Putin and The Age of The Strongman, with Gideon Rachman
By launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has started the first war in Europe for a generation, defying the post-Cold War international rules-based order and inflicting great suffe...
18 Huhti 202258min
The Sunday Debate: The European Green Deal is Not Fit For Purpose
This week's podcast is from our friends at Intelligence Squared Germany who hosted a live debate in Berlin last week on whether the EU's 'Green Deal', a plan to deliver both economic growth and carbon...
17 Huhti 20221h 7min
The Journey of Humanity, with Oded Galor
Oded Galor’s remarkable new book, The Journey of Humanity, can feel like seeing the world with fresh eyes. His analysis of the origins of wealth and inequality is compelling, original and, especially ...
15 Huhti 202259min
Debunking the Great Food Myths, with Tim Spector and Dan Saladino
Food is the best medicine, believes genetics expert Tim Spector, but most of the dietary advice that we are given is wrong, he claims. In his latest bestselling book, Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything ...
13 Huhti 202257min
Walking the Walk: How to Go Beyond Sustainable Storytelling
With the world facing a climate crisis, how can travel and tourism be part of the solution? For this programme, Intelligence Squared partners with Singapore Tourism Board to bring together cross-indus...
11 Huhti 202259min
The Sunday Debate: Blockchain, Quantum Leap Forward or Digital Snake Oil?
Blockchain technology has gone mainstream. It earns huge amounts of column inches and airtime. Stories abound of Bitcoin millionaires and multimillion-dollar ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). New cryptoc...
10 Huhti 20221h 3min
Is Liberalism Obsolete? With Francis Fukuyama and John Gray
Following the fall of communism in 1989, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama shot to fame with his thesis about the ‘end of history’ – the idea that the entire world was set on a path toward...
8 Huhti 20221h 7min
The Mercenary River, with Nick Higham
Nick Higham is a journalist and author known to TV viewers in the UK as a former correspondent for BBC News and also as regular host of its literary interview show: Meet the Author. His new book, The ...
6 Huhti 202238min
