The EI Podcast
EI Weekly Listen — The City of God: on Augustine’s vision of Empire
Augustine’s seminal book was written in the context of the Roman Empire, but it remains ev...
March 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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Worldview — The risks and the rewards of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the worlds of art, manufacturing, medicine, e...
February 28, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Geopolitics never went away for the United States
For the United States, geopolitics has always been about national identity, even in an era...
February 24, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — On Civility
Navigating politico-religious disagreements in a spirit of civility is nigh-on impossible ...
February 17, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Information war does not exist
In the Cold War the Kremlin tried to convince foreign audiences its disinformation campaig...
February 10, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — The ancient roots of the modern holy war
The crusades, jihad, and wars in defence of intangible ideals all have their origins in a ...
February 3, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — From the Silk Road to the information superhighway
Globalisation may appear to be a cornerstone of modernity but humans have always both crav...
January 27, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — Finding Garibaldi
Garibaldi’s retreat to his home in Caprera spawned a liberal-nationalist ideal of statesma...
January 20, 2023
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EI Weekly Listen — What did it mean to belong to the Holy Roman Empire?
The Holy Roman Empire was neither a nation state nor indeed a conventional empire. Instead...
January 13, 2023