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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

Lauren Working
historian and lecturer in early modern literature
University of York
Episode: How Did the Americas Transform Renaissance England? With Lauren Working
Bojan Pancevski
Chief European political correspondent
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Episode: Who Really Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? With Bojan Pancevski
Hannah Lucinda Smith
Writer, consultant, and reporter for The Times and The Economist
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Gordon Corera
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Episode: Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera (Part One)
Kojo Koram
Professor of Law and Political Economy at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Episode: How Will a New Era of Drugs Shape Our World? With Kojo Koram
Jon Sopel
Former BBC North America editor and co-host of the Newsagents podcast
BBC
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Matt Rowe
Chief Security Officer at Lloyds Banking Group
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Dimple Ahluwalia
Global offering leader for IBM CyberDefend within IBM Consulting
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Dr. Saira Hameed
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Host

Hannah Lucinda Smith
Multiple episode host and moderator with involvement in live events and debates.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 2.3k ratings
  • UFO Misinformation

    The latest UFO episode was garbage! 👎🏻

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    PawdKast
    United States2 months ago
  • Consistently Exceptional

    I listen to many and varied podcasts. Intelligence2 is consistently exceptional, nuanced, well researched, thought through and….witty!

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    Palafoxiana
    United States2 months ago
  • Great, with one « but »

    One issue: the journalist Adam talks way too much. His questions are too long and convoluted. Would really replace him. I find that he takes away from the guests and makes the podcast difficult to listen to.

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    UmbBra
    Switzerland3 months ago
  • Afraid

    Intelligence squared always seemed a great place for debate until the

    Israeli genocide started. Then silence.

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    Ireland5 months ago
  • Prostate cancer - Intelligence Halved

    I listened to this 30 minute episode and know absolutely nothing more about prostate cancer than I did going in (which was very little). 30 minutes of vague generalities that could have applied to just about any disease or condition. You have three experts on, plus a moderator that presumably did some research - provide some actual details about the unique experiences of prostate cancer, symptoms, treatment, prognosis, typical course of the disease, etc.

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An Evening with Douglas Stuart (Part Two)
Q: As a writer coming from Glasgow, how did you decide to set your new novel on Harris and what did you learn from that shift?
The move to Harris came from a desire to feel the place's heartbeat and to slow the rhythm of memory, letting the landscape and seasons shape the storytelling in a way that felt truer than a city setting would.
Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera (Part Two)
Q: When did the audience ask about the impact of the archive on Russia today and the broader interpretation for a modern audience?
The answer highlighted that understanding the archive helps explain contemporary Russian interference and the enduring Czechist ideology, stressing the need to recognize how information operations have evolved with technology.
What Can Europe's Borderlands Tell Us About Its Future? With Hannah Lucinda Smith
Q: Why did Syria appear first in the narrative, and what does it tell us about the broader regional dynamics?
Syria served as a case study for how external powers pursue influence through proxy structures, showing how regional conflicts can be leveraged to alter the balance of power and expose vulnerabilities in Western-led order.
What Can Europe's Borderlands Tell Us About Its Future? With Hannah Lucinda Smith
Q: What can the places at the edge of Europe tell us about the continent's future?
They reveal a world where borders are less fixed and where external powers, local actors, and historical grievances continually redraw the map, affecting governance, security, and identities in Europe and its periphery.
Who Really Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? With Bojan Pancevski
Q: What initially drew you to cover the Nord Stream sabotage, and what did you find most surprising in your investigation?
I started on the second day after the explosions, quickly realizing this would be a large, narrative story involving both Ukrainian and German protagonists, and I built a network to understand who carried out the operation and why, while keeping a close eye on the broader geopolitical implications.

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