Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire
Nina dos Santos joins Georgina Godwin to look through the week’s news and culture. Plus: writer and translator Kate Tsurkan on how Ukrainian literature is thriving despite the ongoing war.See omnystud...
28 Feb 31min
Trump’s tariffs, royal scandal and technology vs human nature
Niklaus Nuspliger and Georgina Godwin on Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fate and the Chinese New Year show with robots. Plus: DJ Haai on how technology and human natu...
21 Feb 31min
The day of love and the end of the world?
Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to discuss “a new era in geopolitics” at the Munich Security Conference. Plus: Andrew Mueller answers our romantic dilemmas and a review of Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuth...
14 Feb 35min
The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 kicks off with a rousing opening ceremony
Georgina Godwin and Vincent McAviney discuss the latest Epstein files releases and mass layoffs at ‘The Washington Post’. Then: the Trieste Film Festival and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 20...
7 Feb 30min
Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry
Tira Shubart and Emma Nelson on the latest deep-space mission, Iran’s regime and the potential derailing of the Bayeux Tapestry move. Plus: Disco Bambino on the enduring appeal of Italian disco.See om...
31 Jan 33min
Trump’s Board of Peace, football diplomacy and a must-see exhibition
Yossi Mekelberg and Georgina Godwin with the latest on Ukraine, Trump’s Board of Peace and how football intersects with geopolitics. Plus: the Lee Miller exhibition at London’s Tate Britain and the po...
24 Jan 34min
How is 2026 only 17 days old? Plus: London Art Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival
Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson look back on 2026 so far, including Trump’s Greenland aspirations and the Gaza peace plan. Plus: The London Art Fair and Georgina Godwin at Jaipur Literature Festival.See...
17 Jan 34min
Protests in Iran, Adelaide Writers’ Week and the luxury market in 2026
Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news and culture, including Adelaide Writers’ Week controversy, escalating protests in Iran and a new radio station in Berlin. Plus: the luxury ma...
10 Jan 30min
