The Economist: Culture

David Tovey, an artist and fashion designer speaks to The Economist about battling serious illnesses, his memories of being homeless in London and the power of art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Street fashion: From darkness to chicness

In this podcast, our film critic Tom Shone joins Matthew Sweet to discuss how audiences influence film directors from Woody Allen to Michael Haneke – a relationship that is sometimes warm, sometimes cold, and sometimes violent

These days, sports commentary boxes are filled with former players. But they’re not always as good behind the mic as they were on the field. In this podcast, our sports columnist Ed Smith – a professional cricketer turned broadcaster – joins Matthew Sweet to discuss the psychology behind excellence in sport, and how it’s the opposite of what you need as an analyst of the game

In our November/December issue, the fashion writer Luke Leitch writes about modern menswear. In this podcast, he joins Matthew Sweet to discuss why 21st-century New Yorkers dress like 1950s forest rangers, why designers yearn for authenticity, and why sportswear is the style of the future

In our November/December issue, Helen Gordon examines the Anthropocene, a proposed geological era defined by our impact on the planet. In this podcast she joins Matthew Sweet to discuss why some geologists don’t believe in it, what it means for the arts as well as science, and how she time-travelled with the help of some ancient ice

Arthur Miller and modern-day witch-hunts

In our September/October issue, John Burnside revisits the House of Ensor in Ostend, Belgium—the site of a transformative family holiday from his youth. In this podcast he joins Matthew Sweet to discuss masks: Ensor's, and those we all wear

Richard Cockett, The Economist’s former south east Asia bureau chief, discusses Myanmar’s colonial past, current president and the country’s increasing geopolitical importance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The renowned German director discusses film-making, his evolving career in photography and the way every landscape tells a story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oliver Morton, The Economist’s essays and briefings editor, discusses how changing attitudes towards geoengineering could change the world, literally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our September/October issue, Isabel Lloyd profiles Joel Arthur Rosenthal, widely regarded as the greatest jeweller in the world, and certainly the most mysterious. In this podcast she joins Matthew Sweet to talk about what she found when she entered his hidden world, and the real man behind the myth

Arkady Ostrovsky, The Economist's Russia and East European editor, on how oligarchs, ideologues and television rebuilt Russia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Randy Newman is the songwriter behind the music for “Toy Story”, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year. In this podcast, Tim de Lisle discusses his profile of Newman in the September/October issue of Intelligent Life, and how he encountered a man who is ironic, characterful and curmudgeonly

After years of idle dreams, Jasper Rees visited the valleys in Argentina that have been an outpost of Wales for 150 years. He joins Matthew Sweet to talk about keeping a language and a culture alive 7,000 miles from home