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The Nigerian writer on why having a baby has helped her get fit – and the perils of overthinking
The Rijksmuseum director on Amsterdam memories, impatience and learning to let go (a bit)
The British author on wild animals, grief and living on behalf of the boy he was
The mathematician on self-knowledge, trauma and getting bunnies into her maths talks
The British actor on his childhood love of Superman, being in ‘The Royle Family’ and why therapy is like the gym
The explorer on curiosity, stoicism and Honeyblossom, an Asian elephant
The British jazz musician on harmony, heritage and being ‘a cat guy’
The British bass on fakery, a beloved guinea pig and believing in an afterlife
‘Leaving Trinidad and coming to the UK was a risk for me,’ says the writer, ‘a lot of things could have gone wrong’
The Quo Vadis chef-proprietor on formative memories and favourite flavours
The Liverpudlian musician on growing older, wiser and not looking back
A sense of life’s shortness drives this week’s guest, whether it’s rescuing doomed buildings or finding the perfect picnic spot
A Q&A with the British guitarist and singer-songwriter
The soul singer, formerly of M People, on toast, her toy poodle and the duet that got away
The editor-in-chief of British Vogue on beauty, boxing and his Boston terrier Ru
The writer on mentors, marshmallows and Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’
‘I’m looking for harmony. The art of the chef is to balance everything perfectly and to work with all ingredients’
The singer on creativity, dopamine and the Mississippi River
The novelist on her earliest memory, the afterlife and Tertius, ‘the Prince of Cats’
The singer-songwriter on taking risks, hating small talk and his earliest memory of his parents
The singer-songwriter on why forming a band felt like an act of rebellion, and how his psychoanalyst saved his life
The scientist on ambition, pride and the ‘fundamental mystery’ of life on earth
The award-winning Finnish conductor on being a natural explorer and why enthusiasm is contagious
The Prix Goncourt-winning author on writing, reincarnation and partying in unlikely places
On the risks and rewards of a career in acting
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