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Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared
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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 and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates sho... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Anjana Khatwa
An award-winning earth scientist who specializes in storytelling about the origins and formation of natural landscapes.
Episode: What Stories Are Written in The Rock Beneath Us? With Dr Anjana Khatwa
Hannah Kent
Australian novelist and author of 'Always Home, Always Homesick'
Episode: How does a nation’s language shape its identity? Hannah Kent on her year in Iceland
Nicklas Brendborg
A Danish author and scientist specializing in biotechnology.
Episode: Why Are We So Addicted to Everything? With Nicklas Brendborg
Salman Rushdie
One of the world's most acclaimed, award-winning contemporary authors.
Episode: Salman Rushdie on Mortality, Memory and The Eleventh Hour
Scott Anderson
Veteran foreign reporter and war correspondent, contributing writer for The New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: What was the Iranian Revolution really about? With Scott Anderson
Franz-Stefan Gady
Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security
Center for a New American Security
Episode: How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady
Julia Shaw
Criminal psychologist and author of *Green Crime,* who investigates the minds of individuals responsible for environmental destruction.
Episode: What Can Criminal Psychology Teach Us About Climate Change? With Julia Shaw
Anthony King
Professor of War Studies and Director of the Strategy and Security Institute at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
Episode: Is AI About to Automate War? With Anthony King
Kate Mosse
Award-winning novelist and playwright, founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction
Women's Prize for Fiction
Episode: Who are the Trailblazing Women Hidden From Our History? With Women's Prize Founder Kate Mosse

Hosts

Dr Emma Yhnell
Host of Intelligence Squared
Mia Sorenti
Producer of Intelligence Squared

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 2.3k ratings
  • Mostly painfully dumb

    So far came across ONE discussion that represented promise in the pod description.

    Apple Podcasts
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    ETL.sybaritic
    United Statesa month ago
  • Disappointing

    Some episodes are getting weaker. None more so than having Michael Gove on the show.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    FjH57
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Mediocre show

    It used to be wonderful, now just invites mediocre people who try to sell their books.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Cy19103
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • “Hotels with History”: the wet lettuce leaf of podcasts … Is it really even a podcast?

    What the heck? How can such a potentially interesting topic with a great narrator, Mr Grant, be such a wet limp thing. Aggrandising trivialities and never really getting into the heart of anything. Just run an ad … honestly. Not just a waste of effort, this is worse; giving “ick” on these hotels I used to enjoy. And now Raffles is also dead to me … uggh. Why is this podcast so bad? Well done, chaps

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    Charlotte Burgman
    United States2 months ago
  • sound quality…awful

    Please balance; audio engineers are available.

    Apple Podcasts
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    JCASEA
    United States2 months ago

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Listeners appreciate the wide range of topics and the caliber of guests, demonstrating a strong interest in informed discussions and intellectual engagement.

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Why Are We So Addicted to Everything? With Nicklas Brendborg
Q: Are there benefits to optimizing healthier foods the same way companies do with unhealthy foods?
Yes, while hard, it's possible to create healthier food options that are appealing and satisfying without leading to overconsumption.
Why Are We So Addicted to Everything? With Nicklas Brendborg
Q: What are super stimuli and how do they relate to our biology?
Super stimuli are exaggerated versions of things we evolved to crave, which modern technology has hijacked to seduce us into unhealthy habits.
How To Lose Your Country, with Ece Temelkuran (Part One)
Q: What will we need to do to change the political landscape?
She advocates for a moral transformation and stresses that focusing on social justice is essential to reviving faith in democracy and making meaningful political changes.
How To Lose Your Country, with Ece Temelkuran (Part One)
Q: Why shouldn't we believe in democracy?
Temelkuran argues that neoliberalism has undermined democracy by creating an unequal system where people's votes do not change their destinies, leaving them disillusioned.
How To Lose Your Country, with Ece Temelkuran (Part One)
Q: Is it painful to be an outsider to your own nation after self-exiling?
Temelkuran suggests that the pain and clarity of being an outsider is shared by many, as people can feel disconnected from their country even if they are still living in it.

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1. Dr. Anjana Khatwa
2. Hannah Kent
3. Nicklas Brendborg
4. Salman Rushdie
5. Scott Anderson
6. Franz-Stefan Gady
7. Julia Shaw
8. Anthony King

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