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Episodes

Have We Finally Solved The Mystery of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring? With Andrew Graham-Dixon

19 Dec 2025

49m

Everything Starts With Water

17 Dec 2025

42m

Putin, The Soviet Union and The Rise of Russian Imperialism, with Mikhail Zygar (Part Two)

15 Dec 2025

35m

Putin, The Soviet Union and The Rise of Russian Imperialism, with Mikhail Zygar (Part One)

14 Dec 2025

33m

The Courage to Lead, with Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland (Part Two)

07 Dec 2025

35m

The Courage to Lead, with Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland (Part One)

05 Dec 2025

34m

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This episode of Intelligence Squared features an interview with Sanna Marin, the former Prime Minister of Finland, hosted by Kavita Puri. Marin discusses her unexpected rise to leadership at age 34, coinciding with global crises like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, and leading Finland into NATO. She reflects on the mi...

Trump, Markets and The Greatest Crash in U.S. History, with Andrew Ross Sorkin (Part Two)

03 Dec 2025

37m

Trump, Markets and The Greatest Crash in U.S. History, with Andrew Ross Sorkin (Part One)

01 Dec 2025

38m

The Future of Prostate Cancer Care

30 Nov 2025

29m

The Specialist | Virgil Abloh’s Reimagining of the Iconic Nike Air Force 1 for Louis Vuitton, with Brahm Wachter

29 Nov 2025

14m

Why Do Authoritarians Want To Control The News? With Martin Moore

28 Nov 2025

36m

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In this episode of Intelligence Squared, Carl Miller interviews Martin Moore, a Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, about his new book, "Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News." Moore discusses how governments, both autocratic and democratic, are increasingly manipulating news to control poli...

What Does Test Cricket Reveal About the Legacy of Empire? With Tim Wigmore

26 Nov 2025

42m

Does modern medicine need to drop the distinction between mental and physical health? With Professor Edward Bullmore

24 Nov 2025

47m

Is Vivaldi Still the Soundtrack of the Seasons? With Dr Hannah French

23 Nov 2025

1h 1m

What Stories Are Written in The Rock Beneath Us? With Dr Anjana Khatwa

21 Nov 2025

33m

Debate: Sanctions Don’t Work as a Tool of Foreign Policy

19 Nov 2025

1h 24m

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