Why our fashion editor buys almost nothing new
Last year, the FT’s fashion editor Lauren Indvik made a pledge that surprised us. She vowed to buy just five new items of clothing and shoes all year long. The number comes from a study that says in o...
15 Jan 202418min
Comfort watch: Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
This week, as we enter the depths of January, we return to an old comfort classic: the 2003 Nancy Meyers romcom Something’s Gotta Give, starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. In it, two middle-aged...
12 Jan 202428min
A travel guide for visiting all 50 US states
In the height of the coronavirus pandemic, our US banking editor Josh Franklin began a travel hobby that became an out-and-out goal. He wanted to see more of America, so he decided to visit all 50 sta...
8 Jan 202416min
Culture Chat: ‘The Boy and the Heron’, and Miyazaki’s legacy
This Friday, for our first episode of 2024, we discuss The Boy and The Heron, the latest film from legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and his team at Studio Ghibli. It is the most expensive Japanese f...
5 Jan 202423min
Working It: why are so many people retraining as psychotherapists?
While the Life and Art team takes a break for Christmas, we’re sharing an episode of Working It, the FT’s workplace podcast hosted by Isabel Berwick. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, tens ...
1 Jan 202414min
Culture Gabfest: the Beyhive swarms the box office
Life & Art presents a special episode from Slate’s Culture Gabfest podcast, hosted by culture critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner. The three hosts first explore Renaissance: A F...
29 Des 202351min
History of Literature: a conversation with Anne Enright, winner of the Man Booker Prize
Life & Art presents an episode of History of Literature. After taking a look at Emily Dickinson's Poem #269 ("Wild Nights - wild nights!"), Jacke Wilson talks to novelist Anne Enright about growin...
25 Des 202358min
Culture chat: Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet
For our last episode of 2023, we’re bringing you a special discussion on ‘Wonka’, this year’s family Christmas film and a musical extravaganza. Starring Timothée Chalamet, it follows the life of a you...
22 Des 202322min
