Intelligence Squared: Business

Generation One: The Climate Podcast | Brought to you by UCL

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode of Generation One: The Climate Podcast, brought to you by UCL. Generation One is a collective of people committed to a new era o...

Energised: A Green Career

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solar panel installers, architects, environmental scientists, recycling coordinators, wind turbine engineers, geologists, project managers, electric v...

Energised: A Global Green Team

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solar panel installers, architects, environmental scientists, recycling coordinators, wind turbine engineers, geologists, project managers, electric v...

Tides of Transformation: Ending Oil

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of Intelligence Squared's series Tides of Transformation, James Marriott of Platform London and the co-author of Crude Britannia:...

Tides of Transformation: Regulating Oil

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Intelligence Squared's podcast Tides of Transformation, Gavin Bridge from Durham University and Gisa Weszkalnys from the London Sch...

How Do We Create A Green Jobs Revolution?

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solar panel installers, architects, environmental scientists, recycling coordinators, wind turbine engineers, geologists, project managers, electric v...

Living Heritage, with Olafur Eliasson and Hans Ulrich Obrist

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries Hans Ulrich Obrist moderated a conversation between philanthropist and Creative Directo...

Artemisia Gentileschi, with Katy Hessel and Letizia Treves

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, art historian Katy Hessel is joined by former National Gallery London curator Letizia Treves and Sotheby’s Edoardo Roberti for a co...

Image-Makers, with Mary McCartney and Sonia Boyce

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The idea of the artist’s muse conjures up a glamorous but passive woman portrayed by a male artist. Yet many women who are commonly identified as mu...

Celebrating (Women) Artists, with Marina Abramović

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marina Abramović is one of our greatest living artists: an art world icon and a performance art pioneer. In 2023, Marina presented her solo exhibitio...

Women and Power, with Mary Beard and Shahidha Bari

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For millennia, female power has been portrayed, mediated and exerted through visual art. But to what extent have women been packaged to fit a male tem...

Jane Austen, with Helen Fielding and Gill Hornby

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, which was originally recorded as a live event, we are joined by two literary icons for a conversation about the beloved 19th-century ...

Portraiture, with Simon Schama and Eleanor Nairne

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Human beings have been making visual depictions of human life for tens of thousands of years. Fascination with our own likeness is one of the great co...

Women Artists in the City, with Lubaina Himid

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, art historian and broadcaster Carrie Scott is joined by Turner Prize-winning artist and activist Lubaina Himid, writer Lauren Elkin a...

Shaping Taste and Shaping Society, with Paloma Picasso and Iwona Blazwick

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There has never been a better time than now for women working in art, fashion and design. But female artists, gallerists, and collectors have always s...

Twentieth Century Design, with Julianne Moore

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Julianne Moore is one of our greatest living actors: an Academy and Emmy award winner, and the first American woman to be awarded top acting prizes at...

Munch, with Tracey Emin

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edvard Munch pioneered Expressionism and embraced life’s most painful experiences to create art: his pursuit of emotional truth changed art forever....

Surrealism, with Celeste and Tim Marlow

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, originally recorded at Sotheby’s in London, award-winning singer-songwriter Celeste is joined by Sotheby’s Helena Newman for a co...

The Futureverse: The Psychology of Money, with Lucy Beresford and Robin Powell

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Y TREE’s Harriet Johnston is joined by a psychotherapist and a financial journalist for a conversation about the relationship betwe...

The Futureverse: The True Meaning of Success, with Niall Mills

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be truly successful? In the latest episode of our series in which Y TREE speaks to the people we admire about what success means ...

The Futureverse: The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr. Grace Lordan

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by two bestselling authors: a life designer and a behavioural scientist to discuss the tools and insights that ...

Who Owns Oil?

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of our new podcast series Tides of Transformation: An Oil Story, produced in partnership with the Fraying Ties? project, Gavin B...

Oil Today: Beyond Extraction

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of our new series Tides of Transformation: An Oil Story, produced in partnership with the Fraying Ties? project, Gavin Bridge fro...

The Futureverse: Backing Women, with Debbie Wosskow and Sharmadean Reid

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Y TREE’s Harriet Johnston is joined by two trailblazing women, Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow, for a conversation about their j...

The Futureverse: The True Meaning of Success, with Adam Pacifico

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be truly successful? In this episode, Y TREE’s Head of Brand and Marketing is joined by former barrister, police officer, educa...

No Bullsh*t Leadership, Lord Bilimoria

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No Bullsh*t Leadership is our straight-talking podcast that cuts to the chase about leadership. In this episode, Chris speaks to Lord Karan Bilimor...

Energised: Connecting America - The Future of the Grid in the United States

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Expanding our global electricity networks is key to unlocking a renewable future, especially in the United States: the world’s largest economy that ...

Energised: Banking on Smart Grids

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Expanding our global electricity networks is key to unlocking a renewable future. But, traditional grids need to adapt too. They don’t just need to ...

Energised: Rethinking the Grid

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Expanding our global electricity networks is the key to unlocking a renewable future. In the US alone, the electric grid will need to expand by at lea...

The Futureverse: The Risk-Takers, with Simon Reeve and Christina Lamb

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Not many of us can claim to have hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari; been detained for spying by the KGB; or smuggled ourselves over a border int...

No Bullsh*t Leadership, Sir Nicholas Hytner

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leaders...

No Bullsh*t Leadership, Kate Mosse

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leaders...

The Futureverse: Risk and Reward, with Michael Welch OBE

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the face of it, Michael Welch OBE seems to have it all: he’s the President and CEO of America’s largest tire distributor, and he sold his previ...

No Bullsh*t Leadership, Justine Roberts

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leaders...

What is Financial Risk?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is financial risk? Why is it important to set a financial risk level? What is your financial risk level? These are questions we often assume are ...

Welcome to VS

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New from Intelligence Squared. Introducing VS, a light-hearted podcast about the little debates that are always a big deal to someone. Arsenal VS Spur...

No Bullsh*t Leadership, with Bruce Daisley

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you Episode 1, Season Four of No Bullsh*t Leadership. In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hi...

Martin Wolf and Yanis Varoufakis on the Future of Capitalism - Part 2

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The episode is part two of our live event, System Error: Should We Fix Capitalism or Abandon It? Here Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Tim...

Money Talks, with Oliver James and Diana Chambers

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the UK, more than a third of us struggle to talk to anyone about money, with one in ten not even willing to discuss finances with their partner. Ye...

Martin Wolf and Yanis Varoufakis on the Future of Capitalism - Part 1

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode brings you part one of our live event, System Error: Should We Fix Capitalism or Abandon It? Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial...

Women and Finance, with Otegha Uwagba and Caroline Edwards

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Married couples often comprise a CFO spouse and a non-CFO spouse. That’s how the wealth management industry has historically approached things: one ...

How Our Hobbies Set Us Free

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The literal translation of amateur is ‘lover of’ so why is it a word so often steeped in derogatory overtones? Why, when we’re asked for our hob...

Bernie Sanders on Corporate Greed and America's Economy

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Senator Bernie Sanders is seen by many as the leader of the progressive movement in the United States. On this episode of the podcast, recorded in cen...

The Futureverse – Redefining Legacy: How to Give

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So, you’ve decided you want to begin donating to charity. But how? In this episode, Kamal Ahmed speaks to Anna Josse, the CEO and Founder of Prism...

The Futureverse - Redefining Legacy: How to Be a Great Ancestor, with Rory Stewart

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if the solution to solving extreme poverty was as simple as giving cash to those who need it? GiveDirectly, the fastest growing NGO founded th...

The Futureverse – Redefining Legacy: The Inheritance Debate

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the richest people in the world have decided against bequeathing their fortunes to their children; from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to Dani...

The Great Energy Transition: What is the role of Corporations in the Energy Transition?

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the third and final episode of The Great Energy Transition, a series from Intelligence Squared in partnership with Cummins and we're asking wh...

When the Microchips are Down, with Chris Miller

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We live in a world which is completely dependent on the technology of microchips, which are made up of millions of transistors which are so small, abo...

Advertising Will Save Us from the Sea of Sameness, with VP of Creative at Liquid Death Mountain Water Andy Pearson

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behaviour be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pr...

The Futureverse – Introducing Financial Life Intelligence

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Intelligence Squared Business, we meet the minds behind Y TREE. It was founded in 2017 to give its clients insight and advice about...

Advertising Will Save Us from Fast Fashion, with British Vogue’s European Sustainability Editor and best-selling author Dana Thomas

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behavior be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pre...

Advertising Will Save Us from Water Scarcity, with Marketing Director of Reckitt’s Hygiene Division in North America Tarik Bayar

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behaviour be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pr...

Advertising Will Save Us from Disinformation, with Co-Founder of Check My Ads Claire Atkin

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behaviour be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pr...

Advertising Will Save Us from Gun Violence, with Leo Burnett’s Sam Shepherd and Ashley Geisheker

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behaviour be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pr...

Advertising Will Save Us from Being Pale, Male and Stale, with Founder of ONE School Oriel Davis-Lyons

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behavior be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pre...

Advertising Will Save Us from Soulless Design, with former Nike Chief Marketing Officer Greg Hoffman

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can advertising’s immense power to change behavior be used for good? In this brand new podcast, produced by Intelligence Squared, Myra Nussbaum, Pre...

The Futureverse: Undervalued – Is the Future of Art Female?

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Until very recently, female artists have occupied a tiny space of the art market, undervalued and ignored. There are no women in the top 0.03% of the ...

The Futureverse: Reimagining Worth

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we define value? How has this changed over time? And who decides what is deemed valuable? For centuries, society has seen value mainly through ...

The Futureverse: Moonshots In the Making

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The future can look like a scary place. Climate change is upon us and we’re in the throes of huge technological change without a clear idea of where...

Is it Time to Abandon the Five-Day Work Week?

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time to abandon the five-day work week? Or is the "five-days on, two days off" cadence of work and rest more important than ever? This event w...

Scaling up Success, with Andrew Chen

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Chen is a specialist in growing tech businesses and for his new book, The Cold Start Problem, he has spoken to the founders of companies suc...

How to design a company, with Dr Naomi Stanford

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Naomi Stanford is an expert in creating models to make organisations work better. Having begun in her career creating organisation design for l...

The Ultimate Metropolis for the Modern Traveller: New York vs Singapore vs Tokyo

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The hospitality and tourism sectors have had to think smart during the past two years as most travel shut down during the pandemic. As cities and glob...

Damian Bradfield, Co-founder of WeTransfer

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Damian Bradfield is a tech leader who as co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of WeTransfer steers an essential tool for creatives, plus the site's b...

How influencers break the internet, with Olivia Yallop

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia Yallop is a strategist, creative and trend analyser, whose recent book Break the Internet lifts the lid on how the influencer economy works. Sh...

The Future of publishing, with Zillah Byng-Thorne

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zillah Byng-Thorne is CEO of Future, the UK’s biggest magazine publishing group. With a stable of over 160 titles across print and online including ...

Into the Metaverse, with Herman Narula

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Zuckerberg may have gone all-in on the concept of the metaverse recently but he's actually a bit late to the conversation. Herman Narula is CEO a...

The Jobs We Don’t Talk About, with Eyal Press

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In business, there are some jobs that are talked about more opaquely in public discourse than others. Think Military Drone Operator or Industrial Slau...

Counting The Cost Of Climate Change, With Kristian Rönn

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kristian Rönn is CEO and co-founder of Normative, a start-up which provides carbon-accounting software for businesses. His young company is official ...

The Futureverse: From the Ancients to AI

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The future. It’s all there, in front of us. It could go wonderfully. Or it could go badly wrong. It will inevitably require our passions and our ing...

Secrets of the Sprakkar, with Eliza Reid

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

'Sprakkar' is an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women. It forms the basis of the new book by Eliza Reid, author and co-fo...