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A new podcast series featuring deep-dive interviews with personalities from the world of culture, hosted by Farah Nayeri, a London-based culture writer for the New York Times. In the first episode, Farah is having a conversation with Emma Thompson, the two-time Oscar winner actress, who talks about post-#metoo Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and how she would have liked to be a vicar. In the second episode Farah is talking to the grammy-award winning guitarist, composer and producer, Nile Rodgers. Nile speaks about the breakup of Daft Punk predicting they'll get back together. He remembers recording with Madonna and the genius that was David Bowie. AND, as a special bonus, he plays some beautiful guitar on the show! In the third episode, Farah is back with another superstar guest - Nan Goldin! In her first-ever podcast, Nan makes revelations about her campaign against the Sackler family, makers of OxyContin (a painkiller she became addicted to); her experience of male brutality; and her true feelings about Instagram Farah has been covering culture since 2004. Over the years, her roster of interviewees has included artists David Hockney, Ai Weiwei, Christo, Jeff Koons, Joan Jonas and Damien Hirst; architects Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Rem Koolhaas; songwriter and poet Patti Smith; directors Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh, and Spike Lee; actors Judi Dench, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow; and conductors Daniel Barenboim and Simon Rattle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    • Jan 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS


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    CultureBlast with Farah Nayeri is back with Ruben Östlund, the Oscar-nominated director of " Triangle of Sadness"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 46:54


    Have you seen " Triangle of Sadness"? The movie has just swept up three major Oscar nominations - best picture, best director, and best screenplay - and its director Ruben Östlund is the guest of the CultureBlast podcast!Ruben talks about-how the 1 percent should "stop bullshitting and pay taxes"-how he filmed the vomiting scenes in " Triangle of Sadness"-how watching Michale Jackson's "Thriller" at the age of 10 made him want to become a filmmaker.And so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Farah Nayeri and the British award winning artist, Sonia Boyce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 59:24


    The British artist — who won the top prize at the Venice Art Biennale this year — speaks with calm eloquence about the pros and cons of being the first Black British woman to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Farah Nayeri and Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 57:11


    The French actor, singer-songwriter and fashion icon speaks with incredible sincerity on a wide range of topics such as: Opening a museum in her father Serge Gainsbourg's Paris homeGrowing up as the shy daughter of two superstarsWorking with director Lars von Trier Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Farah Nayeri and Ai Weiwei

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 43:32


    In an unusually candid and personal conversation, the superstar Chinese artist talks about how money kills art, why he never wanted to become an artist, how his son Ai Lao may be following his footsteps and why he does laundry to relax at home in Lisbon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Farah Nayeri and Wayne McGregor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 45:01


    CultureBlast, the podcast series hosted by Farah Nayeri, brings you a titan of international dance: choreographer Wayne McGregor! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    CultureBlast with Farah Nayeri and Elif Shafak

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 51:29


    In the latest CultureBlast episode,Turkish-British Elif talks about her diplomatic mother, who took her around the world, and her storyteller grandmother, a healer who read coffee cups and melted lead at her home in Ankara. She discusses the taboos around sex in Turkey, where women are sometimes likened to a certain vegetable, and the excesses of identity politics in the West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CultureBlast with Farah Nayeri and Nan Goldin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 41:14


    CultureBlast, the new podcast series hosted by Farah Nayeri, is back with another superstar guest -- Nan Goldin! In her first-ever podcast, Nan makes revelations about her campaign against the Sackler family, makers of OxyContin (a painkiller she became addicted to); her experience of male brutality; and her true feelings about Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CultureBlast with Farah Nayeri and Nile Rodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 44:52


    Deep-dive interviews with personalities from the world of culture hosted by Farah Nayeri Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CultureBlast with Emma Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 50:59


    A new podcast series featuring deep-dive interviews with personalities from the world of culture, hosted by Farah Nayeri, journalist, author, and a London-based culture writer for the New York Times. Our first guest is Emma Thompson, the two-time Oscar winner actress and writer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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