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Every guest on Intelligence Squared

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Julia Shaw
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Keyu Jin
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook China Special, with Keyu Jin · 3 episodes

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Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis and Sebastian Mallaby on The Quest for Artificial General Intelligence (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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Douglas Murray
The Battle Over Gender, Race and Identity with Douglas Murray and Anne McElvoy · Oct 2019

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Derek Thompson
Abundance: A New Blueprint for Liberal Politics, With Derek Thompson · Apr 2025

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Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson on Gender, Patriarchy and the Slide Towards Tyranny · May 2018

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Charan Ranganath
Unlocking the Power of Memory, with Charan Ranganath · Apr 2024

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Annie Jacobsen
Going Nuclear: Could a Catastrophic Conflict Take Place? with Annie Jacobsen · Apr 2024

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Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling: Patrick Radden Keefe on How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City, with Emily Maitlis (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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Kathryn Paige Harden
The Genetic Lottery: DNA demystified with Kathryn Paige Harden · Dec 2021

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Brian Cox
Brian Cox and Alice Roberts on the Incredible Unlikeliness of Human Existence · 3 episodes

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Brian Greene
Mind, Matter and Meaning, with Brian Greene and Tom Whipple · Apr 2020

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David Epstein
David Epstein On Why Generalists Are More Successful Than Specialists · Jan 2021

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Jefferson Fisher
The Power of Good Conversation, with Jefferson Fisher (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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Tristan Harris
The Social Dilemma, with Tristan Harris and Helen Lewis · 2 episodes

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Dave Evans
The Futureverse: The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr. Grace Lorden · Nov 2023

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Oliver Burkeman
Author of Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman on How To Live Well (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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Bernie Sanders
Best of 2023: Bernie Sanders and Russell Kane · 2 episodes

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Giulia Enders
The Secret Life of Our Organs and How They Keep us Healthy, with Dr Giulia Enders · May 2026

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Satya Nadella
Business Weekly: Steering a tech giant with Satya Nadella · 2 episodes

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Tony Blair
Iraq: 20 Years On | Tony Blair on Trial · 3 episodes

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Andrew Roberts
Archive: Napoleon the Great? With Andrew Roberts, Adam Zamoyski and Jeremy Paxman · 4 episodes

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Yuval Noah Harari
Unstoppable Us: How We Can Shape Humanity's Future, with Yuval Noah Harari – Part Two · 5 episodes

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Walter Isaacson
Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race, with Walter Isaacson and Dr Guddi Singh · Apr 2021

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Jimmy Wales
Business Weekly: No Bullsh*t Leadership with Jimmy Wales · Oct 2021

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Sam Harris
Sam Harris on the Science of Good and Evil · 2 episodes

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Fiona Hill
Fiona Hill: The World in 2026 (Part Two) · 4 episodes

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Susan Cain
Bittersweet: Finding Purpose in Sorrow, with Susan Cain · Jun 2022

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Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt on How to Free the Anxious Generation (Part Two) · 6 episodes

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Nicole Perlroth
The Cyber Weapons Arms Race, with Nicole Perlroth and Josh Glancy · Mar 2021

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Niall Ferguson
The World in 2024 with Niall Ferguson: Crisis, Conflict and Consequences, Part Two · 8 episodes

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Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier on the Future of Our Digital Lives · Nov 2017

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David Eagleman
The Ever-Changing Brain with David Eagleman and Brian Eno · 3 episodes

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Harry Cliff
Getting Weird with Physics, with Harry Cliff · Apr 2024

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Richard Dawkins
Atheism is the new Fundamentalism, with Richard Dawkins and Richard Harries · 2 episodes

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James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth in conversation with Matthew Taylor on the Gig Economy and the Reality of Low-Wage Work · Aug 2018

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Matt Ridley
The New Optimism, with Matt Ridley, Johan Norberg, David Runciman and Laura Kuenssberg · Jan 2017

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Charles Duhigg
How to be a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg · Jan 2024

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Rangan Chatterjee
Happy Mind, Happy Life, with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · Jan 2026

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