The EI Podcast
Weimar’s descent into darkness
How did Weimar, the town of Goethe and Schiller, become the crucible of Germany’s moral co…
May 7, 2026
The Eurasian Century, by Hal Brands
In this special series at Engelsberg Ideas, leading historian and geopolitical commentator Hal Brands guides us through the major conflicts of the past century and the lessons they offer us now.
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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
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The EI Podcast
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 EI Podcast
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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The EI Podcast
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 EI Podcast
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