Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL Interviews the world's leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century.

How Art Helps Us See the World; A Conversation with Charlotte Mullins – One of the World’s Top Art Critics & Historians.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Charlotte Mullins is one of the UK’s most respected art critics, writers and broadcasters. She was formerly the arts editor of the Independent on Sunday, the editor of Art Review, the V&A Magazine, Art Quarterly and is the newly appointed art critic for Country Life. In her new book, A Little History of Art, Charlotte takes us…

 

A Conversation with Ousman Umar on His Incredible True Story of Surviving a Five Year Journey From His Home in Ghana, to Europe in Search of a Better Life.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son, born in a small village in Ghana, and his mother died giving birth to him. The traditions of the Wala tribe dictate that this means the baby is cursed and must be abandoned and left to die. Fortunately, Ousman’s father was able to use…

 

A Conversation with Harvard Physicist, Avi Loeb, on Finding Intelligent Life Beyond Earth and The Importance of Space Archaeology.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed a strange object soaring through our inner solar system. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb conclusively showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit and leaving no trail of gas or debris in its wake. There was…

 

A Conversation with Bethenny Frankel on The Truth About What It Takes to Be Successful While Staying True to Yourself

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Bethenny Frankel is a self-made businesswoman, TV producer, podcaster, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and mother. She is the Founder & CEO of Skinnygirl, a global lifestyle empire, featuring products for women that offer practical and stylish solutions to everyday problems.  Bethenny was an instant fan favourite as a guest shark on…

 

A Conversation with Fearne Cotton on Finding Meaning in a Messy World

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Fearne Cotton is one of the best known and most popular broadcasters in the UK and is most recently known as the Founder of the wellbeing brand, Happy Place. Fearne’s podcast, Happy Place, has featured guests including Ellie Goulding, Hilary Rodman Clinton, Java Pickett Smith, Russell Brand, Gary Barlow, Alicia…

 

A Conversation with Daniel H. Pink on The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
“No regrets.” You’ve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That’s nonsense, even dangerous, says New York Times Best Selling Author, Daniel H. Pink, in his latest bold and inspiring work, The Power of Regret. Everybody has regrets. They’re a fundamental part of our lives. And if we…

 

A Conversation with Johann Hari on the Global Attention Crisis and How We Can Fight to Reclaim Our Focus.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Our attention is collapsing. In the US, college students are only able to focus on a task for 65 seconds…. And office workers can manage just 3 minutes. Our inability to focus isn’t a personal failing… nor is it a flaw… our focus has been stolen by powerful, external forces.…

 

A Conversation with Katie Melua, One of Britain’s Most Successful Musical Artists, on Music, Art & Beauty.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Katie Melua is one of Britain's most successful musical artists, having sold more than 11 million albums and received over 56 platinum awards. She is originally from Tbilisi, Georgia and moved to the UK at a young age where she studied at the acclaimed Brit School of Performing Arts. It…

 

A Conversation with Judge Judith Sheindlin (Judge Judy) on Justice, Humanity, Conflict & Legacy.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Judge Judith Sheindlin (Judge Judy) is a trailblazing pioneer in the justice system and in the history of television. Judge Judy, which premiered in 1996. For over 25 years, Judge Judy has been watched by more than 1 in 3 Americans every year, and licensed in over 100 international territories.…

 

A Conversation with OpenSea Co-Founder & CEO, Devin Finzer on the Extraordinary Potential of NFTs.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
OpenSea is the largest marketplace for NFTs and user-owned digital items. The platform’s more than 600,000 users collectively have 2 million collections containing over 80 million NFTs. The platform is now valued at over $13.3billion and has attracted many of the world’s most prominent investors including: Mark Cuban, Tim Ferris,…

 

Our Crisis of Reason & The Need for Clear Thinking – A Conversation with Christer Sturmark.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In country after country, conspiracy theories and religious dogmas that once seemed to have been overtaken by enlightened thought are helping to loft authoritarian leaders into power. The effects are being felt by women, ethnic minorities, teachers, scientists, and students – and by the environment, the ultimate victim of climate…

 

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Business & Economics  (354)
In this interview I speak to Rachel Botsman- author, designer, and lecturer renowned for her work on trust and societal change. A leading expert in the field, she has written three influential books—What’s Mine Is Yours, Who Can You Trust?, and How to Trust & Be Trusted—translated into 14 languages. As a…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts  (231)
In this interview, I speak to Professor Paul Eastwick, Professor of Psychology at UC Davis, where he serves as head of the Social-Personality Psychology program and director of the Attraction and Relationships Research Laboratory. He has published over one hundred scientific articles and chapters, and his research has been featured…
Health & Medicine  (71)
Dr. Russell Kennedy—known to many as The Anxiety MD—is a physician, neuroscientist, and leading voice on the emotional and physiological roots of anxiety. Drawing on his own lived experience with childhood trauma and years of clinical practice, Kennedy has developed a unique mind–body approach to healing, blending neuroscience, developmental psychology,…
Nobel Laureates  (20)
Politics & Policy  (164)
In this interview, I speak to Professor César A. Hidalgo, a physicist and global leader in the field of economic complexity. He leads the Center for Collective Learning at the Toulouse School of Economics and Corvinus University of Budapest, is the founder of DataWheel, and author of Why Information Grows.…
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