Episodes
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Joe Walsh
Alan's guest for the final episode of series one of 'How to Change the World', is former Presidential candidate and former Republican Congressman, Joe Walsh. He was a lifelong Republican until Trump (who he describes as a facist) took over the party, and is now politically homeless. He has A LOT…
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Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Alan's guest this week is the brilliant Dr Rangan Chatterjee, a man of many talents. He's a practising physician, as well as an author, television presenter and podcaster. Dr Rangan tells Alan about his new book 'Lose Weight, Feel Great', and how sleep and relaxation are just as important as diet...
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The Best of Alan Johnson
The higlights of this year's 'How to Change the World' with Alan Johnson. Clips in order: - Andrew Neil - Suzanne Moore - Stewart Lee - Rory Stewart - Gloria De Piero - Phillipa Perry - Stewart Lee - Rory Stewart - Andrew Neil - Suzanne Moore - Rory Stewart - Gloria De Piero - Bryony Gordon…
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Suzanne Moore
Joining Alan this week, is former Guardian journalist and Orwell Prize winner, Suzanne Moore. She talks to Alan about why she left the Guardian after 30 years, how she began her career as a Marxist from a working class Tory upbringing, and the current state of feminism.
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Andrew Neil
Alan's guest this week is a titan of broadcasting and journalism, it's former Sunday Times editor and chairman of the television news channel GB News, Andrew Neil. Sit back as Andrew tells Alan about his experiences of working with Boris Johnson, and his thoughts on Martin Bashir...
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Philippa Perry
Alan's guest this week is the psychotherapist and best-selling author of 'The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read: (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)', Philippa Perry. The two chat about Philippa's book and her incredible career, which includes a stint as both a McDonalds employee and…
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Jenny Kleeman
On this week's episode, Alan Johnson has a chat with journalist, presenter and author of the brilliantly named, 'Sex Robots & Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death', Jenny Kleeman. As well as being a Times Radio presenter, Jenny's also appeared on arguably the biggest...
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Bryony Gordon
This week on 'How to Change the World', Alan Johnson has an honest and emotional chat with journalist and best-selling author, Bryony Gordon. Bryony talks candidly about her struggles with addiction to drugs and alcohol, and explains why the UK's current government isn't taking the mental health...
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Stewart Lee
Alan sits down with comedian Stewart Lee, a man The Times called in 2018 'the best standup working today'! They chat about how COVID-19 stopped Stewart's latest tour and how he'll tackle comedy once it's back to some sort of normality, as well as how the pair both shared the same stage decades...
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Gloria De Piero
Alan's guest is journalist and Times Radio broadcaster Gloria De Piero who chats to Alan about growing up and her time as a Labour MP. Listen to find out about Gloria's struggles in getting into parilament, the in-fighting within the Labour party and why she feels lucky to be doing what she's…
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Rory Stewart
On the very first episode of 'How to Change the World', Alan Johnson welcomes on a man who used to sit opposite him in the House of Commons as a Tory MP, Rory Stewart. But Rory's much more than that - he's an author, an explorer and is currently a lecturer at Yale University. Find out about…
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Trailer
Welcome to Alan Johnson's new podcast 'How to Change the World' where he'll be asking a different guest each week about their life and career as well as what they would do if they could change the world.