Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four... more
For this episode, we’re revisiting one of our favourite events from the past few years, The Poetry Pharmacy Returns. Back... more
In summer 2023, academic and politician Faiza Shaheen came to Intelligence Squared to argue that social mobility is collapsing in... more
In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by two bestselling authors: a life designer and a behavioural scientist to discuss... more
In this excerpt from Intelligence Squared's new podcast, The Saudi Project, Quinn Slobodian, author of Crack-Up Capitalism and Professor of... more
For the first episode of Intelligence Squared's new podcast, The Saudi Project, Saudi Arabian professor of social anthropology and author... more
This is Part Two of a three-episode discussion. Who gets to win power and how do they keep it – and... more
Who gets to win power and how do they keep it – and lose it? These are the questions that... more
Helen Fielding, creator of the Bridget Jones novels and films, and Gill Hornby, author of the bestseller Miss Austen, join... more
Robin Lane Fox, the classicist, ancient historian and also green-fingered gardening writer, discusses his most recent book: Homer and His... more
For this episode, Yascha Mounk, the writer and political scientist discusses his recent book The Identity Trap, which explores what... more