Episode 68
The Trial at 100: revisiting Kafka’s prophetic masterpiece
This year marks the centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka’s novel, The Trial - a sem...
July 11, 2025
EI Talks...
Each week, we interrogate the most important and contentious issues of our time. Hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn.
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Episode 67
How Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin fought Hitler – and each other
EI’s Paul Lay joins historian Tim Bouverie to discuss ‘Allies at War’, his gripping new bo...
June 13, 2025
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Episode 66
Christianity and the creation of England
In this episode of The EI Podcast, the historian Bijan Omrani is joined by EI's Paul Lay t...
May 9, 2025
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Episode 65
China vs the WTO: The Inside Story
EI's Alastair Benn and Paul Lay are joined by Michael Sheridan, author of two books on Chi...
April 24, 2025
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Episode 64
The making of Trump’s worldview
What are the deep roots of Trump's worldview? Can we learn to read Trump’s behaviour? And ...
April 10, 2025
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Episode 63
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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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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Episode 61
The myth and magic of spy fiction
Are we living through a golden age of espionage drama? And what do spy stories tell us abo...
February 13, 2025
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Episode 60
EI Talks… the dawn of the post-literate society
Is the era of mass literacy over? And what might a post-literate society look like? EI's A...
January 30, 2025