Best Andrew Agnes Podcasts (2024)

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EI Weekly Listen — Sergey Radchenko on the past, present and future of Sino-Russian relations 22:47

25m ago22:47

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The tumultuous relationship between Red China and the Soviet Union hints at an uncertain future for the Sino-Russian partnership. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Sino-Soviet propaganda poster. Credit: Album / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Agnès Poirier on Anna de Noailles, bright star of the Belle Époque 12:19

2d ago12:19

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Socialite and literary pioneer - Anna de Noailles was a bright star in the firmament of the Parisian Belle Époque. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: De László's portrait of Anna de Noailles. Credit: Svintage Archive / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — Agnès Poirier on Anna de Noailles, bright star of the Belle Époque 12:19

1h ago12:19

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Socialite and literary pioneer - Anna de Noailles was a bright star in the firmament of the Parisian Belle Époque. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: De László's portrait of Anna de Noailles. Credit: Svintage Archive / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EP.208 Allan Marks on the US' role in the Global Energy Transition 47:48

4h ago47:48

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Allan Marks, Global Project, Energy & Infrastructure Finance Partner at Milbank, to discuss the United States' role in the global energy transition. Joining him are our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr, and our USA West Market Lead, George Prassas. Allan is one of the …

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EI Weekly Listen — Munira Mirza on how the British elite lost its way 19:32

31m ago19:32

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Stagnation at home and turmoil abroad demand a radical rethink of how – and why – Britain forges its future leaders. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Treasury building in Whitehall, London. Credit: mauritius images GmbH / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Talks... what the Romans found funny with Orlando Gibbs 50:36

2d ago50:36

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EI's Alastair Benn sits down with Orlando Gibbs to discuss what the Romans found funny, what we might find not so funny about ancient humour, and whether there is something universal about the comedic genre. READING LIST No Laughing Matter? What the Romans Found Funny | Antigone Plautus punching up: a different class of comedy | Engelsberg Ideas Ma…

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EP.207 Steffen Schülzchen, Founder & CEO, Entrix 40:14

6h ago40:14

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Steffen Schülzchen, Founder & CEO, Entrix, discussing the current state and outlook of batteries in the German electricity market. Joining him are Thaddäus Kreisig, Project Leader from our Berlin Advisory team, and Eva Zimmermann, Associate in our European Research team. Entrix offers…

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EI Weekly Listen — Ali Ansari on the secret to Cyrus the Great’s success 18:51

28m ago18:51

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Few ancient monarchs have enjoyed such a consistent positive reputation as Cyrus the Great. Perhaps it’s time to become reacquainted. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Tomb of Cyrus, Iran. Photograph taken in 1898. Credit: Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Andrew Wilton on Amanda McKittrick Ros, the Florence Foster Jenkins of the romantic novel 13:00

16d ago13:00

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Andrew Wilton profiles Amanda McKittrick Ros, a late Victorian novelist admired in her day but now largely forgotten. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: A typical late Victorian scene. Credit: Dave Rheaume / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — Andrew Wilton on Amanda McKittrick Ros, the Florence Foster Jenkins of the romantic novel 13:00

6d ago13:00

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Andrew Wilton profiles Amanda McKittrick Ros, a late Victorian novelist admired in her day but now largely forgotten. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: A typical late Victorian scene. Credit: Dave Rheaume / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EP.206 Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta 31:12

3h ago31:12

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, discussing the Alberta energy and power landscape with our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr. Danielle Smith, who was sworn in as the 19th Premier of Alberta in 2022, previously served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Hig…

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EI Weekly Listen — Lucy Ward on the invention of Catherine the Great 18:12

18d ago18:12

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Catherine II’s inoculation against smallpox was an extraordinary act of political self-creation. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: A portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) by Alexey Antropov. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Talks... the atomic human with Neil D. Lawrence 54:47

5d ago54:47

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Neil D. Lawrence, inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge and author of The Atomic Human: Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI, joins the EI team to challenge received wisdom on our AI future. Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. EI Talks... is …

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EP.205 Katan Hirachand, Chief Executive & Chief Country Officer, Société Générale India 42:54

7d ago42:54

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Katan Hirachand, Chief Executive & Chief Country Officer of Société Générale India. Katan will be discussing project finance in India with our Managing Director responsible for our activities in the region, Dan Monzani. Katan oversees Société Générale’s Global Banking and Investor Sol…

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EI Weekly Listen — Alexander Lee on why Machiavelli wrote The Prince 21:23

11d ago21:23

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If we want to understand the ‘meaning’ of The Prince, we should start with Machiavelli himself. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: A statue of Niccolo Machiavelli in Florence, Italy. Credit: Goran Bogicevic / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Rana Mitter on Tsiang Tingfu, pre-revolutionary China’s last bridge with the West 14:21

12d ago14:21

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Rana Mitter profiles Tsiang Tingfu, the American-educated diplomat and historian, who sought Chinese national revival on cosmopolitan lines. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Tsiang Tingfu raises his arm to veto a proposal introduced by the Soviet Union to the UN. Credit: SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Portraits — Rana Mitter on Tsiang Tingfu, pre-revolutionary China’s last bridge with the West 14:21

12d ago14:21

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Rana Mitter profiles Tsiang Tingfu, the American-educated diplomat and historian, who sought Chinese national revival on cosmopolitan lines. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Tsiang Tingfu raises his arm to veto a proposal introduced by the Soviet Union to the UN. Credit: SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EP.204 Mateo Jaramillo, Co-founder & CEO, Form Energy 46:12

28d ago46:12

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we're delighted to welcome Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO of Form Energy. Mateo joins our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr, and Zachary Edelen, a Senior Associate from our Austin office, to discuss long-duration battery storage. Before co-founding and directing Form Energy, Mateo served as t…

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EI Weekly Listen — Francis J. Gavin on the terrible dilemmas of leadership in a thermonuclear world 16:06

20d ago16:06

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Nuclear weapons are likely to be around for a long time to come – and the predicaments they create for world leaders are unlikely to be easily solved. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: President John F. Kennedy with Robert McNamara during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Credit: RBM Vintage Images / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... Paris in the Belle Époque with Marie Kawthar Daouda 24:08

21d ago24:08

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Marie Kawthar Daouda, author and a lecturer in French language and literature at the University of Oxford, joins EI's Alastair Benn to discuss how Belle Époque-era Paris continues to fascinate, with its burgeoning commercial culture, everyday beauty and glittering department stores. Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson…

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EP.203 Andrew Waranch, President & CEO, Spearmint Energy 35:50

21d ago35:50

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Andrew Waranch, President & CEO of Spearmint Energy, discussing the battery storage market with our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr. Andrew brings over 25 years of experience in research, trading, and portfolio management across the electricity power markets. Before f…

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Australian Graduate Analyst Programme Explained 21:58

23d ago21:58

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Thinking of applying to our Australian Graduate Program? Listen in! In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Mechtersheimer and Michael Veld, Graduate Analysts in the 2024 cohort, to hear about their first-hand experience at Aurora. You'll hear about everything from the application process to the day-to-day responsibilities and projects. To learn m…

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EI Weekly Listen — James Marriott on why human art matters in the age of AI 15:08

25d ago15:08

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A world of machine art would be an eerie one. Art connects us to one another. We cannot, and we should not, replace that connection with an uncanny simulacrum of it. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Tribuna of the Uffizi by John Zoffany. Credit: PAINTING / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Portraits — Lawrence Freedman on John McDonald, poker-playing popularizer of game theory 13:53

1M ago13:53

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Lawrence Freedman profiles the Fortune journalist and best-selling author who played a key role in shaping mid-20th century perceptions of strategy and the role of the corporation. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: From left to right: Dorothy McDonald (wife of John, née Eisner), Leon Trotsky and John McDonald in Coyoacan, Mexico, in the 1930s. McDona…

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Lawrence Freedman on John McDonald, poker-playing popularizer of game theory 13:53

26d ago13:53

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Lawrence Freedman profiles the Fortune journalist and best-selling author who played a key role in shaping mid-20th century perceptions of strategy and the role of the corporation. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: From left to right: Dorothy McDonald (wife of John, née Eisner), Leon Trotsky and John McDonald in Coyoacan, Mexico, in the 1930s. McDona…

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EI Talks... bringing history to the public with Alice Loxton 31:16

1M ago31:16

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The historian and broadcaster Alice Loxton joins the EI team to discuss her forthcoming book, Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, and her fight to bring serious history to a wider public. Image: A jigsaw puzzle from the early nineteenth century, bearing representations of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to George IV. Cr…

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EP.202 Buddy Rizer on Data Centre Demand and its Impact on Power Systems 45:37

28d ago45:37

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Buddy Rizer, Executive Director for the Department of Economic Development in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. He discusses data centre demand and its impact on power systems with our Head of USA East, Julia Hoos, and Zachary Edelen, Senior Associate in our Research team. Buddy is large…

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EI Weekly Listen — Katja Hoyer on East Germany's battle for technology 19:54

1M ago19:54

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East Germany’s quest to catch up with the technological innovations of the West prompted some remarkable successes, but also expanded the oppression of its mass surveillance apparatus. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Trabant car being manufactured at the East German Sachsenring car plant. Credit: Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... how advertising consumed the counterculture with Ian Leslie 17:43

1M ago17:43

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EI's Alastair Benn sits down with Ian Leslie, author of Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together, to discuss how the counterculture went mainstream. Image: An advert on the Nike store at Oxford Circus. Credit: Matthew Chattle / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EP.201 Agnes da Costa, Director, Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency 45:42

1M ago45:42

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Agnes Maria da Costa, Director at the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). She joins our Managing Director for Iberia & LATAM, Ana Barillas, to discuss policies for the Brazilian electricity market, including capacity reserve auctions. Agnes has been a Director at ANEEL si…

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EI Weekly Listen — Gudrun Persson on Russia’s forever war against Ukraine 21:36

1M ago21:36

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An often-overlooked fact about the current Russo-Ukrainian War is that over the centuries Russia has waged several wars to try to conquer Crimea and the Donbas area. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Ukrania quae et Terra Cosaccorum cum vicinis Walachiae, Moldoviae, by Johann Baptiste Homann (1664–1724), 1720. Credit: history_docu_photo / Alamy Stock Pho…

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Catherine Ostler on Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of many talents 12:56

1M ago12:56

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Catherine Ostler profiles Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony, an artistic polymath who helped re-shape elite culture in the Enlightenment age. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An 18th-century portrait of Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, by Peter Jacob Horemans. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Portraits — Catherine Ostler on Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of many talents 12:56

1M ago12:56

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Catherine Ostler profiles Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony, an artistic polymath who helped re-shape elite culture in the Enlightenment age. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An 18th-century portrait of Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, by Peter Jacob Horemans. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... Ronald Reagan's grand strategy with William Inboden 32:19

1M ago32:19

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EI's Angus Reilly discusses how Ronald Reagan put economic openness at the heart of the battle for ideas against Soviet Communism with William Inboden, author of The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. Image: Ronald Reagan at the Durenberger Republican convention Rally, 1982. Credit: World History Archive / Alamy St…

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EP.200 Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 46:20

2M ago46:20

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On our 200th episode of Energy Unplugged, which also marks our first India-focused episode, we are delighted to welcome a very special guest: Suman Bery, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. He takes a deep dive into the Indian market with Dan Monzani, Managing Director at Aurora, who oversees our activities in India. Mr. Bery is an eminent economist, acad…

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EI Weekly Listen — Iskander Rehman on early modern information overload 22:53

2M ago22:53

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The sense of being overwhelmed and constantly distracted is nothing new. Historians and policymakers should look to the 17th century for guidance on how to grapple with information overload. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Rembrandt's 'Portrait of a Scholar', 1631. Credit: PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... marketing Classical music with Richard Bratby 21:45

2M ago21:45

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EI's Alastair Benn discusses the condition of Classical music today with Richard Bratby, chief Classical music critic of The Spectator. Image: Music scores. Credit: Tim Gainey / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Julian Jackson on De Gaulle’s world in motion 17:52

2M ago17:52

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Part statesman, part prophet, Charles de Gaulle knew instinctively that political success and failure are inevitably interlinked, and that history would be the ultimate judge of both. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The President of France Charles de Gaulle marches through the streets under the Arc de Triomphe in 1944. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy …

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EI Talks... John Law and financial crises with Kwasi Kwarteng 28:10

2M ago28:10

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EI's Iain Martin is joined by Kwasi Kwarteng, historian and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, to discuss the turbulent life of the 18th-century financial speculator John Law, whose innovative ideas were credited with bringing Ancien Régime France to the brink of ruin. There are echoes of what happened when the Truss government tried its own finan…

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Laura Freeman on Helen Sutherland, brave cultivator of the beautiful 12:49

2M ago12:49

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Laura Freeman profiles Helen Sutherland, an isolated, austere, and fastidious heiress who dedicated herself to art. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Woman Playing a Piano, by Winifred Nicholson. Her work was championed by Helen Sutherland. Credit: Paul Quezada-Neiman / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — Laura Freeman on Helen Sutherland, brave cultivator of the beautiful 12:49

2M ago12:49

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Laura Freeman profiles Helen Sutherland, an isolated, austere, and fastidious heiress who dedicated herself to art. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Woman Playing a Piano, by Winifred Nicholson. Her work was championed by Helen Sutherland. Credit: Paul Quezada-Neiman / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EP.199 Flemming Sørensen and Ángel Sanz on the PPA Market in Europe 21:43

2M ago21:43

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Flemming Sørensen, Vice President for Europe, LevelTen Energy, and Ángel Sanz, Head of Energy Markets Iberia, ENGIE, analysing the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market in Europe with our Managing Director for Iberia & LATAM, Ana Barillas. This episode was recorded at the LevelTen Ene…

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EI Weekly Listen — Josef Joffe on Germany, the engine that couldn't 23:19

2M ago23:19

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Celebrated as predestined shepherd in the glory days of Angela Merkel, Germany in the 2020s is an uncertain giant who has defied expectations, good or bad. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: The top of the Reichstag Building. Credit: Artur Bogacki / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Talks... women of the ancient world with Daisy Dunn 36:41

2M ago36:41

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The leading classicist Daisy Dunn joins EI's Paul Lay to discuss her new book, The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It. Image: Nikolaos Gyzis, a 19th Century painter, depicts Sappho playing the lyre. Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EP.198 Aurora experts on the New Renewable Electricity Support Scheme in Northern Ireland 31:42

2M ago31:42

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On this week’s Energy Unplugged episode, the Aurora team analyses the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme in Northern Ireland. Salman Khan, Principal in our Oxford Advisory team, welcomes for the discussion our colleagues Steph Unsworth, Senior Associate and Product Manager for I-SEM, and Michael Joos, also Senior Associate manager of the proj…

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EI Weekly Listen — Maurizio Viroli on how we can learn from history 18:29

2M ago18:29

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We cannot afford not to rediscover the fine art, nowadays almost forgotten, of learning from history. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: 16th Century engraving by Theodoor Galle, titled The Printing of Books. Credit: The Granger Collection / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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James Barr on George McGhee, American father to Britain’s Suez Crisis 13:19

2M ago13:19

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James Barr profiles the debonair and open-faced diplomat, George McGhee, whose shuttle diplomacy helped accelerate Britain's decline as a player in the Middle East. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: President John F. Kennedy (left, in rocking chair) meets the newly-appointed US Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee. Credit: Gibson Moss / Alamy St…

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EI Portraits — James Barr on George McGhee, American father to Britain’s Suez Crisis 13:19

3M ago13:19

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James Barr profiles the debonair and open-faced diplomat, George McGhee, whose shuttle diplomacy helped accelerate Britain's decline as a player in the Middle East. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: President John F. Kennedy (left, in rocking chair) meets the newly-appointed US Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee. Credit: Gibson Moss / Alamy St…

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EI Weekly Listen — Philip Bobbitt on the decay and renewal of the US constitutional order 34:00

3M ago34:00

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A new constitutional order is coming. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Credit: Lane Erickson / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Talks... the history of democracy with Erica Benner 55:43

3M ago55:43

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Erica Benner applies ancient wisdom to modern problems in her new book Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power. She shares her insights with EI's Deputy Editor, Alastair Benn. Image: Gathering of the Areopagus, a deliberative court that met in the open air in ancient Athens. Credit: North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Stock Pho…

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