Carey Mulligan, Academy Award-nominated actress, discusses her career and favorite foods. Topics include cooking scallops, childhood memories of hotel living, exploring success through food, and using food as communication in times of war.

Carey Mulligan, known for her roles in films like 'Girls and boys' and her portrayal of imposter syndrome, talks about barfing in bed, early acting experiences, feeling like an outsider in the acting community, favorite episodes, and choosing projects with the help of a good agent.

To celebrate some of the most influential and impactful speeches ever made, we invited Barack Obama’s director of speechwriting, Cody Keenan and Tony Blair’s former speechwriter, Philip Collins, to discuss the power of the spoken word. Our host was journalist and presenter Emily Maitlis, with actors including Jeremy Irons and Carey Mulligan joining us to reenact speeches that have defined pivotal moments in history. —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 about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com. At Intelligence Squared we’ve got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we’d love you to give it a go. It’s packed with more than 20 years’ worth of video debates and conversations on the world’s most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices