Episode 22
The life and legacy of Steve Schapiro
Director and filmmaker Maura Smith speaks to EI’s Max Mitchell about the life of the legen...
May 21, 2026
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 19
Universities are at crisis point
Daisy Christodoulou and Nicholas Wright join EI’s Paul Lay to discuss the crisis in Britis...
April 23, 2026
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Episode 19
The roots of the West’s identity crisis
Marie Kawthar Daouda, author of ‘Not Your Victim: How our Obsession with Race Entraps and ...
April 16, 2026
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Episode 19
Washington’s return to Latin America
Following the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, President Donald Tr...
April 9, 2026
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Episode 19
The Houthis’ forever war
Elisabeth Kendall speaks to EI’s Jack Dickens about what motivates the Houthis. Following ...
April 3, 2026
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Episode 17
Can Europe thrive in a multipolar world?
Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, speaks...
April 30, 2026
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Episode 16
The anatomy of the spy novel
From the gung-ho glamour of Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the disorder of Mick Herron’s Slow...
April 20, 2026
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Episode 11
Iran’s Scottish obsession
From placard-waving crowds in Yazd to troll farms on social media, the Islamic Republic ha...
April 13, 2026
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Episode -1
The long shadow of the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials
In the courtrooms of Nuremberg and Tokyo, the victorious Allies declared that civilisation...
April 27, 2026