In Conversation

Exclusive interviews with leading thinkers across politics, history, leadership, technology, and culture. Engaging conversations that uncover fresh insights on the changing landscape of work, life, innovation and society.

Itay Talgam

Conductor

Roger Kneebone

Surgeon

Joe Garner

CEO Coach

Edie Lush

Journalist

James Kanagasooriam

Political Strategist

Jimmy McLoughlin

Podcaster

Viv Groskop

Comedian

Gelong Thubten

Monk

Dr Eliza Filby

Generational Historian
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"It’s easy to talk about empathy, about dialogue, about vulnerability – but you have to also be these things, to lead through these things."

Itay Talgam

Conductor

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"You’re turning knowledge into wisdom all the way along. This gives you an accumulating repository of solutions that you can draw on the next time."

Roger Kneebone

Surgeon

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"Culture is what grows around the leadership, in time. It takes years to build trust, but only moments to lose it."

Joe Garner

CEO Coach

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"What inspires change are stories that show you that there is hope."

Edie Lush

Journalist

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"People don't vote for radical, populist, left or right parties when their lives are getting better, relatively speaking."

James Kanagasooriam

Political Strategist

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"For many people now, status is about the ability to switch off; to have boundaries."

Jimmy McLoughlin

Podcaster

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“I think often we have a stereotype of confidence; we assume that it’s about being the loudest voice in the room. It really doesn't mean that at all. It means being the most comfortable version of yourself.”

Viv Groskop

Comedian

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“The returning is what counts. Every time you return to the breath, it’s like lifting weights at the gym. You’re getting stronger.”

Gelong Thubten

Monk

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“Some of you are broke, and some of you are poor. The difference? Broke has a safety net. Poverty doesn’t.”

Dr Eliza Filby

Generational Historian