Alain Elkann Interviews

By Alain Elkann

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Episodes: 100

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Alain Elkann Interviews podcasts are an unprecedented window into the minds of some of the most well-known and -respected figures of the last twenty-five years. Alain Elkann has mastered the art of the interview, approaching the task as somewhere between snapping a photograph and writing a short story. With a background in novels and journalism, and having published over twenty books translated across ten languages, Alain infuses his interviews with innovation, allowing them to flow freely and organically. A small selection, to which we will gradually add, are presented here as podcasts for the first time.

Episode Date
From Hollywood to the Art World: Marco Brambilla on AI, Cinema & Creativity - 294 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 12, 2026
Patrick Kinmonth on Beauty, Art, and the Meaning of Creativity - 293 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 05, 2026
Gabriella Cortese: The Founder of Antik Batik on Travel, Craftsmanship & Fashion - 292 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 28, 2026
Erri De Luca on Aging, Freedom, and Living Intensely - 291 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 21, 2026
What Does China Really Want? Dr. Yu Jie on Xi Jinping, Taiwan and Global Power - 290 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 14, 2026
Benoist F. Drut: The Art of Collecting: What Most People Get Wrong About Taste - 289 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 07, 2026
Marcantonio Brandolini d'Adda: How to Turn Family Legacy Into a Modern Business - 288 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 31, 2026
Dr. Wong Siew Te: The Man Who Dedicated His Life to Saving the World's Rarest Bear - 287 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 24, 2026
Piero Lissoni on Design, Architecture & Creative Freedom - 286 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 17, 2026
Paolo Colombo on Love, Greece, and Making Time Visible Through Art - 285 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 10, 2026
Nathalie Droulers: Architecture, Taste and the Balance of Opposites - 284 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 03, 2026
Jay McInerney on New York During COVID: A City Without People - 283 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 26, 2026
Andrew Graham-Dixon: The Hidden Meaning of Vermeer - 282 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 19, 2026
Valerie Steele: Fashion Is More Than Clothes, Here's Why - 281 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 12, 2026
Alvise Casellati: Can Music Heal? The Powerful Story Behind Opera & Therapy - 280 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 05, 2026
Bianca Jagger: "I Am a Human Rights Defender. That Is My Mission" - 279 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 29, 2026
Thomas Clement Salomon: How Italy Secured a Lost Caravaggio After 60 Years - 278 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 22, 2026
The life and achievements of Jennifer Montagu, a leading British art historian known for her work on Italian Baroque sculpture - 277 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 15, 2026
Antonio Citterio: Why Good Design Starts With the End of a Product's Life - 276 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 08, 2026
Francesco Billari on Population Decline, AI & Identity - 275 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 01, 2026
David Trickey on Childhood Trauma: Why the Same Event Affects Kids Differently - 274 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 22, 2026
From War Zones to Cultural Diplomacy: Claudio Pagliara on Peace, Power, and a Changing World - 273 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 15, 2026
The Uffizi: Simone Verde on The Hidden Galleries, New Acquisitions, and the Future of Florence's #1 Institution - 272 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 08, 2026
Inside New York's Most Beloved Museum: Axel Rüger on the New Era of The Frick - 271 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 01, 2026
Colin Bailey: The Caravaggio Masterpiece New York Rarely Gets to See - 270 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 25, 2026
Professor Eugene Rogan: The Arabs - How the Modern Middle East Was Shaped- 269 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 18, 2026
Is Design Art? Inside the Gallery Shaping the Icons of the 21st Century: Clémence and Didier Krzentowski - 268 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 11, 2026
Marco Delogu on Facing Antonello da Messina as a Photographer - 267 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 04, 2026
"Identity Is Something You Choose" — Simone Fattal on Art, Exile, and Belonging - 266 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 28, 2025
What It Means to Be Jewish Today: The Chief Rabbi of Rome - Riccardo Di Segni - 265 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 21, 2025
Gildo Zegna on Building a Family Empire That Lasts Four Generations - 264 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 14, 2025
Why Culture Matters More Than Ever - Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça's Call to Humanity - 263 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 07, 2025
Inside Global Power: Giuliano da Empoli on Trump, Putin & the New Tech Elites - 262 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 30, 2025
Mishal Husain: The Art of the Interview in an Age of Noise - 261 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 23, 2025
Architecture as a Language - Sean Griffiths on Cities, Power & Design - 260 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 16, 2025
Change Yourself, Change the World: Wisdom from Buddhist Monk Nicholas Vreeland - 259 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 09, 2025
"Half Poetry, Half Science": The Art of Food with River Cafe's Ruthie Rogers - 258 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 19, 2025
Coco Brandolini: Building Dada. Small-Batch Luxury, Big Identity - 257 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 12, 2025
Inside Design Miami: Jennifer Roberts on Paris, Miami, and Beyond - 256 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 05, 2025
Amos Gitai: "Our Voyage on This Beautiful Planet Is Short - Do What You Love" - 255 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 28, 2025
Caravaggio, Vermeer & the Power of Museums – Dr Caroline Campbell - 254 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 21, 2025
Antonio Monfreda: A Life in Art, Fashion & Photography - 253 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 14, 2025
Inside LUMA Arles: Maja Hoffmann on Art, Nature & Change - 252 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 07, 2025
Thaddaeus Ropac on Passion, Purpose, and the Future of Contemporary Art - 251 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 31, 2025
Will AI Replace Writers? André Aciman on Love, Writing, and the Future of Literature - 250 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 24, 2025
Christine Orban: Inside the Heart of Princess Diana - 249 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 17, 2025
International Comfort Food & Social Media Fame: Jeremy Scheck's Culinary Journey - 248 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 10, 2025
Barry Diller: Either You Are or You Aren't – A Life of Bold Decisions - 247 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 03, 2025
David McDermott on Living in the Past: I Time Traveled Through Art - 246 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 27, 2025
Hope, Friendship, and Faith: A Life of Service with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe - 245 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 20, 2025
From Antiques to Albany: Lucy Moore on Christopher Gibbs - 244 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 13, 2025
Inside the Mind of a True Original: Why Rolf Sachs Refuses to Copy - 243 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 06, 2025
The Future of Travel with David Prior - 242 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 29, 2025
Sir John Chipman on the New Global Threats: We Are Not Ready for What's Coming - 241 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 22, 2025
Piers Secunda Turns War Zones into Art - Here's Why It Matters - 240 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 15, 2025
Emily Greenhouse: Leading the New York Review of Books into a New Era - 239 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 08, 2025
Luc Tuymans on the Problem with Today's Art World - 238 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 01, 2025
Inside Italy's Most Romantic Hotels with Marie-Louise Sciò - 237 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 25, 2025
Ludovico Einaudi - 236 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 18, 2025
Donatien Grau - 235 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 11, 2025
Federico Campagna - 234 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 04, 2025
James Daunt - 233 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 27, 2025
Laurence des Cars - 232 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 20, 2025
Graydon Carter - 231 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Apr 13, 2025
Guillaume Bonn - 230 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 23, 2025
David Veal - 229 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 16, 2025
Thomas Heatherwick - 228 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 09, 2025
Cécile Verdier - 227 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Mar 02, 2025
Professor Sheng Lim - 226 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 23, 2025
Idarica Gazzoni Frascara - 225 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 16, 2025
Jonathan Reekie - 224 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Feb 09, 2025
Alastair Buchan - 223 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 26, 2025
Jussi Pylkkänen - 222 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 19, 2025
Andrea Wong - 221 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jan 12, 2025
Priscilla Rattazzi - 220 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 29, 2024
Giorgio Spanu - 219 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 22, 2024
Dr Virgilio Sacchini - 218 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 15, 2024
Michelangelo Pistoletto - 217 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Dec 01, 2024
James Snyder - 216 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 29, 2024
Ai Weiwei - 215 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 17, 2024
Sir Norman Rosenthal - 214 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 10, 2024
Joseph Rykwert - 213 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Nov 03, 2024
Lorenzo Fiaschi - 212 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 27, 2024
Alexandra Mousavizadeh - 210 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 13, 2024
Thomas Persson - 209 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Oct 06, 2024
Erdem Moralioglu - 208 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 29, 2024
Dr Amin Jaffer - 207 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 22, 2024
Gad Elmaleh - 206 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Sep 15, 2024
Kamel Mennour - 205 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 25, 2024
Leonardo Ferragamo - 203 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 11, 2024
Jeremy King - 202 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Aug 03, 2024
Amanda Levete - 201 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 28, 2024
Judy Chicago - 200 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 21, 2024
Charles Zana - 199 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 14, 2024
Yinka Shonibare - 198 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jul 07, 2024
Jennifer Clement - 197 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 30, 2024
Minsuk Cho - 196 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 23, 2024
Paul Theroux - 195 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 16, 2024
Robert Verkaik - 194 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Jun 09, 2024
Vera Michalski-Hoffmann - 193 - Alain Elkann Interviews
May 26, 2024