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Ideas shape the world. Intelligence Squared brings you the conversations that explain them. In every episode, we bring together leading thinkers, writers, scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs, to challenge assumptions, test ideas and debate the questions shaping our future. If you want to think more clearly about the world and where it's heading, you're in the right place. 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.
Episodes


An Evening with Gary Younge, Part One

Archive: Napoleon the Great? With Andrew Roberts, Adam Zamoyski and Jeremy Paxman
In this podcast episode, historians Andrew Roberts and Adam Zamoyski engage in a captivating debate, moderated by Jeremy Paxman, about the definition of greatness as it pertains to Napoleon Bonaparte. Roberts defends Napoleon, pointing to his significant accomplishments like the Napoleonic Code and his efforts to stabi...

The Story of the Solar System, with Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Dan Jones on England’s Greatest Warrior King, with Kate Williams, Part Two

Dan Jones on England’s Greatest Warrior King, with Kate Williams, Part One

The History of Information, with Chris Haughton

Archive: Jamaica's Culinary Journey, with Melissa Thompson and Riaz Phillips

Think Again: Is Free Speech Under Threat? with Suzanne Nossel and Charlotte Lydia Riley

Original Sins: A History of Sex and Christianity, with Diarmaid MacCulloch

Archive: Secrets of the Sprakkar, with Eliza Reid

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Paul Johnson, Part Two

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Paul Johnson, Part One

Philippa Gregory and Tracy Chevalier on Weaving the Story into Historical Fiction, Part Two

Philippa Gregory and Tracy Chevalier on Weaving the Story into Historical Fiction, Part One

How the Bank of Mum and Dad Took Over the Economy, with Eliza Filby

Katy Hessel on The Story of Art Without Men, with Pandora Sykes, Part Two

Katy Hessel on The Story of Art Without Men, with Pandora Sykes, Part One

A History of Good and Evil, with Hanno Sauer

Archive: The Allure of Abandoned Places, with Cal Flyn
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