William Lane Craig, a renowned Christian apologist and professor, engages in a gripping debate with Christopher Hitchens, a sharp-witted Vanity Fair columnist and vocal atheist. The conversation dives into cosmological and teleological arguments for God's existence while challenging the notion of objective morality without a deity. They explore the resurrection of Jesus as a pivotal evidence for faith, the compatibility of evolution with theism, and the quest for meaning in a secular world. Their exchange forces listeners to reflect on deep philosophical questions surrounding belief and existence.

Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett discuss the rise and fall of New Atheism, questioning its direction and impact. They explore the aggressive nature of the movement and its use of mockery and ridicule. The podcast also highlights the negative effects of this approach, leading to a resurgence in belief in God and a reconsideration of Christianity by secular thinkers. The flaws in the New Atheist argument and the disappointment with Richard Dawkins are also discussed.

Martin Amis is often called the Mick Jagger of the British book world. As famous for his love affairs, his friendships and his complicated family history as for his dazzling prose, he dominated the literary scene for decades. In this exclusive Intelligence Squared event he speaks about his much anticipated autobiographical novel Inside Story. It is perhaps Amis’s most intimate book, a meditation on love, loss, ageing and death. We encounter the vivid characters who have helped define Amis – his father Kingsley, his literary hero Saul Bellow, the poet Philip Larkin and his novelist stepmother Elizabeth Jane Howard. And of course there is his lifelong friend and conversation partner, Christopher Hitchens, whose death from cancer he chronicles in some of the tenderest prose he has ever written. In conversation with novelist Alex Preston, Amis reflects on his life and work and explore the hardest questions we all face: how to live, how to grieve, and how to die.This event was recorded in November 2020 and produced by Executive Producer Hannah Kaye with editing by Executive Producer Rowan SlaneyTo hear the full length episode in which Amis goes into the urgency of youth, the legacy we leave, and dealing with the death of Hitchens, become an Intelligence Squared Supporter today, just visit IntelligenceSquared.com/members—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 podcasts@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 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

Christopher Hitchens, a prominent author and journalist known for his candid political and ethical insights, examines his controversial views on waterboarding. He reflects on how his firsthand experience shifted his position from supporting the practice to recognizing it as torture. The discussion delves into the implications of his views in the context of the post-9/11 landscape, as well as how both fans and detractors interpret his intellectual honesty. Hitchens’ journey reveals the complexities surrounding morality and torture in modern discourse.

We have some really exciting news for you, we're launching a brand new podcast – Intelligence Squared Arts & Culture.Join us every week as we delve into the artistic and cultural moments, movements and conversations that have shaped, and are still shaping, our world.Over the years we’ve produced hundreds of Arts and Culture debates, live events, discussions and interviews, working with some of the world's greatest minds, including Kate Winslet, Salman Rushdie, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Hitchens, Bernardine Evaristo, Tom Hiddleston, Stephen Fry and many others.Search Intelligence Squared Arts & Culture, wherever you get your podcasts.This podcast was produced by Executive Producer Rowan Slaney—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