The Mishal Husain Show

Hamid Karzai on the Taliban, Pakistan and His Daughters’ Future

It's been 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the US-led invasion of Afghanistan that brought Hamid Karzai, then a little-known tribal leader, to power. Two decades later, Karzai witnesse...

2026-08-21

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Why will.i.am Says Human Creativity Will Survive AI

The Grammy award winning musician, tech CEO and college professor will.i.am says he believes in the power of artificial intelligence to assist human creativity. He tells Mishal Husain why his attitude...

2026-08-14

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Adjoa Andoh on Shonda Rhimes, ‘Bridgerton’ and Becoming Lady Danbury

“Bridgerton” has been a global television phenomenon for more than six years, thanks in part to British actor Adjoa Andoh. She has described her role playing Lady Danbury in the Shondaland...

2026-08-07

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History’s Not Just About Great Men: Peter Frankopan on Iran and Ukraine

Uncertainty about the US-Israel war with Iran and its endgame continues to cast a long shadow over global trade, while Ukraine’s increasingly sophisticated counterattacks are imposing mounting c...

2026-07-31

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Karen Hao on the Reckless Race for Global AI Power

Over the last few years, artificial intelligence tools have revolutionized the way many people work and learn.  But industry critic Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, argues the choices AI comp...

2026-07-24

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"He's Weak": Tucker Carlson on How Trump Failed America

Tucker Carlson was one of Donald Trump’s most prominent allies when he campaigned for re-election and through his first year back in the White House. The US-Israel war with Iran, however, mark...

2026-07-17

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Taming Labour and Facing Down Farage: Steve Richards on Burnham's Plan

Andy Burnham appears set to walk into 10 Downing Street and take power as the UK’s latest prime minister. Behind the mid-term departure of Keir Starmer has been, at least in part, the rise of ...

2026-07-10

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America in Free Fall? Historian Jill Lepore on the US at 250

For America’s 250th anniversary, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore joins Mishal Husain to take her through her book on the US Constitution. We The People explores how the Consti...

2026-07-03

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Can Republicans Win California Again? Steve Hilton Thinks So

In November, California will choose a new governor to replace Gavin Newsom, pitting Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra, a former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, US Congressman and state at...

2026-06-26

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Bonus: Alastair Campbell & Jacob Rees-Mogg Debate Brexit 10 Years On (Live)

It’s 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. It was an enormous decision, one that has contributed to the churn of British prime ministers since, a phenomenon that h...

2026-06-23

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AI Wants Your Life: Tech Boss Meredith Whittaker Says No

Meredith Whittaker has spent years arguing that privacy is a prerequisite for a free society. As the president of the nonprofit foundation behind the encrypted messaging app Signal, she now finds he...

2026-06-19

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Gary Lineker on the World Cup, Trump and the Fans Left Behind

For decades, Gary Lineker anchored live sporting events for the BBC. Now he’s a podcaster and media boss. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, he talks about his new Netflix show and hopes f...

2026-06-12

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Ebola Is Back: Virus Pioneer Peter Piot Explains the Threat

Peter Piot first encountered the Ebola virus in a laboratory in Antwerp in 1976. At the time, the pathogen was largely unknown. Now, almost 50 years later, a new outbreak is spreading through parts of...

2026-06-05

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Cuba on the Brink: Ada Ferrer on Life Under US Pressure

Ada Ferrer won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022 for her acclaimed book, Cuba: An American History, which examined the island’s relationship with the US. Her latest work, Keeper of My Kin, tells her ...

2026-05-29

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Can Britain’s Politics Cope: David Dimbleby Thinks Not

David Dimbleby was for decades the face of election programs on the BBC. He anchored coverage of 10 UK general elections, as well as the 1975 and 2016 referendums on European membership, the funeral o...

2026-05-22

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China vs the US: Kishore Mahbubani on a Zero-Sum Rivalry

Beyond this week’s talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, there’s an epic tale that has been unfolding for decades. It’s a battle to be the world&r...

2026-05-15

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Anthony Scaramucci: Trump and the Humiliation That Made Him Famous

For a brief moment in 2017, Anthony Scaramucci became a unit of time. His 11-day stint as White House communications director was so short-lived that it entered the political lexicon. Almost a decade...

2026-05-08

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Why India Has Lost Its Way: Writer Amitav Ghosh on the New World Order, Politics and Past Lives

For more than 30 years, the Indian-born writer Amitav Ghosh has built a global following with novels that draw on deep historical research.  But his latest offering, Ghost-Eye, is more esoteric...

2026-05-01

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How to Get a Deal With Iran: Former US Negotiator Wendy Sherman on Power, Pressure and Reality

We’re now eight weeks on from the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, a conflict that’s been watched with increasing alarm by Wendy Sherman, architect of the 2015 nuclear deal between th...

2026-04-24

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Hamlet, James Bond and SNL UK: Riz Ahmed on Reinventing Cultural Icons

A new and radical take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet is out in US cinemas. The force behind it is actor, writer, producer and musician Riz Ahmed. He says the 400-year-old story has never felt more cur...

2026-04-17

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