Each week, we interrogate the most important and contentious issues of our time.
Hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn.
https://engelsbergideas.com/
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Each week, we interrogate the most important and contentious issues of our time. Hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn. https://engelsbergideas.com/
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April 10, 2025
The making of Trump's worldview
<div>What are the deep roots of Trump's worldview? Can we learn to read Trump’s behaviour? And are there opportunities to be had for those who can?<br> <br> EI's <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/alastair-benn/">Alastair Benn</a> and <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/paul-lay/">Paul Lay</a> are joined by <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/charlie-laderman/">Charlie Laderman</a>, Senior Lecturer in International History at King's College London, to discuss how to interpret the Trump White House.<br> <br> <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/">Engelsberg Ideas</a> is funded by the <a href="https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/">Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit</a>. EI Talks... is hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn, and produced by Caitlin Brown. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.<br> <br> Image: Donald Trump poses for photos above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after taking his Trump Plaza Casino public in New York on June 7, 1995. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo </div>
March 27, 2025
The uses of comedy
<div>What makes us laugh? And why should it matter?<br> <br> EI's <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/alastair-benn/">Alastair Benn</a> and <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/paul-lay/">Paul Lay</a> are joined by the critic<a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/mathew-lyons/"> Mathew Lyons</a> to discuss the uses of comedy.<br> <br> <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/">Engelsberg Ideas</a> is funded by the <a href="https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/">Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit</a>. EI Talks... is hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn, and produced by Caitlin Brown. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.<br> <br> Image: Eduard von Grützner's Falstaff, 1873. Credit: INTERFOTO / Alamy Stock Photo </div>
February 27, 2025
The case for Classical music
<div>What makes Classical music special among the arts? And where did it come from? <br> <br> To reckon with the inexhaustible complexity of the western musical tradition, its long history and the roots of its contemporary crises, EI's <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/alastair-benn/">Alastair Benn</a> is joined by <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/richard-bratby/">Richard Bratby</a>, the chief classical music critic of The Spectator magazine, and <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/author/alexandra-wilson/">Alexandra Wilson</a>, musicologist and cultural historian.<br> <br> <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/">Engelsberg Ideas</a> is funded by the <a href="https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/">Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit</a>. EI Talks... is hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn, and produced by Caitlin Brown. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.<br> <br> Image: A string quartet. Credit: nsf / Alamy Stock Photo </div>
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