Episode 172
EI Weekly Listen — Simon Mayall on the history of the modern Middle East
The current violence and turmoil in the Middle East is expressive of a conflict between ri...
May 10, 2024
EI Weekly
A series of audio essays featuring our writers.
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Episode 171
EI Weekly Listen — Lawrence James on the invention of jingoism
Jingoism was a natural offshoot of late Victorian imperialism. Read by Leighton Pugh.
May 3, 2024
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Episode 170
EI Weekly Listen — Steven Grosby on the persistence of nationhood
What is a nation, what is its significance, and to what problems of life is its persistenc...
April 26, 2024
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Episode 169
EI Weekly Listen — Adrian Wooldridge on meritocracy
The biggest division in modern society is between the meritocracy and the people, the cogn...
April 19, 2024
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Episode 168
EI Weekly Listen — Mariano Sigman on how language has shaped human consciousness
How did our ancestors think? Read by Leighton Pugh.
April 12, 2024
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Episode 167
EI Weekly Listen — Nathan Shachar on ideology in science
There is no linear, moral progress in knowledge and science. Read by Leighton Pugh.
April 5, 2024
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Episode 166
EI Weekly Listen — Gregory Feifer on the mirage of Russian power
The mistake many Western countries make is to take Russia largely at face value. Read by L...
March 29, 2024
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Episode 165
EI Weekly Listen — Peter Heather on empire and development in first millennium Europe
The story of first millennium Europe is one of remarkable economic change and demographic ...
March 22, 2024
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Episode 164
EI Weekly Listen — Barry Strauss on Ancient Greek geopolitics
The Greeks invented the notion of the interrelationship of geography and politics; indeed,...
March 15, 2024