Opus Dei, Ep. 3: Snow on the mountaintops

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   S3 · 4 May 2026 · 33 min

   Toxic Legacy: Bonus episode with Samantha Power

   The FT’s Laura Hughes speaks to Samantha Power, former head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) who spearheaded efforts to fight lead poisoning globally. They talk about why she got interested in lead poisoning, efforts at supply chain tracing Ecuadorian cinnamon, and the UK government’s new plans for a lead testing trial. For more information on how to live safely with lead, please visit the LEAPP Alliance website. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S4 · E4 · 17 Apr 2026 · 38 min

   Opus Dei, Ep. 4: The closest tabernacle to the White House

   A sleepy Catholic bookshop and events space run by Opus Dei priests in Washington, has turned into a central networking hub for an ascendant conservative movement. Some of the biggest names on the right gravitate around it. People close to Opus Dei say that is not a coincidence. This podcast has been edited to remove an unverifiable reference to the number of Opus Dei members living in Washington DC. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S4 · E2 · 1 Apr 2026 · 31 min

   Opus Dei, Ep. 2: Formation

   Opus Dei’s founder taught his followers that spiritual formation is a continual development of character. But some find that the views spread by Opus Dei do not always match the Church’s official teaching – particularly its attitudes towards women and homosexuality. Insiders describe a complex youth recruitment network that offers some clues to the kind of person Opus Dei molds – and what kind of person it is interested in. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S4 · E1 · 25 Mar 2026 · 36 min

   Opus Dei, Ep. 1: Whistling

   We meet Sarah – a young girl drawn to Opus Dei’s message that professional work can be a path to holiness. At 18, Sarah says goodbye to her family and moves into an Opus Dei centre to learn how to make her work an offering to God. But what she experiences there feels different to the organisation she thought she knew. Sarah chafes at unexpected rules, unquestioning obedience and dehumanising treatment. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S4 · 11 Mar 2026 · 1 min

   Introducing Untold: Opus Dei

   Introducing Opus Dei, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial Catholic organisation in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some members say they found other agendas – and unexpected harm – entangled in that spiritual mission. The first episode of Untold: Opus Dei launches on March 25. Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   17 Feb 2026 · 37 min

   FT long read: The Broker

   In this special bonus episode from The Financial Times, "The Broker" tells the story of how a failed baseball hopeful and disgraced stockbroker reinvented himself as one of America’s most consequential modern arms dealers. From a family-run warehouse in Virginia Beach, Will Somerindyke built his company into a crucial conduit in the Pentagon’s covert supply chains — sourcing Soviet-era weapons for wars in Syria and Yemen before emerging as a central player in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. As artillery shells became the most sought-after commodity of the war, he placed a multimillion-dollar…

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   31 Dec 2025 · 37 min

   Tech Tonic: Defying death

   How much do we really know about ageing? For decades, scientists have been trying to understand the biology of the ageing process - what happens to our bodies as we get older? And is it possible to slow that process down or even stop it all together? In this series of Tech Tonic, the FT’s Hannah Kuchler and Michael Peel look into the past, present and future of longevity - the wellness movement focused on extending and bettering your quality of life. Episode 1 follows Hannah as she speaks with UCL professor David Gems about the history of ageing research, and then with longevity researcher…