Life and Art from FT Weekend
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The quality of the show is not as good as before
15/12/2023
I have been a big fan of the show through its many reincarnations and have loved the show and the hosts over the years. However I feel like the quality of the content has become more and more diluted. I really miss the “Culture Call” during early pandemic days when it has been such inspirational and joyous conversations between the hosts and the in-depth interviews with the cultural figures. Perhaps it’s an intentional pivot, since the name of the podcast has also changed. I welcome the experiments and do like a light-themed fun show sometimes. But I find the recent episodes very watered down and it’s become much more of a spontaneous chitchat that’s not that fun anymore because how it only scratches the surface of many topics… which leaves me wonder whether I should move on to other shows to satisfy the expectation of intellectual stimuli. I really loved the show and that’s why I wanted to share my thoughts about it!
Awful Host
15 Sept
So fed up of the host. The FT commands clout to attract great guests. Yet she is woefully unaware and poorly informed. How can you have lived in London for a few years and not know who Oasis are? She knows nothing about sport, art, theatre… get her off and find a half decent host. Then this show will be worthy of other FT podcasts.
Let down by inconsistency
30 Aug
I’m a big fan of Lilah and have been a listener for several years, but do increasingly feel like I don’t know what I’m going to get when I hit ‘play’. As a liLilahr you’re veeeery regularly urged to feedback on the show, which makes you feel like the listenership may be consistently low and the threat of cancellation make be on the horizon. Possibly proving that, it has in fact been switched up several times since we exited the pandemic, and frankly, some of it works and some of it doesn’t. Lilah is able to show her personality more and it can be a funner and more freewheeling show. On the other hand, it does feel increasingly shallow and concise. The fellow FT editors, based in the UK, often tend to be grating to me (a Briton) and not to have quite enough genuine interest in a discussion to match the presenter’s vibe. Also, although she’s more than entitled to as much time off as she wishes, as a listener there are an above average number of guest episodes from other shows slotted in, hiatuses, or stand-in presenters. Combined with the regular experimenting with the format, it tempts me to unfollow the show and only dip in occasionally. I feel Lilah is a wonderful presenter in need of a better vehicle for her talents tbh!
Great work!
6 May
I’m a regular listener of this podcast, but I particularly enjoyed this episode on Palestinian cuisine. It takes a lot of courage and humanity to feature the story of Chef Fadi Kattan at a time when they’re going through unimaginable horrors and destructions. Thank you Lailah and your team for the brilliant work you do for the listeners!
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- CreatorFinancial Times
- Years Active2016 - 2024
- Episodes353
- RatingClean
- Copyright© Financial Times
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