The EI Podcast
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
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 — 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
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EI Talks… Autumn
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the idea of Autumn, a season peculiarly rich in cultura...
October 6, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Kjell Nordström on the future of capitalism
The proletarianisation of knowledge promises a bumpy ride for both us and capitalism as we...
October 6, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Maurizio Viroli on the city as a political order and urban space
A good political community can only live and flourish in cities that speak to the soul of ...
September 29, 2023
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EI Talks… the problems and perils of nuclear strategy
Paul Lay is joined by Francis J. Gavin, Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Glob...
September 29, 2023