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Caitlin Moran: I think we’re about to reach and pass peak despair

The award-winning columnist and author on waving goodbye to a million followers, why anxiety is a state not an identity, and the Paul McCartney-endorsed

September 16, 2026

HEALTH·MORALITY

Chloe Slater: Put that damn phone down and think for a while

The singer-songwriter on why we're mistaking AI for progress, how doom-scrolling erodes the very skills we need to fight injustice, and why our brains

August 5, 2026

MORALITY·POWER

Ben Okri: AI cannot read the spirit of the times. AI cannot catch lightning

The world-renowned writer and poet on why AI has as much chance of conquering the mystical, brilliant and irrepressible human spirit as we have

June 30, 2026

CREATIVITY·POWER

South Centre Artistic Director, Mark Ball

Mark Ball: Creativity is everywhere. Opportunity is not

The Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director on culture as the last defense against a divided society, the radical power of joy, and the thinking behind

June 16, 2026

CREATIVITY

Soulwax: Four idiots making a huge noise in a room together – that’s not something AI can recreate

Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax and 2ManyDJs on why Tom Waits would never survive a talent show, why streaming platforms are still ripping off young

June 12, 2026

CREATIVITY·POWER

Kamasi Washington: When people say, I want to do what’s best for me, the world starts to feel dangerous

The legendary saxophonist and composer on why conformity kills creativity, what AI might accidentally fix, and the advice he gives to young musicians today.

June 12, 2026

CREATIVITY

Julie Finch: While you cannot stop technological change, you can decide not to be a sheep

Hay Festival CEO Julie Finch on why we must protect the art of in-person conversation as the ultimate antidote to a digital world of

May 7, 2026

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION

Tom Morton-Smith: When you create something for children, you need to speak to something deeper than distraction

The playwright on bringing My Neighbour Totoro to the stage and what he thinks children, adults and theatre are missing if art loses its human

August 18, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·PLANET

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: What does “better” really mean – and for whom? Who defines it?

The UK artist on why “progress” isn’t always progress, why art shouldn’t pretend to have all the answers, and why we need to stop

April 25, 2025

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·PLANET

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Chloe Slater: Put that damn phone down and think for a while

Ben Okri: AI cannot read the spirit of the times. AI cannot catch lightning

Soulwax: Four idiots making a huge noise in a room together – that’s not something AI can recreate

Kamasi Washington: When people say, I want to do what’s best for me, the world starts to feel dangerous

Julie Finch: While you cannot stop technological change, you can decide not to be a sheep

Tom Morton-Smith: When you create something for children, you need to speak to something deeper than distraction

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: What does “better” really mean – and for whom? Who defines it?

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