Episodes 172
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 3.6 (5)
Since Oct 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
67%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

I’m Matt Stadlen and for 20 years I’ve been talking to and interviewing public figures from around the world. In this series I’ll be interviewing famous names from every walk of life and with a broad range of views, politics and perspectives. Every guest will get 20 questions, and the plan is for you to have a better sense of each of them by the end of their interview.

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Recent Episodes

20 Questions With Barry Gardiner MP

Jun 07, 2026 52m

Barry Gardiner, a Labour MP for almost 30 years and counting, explains why he thinks Keir Starmer should be replaced as Labour leader and Prime Minister, and why he has faith in the British public…

20 Questions With Danielle de Niese

Jun 01, 2026 43m

Opera sensation Danielle de Niese charts her rise to worldwide fame as the daughter of Sri Lankan Burgher immigrants to first Australia and then America. Debuting at the Met as a 19 year-old…

20 Questions With Mike Tapp MP

May 20, 2026 44m

Immigration Minister Mike Tapp explains the government's immigration and asylum policy, outlines his "firm but fair" approach, defends Prime Minister Keir Starmer and calls for stability - "Look, I…

20 Questions With Kwasi Kwarteng

May 14, 2026 41m

What was it like being Chancellor of the Exchequer during the mini budget crisis under Liz Truss's brief Prime Ministership? Kwasi Kwarteng takes us back to the fateful days in the autumn of 2022…

20 Questions With David Gauke

May 13, 2026 53m

Former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke outlines his vision of a route back to power for the Tories amid the headwinds from Reform.

20 Questions With Clive Tyldesley

May 02, 2026 1h 23m

Clive Tyldesley's voice is one of the most iconic in sport. The soundtrack to some of the most dramatic moments in football history, it is recognised up and down the country and beyond. Here…

20 Questions With Wisden Editor Lawrence Booth

Apr 25, 2026 42m

The youngest editor of Wisden for 72 years when he was appointed in 2012, Lawrence Booth gets under the skin of the game and its challenges and thrills in this conversation at the Oval on the cusp of…

20 Questions With Ed Watson

Apr 19, 2026 45m

One of the greats of ballet, Ed Watson takes us behind the scenes of his time as a Principal at the Royal Ballet, exploring the physical and emotional demands of being a global star.

20 Questions With Emma Willis

Apr 06, 2026 36m

Shirt-maker Emma Willis tells the remarkable story of her rise from door-to-door selling to a shop on Jermyn Street and another in Mayfair. Based in Gloucester, Emma's team sell 13,000 - 14,000…

20 Questions With Maurizio Bragagni

Apr 02, 2026 1h 8m

Maurizio Bragagni is Chairman and CEO of Tratos Ltd, a multinational company that sells cables around the world. Born and raised in Italy, Bragagni is a champion of British manufacturing. Here he…

20 Questions With Sir Alexander McCall Smith

Mar 26, 2026 1h 8m

Best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Sir Alexander McCall Smith takes us on the journey of his remarkable life, from a childhood in British-run Rhodesia to world-wide fame as a…

20 Questions With Matt Frei

Mar 20, 2026 58m

Multi-award-winning journalist, and Channel 4 News anchor, Matt Frei appears on the 20 Questions With podcast from Israel during the third week of the war with Iran. Fresh from dashing around the…

20 Questions With Professor Sir Richard Peto

Mar 13, 2026 1h 1m

Sir Richard Peto is Emeritus Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford. He has helped to reduce the premature deaths of tens of millions of people across the world…

20 Questions With Patrick Grant

Mar 05, 2026 1h 6m

Entrepreneur, manufacturer, style icon, sportsman and a star of The Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick Grant talks fashion, business, TV, men's clothes, representing Scotland at rugby, growing a…

20 Questions With Justine Picardie

Feb 23, 2026 58m

Justine Picardie, author of the new book, Fashioning The Crown, reveals the role fashion has played in the British monarchy; describes spending personal time with the late Queen Elizabeth II;…

20 Questions With Sir John Curtice

Feb 17, 2026 1h 13m

Sir John Curtice, Britain's most famous polling expert and stalwart of BBC election nights, is at risk of becoming a national treasure. Here he offers his insights into the fragmentation of British…

20 Questions With Zoe Williams

Feb 09, 2026 58m

Guardian columnist Zoe Williams pushes back against Reform UK, addresses questions of a split on the left of British politics, wishes that Starmer would improve, suggests an humane approach to asylum…

20 Questions With Julia Bradbury

Feb 04, 2026 1h 2m

Julia Bradbury shares her story of recovering from cancer, and the journey she's been on since her diagnosis, as she explores alternative approaches to health and wellbeing. Along the way she…

20 Questions With Sir Richard Eyre

Jan 28, 2026 44m

One of the greatest directors of his generation, Sir Richard Eyre shares his insights from a life in theatre and film. From Judy Dench and Ian Holm to Anthony Hopkins and David Harewood, from Olivier…

20 Questions With Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Jan 19, 2026 56m

Superstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor brings joy and her unique giggle - as well as serious reflection on serious issues - to the 20 Questions With podcast. From her eBay habit to a career renaissance, a…

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