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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you’d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.

Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you’d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.

 

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#1339

The Tree of Life: Mapping Evolution’s Greatest Story, with Max Telford

Understanding how the diversity of life on earth came to be is one of the greatest puzzles... more

Yesterday

38 MINS

38:07

Yesterday

#1338

Ritual, Ancestry, and Cultural History in Modern China, with Alice Mah

What do we owe to the dead? What responsibilities do we inherit from the past, and how do ... more

23 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:21

23 Apr 2025

#1337

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, with Laura Spinney

What if a single ancient language lay at the root of nearly half of the world’s spoken ton... more

21 Apr 2025

46 MINS

46:03

21 Apr 2025

#1336

Classic Debate: Austen vs Brontë

Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen’s... more

20 Apr 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:15

20 Apr 2025

#1335

An Evening with Elif Shafak and Peter Frankopan

Elif Shafak’s award-winning novels are celebrated globally. Her work has been translated i... more

18 Apr 2025

56 MINS

56:01

18 Apr 2025

#1334

Abundance: A New Blueprint for Liberal Politics, With Derek Thompson

What if the biggest threat to liberal democracy isn’t authoritarianism - but our failure t... more

16 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:58

16 Apr 2025

#1333

The Illegals: A Secret History of Soviet Espionage, with Shaun Walker

On today’s episode: the untold history of Russia’s deep cover spy programme. Shaun Walker ... more

13 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:19

13 Apr 2025

#1332

Who Owns Our Digital Afterlives? With Carl Öhman

These days, so much of our lives takes place online - but what about our afterlives? A rec... more

12 Apr 2025

49 MINS

49:50

12 Apr 2025

#1331

Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History, with Moudhy Al-Rashid

On today’s episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid sheds light on the history of Ancient Mesopotamia.... more

10 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:44

10 Apr 2025

#1330

The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part Two)

We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climat... more

08 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:47

08 Apr 2025

#1329

The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part One)

We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climat... more

06 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:13

06 Apr 2025

#1328

Classic Debate: Ian Fleming vs John le Carré

They are the titans of the spy novel, who have elevated thrillers to the level of literary... more

05 Apr 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:57

05 Apr 2025

#1327

John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part Two)

In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liv... more

03 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:47

03 Apr 2025

#1326

John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part One)

In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liv... more

01 Apr 2025

37 MINS

37:58

01 Apr 2025

#1325

Revisiting Wages for Housework, with Emily Callaci

Unpaid domestic labor has long been the invisible backbone of economies worldwide - but wh... more

30 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:33

30 Mar 2025

#1324

Six Kings and the Making of the English State, with Caroline Burt and Richard Partington

Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed sava... more

30 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:52

30 Mar 2025

#1323

LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman on What Could Go Right with Our AI Future (Part Two)

Reid Hoffman is one of the world’s most influential and successful entrepreneurs. The co-f... more

28 Mar 2025

38 MINS

38:39

28 Mar 2025

#1322

LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman on What Could Go Right with Our AI Future (Part One)

Reid Hoffman is one of the world’s most influential and successful entrepreneurs. The co-f... more

26 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:43

26 Mar 2025

#1321

The Rise of Spotify, with Liz Pelly

Music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. But how did we get... more

24 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:29

24 Mar 2025