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Turn off your email alerts and settle into the weekend. We explore today's culture, big ideas, nuanced questions and what it means to live a good life. Join our host Lilah Raptopoulos every Saturday for inspiring conversations, in-depth storytelling, a bit of escapism and a lot of fun. Brought to you by the award-winning Life & Arts journalists at the Financial Times.

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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    22 min listen
    How to host the perfect dinner party

    FT food and drink editor Harriet Fitch Little joins Lilah to talk all things dinner parties

  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    20 min listen
    Shania Twain returns with ‘Queen of Me’

    The country-pop singer discusses her iconic 90s album ‘Come on Over’, recovering from Lyme disease, and touring again after a 10-year career break

  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    1 min listen
    Coming soon: Can AI help us speak to animals?

    Subscribe now to the FT's Tech Tonic podcast: Some scientists believe that rapid adv…

  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    25 min listen
    Best of: Why fine dining isn’t fine

    The FT’s Tim Hayward discusses the state of the restaurant industry following the announcement that Noma will close in 2024

  • Friday, 1 September, 2023
    19 min listen
    Fuchsia Dunlop and Chinese food

    Writer Fuschia Dunlop talks about the misconceptions of Chinese food — and why she believes it is the best cuisine in the world

  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    22 min listen
    He spent 10 years in a museum. This is what he learned

    Former Metropolitan Museum of Art guard Patrick Bringley talks about how to make the most out of museums, and takes us on a tour of his old stomping grounds

  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    21 min listen
    How pasta became political in Italy

    Mari Giusti and Alberto Grandi discuss the origins of Italian food and why they have become a hot topic in Italian politics

  • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
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    Introducing: The Russian Banker

    Who is Sergei Leontiev?

  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    24 min listen
    Jenny Lewis walks us through her new album

    Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis joins the podcast to discuss her new album, 'Joy’All', and what it’s like to be a musical mentor

  • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
    30 min listen
    FT Edit presents: Global sperm counts are falling. This scientist believes she knows why

    Shanna Swan is a scientist who has spent decades chasing a mystery: why global sperm…

  • Friday, 4 August, 2023
    25 min listen
    David Byrne on Talking Heads and ‘Here Lies Love’

    Musician David Byrne reflects on his concert documentary, 'Stop Making Sense', which is being re-released this month, and discusses his new Broadway show

  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    8 min listen
    FT Edit presents: Disney struggles to revive the magic

    Elemental, the new movie from Pixar studios, recently disappointed at the box office.

  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    19 min listen
    Wildfires are getting worse. Here's how we fight them now

    Henry Mance describes his experience training at a firefighting camp, and the impact that climate change is having on wildfires

  • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
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    FT Edit Presents: Can an English Chef become a pizza master?

    For the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some of our most popular articles fr…

  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
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    Author Lorrie Moore on her first novel in 14 years

    Lorrie Moore discusses her new novel, 'I Am Homeless if This is Not My Home'

  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    22 min listen
    The UK companies acting like the police

    Kadhim Shubber explains why UK private companies are able to prosecute criminals — even when the police don’t want them to

  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
    22 min listen
    AI hits the music industry

    Ludo Hunter-Tilney talks us through the implications of AI-generated music and the reaction from the industry

  • Friday, 7 July, 2023
    31 min listen
    Best Of: The secret lives of MI6’s women spies

    Helen Warrell discusses her six months following the women at the top of MI6 — and what they want us to know. Then, Tim Harford makes the case for quitting

  • Friday, 30 June, 2023
    25 min listen
    Why we should read translated novels, with author Georgi Gospodinov

    International Booker Prize winners Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel on the success of their novel 'Time Shelter'

  • Friday, 23 June, 2023
    20 min listen
    Don’t run away and buy a vineyard

    Marianna Giusti – whose family owns a vineyard in Tuscany – describes the reality of the job: the stresses, difficulties and financial risks

  • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
    17 min listen
    Food and Drink mini-series: Rethinking Mexican food and drink

    In our final bonus episode on food and drink, Mexican chef Pati Jinich and tequila maker Bertha González Nieves discuss their mission to elevate Mexican cuisine around the world

  • Friday, 16 June, 2023
    24 min listen
    How to have the perfect summer

    FT Magazine editor Matt Vella joins Lilah to talk through summer tips sent in by listeners

  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
    17 min listen
    Food and Drink mini-series: Dan Barber says good food starts with seeds

    In our third bonus episode on food and drink, chef Dan Barber makes the case for seed-to-table farming

  • Monday, 12 June, 2023
    1 min listen
    Introducing Unhedged

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  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    24 min listen
    Food and Drink mini-series: demystifying wine with André Mack

    In our latest bonus episode on food and drink, the sommelier and winemaker explains how wine has become less pretentious, and teaches us how to taste

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