Steve Van Zandt is an American musician, actor and activist. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and for his role in the TV drama series, The Sopranos.    His new book, Unrequited Infatuations, tells the story of his journey from Surburban New Jersey in the early '60s to performing on some of the world's largest stages and using rock and soul to change the world.   Steve talks top Krishnan about how The Beatles had a profound effect on the course of his career and how he has used his music to influence politics and social affairs.

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Steve Van Zandt on being Bruce Springsteen's right-hand man, The Beatles and his disillusion with American politics

 Lady Brenda Hale is a British judge, who was the first female president of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2020.   Her new book, 'Spider Woman', which refers to the famous spider broach she wore when reading the judgement that ruled Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament unlawful, tells the story of her accomplished life.    Lady Hale speaks to Krishnan about that famous judicial moment, the challenges she has faced in her career and the need to widen access to justice.    Producer: Rachel Evans 

Lady Hale on the historical prorogation case, widening access to the law and whether we should televise court cases

 Indra Nooyi is the former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. She was perhaps the first of the Indian Americans to start taking over the big American giants.  Her new book, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future explores her journey to becoming one of the world's most powerful women. She talks to Krishnan about how working from home has revolutionised the relationship between women and work and the importance of business in politics. Producer: Rachel Evans 

Indra Nooyi on being the former CEO of PepsiCo, women in business and working from home

 Jay Rayner is a journalist, food critic and author, best known for his entertaining food and drink criticism and gastronomic publications. His latest book, Chewing the Fat, is a collection of some of his columns, digging deep into the world of food. In this Ways to Change the World he talks to Krishnan about how politics and culture reflect and influence our eating habits - and reveals his lesser-known love and talent for jazz music. Producer: Rachel Evans

Jay Rayner on the politics of food, restaurant culture and the supply chain crisis

KAMILLE is an award-winning songwriter who has written hits for artists including Little Mix, Stormzy and The Saturdays.  She has now become an artist in her own right, with her single Sad Party, and is one of the stars of Channel 4's new docu-series, Highlife.  KAMILLE speaks to Krishnan about leaving her finance career to write top 20s for some of the world's most famous artists and the reality of being a Black woman in the music industry today.  Producers: Rachel Evans and Faye White

KAMILLE on fame, self-image, and Black women in music

Carl Cox is one of the original superstar DJs of the 80s and 90s. He helped bring acid house from the warehouses of Chicago to British raves, the unregulated party scene, then festivals and clubs. And he's still going. His new book 'Oh Yes, oh yes!' chronicles his life from a scaffolder in the south London suburbs to one of the true pioneers of UK club culture. He talks to Krishnan about how his craft has evolved of the decades, his concerns for the British entertainment industry and how he nearly gave up on his career after a terrifying experience. Producer: Rachel Evans  

Carl Cox on over 30 years of DJ'ing, the British rave scene and performing in Parliament

KSI, otherwise known as 'JJ', became famous on YouTube nearly a decade ago with millions now subscribing to his channel. Since then, he has become well-known as a signer, a rapper and even a boxer. Krishnan speaks to him about his career as a musician, how boxing has helped him and how he deals with racism in the industry.  Producer: Rachel Evans

KSI on his journey from YouTube to the music charts, boxing and charity

Andy Burnham has held many senior cabinet positions and stood for the Labour leadership twice, before leaving Westminster and becoming Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017. Now serving his second term as Mayor, his profile grew over the past year as he fought for his position and challenged the government on imposing the highest tier Covid restrictions in the north west of England.  Andy speaks to Krishnan about his experience leaving the north for Cambridge university, why he feels devolution is the way forward for the UK and how he thinks Westminster needs to change.

Andy Burnham on devolution, culture wars and why Westminster needs an overhaul

George Packer is a writer for The Atlantic and author of many books on American politics and foreign policy.   His new book 'Last Best Hope' is an essay on the crisis and revival of modern America.   George talks to Krishnan about the four distinct groups of people in American politics, his hopes and worries for the future of the US and the influence of social media on national dialogue. Producer: Rachel Evans 

George Packer on the future of America, the language of patriotism and how Biden avoids culture wars

Levi Roots is a musician, chef and businessman who found success after securing a £50,000 investment for his Reggae Reggae Sauce on Dragon’s Den.  14 years on, he dedicates his time to sharing his story in schools and prisons to inspire young people.  Roots speaks to Krishnan about his journey from growing up with his grandmother in Jamaica and moving to the UK as a child in the 1970s, before finding himself at the centre of the British business world. Producer: Faye White 

Levi Roots on his Reggae Reggae sauce business, surviving prison and reinventing himself

Andrea Leadsom in her fairly short parliamentary career has already been in two cabinets and ran to be leader of the Tory Party twice.   Now she is on the backbenches and leading a review into early years and how to give children across the country the best start to life.   She talks to Krishnan about her political passions including her experiences being one of the leading advocates for Brexit, why she has chosen to open up about her postnatal depression and whether she would run again for Tory leadership.   Producer: Rachel Evans

Andrea Leadsom on postnatal depression, her relationship with Boris Johnson and whether she will run again for Tory leader

Gillian Tett is editor-at-large at the Financial Times and an anthropologist.   Her latest book 'Anthrovision: How Anthropology can Explain Business and Life' reveals how anthropology can make sense of people's behaviour, in business and beyond.    Krishnan talks to Gillian about why need to pay more attention to 'social silences', how she predicted the financial crash and the new global crisis on the horizon.   Producer: Rachel Evans

Gillian Tett on why the world needs anthropology and how she predicted the financial crash

Gordon Brown was Prime Minister of the UK from 2007 to 2010 after being Chancellor of the Exchequer for ten years under Tony Blair's leadership.   His new book 'Seven Ways to Change the World' explores even major global problems he believes we must address including climate change, nuclear proliferation and global poverty.   Krishnan speaks to Gordon about why he thinks the world needs to work together more, what he thinks the pandemic has taught us and his new campaign to save the Union.   Producer: Rachel Evans

Gordon Brown on global cooperation, Scottish independence and why he's staying out of 'culture wars'

Ed Miliband was leader of the Labour Party from 2010 to 2015. He's now back in frontline politic as the Shadow Business Secretary. His new book 'Go Big: How to Fix our World' explores his ambitious ideas for change from inequality to the climate crisis. Krishnan speaks to Ed about why he thinks his solutions while he was leader of the opposition weren't big enough and why he's looking to Joe Biden for guidance.  Producer: Rachel Evans  

Ed Miliband on Keir Starmer's leadership, the need for 'big thinking' in politics and why he's looking to Biden

Rob Rinder is hugely well known across TV as Judge Rinder. But he's also a very accomplished lawyer.   He has made numerous TV shows including documentaries about his Jewish history and the Holocaust.   Krish talks to Rob about how he became both a lawyer and a celebrity, why he is worried about identity politics and his concerns about the British legal system.   Producer: Rachel Evans 

Rob Rinder on fighting for access to justice, identity politics and how he nearly became an actor

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