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10 September 2025

Introducing...We Have Notes

We Have Notes

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We Have Notes

Introducing...We Have Notes

The week in culture, annotated. Writer and journalist Liv Little and Observer critic Miranda Sawyer get notes from editors all the time - now it’s their turn to hand them out. Every Wednesday morning, Liv and Miranda weigh in on the latest cultural happenings, from reality TV meltdowns and art house films, to gallery openings and TikTok trends. Smart, funny, and full of sharp observations. We Have Notes is culture with commentary.

 

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  • The Wildest Moments of 2025 (Part 2)
    The Wildest Moments of 2025 (Part 2)

    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 HERE  

    21 min • S1, E13

  • 2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…
    2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…

    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 HERE Miranda's Hamlet Hail to Thief review HERE   Let's chat! Send us your voice notes and predictions for 2026!  @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTok wehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email     

    38 min • S1, E12

  • Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film
    Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film

    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     

    40 min • S1, E11

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