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 popular columnists in...
Insights from recent episode analysis
On the show
- Marina Hyde2 eps
- Philippa Perry2 eps
- Alexandra Morton-Hayward1 ep
Also: Michael Sheen, Danny Dyer, Aimee Lou Wood, Carter Sherman, Dr Angel Foster, Stacey Abrams
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
Built from
By chart position
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · NewsHOME#508.5K to 45K
- 🇰🇷South Korea · News#92387 to 2.0K
- 🇹🇷TR · News#92193 to 1.0K
- 🇳🇿New Zealand · News#10884 to 445
- 🇻🇳VN · News#11081 to 428
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
9.3K to 49K🎙 Sporadic cadence·185 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9.3K to 49K🇬🇧91%🇰🇷4%🇹🇷2%+3 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
3.7K to 20K
Market Insights
Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
Total Followers
—
Total Plays
—
Total Reviews
—
* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Are we really living through ‘end times fascism’? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the Guardian, the pair speak to Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty in an extended interview. From Trump 2.0 and the rise of the tech billionaire to Gaza and the climate emergency, Klein and Taylor argue we are not just lurching from crisis to crisis but are in a new and dangerous moment in history. But they haven’t given up hope of a fightback Radical Thinking will be published every Saturday in the Politics Weekly feed | 50m 16s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 | Introducing Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty | Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the Eurozone crisis, when Varoufakis went head-to-head with those who wanted to stop his reforms? | 52m 59s | ||||||
| 9/5/26 | AI psychosischatbots+3 | — | ChatGPTClaude+2 | US | AIchatbots+3 | — | 39m 45s | ||
| 5/23/26 | abortion pillslegal battle+3 | Carter ShermanDr Angel Foster | Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access ProjectUS supreme court | — | abortionpills+6 | — | 42m 35s | ||
| 5/16/26 | Voting RightsRedistricting+3 | Stacey Abrams | US Supreme CourtVoting Rights Act+1 | LouisianaTennessee+1 | Voting Rights ActStacey Abrams+5 | — | 35m 14s | ||
| 3/21/26 | crimeinvestigation+4 | — | Spanish CobrasGuardian | — | Clifton LewisSpanish Cobras+5 | — | 26m 14s | ||
| 12/13/25 | free birthingmedical system+3 | — | The Free Birth SocietyGuardian | — | Free Birth Societyfree birthing+3 | — | 36m 59s | ||
| 6/8/25 | disappearanceinvestigation+4 | — | The Guardian | BrazilJavari valley+1 | Dom PhillipsBruno Pereira+7 | — | 26m 51s | ||
| 4/12/25 | ancient brainsscientific research+3 | Alexandra Morton-Hayward | — | — | ancient brainsneuroscience+3 | — | 35m 43s | ||
| 4/5/25 | literatureauthoritarianism+3 | — | The GuardianAudio Long Read | Russia | Victor PelevinRussia+5 | — | 35m 54s | ||
Want analysis for the episodes below?Free for Pro Submit a request, we'll have your selected episodes analyzed within an hour. Free, at no cost to you, for Pro users. | |||||||||
| 3/29/25 | canonisationCatholic church+4 | — | VaticanCatholic church | — | canonisationVatican+5 | — | 35m 24s | ||
| 3/22/25 | Seth RogenTrump+4 | Marina HydePhilippa Perry | The Guardian | — | Seth RogenTrump+6 | — | 35m 15s | ||
| 3/15/25 | debt reliefautism+3 | Michael SheenMarina Hyde | Homeless World Cup | — | Michael SheenMarina Hyde+6 | — | 50m 20s | ||
| 3/8/25 | alienscocaine+4 | Danny DyerPhilippa Perry | The Guardian | — | Danny DyerPhilippa Perry+5 | — | 43m 18s | ||
| 3/1/25 | Elon Muskparenting+4 | Aimee Lou Wood | The White Lotus | — | Elon MuskAimee Lou Wood+5 | — | 1h 03m 22s | ||
| 2/22/25 | ‘I forgive them for what they’ve done’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of daughter Brianna | Two years ago, transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderers. On the second anniversary of Brianna’s death, Esther sits down with Simon Hattenstone to discuss her daughter’s murder and her own extraordinary response. | 32m 35s | ||||||
| 2/15/25 | Can Drake come back from Kendrick Lamar’s diss?; Marina Hyde on Starmer aping Trump; ‘I was trapped for 65 hours under 4,000 tons of rubble’; and Philippa Perry on setting boundaries with your parents | Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer’s palid imitation of Trumpism. The sole survivor of a landslide describes the pain, the fear and the long, winding path of recovery. After Kendrick Lamar lands another savage blow at the Super Bowl, a crisis expert advises on how Drake can return to relevance. And, ‘I feel happier and healthier when not around my mother’ – Philippa Perry advises one reader | 41m 26s | ||||||
| 2/8/25 | Marina Hyde on Kanye and Bianca; the woman who lives without money; Roman Kemp on tattoos and mental health; and Philippa Perry on ‘chaotic’ partners | Emperor Kanye and his ‘chief architect’ Bianca Censori at the Grammys – guess which one wasn’t wearing any clothes? Roman Kemp opens up about his journey from viral radio presenter to mental health advocate. ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’: meet the woman who lives without money. And ‘I’ve totally run out of patience with my chaotic husband’: Philippa Perry advises one reader | 38m 23s | ||||||
| 2/1/25 | Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and fighting classism; Marina Hyde on why gen Z kids are not alright; and the mind/body revolution | From yearning for a ‘strong leader’ to being swept up in riots, the portents for our children are not good – and who can blame them for being so disillusioned, asks Marina Hyde. Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo has gone stratospheric as Elphaba in Wicked – what next for one of Britain’s brightest stars? And new research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is far from clear cut – could this new understanding provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions? | 46m 46s | ||||||
| 1/25/25 | My mum the family vlogger and child abuser; Marina Hyde on Trump’s ‘golden age’; and Spotify’s Billions Club | Confusing and capricious, Trump started as he means to go on: chaos, dysfunction and a coalition of creeps; Ruby Franke was a social media star who made viral videos about her six children – until she was jailed for child abuse. Now her eldest daughter Shari is telling her side of the story; and No Dylan but loads of Coldplay! What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us about music taste today. | 59m 56s | ||||||
| 1/18/25 | Huel creator James Collier on bodybuilding and bullies; Marina Hyde on fawning Trump tech bros; and Philippa Perry’s advice on a dwindling sex life – Podcast | Move fast, break things, sprint to kiss Trump’s ring: Marina Hyde on the tech bro inauguration derby. ‘I get hate from both sides – vegans and carnivores’: James Collier on UPFs, emotional eating and why he created Huel. And “My partner blames a ‘lack of attraction’ for not wanting sex”: Philippa Perry advises one reader | 33m 39s | ||||||
| 1/11/25 | ‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’: Pelicot’s daughter speaks; and Philippa Perry on the deceptive ‘spark’ | Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, tells of the ‘crushing double burden’ of being the child of both victim and perpetrator. Plus Philippa Perry invites one reader to see what happens when you prioritise someone who offers you stability and decency | 37m 44s | ||||||
| 1/4/25 | Revisited: a new approach to quitting smoking; how to stop people-pleasing; and why do we have the dreams we do? | Chris Godfrey spent a decade trying to quit smoking, then he tried hypnotherapy and it changed his life. ‘They’re probably not thinking about you’: Oliver Burkeman on how to liberate yourself and stop people-pleasing. And ‘one night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair’. Why do we have the dreams that we do? | 47m 10s | ||||||
| 12/28/24 | Revisited: actor Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; and America’s top pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world | Fast-talking, finger-jabbing Jeff Goldblum on vanity, mortality and becoming a father in his 60s. Elon Musk (father of 11) supports their cause, thousands follow their ideology: to make it easier for everyone to have multiple children. Enter the unsettling world of Malcolm and Simone Collins, America’s premier pronatalists | 1h 02m 58s | ||||||
| 12/21/24 | Bros’s Matt Goss on love and loss; ‘my father, the serial killer’; Marina Hyde on Prince Andrew and the spy; and Philippa Perry on finding purpose at 80 – podcast | The Duke of York is a royal problem, says Marina Hyde: it’s time they owned it. Matt Goss discusses mega-fame, political correctness and loneliness with Simon Hattenstone. After April Balascio’s foster brother was killed, she started piecing together evidence that revealed her father was a serial killer. And Philippa advises an 80-year-old reader how to face the existential void that is overwhelming them. | 50m 40s | ||||||
Showing 25 of 185
Pitch Fit is a Pro feature
See how bookable this show is for guests, which brands already advertise, the per-episode ad value, and the best-fit guest and sponsor profile. The numbers are blurred on the free plan.
How readily this show books outside guests like you.
How proven this show is for host-read sponsorships.
For Guests
ProFor Advertisers
ProUpgrade to Pro to unlock guest cadence, sponsor categories, fit scores, and per-episode ad value for this show.
Similar Audience Demographics
Podcasts that attract a similar listener profile
Chart history for Weekend
Peaked at #50 in United Kingdom, currently #50 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| TR | — | #92 | #92 | — |
| South Korea | — | #92 | #92 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #108 | #108 | — |
| VN | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| South Africa | — | #174 | #174 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #192 | #192 | — |
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.