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Back to SearchThe Saudi Project, Part Three: Football Mad
Season 1 Episode 1086
For episode three of Intelligence Squared's new podcast exploring Saudi Arabia's pursuit of global influence, award winning author and journalist James Montague, who focuses on the intersection of fo…
Published on 2 years ago
The Patriarchs: Angela Saini on the Roots of Gendered Oppression
Season 1 Episode 1085
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 awa…
Published on 2 years ago
The Poetry Pharmacy Returns with William Sieghart
Season 1 Episode 1084
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 t…
Published on 2 years ago
Know Your Place: Does Class Still Rule Britain? With Dr Faiza Shaheen
Season 1 Episode 1083
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. Draw…
Published on 2 years ago
The Futureverse: The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr. Grace Lorden
Season 1 Episode 1082
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 me…
Published on 2 years ago
The Saudi Project, Part Two: The Dubai Model
Season 1 Episode 1081
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…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Saudi Project, Part One: The Birth of a Nation
Season 1 Episode 1080
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…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Mary Beard And Rory Stewart On Power And Politics, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 1078
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 Intel…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Mary Beard And Rory Stewart On Power And Politics, Part One
Season 1 Episode 1077
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, Brit…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
How Jane Austen Changed My Life
Season 1 Episode 1076
Helen Fielding, creator of the Bridget Jones novels and films, and Gill Hornby, author of the bestseller Miss Austen, join Sotheby’s books specialist Kalika Sands and novelist Kate Mosse for a conver…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago