Hello and welcome to everything else, the FTs Culture podcast.

I'm Grizz and I'm a commissioning editor here on the Arts Desk in London.

And I'm Al, the Food and Drink Editor.

Every fortnight will be bringing you interviews and discussions that tap into the cultural

zeitgeists across the world.

We're going to meet some of the brightest stars in this firmament and hopefully introduce

you to one or two new names.

From across the globe, we'll be hearing from writers, comedians, actors, artists, chefs, even cricketers.

As well as some of our own correspondents in London, New York and beyond.

Coming up on today's episode, Richard E. Grant talks to Al about acting, the Oscars and Al's sex life.

You can meet people and you can know whether they're shaggers or they've not shagged or they're looking for a shag.

I think that profoundly affects almost everything about a human being.

And we'll be joined by FT writer Joe Ellison to talk about Netflix's global dominance.

Is it a good thing for TV and for culture as a whole?

You know, they whitter on about original content as though it's like the second

coming and the golden age and it's like, bollocks.

So Al, here we are back in the studio.

New Year, new series, same old studio.

How are you?

I'm very well.

I've spent January avoiding certain things like Viganuri and Dry January,

the two most miserable words in food and drink.

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