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All Tracks from Intelligence Squared

Shakespeare vs Milton: The Kings of English Literature

A Journey into Outer Space, with Brian Cox

VS Naipaul in conversation with Geordie Greig

Stop Poking the Bear: The West Needs to Engage with Putin Not Castigate Him

How To Think Like a Freak: Learn How to Make Smarter Decisions with the Authors of Freakonomics

Look West Not East: South America Will be the 21st Century's Superpower

The Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War Two Was Unjustifiable

Calm Down Dears: State Snooping is a Price Worth Paying for Security

Western Parents Don't Know How to Bring Up Their Children

The Making of the Modern Middle East: Lawrence of Arabia and King Faisal I

Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War

Stephen Fry and Friends on the Life, Loves ans Hates of Christopher Hitchens

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Cannot Rock the Boardroom

The Best Chance for Peace Between Israel and Palestine is for Uncle Sam to Butt Out

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Democracy isn't Always the Best Form of Government

Sam Harris on the Science of Good and Evil

Between You and I the English Language is Going to the Dogs

Jane Austen Vs Emily Bronte: The Queens of English Literature Debate

Niall Ferguson On The Six Killer Apps Of Western Civilisation

The Catholic Church is a Force for Good in the World