Life and Art from FT Weekend

Author Andrew Lipstein on ‘The Vegan’ and morality

This week, we talk about morality with the author Andrew Lipstein. Andrew's novel The Vegan is a satire about a hedge fund manager, Herschel, who decides to go vegan after accidentally poisoning one of his dinner party guests. Andrew talks about the novel, the state of ethics today, and why our actions don't always match our intentions.-------We love hearing from you. You can email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/ftweekendpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @ftweekendpod</a>, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter <a href="https://instagram.com/lilahrap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lilahrap</a>.-------Links: – Andrew’s new novel is called The Vegan, and is out now. – His first novel is called Last Resort. – You can follow Andrew on X, formerly Twitter, at @ailipstein-------Special FT subscription offers for Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: <a href="http://ft.com/weekendpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://ft.com/weekendpodcast</a>.-------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e35c31a3-837e-4032-a02d-3cf38b983981" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Life and Art from FT Weekend is the twice-weekly culture podcast of the Financial Times. On Monday, we talk about life, and how to live a good one in one-on-one conversations. On Friday, we talk about ‘art’ – in a chat show. Three FT journalists come together to discuss a new cultural release across film, TV, music and books. Hosted by Lilah Raptopoulos, together with the FT’s award-winning writers and editors, and special guests. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.