Life and Art from FT Weekend is the twice-weekly culture podcast of the Financial Times. On Monday, we talk about life, and how to live a good one in one-on-one conversations. On Friday, we talk about ‘art’ – in a chat show. Three FT journalists come together to discuss a new cultural release across film, TV, music and books. Hosted by Lilah Raptopoulos, together with the FT’s award-winning writers and editors, and special guests.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Life and Art from FT Weekend
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Life and Art from FT Weekend is the twice-weekly culture podcast of the Financial Times. On Monday, we talk about life, and how to live a good one in one-on-one conversations. On Friday, we talk about ‘art’ – in a chat show. Three FT journalists come together to discuss a new cultural release across film, TV, music and books. Hosted by Lilah Raptopoulos, together with the FT’s award-winning writers and editors, and special guests.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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January 17, 2025
Our final episode: thank you
<p>This is it. Today we present you a massive special episode full of wisdom, which answers your final pressing questions. Listeners wrote in from around the world — from Perth to Virginia to Prague — asking about music, cooking, careers, home, fashion and how to live a good life. Lilah invites her colleagues and friends on to explore them. And now, all there is left to say is a big, loud, wholehearted, vigorous thank you.</p><p>-------</p><p>Please keep in touch – Lilah loves hearing from you and will still be posting about culture, food, art and more on Instagram @<a href="https://instagram.com/lilahrap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lilahrap</a>. Email her at lilahrap@ft.com.</p><p>You can read Globetrotter at <a href="http://ft.com/globetrotter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/globetrotter</a> and follow along @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ftglobetrotter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ftglobetrotter</a> on Instagram.</p><p>-------</p><p><strong>Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): </strong></p><p>– Tim Harford’s podcast is called <a href="https://timharford.com/articles/cautionarytales/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cautionary Tales</a>, and his column is The Undercover Economist. He references Adam Gopnik and Oliver Burkeman, and if you want to lead a better life by spending less time on the internet, he recommends Cal Newport's book Digital Minimalism.</p><p>– Here are the cookbooks Harriet Fitch Little and Lilah mentioned: Fuchsia Dunlop's The Food of Sichuan, Fadi Kattan's Bethlehem, Maria Bradford's Sweet Salone, and Pati Jinich's Treasures of the Mexican Table. Harriet is on Instagram at @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/huffffle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hufffffle</a>.</p><p>– Isabel Berwick’s Working It newsletter is <a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=62039b7ea31d6577a31f70df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and her book is called The Future-Proof Career.</p><p>– Eric Platt, at the time of recording, was wearing a heather gray turtleneck and navy corduroys from Officine Générale and black Prada combat boots. If you’re interested in corporate finance, he’s on X and Bluesky @<a href="https://x.com/ericgplatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EricGPlatt</a>.</p><p>– Ludovic Hunter-Tilney mentions Gang Starr’s 1994 song “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD8hhNtxPgs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mostly tha Voice</a>”, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy's first album Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987), and Migos. One of his most listened to songs of 2024 was “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CVn3-3g_BI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bande organisée</a>”, by Marseille rap group 13'Organisé. Here’s another episode we love with Ludo, on Taylor Swift (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-chat-is-taylor-swifts-new-album-too-much/id1179847741?i=1000653645309" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pHfRZUD2TGPQgYrDiiecj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>).</p><p>– Enuma Okoro is an FT Weekend columnist. <a href="https://on.ft.com/4heNzeI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here’s her most recent column</a>, on new ways to think about the new year.</p><p>-------</p><p>Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art listeners are here: <a href="https://ft.com/lifeandart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://ft.com/lifeandart</a></p><p>-------</p><p>Music credits: Jive Records, Chrysalis and EMI Records, Quality Control Music</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8e98f643-acb0-4fdc-86a3-25c520593555" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
December 23, 2024
Cultural predictions for 2025: the year we accept the chaos
<p>It’s a time-honored tradition: for the third year in a row, FT Weekend editor-at-large Matt Vella joins Lilah to reflect on this past year, and muse on the coming one. We’ve asked listeners to send their predictions and wishes for 2025, and today we’re talking through them! Will next year bring an end to meme culture? How do we step away from restaurant reservation wars? Will Lena Dunham make a comeback? Plus, Matt tells us why he is embracing chaos, and why we should all let go of the fear of being watched.</p><p>------ </p><p>As you know, the show is ending in early January – and you can still send in a cultural question through December. What’s rolling around in your head? How can we help? Email Lilah at lilahrap@ft.com, or connect with her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilahrap/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lilahrap</a>.</p><p>-------</p><p><strong>Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): </strong></p><p>– You can flip through all of our listeners’ and colleagues’ predictions on Instagram, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18055782319753115/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>– You can read Lena Dunham on Sally Rooney in our 2024 Women of the Year round-up here: <a href="https://www.ft.com/womenof2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/womenof2024</a></p><p>– Lilah mentions <a href="https://annehelen.substack.com/p/posting-less" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this</a> piece by Anne Helen Petersen on how we’re all posting less on social media, and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opinion/food-agriculture-factory-farms-climate-change.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this</a> opinion piece by Michael Grunwald about the future of farming</p><p>– Matt mentions the rise of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/style/hollywood-men-stars-chalamet-sessa-wolfhard-noodle.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">noodle boys</a></p><p>– You can listen to last year’s predictions <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7c9fe07f-98a9-41e7-94b0-668133370e64" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, or by searching ‘Life and Art 2024 cultural predictions’</p><p>– Matt is on X <a href="https://x.com/mattvella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattvella</a></p><p>-------</p><p>Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: <a href="https://ft.com/lifeandart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://ft.com/lifeandart</a></p><p>-------</p><p>Music clip from Family Productions</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8f7067d0-107b-4e6e-930f-b5bc916f59ba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
December 20, 2024
The perfect winter survival guide
FT Weekend's Griselda Murray Brown and Cordelia Jenkins share practical winter tips and insights on appreciating the cold, dark months with a sense of joy and stimulation.
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