In this episode, Miranda and Liv provide the ultimate culture guide to 2026, discussing everything you need to know about the big cultural trends, industry news, the people to watch and the moments everyone will be talking about. Stay in touch! Miranda Sawyer on Instagram Liv Little on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTok wehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Guest: Stephen Armstrong Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Ja...
Mar 31, 2026•57 min•Season 2Ep. 12
A British version of the hit sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live debuted last weekend, but how did this historic moment come about? Miranda speaks to SNL writer, Gráinne Maguire, to get all the behind the scenes details. And BTS, the biggest boy band in the world, are back with a new album 82-date tour. The 4-year hiatus is over and the group is returning to the music scene after serving in the South Korean military. But how did seven young Korean men become an international sensation? Former...
Mar 25, 2026•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Legendary documentarian Louis Theroux is back with a new Netflix show - and of course we all watched it. But how did Louis become such a beloved cultural figure, especially with young people? And Liv and Miranda ask - how can a relationship benefit or hurt a celebrity's brand in 2026. Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTok wehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Watch more on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, ...
Mar 18, 2026•54 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The finale of this year’s awards season takes place this Sunday, with Hollywood’s biggest stars gathering in LA for the 98th Academy Awards - also known as the Oscars. While Oscars can be won on merit alone, many are the result of strategic campaigns akin to an election. So, how do you win an Oscar? Liv and Miranda get all the details from journalist and award campaign strategist, Leila Latif. Watch more on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on thei...
Mar 11, 2026•54 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This weekend was all about the BRIT awards But what do the top winners of the night have in common? They all went to the prestigious BRIT school in south London. So how did this performing arts state school end up shaping and creating the biggest UK talent of the last 20 years. Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria actor Eric Dane died on 19th February, after battling ALS. The following day, Netflix dropped a new episode of their show Famous Last Words featuring Dane . The secret interview was intended to...
Mar 04, 2026•49 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Capitalising on a massive cultural moment, like Brat, is easier said than done. But has Charli xcx successfully brought Brat summer to an end with her new mockumentary film - The Moment? BFI Flare, the largest LGBTQIA+ film festival in Europe, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. How has queer cinema evolved over that time? Plus, we discuss the fallout of the Bafta awards. Headlines that follow award shows typically highlight the night’s winners and losers. But this week is very differ...
Feb 25, 2026•52 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week, we are tackling two types of drama: reality TV and gothic literature. First up: a new Netflix doc lifts the lid on the hit TV show, America's Next Top Model. Was host and former supermodel Tyra Banks the ultimate TV villain or a victim of toxic 00s culture? And then, we’re switching gears to the big screen and talking about the new Wuthering Heights film. Does a film have to be "faithful" to the book to be good, or are we okay with a total vibe-shift? Director Emerald Fennell made som...
Feb 18, 2026•50 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Michelle de Swarte joins Liv and Miranda to speak about her career and the changing UK comedy scene. Will SNL UK be the new vehicle for introducing up-and-coming talent to the mainstream? Bad Bunny made history at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday and new super fans out of Miranda and Liv. For many, this was their introduction to the Puerto Rican star - but how did he get so big? Get tickets to Michelle de Swarte’s comedy tour - The Afters → HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommen...
Feb 11, 2026•43 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The HBO hit, Industry, is back on TV and more stressful than ever. The gritty financial thriller doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to showing the darker elements of British society. Liv and Miranda discuss what they think the show is about. Class? Capitalism? Race? A combination of all three, perhaps? Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are just a few of the artists who are taking touring to the next level. Long gone are the days of acts occupying a stadium for a ni...
Feb 04, 2026•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On Monday, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) published a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal, apologising for his antisemitic behaviour and hate speech. He said that a late diagnosis of frontal lobe damage following a car crash and bipolar disorder was to blame. But can Kanye uncancel himself? And, hit show Bridgerton is back! What will the ton be wearing this season? We get all the details from the show’s costume designers John Glasser and Dougie Hawke. Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE...
Jan 28, 2026•52 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The internet and group chats across the country were on fire on Monday night with the news that Brooklyn Beckham had finally addressed rumours of a rift with his famous parents. We give you TLDR on everything that happened, Brooklyn’s claims and discuss the PR approach the Beckhams may be using. Before Brooklyn’s Instagram story, the only thing the internet was talking about was the viral hit TV show Heated Rivalry. How did a small, indy show become the most talked about series of the year? And ...
Jan 21, 2026•52 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We are baaaccck! This week we talk to Chloe Hadjimatheou, the Observer journalist behind the viral investigation into the Salt Path. She dishes on all the behind the scenes details of her new podcast series - The Walkers: The Real Salt Path. Observer subscribers can listen to all episodes HERE . Award season is in full swing and we have noticed a trend … a lot of the top film nominees are about dads. One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, even Marty Supreme! We speak to the Observe...
Jan 14, 2026•54 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Your favourite cultural commentators Liv Little and Miranda Sawyer are (almost) back for a brand new season of the We Have Notes Podcast. That means new episodes every week from Wednesday 14th January onwards. Make sure to follow the feed so you don't miss the first episode of season 2! Until then… Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTok wehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little Producer: Casey Magloire Execut...
Jan 08, 2026•48 sec
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 You can read Eva Wiseman’s interview with Lily Allen HERE Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHav...
Dec 17, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 ...
Dec 10, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 coor...
Dec 03, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
We’re back in the land of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for the second half of the Wicked adaptation. It’s a box office hit, but critics have been divided. Was making a Wicked sequel the best or worst move for the franchise? Timothée Chalamet is flooding Liv and Miranda’s timelines with a string of press stunts: from a spoof marketing Zoom call and designer merch collabs to commissioning orange blimps to hype his new film. So who is the little-known 29-year-old Glaswegian behind the st...
Nov 26, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Where do we draw the line with problematic artists? Last week, Michael Jackson became the first artist to land a top-ten hit in six different decades - right as the Michael biopic trailer dropped and racked up a record-breaking 116 million views in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the battle for the best Christmas advert is officially underway. John Lewis, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s are all vying for your festive cheer. Joining Liv and Miranda to dissect the ad wars is legendary advertising guru Sir John...
Nov 19, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
David Harbour hasn’t posted about the latest season of Stranger Things and has skipped major cast interviews, despite being one of the show’s stars. Liv and Miranda sit down with a crisis PR expert to explore how Netflix might be managing the fallout from Harbour’s ex Lily Allen’s breakup album - and the Daily Mail’s claims that Millie Bobby Brown filed a harassment and bullying complaint against him. Is getting zero star ratings from critics and initially receiving 0% on Rotten Tomatoes the bes...
Nov 12, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8
How did The Celebrity Traitors become British television’s most unmissable series? This week’s finale looks set to break records - one in four UK adults tuned in for the launch. After 40 years, MTV is shutting down nearly all its UK channels. Once the gateway to pop fame, the music video may seem obsolete in the streaming era - yet Rosalia’s latest release, Berghain, is blowing up. So, is 2025 the death of the pop music video or its rebirth? Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda ...
Nov 05, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Has Lily Allen shared too much in West End Girl, her first album in 7 years? She’s said it’s “not gospel” but it reveals painful details of the breakdown of her non-mononymous marriage. Has Strictly Come Dancing lost its sparkle now that Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are making their exit? TV critic Scott Bryan shares his thoughts. Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week: Miranda: Dave’s new album ‘The Bo...
Oct 29, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jacqueline Wilson was the author who carried millennial women from childhood into adolescence. Her books didn’t shy away from tough subjects like depression, abuse and grooming. Now, as she releases Perfect Imperfect, the long-awaited follow-up to her 1997 classic The Illustrated Mum, Liv and Miranda discuss how she mainstreamed taking girlhood seriously. It’s been a wild week in the art world: a heist at the Louvre, A-listers swanning through a British Museum ball trying to outshine the Met Gal...
Oct 21, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week, Netflix released a three-part series on Victoria Beckham’s evolution from Spice Girl to fashion designer. Produced by David Beckham’s company, it joins a growing list of self-made celeb docs - from Harry & Meghan to Beyoncé, Pamela Anderson, and Robbie Williams. London and Paris Fashion Weeks sparked online outrage - with models walking in metal mouth braces, bound arms, bodysuits printed with male genitalia, and trad-wife-style aprons. With major houses like Chanel, Dior, Gucci, ...
Oct 14, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Taylor Swift’s new, record-breaking album The Life of a Showgirl is dividing a once-faithful fandom. Following the success of the epic Eras tour, Swifties are breaking cover to critique the star for the first time - particularly over one song which seems to pick a fight with Charli XCX. Two major London clubs, G-A-Y and Corsica, announced their closure this week, marking another blow to the city’s nightlife. Miranda came of age in the 1990s Manchester club scene; Liv did the same in South London...
Oct 07, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Why is Irish culture having such a moment? Netflix’s new blockbuster House of Guinness is the latest in a run of Irish TV hits following Normal People, Derry Girls and Bad Sisters. Musicians CMAT and Kneecap are breaking out, Nicola Coughlan and Paul Mescal are dominating screens, and writers like Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan continue to top bestseller lists. Amelia Dimoldenberg has awkwardly ‘dated’ top A-list guests like Billie Eilish, Louis Theroux, and, of course, Andrew Garfield on her vi...
Oct 01, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has just dropped her debut solo album and it’s already reached number three in the charts. For decades, women leaving girl groups have struggled to replicate their success on their own. Has JADE finally broken the curse? The podcast industry was built off the back of true crime, but the genre has now spread to every corner of the media: Netflix docu-series, ITV dramas and blockbuster book deals. But can these stories ever be told ethically? Liv and Miranda l...
Sep 24, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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. Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes! @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagr...
Sep 08, 2025•3 min
