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Weekend — 181 episodes

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Off Duty: The Crime

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The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one

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Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1

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The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter – an Audio Long Read podcast

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The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia and then came to symbolise its moral decay – an Audio Long Read podcast

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Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast

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Seth Rogen: slacker to studio boss; Marina Hyde on Trump making anywhere but America great again; and Philippa Perry helps with imposter syndrome

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Actor Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts; Marina Hyde on ‘grotesque’ JD Vance; and ‘how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice’

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Actor Danny Dyer on aliens and cocaine; the anti-vax parents who changed their minds; and Philippa Perry on feeling unimportant

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The White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood, Marina Hyde on Daddy Musk, and are we over-diagnosing illness?

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‘I forgive them for what they’ve done’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of daughter Brianna

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Can Drake come back from Kendrick Lamar’s diss?; Marina Hyde on Starmer aping Trump; ‘I was trapped for 65 hours under 4,000 tons of rubble’; and Philippa Perry on setting boundaries with your parents

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Marina Hyde on Kanye and Bianca; the woman who lives without money; Roman Kemp on tattoos and mental health; and Philippa Perry on ‘chaotic’ partners

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Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and fighting classism; Marina Hyde on why gen Z kids are not alright; and the mind/body revolution

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My mum the family vlogger and child abuser; Marina Hyde on Trump’s ‘golden age’; and Spotify’s Billions Club

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Huel creator James Collier on bodybuilding and bullies; Marina Hyde on fawning Trump tech bros; and Philippa Perry’s advice on a dwindling sex life – Podcast

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‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’: Pelicot’s daughter speaks; and Philippa Perry on the deceptive ‘spark’

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Revisited: a new approach to quitting smoking; how to stop people-pleasing; and why do we have the dreams we do?

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Revisited: actor Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; and America’s top pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world

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Bros’s Matt Goss on love and loss; ‘my father, the serial killer’; Marina Hyde on Prince Andrew and the spy; and Philippa Perry on finding purpose at 80 – podcast

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‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children go ‘no contact’

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Revisited: Bafta-winner Jamie Demetriou, unmasking dating app cheats, and peeing: to sit or not to sit?

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The man who caught his catfish; actor Kaya Scodelario on Skins, scares and sex scenes; and Philippa Perry on coping with the climate crisis

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Jacob Rees-Mogg on abortion, religion and reality TV; Marina Hyde on Musk vs Trump Jr; inheritance inequity; and teenage love – podcast

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The truth about dark empaths, why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors? And Philippa Perry on overcoming social awkwardness

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‘My lips and cheeks caved in’ – when filler removal goes wrong, Marina Hyde on Trump-based amnesia, and my husband the conspiracy theorist– podcast

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Rob Beckett on dyslexia and dark thoughts, Marina Hyde on the Saoirse Ronan truth bomb, and Philippa Perry on nuanced honesty

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Why Rivals is the horny, hopeful show we need, Marina Hyde on Musk’s $1m voter gifts, the secret life of a care worker, and Philippa Perry on lying

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Marina Hyde on Strictly’s latest row; the father who lost his daughter in the Sandy Hook school shooting – then faced years of abuse; and Philippa Perry on mismatched sex drives

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Al Pacino tells the inside story of The Godfather, and Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer, the unforced error machine

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Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, the mothers who regret having kids, and Philippa Perry on boastful rich friends

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Marina Hyde on Al Fayed and Diddy’s enablers, the hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor, and Philippa Perry on embracing anger

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Janet Jackson on Michael and motherhood, Friends at 30, and Marina Hyde on the real ‘enigma’ about Charlotte Owen

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Best of Weekend part 2: Louis Theroux, a late life gender transition, and is it murder if you’re asleep?

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Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry (part 2)

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Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry (part 1)

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Best of Weekend part 1: Julia Fox, are we to blame for our bad habits? And surviving a ship wreck

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Actor Michael Sheen on leaving Los Angeles, presenter Alison Hammond’s rise to fame, and Philippa Perry on empty-nest syndrome

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Actor Gillian Anderson on female desire, singer Chappell Roan’s slow and steady rise, and how to stop people-pleasing

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Growing up in a utopian commune - and the dangers that came with it; Marina Hyde on the Trump-Musk interview; and the power of embracing selfishness

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Marina Hyde on the ‘brave’ inciters of Britain’s race riots; lightning struck my plane and I plunged 3,000m; the delights of the dead hang

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Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; the fallacy of ‘tradwives’; and ‘My dying wife found me a girlfriend’

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Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton became a cycling legend; and what’s missing from Twisters?

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Is this the Brat girl summer? Marina Hyde predicts a sticky end for Trump-Vance, how to be a Norwegian parent, and Ask Philippa on sibling rivalry

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Marina Hyde’s career advice for Joe Biden, the world’s smallest stuntman, Philippa Perry on ‘failure’, and could you forgive your childhood bully?

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Actor Kevin Bacon on learning selflessness, the secret lives of porn addicts, and what’s it like to be a private tutor for the rich?

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Keir Starmer’s most personal interview yet, the woman who gave birth to her granddaughter, and why do we have the dreams we do?– podcast

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Marina Hyde on Sunak and class, my parachute failed at at 4,000ft, my gaming-addicted son, and a new approach to quitting smoking

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Azeem Rafiq talks racism, cricket, and leaving Britain; Philippa Perry offers advice on a painful crush; why Rory Stewart quit politics; and the big British bamboo crisis

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New series – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph: Taylor Swift cultural icon or turbo-capitalist?

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A Guardian Blind Date happy ending, the boy who fled the Nazis, and Philippa Perry’s advice on an alcoholic father

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America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world, Marina Hyde on the election campaign trail, and is doing nothing the secret of happiness?

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Stephen Merchant on his ‘preposterous’ trajectory; the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app; and when does drinking become a problem?

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Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video

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Josh O’Connor on Zendaya and gardening; Marina Hyde on the Met Gala; being a boy in 2024; and Philippa Perry offers advice on leaving a legacy

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Comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

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‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism and success; John Crace on ‘tetchy’ Rishi; the answer to insomnia hell; and Baby Reindeer fall out – podcast

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The extraordinary story of the biggest art fraud in American history, plus Zoe Williams on Liz Truss

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What’s it like to be a sociopath?; Gen Z’s lust for Sex and the City; and Marina Hyde on ‘President’ The Rock

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Nick Cave on how grief shapes his art, Marina Hyde on the Thames Water crisis, and bread’s role in British society

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Gillian Anderson on playing Emily Maitlis; Marina Hyde on the Tories’ misguided attack ad; and the quest to live to 100

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‘We’re ready’ – Labour’s Angela Rayner takes on the Tories; and how an app sparked a late-life gender transition

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Teacher Michael Donkor on coming out to his pupils; finding love via small ads; and are bad habits your fault?

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Does murder count if you’re asleep? Marina Hyde on Christian Horner’s F1 drama; and how inanity ruined the red carpet

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A Ted Bundy survivor on finding happiness, John Crace on the Tories’ Islamophobia problem, and the ‘worst film ever made’

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The Libertines’ tortured reunion, Marina Hyde on celebrity-dictator bromances, and the simple trick to enjoying life more

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John Crace on Rishi’s GB News grilling; when yoga turns toxic; and why a father is rejecting anger after his daughter’s murder

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Michael J Fox on Parkinson’s and a potential cure, Marina Hyde on Liz Truss’s relaunch, and Emma Stone’s Poor Things intimacy coordinator

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Crystal Hefner on surviving the Playboy Mansion, Marina Hyde on Laurence Fox, and how to protect your brain from dementia

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Weekend podcast: Strictly star Johannes Radebe, John Crace reviews the new Tory ‘comics’, and how to spot a liar

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Bernie Sanders on Trump and democracy, Marina Hyde on Prince Harry, and is brain-boosting coffee a fad?

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Jodie Foster on gen Z, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and does rejection therapy work?

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Weekend podcast: best of 2023 – part 2

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Weekend podcast: best of 2023 – part 1

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Weekend podcast: Victoria Mary Clarke remembers her husband Shane McGowan, Marina Hyde on Michelle ‘PPE’ Mone, and the shame of the ‘silent treatment’

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Actor Toby Jones, John Crace on Sunak at the Covid inquiry, and how Taylor Swift gets in shape for her shows

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Marina Hyde on Omid Scobie’s royal naming mishap, and the extraordinary story of an English couple, a Ukrainian surrogate and a baby

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Gareth Gates, John Crace on Rishi losing his marbles, and the profound effect of nature on our brains

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What’s happened to The Crown? Surviving a shipwreck, how Aldi and Lidl changed British shoppers, and Philippa Perry on loneliness

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Nicolas Cage, Marina Hyde on David Cameron’s return, plus cardiologists’ advice for a healthy heart

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Harry Potter’s stunt double on life after breaking his neck on set, and Marina Hyde on Nadine Dorries’s new book

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Louis Theroux, Marina Hyde on the Covid inquiry, and remembering Matthew Perry

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Olympian Caster Semenya speaks out, Marina Hyde on GB News, plus the ghost hunter turned skeptic

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Bella Ramsey, Marina Hyde on Princess Di’s ghost, and the woman crushed by an elephant

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Dolly Parton, John Crace on Keir Starmer, and could a hair transplant change one man’s life?

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Actor Julia Fox, John Crace at the Tory party conference, and The Greatest Show Never Made

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Joan Collins on love, loss and lust at 90, and Marina Hyde on Rishi’s ‘longtermism’

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What makes Elon Musk tick?; Marina Hyde on the Russell Brand allegations

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Grace Dent on the love of cheese, Marina Hyde on dull spy ‘scandals’, and a male escort on what women want

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Richard Osman on conquering publishing, Marina Hyde on RAAC, and poet Maggie Smith on divorce

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Olivia Rodrigo, Marina Hyde on Prince Andrew, and the dark impact of Shallow Hal

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Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 2

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Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 1

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Author Jacqueline Wilson, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock as ‘just Ken’, and is snacking a problem?

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At home with world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, John Crace on Rishi’s climate retreat, and comedian Michelle Brasier on befriending her scammer

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History-making footballer Viv Anderson, the TV makeover’s chequered past, and the slow running revolution

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Weekend podcast: Heartstopper’s Kit Connor, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and the genesis of ‘boundaries’ in therapy.

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Actor Cillian Murphy, Marina Hyde on the demolition of Captain Tom’s legacy, and nuptials on a budget

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An affair that changed my life – an exclusive extract of Joe Gibson’s memoir, and Marina Hyde on Rishi Sunak’s ‘spirit of cricket’

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Actor Simon Pegg, Marina Hyde on the benevolent Lord Lebedev, and the truth about inflammation

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Strictly winner and actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, Marina Hyde on the one-trick Sussexes, and is an AI affair cheating?

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Alex Scott on love, Lineker and the Women’s World Cup, Marina Hyde on Boris’ deluded acolytes, why indulgence means success

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Juno star Elliot Page, Marina Hyde on holier-than-thou Holly, and the Secret Tory comes clean

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Former Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears, Marina Hyde on fauxlanthropist Jeff Bezos, and meaning in a post-divorce world

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The genesis of Succession, Marina Hyde on Suella Braverman, and life tips from a hostage negotiator

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Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey, Marina Hyde on the This Morning ‘rift’, and the bereaved sex taboo

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Actor Ruth Wilson, Marina Hyde on coronation protest arrests, and the man hit by lightning

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Multi-platinum singer Kesha, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and coronations gone awry

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Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg, being the only survivor of a plane crash, and is AI getting out of control?

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Fatima Whitbread, Marina Hyde on the coronation ‘moment’, and Ruthie Henshall turns campaigner

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Musician Feist, Marina Hyde on the world leaders who just won’t stop, theatre audiences behaving badly– podcast

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Charles Dance, the ‘missing personality type’, and Marina Hyde on politicians’ priorities

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Remembering Paul O’Grady, Marina Hyde on Gwyneth’s trial, and Zoe Williams refutes the ‘men are trash’ narrative

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Marina Hyde on Boris’s last hurrah, the world’s favourite poem, and decoding midlife fashion

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Episode one of season two: Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph – Are we over the Oscars?

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Paris Hilton, the mystery of the missing Oscars, and do we have depression all wrong?

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Weekend podcast: Zoe Williams on Boris’ honours list, what the film The Whale gets wrong, plus life lessons from hospice volunteering

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Oscar-winning designer Jenny Beavan, Gen Z’s ‘tech shame’, and Katy Wix’s near-fatal and life-changing crash

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Bafta-winner Jamie Demetriou, unmasking dating app cheats, and peeing: to sit or not to sit?

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Actor Cate Blanchett, the rise of energy drinks and the science of personality

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Munroe Bergdorf’s revelatory memoir, Marina Hyde on deluded ex-prime ministers, and the key to happiness

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Male friendships, Prince Andrew’s comeback, and hyper-organised homes

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Actor Michelle Williams, Marina Hyde on Nadhim Zahawi’s career, and Sam Wollaston plays pickleball

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Extreme swimming, Marina Hyde on a broken police force, and rude place names

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Actor Kathleen Turner, Marina Hyde on Prince Harry’s memoir, and navigating fertility as twins

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An exclusive interview with comedian Rhod Gilbert, why money really can’t buy you happiness, the pros and cons of tech

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Weekend podcast: best of 2022 – part 2

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Weekend podcast: best of 2022 – part 1

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Marina Hyde on Meghan and Harry, navigating festive feuds, embracing pantomime dames

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Actor Kathy Burke, Marina Hyde on Dominic Raab, the demise of Made.com

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Actor Billie Piper, Marina Hyde on Balenciaga, leaving Scientology

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Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman, Marina Hyde on England’s armband U-turn, the house-sitters defying the cost of living crisis, the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency exchange: FTX

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A message from our Pop Culture With Chanté Joseph podcast

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Actor Letitia Wright, Marina Hyde on Jeff Bezos, the student who sued Pepsi for a fighter jet

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Episode two of a new podcast: Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph – Has The Crown lost its way?

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A Michelle Obama exclusive, Marina Hyde on Boris’ honours list, why quiet nights in are the new going out

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Episode one of a new podcast: Pop Culture With Chanté Joseph – Rihanna is back … what makes her such an icon?

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Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock, plus fussy eaters, Peter Tatchell and digital break ups

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Episode one of a new podcast: Ben Roberts-Smith v the media

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Singer Lewis Capaldi, Marina Hyde on Rishi Sunak, queer horror, and the secret to TikTok

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Love Island’s Ekin-Su, Marina Hyde, the power of body clocks

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Actor Viola Davis, Marina Hyde on John Cleese, botox, burnout

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Comedian Lenny Henry , Marina Hyde at the Tory conference, the wild world of chess

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Marina Hyde, comedian Jayde Adams, and the obsession with pumpkin spice

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Actor Jeff Bridges, Welcome to ‘First Blokes’ Club, the secret to happiness

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Can I tell you a secret: episode one of a new podcast

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Willow Smith, Marina Hyde on hecklers, the Queen in film

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Hadley Freeman on psychedelics, the value of small talk, Jennette McCurdy

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From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II

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Movie legend Pam Grier, Rory Stewart, the price of heartbreak

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The ‘disappearance’ of Agatha Christie, Marina Hyde on the sewage scandal, animal emotions

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Marina Hyde on Brooklyn Beckham, Nish Kumar’s Fringe, music post-30

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Weekend podcast: Marina on Trump’s raid, Tom Daley, and Hypochondria

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Weekend podcast: best of 2022 … so far – part 2

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Weekend podcast: best of 2022 … so far – part 1

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Actor John Cho, anti-ambition, naked yoga

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John McEnroe, pet custody battles, men rocking skirts

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Marina on Johnson’s exit, digital amnesia, celebrity lookalikes

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The Regency era: why we’re obsessed, Marina Hyde on Boris’ Chequers treehouse, calling the cops on jokes, and the end of shampoo – podcast

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Fatboy Slim, Marina Hyde, ‘winging it’ to the top

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Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, Marina Hyde on that policy, scaring yourself happy

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Musician Pete Doherty, Marina Hyde, tips on making tough choices

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Singer Avril Lavigne, the Heartstopper generation, tips for summer sleeping

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Wagatha Christie, John Crace on Partygateo, open relationships

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Weekend podcast: Kasabian, cost of living and why we love “like”

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Jarvis Cocker, Marina Hyde on Starmer’s Beergate, Sofie Hagen on influencing, clash of the Cannes– podcast

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Eurovision, Marina Hyde on Roe v Wadde, bad taste and the Met Gala, middle-aged tattoos

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Arcade Fire, Marina Hyde on Elon’s Twitter Takeover, lessons from therapy, hyperempaths

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Actor Sienna Miller, Marina Hyde on Boris’ 1000th day, the fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, fast fashion

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Actor Eddie Marsan, Marina Hyde on Commons’ crims, popstar afterlife, regrets of the dying– podcast

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Author Douglas Stuart, Marina Hyde on MP rule flouting, the end of the small plate, is there hope for soap?

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Comedian Joe Lycett, John Crace on Partygate, comedian Hannah Gadsby

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Musician FKA twigs, Marina Hyde on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, extortionate hand soaps, manifesting– podcast

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Adwoa Aboah, Marina Hyde on oligarchs, Ira Glass, ‘goblin mode’– podcast

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Weekend: John Crace, Zoë Kravitz and the art of saying ‘sorry’

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Weekend: Marina Hyde, Nicola Coughlan and vegan bros

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Charlie Brooker, Marina Hyde, voice note etiquette, Queen of Bitcoin– podcast

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Johnny Knoxville, Marina Hyde, Emma Thompson, Jay Rayner

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Actor Will Arnett, Marina Hyde, Mastermind, stressing about stress

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Weekend: Marina Hyde, George Ezra and Joe Rogan

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Weekend: a new podcast to help you switch off from a busy week