{"id":15023,"date":"2024-07-04T09:40:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T07:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/tennis-ace-venus-williams-serves-up-a-show-all-about-art\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:40:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T07:40:37","slug":"tennis-ace-venus-williams-serves-up-a-show-all-about-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/tennis-ace-venus-williams-serves-up-a-show-all-about-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis ace Venus Williams serves up a show all about art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seven-time grand slam winner and patron of the arts hosts a new series, Widening the Lens. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the single life<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2017\/may\/10\/hear-here-podcast-recommendations-sign-up-for-unexpected-audio-pleasures\">Don\u2019t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve probably listened to, at most, three episodes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/longform.org\/podcast\">Longform<\/a> podcast in my life. And yet I was surprisingly sad when I read that the show \u2013 which has been going for 12 years \u2013 will end later this month. For close to 600 episodes (yes, you read that correctly), Aaron Lammer, Evan Ratliff and Max Linsky have sat down with the great and the good of journalism and documentary-making to talk about their approach to creating some of the best nonfiction work out there (the trio also previously ran a website and app linking to the best nonfiction journalism on the internet).<\/p>\n<p>Longform was just always there, attracting big names until the end (Ta-Nehisi Coates was just on last month) and always offering an eclectic mix of interviewees (The Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples, blogger turned media personality Tavi Gevinson, Dirt newsletter impresario Daisy Alioto, and Normal Gossip mastermind Kelsey McKinney have all featured recently). Longform was always just <em>there<\/em>, full of interviews I planned to listen to at some point and rarely did. What a shame that I\u2019m only getting round to it now that it\u2019s ending. As Joni once sang, you don\u2019t know what you\u2019ve got til it\u2019s gone, etc. <\/p>\n<p> Read on for the picks of the pods this week, as Venus Williams gets in touch with her inner art critic and the UK\u2019s best-ever liars, Paul and Harry from The Traitors, veer into their 16th minute of fame. And, while I\u2019m keeping Alexi\u2019s seat warm this week, do remember that you can always email <a href=\"mailto:newsletters@theguardian.com\">newsletters@theguardian.com<\/a> with any comments or suggestions on Hear Here. <\/p>\n<p> Happy listening, <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hannah J Davies<br \/><\/strong>Deputy editor, newsletters<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/article\/2024\/jul\/04\/hear-here-venus-williams-podcast\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8366e5cbbf056aa998c926d5691fa321d1d6513f\/0_102_4905_2943\/master\/4905.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b539a63255ee3eb30e292608b6ababe6\" title=\"Tennis ace Venus Williams serves up a show all about art\" \/>The seven-time grand slam winner and patron of the arts hosts a new series, Widening the Lens. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the single life<br \/>\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nI\u2019ve probably listened to, at most, three episodes of the Longform podcast in my life. And yet I was surprisingly sad when I read that the show \u2013 which has been going for 12 years \u2013 will end later this month. For close to 600 episodes (yes, you read that correctly), Aaron Lammer, Evan Ratliff and Max Linsky have sat down with the great and the good of journalism and documentary-making to talk about their approach to creating some of the best nonfiction work out there (the trio also previously ran a website and app linking to the best nonfiction journalism on the internet).<br \/>\nLongform was just always there, attracting big names until the end (Ta-Nehisi Coates was just on last month) and always offering an eclectic mix of interviewees (The Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples, blogger turned media personality Tavi Gevinson, Dirt newsletter impresario Daisy Alioto, and Normal Gossip mastermind Kelsey McKinney have all featured recently). Longform was always just there, full of interviews I planned to listen to at some point and rarely did. What a shame that I\u2019m only getting round to it now that it\u2019s ending. As Joni once sang, you don\u2019t know what you\u2019ve got til it\u2019s gone, etc.<br \/>\n Read on for the picks of the pods this week, as Venus Williams gets in touch with her inner art critic and the UK\u2019s best-ever liars, Paul and Harry from The Traitors, veer into their 16th minute of fame. And, while I\u2019m keeping Alexi\u2019s seat warm this week, do remember that you can always email newsletters@theguardian.com with any comments or suggestions on Hear Here.<br \/>\n Happy listening, Hannah J DaviesDeputy editor, newsletters Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seven-time grand slam winner and patron of the arts hosts a new series, Widening the Lens. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the single life \u2022 Don\u2019t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I\u2019ve probably listened to, at most, three episodes of the Longform podcast in my life. 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