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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback...
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What led to the Iranian Revolution the rise of the Islamic Republic? With Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson is a veteran foreign reporter and war correspondent, and a contributing writer for The New York Times. Over his career he has reported...
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt (Part Two)
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despai...
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt (Part One)
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despai...
What Are The Essentials for Reimagining Work with AI Agents?
We’re only at the very beginning of the AI transformation. The next big leap isn’t just smarter chatbots, it’s AI agents: tools that don’t just answer...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Trump, with Anne Applebaum (Part Two)
The morning after Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election, The New York Times front page declared: ‘America Hires...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Trump, with Anne Applebaum (Part One)
This event is part of our Age of the Strongman series. Click here to see the other events in the series.
The morning after Donald Trump’s...
Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part Two)
As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has r...
Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part One)
As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has r...
An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part Two)
‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore ...
An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part One)
‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore ...
Why Does It Feel Like Everything is Getting Worse? With Cory Doctorow
How can we reverse the enshittification of digital platforms? With Cory Doctorow
Why does every online platform seem to start out great -...
Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part Two)
‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill
In a world where geopol...
Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part One)
‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill
In a world where geopol...
How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady
The threat of war between the US and China seems to be a constant background hum in the news cycle. Commentators often tackle when and why this confli...
The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt
This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work thr...
What Can Criminal Psychology Teach Us About Climate Change? With Julia Shaw
Can criminal psychology offer us a new way to think about and combat climate change?
In this episode, criminal psychologist Julia Shaw si...
Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part Two)
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director turned outspoken Trump critic, comes to Intelligence Squared in September for a straigh...
Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part One)
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director turned outspoken Trump critic, comes to Intelligence Squared in September for a straigh...
The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part Two)
Malcolm Tucker. Pet ASBOs. A law requiring everyone in Britain to carry around a plastic bag.
It’s been twenty years since...
The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part One)
Malcolm Tucker. Pet ASBOs. A law requiring everyone in Britain to carry around a plastic bag.
It’s been twenty years since...
Is AI About to Automate War? With Anthony King
Are supercomputers and killer robots going to take over?
In this episode, Adam McCauley speaks to professor and author Anthony King in or...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part Two)
Watch the full video of this event for free here: https://mailchi.mp/intelligencesquared/lw6gixq1t9
The transcript of this...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part One)
Watch the full video of this event for free here: https://mailchi.mp/intelligencesquared/lw6gixq1t9
The transcript of this...
Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne
This is an episode of Hotels with History, produced by Intelligence Squared on behalf of Perowne International.
On today...
What Did Twenty Years of Western Intervention in Afghanistan Achieve? With Jon Lee Anderson
For more than 40 years, world-renowned foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson has been reporting on wars, crises and revolutions, from Latin America t...
Who are the Trailblazing Women Hidden From Our History? With Women's Prize Founder Kate Mosse
Did you know that Mary Shelley was a teenager when she started writing Frankenstein in 1814? Or that England’s most prolific goal scorer - man or woma...
Is the Data on Climate Change More Optimistic than We Thought? With Hannah Ritchie
What if the real story of climate change is far more hopeful than we’ve been led to believe?
With so much doomsday reporting and general...
Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and 'What We Can Know
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections.
His novels include Atonement, Enduring...
Sotheby’s Talks | Custodians of Taste: Pauline Karpidas and the Women who Shape the Art World
On today’s episode, an episode from our friends at Sotheby's exploring the remarkable collecting journey of Pauline Karpidas, one of the most influent...
An Evening with Arundhati Roy (Part Two)
‘It is vanishingly rare for a writer to both confront the ugliness of humanity and still search for its beauty. Roy is that rare writer.’ – Naomi Klei...
An Evening with Arundhati Roy (Part One)
‘It is vanishingly rare for a writer to both confront the ugliness of humanity and still search for its beauty. Roy is that rare writer.’ – Naomi Klei...
Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part Two)
Nick Clegg has had a seat at the heart of power for nearly two decades. As leader of the Liberal Democrats he served as deputy Prime Minister from 201...
Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part One)
Nick Clegg has had a seat at the heart of power for nearly two decades. As leader of the Liberal Democrats he served as deputy Prime Minister from 201...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part Two)
In November 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel after winning his sixth election. Propped up by a bloc of far-right and ultra-religio...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part One)
In November 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel after winning his sixth election. Propped up by a bloc of far-right and ultra-religio...
The Specialist | The Multi-Million Dollar Banana, with David Galperin
This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and...
Could AI Help Save Lives? With Dr Charlotte Blease
How can AI improve our healthcare industry?
In this episode, Dr Emma Yhnell speaks to health informaticist and author Dr Charlotte Blease...
Hotels with History | Claridge's, London
This is an episode of Hotels with History, produced by Intelligence Squared on behalf of Perowne International.
In today’s...
The science of dreams: why do we dream, and can we learn to control them? With Dr Michelle Carr
Why do we dream? Why do dreams go bad? And can we harness the science of dreams and nightmares to improve our health?
Dr Michelle Carr is...
What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Tim Weiner has been chronicling the history of the CIA for more than two decades. His new book, The Mission charts t...