect
The MIT professor on how AI can benefit the workers not ‘the takers’ — and seeing the world from Trump supporters’ point of view
The former Manchester United player on learning from Alex Ferguson, what Abu Dhabi has done for his city — and the superiority of chips
The president on wresting her country from Russia’s influence, cleaning up corruption — and why politics hasn’t made her rich
The cult novelist on her childhood under apartheid, writing ‘novels of ideas’ — and how Derek Jarman changed her life
The Paris museum’s head on why big cultural institutions must not duck the issue of restitution, making art more accessible — and what to do about queues
The former US Treasury secretary on why the banking crisis isn’t over — and why the US-China relationship ‘is on the brink’
The chef who brought meze to the masses on his unusual education, running his business like a kibbutz — and why he’s taking his brand to Paris
Ukraine’s other comedian turned wartime leader on raising millions for the military — and why his career cracking jokes is over
The former New York Times columnist on free speech, Elon Musk’s Twitter Files and moving on from the culture wars
The Tory grandee on turning 90, ‘levelling up’ Liverpool — and whether Britain will rejoin the EU
The Somali novelist on his ambiguous relationship with his homeland, embracing radical secularism — and why he refuses to tolerate intolerance
The ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star on what an Oscar would mean to Asian actors — and why she really, really wants to bring that statue home
The tennis star on his money, his marriages and what he learnt in prison
The banking scion on the art of counselling the very, very rich, taking risks on clients— and why Switzerland should move away from moral isolationism
The writer on why the west and China misunderstand each other — and how culture can bring them closer together
The first black captain of the Springboks on winning the Rugby World Cup, the art of leadership — and why it is vital to know what you don’t know
The prominent Moscow-based journalist on the folly of war in Ukraine, staying on friendly terms with Kremlin insiders — and what he told Putin about his place in history
The legendary yachtswoman on sailing the globe single-handed, near-death experiences in the Southern Ocean — and why our approach to the environment is all wrong
The Lord of the Rings actor on being part of Iran’s ‘first female-led revolution of our time’, fleeing Tehran — and facing down TV directors over the hijab
The award-winning novelist on her beloved Appalachia, the fallout of drug addiction and her reimagining of David Copperfield
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