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Episodes


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

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

Who Owns Our Digital Afterlives? With Carl Öhman

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

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

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

Classic Debate: Ian Fleming vs John le Carré

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

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

Revisiting Wages for Housework, with Emily Callaci

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

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

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

The Rise of Spotify, with Liz Pelly

Kavita Puri and Sathnam Sanghera on War, Empire and the Untold Story of the Bengal Famine (Part Two)

Kavita Puri and Sathnam Sanghera on War, Empire and the Untold Story of the Bengal Famine (Part One)

Earthling Ed: How to Argue with a Meat Eater (Part Two)

Earthling Ed: How to Argue with a Meat Eater (Part One)

The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Putin, with Catherine Belton (Part Two)
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