Podcast Episodes

The Sunday Debate: The War on Terror was the right response to 9/11

Have the West’s efforts to eradicate Al-Qaeda around the world simply been fuelling the flames of hatred and violence? Or would we have suffered even more atrocities if we’d left the militants to plo…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: What Next?

In this week's episode we examine the unfolding situation in Afghanistan and what it means for the Afghan people and the world. In Part 1 Shabnam Nasimi reflects on the last few days as an Afghan liv…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

China's Alternative Vision for the Internet, with James Griffiths and Carl Miller

Once little more than a pornography filter, China’s ‘Great Firewall’ has evolved into the most sophisticated system of online censorship in the world. As the Chinese internet grows and online busines…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Sunday Debate: To Stop Climate Collapse, We Must End Capitalism

Capitalism is driving us to disaster. Our planet is heading for a terrifying environmental cataclysm – and our economic system is responsible. The defining characteristic of capitalism is perpetual e…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Country of Others, with Leïla Slimani and Shahidha Bari

In conversation with writer and cultural historian Shahidha Bari, Slimani shared her insights into the impact of colonialism and the ways in which women in particular find themselves othered, politic…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Stop Pretending We Can Save the Planet, with Jonathan Franzen

Let’s face it, argues Jonathan Franzen: the climate apocalypse is coming. We’ve already messed up the planet. The polar bears are running out of ice to stand on. Australia and California will burn ag…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Sunday Debate: Parenting Doesn’t Matter

How important is parenting? The multibillion-pound parenting industry tells us we can all shape our children to be joyful, resilient and successful. But what if it’s all bunk? Intelligence Squared br…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Right to Sex, with Amia Srinivasan and Merve Emre

How should we talk about sex? It is a thing we have and also a thing we do; a supposedly private act laden with public meaning; a personal preference shaped by outside forces; a place where pleasure …

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Power of Giving Away Power with Matthew Barzun and Kamal Ahmed

How did Dee Hock of Visa transform the way we pay for things? How did Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, create the biggest knowledge transfer engine the world has ever seen? And how did Barack Obama…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Sunday Debate: Napoleon the Great? With Andrew Roberts, Adam Zamoyski and Jeremy Paxman

How should we remember Napoleon, the man of obscure Corsican birth who rose to become emperor of the French and briefly master of Europe?

In 2014, as the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo ap…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago