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Reviews: 1
Episodes: 180

David B
 Jun 4, 2022
[After ep 1:] Fairly good, BUT the article start times are off by a few seconds, due, I think, to Content distributors/ISPs inserting ads, particularly at the beginning PUT PROPER CHAPTER MARKS IN FOR EACH ARTICLE, many podcast apps support them.

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Every Saturday, the Weekend podcast brings some of the best Guardian writing from the week, read by talented narrators. Listen to celebrity interviews, lifestyle features, and opinions from our most popular columnists including Marina Hyde and John Crace. Weekend is the perfect way to relax.

Episode Date
Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1
Jun 08, 2025
The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter – an Audio Long Read podcast
Apr 12, 2025
The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia and then came to symbolise its moral decay – an Audio Long Read podcast
Apr 05, 2025
Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast
Mar 29, 2025
Seth Rogen: slacker to studio boss; Marina Hyde on Trump making anywhere but America great again; and Philippa Perry helps with imposter syndrome
Mar 22, 2025
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’
Mar 15, 2025
Actor Danny Dyer on aliens and cocaine; the anti-vax parents who changed their minds; and Philippa Perry on feeling unimportant
Mar 08, 2025
The White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood, Marina Hyde on Daddy Musk, and are we over-diagnosing illness?
Mar 01, 2025
‘I forgive them for what they’ve done’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of daughter Brianna
Feb 22, 2025
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
Feb 15, 2025
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
Feb 08, 2025
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
Feb 01, 2025
My mum the family vlogger and child abuser; Marina Hyde on Trump’s ‘golden age’; and Spotify’s Billions Club
Jan 25, 2025
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
Jan 18, 2025
‘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’
Jan 11, 2025
Revisited: a new approach to quitting smoking; how to stop people-pleasing; and why do we have the dreams we do?
Jan 04, 2025
Revisited: actor Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; and America’s top pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world
Dec 28, 2024
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
Dec 21, 2024
‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children go ‘no contact’
Dec 14, 2024
Revisited: Bafta-winner Jamie Demetriou, unmasking dating app cheats, and peeing: to sit or not to sit?
Dec 07, 2024
The man who caught his catfish; actor Kaya Scodelario on Skins, scares and sex scenes; and Philippa Perry on coping with the climate crisis
Nov 30, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg on abortion, religion and reality TV; Marina Hyde on Musk vs Trump Jr; inheritance inequity; and teenage love – podcast
Nov 23, 2024
The truth about dark empaths, why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors? And Philippa Perry on overcoming social awkwardness
Nov 16, 2024
‘My lips and cheeks caved in’ – when filler removal goes wrong, Marina Hyde on Trump-based amnesia, and my husband the conspiracy theorist– podcast
Nov 09, 2024
Rob Beckett on dyslexia and dark thoughts, Marina Hyde on the Saoirse Ronan truth bomb, and Philippa Perry on nuanced honesty
Nov 02, 2024
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
Oct 26, 2024
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
Oct 19, 2024
Al Pacino tells the inside story of The Godfather, and Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer, the unforced error machine
Oct 12, 2024
Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, the mothers who regret having kids, and Philippa Perry on boastful rich friends
Oct 05, 2024
Marina Hyde on Al Fayed and Diddy’s enablers, the hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor, and Philippa Perry on embracing anger
Sep 28, 2024
Janet Jackson on Michael and motherhood, Friends at 30, and Marina Hyde on the real ‘enigma’ about Charlotte Owen
Sep 21, 2024
Best of Weekend part 2: Louis Theroux, a late life gender transition, and is it murder if you’re asleep?
Sep 14, 2024
Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry (part 1)
Sep 08, 2024
Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry (part 2)
Sep 08, 2024
Best of Weekend part 1: Julia Fox, are we to blame for our bad habits? And surviving a ship wreck
Sep 07, 2024
Actor Michael Sheen on leaving Los Angeles, presenter Alison Hammond’s rise to fame, and Philippa Perry on empty-nest syndrome
Aug 31, 2024
Actor Gillian Anderson on female desire, singer Chappell Roan’s slow and steady rise, and how to stop people-pleasing
Aug 24, 2024
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
Aug 17, 2024
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
Aug 10, 2024
Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; the fallacy of ‘tradwives’; and ‘My dying wife found me a girlfriend’
Aug 03, 2024
Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton became a cycling legend; and what’s missing from Twisters?
Jul 27, 2024
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
Jul 20, 2024
Marina Hyde’s career advice for Joe Biden, the world’s smallest stuntman, Philippa Perry on ‘failure’, and could you forgive your childhood bully?
Jul 13, 2024
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?
Jul 06, 2024
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
Jun 29, 2024
Marina Hyde on Sunak and class, my parachute failed at at 4,000ft, my gaming-addicted son, and a new approach to quitting smoking
Jun 22, 2024
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
Jun 15, 2024
New series – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph: Taylor Swift cultural icon or turbo-capitalist?
Jun 10, 2024
A Guardian Blind Date happy ending, the boy who fled the Nazis, and Philippa Perry’s advice on an alcoholic father
Jun 08, 2024
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?
Jun 01, 2024
Stephen Merchant on his ‘preposterous’ trajectory; the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app; and when does drinking become a problem?
May 25, 2024
Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video
May 18, 2024
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
May 11, 2024
Comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling
May 04, 2024
‘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
Apr 27, 2024
The extraordinary story of the biggest art fraud in American history, plus Zoe Williams on Liz Truss
Apr 20, 2024
What’s it like to be a sociopath?; Gen Z’s lust for Sex and the City; and Marina Hyde on ‘President’ The Rock
Apr 13, 2024
Nick Cave on how grief shapes his art, Marina Hyde on the Thames Water crisis, and bread’s role in British society
Apr 06, 2024
Gillian Anderson on playing Emily Maitlis; Marina Hyde on the Tories’ misguided attack ad; and the quest to live to 100
Mar 30, 2024
‘We’re ready’ – Labour’s Angela Rayner takes on the Tories; and how an app sparked a late-life gender transition
Mar 23, 2024
Teacher Michael Donkor on coming out to his pupils; finding love via small ads; and are bad habits your fault?
Mar 16, 2024
Does murder count if you’re asleep? Marina Hyde on Christian Horner’s F1 drama; and how inanity ruined the red carpet
Mar 09, 2024
The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue
Mar 02, 2024
A Ted Bundy survivor on finding happiness, John Crace on the Tories’ Islamophobia problem, and the ‘worst film ever made’
Mar 02, 2024
The Libertines’ tortured reunion, Marina Hyde on celebrity-dictator bromances, and the simple trick to enjoying life more
Feb 24, 2024
John Crace on Rishi’s GB News grilling; when yoga turns toxic; and why a father is rejecting anger after his daughter’s murder
Feb 17, 2024
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
Feb 10, 2024
Crystal Hefner on surviving the Playboy Mansion, Marina Hyde on Laurence Fox, and how to protect your brain from dementia
Feb 03, 2024
Weekend podcast: Strictly star Johannes Radebe, John Crace reviews the new Tory ‘comics’, and how to spot a liar
Jan 27, 2024
Bernie Sanders on Trump and democracy, Marina Hyde on Prince Harry, and is brain-boosting coffee a fad?
Jan 20, 2024
Jodie Foster on gen Z, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and does rejection therapy work?
Jan 13, 2024
Weekend podcast: best of 2023 – part 2
Jan 06, 2024
Weekend podcast: best of 2023 – part 1
Dec 30, 2023
Weekend podcast: Victoria Mary Clarke remembers her husband Shane McGowan, Marina Hyde on Michelle ‘PPE’ Mone, and the shame of the ‘silent treatment’
Dec 23, 2023
Actor Toby Jones, John Crace on Sunak at the Covid inquiry, and how Taylor Swift gets in shape for her shows
Dec 16, 2023
Marina Hyde on Omid Scobie’s royal naming mishap, and the extraordinary story of an English couple, a Ukrainian surrogate and a baby
Dec 09, 2023
Gareth Gates, John Crace on Rishi losing his marbles, and the profound effect of nature on our brains
Dec 02, 2023
What’s happened to The Crown? Surviving a shipwreck, how Aldi and Lidl changed British shoppers, and Philippa Perry on loneliness
Nov 25, 2023
Nicolas Cage, Marina Hyde on David Cameron’s return, plus cardiologists’ advice for a healthy heart
Nov 18, 2023
Harry Potter’s stunt double on life after breaking his neck on set, and Marina Hyde on Nadine Dorries’s new book
Nov 11, 2023
Louis Theroux, Marina Hyde on the Covid inquiry, and remembering Matthew Perry
Nov 04, 2023
Olympian Caster Semenya speaks out, Marina Hyde on GB News, plus the ghost hunter turned skeptic
Oct 28, 2023
Bella Ramsey, Marina Hyde on Princess Di’s ghost, and the woman crushed by an elephant
Oct 21, 2023
Dolly Parton, John Crace on Keir Starmer, and could a hair transplant change one man’s life?
Oct 14, 2023
Actor Julia Fox, John Crace at the Tory party conference, and The Greatest Show Never Made
Oct 07, 2023
Joan Collins on love, loss and lust at 90, and Marina Hyde on Rishi’s ‘longtermism’
Sep 30, 2023
What makes Elon Musk tick?; Marina Hyde on the Russell Brand allegations
Sep 23, 2023
Grace Dent on the love of cheese, Marina Hyde on dull spy ‘scandals’, and a male escort on what women want
Sep 16, 2023
Richard Osman on conquering publishing, Marina Hyde on RAAC, and poet Maggie Smith on divorce
Sep 09, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo, Marina Hyde on Prince Andrew, and the dark impact of Shallow Hal
Sep 02, 2023
Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 2
Aug 26, 2023
Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 1
Aug 19, 2023
Author Jacqueline Wilson, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock as ‘just Ken’, and is snacking a problem?
Aug 12, 2023
At home with world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, John Crace on Rishi’s climate retreat, and comedian Michelle Brasier on befriending her scammer
Aug 05, 2023
History-making footballer Viv Anderson, the TV makeover’s chequered past, and the slow running revolution
Jul 29, 2023
Weekend podcast: Heartstopper’s Kit Connor, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and the genesis of ‘boundaries’ in therapy.
Jul 22, 2023
Actor Cillian Murphy, Marina Hyde on the demolition of Captain Tom’s legacy, and nuptials on a budget
Jul 15, 2023
An affair that changed my life – an exclusive extract of Joe Gibson’s memoir, and Marina Hyde on Rishi Sunak’s ‘spirit of cricket’
Jul 08, 2023
Actor Simon Pegg, Marina Hyde on the benevolent Lord Lebedev, and the truth about inflammation
Jul 01, 2023
Strictly winner and actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, Marina Hyde on the one-trick Sussexes, and is an AI affair cheating?
Jun 24, 2023
Alex Scott on love, Lineker and the Women’s World Cup, Marina Hyde on Boris’ deluded acolytes, why indulgence means success
Jun 17, 2023
Juno star Elliot Page, Marina Hyde on holier-than-thou Holly, and the Secret Tory comes clean
Jun 10, 2023
Former Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears, Marina Hyde on fauxlanthropist Jeff Bezos, and meaning in a post-divorce world
Jun 03, 2023
The genesis of Succession, Marina Hyde on Suella Braverman, and life tips from a hostage negotiator
May 27, 2023
Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey, Marina Hyde on the This Morning ‘rift’, and the bereaved sex taboo
May 20, 2023
Actor Ruth Wilson, Marina Hyde on coronation protest arrests, and the man hit by lightning
May 13, 2023
Multi-platinum singer Kesha, Marina Hyde on the Post Office scandal, and coronations gone awry
May 06, 2023
Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg, being the only survivor of a plane crash, and is AI getting out of control?
Apr 29, 2023
Fatima Whitbread, Marina Hyde on the coronation ‘moment’, and Ruthie Henshall turns campaigner
Apr 22, 2023
Musician Feist, Marina Hyde on the world leaders who just won’t stop, theatre audiences behaving badly– podcast
Apr 15, 2023
Charles Dance, the ‘missing personality type’, and Marina Hyde on politicians’ priorities
Apr 08, 2023
Remembering Paul O’Grady, Marina Hyde on Gwyneth’s trial, and Zoe Williams refutes the ‘men are trash’ narrative
Apr 01, 2023
Marina Hyde on Boris’s last hurrah, the world’s favourite poem, and decoding midlife fashion
Mar 25, 2023
Episode one of season two: Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph – Are we over the Oscars?
Mar 19, 2023
Paris Hilton, the mystery of the missing Oscars, and do we have depression all wrong?
Mar 18, 2023
Weekend podcast: Zoe Williams on Boris’ honours list, what the film The Whale gets wrong, plus life lessons from hospice volunteering
Mar 11, 2023
Oscar-winning designer Jenny Beavan, Gen Z’s ‘tech shame’, and Katy Wix’s near-fatal and life-changing crash
Mar 04, 2023
Bafta-winner Jamie Demetriou, unmasking dating app cheats, and peeing: to sit or not to sit?
Feb 25, 2023
Actor Cate Blanchett, the rise of energy drinks and the science of personality
Feb 18, 2023
Munroe Bergdorf’s revelatory memoir, Marina Hyde on deluded ex-prime ministers, and the key to happiness
Feb 11, 2023
Male friendships, Prince Andrew’s comeback, and hyper-organised homes
Feb 04, 2023
Actor Michelle Williams, Marina Hyde on Nadhim Zahawi’s career, and Sam Wollaston plays pickleball
Jan 28, 2023
Extreme swimming, Marina Hyde on a broken police force, and rude place names
Jan 21, 2023
Actor Kathleen Turner, Marina Hyde on Prince Harry’s memoir, and navigating fertility as twins
Jan 14, 2023
An exclusive interview with comedian Rhod Gilbert, why money really can’t buy you happiness, the pros and cons of tech
Jan 07, 2023
Weekend podcast: best of 2022 – part 2
Dec 31, 2022
Weekend podcast: best of 2022 – part 1
Dec 24, 2022
Marina Hyde on Meghan and Harry, navigating festive feuds, embracing pantomime dames
Dec 17, 2022
Actor Kathy Burke, Marina Hyde on Dominic Raab, the demise of Made.com
Dec 10, 2022
Actor Billie Piper, Marina Hyde on Balenciaga, leaving Scientology
Dec 03, 2022
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
Nov 26, 2022
A message from our Pop Culture With Chanté Joseph podcast
Nov 20, 2022
Actor Letitia Wright, Marina Hyde on Jeff Bezos, the student who sued Pepsi for a fighter jet
Nov 19, 2022
Episode two of a new podcast: Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph – Has The Crown lost its way?
Nov 13, 2022
A Michelle Obama exclusive, Marina Hyde on Boris’ honours list, why quiet nights in are the new going out
Nov 12, 2022
Episode one of a new podcast: Pop Culture With Chanté Joseph – Rihanna is back … what makes her such an icon?
Nov 06, 2022
Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock, plus fussy eaters, Peter Tatchell and digital break ups
Nov 05, 2022
Episode one of a new podcast: Ben Roberts-Smith v the media
Oct 30, 2022
Singer Lewis Capaldi, Marina Hyde on Rishi Sunak, queer horror, and the secret to TikTok
Oct 29, 2022
Love Island’s Ekin-Su, Marina Hyde, the power of body clocks
Oct 22, 2022
Actor Viola Davis, Marina Hyde on John Cleese, botox, burnout
Oct 15, 2022
Comedian Lenny Henry , Marina Hyde at the Tory conference, the wild world of chess
Oct 08, 2022
Marina Hyde, comedian Jayde Adams, and the obsession with pumpkin spice
Oct 01, 2022
Actor Jeff Bridges, Welcome to ‘First Blokes’ Club, the secret to happiness
Sep 24, 2022
Can I tell you a secret: episode one of a new podcast
Sep 23, 2022
Willow Smith, Marina Hyde on hecklers, the Queen in film
Sep 17, 2022
Hadley Freeman on psychedelics, the value of small talk, Jennette McCurdy
Sep 10, 2022
From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 09, 2022
Movie legend Pam Grier, Rory Stewart, the price of heartbreak
Sep 03, 2022
The ‘disappearance’ of Agatha Christie, Marina Hyde on the sewage scandal, animal emotions
Aug 27, 2022
Marina Hyde on Brooklyn Beckham, Nish Kumar’s Fringe, music post-30
Aug 20, 2022
Weekend podcast: Marina on Trump’s raid, Tom Daley, and Hypochondria
Aug 13, 2022
Weekend podcast: best of 2022 … so far – part 2
Aug 06, 2022
Weekend podcast: best of 2022 … so far – part 1
Jul 30, 2022
Actor John Cho, anti-ambition, naked yoga
Jul 23, 2022
John McEnroe, pet custody battles, men rocking skirts
Jul 16, 2022
Marina on Johnson’s exit, digital amnesia, celebrity lookalikes
Jul 09, 2022
The Regency era: why we’re obsessed, Marina Hyde on Boris’ Chequers treehouse, calling the cops on jokes, and the end of shampoo – podcast
Jul 02, 2022
Fatboy Slim, Marina Hyde, ‘winging it’ to the top
Jun 25, 2022
Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, Marina Hyde on that policy, scaring yourself happy
Jun 18, 2022
Musician Pete Doherty, Marina Hyde, tips on making tough choices
Jun 11, 2022
Singer Avril Lavigne, the Heartstopper generation, tips for summer sleeping
Jun 04, 2022
Wagatha Christie, John Crace on Partygateo, open relationships
May 28, 2022
Weekend podcast: Kasabian, cost of living and why we love “like”
May 21, 2022
Jarvis Cocker, Marina Hyde on Starmer’s Beergate, Sofie Hagen on influencing, clash of the Cannes– podcast
May 14, 2022
Eurovision, Marina Hyde on Roe v Wadde, bad taste and the Met Gala, middle-aged tattoos
May 07, 2022
Arcade Fire, Marina Hyde on Elon’s Twitter Takeover, lessons from therapy, hyperempaths
Apr 30, 2022
Actor Sienna Miller, Marina Hyde on Boris’ 1000th day, the fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, fast fashion
Apr 23, 2022
Actor Eddie Marsan, Marina Hyde on Commons’ crims, popstar afterlife, regrets of the dying– podcast
Apr 16, 2022
Author Douglas Stuart, Marina Hyde on MP rule flouting, the end of the small plate, is there hope for soap?
Apr 09, 2022
Comedian Joe Lycett, John Crace on Partygate, comedian Hannah Gadsby
Apr 02, 2022
Musician FKA twigs, Marina Hyde on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, extortionate hand soaps, manifesting– podcast
Mar 26, 2022
Adwoa Aboah, Marina Hyde on oligarchs, Ira Glass, ‘goblin mode’– podcast
Mar 19, 2022
Weekend: John Crace, Zoë Kravitz and the art of saying ‘sorry’
Mar 12, 2022
Weekend: Marina Hyde, Nicola Coughlan and vegan bros
Mar 05, 2022
Charlie Brooker, Marina Hyde, voice note etiquette, Queen of Bitcoin– podcast
Feb 26, 2022
Johnny Knoxville, Marina Hyde, Emma Thompson, Jay Rayner
Feb 19, 2022
Actor Will Arnett, Marina Hyde, Mastermind, stressing about stress
Feb 12, 2022
Weekend: Marina Hyde, George Ezra and Joe Rogan
Feb 05, 2022
Weekend: a new podcast to help you switch off from a busy week
Jan 31, 2022