The EI Podcast
Nietzsche’s manifesto for reading
Ioannes Chountis de Fabbri on reading as an antidote to the restless spirit of the industr…
January 29, 2026
The EI Podcast brings you weekly conversations and audio essays from leading writers, thinkers and historians. Hosted by Alastair Benn and Paul Lay. Find the EI Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or search The EI Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Ioannes Chountis de Fabbri on reading as an antidote to the restless spirit of the industr…
January 29, 2026
Jonathan Sumption surveys the last generation of spies before the creation of Europe’s pro…
January 22, 2026
EI’s Jack Dickens is joined by Charlie Laderman, associate professor at the University of …
January 15, 2026
Alastair Benn is joined by Leo Damrosch, author of Storyteller: The Life of Robert Louis S…
January 8, 2026
Paul Lay is joined by Helen Thompson to discuss US–China rivalry, the growing importance o…
December 30, 2025
Paul Lay is joined by neuroscientist Nicholas Wright to discuss how the brain shapes war, …
December 19, 2025