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Union Talks
by Michelle Coleman
A custom collection of talks with a variety of influential people.
Episodes
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Kathy Sullivan | Full Q&A
Former NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space. She has been a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions as a geologist, and subsequently served as the Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere in the Obama administration.
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Brendan Rodgers | Full Q&A
Brendan Rodgers is a football coach and manager. A former footballer, his own professional career was cut short by a genetic knee condition at age 20, but he successfully transitioned to coaching, and then management. Known as an impactful manager, he led Swansea City to enter the Premier League...
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Sam Allardyce | Full Q&A
Sam Allardyce is an English football manager and former professional player. Over the course of 21 years as a defender, he made over 500 league and cup appearances. As a manager, meanwhile, he has managed a range of high profile clubs, including Newcastle, West Ham, and Everton, and was briefly...
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Brittany Kaiser | Full Q&A
Formerly the business development director for Cambridge Analytica, Brittany Kaiser was one of the employees who helped expose the company's misuse of Facebook data to influence the UK Brexit referendum and 2016 U.S. presidential election. She testified about her own involvement before the UK...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy | Full Q&A
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the most recognisable faces in British journalism, having served as the presenter of Channel 4 News for 22 years. Known for his interrogating interview style, he has often put his interviewees on the spot, and has presented some of the most important events in…
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Conan O'Brien | Full Q&A
Conan O'Brien is an American comedian and television personality, best known for hosting his own eponymous late-night talk show, Conan. A former writer for SNL and The Simpsons, and a graduate of Harvard University, he is celebrated for his awkward, self-deprecating comedic style, and has over 25...
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Megan Phelps-Roper | Full Q&A
Phelps-Roper was raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, a controversial American church known for its inflammatory rhetoric and homophobic beliefs. The daughter of the organisation's spokesperson, and granddaughter of its founder, she was one of the church's most prominent members before leaving...
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Arron Banks | Full Q&A
Banks is widely regarded as one of the chief architects of Brexit, having donated more than £13 million to anti-EU organisations, including UKIP, as well as having funded and directed Leave.EU, the unofficial Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum. Following the referendum, Banks wrote The Bad…
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Richard Ratcliffe | Full Q&A
Ratcliffe is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian who has been wrongly imprisoned by the government of Iran since 2016. Ratcliffe is an outspoken campaigner for his wife’s release, and the return of his four-year-old daughter, Gabriella, who is now being raised in Tehran.…
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Petr Čech | Full Q&A
Čech is one of the Premier League's most successful goalkeepers, winning the Golden Gloves a record-equalling four times. Playing with Chelsea and Arsenal, he won five FA Cups, four Premier League titles, and set a number of records for clean sheets. He is the Czech Republic's most capped player,...
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Kane Williamson | Full Q&A
Williamson is a professional cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand One Day International team. He is widely regarded as one of the best batsmen in the modern game, and was named Player of the Tournament in this year's Cricket World Cup, after leading New Zealand to the finals....
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Bill Gates | Full Q&A at the Cambridge Union
Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 1975, Bill Gates founded Microsoft with Paul Allen and led the company to become the worldwide leader in business and personal software and services. In 2008, Bill transitioned to focus full-time on his foundation’s work to expand...
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Zoë Wanamaker | Full Q&A
An American-born British actor, Wanamaker has been highly acclaimed, with her nine Olivier Award nominations, four Tony Award nominations, and multiple BAFTA nominations which are a testament to her talent on the stage and on screen. From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to Agatha...
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Chris Robshaw | Full Q&A
Robshaw was the captain of the English National Rugby Union team from 2012 to 2015 and led the team to 25 wins. His widely praised captaincy was seen as a key part of the team’s success. Robshaw is a two-time Aviva Premiership Player of the Year winner and is currently playing for Harlequin F.C.
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Cressida Dick | Full Q&A
Appointed in 2017 as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, Cressida Dick is the first openly gay woman to hold what is considered to be the highest-ranking police officer position in the UK. Cressida graduated with an MPhil in Criminology from Cambridge with the highest grade in…
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Theo Paphitis | Full Q&A
Theo Paphitis is an English-Cypriot retail magnate and entrepreneur famous for his time on BBC show Dragon’s Den. He is the owner of stationary chain Rymans, and sold lingerie brand La Senza for a reported £100 million. This leaves his estimated worth as £286 million, making him the 406th richest...
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Claude Littner | Full Q&A
A business executive and former chairman of Viglen, Powerleague, and ASCO, as well as being the former chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur, Claude Littner’s business acumen is known nationwide. He has become a household name, known as the hard-nosed and direct interviewer, and now aide to Lord...
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Johnny Marr | Full Q&A
As the lead guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, Johnny Marr has been one of the most influential English musicians of a generation. Since the separation of the Smiths, Johnny Marr has been a member of the Pretenders and has more recently released his third studio album 'Call the Comet'.
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Greg James | Full Q&A
Host of Radio 1 Breakfast, Greg James is an English radio DJ, television presenter, and author. He co-presents the primetime BBC One music show Sounds Like Friday Night, and his children’s book series, Kid Normal, was the biggest selling children’s debut of the year, with international release.…
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Nick Offerman | Full Q&A
One of the most widely celebrated, award-winning actors and comedians of his generation, Nick Offerman is known best for his exemplary portrayal of the cold, staunchly libertarian Ron Swanson in 'Parks and Recreation'. He has received popular and critical acclaim for his work in stand up comedy...
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Yanis Varoufakis | Full Q&A
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, author, and politician who served as the Greek Minister of Finance in 2015. Since then, Varoufakis has launched the pan-European ‘Democracy in Europe Movement 2025’. In this talk, he will argue ‘the Euro has never been more problematic’.
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Sir Jony Ive | Full Address at the Cambridge Union
Sir Jony's work and patents have played a pivotal role in shaping Apple's successes over the last two decades. Jony has led Apple's design team since 1996. He holds over 5,000 patents and has been recognized with numerous design awards, including the Design Museum London’s first Designer of the...
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David Moyes | Full Q&A at the Cambridge Union
David Moyes is one of Britain's best-known football managers. After an illustrious playing career, he has had spells managing Manchester United, Everton, Real Sociedad, and West Ham United.
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Steve Bannon | Full Q&A
After a career in the Navy, investment banking, and Hollywood, Mr Bannon co-founded Breitbart News in 2006. He became the chief executive of Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and subsequently served as White House Chief Strategist from the inauguration until August 2017. Since then, he has…
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Jordan Peterson | Full Q&A at the Cambridge Union
Dr. Peterson is a professor at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the million-plus selling ’12 Rules for Life’, which has been a Number 1 bestseller in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands and Brazil. He rose to international...
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Stephen Merchant | Full Q&A
Merchant is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office (2001–2003), co-writer and co-star of Extras (2005–2007) and co-host of The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audiobook and...
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George Miller | Full Q&A
George Miller is an Australian filmmaker, best known for his Mad Max franchise, with The Road Warrior and Fury Road being hailed as amongst the greatest action films of all time. Aside from the Mad Max films, Miller has been involved in a wide range of projects. These include the Academy...
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Jordan Peterson | Full Q&A
A Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Peterson has received considerable media coverage after publishing a series of videos criticising the Canadian government's move to enact Bill C-16, which made misgendering a form of hate speech. His recent bestselling book, 12 Rules for…
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Paul Giamatti | Full Q&A
A prominent actor in Hollywood for the last few decades, Paul Giamatti currently plays Chuck Rhoades in the hit series Billions. Having starred in acclaimed films such as Straight Outta Compton, and the HBO mini-series John Adams, Giamatti's sophisticated performances have won him two Golden…
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Ben Miller | Full Q&A
A staple of British comedy, Miller is a comedian, writer and director best known for his role in the BAFTA-winning Armstrong and Miller double act. Miller began his comedy career at Cambridge with the Footlights in 1989, collaborating with Andy Parsons and Sue Perkins. Subsequently he has starred...
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Jordan Belfort | Full Q&A
Jordan Ross Belfort is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an...
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Andrew Scott | Full Q&A
Andrew Scott is an Irish film, television, and stage actor. He plays Jim Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock and recently played the lead in a production of Hamlet at the Harold Pinter Theatre directed by Robert Icke. Scott has received various awards including two Laurence Olivier Award for...
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Paula Radcliffe | Full Q&A
An English long-distance runner, Paula Radcliffe is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon Champion (2004, 2007, 2008) and 2002 Chicago Marathon winner. She has been the women marathon world record holder for 15 years (2002-present).
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Keegan-Michael Key | Full Q&A
An award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, and producer, Key has starred in the sketch series Key and Peele and co-starred in the comedy series Playing House. Key has also worked with the Young Storytellers Foundation as an actor for their annual fundraiser.
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Roger Stone | Full Q&A
One of the best known political consultants in America and star of Netflix documentary Get Me Roger Stone, Roger Stone served as a senior advisor to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. Prior to this, he worked for Presidents Nixon, Reagan, George H. W. Bush and dozens of other...
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Alec Baldwin | Full Q&A
Having been an actor on television, film and stage for almost 30 years, Alec Baldwin is one of the most well-known figures in the industry. His role as Jack Donaghy in sitcom 30 Rock saw him become the male performer with the most Screen Actors' Guild Awards. He has received worldwide attention…
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Baz Luhrmann | Full Q&A
An acclaimed film director, screenwriter and producer, Baz Luhrmann is best known for the Academy Award-winning Moulin Rouge!, his adaptation and modernisation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, starring Leionardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, and the epic romantic film, Australia, which is the...
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Nico Rosberg | Full Q&A
The reigning Formula One World Champion, and one of the most consistent performers on the Formula One stage for the past decade, Nico Rosberg is known for his aggressive driving style which makes him stand out from his racing peers. He has driven for both Williams and the highly competitive...
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Anthony Scaramucci | Full Q&A
Scaramucci worked at Goldman Sachs' investment banking, equities, and private wealth management divisions between 1989 and 1996. After leaving Goldman Sachs, he founded Oscar Capital Management, and in 2005, he founded the investment firm SkyBridge Capital. On July 21, 2017, Scaramucci was...
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Jeffrey Archer | Full Q&A
A controversial figure in British politics, Lord Archer has had an enigmatic career. As an author, he has sold over 330m copies worldwide and as a politician he has been made a life peer and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. Yet he is one of the few peers to serve time in prison, during...
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Ricky Gervais | Full Q&A
Creator and star of The Office and Extras, Ricky Gervais has won three Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys and seven BAFTAs. The Office is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries with seven remakes. Gervais has returned to stand-up comedy for the first time…
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Judge Judy | Full Q&A
Judge Judy is an American lawyer, former judge, television personality, producer, and author. Since 1996, Sheindlin has presided over her own successful Daytime Emmy Award–winning reality courtroom series, Judge Judy.
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Eddie Jones | Full Q&A
Eddie Jones is an Australian professional rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the England national rugby union team. He has previously coached the Australian national team during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and also coached the Japanese national team for three years...
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Piers Morgan | Full Q&A at the Cambridge Union
Piers Morgan is currently Editor-at-Large of the US section of MailOnline, the most viewed English newspaper website in the world, and a presenter of breakfast show Good Morning Britain and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.
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Tony Pulis | Full Q&A
After a 17-year footballing career, Tony Pulis took his first management role as Harry Redknapp’s assistant at Bournemouth. His pragmatic style proved most successful at Stoke City, which he guided into the Premier League in the 2007-08 season, and then into their first FA Cup final in the…
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David Haye | Full Q&A
David Haye is a British professional boxer who has held world titles in two weight classes. He is the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won a silver medal in 2001. As a professional he became the first British boxer to become a unified...
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Mark Cuban | Full Q&A
Mark Cuban is an American businessman and investor. He is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, co-owner of 2929 Entertainment and chairman of AXS TV. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank.
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Steven Moffat | Full Q&A
Acclaimed writer and producer, Steven Moffat has won five BAFTA Awards, four Hugo Awards, and an Emmy award. Along with Russell T. Davies, he is responsible for scripting the Doctor Who series revival, with credits including such iconic episodes as ‘Blink’ and ‘Silence in the Library’. He became...
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Jon Smith | Full Q&A
Having managed some of the biggest stars in football, including Diego Maradona, Jon Smith is one of the most influential agents in the world. He is credited with football’s huge commercial success, pioneering product placement in the game as well as the England team brand. He is also responsible...
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Alastair Campbell | Full Q&A
Campbell is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Tony Blair's spokesman and campaign director, followed by Downing Street Press Secretary for Blair. He then became Director of Communications and spokesman for the Labour Party. He resigned in...
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