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CEO of Compassion In World Farming, Phillip Lymbery

Phillip Lymbery: Those who profit from factory farming prefer us as consumers to stay in the dark

The CEO of Compassion in World Farming on why factory farming is destroying the land, sea and our health and why the solutions are

June 11, 2026

PLANET·POWER

Frank Turner: An artist has one responsibility, and one only, which is to their art

Marking 20 years since his first headline tour, the folk‑punk veteran explains why he's sceptical of celebrity activism, the causes he champions from the

April 21, 2026

CREATIVITY·MORALITY

Hot Blood: Lack of fun and boredom are as big an enemy to individuals as anything

The Lovebox founder and Hot Blood DJ, Jools Butterfield, reflects on the erosion of compassion, the crisis facing 16‑ to‑24‑year‑olds and why boredom is a

April 21, 2026

MORALITY

Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians

The wildlife cameraman, Strictly champion and children’s TV presenter on the value of boredom, what lockdown revealed about our need for the outdoors, and

November 20, 2025

EDUCATION·PLANET

Nick Mulvey: I didn’t want to be the chief of my life anymore

The UK musician on the personal breakdown behind his latest album Dark Harvest – Pt. 1, why he moved to Ibiza, and the faith

May 28, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY

Shi Heng Yi: Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself

The Shaolin Master on ego, attention spans, and why real strength has as much to do with sensitivity as it does with discipline.

May 22, 2025

EDUCATION·MORALITY

Ed Vere: Being compassionate, kind, gentle, empathetic and creative isn’t a weakness, it’s part of being a fully rounded human being

The author-illustrator on teaching children to notice things, why boredom is underrated, and how the fences we build – on farms, in classrooms, around

May 6, 2025

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·PLANET

Stuart Semple: I’ve met people who say they got to the steps of Tate Britain and were scared to walk up them

The Britsh artist on class wars, cuddling aardvarks and the long overdue democratisation of the arts. His latest work, Bloom, a sea of 5,000

May 5, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·PLANET

Anna McNuff:: I would rather have deeper conversations with 100 people than get a fleeting like from 40,000

The adventurer, author, and self-confessed mischief maker on how social media narrows our world, how community opens it up, and why leaning into the

March 6, 2025

EDUCATION·MORALITY·PLANET

Cristina Zenato: We have somehow diminished sea creatures’ capabilities to think, feel and connect

The shark ecologist and behaviourist on why fishing is no "sport", why she names all her sharks and why we have more power to

December 6, 2020

EDUCATION·MORALITY·PLANET

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Phillip Lymbery: Those who profit from factory farming prefer us as consumers to stay in the dark

Frank Turner: An artist has one responsibility, and one only, which is to their art

Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians

Nick Mulvey: I didn’t want to be the chief of my life anymore

Shi Heng Yi: Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself

Ed Vere: Being compassionate, kind, gentle, empathetic and creative isn’t a weakness, it’s part of being a fully rounded human being

Stuart Semple: I’ve met people who say they got to the steps of Tate Britain and were scared to walk up them

Cristina Zenato: We have somehow diminished sea creatures’ capabilities to think, feel and connect

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