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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Vice President of Zimbabwe (2004 – 2014) - Joice Mujuru

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Moise Katumbi, opposition politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Moise Katumbi, opposition politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Adviser to the President of the Palestinian Authority - Husam Zomlot

What does the Trump era mean for the Palestinian dream of statehood? For years the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been stuck, condemned to repeat itself year in, year out. But now something has cha...

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Ukraine's Former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

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Prime Minister of Singapore - Lee Hsien Loong

Prime Minister of Singapore - Lee Hsien Loong

Is the much vaunted Singapore model under threat? HARDtalk’s Stephen Sacker is in Singapore for an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore represents one of the great econo...

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HARDtalk: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

HARDtalk: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sacker is in Singapore for an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore represents one of the great economic success stories of the last fifty years but cl...

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Donald Verrilli, US Solicitor General, 2011-2016

Donald Verrilli, US Solicitor General, 2011-2016

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Donald Verrilli, US Solicitor general under Barack Obama. The Trump presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government craft...

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Professor Mohammad Marandi - University of Tehran, Iran

Professor Mohammad Marandi - University of Tehran, Iran

What is the Iranians' response to criticisms from Trump over its missile testing, and is it fuelling terror and conflicts in the Middle East? Zeinab Badawi speaks to Iranian academic Mohammed Marandi...

23 Feb 201722min

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