How western eaters get Chinese food wrong, with Fuchsia Dunlop
This week, we explore Chinese cuisine with cook and food writer Fuchsia Dunlop. In the west, misconceptions and prejudices surround Chinese food: that it’s unhealthy, or oily, or simple. In reality, i...
1 Sep 202319min
He spent 10 years in a museum. This is what he learned
This week, we go to one of the world’s largest museums, so a former guard can teach us new ways to appreciate art. Patrick Bringley was a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a decade. He recen...
25 Aug 202322min
How pasta became political in Italy
This week, we're talking about the politics of Italian food. Earlier this year, the FT's Marianna Giusti wrote a viral article called "Why everything I, an Italian, thought about Italian food was wron...
18 Aug 202321min
Introducing: The Russian Banker
Who is Sergei Leontiev? To the US asylum system, he’s an exiled Russian banker who was persecuted by the state and forced to flee. To Russia, he’s said to be responsible for massive fraud. On The Russ...
17 Aug 20231min
Jenny Lewis walks us through her new album
This week, musician Jenny Lewis joins Lilah to break down how she writes a song. Lewis’s music has paved the way for many famous pop stars and singer-songwriters today. She brings us through her traje...
11 Aug 202324min
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 counts have seemingly dropped significantly since the 1930s. At its heart, this story is simply a brilliant yarn. I...
9 Aug 202330min
David Byrne on Talking Heads and ‘Here Lies Love’
This week, musician David Byrne joins Lilah in the FT’s New York newsroom to talk about how he makes creative choices. Byrne has been an enduring cultural figure for more than four decades, known for ...
4 Aug 202325min
FT Edit presents: Disney struggles to revive the magic
For the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some of our most popular articles from the FT Edit app.Elemental, the new movie from Pixar studios, recently disappointed at the box office.On this epis...
3 Aug 20237min
