Life and Art from FT Weekend

Financial Times

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.

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20 episodes
Updated Jan 17, 2025

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Jan 17, 2025 · 59 min
Our final episode: thank you
For our last ever episode, Lilah answers listener questions with our top FT critics, columnists and experts about music, cooking, careers and more
Dec 23, 2024 · 34 min
Cultural predictions for 2025: the year we accept the chaos
We asked listeners what they think will happen next year in culture. Matt Vella joins Lilah to talk through the predictions
Dec 20, 2024 · 29 min
The perfect winter survival guide
Our winter survival guide is here. Griselda Murray Brown and Cordelia Jenkins talk about daily ways to make the coldest months a little brighter
Dec 16, 2024 · 29 min
Novelist Elif Shafak: ‘Writers are the memory keepers’
Writer Elif Shafak discusses her new novel, There are Rivers in the Sky, and why oral traditions still matter
Dec 13, 2024 · 26 min
Books books books! Our top picks from 2024
Our favourite literary duo Fred Studemann and Laura Battle join us for one last big books of the year audio round-up
Dec 9, 2024 · 27 min
The oldest cuisine in the world
In a new cookbook, Assyrian recipes are collected that have been passed down orally for centuries. Lilah speak to the mother and son authors
Dec 6, 2024 · 33 min
Our massive holiday gift guide, and tips for a less stressful Christmas
Ideas for easy Christmas gifts, and tips on how to actually enjoy December, with FT Magazine’s Harriet Fitch Little and HTSI’s Louis Wise
Dec 2, 2024 · 21 min
Filmmaker Richard Linklater on Hit Man and whether people can change
The director of ‘Boyhood’ and, most recently, ‘Hit Man’ reflects on the similarities in his movies
Nov 25, 2024 · 25 min
How Eli Zabar made America more gourmet
we spend the episode at Eli Zabar’s renowned grocery market on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
Nov 22, 2024 · 28 min
Culture chat: ‘Wicked’ hits the high notes
The much-anticipated film adaptation of the Broadway musical may be this year’s biggest cinematic risk. Does it live up to the hype?
Nov 18, 2024 · 22 min
Best of: why men’s fashion is skimpier and more queer
This summer, men bared way more skin – on the runway and on the street. The FT’s Robert Armstrong and Eric Platt join Lilah to talk about what it means
Nov 16, 2024 · 29 min
Culture chat: ‘Anora’, the unlikely film leading the Oscar race
Director Sean Baker’s latest movie about a sex worker in Brooklyn gets the FT treatment from film critic Danny Leigh and India Ross
Nov 11, 2024 · 20 min
Jancis Robinson on how to start collecting wine
Our wine critic — esteemed author and Master of Wine Jancis Robinson — walks us through having wine in your home
Nov 8, 2024 · 22 min
Our critics’ best advice for how to discover new music
FT music critics Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Arwa Haider discuss how to break out of the algorithm and define your own taste
Nov 4, 2024 · 20 min
What is the future of photography?
US art critic Ariella Budick joins us for a conversation about the medium
Nov 1, 2024 · 31 min
Culture Chat: the bonkbuster world of ‘Rivals’
We discuss ‘Rivals’, the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s romance novel. Lilah is joined by Robert Shrimsley and Harriet Fitch Little
Oct 28, 2024 · 27 min
Historian Simon Schama wants to make truth sexy again
Ahead of the US presidential election, historian, documentary host and political commentator Simon Schama joins Lilah to discuss the collapse of truth
Oct 25, 2024 · 29 min
Halloween Chat: ‘Beetlejuice’ and the lost art of soft horror
For our Halloween episode, we discuss what the original movie did in 1988 that’s missing in film now. Lilah is joined by Stephen Bush and Topher Forhecz
Oct 21, 2024 · 27 min
Chef Victoria Blamey is giving the tasting menu new life
The executive chef of New York’s Blanca, talks candidly about what it takes to create a tasting menu that goes beyond gastronomic cliches
Oct 18, 2024 · 27 min
Culture Chat: The FT takes on ‘Industry’ season 3
Lilah is joined by Henry Mance and Alice Ross to talk about the most recent season of the HBO finance drama

Life and Art from FT Weekend

Our final episode: thank you

Cultural predictions for 2025: the year we accept the chaos

The perfect winter survival guide

Novelist Elif Shafak: ‘Writers are the memory keepers’

Books books books! Our top picks from 2024

The oldest cuisine in the world

Our massive holiday gift guide, and tips for a less stressful Christmas

Filmmaker Richard Linklater on Hit Man and whether people can change

How Eli Zabar made America more gourmet

Culture chat: ‘Wicked’ hits the high notes

Best of: why men’s fashion is skimpier and more queer

Culture chat: ‘Anora’, the unlikely film leading the Oscar race

Jancis Robinson on how to start collecting wine

Our critics’ best advice for how to discover new music

What is the future of photography?

Culture Chat: the bonkbuster world of ‘Rivals’

Historian Simon Schama wants to make truth sexy again

Halloween Chat: ‘Beetlejuice’ and the lost art of soft horror

Chef Victoria Blamey is giving the tasting menu new life

Culture Chat: The FT takes on ‘Industry’ season 3