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Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Elizabeth Kolbert to Tom Paulin

Thu 11 Dec 2025

What to read this week, from Elizabeth Kolbert to Tom Paulin
Kathleen Jamie
Elizabeth Kolbert’s alarm call

Thu 11 Dec 2025

Elizabeth Kolbert’s alarm call
Lisa O’Kelly
James Fox: ‘The crafts are always revived in times of crisis’

Thu 11 Dec 2025

James Fox: ‘The crafts are always revived in times of crisis’
Sean O’Hagan
Tom Paulin’s exile state of mind

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Tom Paulin’s exile state of mind
2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…

38 mins • S1, E12

2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…
Matthew Bishop
Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street crash

Tue 9 Dec 2025

Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street crash
Tom Gatti
Introducing The Observer’s Sunday poem

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Introducing The Observer’s Sunday poem
Luke Turner
Lament for a lost London

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Lament for a lost London
Lucy Popescu
What it means to be German

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What it means to be German
Christopher Frayling
What to read to understand vampires

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What to read to understand vampires
What Spotify Wrapped 2025 tells us about the streaming industry

7 mins • S1, E1249

What Spotify Wrapped 2025 tells us about the streaming industry
Eimear McBride
Return to the Jon Fosse universe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Return to the Jon Fosse universe
Chris Power
The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston
Jonathan Bate
The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco

Thu 4 Dec 2025

What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco
Killian Fox
Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’
Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film

40 mins • S1, E11

Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film
Sir Richard Lambert
The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose
Tom Gatti
What to read this week: a Christmas books special

Thu 27 Nov 2025

What to read this week: a Christmas books special
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’
Writers choose their 2025 favourites

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Writers choose their 2025 favourites
Wicked: For Good suffers from sequel overload & Timothée Chalamet’s shenanigans

44 mins • S1, E10

Wicked: For Good suffers from sequel overload & Timothée Chalamet’s shenanigans
Kitty Empire
Greatest hits Radiohead reunion is a shape-shifting joy

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Greatest hits Radiohead reunion is a shape-shifting joy
The Michael Jackson fan dilemma

9 mins • S1, E1239

The Michael Jackson fan dilemma
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week: On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle
Kitty Empire
Is Taylor Swift a great poet?

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Is Taylor Swift a great poet?
Alex Clark
Jeanette Winterson’s story factory

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Jeanette Winterson’s story factory
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Jeanette Winterson to Taylor Swift

Wed 19 Nov 2025

What to read this week, from Jeanette Winterson to Taylor Swift
The Michael Jackson movie controversy & Christmas advert wars

37 mins • S1, E9

The Michael Jackson movie controversy & Christmas advert wars
Jude Rogers
TS Eliot’s 20th-century nightmare

Tue 18 Nov 2025

TS Eliot’s 20th-century nightmare
Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke
Jade Cuttle
Digging for the dead

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Digging for the dead
Anthony Cummins
Confessions of a reluctant bookseller

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Confessions of a reluctant bookseller
Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing
Simon Winchester
What to read to understand the weather

Sun 16 Nov 2025

What to read to understand the weather
Rowan Moore
The houses that England built

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The houses that England built
Chris Power
Paperback of the week:  Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week:  Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu
Marina Wheeler
Lady Hale’s rescue plan for the legal system

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Lady Hale’s rescue plan for the legal system

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