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 — Adrian Wooldridge on the return of religion

Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt meet at the Yalta conference in 1945. Credit: Wikipedia Commons
General Charles George Gordon teaching ragged boys at Gravesend, 1867. Ragged schools were dedicated to the free education of destitute children in 19th century Britain.

EI Weekly Listen — Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri on whether Austria is a nation, state or an empire

Painting of King George III of England, (1738-1820), seated on the throne in full regalia. Undated illustration. Credit: Bettmann/Contributor.
King Æthelstan. Public domain.

EI Weekly Listen — Maurizio Viroli on the virtues of the city-state

Standing atop rubble with retired New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith, President George W Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center. Image courtesy National Archives. Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images.
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