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Engelsberg Ideas

Engelsberg Ideas

Engelsberg Ideas podcasts bring together leading writers, thinkers and historians to discuss the biggest issues facing the world today. You’ll find calm conversations and thought-provoking analysis. Hosted by Alastair Benn and Paul Lay.

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29:14

EI Weekly Listen — Benedetta Berti on the legacy of...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/11/03

The Middle East and North Africa's transition from authoritarianism to democracy has been slow and painful, with both hopeful gains as well as worrisome setbacks. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Crowds cheer joyfully in central Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Jake Lyell / Alamy Stock Photo

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35:27

EI Talks... Tecumseh and the Shawnee Confederacy

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/11/02

Paul Lay is joined by Kori Schake to examine the rise and fall of the inspirational Shawnee leader Tecumseh who used strategy to defy America's westward expansion. Image: Shawnee chief Tecumseh confronting William Henry Harrison in Indiana. Credit: North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Stock Photo

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35:27

EI Talks... Tecumseh and the Shawnee Confederacy

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/11/02

Paul Lay is joined by Kori Schake to examine the rise and fall of the inspirational Shawnee leader Tecumseh who used strategy to defy America's westward expansion. Image: Shawnee chief Tecumseh confronting William Henry Harrison in Indiana. Credit: North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Stock Photo

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46:22

EI Weekly Listen — Armin W. Geertz on the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/29

The history and evolution of (proto) religious behaviour is ancient. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Print of early humans making fire. Credit: Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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46:50

EI Talks... a deep history of Gaza

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/29

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by James Barr, historian of the Middle East, to discuss Gaza's long and complex history and how it continues to be felt in the present day. Image: A print of Gaza around 1880. Credit: Holy Land Art / Alamy Stock Photo

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46:22

EI Weekly Listen — Armin W. Geertz on the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/27

The history and evolution of (proto) religious behaviour is ancient. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Print of early humans making fire. Credit: Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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46:50

EI Talks... a deep history of Gaza

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/27

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by James Barr, historian of the Middle East, to discuss Gaza's long and complex history and how it continues to be felt in the present day. Image: A print of Gaza around 1880. Credit: Holy Land Art / Alamy Stock Photo

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22:04

EI Weekly Listen — David Goodhart on bridging the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/24

Finding a new settlement between the Anywheres and the Somewheres is now the central task of modern politics. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Poverty in London, 1919. Credit: Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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41:02

EI Talks... The Iliad

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/24

A new translation of the Iliad is an opportunity to reassess the first great work of European literature. Image: Achilles and Memnon fighting in Greek pottery dating to 300 BC. Credit: Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo

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22:04

EI Weekly Listen — David Goodhart on bridging the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/20

Finding a new settlement between the Anywheres and the Somewheres is now the central task of modern politics. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Poverty in London, 1919. Credit: Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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41:02

EI Talks... The Iliad

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/20

A new translation of the Iliad is an opportunity to reassess the first great work of European literature. Image: Achilles and Memnon fighting in Greek pottery dating to 300 BC. Credit: Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo

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52:26

EI Talks... Israel’s harrowing week and the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/16

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Suzanne Raine, national security and counter-terrorism expert, and Michael Goldfarb, author and broadcaster, to discuss Hamas' terrorist outrage and the uncertain future that follows for the region. Image: Members of the Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

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20:44

EI Weekly Listen — Jonathan Fenby on the challenge...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/13

The need to buttress control is the bottom line for Xi. Image: Portrait of Mao on the street. Credit: Chuck Nacke / Alamy Stock Photo

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52:26

EI Talks... Israel’s harrowing week and the...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/13

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Suzanne Raine, national security and counter-terrorism expert, and Michael Goldfarb, author and broadcaster, to discuss Hamas' terrorist outrage and the uncertain future that follows for the region. Image: Members of the Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

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19:05

EI Weekly Listen — Kjell Nordström on the future of...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/09

The proletarianisation of knowledge promises a bumpy ride for both us and capitalism as we know it. Read by Leighton Pugh. The New York Stock Exchange. Credit: Sergi Reboredo / Alamy Stock Photo

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34:49

EI Talks... Autumn

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/09

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the idea of Autumn, a season peculiarly rich in cultural resonances. Image: Autumn on the Seine, Claude Monet (1840-1926). Credit: IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo

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19:05

EI Weekly Listen — Kjell Nordström on the future of...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/06

The proletarianisation of knowledge promises a bumpy ride for both us and capitalism as we know it. Read by Leighton Pugh. The New York Stock Exchange. Credit: Sergi Reboredo / Alamy Stock Photo

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34:49

EI Talks... Autumn

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/06

Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the idea of Autumn, a season peculiarly rich in cultural resonances. Image: Autumn on the Seine, Claude Monet (1840-1926). Credit: IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo

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19:27

EI Weekly Listen — Maurizio Viroli on the city as a...

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/02

A good political community can only live and flourish in cities that speak to the soul of the citizens and inspire the love of order. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Map of Renaissance Florence. Credit: Pictures Now / Alamy Stock Photo

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39:44

EI Talks... the problems and perils of nuclear strategy

Engelsberg Ideas ·

2023/10/02

Paul Lay is joined by Francis J. Gavin, Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS, to discuss nuclear statecraft past and present. Image: Still from Stanley Kubrick's 1963 film Dr Strangelove. Credit: TCD/Prod.DB / Alamy Stock Photo

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