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VS from Intelligence Squared: Cars VS Bicycles

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Arts

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

VS is the new podcast from Intelligence Squared exploring those little debates that are always a big deal to someone. For the first episode, two expert guests go head to head to decide once and for all who is king of the road for the debate Cars VS Bicycles. Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a writer, broadcaster, social advocate and one-time racing car engineer. Her upcoming book later this summer is Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism. Roma Agrawal – also known as Roma the Engineer – is a structural engineer, author and broadcaster, whose expertise helped build the Shard skyscraper in London. Her latest book is, Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way). These two mechanical minds are both intrigued by the engineering marvels that make the world go round, but Yassmin says we should do it with four wheels in a car, and Roma with just two on a bicycle. Coco Khan is your host with the roadmap to victory and there can only be one winner – you the listeners decide – follow the link below to cast your vote. https://intelligencesquared.com/vs/ We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to vs@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you’d like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes of VS and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Ian Stirling and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their potatoes hang on these are odd-looking potatoes

0:06.0

That's kale Ian. You do know you need potato to make chips, right?

0:10.5

Yes, but we don't just grow potatoes. We actually rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy. So we eat McCain chips

0:16.8

I'm helping do some good. Exactly. Yeah, you're supporting the move to regenerative farming

0:22.3

By the way, I do know the difference between kale and potatoes

0:26.1

Of course you do.

0:27.6

McCain, let's all check in

0:32.0

Sometimes in life you gotta go big and nowhere goes bigger than Dubai

0:39.0

A city science playground in a vast desert where the tallest building in the world dwarfs super sized super yachts

0:46.7

And there's no end to high-end shops

0:50.8

So go big go bold go beautiful and fly to Dubai with Virgin Atlantic book now

0:58.3

Oh

1:01.2

Welcome to Intelligent Squad. I'm producer Catherine Hughes. We're bringing you something a little different today

1:06.9

Something brand new. We're all very proud and excited about

1:10.0

Versus the new weekly show hosted by journalist and cultural commentator Coco Khan that settles this little debate

1:16.4

That's always a big deal to someone the upcoming season includes succession versus the white Lotus with comedian

1:22.6

Ania Magliano and journalist and podcast creator Bobby Damon

1:26.4

Osmo versus Spurs with football pundits and broadcasters Harry Simmy you and Kate Mason the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones with Jack Pelling

1:34.3

co-presenter of your own personal Beatles podcast and Will Hodgkinson chief rock and pop critic for the times

1:41.2

And the episode you're about to hear streaming everywhere now cars versus bicycles

1:45.5

But who wins? Well, you decide head to IntelligentSquared.com slash vs to find out more

1:51.9

And make sure you hit subscribe on the versus podcast. That's vs in your podcast app

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