James Barr and Catherine Philp on the Secret British-American Rivalry in the Middle East

James Barr and Catherine Philp on the Secret British-American Rivalry in the Middle East

In this week’s episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast, the historian and author of Lords of the Desert James Barr sat down with Times journalist Catherine Philp to reveal the the story of the hidden 25-year rivalry between Britain and the United States, using newly declassified records and long-forgotten memoirs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Psychiatrists & the pharma industry are to blame for the current ‘epidemic’ of mental disorders

Psychiatrists & the pharma industry are to blame for the current ‘epidemic’ of mental disorders

Drug pushers. We tend to associate them with the bleak underworld of criminality. But some would argue that there’s another class of drug pushers, just as unscrupulous, who work in the highly respecta...

13 Marras 20141h 34min

William Gibson on 'Zero History' with Cory Doctorow

William Gibson on 'Zero History' with Cory Doctorow

On 5th October 2010, Intelligence Squared paired author William Gibson with popular blogger and science fiction writer Cory Doctorow in a wide-ranging conversation that gives a fascinating insight int...

7 Marras 20141h 18min

Stop Bashing Christians! Britain has become an anti-Christian country

Stop Bashing Christians! Britain has become an anti-Christian country

Are Christians victims of a hateful animus, or are they demanding special treatment in a secular state which in fact applies the law equally to all? Peter Hitchens fears that without Christianity, we ...

30 Loka 20141h 50min

Is London too rich to be interesting?

Is London too rich to be interesting?

It used to be so easy. You left university, came to London and got yourself a flatshare in one of the cheaper areas: Notting Hill, Maida Vale or Highgate. Living was cheap and if it took you a while t...

23 Loka 20141h 28min

Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence

Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence

Karen Armstrong has written over 16 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths have shaped world history and drive current...

16 Loka 20141h 25min

Napoleon The Great?

Napoleon The Great?

How should we remember Napoleon, the man of obscure Corsican birth who rose to become emperor of the French and briefly master of Europe? As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo approaches...

9 Loka 20141h 27min

Steven Pinker on Good Writing with Ian McEwan

Steven Pinker on Good Writing with Ian McEwan

Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading authorities on language, mind and human nature. A professor of psychology at Harvard, he is the bestselling author of eight books and regularly appears in l...

30 Syys 20141h 20min

Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with David Runciman

Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with David Runciman

Professor Francis Fukuyama came to the Intelligence Squared stage in September, to square up with one of Britain’s most brilliant political thinkers, David Runciman, to assess how democracy is faring ...

25 Syys 20141h 25min

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