We love tequila. It’s causing problems
This week, we talk tequila. Over the last 20 years, it has become wildly popular, celebrity-endorsed, and top-shelf. Tequila and mezcal are the fastest-growing spirit category in the US; this year, th...
8 Apr 202325min
Best of: How Shakespeare gave actor Michael Patrick Thornton his life back
This weekend, we bring you a conversation with actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who is currently in a buzzy Broadway production of A Doll's House alongside Jessica Chastain. When Michael was 24, he had...
1 Apr 202332min
The art of the celebrity interview, with Sam Fragoso
This week, Lilah compares notes on interviewing with podcaster Sam Fragoso. Sam's show Talk Easy features in-depth conversations with some of the biggest names in culture: from Cate Blanchett and Judd...
27 Mar 202326min
Ben Okri on poetry and politics. Plus: graffiti legend 10 Foot
This week, we host a writer and an editor in conversation. Booker-winning novelist and poet Ben Okri and outgoing FT Weekend editor Alec Russell meet in the studio on Alec’s last day in the role. They...
17 Mar 202332min
Elif Batuman rethinks Russian literature
This week Lilah speaks with author Elif Batuman about rethinking Russian literature given Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, cultural institutions have grap...
10 Mar 202329min
Best of: Chef Mashama Bailey on reclaiming African-American food
This week Lilah goes to Savannah, Georgia, to visit chef Mashama Bailey. In 2022, Mashama won Outstanding Chef at the James Beard Awards. Since 2014, she has been chef and partner at The Grey, a resta...
3 Mar 202330min
Ukraine one year on, with filmmaker Nadia Parfan
This week marks a year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, Lilah speaks with Ukrainian director Nadia Parfan, whose documentary short 'I did not want to make a war film' is...
24 Feb 202319min
Artist Nick Cave on police violence and history repeating
This week, we speak with visual artist Nick Cave. Cave is best known for his ‘Soundsuits’: vibrant, whimsical costumes that entirely cover the face and body. But the Soundsuits are not just playful. H...
17 Feb 202331min
