We speak with Brazilian hotelier Juliana Ghiotto, CEO and co-founder of the Barracuda hotel group. The hotels in the beautiful, northeastern seaside town of Itacaré mix Bahian hospitality and Scandinavian elegance.

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We speak with Italian designer Fabrizio Casiraghi in Paris for the opening of Sant Ambroeus. We discuss the design of the iconic Milanese-inspired restaurant and also Casiraghi’s work in a Vatican hotel.

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We speak with Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli about his new restaurant Locatelli at London's National Gallery. 

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We speak with Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro about 'The Blue Trail', his life-affirming film telling the story of 77-year-old Teresa. It was a hit in his home country and a prizewinner at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.

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We speak with director Shih-Ching Tsou about her latest film, ‘Left-Handed Girl’, with Netflix – Taiwan's official entry for the Oscars. The film was produced, edited and co-written by 'Anora' director Sean Baker.

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We speak with Brazilian art advisor João Paulo Siqueira Lopes, who founded Panorama Art Advisory earlier this year.

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We celebrate the sounds of electroclash with Jonny Slut and Mark Wood, compilers of a new compilation, ‘When The 2000s Clashed: Machine Music For A New Millennium’, celebrating the genre and its influence on music today. 

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We speak with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, which is currently taking place. The Bienal’s main theme is “Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice”.

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We speak with Portuguese singer Carolina Deslandes about the music scene in Lisbon and her latest album, ‘Chorar No Club’.

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We speak with author and ‘Financial Times’ journalist Simon Kuper about his new book, ‘World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments’, on how football has transformed the world.

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We speak with Allie X who returns with “Is Anybody Out There”, her first single of 2025, which features on her self-produced and written fourth record, ‘Happiness Is Going to Get You’ – a meditation on existential isolation and societal malaise. 

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