The Patriarchs: Angela Saini on the Roots of Gendered Oppression
What are the true origins of gendered oppression? Why does gender inequality persist despite efforts for change? What part do we all play in keeping patriarchal structures alive? In Summer 2023 awar...
29 Nov 202337min
The Poetry Pharmacy Returns with William Sieghart
For this episode, we’re revisiting one of our favourite events from the past few years, The Poetry Pharmacy Returns. Back in 2019, we gathered a stellar line-up to celebrate the power of poetry all th...
27 Nov 20231h 22min
Know Your Place: Does Class Still Rule Britain? With Dr Faiza Shaheen
In summer 2023, academic and politician Faiza Shaheen came to Intelligence Squared to argue that social mobility is collapsing in Britain and the government’s leveling up strategy does not work. Drawi...
26 Nov 202334min
The Futureverse: The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr. Grace Lorden
In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by two bestselling authors: a life designer and a behavioural scientist to discuss the tools and insights that we can use to build happy and healthy lives. A mec...
24 Nov 202333min
The Saudi Project, Part Two: The Dubai Model
In this excerpt from Intelligence Squared's new podcast, The Saudi Project, Quinn Slobodian, author of Crack-Up Capitalism and Professor of History at Wellesley College, discusses how the development ...
23 Nov 20239min
The Saudi Project, Part One: The Birth of a Nation
For the first episode of Intelligence Squared's new podcast, The Saudi Project, Saudi Arabian professor of social anthropology and author of Salman's Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia,...
22 Nov 202319min
Mary Beard And Rory Stewart On Power And Politics, Part Two
This is Part Two of a three-episode discussion. Who gets to win power and how do they keep it – and lose it? These are the questions that Mary Beard and Rory Stewart addressed when they came to Intell...
20 Nov 202337min
Mary Beard And Rory Stewart On Power And Politics, Part One
Who gets to win power and how do they keep it – and lose it? These are the questions that Mary Beard and Rory Stewart addressed when they came to Intelligence Squared on in November 2023. Beard, Brita...
19 Nov 202340min
