Episodes

  • Weekend: episode two of a new podcast

    Weekend: episode two of a new podcast
    Apr 1 2022
    Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street (2m00s), Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett (9m56s), Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind (26m32s), and David Robson examines why we’re so stressed about stress (41m08s). If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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    50 mins
  • Weekend: episode one of a new podcast

    Weekend: episode one of a new podcast
    Feb 5 2022
    Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on another less than stellar week for Boris Johnson (1m38s), Edward Helmore charts the rise of Joe Rogan (9m46s), Laura Snapes goes deep with singer George Ezra (18m30s), and Alex Moshakis asks, “Are you a jerk at work?” (34m40s). If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts
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    49 mins
  • Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast
    Jul 1 2021
    Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his latest TV series, It’s a Sin. Future guests will include Nish Kumar, Rafe Spall and Aisling Bea. Episodes willl be released every Tuesday – search for it wherever you get your podcasts
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    40 mins
  • Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

    Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series
    Feb 8 2021
    The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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    26 mins
  • Innermost: another episode of our new series

    Innermost: another episode of our new series
    Aug 3 2020
    We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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    20 mins
  • Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

    Innermost: episode 1 of a new series
    Jun 25 2020
    The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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    17 mins
  • Mark Guiliana on the album that sounds like innocence – The Start podcast

    Mark Guiliana on the album that sounds like innocence – The Start podcast
    Mar 29 2018
    The drummer and composer talks about Locked in a Basement, the album he recorded with his band Heernt, before facing the pressures of adulthood
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    18 mins
  • Shirin Neshat on the video art that reconnected her with Iran - The Start podcast

    Shirin Neshat on the video art that reconnected her with Iran - The Start podcast
    Mar 22 2018
    The visual artist reveals how her installation Turbulent built a community among the Iranian diaspora in New York, and expressed her feelings for her homeland
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    19 mins