Yesterday

Reasons for Hope in Turbulent Times, with Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit is an award-winning American writer and activist whose incisive work explores feminism, democracy, climate change and social justice. In this episode, she joins Mythili Rao to argue that, despite today's anxieties about democratic backsliding, technological disrupt ... Show More

54m 24s

Jun 27

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook: Leadership Special, with Francine Lacqua (Part Two)

Emmanuel Macron. Demis Hassabis. Volodymyr Zelenskiy. George Soros. Mark Carney. Christine Lagarde. Ray Dalio. Leena Nair. Few journalists have spent more time questioning the people who shape the global economy than Francine Lacqua. As Editor-at-large at Bloomberg and host of Le ... Show More

38 m

Jun 23

How Did the Americas Transform Renaissance England? With Lauren Working

The English Renaissance is often remembered as an age of Shakespeare, exploration and cultural flourishing. But it was also shaped by encounters with the Americas. From tobacco in London playhouses to silver from South America and stories of lost cities of gold, the New World bec ... Show More

37m 25s

Feb 2015

S01-EP01 - Maurice Glasman on democracy, creative destruction and Wolf Hall

David interviews Lord (Maurice) Glasman - Labour peer, academic, and architect of ‘Blue Labour’ – for his predictions on the outcome of 2015, the future of the Labour Party, and what modern politicians can learn from Wolf Hall. The team then give their forecasts for the Election ... Show More

45m 14s

Mar 2025

Population Collapse is a Massive Problem - Dr Paul Morland

Dr Paul Morland is an author and broadcaster who writes and speaks about population and the big demographic trends across the world, both contemporary and historic. | SPONSOR. We use Ground News to escape the echo chamber and stay fully informed. Go to https://ground.news/trigger ... Show More

1h 21m

May 2019

115: THE EVE OF THE WAR with special guest Stephen Bush of the New Statesman

As the EU Election clock ticks remorselessly down to zero we’re joined by the New Statesman’s political editor STEPHEN BUSH to survey the campaign so far and predict the upshot. What will Labour’s “all things to everyone” stance to do its vote? How do we fight the Brexit Party’s ... Show More

1h 13m

Aug 2024

Timur Kuran on Why We Lie About Our Beliefs

Yascha Mounk and Timur Kuran discuss the perceived social and political pressures that lead individuals to conceal their true beliefs—and what that means for our politics. Timur Kuran is Professor of Economics and Political Science and the Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Stud ... Show More

1h 7m

May 2017

Podcast #1: Brexit and “The empty tyrannical genius of Theresa May”

Podcast #1: “The empty tyrannical genius of Theresa May” The first episode of a new, no-holds-barred podcast for everyone who won’t just shut up and get over Brexit – presented by Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian, and ex-Economist Business Editor Peter C ... Show More

48m 36s

Jul 2024

What India teaches us about liberalism — and its decline

Authoritarian tendencies have been on the rise globally and the liberal world order is on the decline. One hotspot of this tension lies in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi employs autocratic language and tactics to maintain power. But a recent election may indicate that ... Show More

46m 48s

May 2025

The End of Woke? - Andrew Doyle

Andrew Doyle is a Northern Irish playwright, journalist, and political satirist. | Pre-order Andrew's new book "The End of Woke" - https://geni.us/TheEndofWoke Follow Andrew on X - https://x.com/andrewdoyle_com SPONSOR. We’re honoured to parter with Hillsdale College. Go to https ... Show More

1h 22m

Nov 2020

Banana Republicans – plus special guest Emily Bazelon

What does the rise of President Joe mean for Britain and our shapeshifting creep of a PM? If Donald Trump can’t win in America’s democracy, would he really destroy it? And why are politicians so bad at Twitter? We’re thrilled to welcome special guest Emily Bazelon from the podcas ... Show More

59m 6s

Oct 2023

Sam Harris X Eric Weinstein: Israel-Palestine

Sam and Eric join us to discuss current events and debate the wider issues at play. Sam Harris is an American neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. A central voice in the New Atheism movement, he is a well-known critic of religious ideology. Eric Weinstein is a mathematical ... Show More

2h 1m

The Intelligence Squared Economic Outloo...