Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

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.

Comedian Stewart Lee on why he won't tour Trump's America
May 8, 2025 – 00:41:30
Meet the most important person in British theatre - Indhu Rubasingham
Apr 30, 2025 – 00:23:37
‘Antidepressants are like alcohol or cannabis’ | Joanna Moncrieff
Apr 17, 2025 – 00:32:14
Why our prisons are broken - and how to fix them | expert explains
Apr 10, 2025 – 00:35:34
Mike Berners-Lee: Why dishonesty is destroying the planet
Apr 3, 2025 – 00:45:06
Dragons' Den star Sara Davies on the mindset of success
Mar 27, 2025 – 00:29:42
Christo Grozev: the Russian spy catcher Putin wants dead
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:39:03
Misan Harriman on Meghan Markle, Gaza and shooting for Vogue
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:48:54
Jude Kelly: what feminism looks like in the age of 'strong men' politics
Mar 13, 2025 – 00:37:08
Gary Stevenson on taxing the rich and why you're getting poorer
Mar 6, 2025 – 00:49:34
Brian Cox on Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and greed in politics
Feb 27, 2025 – 00:39:00
Omar El Akkad: Gaza war made me 'deeply cynical' about the West
Feb 17, 2025 – 00:58:09
Blur's Alex James: Rock stars either die or end up on a farm
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:35:26
Omid Djalili: Finding humanity through comedy, from 9/11 to the Middle East wars
Dec 11, 2024 – 00:37:35
Tim Minchin on his viral speech, quitting social media and being kind
Dec 4, 2024 – 00:43:40
Brianna Ghey’s mother on dangers of the internet and banning social media for under-16s
Nov 20, 2024 – 00:33:40
Economist Torsten Bell MP explains how to fix Britain
Sep 20, 2024 – 00:33:52
Nate Silver on Trump-Harris election, Elon Musk and AI
Sep 3, 2024 – 00:42:14
US Presidential candidate Cornel West on Israel Hamas war, greedy ruling class and Biden vs Trump
May 10, 2024 – 00:25:06
Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Pro-Palestine campus protests, Trump and rethinking freedom
May 7, 2024 – 00:29:28
Comedian Bassem Youssef on the Israel-Gaza war, the Arab Spring, and why we can’t change the world
Apr 11, 2024 – 00:31:33
Playwright of Jodie Comer's Broadway hit, Suzie Miller, on sexual assault and getting justice
Apr 4, 2024 – 00:33:48
Poet Nikki Giovanni on white supremacy, the Capitol attack, and teaching the Virginia Tech shooter
Mar 28, 2024 – 00:28:51
Armistead Maupin on trans rights and growing up gay in a homophobic household
Mar 14, 2024 – 00:33:20
Author Kiley Reid on Black artists, handling criticism and social media
Mar 7, 2024 – 00:32:58
Timpson’s boss on upside-down management and business secrets
Feb 29, 2024 – 00:41:55
Bernie Sanders on Gaza, genocide and Trump
Feb 23, 2024 – 00:25:32
Crystal Hefner on her marriage to Hugh and being ‘trapped’ in the Playboy Mansion
Feb 15, 2024 – 00:32:22
Hannah Ritchie on replacing eco-anxiety with 'cautious optimism' and how to build a more sustainable world
Feb 1, 2024 – 00:40:24
‘Deliciously’ Ella Mills on healthy eating and society's toxic relationship with ultra-processed foods
Jan 11, 2024 – 00:40:02
Arnold Schwarzenegger on self-help, the Israel-Gaza war and why he'd be a good US president
Dec 21, 2023 – 00:33:22
Samuel Kasumu, Former Special Advisor to Boris Johnson, on culture wars in government and being a Tory
Dec 15, 2023 – 00:43:30
Keith Allen on becoming an actor and why he would legalise drugs
Dec 8, 2023 – 00:25:57
Billy Porter on being a queer Black man in the music industry, the actors' strike and Trump's America
Dec 1, 2023 – 00:32:51
Astronaut Tim Peake on Elon Musk's SpaceX and the future of space exploration
Nov 23, 2023 – 00:34:54
Caster Semenya on gender fairness in athletics and what being a woman means to her
Nov 17, 2023 – 00:32:56
ActionAid CEO Halima Begum on siding with humanity in Israel-Gaza war and the West’s ‘moral responsibility’ to humanitarian aid
Nov 10, 2023 – 00:36:12
Carlo Rovelli on white holes, challenging different narratives and the need for a ‘reasonable compromise’ in the Israel-Palestine war
Nov 3, 2023 – 00:36:27
Mikaela Loach on fighting the climate crisis through social justice, the problem with net zero, and being a 'soft Black girl'
Oct 20, 2023 – 00:36:00
Yanis Varoufakis on the death of capitalism, Starmer and the tyranny of big tech
Sep 29, 2023 – 00:33:26
Cambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday on Autism, racism, and learning to read at 18
Sep 22, 2023 – 00:31:26
Poet Lemn Sissay on growing up in the care system, racism and finding his Ethiopian family
Sep 15, 2023 – 00:32:09
Dawn Butler MP on white feminism, Sadiq Khan, and racism in Parliament
Sep 8, 2023 – 00:28:06
Ice Cube on the police, AI and Black business
Sep 1, 2023 – 00:25:47
Activist Gina Martin on changing the law on upskirting, ‘boys will be boys’, and the impact of online abuse
Aug 25, 2023 – 00:40:28
Poet Ben Okri on disruptive climate protests and dreaming of Nigeria
Jul 21, 2023 – 00:33:46
Syrian chef and refugee Imad Al Arnab on his journey from war-torn Syria to opening his dream restaurant in Soho
Jul 14, 2023 – 00:27:17
Wes Streeting on child poverty, coming out, and how he would run the NHS
Jul 7, 2023 – 00:41:50
Evgenia Kara-Murza on the fight to free Russia’s political prisoners and the dream of a democratic Russia
Jun 30, 2023 – 00:37:51
Barbara Kingsolver on America’s opioid crisis and classist attitudes to rural communities
Jun 23, 2023 – 00:33:43

Recent Reviews

BadzeeBwai

Excellent podcast

Vital to anyone of a curious and inquiring mind.
MetalFirehorse

A MUST LISTEN now more than ever!

So glad I found this podcast. Guru Krishna-Murthy is having the most important conversations. I’m spellbound listening to them mining for gold nuggets of wisdom that I can apply to my own life. And it gives me hope because there are a lot of good people out there making some amazing change. Thank you for bringing this information to the world!
sj late blooming law nerd

Olivette Otele

Thank you for hosting Olivette Otele. Brilliant! I am a bit jealous of her students. These conversations about history are so important.