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Lunch with the FT

Lunch with the FT has been a weekly FT institution since 1994. Over three decades we've sat down with the world's most fascinating people, from Elon Musk to Henry Kissinger, Toni Morrison to Roger Federer, Hillary Clinton to Larry Gagosian. They choose the restaurant, we pay the bill, and you get a seat at the table.
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    The educator and broadcaster on the search for life beyond Earth, what we might gain from mining on the Moon — and how to divert a killer asteroid
    An illustration of a smiling woman with purple braided hair, wearing a dark zip-up top and dangling earrings
  • December 12 2025
    InterviewDiébédo Francis Kéré
    Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré: ‘My life is serendipity’
    The Pritzker-winner on building ‘from the earth’, why modern architecture is going too fast — and how it all began with wobbly school benches
    A drawing of a smiling man with black jacket over black T-shirt, sitting in a restaurant
  • December 5 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    Robert Jenrick: ‘I’m unashamedly provincial in my attitudes’
    The UK shadow justice secretary on embracing populism, his political ambitions — and whether there will be an alliance with Reform
    An illustration of a smiling man in his early forties. He is wearing a blue sweater over a blue shirt. There are pub tables behind him.
  • November 28 2025
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    Former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger: ‘I’ve been called here for a purpose’
    The executive on the ‘hideous’ implementation of the 2022 Chips Act, his new role heading up a Christian AI platform — and why quantum could upend computing
    An illustration of a smiling silver-haired man wearing an open-neck top over a black sweater. Behind him are restaurant tables set for a meal.
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    Economist Philippe Aghion: ‘Macron’s legacy will be better than people think’
    France’s new Nobel laureate on stimulating growth, the power of creative destruction — and why Karl Lagerfeld helped him with his homework
    A watercolour illustration of a modestly smiling middle-aged man with dark hair, wearing glasses, suit and tie and seated in a restaurant.
  • November 13 2025
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    Former MI6 chief Richard Moore: Britain must regain the ‘power of example’
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    An illustration of Richard Moore
  • November 7 2025
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    Bridget Riley: ‘I want my paintings to make people feel alive’
    The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’
    An illustration of Bridget Riley with short white hair, wearing a white top and black jacket.
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    Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
    The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
    A watercolour illustration of a grinning Jon Bon Jovi wearing a brown jacket and seated in a restaurant.
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    Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’
    The politician-turned-entrepreneur on his cyber security start-up, why Europe risks missing out on AI innovation — and his dealings with Peter Thiel
    A watercolour illustration of a young-to-middle-aged man with slicked-back hair against a backdrop of restaurant wallpaper with a palm tree pattern.
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    A drawing of a smiling woman with long blonde hair, sitting at a table with a glass of green matcha latte in front of her
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    A watercolour illustration of a middle-aged man with a greying beard and wearing a white shirt seated in a café with lots of potted plants.
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    Investor Jean-Philippe Bouchaud: ‘The whole bull run is because of an influx of money’
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    A drawing of a smiling man with dark grey hair, wearing glasses. Behind him is an open window, with shutters visible
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    TV producer Shonda Rhimes: ‘I’m telling the stories that I want to see’
    The showrunner behind ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Bridgerton’ on leading a multimillion-dollar media company, the perils of data-driven streaming — and her plan to relocate to the UK
    A smiling Black woman with a mass of curly hair sits with her head propped on her hand in a restaurant
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    Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI will make a few people much richer and most people poorer’
    The ‘godfather of artificial intelligence’ on ‘the only hope’ for humanity, why China has an advantage — and when machines will outstrip us
    A watercolour illustration of Geoffrey Hinton wearing a beige-coloured shirt and pictured in front of tables and chairs in a restaurant.
  • August 29 2025
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    National Theatre director Indhu Rubasingham: ‘If I wasn’t scared, I wouldn’t be doing my job’
    The arts chief on speaking to a divided country, theatre as ‘a radical act’ — and why both Shakespeare and Stormzy have a place in her ambitious first programme
    A smiling middle-aged woman with long dark hair wearing spectacles and a pendant around her neck, pictured in front of a restaurant called Rambutan, with an image to the side of its interior seating.
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    Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte: ‘We need a different scale of investments’
    The head of the world’s largest climate fund on the economic consequences of extreme weather — and getting the private sector on board
    A woman in early middle age with long curly dark hair. She is smiling. She is wearing a pink top
  • August 15 2025
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    Chef Samin Nosrat: ‘So much of cooking is about being present’
    The ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ author on food, memory and heritage — and why she tries to make something every day
    A laughing woman with a riot of shoulder length curly hair is wearing a pale T-shirt. is sitting in an informal Thai restaurant with half-drawn blinds at the window She holds a sparkler that is throwing out sparks near her fingers
  • August 8 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    Actor Michael Sheen: ‘You have to make something happen’
    The ‘not-for-profit’ star on putting his own money into projects, creating a new national theatre for Wales — and what he learnt from Nye Bevan
    A white man with curly greying hair smiles broadly. He is wearing a black t-shirt and green casual jacket. The restaurant behind him has gold wallpaper and plush red seating
  • August 1 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf: ‘I’ve always been good at spotting inflection points’
    The ex-Goldman Sachs banker on his parliamentary ambitions, online hate speech — and why he believes Britain is increasingly ‘dystopian’
    A watercolour illustration of a smiling youngish man in a suit and pale blue tie. Behind him, on the restaurant wall is a painting of Roman god Bacchus holding a goblet of wine
  • July 25 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    Fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli: ‘It’s not easy for anyone to let go of power’
    The ‘king of cashmere’ on his €7bn empire, the challenges facing the luxury industry — and how it all began on a farm
    A drawing of a smiling man with silver hair, sitting in a yellow-walled restaurant
  • July 18 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    War zone surgeon David Nott: ‘Life is all about taking calculated risks’
    The doctor who’s saved countless lives through his work in Ukraine and Gaza on operating under fire, the challenges of PTSD — and his belief in God
    A watercolour illustration of man in late middle age wearing glasses and an open-neck purple shirt, seated in a restaurant decorated with posters of French singer André Dassary and French film actors Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret
  • July 11 2025
    InterviewLife & Arts
    Ecotricity founder Dale Vince: ‘There’s got to be a bigger purpose in life’
    The entrepreneur on his Labour party donations, the case for green growth — and taking Elon Musk to court
    A watercolour illustration of a smiling middle-aged man with swept-back hair in a black T-shirt emblazoned with white skulls against a sketched background of a café
  • July 4 2025
    InterviewUS politics & policy
    Steve Bannon: ‘Trump is going to be in your head for a long time’
    The former White House chief strategist on why he believes the Iran strikes were a win, his time in jail — and what Zohran Mamdani means for the Democrats
    Artistic watercolor portrait of a man with gray hair and a stern expression
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