The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 2 – Oded Galor, Andrea Elliott and Orhan Pamuk
For the second instalment of our 12 Books of Christmas series, we hear from three more authors who have set the agenda for original thinking and progressive literature in 2022. Brown University econom...
21 Dec 202253min
The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 1 – Reni Eddo-Lodge, Orlando Figes and Elizabeth Williamson
Intelligence Squared has enjoyed hundreds of great conversations on the podcast, across our online talks and onstage at our live events across 2022. For the festive season, we’re highlighting 12 voice...
19 Dec 202254min
The Sunday Debate: Will protests rock China?
Given the disruptive events unfolding in China in recent weeks, what does the future holds for Xi Jinping and the country? Some say that this is a pivotal moment for Xi’s strongman rule, especially gi...
18 Dec 202258min
Slime: A Gooey Natural History
Why are women known as the slimier sex? How did the US Navy replicate hagfish slime for ballistics protection? In this episode we’re joined by science journalist Susanne Wedlich to look at the weird a...
16 Dec 202242min
ChatGPT: The Death and Rebirth of Writing
ChatGPT is the Internet's new favourite toy. This is some of AI’s most impressive technology yet, but could the creation of an all-knowing human-like chatbot - a tool which can create answers, emails,...
14 Dec 202236min
How Did Zelensky Become One of the Most Significant Wartime Leaders of the 21st Century? with Olga Onuch and Henry Hale
In February 2022 Russian shells rained down on Kyiv as tanks crossed the border into Ukraine. At the time American forces prepared to evacuate President Volodymyr Zelensky for fear of his life. But Ze...
12 Dec 202259min
The Sunday Debate: Sanctions against Russia won't work - Part 1
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February the West has ramped up sanctions against Russia to an unprecedented level, but are the measures having the desired effect? On today’s episode of The Sunday D...
11 Dec 202254min
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa in conversation with Gabriel Gatehouse
Will democracy survive? According to Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa, "we're in the last two minutes". In November she sat down with journalist Gabriel Gatehouse to discuss her lifetime commitmen...
9 Dec 202259min
