Rory Stewart: The Long History of... Podcast
Rory Stewart with a radical take on the concepts that shape our lives.
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3. The Death of the Hero—Heroism
Mon 18 Aug 2025
3/5Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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2. Revolution and Pragmatism—Heroism
Mon 11 Aug 2025
2/5Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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1. The Classical Hero—Heroism
Mon 4 Aug 2025
1/5Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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5. The Psychology of Ignorance—Ignorance
Thu 11 Jul 2024
5/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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4. Ignorance in Politics—Ignorance
Thu 11 Jul 2024
4/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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3. Ignorance and Inspiration—Ignorance
Thu 11 Jul 2024
4/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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2. The Limits of Knowledge—Ignorance
Thu 11 Jul 2024
2/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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1. The Pursuit of Knowledge—Ignorance
Thu 11 Jul 2024
1/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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Trailer—Ignorance
Mon 8 Jul 2024
1/6Exploring the idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge.
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3. Synthesis—Argument
Tue 2 Aug 2022
3/3Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
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2. Antithesis—Argument
Tue 26 Jul 2022
2/3Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
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1. Thesis—Argument
Tue 19 Jul 2022
1/3Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
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Trailer—Heroism
Mon 28 Jul 2025
1/5Rory Stewart explores the changing role of the hero throughout history.


