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Summarise a Forty Minute Author Interview Into Pull Quotes for the Programme

Read the interview transcript below and pull the six quotes that carry an idea rather than a pleasantry.

For each one give: the quote as it will appear, the speaker's exact original wording, and the edit you made. Tidy only by removing filler, false starts and repetition. Do not join separate sentences into one, do not change word order, and do not smooth grammar that changes the meaning.

Then add two short lists: quotes that need checking with the speaker before printing because the tidy went close to the line, and anything in the transcript that could be read as a claim about a named person or organisation.

Keep each quote under 40 words. Under 500 words in total, laid out as a numbered list then the two checks.

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