Intelligence Squared
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Intelligence Squared
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...
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Putin, The Soviet Union and The Rise of Russian Imperialism, with Mikhail Zygar (Part One)
Mikhail Zygar is a renowned Russian dissident journalist living in exile in the USA. He was the founding editor-in-chief of independent news channel T...
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despai...
Rory Stewart on Trump, Nationalism and The Value of Rural Life (Part Two)
Over the course of a decade in politics Rory Stewart saw how power really works and what forces drive our communities apart. He was a backbench MP, he...
Rory Stewart on Trump, Nationalism and The Value of Rural Life (Part One)
Over the course of a decade in politics Rory Stewart saw how power really works and what forces drive our communities apart. He was a backbench MP, he...
Is Alex Karp the Philosopher of Silicon Valley? With Michael Steinberger
Who does our data belong to?
In this episode, Carl Miller speaks to NYT magazine journalist and author Michael Steinberger about Alex Kar...
The Courage to Lead, with Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland (Part Two)
Sanna Marin is a trailblazer in modern politics. When she became Prime Minister of Finland in 2019, she made history: at 34 she was the youngest ever...
The Courage to Lead, with Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland (Part One)
Sanna Marin is a trailblazer in modern politics. When she became Prime Minister of Finland in 2019, she made history: at 34 she was the youngest ever...
Trump, Markets and The Greatest Crash in U.S. History, with Andrew Ross Sorkin (Part Two)
In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression tha...
Trump, Markets and The Greatest Crash in U.S. History, with Andrew Ross Sorkin (Part One)
In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression tha...
The Future of Prostate Cancer Care
Today, we’ll be tackling the future of prostate cancer care. We’ll be reflecting on what prostate cancer care means in practice, how the way we think...
The Specialist | Virgil Abloh’s Reimagining of the Iconic Nike Air Force 1 for Louis Vuitton, with Brahm Wachter
This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work thr...
Why Do Authoritarians Want To Control The News? With Martin Moore
In this episode academic and author Martin Moore speaks to host Carl Miller about the global battle to control the news. Drawing from his new book 'Di...
What Does Test Cricket Reveal About the Legacy of Empire? With Tim Wigmore
What does the history of Test cricket show us about identity?
In this episode, Joey D’Urso speaks to award-winning author Tim Wigmore abo...
Does modern medicine need to drop the distinction between mental and physical health? With Professor Edward Bullmore
For centuries, mental and physical health have been divided - disorders of the mind and body have been treated as if they were poles apart. This deep-...
Is Vivaldi Still the Soundtrack of the Seasons? With Dr Hannah French
Can music help us notice nature more deeply?
In this episode, Dr Leah Broad speaks to broadcaster and author Dr Hannah French about the e...
What Stories Are Written in The Rock Beneath Us? With Dr Anjana Khatwa
How does the Earth remember its own history?
In this episode, Professor Caroline Dodds Pennock speaks to award-winning Earth Scientist Dr...
Debate: Sanctions Don’t Work as a Tool of Foreign Policy
In partnership with GlobalSanctions.com, the world’s leading online resource for up to the minute information on sanctions and export controls worldwi...
How does a nation’s language shape its identity? Hannah Kent on her year in Iceland
When Australian writer Hannah Kent first travelled to Iceland at the age of 17, she had never seen snow before, and didn’t speak a word of Icelandic....
How To Lose Your Country, with Ece Temelkuran (Part Two)
Temelkuran is a brilliant writer, finding humour, hope and humanity in the darkest corners of our current malaise.’ – BRIAN ENO
Ece Temel...
How To Lose Your Country, with Ece Temelkuran (Part One)
Temelkuran is a brilliant writer, finding humour, hope and humanity in the darkest corners of our current malaise.’ – BRIAN ENO
Ece Temel...
Why Are We So Addicted to Everything? With Nicklas Brendborg
Are we living in a world designed to hijack our brains?
In this episode, Dr Emma Yhnell speaks to international best-selling author Nickl...
Sotheby’s Talks | The Leonard A. Lauder Collection: Klimt and the Art of Connoisseurship
On today’s episode, an episode from our friends at Sotheby's exploring the remarkable collection of Leonard A. Lauder, one of the greatest collectors...
Is This the Twilight of American Supremacy? Simon Jenkins on Why the World Needs the USA
The United States of America is younger than the British Museum and Guinness - in 2026 it celebrates its 250th birthday. How did this vast melting pot...
Olivia Laing on Passion and Heartbreak in the Golden Age of New Italian Cinema
Olivia Laing is an internationally acclaimed writer and critic. They are the author of eight books, including The Lonely City, Everybody and the Sunda...
Salman Rushdie on Mortality, Memory and The Eleventh Hour
Salman Rushdie is one of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning contemporary authors.
Translated into over forty languages, his sixte...
What led to the Iranian Revolution the rise of the Islamic Republic? With Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson is a veteran foreign reporter and war correspondent, and a contributing writer for The New York Times. Over his career he has reported...
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt (Part Two)
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despai...
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt (Part One)
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despai...
What Are The Essentials for Reimagining Work with AI Agents?
We’re only at the very beginning of the AI transformation. The next big leap isn’t just smarter chatbots, it’s AI agents: tools that don’t just answer...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Trump, with Anne Applebaum (Part Two)
The morning after Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election, The New York Times front page declared: ‘America Hires...
The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Trump, with Anne Applebaum (Part One)
This event is part of our Age of the Strongman series. Click here to see the other events in the series.
The morning after Donald Trump’s...
Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part Two)
As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has r...
Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part One)
As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has r...
An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part Two)
‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore ...
An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part One)
‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore ...
Why Does It Feel Like Everything is Getting Worse? With Cory Doctorow
How can we reverse the enshittification of digital platforms? With Cory Doctorow
Why does every online platform seem to start out great -...
Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part Two)
‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill
In a world where geopol...
Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part One)
‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill
In a world where geopol...
How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady
The threat of war between the US and China seems to be a constant background hum in the news cycle. Commentators often tackle when and why this confli...
The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt
This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work thr...