The EI Podcast
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
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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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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The cultural resonances of Autumn
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the idea of Autumn, a season peculiarly rich in cultura...
October 6, 2023
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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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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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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
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Gudrun Persson on rewriting Russian history
In modern Russia, the past is being rewritten to suit Vladimir Putin's script. Read by Lei...
September 24, 2023
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The conduct and practice of war
Paul Lay is joined by the historian Sir Hew Strachan to discuss Vom Kriege, the military t...
September 22, 2023
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Fraser Nelson on the Intellectual Dark Web
The intellectual dark web will, most likely, be a flicker in history, a reminder of when t...
September 15, 2023