Disorder: Ukraine, Politics and Conflict in the 21st Century, with Helen Thompson
Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, a columnist for The New Statesman, and has been a regular contributor to the Talking Politics podcast. Her new book, Di...
21 Maalis 202253min
The Sunday Debate: Sanctions Won’t Stop Putin
Banks, energy suppliers and oligarchs are just some of the targets that sanctions enforced by the West are looking to put pressure on in order to halt Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. In this edition ...
20 Maalis 202239min
The Allure of Abandoned Places, with Cal Flyn
Cal Flyn’s Islands of Abandonment was one of the UK’s bestselling books of 2021. It was the Sunday Times Science and Environment book of the year and won her the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year ...
18 Maalis 202256min
No Bullsh*t Leadership, with John Simpson
John Simpson is the BBC’s World Affairs Editor and has dedicated his life to telling stories from the frontline having joined the BBC more than 50 years ago as a reporter. In this special episode, Chr...
16 Maalis 202252min
The Mystery of Robert Maxwell, with John Preston
Journalist and author John Preston is a master of storytelling, with his novels The Dig and A Very English Scandal having been snapped up for both Netflix and BBC adaptations. His most recent book is ...
14 Maalis 202239min
The Sunday Debate: The Robots are Coming and They Will Steal Our Livelihoods
Technology might move fast but the fears surrounding it remain ever-present. Back in 2015 Intelligence Squared gathered both tech evangelists and technology naysayers to debate how robots and AI might...
13 Maalis 20221h 1min
Jon Ronson and David Baddiel on Conspiracies, Culture Wars and How Things Fell Apart
Whether it's arguing over cancel culture, mask-wearing or what to do with statues, the culture wars now seem to be a constantly reappearing flashpoint in public discourse. Acclaimed writer and podcast...
11 Maalis 202258min
Africa to the Americas: Sites of Slavery, Resistance and Civil Rights, with David Harewood and Bonnie Greer
Between 1500 and 1866, 12.5 million enslaved Africans were transported by ship from Africa to the Americas as part of the Middle Passage crossing. Some 1.8 million of them died, their bodies thrown in...
9 Maalis 20221h 17min
