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1. The story behind the Salt Path investigation and why Hollywood has daddy issues
53:44||Season 2, Ep. 1We are baaaccck! This week we talk to Chloe Hadjimatheou, the Observer journalist behind the viral investigation into the Salt Path. She dishes on all the behind the scenes details of her new podcast series - The Walkers: The Real Salt Path. Observer subscribers can listen to all episodes HERE. Award season is in full swing and we have noticed a trend … a lot of the top film nominees are about dads. One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, even Marty Supreme! We speak to the Observer’s Olivia Ovenden and ask why is Hollywood so obsessed with putting fathers on film? Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:Deborah Levy - Cost of Living, Hot Milk and ‘Reality was so dull. Bowie gave us glitter’ (for The Observer)Joy Gregory’s Catching Flies with Honey exhibitionKerry James Marshall’s The Histories exhibition Miranda: Peaches' new album - No Lube So Rude (coming soon) More details on everything we chatted about in this episode! Read Chloe Hadjimatheou’s Salt Path Investigation HERE Raynor Winn’s response to the Observer’s investigation HERERead Olivia's article: How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race HERERead more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Subscribe to The Observer today and get access to:Our podcasts before anyone elseA daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a weekPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordRecipes for every occasionFree tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online
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We’re sooo back ...
00:48||Season 2, Ep. 0Your favourite cultural commentators Liv Little and Miranda Sawyer are (almost) back for a brand new season of the We Have Notes Podcast. That means new episodes every week from Wednesday 14th January onwards. Make sure to follow the feed so you don't miss the first episode of season 2!Until then… Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca MooreSubscribe to The Observer today and get access to:Our podcasts before anyone elseA daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a weekPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordRecipes for every occasionFree tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online
13. The Wildest Moments of 2025 (Part 2)
21:39||Season 1, Ep. 13Miranda and Liv hear from the queen of the year: the one and only… Lily Allen! We went mad for KPOP Demon Hunters, Adolescence and Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut jeans at the Super Bowl. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial dominated headlines and the new documentary - Sean Combs: The Reckoning went viral. Listen to Part One of 2025 Wrapped HEREYou can read Eva Wiseman’s interview with Lily Allen HEREWatch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
12. 2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…
38:37||Season 1, Ep. 12This year has delivered a string of surreal pop-culture moments: Katy Perry in space, Katy Perry going official with former Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, the jumbotron affair at the Coldplay concert, the Louvre heist, the rise of Labubus and JoJo Siwa’s unlikely romance with Love Island’s Chris Hughes.Liv and Miranda discuss their favourite moments of the year as well as those things they’d like to leave behind. Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda’s 2025 highlights Liv:Hard Truths (film)A Real Pain (film)One of Those Days (film) Pillion (film) Such Brave Girls (TV) Mo (TV) Kehlani (singer) Sasha Keable (singer) Miranda: Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (Podcast) Pipeline Left to Die (podcast) Hamlet Hail to Thief (theatre) More details on everything we chatted about in this episode! Read Chloe Hadjimatheou’s Salt Path Investigation HERE Raynor Winn’s response to the Observer’s investigation HEREMiranda’s Hamlet Hail to Thief review HERELet’s chat! Send us your voice notes and predictions for 2026! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
11. Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film
40:30||Season 1, Ep. 11Spotify Wrapped is here! All of the usual suspects are dominating the global charts - Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake… not much has changed from last year. So how do emerging artists breakthrough on the world’s largest streaming platform? The new film, Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling is a masterclass in how intimate scenes can add to the plot and develop characters. But how do you create ethical and compelling sex scenes for film? Ita O’Brien, the intimacy coordinator behind Normal People, I May Destroy You and Sex Education shares all the behind the scenes secrets. Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:Paddington the Musical Ballet Black annual Christmas show at Saddler’s Wells Miranda: Dizzie Rascal Live Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
10. Wicked: For Good suffers from sequel overload & Timothée Chalamet’s shenanigans
44:53||Season 1, Ep. 10We’re back in the land of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for the second half of the Wicked adaptation. It’s a box office hit, but critics have been divided. Was making a Wicked sequel the best or worst move for the franchise?Timothée Chalamet is flooding Liv and Miranda’s timelines with a string of press stunts: from a spoof marketing Zoom call and designer merch collabs to commissioning orange blimps to hype his new film. So who is the little-known 29-year-old Glaswegian behind the stunts who is collaborating with Timothée, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish?Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Read Wendy’s review of Wicked: For Good HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:Burgonia (film)Miranda: This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich by Daniel Rachel (book) Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Guest: Wendy Ide, The Observer’s film criticProducer: Casey Magloire Assistant producer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Rebecca Moore
9. The Michael Jackson movie controversy & Christmas advert wars
37:07||Season 1, Ep. 9Where do we draw the line with problematic artists? Last week, Michael Jackson became the first artist to land a top-ten hit in six different decades - right as the Michael biopic trailer dropped and racked up a record-breaking 116 million views in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the battle for the best Christmas advert is officially underway. John Lewis, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s are all vying for your festive cheer. Joining Liv and Miranda to dissect the ad wars is legendary advertising guru Sir John Hegarty, the creative force behind some of the most iconic campaigns in the past sixty years, including Levi’s, Lynx and Audi.Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram@WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTokwehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Assistant producer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Rebecca Moore