Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHenry Dimbleby and Alice Thomson On How The Global Food System Is Killing Us
Season 1 Episode 914
Food Campaigner Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of LEON and recently quit his role as the government’s food tsar over its inaction over obesity. His recent book, Ravenous: How To Get Ourselves And Our P…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Archive: History vs Herstory
Season 1 Episode 913
In this archive episode from 2021, we hear from a panel of historians, authors and broadcasters – Hallie Rubenhold, Natalie Livingstone, Dan Jones and chair Saul David – about how women's stories and…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Growing Up with David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed
Season 1 Episode 912
Samira Ahmed is joined by Friends star David Schwimmer and comedy writer Nick Mohammed. David Schwimmer is one of the most recognisable faces on television. His iconic role as Ross Geller in all 236 …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Iraq: 20 Years On | Is American Power in Decline? with General Petraeus
Season 1 Episode 911
General David Petraeus rose to prominence for his role in the Iraq War. He was credited with implementing a counterinsurgency strategy that helped to stabilise the country and reduce violence, earnin…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Archive: Chasing the Urge – Addiction Throughout History
Season 1 Episode 910
Carl Erik Fisher is a psychiatrist, bioethicist and recovering alcoholic who has spent years tracing the history of addiction. His new book is The Urge: Our History of Addiction, a sweeping study of …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Philip Pullman on Childhood and Fantasy
Season 1 Episode 909
Over lunch in his house in Oxford, bestselling author Philip Pullman speaks to broadcaster Samira Ahmed about the moments of his childhood and youth that shaped and inspired his unique storytelling. …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Kate Mosse on Recognising Women's Success
Season 1 Episode 908
Samira Ahmed speaks to best-selling author Kate Mosse. Together they discuss her life and career, the success of her historical fiction novels - including Labyrinth which won Best Read of the Year at…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Archive: Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War
Season 1 Episode 907
For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a traged…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Emily Ratajkowski on Feminism, Capitalism, and Exploitation
Season 1 Episode 906
Samira Ahmed speaks to model and actress Emily Ratajkowski. Together they discuss her rise to fame after appearing in the music video for the controversial song ‘Blurred Lines’, as well as the fraugh…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Anaximander: the Ancient World’s Most Radical Scientific Thinker
Season 1 Episode 905
Carlo Rovelli is one of the world’s best-known scientists. A theoretical physicist, his books have sold over two million copies around the world. He recently came to Intelligence Squared to talk abou…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago