The EI Podcast
A Jewish-American dream
The largest Jewish community in the world is defined by its deep integration into America'...
June 1, 2026
The EI Podcast
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.
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The EI Podcast
Muslims and Jews’ shared inheritance
Marc David Baer speaks to EI’s Paul Lay about his new book 'Children of Abraham: The Story...
May 29, 2026
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Finding Turkey in Narnia
Re-reading CS Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, Hannah Lucinda Smith discovers glimmers of the ...
May 26, 2026
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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
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Agent Zo, the spy who saved Poland
Agent Zo, Elżbieta Zawacka's cover name, was one of the most highly decorated women in Pol...
May 18, 2026
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Lewis and Clark’s American Odyssey
Craig Fehrman speaks to EI’s Max Mitchell about his new book ‘This Vast Enterprise: A New ...
May 14, 2026
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Why powerful individuals are dominating politics
From Xi Jinping in China to Narendra Modi in India and Donald Trump in the US, Nicholas Wr...
May 11, 2026
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Weimar’s descent into darkness
How did Weimar, the town of Goethe and Schiller, become the crucible of Germany’s moral co...
May 7, 2026
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The civilising wonders of wine
Amid the rise of individualistic technologies and weight-loss drugs, there has been a stea...
May 5, 2026