Podcast Episodes

From Bridgerton to Peaky Blinders; Historic Houses in Film & TV with World Monuments Fund Britain

In this week's episode ​international heritage charity World Monuments Fund Britain draws back the curtain to reveal the fascinating work involved when turning historic houses into fictitio…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

The Handshake: A Gripping History, with Ella Al-Shamahi and Helen Czerski

Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich …

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Debate: Is The West Fundamentally Racist?

The West is rich because the rest is poor. Capitalism is racism. So argues Kehinde Andrews, academic and self-described Black radical, who came to Intelligence Squared on March 29 to set out the idea…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Was Jesus A Great Moral Teacher? With Julian Baggini and Mark Mardell

Even if we don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, we tend to think he was a great moral teacher. But was he? And how closely do idealised values such as our love of the family, helping the need…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Debate: The Time Is Right for Scottish Independence

Should Scotland be independent? In this week's podcast Alex Massie and Lesley Riddoch go head to head on the question of whether the time has come to break up Britain and for Scotland to go it alone.…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

A New Vision for Capitalism, with Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Francine Lacqua

Each year hundreds of thousands of Americans die as a result of drug abuse, alcoholism or suicide – and the numbers are rising. This has contributed to a fall in life expectancy in the past three yea…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

NFT's and Why Blockchain Means Business, with Sheila Warren and Carl Miller

In this week's episode we discuss the explosive rise of NFT's as well as the long terms trends in blockchain that will change how we do business and live our lives. The interview is taken from our ne…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The Science of Friendship, with Robin Dunbar and Helen Czerski

Robin Dunbar is the world-renowned psychologist and author who famously discovered Dunbar’s number: how our capacity for friendship is limited to around 150 people. In this week's episode he explains…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The Accidental President, with James Fletcher and Mark Mardell

In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one quest…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Intelligence Squared Recommends – Climate Solutions: Is COVID-19 good or bad for the climate?

We have a special bonus episode for you today - we wanted to introduce you to a podcast we think you'll really enjoy, called Climate Solutions, from our partners, the European Investment Bank.

Wh…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago