Podcast Episodes

Archive: Greece vs Rome, with Boris Johnson and Mary Beard

Season 1 Episode 894

In 2015, Intelligence Squared staged the ultimate clash of civilisations: Greece vs Rome. Boris Johnson, at that time Mayor of London and ardent classicist, made the case for Greece; while Mary Beard…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Checking Out: The Industry That Takes Care Of The Dead

Season 1 Episode 893

Ever since she was a young child, journalist Hayley Campbell has been fascinated by death. It's the theme of her new book, All the Living and the Dead: An Exploration of the People Who Make Death The…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

What Exactly Is Western Civilisation?

Season 1 Episode 892

We tend to imagine Western Civilisation as a golden thread connecting ancient Greece to modern Europe, from Plato to NATO. But what if the idea itself is deeply flawed? Historian and archaeologist Na…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

How Our Hobbies Set Us Free

Season 1 Episode 891

The literal translation of amateur is ‘lover of’ so why is it a word so often steeped in derogatory overtones? Why, when we’re asked for our hobbies, are we inclined to diminish their status in our l…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Introducing...Intelligence Squared: Arts & Culture

Season 1 Episode 890

We have some really exciting news for you, we've launched a brand new podcast – Intelligence Squared Arts & Culture.

Join us every week as we delve into the artistic and cultural moments, movements an…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Who Defines Feminism?

Season 1 Episode 889

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. Feminism is not a monolith; often in the western world to help understand the history of feminism we refer to the model of the different waves of f…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Margaret Atwood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Elif Shafak & More On Finding Their Voice

Season 1 Episode 888

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. On this episode we’re hearing a compilation from our award-winning podcast series How I Found My Voice which explores how some of the world's great…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

Season 1 Episode 887

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. There are seven necessary sins for women and girls, that's according to Egyptian writer and activist Mona Eltahawy. Anger, ambition, profanity, vio…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Afghan Women Who Won't be Silenced

Season 1 Episode 886

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. "My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream." On this epis…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Betrayal of Female Bodies in Professional Sport

Season 1 Episode 885

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. Equality is no longer enough, women need equity - that's the message of former US 5000m champion, Lauren Fleshman who joins us on this episode of t…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago