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Episodes


Sotheby's Talks | How Do Objects Achieve Iconic Status, with Grayson Perry and Xa Sturgis

Fiona Hill: The World in 2026 (Part Two)

Fiona Hill: The World in 2026 (Part One)

How has American hubris shaped Iran? With Scott Anderson

What Does It Take to Run Goldman Sachs During a Meltdown? With Former CEO Lloyd Blankfein

CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part Two)

CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part One)

Fatima Bhutto on Grief, Survival, and the Life-Affirming Love of Canine Companions

Are Lithium and Cobalt the New Oil? The Elements of Power, with Nicolas Niarchos

The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson on Afghanistan: An American Catastrophe (Part Two)

The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson on Afghanistan: An American Catastrophe (Part One)

The Specialist | Jackie O's Faux Pearls, with Frank Everett

Could Silicon Valley Billionaires Cure Aging? With Aleks Krotoski

Will AI Design New Organisms From Scratch? With Adrian Woolfson

Is it Game Over for Keir Starmer? Martin Wolf for The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook 2026 (Part Two)

Is it Game Over for Keir Starmer? Martin Wolf for The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook 2026 (Part One)

Fascism, Exile, and Redefining Home in the 21st Century, with Ece Temelkuran

Why Changing How You Breathe Can Transform Your Health, with James Nestor

The Trillion Dollar Battle For Your Attention, with Peter Schmidt and D. Graham Burnett
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