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Episodes


What Britain Gets Wrong About Race

Putin's Shrinking Circle: Russia after Prigozhin

Whose Word is 'Woke'?

The New Science Behind Tackling Depression

Naomi Klein on Conspiracies, Doppelgangers and Democracy's Demise

Mustafa Suleyman on the AI Revolution, Part 2

Mustafa Suleyman on the AI Revolution, Part 1

John Gray and David Runciman on Finding Meaning in a Post-Liberal World
In this episode of Intelligence Squared, David Runciman interviews John Gray about his new book, "The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism," which draws inspiration from Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan." They discuss Hobbes' concept of "mortal gods" and its relation to liberalism. Gray argues that liberalism has evolved...

Politics in the Age of Chaos with Rafael Behr

Trash Talk: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away

Debate: The Battle for the Countryside, with George Monbiot and Rory Stewart

No Bullsh*t Leadership: Sir Nicholas Hytner

How Extremists are Taking Over

David Baddiel: The Reluctant Atheist, Part 2

David Baddiel: The Reluctant Atheist, Part 1

How Misinformation Led to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Katherine Ryan: How I Found My Voice

Ravinder Bhogal and Kavita Puri on Taste, Tradition and Turmoil

Debate: Burgundy vs Bordeaux
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