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The uses of comedy
What makes us laugh? And why should it matter? EI’s Alastair Benn and Paul Lay are join…
March 27, 2025
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EI Weekly Podcast: Episode 215
Roel Sterckx on gazing back to see China’s future
We must study the centuries-long history that has forged the DNA of Chinese political thin…
March 21, 2025
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EI Weekly Podcast: Episode 214
Alexander Lee on the myth of Venice
Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to…
March 14, 2025
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EI Weekly Podcast: Episode 213
Richard Miles on Spartacus, history’s nowhere man
Spartacus is a figure who floats between history and allegory. Read by Helen Lloyd.
March 7, 2025
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EI Weekly Podcast: Episode 212
Mary Elise Sarotte on how a Second Cold War could have been averted
The choice to enlarge NATO was a justifiable response to the geopolitics of the 1990s. The…
February 28, 2025
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EI Talks… Podcast: Episode 62
The case for Classical music
What makes Classical music special among the arts? And where did it come from? To recko…
February 27, 2025
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