The EI Podcast
The civilising wonders of wine
Amid the rise of individualistic technologies and weight-loss drugs, there has been a stea...
May 5, 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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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The Houthis’ forever war
Elisabeth Kendall speaks to EI’s Jack Dickens about what motivates the Houthis. Following ...
April 3, 2026