Intelligence Squared

Ideas shape the world. Intelligence Squared brings you the conversations that explain them. In every episode, we bring together leading thinkers, writers, scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs, to challenge assumptions, test ideas and debate the questions shaping our future. If you want to think more clearly about the world and where it's heading, you're in the right place. If you’d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.

Website

Every guest on Intelligence Squared

1285 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

1. —
   Polly Vernon

   How Well do we Understand the Female Body? With Polly Vernon · Aug 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
2. —
   Preti Taneja
   0 votes

   Never again
3. —
   Rachel Clarke

   Women’s Prize-winner Rachel Clarke in conversation with Rob Delaney (Part Two) · 2 episodes

   0 votes

   Never again
4. —
   Rachel Louise Snyder

   No Visible Bruises: Why What we don't know about domestic violence can kill, with Rachel Louise Snyder · May 2020

   0 votes

   Never again
5. —
   Rachel Parris

   Tricks, Trolls, and LOLs: Comedy’s Crash Course in Spotting Lies, with Rachel Parris · May 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
6. —
   Rachel Reeves
   0 votes

   Never again
7. —
   Rachel Williams

   The Art of the Scam, with Rachel Williams and Erlend Ofte Arntsen · Mar 2022

   0 votes

   Never again
8. —
   Radek Sikorski

   Nationalism is a Delusion: Our Futures Depend on Ever Closer Union · 2 episodes

   0 votes

   Never again
9. —
   Rafael Behr

   Politics in the Age of Chaos with Rafael Behr · Sep 2023

   0 votes

   Never again
10. —
    Rajini Vaidyanathan
    0 votes

    Never again
11. —
    Rana Mitter

    China's Good War, with Rana Mitter and Gideon Rachman · Sep 2020

    0 votes

    Never again
12. —
    Razia Iqbal
    0 votes

    Never again
13. —
    Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

    Swimming Against the Tide with Athlete Turned Advocate, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell · Jun 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
14. —
    Rebecca Front
    0 votes

    Never again
15. —
    Reni Eddo-Lodge

    The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 1 – Reni Eddo-Lodge, Orlando Figes and Elizabeth Williamson · 2 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
16. —
    Riaz Phillips
    0 votes

    Never again
17. —
    Richard Harries

    The Sunday Debate: Atheism is the New Fundamentalism · Feb 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
18. —
    Richard Partington
    0 votes

    Never again
19. —
    Richard Restak

    How to Prevent Dementia, with Richard Restak · Jan 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
20. —
    Rick Stroud

    The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud · Aug 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
21. —
    Ritula Shah
    0 votes

    Never again
22. —
    Rob Davies

    Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain, with Rob Davies · Feb 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
23. —
    Robert H Frank

    Putting Peer Pressure to Work with Robert H Frank and Linda Yueh · May 2020

    0 votes

    Never again
24. —
    Robert Kaplan

    The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part Two) · 3 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
25. —
    Robert Peston

    The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Robert Peston (Part Two) · 3 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
26. —
    Roberto Saviano

    Roberto Saviano on the War Against Organised Crime · Jul 2015

    0 votes

    Never again
27. —
    Roger Scruton
    0 votes

    Never again
28. —
    Roman Krznaric

    Lessons from History on How to Tackle Today's Greatest Challenges, with Roman Krznaric · Sep 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
29. —
    Ronald Purser

    The Mindfulness Myth, with Ronald Purser and Helen Lewis · Sep 2019

    0 votes

    Never again
30. —
    Roopa Farooki

    The Pandemic on the Page, with Roopa Farooki · Jan 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
31. —
    Ros Urwin
    0 votes

    Never again
32. —
    Rosamund Urwin
    0 votes

    Never again
33. —
    Rosie Whitehouse

    Journeys to Freedom After the Holocaust, with Rosie Whitehouse and Edward Lucas · Sep 2020

    0 votes

    Never again
34. —
    Saira Hameed

    How Do Hormones Shape the Way We Feel, Think and Age? With Dr Saira Hameed · Jun 2026

    0 votes

    Never again
35. —
    Sajid Javid

    Sir Sajid Javid – Lessons From the Front Bench (Part Two) · 2 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
36. —
    Sally Hayden

    Seeking Refuge in a Hostile World, with Sally Hayden · Apr 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
37. —
    Sam McAlister

    Sam McAlister on Scandals, Scoops, and the Prince Andrew Interview (Part Two) · 3 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
38. —
    Sam Shepherd

    Advertising Will Save Us: Ending Gun Violence, with Leo Burnett’s Sam Shepherd and Ashley Geisheker · Sep 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
39. —
    Sami Kent

    Why Turkey is a Country of Endless Curiosity, with Sami Kent · Jul 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
40. —
    Samuel Moyn

    What Went Wrong with Liberalism and How We Can Save it, with Samuel Moyn · 2 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again