The star actress – watched by millions in the hit series “Slow Horses” -- is CultureBlast’s new guest!

Kristin Scott Thomas joins Farah Nayeri for a remarkably candid exchange on everything from class, ageism and childhood grief to the future of cinema, her friendship with Prince, and her avoidance of plastic surgery (so far).

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CultureBlast is a podcast series featuring revelatory interviews with some of the world's greatest artists and creative minds -- hosted by Farah Nayeri, a London-based author and culture writer for the New York Times. Ranked among the world's top 10 creative conversations, it's a uniquely personal exchange with leading figures in all cultural disciplines: art, music, film, literature, performance...

They include: Emma Thompson │ Nile Rodgers │ Nan Goldin │ Elif Shafak │ Wayne McGregor │ Ai Weiwei │Charlotte Gainsbourg │ Sonia Boyce │ Ruben Ostlund

Farah is the author of Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age (2022). She has been covering culture for the New York Times for a decade. A public speaker and panel moderator, she regularly participates in conferences around the world.

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Have you seen " Triangle of Sadness"? The movie has just swept up three major Oscar nominations - best picture, best director, and best screenplay - and its director Ruben Östlund is the guest of the CultureBlast podcast!

Ruben talks about

-how the 1 percent should "stop bullshitting and pay taxes"

-how he filmed the vomiting scenes in " Triangle of Sadness"

-how watching Michale Jackson's "Thriller" at the age of 10 made him want to become a filmmaker.

And so much more.

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