Intelligence Squared
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Difficult Feminism: History’s Complicated Changemakers
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International Women’s Week on Intelligence Squared. Change is never easy, it requires putting up a fight, going against the status quo, and if you’...
Me Too: The Women Who Helped Ignite a Movement
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International Women’s Week on Intelligence Squared. On this episode we hear from some of the women who helped sparked the 2017 MeToo movement. Jodi ...
Old World vs New World: The Great Wine Debate
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the Sunday Debate this week, a dip back into the archive to 2019 when we partnered with Waitrose to invite three of the UK’s top wine experts to...
Mary Beard on Women and Power in Western Culture
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How has Western culture depicted powerful women down the ages? To what extent have they been packaged into a male template? And how much have they bee...
Bernie Sanders on Money and Power
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...
Introducing...Intelligence Squared: Arts & Culture
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have some really exciting news for you, we're launching a brand new podcast – Intelligence Squared Arts & Culture. Join us every week as we delv...
Remembering The Cultural Revolution In Modern China
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Tania Branigan has spent years covering China and is Foreign Leader writer for the Guardian. Her new book, Red Memory: Living, Remembering ...
The Sunday Debate: Should the West Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine?
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Ukraine reaches its one year anniversary, there is still no clear end in sight. And while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy antici...
Russia and Ukraine: One Year On
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast we look back on one year of Russia’s war in Ukraine by revisiting 10 Intelligence Squared conversations over the past...
How Nigeria Is Making Peace With The Legacy Of Its Civil War
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Iduma is a Nigerian author and critic whose new book, I Am Still With You, explores the legacy of the Nigerian Civil War, which began in 1967...
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Language is perhaps humanity's most astonishing accomplishment but one that remains poorly understood. On this episode of the podcast we were joined b...
The Sunday Debate: Atheism is the New Fundamentalism
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does God exist? In this archive debate from 2009, we invited a panel of expert speakers to discuss whether atheism had replaced religion as the new fa...
American Nightmare: Chinatown's People Smuggling Empire
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe joins us on the podcast to tell the story of an unlikely criminal mastermind, Sister Ping - a middle-age...
Titanic: 25th anniversary special with Kate Winslet
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been 25 years since the release of James Cameron’s cult classic, Titanic. The epic movie, which early fans will remember came out on VHS in t...
Faces of Britain – Missing Portraits and the Gaps in British History
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Intelligence Squared and Harewood House partner for this live podcast exploring the power of portraiture in representing Britain’s complex history. ...
The Sunday Debate: Pornography is Good For Us
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an issue that only gets more contentious with time - is porn good for us? To debate this issue in 2013, host Viv Groskop was joined by Germaine...
Bret Easton Ellis on Teenage Nihilism and Nostalgia
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles, 1981. A group of beautiful, rich, high school students are playing adult in their absentee parents' empty mansions, fueled by lust and pr...
Food for Thought: A Hungry Economist Explains the World
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When world-renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in Britain in the 1980s he recoiled in horror at how dull and dreary British food was at tha...
Up in the Air: The Future of BBC World Service and Britain's Soft Power
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On 27 January 2023, broadcaster Mahmoud Al-Mossallami hosted BBC Arabic radio’s final transmission after 85 years on air. It's the latest strategy s...
The Sunday Debate: Were pre-Brexit predictions correct?
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week marked the three year anniversary of Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. On this episode of The Sunday Deb...
Ian Hislop on Satire and Becoming the Most Sued Man in England
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Samira Ahmed speaks to journalist, satirist, and editor of the magazine Private Eye, Ian Hislop. They speak about his life and career, from an upbring...
Muppets in Moscow: The Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Between 1993 and 1997 Natasha Lance Rogoff, award-winning television producer and filmmaker, was the executive producer of Ulitsa Sezam, the Russian a...
How Putin’s Wars Shaped Modern Russia
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Galeotti is one of the world’s leading experts on modern Russia. His new book, Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, details how Vladimir P...
The Sunday Debate: The West Should Pay Reparations For Slavery
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this archive debate from 2019, we invited a panel of top speakers to discuss the motion: The West Should Pay Reparations For Slavery. Should there...
How the Egyptian Pound Hit an All-Time Low
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are eggs now a luxury item? For the past year an economic crisis has been brewing in Egypt, only to be dramatically exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukr...
How to Manage Your Money In the Cost of Living Crisis
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the current cost of living crisis it has never been more important to understand the financial world and take control of your money. For over 40 ye...
Debunking the False Promises of the Wellness Industry
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juicing, biohacking, mindfulness apps, collagen supplements: the wellness industry has exploded into a $4.4 trillion movement. Wellness industry journ...
The Sunday Debate: What is the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI?
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the world ushered in a new year on the 31st of December 2022, it also said goodbye to possibly its most well-known religious leader, Pope Benedict ...
The Future of Ukraine and How Middle Powers are Reshaping the World
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Observed from afar, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might appear to be a replay of the Cold War stand-off between Russia and the West. But according to...
Resetting the Conversation on Race, with Coleman Hughes and Kenan Malik
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does the conversation on race need a reset? That is the question that Coleman Hughes and Kenan Malik explored when they came to Intelligence Squared i...
Do We Have More than Five Senses?
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why does the world appear different when we’re in love? How can one colour make us feel anger and another calm? Why do sounds like chewing and yawni...
The Sunday Debate: Revere or Remove? The Battle Over Statues, Heritage and History
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Statues and memorials to famous figures of the past adorn our towns and cities but what should be done when some of these figures have come to be seen...
The Futureverse – Redefining Legacy: How to Be a Great Ancestor, with Rory Stewart
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Intelligence Squared, we hear from our podcast dedicated to exploring the possibilities of what lies ahead: The Futureverse. W...
The Heir and the Spare: Prince Harry Takes Aim at the Royal Family
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In his new memoir, Spare, Prince Harry has opened a Pandora's box of revelations on the carefully managed public image of the world’s most famous ye...
The Economy in 2023: Where Do We Go From Here?
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's war on Ukraine, Liz Truss's mini budget and soaring inflation have all hammered the UK in recent months. But as the country begins a new year...
The Sunday Debate: How much wealth should parents pass down?
08 Jan 2023
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 Powerful Women Who Made History
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Powerful women have too often been overlooked by history. Of course we know about Boudica, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great. But there a...
The Bewildering Magic of the Narwhal, the Greenland Shark, and the Golden Mole
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are narwhals the closest creature to unicorns that we can ever know? How does the Greenland shark fill its 500 years on our planet? Is the iridescent ...
Cultural Favourites from the Archives – Words that Changed The World, with Jeremy Irons and Carey Mulligan
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate some of the most influential and impactful speeches ever made, we invited Barack Obama’s director of speechwriting, Cody Keenan and Ton...
Cultural Favourites from the Archives – Letters That Changed The World
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Letters grant us a glimpse into fascinating lives, whether through the eyes of a genius, a monster or of an ordinary person. For this archive event, w...
Cultural Favourites from the Archives – The Power of Poetry, with Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our series of cultural highlights from the Intelligence Squared archive, we revisit the event The Power of Poetry, which saw actors Helena ...
Cultural Favourites from the Archives – James Rhodes and Armando Iannucci on the Transformative Power of Music
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intelligence Squared has been producing agenda-setting events for over a decade. During the holiday season we're looking back over that extensive arch...
The Magic of A Christmas Carol, with Simon Callow and John Mullan
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol that has enchanted the public since its publication in 1843? Few people are as well placed to an...
The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 4 – Jonathan Freedland, Will MacAskill and Katherine Rundell
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our final look at some of the best books to have hit shelves in 2022, we dive back into standout discussions from the past 12 months including Jon...
The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 3 – Dipo Faloyin, Lea Ypi and Melissa Thompson
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the third in our 12 Books of Christmas episodes, we revisit a thought-provoking discussion with Dipo Faloyin, whose book Africa Is Not A Country c...
The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 2 – Oded Galor, Andrea Elliott and Orhan Pamuk
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the second instalment of our 12 Books of Christmas series, we hear from three more authors who have set the agenda for original thinking and progr...
The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 1 – Reni Eddo-Lodge, Orlando Figes and Elizabeth Williamson
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intelligence Squared has enjoyed hundreds of great conversations on the podcast, across our online talks and onstage at our live events across 2022. F...
The Sunday Debate: Will protests rock China?
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Given the disruptive events unfolding in China in recent weeks, what does the future holds for Xi Jinping and the country? Some say that this is a piv...
Slime: A Gooey Natural History
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why are women known as the slimier sex? How did the US Navy replicate hagfish slime for ballistics protection? In this episode we’re joined by scien...
ChatGPT: The Death and Rebirth of Writing
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT is the Internet's new favourite toy. This is some of AI’s most impressive technology yet, but could the creation of an all-knowing human-lik...
How Did Zelensky Become One of the Most Significant Wartime Leaders of the 21st Century? with Olga Onuch and Henry Hale
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2022 Russian shells rained down on Kyiv as tanks crossed the border into Ukraine. At the time American forces prepared to evacuate Preside...
The Sunday Debate: Sanctions against Russia won't work - Part 1
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February the West has ramped up sanctions against Russia to an unprecedented level, but are the measures having the ...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa in conversation with Gabriel Gatehouse
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will democracy survive? According to Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa, "we're in the last two minutes". In November she sat down with journalist G...
The Death of a Monarch and a Divided Nation, with Robert Harris
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Extraordinary Properties of Everyday Foods, with Tim Spector
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Sunday Debate: 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...
Were the 1990s Britain’s Coolest Decade? with Dylan Jones
02 Dec 2022
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The Perilous Quest Towards Gene Editing, with Matthew Cobb
30 Nov 2022
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Why Modern Men Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We need a new model of masculinity, one that allows us to hold two thoughts in our head at once: we can care deeply about women’s rights and be comp...
The Sunday Debate: Who was the greatest English monarch? In Partnership with History Hit
27 Nov 2022
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Black Friday, Shopify, and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
25 Nov 2022
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The Great Energy Transition: What needs to happen between 2030 and 2050 to reach net zero?
23 Nov 2022
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The Road to Qatar, with James Montague
21 Nov 2022
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The Sunday Debate: How is Modi shaping the future of India?
20 Nov 2022
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Nights of Plague, with Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk
18 Nov 2022
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The Life and Death of a Garment, with Maxine Bédat
16 Nov 2022
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When the Microchips are Down, with Chris Miller
14 Nov 2022
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The Great Energy Transition: What is happening between now and 2030 to achieve net zero?
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Sunday Debate we have the first instalment of The Great Energy Transition, a new series from Intelligence Squared in partnershi...
Advertising Will Save Us from Soulless Design, with former Nike Chief Marketing Officer Greg Hoffman
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...
Debate: Is America a force for good in the world? Part 2
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our debate 'Is America a force for good in the world?', foreign policy experts Shadi Hamid and Samuel Moyn discuss the return of Donald...
The Many Voices of Booker Prize Winner George Saunders
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Sunday Debate: Is America a force for good in the world? Part 1
06 Nov 2022
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Persuasion in an Age of Polarisation, with Anand Giridharadas
04 Nov 2022
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India at 75 – Secularism and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism, with Rana Ayyub
02 Nov 2022
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Jamaica's Culinary Journey, with Melissa Thompson and Riaz Phillips
31 Oct 2022
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The Sunday Debate: What does Giorgia Meloni mean for Europe?
30 Oct 2022
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The Fulcrum of History: Margaret MacMillan, Sir Max Hastings and Peter Frankopan on the War in Ukraine
28 Oct 2022
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Ready for Rishi? The Treacherous Road Ahead for the UK’s New Prime Minister, with Matthew Goodwin and Camilla Cavendish
26 Oct 2022
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War and Politics in the 21st Century, with Sir Lawrence Freedman
24 Oct 2022
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India at 75: Can Britain and India be friends?
23 Oct 2022
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Party’s Over: Liz Truss’s Resignation, with Sonia Sodha and Sherelle Jacobs
21 Oct 2022
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Food, Land and a Farming Revolution, with Sarah Langford
19 Oct 2022
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Unstoppable Us: How We Can Shape Humanity's Future, with Yuval Noah Harari – Part Two
17 Oct 2022
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The Sunday Debate: Ian Fleming vs John le Carré
16 Oct 2022
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The Story of Russia, with Orlando Figes
14 Oct 2022
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Unstoppable Us: Rethinking the History of Humanity, with Yuval Noah Harari – Part One
12 Oct 2022
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Prince Andrew's Newsnight Interview: Behind The Scenes, with Sam McAlister
10 Oct 2022
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The Sunday Debate: Can We Rely on Nuclear Deterrence?
09 Oct 2022
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The Last White Man, with Mohsin Hamid
07 Oct 2022
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The Unravelling of Alex Jones and America's Battle for Truth, with Elizabeth Williamson and Jon Ronson
05 Oct 2022
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Ukraine’s Best Known Novelist Andrey Kurkov on Life, Literature and the War in Ukraine
03 Oct 2022
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The Sunday Debate: Free Market Capitalism is so 20th Century
02 Oct 2022
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Advertising Will Save Us: Ending Gun Violence, with Leo Burnett’s Sam Shepherd and Ashley Geisheker
30 Sep 2022
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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 Untold Nomadic History of Civilisation, with Anthony Sattin
28 Sep 2022
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Forever War: How Conflict Became Endless, with Samuel Moyn
26 Sep 2022
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The Sunday Debate: The World Should Recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
25 Sep 2022
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Erdoğan’s War: The Quest for Power at Home and in Syria, with Gönül Tol
23 Sep 2022
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How The West Can Stop Putin, with Mikhail Khodorkovsky
21 Sep 2022
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Finding Our Inner Strength, with Bruce Daisley
19 Sep 2022
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The Sunday Debate: Can Decolonisation Go Too Far?
18 Sep 2022
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