Whatever happened to Mandela’s dream for South Africa?
Gideon talks to the South African writer and political activist, Songezo Zibi, about the need to build a coalition for change to help restore some of the high hopes that accompanied the end of aparthe...
11 Aug 202227min
How to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine
Sergio Jaramillo was one of the architects behind Colombia’s landmark peace deal with Marxist guerrilla group Farc. Now, as a senior adviser at the European Institute of Peace, he explains if and how ...
4 Aug 202220min
How social media platforms put profits before people
Human rights lawyer Cori Crider co-founded Foxglove, a group that fights on behalf of those harmed by the misuse of technology. She talks to the FT’s Madhumita Murgia about why social media companies ...
28 Juli 202230min
Can Turkey help end the Ukraine grain crisis?
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been working hard to help open up an export route for Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. But as he wins plaudits for this key mediating role, his nation is ...
21 Juli 202223min
Russia’s future: a giant Iran of Eurasia
Alexander Gabuev, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tells Gideon why he believes Russia is destined to become a giant Iran of Eurasia. It will remain a significant milit...
14 Juli 202220min
Ukraine: a view from the Baltics
Gideon talks to Kersti Kaljulaid, former president of Estonia, about the policy failures that led to the war in Ukraine. A weak response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia and Crimea gave Vladimir Putin ...
7 Juli 202219min
Introducing: Hot Money
The FT just launched a new podcast on porn, power and profit. When FT reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking discovery: nobody knew who controlled the bi...
4 Juli 202232min
Wirecard: the investigation that brought down a German tech giant
It took years of digging and a lucky break to uncover the fraud at the heart of Wirecard. Gideon talks to Dan McCrum about the strange netherworld of financial speculators, private detectives, bumblin...
30 Juni 202232min
