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“This podcast has a wide variety of current topics and brings wonderful and insightful guests. I don’t think I ever leave an episode without learning something new! It makes me excited to learn new things and get more informed. Thank you for the effort that is put into it.”
GAMECRITIC8 via Apple Podcasts ·
Guatemala ·
11/11/24
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“I have unsubscribed
Very shallow, enforcing biased opinions based on speculation and making it sound like facts.”
LighterLife via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/11/24
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“At a time when most media is trying to sell you something it is inspiring to listen to real objective and informative debate. Entertaining and challenging cant recommend this high enough , they are must listen to podcasts especially while out walking”
Solas60 via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
07/31/24
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“A fantastically enlightening and compassionate discussion between two daughters of the subcontinent! Mishal Husain has rightly attracted criticism in recent years over her impartiality at the BBC, but this conversation certainly puts that in perspective.”
danhistory via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/30/24
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“It’s not fair!!!”
joyaround the world via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/18/24
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“I’m surprised and initially disappointed by the discussion on “Karens” and the assumption that a hag can obviously be herself because it seems so out of touch and dismissive of intersectional feminism.”
damn__tam via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/24
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“Interviewing John Sweeney the idiot corespondent the moron on this podcast should learn English!”
MarfaChagin via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/22/24
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Norwich42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/24
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“Big fan of intelligence squared debates, but the recent shortened format for non-subscriber content seem to cut the episodes so short as to leave you with a sense of disappointment. I suppose it is a vote for the quality of the work but a disappointing experience for a non-subscriber.”
Isaac LeM via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/13/23
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“Mind-numbingly dumb.”
Joshua Xi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/23
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“I really enjoyed that episode. I’d like to hear more from him.”
egyuhfet via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/07/23
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“I listened to Food for Thought. It was steeped in scientism. Old data. Nothing new. There is so much going on in nutrition and none of it was here.”
the redtail-hawk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/23
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“The feed is not as tight as it used to be. There were debates. Now they are paywalled and very infrequent. There were book discussions with authors (I know some of the past reviewers were tepid about them but they provided interesting perspectives, even if unbalanced). Now they are none.
What...”Read full review »
almennur via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/23
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“Bach vs Beethoven was very good”
Andante' via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/23
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“This used to be more rigorous. Now you’ve got patently uninformed, unqualified and uneducated debaters making ridiculous arguments. Anything that gives credence to the Ibrahim Kandis of this world loses all credibility. This is the guy who seriously laid out his belief white people were from...”Read full review »
kristi history via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/07/23
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“Listened yrs ago, recently went back, definitely biased & no real debate of ideas/thoughts”
Ugh111 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/23
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“We now know, through hindsight, that the Brexit decision was a bad one and the British people were sold a bill of goods.
The UK has or will soon have the slowest growing economy of all industrialized nations….including Russia!!!
As the British economy shrinks, so does its power and...”Read full review »
Geoplanter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/23
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“I don’t recall how I found intelligence squared debates but probably because I was listening to political podcasts quite a bit during 2020. I would much rather spend 45 min listening to these debate teams go back and forth with argument and counter than watch a sports game for 45 min, and that’s...”Read full review »
Bbl78 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/23
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“Enjoy the range of guests and topics. The interview with Ian Hislop was particularly good.”
Yellbairn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/04/23
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“In the greatest monarch episode, the result of the debate was edited out of the free episode. So one now must subscribe to hear the result of the debate?”
happy_sad123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/06/22
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““Before Musk arrived, Twitter was a safe space “
Good luck with this podcast.”
Pontius Aquilla via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/05/22
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“Very good range of topics, with high quality discussion. Shame about the music - but then it is rubbish on most podcasts.”
Tobar03 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/29/22
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“As you would expect with debates, I agree wholeheartedly with some of the arguments and felt some were foolishly naive. I was convinced by some contributors to reassess my own views but felt that some of the contributors that I didn’t like with were given undue prominence. Perfect: 5 out of 5 stars!”
CarlosLWatson via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/22
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“Even judging by the name it is clear that they think they are Albert Einstein or something. Only gets worse throughout the episodes. Very Occasionally somewhat interesting though”
guyjy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/16/22
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“I first followed this podcast 5 years ago. The debates were thought stimulating and widened my perspective. Most shows are still like this, however many of the shows about race are one-sided, unnuanced and even mislabelled as ‘debates’”
jdpnl14 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/09/22
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“3 mins of offer advertising before the programme starts is too long. Interesting guest once I got through that. Have multiple guests might add more to discussions.”
Karl219 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/28/22
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“Please stop giving attention to Ibram Kendi and his bigoted and childishly simplistic ideas about solving racial disparities.”
James Tripoli via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/22
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“No matter the subject, you’re guaranteed to gain something from every episode - can’t recommend Intelligence Squared enough!”
LisaIsHereForIt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/22
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“Great subject and the author had some great ideas. Questions could have been much more interesting and edgey. Plus the guy who does the intro over uses “fascinating” and bugs be disproportionately.”
PodcastBore via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/25/21
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“this show seems very professional and academic but while the whole time I'm listening, there are many bias about Asian countries and there are so many points are obviously lack of enough research”Read full review »
OCDAbbott4869 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/09/21
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“With several minutes of ads at the beginning, middle and end of each podcast, often lacklustre “debates” that fail to go beyond: “I think this”, “I disagree, it’s that”… “did we convince anyone? No?”, and most interviews being nothing beyond thinly veiled book adverts, this podcast is high on...”Read full review »
Kel-nage via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/07/21
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“This podcast widens my perspective because the topics it covers are so diverse and interesting.”
RajaRoss via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/24/21
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“Not much information on the contents of the leaked documents but a heavy, far left diatribe on the ills of the world. More a ideologue’s rage against the rich and especially the Republican Party in the US.
It’s a real turn off.
Disappointed in the show for an ever increasing diet of social...”Read full review »
1No nickname is available8 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/12/21
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“Episode with Franzten was well timed with recent IPCC report. That said - he is a nihilist human hater - actually calling the ‘human project’ a virus, a plague on the planet etc. This sort of mindset, along with the increasing government authoritarianism in the west as a result of COVID, only...”Read full review »
ktown reader via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/21
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“I used to love this podcast but even though its a new season and we’re into October, they’re still replaying debates from years ago instead of producing new ones. If other podcasts are in full swing and producing new content, why can’t intelligence squared? Also, the fact that they gave the Home...”Read full review »
MWB32. via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/03/21
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“Global climate change is the challenge of the century. On top of all the seemingly countless societal and ethical struggles us humans find ourselves in today, we must remember the ticking time bomb that is slowly advancing.
Global climate change is the subtext of our century. It frames and...”Read full review »
HareYoh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/21
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“I listened to this episode with a lot of interest. And what it revealed more than anything, is what was mentioned in another episode on race. The miseducation of the typical British person. Specifically, white male. The ignorance was astounding. In discussing meritocracy, this guy did not once,...”Read full review »
KagsAM via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/21
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“Always an informative and insightful listen”
55WillBG via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/19/21
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“A great show on human rights featuring Geoffrey Robertson but then two plugs for Amazon!?”
marxonawire via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/16/21
“Formerly (not too long ago in fact) this was a very high-quality debate forum. Sadly, it is now the equivalent of every other sound-stage for broadcasting unilateral viewpoints, loaded with jargon and newspeak.”
AeroVox via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/11/21
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“Very disappointed with moderator Anne McElvoy. Lack of focus, rambling unnecessary comments.”
wwwdddttt via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
04/04/21
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“First thing I saw was the show claiming to allow different points of view, then the first episode I saw was them saying “trump was right to be censored” I mean, it was just a statement. Not “here is why some think it was justified and others don’t” it was just an opinion that was stated and not...”Read full review »
Hunter The Heretic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/21
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“Very biased debate. More of an op ed rather than discussion of varying points of view. Don’t recommend if you’re looking for a breakdown of current issues.”
wifemomnurse77 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/21
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“Ignorance Squared.”
Kenny255 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/26/21
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“Be better if Freddy Gray dialled down all the casual reactionary, right wing stuff.”
Will Thisnamework via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/10/21
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