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Intelligence Squared · 2025-06-29 · 32 min · 5,742 words

Yardsticks For Failure, with Ivo Graham (Part Two)

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. Today we have part two of our recent live event with the comedian and comedy writer Ivo Graham, live at the Kiln Theatre. He was joined in conversation by fellow comedian Alfie Brown to discuss the themes of Ivo's recent book, Yardsticks for Failure. Let's rejoin the conversation at the Kiln Theatre now. I I wanted to know in a public space about the like

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