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Lilah Raptopoulos is the host of the Financial Times' flagship Life & Arts podcast FT Weekend, and US Head of Audience Engagement. She is based in New York.

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  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Many happy returns: the city spaces that bring joy to our correspondents and writers

    Be it New York subway trains, a Frankfurt bakery or a Tokyo karaoke joint, these are the spots that never fail to uplift the FT’s globetrotters

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    FT Magazine
    Six FT writers on the best party they ever attended

    Nights to remember from a 16th-birthday bash hosted by a hip-hop star to a fancy-dress rave in Mumbai

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    FT SeriesWellbeing and fitness: How To Eat It in 2022
    Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters: ‘I feel an urgency’ to change how we eat

    The founder of the farm-to-table movement has not stopped fighting for a better relationship with our food

  • Monday, 18 October, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Portrait of a park

    Green spaces in our cities have become more cherished than ever. In this series from FT Globetrotter, our correspondents and writers tell their stories

  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
    Transcript
    US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview

    Bankers and investors are bracing for a bumper month of debt issuance in the US

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    FT Magazine
    How far does a chef have to go to be truly good?

    Eleven Madison Park’s plant-based shift shows that however you define good, one thing’s clear: it’s no longer just about winning awards

  • Thursday, 8 July, 2021
    FT SeriesLetters from New York
    Hot town: New Yorkers celebrate a special summer in the city

    Travel restrictions are lifting but many are choosing to stay and rediscover the joys of urban living

  • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
    Travel
    Peace amid the brickyards: an upstate utopia in New York

    Once an industrial centre, a slice of land off the Hudson has been restored with hipster cabins, walking trails and a spa — all catering to city dwellers’ need to escape

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    FT Magazine
    Malcolm Gladwell: ‘My writing had better have changed. Or I’m a failure’

    The journalist who turns big ideas into bestsellers talks about crime, challenging convention and changing his mind

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  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Equities surge, Broadway struggles, India hiring rules

    Investors have injected almost $170bn into global stocks over the past month

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    ‘Like opening a series of presents’: New York restaurants’ most mouthwatering meal kits

    DIY fine-dining experiences from some of the Big Apple’s best eateries — as tried and tested by discerning FT epicureans

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Booker Prize 2021
    No One Is Talking About This — dark vision of life led online

    Patricia Lockwood’s debut novel is the latest in a flourishing genre about living through the internet

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Long Story Short
    A selection of the FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Lilah Raptopoulos’s top reads this week: A vaccination milestone | Climate Capital launches | Brooklyn’s witchy wonderland

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    FT GlobetrotterPortrait of a park
    Portrait of a park: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, a witchy and whimsical masterpiece

    A famed plaza, a mile-long meadow and an enchanting forest make this a magical space for both public celebration and private contemplation

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    FT MagazineSocial Media
    My tug-of-war with algorithms

    ‘I despise them — but they give me the things I love’

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Q&AThe Inventory
    Ai Weiwei: ‘Even in detention I could still find joyful moments’

    Q&A with the artist on why he has no mentor and is happy everywhere

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Life & Arts
    Culture Call, the FT’s Life & Arts podcast, kicks off a new season

    Join Lilah Raptopoulos for an exploration of how Covid-19 is changing culture, and what’s possible now

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    FT MagazineNew York City
    How will history remember 2020?

    Which memories from this momentous year will we be talking about to future generations?

  • Tuesday, 16 June, 2020
    Television
    What to watch on Netflix now: the best shows and documentaries

    Looking for something to stream? Culture Call podcast hosts and listeners share their picks

  • Friday, 29 May, 2020
    FT Weekend podcast48 min listen
    Cartoonist Liana Finck on finding confidence and creativity in quarantine

    The New Yorker cartoonist and Instagram star shares her struggles with passing for human

  • Friday, 15 May, 2020
    Long Story Short
    A selection of the FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Lilah Raptopoulos’s top reads this week: cautionary tale for America | OK, Zoomer | Farewell water-cooler

  • Friday, 15 May, 2020
    FT Weekend podcast59 min listen
    Slave Play author Jeremy O Harris on the future of theatre

    The 30-year-old playwright discusses imposter syndrome and his Broadway sensation

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2020
    FT Weekend podcast30 min listen
    Sally Rooney tells us about Normal People

    In this bonus episode, the novelist discusses sex, class and power

  • Friday, 1 May, 2020
    FT Weekend podcast48 min listen
    How is culture adapting to quarantine?

    Plus: the FT's film critic on what to watch now

  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2020
    FT Weekend podcast
    Esther Perel shares tips for coping in a pandemic

    The psychotherapist and host of the hit podcast ‘Where Should We Begin?’ on mental health during coronavirus

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