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Back to SearchThe Volatile Future of US Politics, with Robert Kagan
Season 1 Episode 3004
There's rarely a week in which Donald Trump doesn't make the headlines but the last few have been particularly potent with the former US president having been served justice in a US courtroom. One vo…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Swimming Against the Tide with Athlete Turned Advocate, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Season 1 Episode 3003
In a competitive field defined by record breakers, medals and podium places, being first in sport is often considered the primary marker of success but being out in front can also be a lonely experie…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
A History of Nostalgia, with Agnes Arnold-Forster
Season 1 Episode 3002
Writer and historian Agnes Arnold-Forster's most recent book, Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, blends fields such as neuroscience and psychology with social history to explore a feeling t…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 3000
This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part One
Season 1 Episode 2099
Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook China Special, with Keyu Jin
Season 1 Episode 2098
China’s economic power has been growing for decades. The capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping quickly transformed China into the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with growth rates averaging 10% …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Archive: Debate – The Left has right on its side
Season 1 Episode 2097
Following the recent announcement of a general election in the UK, we revisit our debate from 2018 in which key politicians debated the merits of Left vs Right politics. The political Left often purp…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Archive: Western Intervention and the Rise of Guerrilla Warfare, with David Kilcullen
Season 1 Episode 2096
In this archive discussion from 2020, David Kilcullen, former soldier, diplomat, and senior counterinsurgency adviser for the US during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, explains the nature of past West…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Garden as a Personal Paradise, with Olivia Laing
Season 1 Episode 2095
The acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing is the author of seven books distilling challenging topics that should be difficult to wrap beautiful words around. Their latest book is The Garden Agains…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & ZOE’s Dr Federica Amati on Eating 30 Plants A Week, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 2094
This is the second instalment of a two-part conversation. In recent years the benefits of eating a diet rich in plants have increasingly been at the forefront of our conversations about food. You may…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago