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Intelligence Squared

The Last Untamed Frontier, with Ian Urbina and Helen Czerski

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

News, Society & Culture, Arts, News Commentary

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. In this week's episode Ian Urbina speaks to Helen Czerski about the piracy, smuggling, beauty and danger of our Oceans. To donate to the Outlaw Ocean Project click here: https://bit.ly/3cX7OzS To listen to The Outlaw Ocean Music Project click here: https://bit.ly/2YXKSZ3 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sure, this is Peloton.

0:02.4

This is a 15 minute low impact ride.

0:05.6

But so is this.

0:07.2

We're here together for a 10 minute empathy meditation.

0:10.5

And even this.

0:11.9

We get hit in with a 20 minute hip hop shadow boxes session.

0:16.6

Ah, what more could you ask for?

0:18.3

Well, with thousands of classes on our bike treadmill app,

0:21.3

there's more to Peloton than you might have thought.

0:23.6

This is Peloton.

0:25.5

Internet connection and Peloton all acts as membership required.

0:28.4

C1 Peloton.co.uk.

0:30.1

Hello, I'm Rory Stewart.

0:32.0

And I'd like to tell you about an intelligent squared event

0:34.8

I'm doing with the classicist author and broadcaster Mary Beard.

0:38.8

Together we'll be discussing politics and power

0:41.5

from the Caesars to Sunack, who gets to Winpar, who is excluded.

0:46.0

Does power always corrupt or other examples of leaders

0:49.2

who've maintained their integrity while an authority?

0:52.4

And how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures?

0:56.1

These are just some of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer.

0:59.7

In person tickets are now sold out, but you can still watch online

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