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              Life and Art from FT Weekend

              Life and Art from FT Weekend is the twice-weekly flagship culture podcast from the Financial Times. On Monday, we talk about life, and how to live a good one, in a one-on-one conversation that explores everything from food and travel to philosophy and creativity. On Friday, it's a chat show, where we talk about ‘art’. Three FT journalists come together to discuss a new cultural release across film, TV, music and books. Hosted by Lilah Raptopoulos, together with the FT’s award-winning writers and editors, and special guests.

              Subscribe on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts or Spotify.

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              • Monday, 23 December, 2024
                35 min listen
                Cultural predictions for 2025: the year we accept the chaos

                We asked listeners what they think will happen next year in culture. Matt Vella joins Lilah to talk through the predictions

              • Friday, 20 December, 2024
                30 min listen
                The perfect winter survival guide

                Our winter survival guide is here. Griselda Murray Brown and Cordelia Jenkins talk about daily ways to make the coldest months a little brighter

              • Monday, 16 December, 2024
                30 min listen
                Novelist Elif Shafak: ‘Writers are the memory keepers’

                Writer Elif Shafak discusses her new novel, There are Rivers in the Sky, and why oral traditions still matter

              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                26 min listen
                Books books books! Our top picks from 2024

                Our favourite literary duo Fred Studemann and Laura Battle join us for one last big books of the year audio round-up

              • Monday, 9 December, 2024
                28 min listen
                The oldest cuisine in the world

                In a new cookbook, Assyrian recipes are collected that have been passed down orally for centuries. Lilah speak to the mother and son authors

              • Friday, 6 December, 2024
                34 min listen
                Our massive holiday gift guide, and tips for a less stressful Christmas

                Ideas for easy Christmas gifts, and tips on how to actually enjoy December, with FT Magazine’s Harriet Fitch Little and HTSI’s Louis Wise

              • Monday, 2 December, 2024
                21 min listen
                Filmmaker Richard Linklater on Hit Man and whether people can change

                The director of ‘Boyhood’ and, most recently, ‘Hit Man’ reflects on the similarities in his movies

              • Monday, 25 November, 2024
                26 min listen
                How Eli Zabar made America more gourmet

                we spend the episode at Eli Zabar’s renowned grocery market on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

              • Friday, 22 November, 2024
                29 min listen
                Culture chat: ‘Wicked’ hits the high notes

                The much-anticipated film adaptation of the Broadway musical may be this year’s biggest cinematic risk. Does it live up to the hype?

              • Monday, 18 November, 2024
                23 min listen
                Best of: why men’s fashion is skimpier and more queer

                This summer, men bared way more skin – on the runway and on the street. The FT’s Robert Armstrong and Eric Platt join Lilah to talk about what it means

              • Friday, 15 November, 2024
                29 min listen
                Culture chat: ‘Anora’, the unlikely film leading the Oscar race

                Director Sean Baker’s latest movie about a sex worker in Brooklyn gets the FT treatment from film critic Danny Leigh and India Ross

              • Monday, 11 November, 2024
                21 min listen
                Jancis Robinson on how to start collecting wine

                Our wine critic — esteemed author and Master of Wine Jancis Robinson — walks us through having wine in your home

              • Friday, 8 November, 2024
                23 min listen
                Our critics’ best advice for how to discover new music

                FT music critics Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Arwa Haider discuss how to break out of the algorithm and define your own taste

              • Monday, 4 November, 2024
                21 min listen
                What is the future of photography?

                US art critic Ariella Budick joins us for a conversation about the medium

              • Friday, 1 November, 2024
                31 min listen
                Culture Chat: the bonkbuster world of ‘Rivals’

                We discuss ‘Rivals’, the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s romance novel. Lilah is joined by Robert Shrimsley and Harriet Fitch Little

              • Monday, 28 October, 2024
                27 min listen
                Historian Simon Schama wants to make truth sexy again

                Ahead of the US presidential election, historian, documentary host and political commentator Simon Schama joins Lilah to discuss the collapse of truth

              • Friday, 25 October, 2024
                30 min listen
                Halloween Chat: ‘Beetlejuice’ and the lost art of soft horror

                For our Halloween episode, we discuss what the original movie did in 1988 that’s missing in film now. Lilah is joined by Stephen Bush and Topher Forhecz

              • Monday, 21 October, 2024
                27 min listen
                Chef Victoria Blamey is giving the tasting menu new life

                The executive chef of New York’s Blanca, talks candidly about what it takes to create a tasting menu that goes beyond gastronomic cliches

              • Friday, 18 October, 2024
                27 min listen
                Culture Chat: The FT takes on ‘Industry’ season 3

                Lilah is joined by Henry Mance and Alice Ross to talk about the most recent season of the HBO finance drama

              • Monday, 14 October, 2024
                21 min listen
                Fashion loves Ozempic. Should we talk about it?

                Editor of HTSI Jo Ellison talks about how weight-loss drugs are upending our beauty standards again

              • Friday, 11 October, 2024
                29 min listen
                Culture Chat: why is everyone so mad at Katy Perry?

                Katy Perry’s latest album ‘143’ has been panned by critics and pop fans alike. Why does everyone feel so let down?

              • Monday, 7 October, 2024
                20 min listen
                In the age of AI, what counts as art?

                Our innovation editor John Thornhill on seeing the new film ‘Eno’, which presents the musician’s life in a new sequence each time the movie is shown

              • Friday, 4 October, 2024
                35 min listen
                Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a mess worth seeing

                Last week saw the release of the director’s 40-year passion project. Film critics Danny Leigh and Nicolas Rapold join to discuss

              • Monday, 30 September, 2024
                22 min listen
                ‘My Old Ass’ director Megan Park on advice to our younger selves

                Writer-director Megan Park discusses her new film and why you can’t really give advice to your younger self

              • Friday, 27 September, 2024
                29 min listen
                Culture chat: ‘Intermezzo’ and the Sally Rooney phenomenon

                Sally Rooney’s novel ‘Intermezzo’ is one of the most anticipated of the year. Griselda Murray Brown and Laura Battle join to discuss

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