The Amol Rajan Connection

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  Episode 1 - Gareth Southgate: Lessons in Life, Leadership & Football 15.10.2026 2j

  A giant of English football, Southgate is on top form and more candid than ever in this unmissable conversation with Amol Rajan. He talks about what he’s learned from failure; why he stopped enjoying football; how the game is letting fans down; whether he would return; and why he now spends so much time thinking about the crisis of meaning afflicting so many men. How can we build confident, kind, resilient young people? Gareth distils years of hard thinking and wisdom on leadership, challenging characters, and what it means to be English today. And he explains what comes next in his own remarkable journey.   Brought to you in partnership with: Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai NatWest -  More details at natwest.com  Waitrose -  For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.   Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club here: amolrajanconnection.com Follow us and Subscribe: Youtube:  @amolrajanconnection Spotify: The Amol Rajan Connection Instagram: @amolrajanconnection TikTok: amol.rajan LinkedIn: Amol Rajan   Team: Video Editor: Ben Bonsey Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher  Producer: Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media Produced in partnership with Sister Group - production lead: Bryony Hopkins Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett
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  Welcome to The Amol Rajan Connection 13.10.2026 2mnt

  If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future.  We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade.  Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors.  With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it.  Follow to catch every episode.