We Have Notes with Liv Little and Miranda Sawyer

Michelle de Swarte joins Liv and Miranda to speak about her career and the changing UK comedy scene. Will SNL UK be the new vehicle for introducing up-and-coming talent to the mainstream? Bad Bunny made history at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday and new super fans out of Miranda and Liv. For many, this was their introduction to the Puerto Rican star - but how did he get so big? Get tickets to Michelle de Swarte’s comedy tour - The Afters → HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:How to Mend: Motherhood and Its Ghosts by Iman MersalBetween the Covers liveMiranda: The Muppet Show! 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 Assistant producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Matt RussellSubscribe 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

The HBO hit, Industry, is back on TV and more stressful than ever. The gritty financial thriller doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to showing the darker elements of British society. Liv and Miranda discuss what they think the show is about. Class? Capitalism? Race? A combination of all three, perhaps?Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are just a few of the artists who are taking touring to the next level. Long gone are the days of acts occupying a stadium for a night or two - now, tours appear to be closer to international residencies. And you need to take out a loan to buy tickets. What’s happened?Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:Sirât (film) My Father’s shadow Miranda: Zine Age Kicks (book) by James BrownRead 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

On Monday, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) published a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal, apologising for his antisemitic behaviour and hate speech. He said that a late diagnosis of frontal lobe damage following a car crash and bipolar disorder was to blame. But can Kanye uncancel himself? And, hit show Bridgerton is back! What will the ton be wearing this season? We get all the details from the show’s costume designers John Glasser and Dougie Hawke.Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:Brogan Bertie (artist) Tickets to The Observer Book Club HERERead more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERELet’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

The internet and group chats across the country were on fire on Monday night with the news that Brooklyn Beckham had finally addressed rumours of a rift with his famous parents. We give you TLDR on everything that happened, Brooklyn’s claims and discuss the PR approach the Beckhams may be using. Before Brooklyn’s Instagram story, the only thing the internet was talking about was the viral hit TV show Heated Rivalry. How did a small, indy show become the most talked about series of the year?And we hear from artist Lindsey Mendick, who is a part of the team behind Off Season, a pop-up art festival in Margate. More details on Off Season HEREWatch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Liv:No Other Choice (film) To Whom This May Concern - Jill Scott  Miranda: Hamilton The Self Help Podcast Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERELet’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

We 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

Your 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

Miranda 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

This 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

Spotify 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