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Three avid podcasters just tackling the big issues of the world today.

The Intellectuals

  • Oct 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 18m AVG DURATION
  • 28 EPISODES


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Episode 26: Venezuela

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 24:14


Although it has some of the largest proven black gold reserves in the world, Venezuela is swamped with chaos across the country, with millions suffering from shortages of everything from food to medicine. How did this come to be? The intellectuals take a stab at explaining the causes and events that led to such a systemic failure of governance.

Episode 25: Maritime Borders and the Extended Continental Shelf

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 13:18


In this episode we delve below the sea to explore the political and economic significance of having your landmass not immediately slope down into the ocean floor.......

We are BACK

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 1:23


The important information is in the podcast, its barely one and a half minutes, i am sure you will find time to listen :)

Episode 24: Racism in America

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 18:35


Long overdue, this episode is the intellectual's take on the recent events in the USA, which resulted in protests not only in the country but around the world. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Episode 23: Legacy of the Coronavirus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 23:50


Covid-19 has had drastic immediate impact across the globe, and yet its most significant or long lasting effects are yet to be fully experienced.........

Episode 22: Extracts from an Intellectual's Mind Palace (III)/COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 21:28


The Intellectuals get into the nitty-gritty of coronavirus, negative oil, murder hornets and the recent fires in Chernobyl. If audio quality is off we do apologize, due to social distancing regualtions we has to do this over the internet.

Episode 21: Extracts from an Intellectual's Mind Palace (II) - ft. Tom D

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 19:54


Following a forward from Gabriel, the intellectuals dive into coronavirus as it was when this episode was finished, as well as maritime disasters and the election. Another fascinating listen.

Episode 20: China UNPACKED - South China Sea ft. Tom D

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 18:11


The intellectuals enlist new guest Tom Davidson to give us an overview of South China Sea situation to present. Riveting.

Episode 19: China UNPACKED - Social Credit System

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 19:03


Episode 3 of the miniseries. Sorry for Gabriel's microphone being quiet, fixed it for the next one.

Episode 18: China UNPACKED - One Belt, One Road

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 19:19


The intellectuals look at China's Belt and Road Initiative as part of the China Miniseries.

Episode 17: China UNPACKED - Investments in Africa

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 23:15


The debuting episode for our new miniseries, " China UNPACKED". The intellectuals delve into the behind the scenes of what is really going on with the significant amount of investments China is making, and why.

Episode 16: Extracts from an Intellectual's Mind Palace (I)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 18:20


A new episode in which we go into more bite size topics and use a few audio clips along the way - thanks Mish for those.

Episode 15: Freedom Ship - The Future or a Sunk Idea (PART 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 19:31


Part 2 on the Freedom Ship - Intellectuals tackle the engineering and give some fun opinions towards the end.

Episode 14: Freedom Ship - The Future or a Sunk Idea (PART 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 15:43


Part 1 of a two part series on one of the most ambitious engineering feats in history.

Episode 13: Corporations ft. Frankie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 20:51


Today we bring in special guest Frankie "Donk" Evers to present to us about the issues with large scale companies as well as how big companies stay big. This episode also provides a more in depth look some potential benefits of these conglomerate businesses, and delves into some interesting parts of stock market valuation.

Episode 12: Traffic Solutions for Everyday People Like Yourselves

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 18:52


The intellectuals seemed to be at crossroads in the last episode but unite once more to discuss economic and engineering based solutions to the massive and pertinent issue of traffic in cities.

Episode 11: Yang 2020 ft. Arjun

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 31:06


A meaty podcast in which the intellectuals discuss the feasibility of businessman Andrew Yang's policies as he vIes for the democratic nomination for President of the United States, featuring Yang fan Arjun "Junga" Dhawan.

Episode 10: Ethics of Gene Editing and CRISPR-Cas9 ft. Sourav

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 19:30


An absolute belter of an episode in which the intellectuals go into the deep end of gene editing, looking at positives and negative and where we go from here in such an interesting topic with special guest Sourav Roy.

Episode 9: The Formula One Trickle-Down Effect ft. Jack & Tom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 17:00


Today the Intellectuals discuss engineering in Formula One's effect on modern cars, with guests Jack Gravestock and returning star Tom 'Toggo' Morris for added intellectual input.

Episode 8: Big Data

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 17:14


The intellectuals present the issue of big data, what it is, why it is useful and it's ethical and legal implications.

a small update

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 3:27


Today, the intellectuals discuss the future the podcast...

Episode 7: Canadian Political Affairs ft. Yousuf & Ollie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 23:39


The Intellectuals draft in two Canadian thinkers to take part in a panel debate about the future of Canadian politics. Thanks to special guests Yousuf "Zia" Islam and Ollie Duthie. 3 days after the filming of this podcast, Andrew Scheer, head of the conservative party, stepped down from head of his party. An insane and unexpected turn of events, you will hear our guest speakers speak not very highly of Mr. Scheer. An interesting coincidence...

Episode 6: What to do about Overpopulation?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 21:54


A slightly longer one! We tackle overpopulation, population pyramids and China's One-Child Policy. Sorry about the cat - not really much we can do about that :(

Episode 5: Duterte's War on Drugs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 15:57


The Intellectuals tackle the issue of potential human rights violations in the Phillippines in response to drug use in the country.

Episode 4: Food Shortages ft. Mayansh

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 15:15


The intellectuals discuss the impacts of food shortages and famine as well as potential solutions with special guest Mayansh Upadhyaya.

Episode 3: Stem Cells

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 13:45


The intellectuals discuss stem cells and certain moral and ethical issues as opposed to benefits of stem cells and research.

Episode 2: Brexit ft. Tom

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 16:54


The intellectuals tackle Brexit with avid British consultant and friend of the show Tom "Toggo" Morris.

Episode 1: Climate Change ft. Ryan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 18:55


The intellectuals tackle climate change with special guest Ryan Meherby.

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