Christopher Hitchens' Last Interview (uncut)

If you are here and reading this - 10 years after Hitch died - you are my people. Whether we agree on all matters or not (indeed, I hope we do not), you are my people.

It's been 11 years since we lost Christopher Hitchens, and I can't help but think about how much we could use his sharp insights right now. In the midst of all this chaos, his absence feels even more pronounced. Christopher Hitchens, you are truly missed. Cheers.

It saddens me terribly to hear Christopher's voice in such a weakened state. I'll always remember him as a powerful voice.

I was deeply moved to tears by the premature deaths of two public figures—Carl Sagan and Christopher Hitchens. I miss both of them.

Can't believe I'm listening to new Hitchens stuff in 2022, thanks for this.

There's something oddly poetic about his final interview being conducted by Dawkins.

The Hitch is a hero to every logical thinker and every skeptic. Miss him so much. Great to be able to hear his voice here now and again.

He did not lose a battle to cancer, he went with the brilliance of his mind fully intact to illuminate that dark and most feared of places we all head to. Thank you for going first, and thank you for showing me how to live, and yes, how to die.

Two of the most brilliant minds ever. To hear Christopher so physically weak is heartbreaking to me. Still, he remained intellectually powerful - which is beyond inspiring.

To hear Christopher's voice on this tape, weakened by his deadly cancer, and distanced from the always relaxed, elegant English intonation that we remember with such affection, is at first hard to relate to. But then we can pleasure ourselves again in the breadth and discipline of his knowledge and intellect, as he talks here to Richard Dawkins. It is so good to know that his brain, and his use of it, survived so strongly to the end . . . within just 2 months of this recording, he was dead. To our enormous loss.

What a guy. Changed so many lives and opened so many eyes.

This is a gem I haven't experienced before. I thought I'd heard every word from the great man. What a treat for us all

Thank you for this, Professor Dawkins.

This makes me terribly sad. We lost a truly great human.

This is kind of heartbreaking listening to my hero losing the battle. I miss him. I miss him dearly.

I'm an uneducated working class bloke who works long hours and my kids are thriving in education. I got interested and started listening to Hitch through my interest in physics. His intellect reaches far and wide which speaks volumes of his ability at being a brilliant communicator. So sad to hear him struggle but his mind remained sharp to the end which provides some comfort.

Seeing this photo made me tear up.... Two of my heroes.

I started to cry in the first few seconds of hearing his voice, but as I continued, his words went and strengthened me from inside.

I have a new massively increased respect for Dawkins. Wow, just wow. The level of sensitivity, tact and emotional intelligence to ask the questions that drew out Hitchens wisdom so it could be documented for education is just such an act of kindness.

In 2023 this makes a refreshing change to hear an intelligent conversation. All conveyed very sensitively, RIP Christopher.