Heather McDaid & Nicola Sturgeon with Elif Shafak at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Elif Shafak understands the challenges of public intellectual life: she was wrongly accused of ‘public denigration of Turkishness’ for her novel The Bastard of Istanbul. In this event recorded live at the 2017 Edinburgh International Book Festival, she talks to Heather McDaid, founder of Scottish publishing company 404 Ink and co-editor of Nasty Women, an anthology of essays about women in the 21st century. Joining them is Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose life is lived in the spotlight.

Jackie Kay with Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Jackie Kay with Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Arundhati Roy talks to Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Arundhati Roy talks to Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

The Philosophy of Spinoza & Leibniz - Bryan Magee & Anthony Quinton (1987)
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The Philosophy of Spinoza & Leibniz - Bryan Magee & Anthony Quinton (1987)

S13 E17: Trump’s Reflecting Pool, Redistricting & Soaps: 6/28/26: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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S13 E17: Trump’s Reflecting Pool, Redistricting & Soaps: 6/28/26: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

E1 - When Faith and Doubt Hold Hands | with Elif Shafak
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E1 - When Faith and Doubt Hold Hands | with Elif Shafak

Is violence ever justified? | Elif Shafak | Big Questions
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Is violence ever justified? | Elif Shafak | Big Questions

Yuval Noah Harari on Donald Trump’s Core Delusion | The Ezra Klein Show
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Yuval Noah Harari on Donald Trump’s Core Delusion | The Ezra Klein Show

Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka | Studio B: Unscripted
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Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka | Studio B: Unscripted

Douglas Stuart with Nicola Sturgeon | Welcome Home, Shuggie Bain | Edinburgh Book Festival
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Douglas Stuart with Nicola Sturgeon | Welcome Home, Shuggie Bain | Edinburgh Book Festival

There are Rivers in the Sky | Elif Shafak & Mary Beard In Conversation at the British Museum
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There are Rivers in the Sky | Elif Shafak & Mary Beard In Conversation at the British Museum

Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, MAGA and the US Midterms  | The Mishal Husain Show
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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, MAGA and the US Midterms | The Mishal Husain Show

Bernardine Evaristo with Nicola Sturgeon: The Triumph of Girl, Woman, Other
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Bernardine Evaristo with Nicola Sturgeon: The Triumph of Girl, Woman, Other

Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan - On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency | The Daily Show
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Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan - On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency | The Daily Show

Author Elif Shafak on the power of storytelling | Tortoise ThinkIn
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Author Elif Shafak on the power of storytelling | Tortoise ThinkIn

Dialogue with Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland
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Dialogue with Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland

Is Putin Losing His Grip on Russia? | Steve Rosenberg
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Is Putin Losing His Grip on Russia? | Steve Rosenberg

Val McDermid with Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015
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Val McDermid with Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015

Elif Shafak Interview: Art is About Resistance
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Elif Shafak Interview: Art is About Resistance

Nicola Sturgeon: Full Interview | The Late Late Show
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Nicola Sturgeon: Full Interview | The Late Late Show

The politics of fiction | Elif Shafak
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The politics of fiction | Elif Shafak