Podcast Episodes

Business Weekly: Debate – Crypto Can Bank the Unbanked Debate

On Monday September 7th El Salvador became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender. Businesses in the country will be obliged where possible to accept the digital coins as payment and cit…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Debate: Michael Sandel vs Adrian Wooldridge on Meritocracy

Meritocracy has long been an article of faith in the modern Western world. Get an education, work hard and the rewards of success will be yours, regardless of class, privilege or wealth. But recently…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Negotiating Survival: Civilian Relations with the Taliban

While the Taliban have the power of violence on their side in Afghanistan, they nonetheless need civilians to comply with their authority. Both strategically and by necessity, civilians have leverage…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Business Weekly: No Bullsh*t Leadership with Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan

In this episode Chris Hirst speaks to Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt, about his approach to leadership and how to connect with staff in a global company. Reckitt is the global consumer goods giant…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

The Sunday Debate: Dickens vs Tolstoy

In 2019 we lined up the best advocates to make the case for Dickens or Tolstoy in the battle of the great 19th century novelists. They called on a cast of star actors, including Tom Hiddles…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

How to Lead a Sustainable Business and the Future of Fashion

Today's episode comes from the How To Lead a Sustainable Business, brought to you by Selfridges Group and Intelligence Squared. In the podcast, Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Debate: Crypto vs The Environment

Debate: Crypto vs The Environment 

It is estimated that the global Bitcoin network currently consumes about 133 terawatt-hours of electricity annually - roughly equal to what is consumed by the n…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

The Sunday Debate: The West Should Cut Ties with Saudi Arabia

In this week's episode of the Sunday debate we go back to 2019. In the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul we brought together leading expert…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other, Sarfraz Manzoor and Ros Urwin

In this week's episode Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to Ros Urwin about his investigative journey across Britain in search of the roots of division - from the fear that Islam promotes violence, to the suspi…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Debate: Bitcoin vs Gold with Anthony Scaramucci and Peter Schiff

Since the world economy was plunged into crisis as a result of COVID-19 many economists have predicted a period of great instability. In normal times investors would seek to hedge against volatility …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago