Paloma Faith, is an English singer, songwriter, and actress known for her flamboyant style of dress. Her first three albums have gone platinum, she has played the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, been a judge on television talent show The Voice, and won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2015 BRIT Awards. Her fourth studio album, The Architect was released in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK, becoming Faith's first number one album.

In this episode Faith draws on her personal experience to addresses what she sees as structural gender inequalities within the music industry.

Stephen Merchant is an English writer, director and radio presenter, best known as the co-writer and co-director of the hit British sitcom The Office, which he created with Ricky Gervais.

In this episode, Merchant reflects on his 15 year-long collaboration with Gervais; a partnership that began on London radio station Xfm, the podcast-turned-television hit The Ricky Gervais Show, BBC television series Extras, the Karl Pilkington series An Idiot Abroad, and Life’s Too Short with Warwick Davis.

He talks about his recent move towards acting, in Richard Bean's The Mentalists and, more recently, in the superhero film Logan. He also addresses questions about the relationship between comedy and political correctness.

Ellen Pompeo is an American actress, director, and producer, best known for her starring role as Dr Meredith Grey in the American medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy. She is one of the highest paid television actors, having, in 2017, signed a $20 million annual contract with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

In this episode Pompeo touches on the #MeToo movement, the importance of on-screen diversity, strategies for negotiation, and answers questions about her character’s role as a strong role model for women around the world.

Dr Alaa Murabit is a Libyan-Canadian medical doctor and women's rights activist. She was appointed as one of the UN Global Sustainable Development Goal Advocates, and is a UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment & Economic Growth. After being accepted into medical school at the age of 15, Murabit founded an NGO focusing on empowering women caught in conflict in her native Libya. In 2017 she was recognised for her work when Forbes named her one of their ‘30 Under 30’ brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders and stars.

In this episode she reveals how she came to work with the UN, reflects on the important role in influencing her worldview that her medical background played, and makes a case for continuing to promote women’s voice in global discourse.

Héctor Bellerín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for English Premier League club Arsenal and his national team. He started his career in the youth teams of Barcelona, moving to Arsenal in 2011. He is also known for his philanthropic work, having famously donated £50 to the victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire for every minute he played at the Under-21 Euros.

In this episode Bellerín reflects on the intense scrutiny of playing for a club in the Premier League, and talks about his interests off the pitch including fashion.

Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr., better known as Diplo, is a Grammy-winning American DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. As well as being an in demand DJ he is a prolific producer, working with high profile artists like Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Madonna and Bruno Mars. He’s also a founding member of US dance music trio Major Lazer.

In this episode Diplo gives a potted history of his career, growing up in Florida, his early ‘Hollertronix’ mixtapes, and being asked by British rapper M.I.A. to produce her second album, which spawned the breakout hit Paper Planes. He reflects on the rapid pace of change in the music industry today and shares insights about how he manages to juggle his intense touring, label management and music production schedules.

Vera Wang is an American fashion designer based in New York City. She was hired to be an editor at Vogue immediately upon graduation from college, making her the youngest editor at that magazine. She stayed at Vogue for 17 years, only leaving in 1987 to join Ralph Lauren for 2 years, before setting up an independent bridal fashion house under her own name. She has designed dresses for Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton, Mariah Carey, Michelle Obama and many more.

In this episode, Wang gives advice for those attempting to work in the fashion industry and enters into the centuries old debate about which is the superior fashion capital: Paris or Milan.

Jordan Ross Belfort is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. He spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme. While in prison he wrote his memoir, The Wolf of Wall Street, which was adapted into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio and released in 2013.

In this episode, Belfort shares his ‘ten commandments’ for navigating the real world: important principles to live by that, he believes, no school or university currently teaches.