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Weekend

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 p... Read more

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Weekend podcast: author Jacqueline Wilson, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock as ‘just Ken’, and is snacking a problem?

Weekend podcast: author Jacqueline Wilson, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock as ‘just Ken’, and is snacking a problem?

Marina Hyde recoils at Matt Hancock’s latest cringeworthy attempt to boost his brand (1m24s); writer Joel Snape asks whe... Read more

12 Aug 2023

31mins

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

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

Tyson Fury weighs in on marriage, mental health and life as a multimillionaire in Morecambe (23m57s); John Crace looks o... Read more

5 Aug 2023

46mins

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Weekend podcast: history-making footballer Viv Anderson, the TV makeover’s chequered past, and the slow running revolution

Weekend podcast: history-making footballer Viv Anderson, the TV makeover’s chequered past, and the slow running revolution

Viv Anderson: the phenomenal Black footballer who changed England for ever (11m39s), the chequered history of the TV mak... Read more

29 Jul 2023

37mins

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

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

Charlotte Edwardes meets Kit Connor (11m12s); Marina Hyde implores us to stay angry about the Post Office scandal (1m32s... Read more

22 Jul 2023

59mins

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

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

Cillian Murphy on Oppenheimer, sex scenes and self-doubt (8m29s); Marina Hyde asks what’s going on with the Captain Tom ... Read more

15 Jul 2023

41mins

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

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

We’re doing something a bit different this week and bringing you an extended extract from Joe Gibson’s memoir, Seventeen... Read more

8 Jul 2023

51mins

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Weekend podcast: actor Simon Pegg, Marina Hyde on the benevolent Lord Lebedev, and the truth about inflammation

Weekend podcast: actor Simon Pegg, Marina Hyde on the benevolent Lord Lebedev, and the truth about inflammation

Simon Pegg on joining the A-list elite and embracing home life in Blighty (1m32s); Marina Hyde implores us to ignore Lor... Read more

1 Jul 2023

40mins

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

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

Marina Hyde unpacks the curse of the Harry and Meghan media empire (1m22s); in the age of AI, is it cheating if you’ve g... Read more

24 Jun 2023

34mins

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

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

England footballer turned BBC pundit (22m20s); sad, confused, deluded: Marina Hyde spares a thought for the friends of B... Read more

17 Jun 2023

49mins

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

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

Oscar-nominated Juno star and trans actor Elliot Page opens up about Hollywood, abuse and coming out (18m41s); Marina Hy... Read more

10 Jun 2023

43mins

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