Dickens vs Tolstoy: The Battle Of The Great 19th-century Novelists PART 1
Dickens. Tolstoy. Their names and reputations shake the ground – and so do their books, if you drop one. But whose legacy is more enduring? Whose vision truer and more relevant today? Should you embar...
11 Aug 202337min
Rome’s Golden Age with Tom Holland
What was Rome like during its zenith? In July 2023 acclaimed historian and co-host of The Rest Is History podcast Tom Holland came to Intelligence Squared to paint a vivid picture of Rome during the P...
11 Aug 202340min
How to Flex Your Imagination Muscle
What is it to imagine exactly? How do we go about it, and why is it so important that we imagine for ourselves? In July 2023 author and Condé Nast Britain managing director Albert Read came to Intelli...
8 Aug 202335min
Mariana Mazzucato and Stella Creasy on the Global Economy, PART 2
This is the second part of a two-part interview. Recorded in 2018, economist and author Mariana Mazzucato discusses her book, The Value of Everything, with UK Labour MP Stella Creasy. It's a wide-rang...
7 Aug 202337min
Mariana Mazzucato and Stella Creasy on the Global Economy, PART 1
In this two-part episode recorded in 2018, economist and author Mariana Mazzucato discusses her book, The Value of Everything, with UK Labour MP Stella Creasy. It's a wide-ranging discussion looking a...
6 Aug 202330min
Eighty Is The New Thirty: A Guide To Getting Older, PART 2
This is the second part of a three-part interview. Join us for more in the following episode. We tend to associate old age with deterioration, especially of our mental powers and memory. But today we ...
5 Aug 202323min
Eighty Is The New Thirty: A Guide To Getting Older, PART 1
We tend to associate old age with deterioration, especially of our mental powers and memory. But today we are seeing a new cohort of the so-called young-old, people in their sixties, seventies and bey...
4 Aug 202324min
Gloria Estefan on the Latin American Dream
Gloria Estefan is one of the most successful female singers ever. With more than 120 million records sold worldwide, three Grammy Awards, and a career spanning four decades, she has helped make Latin-...
3 Aug 202349min
