Life and Art from FT Weekend is the twice-weekly culture podcast of the Financial Times. On Monday,
This week, bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld joins us to talk about romantic comedies. Curtis is
Robert Shrimsley has written a satirical column for the FT for years, and this week we talk through
This week, we speak with artist Sheida Soleimani. Soleimani grew up in the American Midwest hearing
This week, we consider what it means to have a good death. As nursing strikes escalate throughout th
This weekend, we meet actor Arian Moayed. You may know him as Stewy Hosseini from HBO’s Succession,
This week, Lilah speaks to Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, whose new show Plays
There’s been a lot of big finance and economics news in 2023. Whether it's stories about rising inte
This week, we go to a racetrack in Miami, Florida to drink some beers, place some bets, and discover
This week, we talk tequila. Over the last 20 years, it has become wildly popular, celebrity-endorsed
This weekend, we bring you a conversation with actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who is currently in a
This week, Lilah compares notes on interviewing with podcaster Sam Fragoso. Sam's show Talk Easy fea
This week, we host a writer and an editor in conversation. Booker-winning novelist and poet Ben Okri
This week Lilah speaks with author Elif Batuman about rethinking Russian literature given Russia’s w
This week Lilah goes to Savannah, Georgia, to visit chef Mashama Bailey. In 2022, Mashama won Outsta
This week marks a year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, Lilah speaks
This week, we speak with visual artist Nick Cave. Cave is best known for his ‘Soundsuits’: vibrant,
The announcement that the world’s top restaurant, Noma, will close in 2024, has spawned dozens of th
This week, we’re joined by Gabrielle Zevin, author of the novel ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorro
The Oscar nominations have been announced. This weekend, we revisit two of our interviews from last
This weekend, the FT's Claire Bushey asks a question that sounds poetic but is actually entirely uns
