Episodes

  • Wiener Festwochen controversy and forgotten textiles

    Wiener Festwochen controversy and forgotten textiles
    Jun 6 2026

    Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the Wiener Festwochen controversy, Ukraine’s growing drone industry and the week’s news. Plus: designer Walid Damirji on giving forgotten textiles a second life.



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    39 mins
  • Stephen Colbert’s final show and Moomins on the road

    Stephen Colbert’s final show and Moomins on the road
    May 23 2026

    Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert’s final show, Hungary’s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum.

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    34 mins
  • Live from the Hay Festival 2026

    Live from the Hay Festival 2026
    May 30 2026

    Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.




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    32 mins
  • Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia

    Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
    May 16 2026

    Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival 2026.

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    40 mins
  • King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival

    King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
    May 2 2026

    Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin unpack King Charles III’s Washington speech, Trump’s troop withdrawal from Germany and more. Plus: ceramics at Affordable Art Fair Hampstead and Portugal’s International Sea Urchin Festival.

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    32 mins
  • State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping

    State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
    May 9 2026

    Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on Russia’s Victory Day parade and Britain’s growing anxiety. Plus: Amanda Craig on the state of the nation and Christopher Lamb on Pope Leo XIV’s first year.

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    33 mins
  • Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts

    Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
    Apr 25 2026

    Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Trump’s World Cup proposal and more of the week’s news. Plus: Stockholm Music Week’s debut and why creative industry gatherings matter.

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    35 mins
  • The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums

    The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
    Apr 18 2026

    Tira Shubart and Georgina Godwin examine why the Mandelson scandal is dominating UK politics despite global crises. Plus: updates on Iran, a French publishing exodus and the best small museums around the world.

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    31 mins