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Intelligence Squared

The Sunday Debate: If You Believe You are a Citizen of the World, You are a Citizen of Nowhere

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this archive debate, we revisit a discussion from 2018 when an assembled panel of smart thinkers gathered to reflect on the concept of nationhood, nationality and the impact of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s infamous 2016 speech that proclaimed, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” The discussion featured guests including the commentator and author David Goodhart, award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, former diplomat David Landsman and historian Simon Schama. Hosting the the episode was journalist and broadcaster Kamal Ahmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Meet Charlie, she loves dogs.

0:02.0

Guilty.

0:03.0

She powers her pup empire with Shopify.

0:06.0

The sales won't stop.

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With Charlie's tech needs sorted, she can focus on turning her home business into a global operation.

0:13.0

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0:18.0

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0:20.0

Sign up for a free trial at Shopify.co.uk slash green.

0:24.0

Go to Shopify.co.uk slash green to start selling online today.

0:30.0

Hello, I'm journalist and presenter Ritala Shah.

0:33.0

I want to let you know about an event I'm hosting for Intelligent Squared on the 9th of October in London.

0:39.0

I'll be talking to Michael Lewis, the renowned author of best-selling books including Moneyball, The Big Short, Flash Boys and Liars Poca.

0:48.0

We're going to be discussing his most anticipated work to date.

0:52.0

Going infinite, the rise and fall of a new tycoon.

0:56.0

It's a gripping real-time narrative telling the story of Sam Bankman Fried, who became the world's youngest billionaire

1:03.0

before his 30th birthday and was behind one of the most catastrophic financial meltdowns of the 21st century.

1:11.0

Lewis was granted unprecedented access to his subject, allowing him to witness Bankman Fried's entire tumultuous journey.

1:19.0

He'll learn all about this unconventional figure who nonchalantly wore cargo shorts and played video games while giving interviews,

1:27.0

but remained a mystery even to his investors.

1:30.0

What gave him such an outstanding ability to make money and what led to the spectacular collapse of his empire?

1:37.0

To hear the tale of an extraordinary individual and a 21st century epic,

1:43.0

encompassing high-frequency trading in sane amounts of money, hubris and downfall.

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