What Exactly Is Western Civilisation?
We tend to imagine Western Civilisation as a golden thread connecting ancient Greece to modern Europe, from Plato to NATO. But what if the idea itself is deeply flawed? Historian and archaeologist Nao...
15 Mars 202344min
How Our Hobbies Set Us Free
The literal translation of amateur is ‘lover of’ so why is it a word so often steeped in derogatory overtones? Why, when we’re asked for our hobbies, are we inclined to diminish their status in our li...
14 Mars 202340min
Introducing...Intelligence Squared: Arts & Culture
We have some really exciting news for you, we've launched a brand new podcast – Intelligence Squared Arts & Culture. Join us every week as we delve into the artistic and cultural moments, movements an...
13 Mars 202321min
Who Defines Feminism?
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. Feminism is not a monolith; often in the western world to help understand the history of feminism we refer to the model of the different waves of fe...
12 Mars 202339min
Margaret Atwood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Elif Shafak & More On Finding Their Voice
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. On this episode we’re hearing a compilation from our award-winning podcast series How I Found My Voice which explores how some of the world's greate...
11 Mars 202350min
Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. There are seven necessary sins for women and girls, that's according to Egyptian writer and activist Mona Eltahawy. Anger, ambition, profanity, viol...
10 Mars 202359min
The Afghan Women Who Won't be Silenced
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. "My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream." On this episo...
9 Mars 202331min
The Betrayal of Female Bodies in Professional Sport
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. Equality is no longer enough, women need equity - that's the message of former US 5000m champion, Lauren Fleshman who joins us on this episode of th...
8 Mars 202338min
