Satire, Boris and Brexit with Ian McEwan and Razia Iqbal

Satire, Boris and Brexit with Ian McEwan and Razia Iqbal

In this week’s episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast we were joined by the acclaimed novelist Ian McEwan. He was interviewed by the BBC’s Razia Iqbal to discuss his new satirical novella The Cockroach, in which a man wakes up one morning having been transformed into a giant creature who happens to be the most powerful man in Britain. 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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How Well do we Understand the Female Body? With Polly Vernon

How Well do we Understand the Female Body? With Polly Vernon

Did you know that women’s brains change during puberty, pregnancy and the menopause? That women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Or that female athletes are more prone to certain ...

12 Elo 202550min

Are the Rich Preparing for Civilisational Collapse? With Evan Osnos

Are the Rich Preparing for Civilisational Collapse? With Evan Osnos

In this episode, award-winning journalist Evan Osnos joins Carl Miller to discuss the lives of the Ultrarich and themes from his new book The Haves and the Have Yachts. Together, they explore the secr...

11 Elo 202542min

Does Plato Still Matter Today? with Angie Hobbs

Does Plato Still Matter Today? with Angie Hobbs

Use code SQUARED at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/squared --- Can ancient philosophy make sense of a modern life? In this episode, Sophie S...

9 Elo 202554min

Did the Road to Trump Start in the 90’s? with John Ganz

Did the Road to Trump Start in the 90’s? with John Ganz

Use code SQUARED at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/squared --- How has the past thirty years of American politics impacted our present? In t...

7 Elo 202538min

Was the Nuclear Bomb Inevitable? With Frank Close

Was the Nuclear Bomb Inevitable? With Frank Close

Use code SQUARED at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/squared --- How did the most powerful force in history begin with a faint smudge on a phot...

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An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part Two)

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part Two)

Use code SQUARED at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan:https://incogni.com/squared ----- ‘Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.’...

3 Elo 202535min

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part One)

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part One)

‘Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.’ – Zeinab Badawi Too often historians have told the history of Africa through the prism of colonialism. But what picture...

2 Elo 202538min

The Specialist | The Greatest Persian Manuscript: A Story Fit For Kings, with Benedict Carter

The Specialist | The Greatest Persian Manuscript: A Story Fit For Kings, with Benedict Carter

This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes ...

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