Podcast Episodes

The Epic Reach of Homer's Iliad

Season 1 Episode 1075

Robin Lane Fox, the classicist, ancient historian and also green-fingered gardening writer, discusses his most recent book: Homer and His Iliad. The Iliad, and epic poem written by the ancient Greek …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Identity Trap of Modern Politics

Season 1 Episode 1074

For this episode, Yascha Mounk, the writer and political scientist discusses his recent book The Identity Trap, which explores what Mounk refers to as the modern world’s counterproductive obsession w…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Monsters and Masterpieces: Art in the Age of #MeToo

Season 1 Episode 1073

Can we love the art of monstrous men? Can we truly separate the art from the artist? To answer these questions author and critic Claire Dederer came to Intelligence Squared to discuss the debate, whi…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Tides of Transformation: Regulating Oil

Season 1 Episode 1072

The Government has introduced new legislation requiring annual rounds of oil and gas licensing in the North Sea. What is the relationship between licensing policy and the energy transition? 

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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Power Trip, Part Five: AI and the Future of Humanity

Season 1 Episode 1071

In the final instalment of POWER TRIP, Carl Miller is looking towards the future and asking: will it be as dystopian as many fear? The difference between a well-trained algorithm and human emotional …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Psychosis of Whiteness

Season 1 Episode 1070

Academic, activist and author Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University. His books include Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century and Resisti…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Return or Retain? The Parthenon Marbles Debate, with Ed Vaizey and Noel Malcolm

Season 1 Episode 1069

For almost 40 years, the Parthenon Marbles, or Elgin Marbles as they are also known, have been at the centre of the great restitution debate. Taken from Greece in contested circumstances by Lord Elgi…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

China’s Quest for Global Influence

Season 1 Episode 1068

Is China’s ascendance to world leadership an unstoppable force or a challenge we can overcome? Axios reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian's recent book, Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy t…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Power Trip, Part Four: AI and Governance

Season 1 Episode 1067

Can AI be controlled? In this episode Carl Miller discovers what governments and governing bodies are doing to ensure AI is evolving in a way that can benefit society. Law and regulation look to bala…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Gillian Tett on the Year Ahead

Season 1 Episode 1066

Gillian Tett is one of the world’s most in-demand economists. An acclaimed columnist and author at the Financial Times, she has long used her training as an anthropologist to break new ground on econ…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago