The EI Podcast
EI Weekly Listen — Can warfare ever be considered modern?
Even with all its data and technology, contemporary conflict fits uneasily with our defini...
July 3, 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 Talks… AI and the threat to the arts
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Times columnist James Marriott to discuss whether...
June 29, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — War and statehood
Warfare made the early modern state. Read by Leighton Pugh.
June 26, 2023
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EI Talks… Machiavelli
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Alexander Lee, biographer of Niccolò Machiavelli,...
June 23, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Clashing histories and present-day tensions in East Asia
As China ramps up its military spending, the government in Beijing plays up its role in th...
June 19, 2023
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EI Talks… Cricket
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the deep meaning of Cricket in light of the forthcoming...
June 15, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Do we know the truth about the Thirty Years’ War?
Different perspectives and eye-witness accounts reveal historical fallacies and myths abou...
June 8, 2023
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EI Talks… the problem with Classical music
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the future of Classical music.
June 8, 2023
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EI Talks… strategy, resilience and defence
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the London Defence Conference and the return of strateg...
June 3, 2023