Best Big Data Beard Podcasts (2025)

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Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part Two) 38:36

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As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has reported from Afghanistan since 1988, during the Soviet troop withdrawal, played a leading role in the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring uprisings reporting from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria, and h…

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Book thrown at Bonza backers 42:50

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A year and a half after the abrupt collapse of Bonza, its erstwhile financier, Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners, is under the microscope again – and for all the wrong reasons. Its co-founder and former CFO have both been charged by the FBI over allegations of a jaw-dropping US$500 million fraud scheme, with accusations levelled of a complex…

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Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part One) 36:26

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As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed and reported on some of the most consequential events of our time. She has reported from Afghanistan since 1988, during the Soviet troop withdrawal, played a leading role in the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring uprisings reporting from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria, and h…

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Is Sydney ready to be a 2-airport city? 1:03:48

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Sydney is on the verge of a major aviation transformation. With Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird-Walton) Airport set to open in 2026, the city will soon operate as a two-airport metropolis. How will the two-airport city work? Western Sydney is now Australia’s third-largest economy, with its population set to grow to around 3 million by the …

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An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part Two) 45:41

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‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore The Hundred Years’ War was an age-defining conflict. The violent struggle between England and France spanned over a century and permanently transformed the art of European warfare itself. Rich with st…

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An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part One) 37:40

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‘Unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy [...] thrums with swordswinging energy.’ ― Simon Sebag Montefiore The Hundred Years’ War was an age-defining conflict. The violent struggle between England and France spanned over a century and permanently transformed the art of European warfare itself. Rich with st…

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Why Does It Feel Like Everything is Getting Worse? With Cory Doctorow 42:01

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How can we reverse the enshittification of digital platforms? With Cory Doctorow Why does every online platform seem to start out great - then slowly turn to garbage? Why do our digital public squares now feel more like corporate malls... or burning trash heaps? ‘Enshittification’ has been word of the year in the UK, USA and Australia. It's been pr…

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Qantas data hits the dark web 43:57

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Just when Qantas thought the saga of its frequent flyer hack might be over, a fresh headache has hit the Flying Kangaroo as online miscreants published the stolen data on the dark web. The airline is warning customers to beware of scammers, and says it is working with “specialist cyber security experts” to investigate exactly what data was leaked –…

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Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part Two) 38:00

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‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill In a world where geopolitical alliances are fraying and tensions are rising, what can the fragile coalition that defeated Hitler teach us about the challenges facing the West today? In September 2025 historian Tim Bouverie came to the I…

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Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part One) 31:33

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‘There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.’ – Winston Churchill In a world where geopolitical alliances are fraying and tensions are rising, what can the fragile coalition that defeated Hitler teach us about the challenges facing the West today? In September 2025 historian Tim Bouverie came to the I…

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How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady 1:08:23

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The threat of war between the US and China seems to be a constant background hum in the news cycle. Commentators often tackle when and why this conflict might emerge and escalate. But how would a war between the two great powers actually play out? Who would dominate across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace? In today’s episode, host Adam McCauley…

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The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt 16:48

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This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best. On this episode, the extraordinary story of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé — a car so rare and revered that few believed it would ever leave t…

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What Can Criminal Psychology Teach Us About Climate Change? With Julia Shaw 43:57

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Can criminal psychology offer us a new way to think about and combat climate change? In this episode, criminal psychologist Julia Shaw sits down with physicist and broadcaster Helen Czerski to offer a compelling new framework to understand environmental crime. While big structural issues often cloud political progress on climate action, Shaw takes …

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Making airports autism-friendly 28:42

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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part Two) 31:42

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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part One) 35:46

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Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director turned outspoken Trump critic, comes to Intelligence Squared in September for a straight-talking conversation on the fallout from Trump’s second presidency. From his brief but explosive tenure inside the Trump White House in 2017 to his career on Wall Street and success as co-host of ‘T…

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The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part Two) 38:25

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Malcolm Tucker. Pet ASBOs. A law requiring everyone in Britain to carry around a plastic bag. It’s been twenty years since Armando Iannucci‘s The Thick of It first brought the chaos and drama of the fictitious ‘Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship’ into our lives. First aired on the BBC in 2005, the show satirised the Blair government’s spi…

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The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part One) 37:26

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Malcolm Tucker. Pet ASBOs. A law requiring everyone in Britain to carry around a plastic bag. It’s been twenty years since Armando Iannucci‘s The Thick of It first brought the chaos and drama of the fictitious ‘Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship’ into our lives. First aired on the BBC in 2005, the show satirised the Blair government’s spi…

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Qantas’ fleet future takes flight 44:48

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It’s finally here – the biggest change to Qantas’ domestic fleet in decades. The new A321XLR has joined the national carrier with its first commercial flight, and with 48 on order to replace the ageing 737-800s, it’s the most ambitious phase yet in the airline’s massive fleet renewal program. With a wider body, more fuel-efficient engines, and a sl…

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Is AI About to Automate War? With Anthony King 1:05:00

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Are supercomputers and killer robots going to take over? In this episode, Adam McCauley speaks to professor and author Anthony King in order to debunk the science- fiction tinged narrative of AI’s military potential and to, instead, explore the actual applications of AI in the armed forces over the last decade. Professor Anthony King was appointed …

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part Two) 36:05

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Watch the full video of this event for free here: https://mailchi.mp/intelligencesquared/lw6gixq1t9 The transcript of this event is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvYGaOE-fnDQdFvrTLQjUGcrE6Ra0acN/view?usp=drive_link --- The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in…

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part One) 39:19

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Watch the full video of this event for free here: https://mailchi.mp/intelligencesquared/lw6gixq1t9 The transcript of this event is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvYGaOE-fnDQdFvrTLQjUGcrE6Ra0acN/view?usp=drive_link --- The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in…

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Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne 26:05

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This is an episode of Hotels with History, produced by Intelligence Squared on behalf of ⁠Perowne International⁠⁠. On todays episode, Richard journeys to Singapore to explore the legendary Raffles Hotel. Discover how four visionary Armenian brothers turned a 10-room beach bungalow into a magnificent Neo-Renaissance palace, where literary giants fou…

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Cyber chaos at Europe’s big airports 46:34

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Spare a thought for anyone who’s tried to get to or from Europe this week – not only is a “super typhoon” wreaking havoc in Hong Kong, but a massive ransomware attack over the weekend crippled several major airports in Europe, including London’s Heathrow. Passengers were stranded, flights thrown into chaos, and scenes of long lines and pandemonium …

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What Did Twenty Years of Western Intervention in Afghanistan Achieve? With Jon Lee Anderson 37:06

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For more than 40 years, world-renowned foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson has been reporting on wars, crises and revolutions, from Latin America to the Middle East and Africa. Throughout his career he has made countless visits to Afghanistan, bearing witness to the Soviet invasion and the subsequent US interventions from 9/11 to the present day…

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Who are the Trailblazing Women Hidden From Our History? With Women's Prize Founder Kate Mosse 53:47

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Did you know that Mary Shelley was a teenager when she started writing Frankenstein in 1814? Or that England’s most prolific goal scorer - man or woman - was superstar striker Lily Parr, who scored a staggering 997 goals between 1919 and 1951? When Kate Mosse launched the #WomenInHistory campaign, asking people to highlight women whose achievements…

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Is the Data on Climate Change More Optimistic than We Thought? With Hannah Ritchie 42:29

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What if the real story of climate change is far more hopeful than we’ve been led to believe? With so much doomsday reporting and general misinformation on climate change, it can be hard to know what’s true - and what actually matters. In this episode, bestselling author and data scientist Hannah Ritchie joins us to examine the data on the biggest q…

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Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and What We Can Know 42:00

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Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His novels include Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach, and he is the recipient of many awards including the Booker Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award and the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. In this episode, McEwan sits dow…

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Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part Two) 38:36

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Book thrown at Bonza backers 42:50

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Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part One) 36:26

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Is Sydney ready to be a 2-airport city? 1:03:48

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An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part Two) 45:41

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An Evening with Dan Jones on War, Plague and Lion Hearts (Part One) 37:40

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Why Does It Feel Like Everything is Getting Worse? With Cory Doctorow 42:01

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Qantas data hits the dark web 43:57

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Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part Two) 38:00

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Can the West Hold Together? Lessons from WWII with Tim Bouverie and Michael Gove (Part One) 31:33

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How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady 1:08:23

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The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt 16:48

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What Can Criminal Psychology Teach Us About Climate Change? With Julia Shaw 43:57

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Making airports autism-friendly 28:42

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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part Two) 31:42

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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump and the Threat to American Democracy (Part One) 35:46

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The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part Two) 38:25

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The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part One) 37:26

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Qantas’ fleet future takes flight 44:48

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Is AI About to Automate War? With Anthony King 1:05:00

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part Two) 36:05

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Internet, AI and the Future of Humanity (Part One) 39:19

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Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne 26:05

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Cyber chaos at Europe’s big airports 46:34

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What Did Twenty Years of Western Intervention in Afghanistan Achieve? With Jon Lee Anderson 37:06

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Who are the Trailblazing Women Hidden From Our History? With Women's Prize Founder Kate Mosse 53:47

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Is the Data on Climate Change More Optimistic than We Thought? With Hannah Ritchie 42:29

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Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and What We Can Know 42:00