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Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

Where Great Minds Meet

Intelligence Squared

1,627 episodesEN

Show overview

Intelligence Squared has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 1,627 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to over 1300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 1m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 139 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 238 episodes published.

Episodes
1,627
Running
2013–2026 · 13y
Median length
48 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or Tweet us @intelligence2. And 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.

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