Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir
The Interview2 Jun 2023

Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

Stephen Sackur speaks to American writer, academic and cultural commentator Roxane Gay. Her unflinching, extraordinary memoir Hunger deals with her experience of rape and obesity. How scary is the level of self-exposure in much of her writing?

(Photo: Roxane Gay in the Hardtalk studio)

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Chief executive, Stonewall - Ruth Hunt

Chief executive, Stonewall - Ruth Hunt

Does the debate on trans rights pose a problem for the gay liberation movement? HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to the CEO of Stonewall, Ruth Hunt. Stonewall was founded 30 years ago to campaign for ...

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Venezuelan Opposition Ambassador to the UK - Vanessa Neumann

Venezuelan Opposition Ambassador to the UK - Vanessa Neumann

Confident that the socialist regime in Venezuela was in its death throes, the opposition led by Juan Guaido won the backing of elements within the armed forces and appeared to be spearheading a de fac...

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UK Foreign Secretary - Jeremy Hunt

UK Foreign Secretary - Jeremy Hunt

Britain’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, is at the end of a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at persuading the continent and the wider world that post-Brexit Britain can and will play a ...

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Vice President, Centre for China and Globalization - Victor Gao

Vice President, Centre for China and Globalization - Victor Gao

Is China becoming more authoritarian under President Xi JinPing? HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Victor Gao, a well-connected think tank analyst in Beijing who once worked as an interpreter for De...

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Former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York - Preet Bharara

Former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York - Preet Bharara

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The Mueller Report is out and to noone’s surprise it hasn’t settled the bitter arguments ...

1 Mai 201923min

Afghan Presidential Special Peace Envoy - Mohammad Umer Daudzai

Afghan Presidential Special Peace Envoy - Mohammad Umer Daudzai

What will it take to bring peace to Afghanistan? HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to President Ghani’s Peace Envoy Mohammad Umer Daudzai. Just days ago, hopes were high that a peace deal to end Afghan...

29 Apr 201923min

Chairman, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council - Lt General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Chairman, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council - Lt General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Can Sudan make the transition to a democratic government? Zeinab Badawi speaks to the head of the military council running the country, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Events have moved at breath-taki...

26 Apr 201923min

Presidential candidate, DRC - Martin Fayulu

Presidential candidate, DRC - Martin Fayulu

Can the Democratic Republic of Congo set itself on a path of peace and reconciliation? HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi speaks to opposition politician and presidential election candidate Martin Fayulu. Last ...

24 Apr 201923min

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