Tracking down Nigeria’s stolen artefacts
This week, we talk about the Benin Bronzes, a group of sacred artefacts stolen by British colonisers from the west African Kingdom of Benin. Guest host Lulu Smyth speaks to Aanu Adeoye and Josh Spero,...
2 Dec 202225min
Best Of: The international mystery of 'the Hum'
This week, we return to one of our favourite episodes. We go searching for the Hum, a mysterious noise that has plagued the residents of Halifax, West Yorkshire. It’s an uncomfortable, low-frequency s...
25 Nov 202229min
Travel mini-series: Nomadic Matt’s travel hacks
In the fourth and final episode of our special mini-series on travel, Lilah talks with Matt Kepnes, the creator of the popular travel blog Nomadic Matt. Matt has been traveling the globe for nearly 20...
23 Nov 202212min
Why your brain craves Despacito. Plus: books of 2022
This week, we learn why we love the music we love. Lilah speaks with Susan Rogers, who was a recording engineer for Prince on albums such as ‘Purple Rain’. Now she's a neuroscientist who has studied w...
18 Nov 202230min
Travel mini-series: the FT’s travel editor talks tourism
In the third episode of our special mini-series on travel, Lilah talks with our travel editor, Tom Robbins. Tom is an expert on the tourism industry. We discuss the biggest trends in travel, and he gi...
16 Nov 202212min
Chef Eric Ripert’s secret to outlasting trends
This week, we speak to legendary chef Eric Ripert on the 50th anniversary of his restaurant Le Bernardin, possibly the most consistently critically beloved restaurant in the world. Keeping a restauran...
13 Nov 202234min
Travel mini-series: Jessica Nabongo visits every country
In the second episode of our special mini-series on travel, Lilah talks with Jessica Nabongo. Jessica is one of the few people, and the first black woman on record, to have visited every country in th...
9 Nov 202213min
Triangle of Sadness with director Ruben Östlund
This week we meet Swedish film director Ruben Östlund. His new movie Triangle of Sadness won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palm D’Or, and is one of the most talked-about releases of the ye...
4 Nov 202228min
