The EI Podcast
EI Talks… The Beatles
Paul Lay, Alastair Benn and Iain Martin discuss the cultural legacy of the Fab Four and wh...
November 10, 2023
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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EI Weekly Listen — Benedetta Berti on the legacy of the Arab Awakening of 2010
The Middle East and North Africa's transition from authoritarianism to democracy has been ...
November 3, 2023
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EI Talks… Tecumseh and the Shawnee Confederacy
Paul Lay is joined by Kori Schake to examine the rise and fall of the inspirational Shawne...
November 2, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Armin W. Geertz on the pre-historical roots of religious belief
The history and evolution of (proto) religious behaviour is ancient. Read by Leighton Pugh...
October 27, 2023
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EI Talks… a deep history of Gaza
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by James Barr, Middle East expert, to discuss Gaza's...
October 27, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — David Goodhart on bridging the value divide
Finding a new settlement between the Anywheres and the Somewheres is now the central task ...
October 20, 2023
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EI Talks… The Iliad
A new translation of the Iliad is an opportunity to reassess the first great work of Europ...
October 20, 2023
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EI Talks… Israel’s harrowing week and the consequences for the Middle East
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Suzanne Raine, national security and counter-terr...
October 16, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Jonathan Fenby on the challenge for a totalitarian China
The need to buttress control is the bottom line for Xi. Read by Leighton Pugh.
October 13, 2023