Intelligence Squared

Are the Rich Preparing for Civilisational Collapse? With Evan Osnos

Does Plato Still Matter Today? with Angie Hobbs

Did the Road to Trump Start in the 90’s? with John Ganz

Was the Nuclear Bomb Inevitable? With Frank Close

In this episode of Intelligence Squared, Adam McCauley interviews Frank Close, a physicist and science writer, about his new book, "Destroyer of Worlds," which explores the history of nuclear power from 1895 to 1965. Close details the scientific discoveries and the key figures involved in unlocking the power of the ato...

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part Two)

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part One)

The Specialist | The Greatest Persian Manuscript: A Story Fit For Kings, with Benedict Carter

Classic Debate: To Stop Climate Collapse, We Must End Capitalism

Did Apple’s Rise Fuel China’s Fight for Tech Supremacy? With Patrick McGee

How did the fourteenth century shape England? With Helen Carr

How will Taiwan shape Asia’s future? With Chris Horton

Where Will the Next Tech Superpower Emerge? With Mehran Gul

The Safekeep, with Women’s Prize-winner Yael van der Wouden

The Specialist | The Untold Story of the Shredded Banksy, with Alex Branczik

The Specialist | The Rediscovery of Rubens’ The Massacre of the Innocents, with George Gordon

How Can Football Shirts Explain Money, Power and Politics?

How Geography Explains Our World, with Tim Marshall

How will Trump’s tariff war impact the global economy? With Philip Coggan

The Search for a Jewish Homeland in Texas, with Rachel Cockerell and James McAuley

What can Charlottesville teach us about America’s national story? With Deborah Baker