Monocle 24: Recent Episodes
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Between the infrastructure disaster that has sparked prolonged protests and the ongoing troubles with Kosovo, Albania and Nato, is Serbia OK? Andrew Mueller speaks to the country’s minister of foreign affairs, Marko Đurić, and our Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, for the view from the ground.
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We speak with Cathy Olmedillas, founder of independent children’s publishing house Studio Anorak, about the company’s new food title for kids, ‘Chew’. Plus: Rebeka Russell from Manderley Press, a publisher dedicated to out-of-print books inspired by houses and places. And: Xavier Encinas from Sixteen World, a platform and magazine celebrating the power of photography
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Emma Nelson and Yassmin Abdel-Magied take a closer look at the week’s key global stories and cultural moments. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Weligama, Sri Lanka. We also speak to Di Speirs about the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.
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We journey down the banks of the Danube to get a taste of Eastern European cuisine with Romanian food writer Irina Georgescu. Plus: Paige Reynolds heads to Leydi, a new Turkish opening in London and Maisie Ringer explores the revival of absinthe.
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Co-founder and CEO Andreas Cleve talks about how Corti’s healthcare-specific AI foundation model enhances patient care by cutting admin work and giving doctors more time to focus on what matters most.
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Laura Kramer meets Carlos Diehz, the Mexican actor and architect making his big-screen debut in ‘Conclave’. He talks about his breakout role, stepping onto a film set for the first time and how his background in architecture unexpectedly prepared him for acting.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the Republicans’ desire to rename Greenland, Fort Liberty and Donald Trump’s new addition to the White House: the ‘Faith Office’.
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We’re joined by Anita Riotta to get the latest from the first day of the Munich Security Conference. Also in the programme: we hear from Annabelle Gower at the World Governments Summit in Dubai and Julia Lasica joins us in the studio to discuss Japan’s aims to help revitalise Ukraine’s famously fertile agricultural soil. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the year’s film trends so far and ‘What We Learned’ with Andrew Mueller.
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Recording from our new hub on rue Bachaumont, Tyler Brûlé looks back at Monocle’s founding values and dissects the magazine’s unique perspective on fashion. We discuss the importance of storytelling, timeless design and discovery, as well as this season’s fashion highlights. Plus: a preview of our new Paris home, where hospitality meets great retail and community.
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The European Union has vowed to fight back against Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, the Munich Security Conference gets under way and the world’s largest farmed-salmon producer offers a bounty for missing fish. Then: South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment hearing and we check out Roca’s One Day Design Challenge in Barcelona. Plus: a special Valentine’s Day message.
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Joe Wright is the acclaimed film director known for single-take shots, redefining cinematic genres and updating classic narratives. He first appeared on the global stage with his feature directorial debut, ‘Pride & Prejudice’, starring Keira Knightley, followed by a string of celebrated releases that include the seven-time Academy Award-nominated drama ‘Atonement’, the action-packed thriller ‘Hanna’ and the biographical drama ‘Darkest Hour’. As one of the more technically adventurous and unpredictable directors of his generation, Wright’s latest project might be his most ambitious: a new eight-part series documenting the rise of a dictator, ‘Mussolini: Son Of The Century’. It has already stirred debate across Europe and beyond since its release, and is regarded by many critics as the best show of 2025 so far.
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Monocle is in Munich with the latest on the “terror attack” as the Bavarian capital kicks off its high-stakes security conference. Plus: China-UK talks revive, Nordic news and why romance bookshops are booming. Then: a special interview with the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, the honourable Jeremiah Manele.
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We take a look at three developments in the UK capital that will be worth a visit in the months to come. From a revitalised piece of industrial history to a colourful waterside park in a grey business district and the big tenants pitching up beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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A reflection on the life and legacy of Finnish furniture designer Yrjö Kukkapuro. Petri Burtsoff reports.
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin announce their ambitions to end the war in Ukraine. We discuss the US’s pivot in negotiating style under its new president. Also on the programme: Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a diplomatic visit to Pakistan. Then: we get the latest on the attack in Munich. Plus: why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Nepal, including one by Kathmandu’s mayor, Balen Shah.
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Donald Trump says that he had a “lengthy and highly productive” call with Vladimir Putin. Also on the programme: who were the AI power players at Emmanuel Macron’s Paris summit? Then: the Honda-Nissan merger deal collapses and fashion brand Miu Miu taps British filmmaker Joanna Hogg. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Nepal.
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As Narendra Modi becomes the fourth head of state to visit the White House during Donald Trump’s second term, Maya Sharma and Natasha Lindstaedt discuss the tensions that lie beneath the bonhomie. Then: Turkey’s president goes to Pakistan and the Munich Security Conference begins. Also on the programme: could K-Pop be South Korea’s secret weapon against Trump’s trade war? Plus: we speak with Rainer Stampfer, president of global operations at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
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We explore innovation in motion from the road to the skies. Polestar CEO, Michael Loescheller, shares his optimistic outlook for Swedish EV maker in 2025. And: we hop aboard Greece\'s first scheduled helicopter airline, Hoper.
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Why has New Zealand fallen out with the Cook Islands and Kiribati? And what does China have to do with it? Andrew Mueller explains.
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As a Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for further talks, we discuss whether the region’s politicians can come together to save the Gaza ceasefire deal. Also on the programme: Trump says a prisoner exchange with Russia could play a “big important part” in ending the war in Ukraine. Plus: we explore world leaders’ changing attitudes towards AI and Belfast’s “life-changing” €1,200 cocktail.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II meets with Donald Trump at the White House and we analyse the effects of Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Then: Peru’s National Archives battle for survival and we check in at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: who is on the longlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
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To celebrate the 18th anniversary of Catarina Portas’ homeware brand, A Vida Portuguesa, New York’s Museum of Modern Art invited her to create a pop-up shop in its Design Store. We spoke with Catarina about her collaboration with the museum and the importance of keeping craft traditions in Portugal alive.
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Justin Trudeau visits Brussels as Donald Trump imposes tariffs on allies; Sudan’s civil war enters a new phase; and Denmark reports a historic low of asylum seekers. Plus: Saïd Business School’s Soumitra Dutta at Dubai’s World Governments Summit.
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We recap the recent Stockholm Design Week and Zona Maco Diseño in Mexico City.
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We’re heading to Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki. This offbeat metropolis on the Aegean coast has a rich gastronomic identity thanks to its diverse history at the crossroads of east and west. In 2021, its culinary prowess was recognised by Unesco as a “City of Gastronomy” within its Creative Cities Network. Join Monocle’s Claudia Jacob on a tour of this colourful and compact city that’s sure to slake your appetite.
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We assess the latest as the Israel-Gaza ceasefire is on the verge of unravelling. Also on the programme: we get the latest updates from Ukraine ahead of the Munich Security Conference this week. Plus: we examine the reasons behind a new survey showing that far-right populists are much more likely to spread fake news than those on the left. Then: beavers in Czechia finish a seven-year dam project in just two days.
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Hamas has said that it is postponing its next release of Israeli hostages, which was due to occur this Saturday. Meanwhile, Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, has announced that he will step down tomorrow and Monocle is at the World Governments Summit in Dubai this week. Plus: why Australia will become the first country in the world to ban under-16s from using social media.
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As King Abdullah II visits the White House amid rising anger over Donald Trump\'s Gaza proposal, Burcu Ozcelik joins Emma Nelson to discuss how tensions might be resolved. Then: JD Vance and Pete Hegseth visit Europe and the Munich Security Conference. Plus: Dubai’s World Governments Summit and the director and leading actress of ‘I’m Still Here’ with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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We visit two new exhibitions in London by two very different US artists. First, we’ll hear from the curator of the UK’s first Noah Davis exhibition. The glorious, sweeping show at the Barbican serves as a worthy tribute to the late, great painter. Then: we’ll hear from high-spirited octogenarian Joseph Kosuth, whose show at Sprüth Magers features works from his six decades spent as a pioneer of conceptual and installation art.
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Geetanjali Krishna takes us to a temporary city on the banks of the Ganges river to investigate a large example of temporary urbanism brought about by a Hindu pilgrimage.
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Rainbow Murray and Giorgia Scaturro join Andrew Mueller to discuss the Paris AI summit, where world leaders and technology executives have gathered to discuss regulation. Also in the programme: far-right politicians from across Europe met in Madrid over the weekend to share tactics ahead of upcoming elections. Meanwhile, the UK’s Labour Party broadcasts immigration raids, seemingly taking a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook. Plus, how a monkey brought down a nation’s power grid.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres and Brazilian director Walter Salles about their film, ‘I’m Still Here’. The film is already one of Brazil’s most successful-ever features and has been nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Torres. The film tells the story of Eunice Paiva, who became an activist after her husband disappeared during the country’s military dictatorship.
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Emmanuel Macron and US vice-president JD Vance are the headliners at today’s Paris AI Action Summit. Also on the programme: Poland has the chance to impress upon the EU as it takes over the six-month presidency of the European Council. Then: Japan revives its relationship with the US and we discuss the latest from Kosovo’s elections. Plus: a look at arts and culture in Brazil.
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Ecuador holds elections with tackling crime at the top of the agenda. Plus: A tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the US, Bethlehem’s declining visitors, why the Baltics have cut power from Russia and Superbowl fashions.
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Exploring the findings of the new ‘Global Entrepreneur Report’ with Kiran Ganesh, head of investment communications in UBS Global Wealth Management. This is the first UBS report which has actively surveyed the opinions of entrepreneurs in the bank’s client base and its Industry Leader Network. The solicited views cover a wide range of key developments that might shape the growth of both industries and personal wealth.
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Sandip Roy’s writing career started when he pivoted from software engineering to broadcasting. Currently a columnist and podcaster, he’s been a longtime commentator on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’, the most-listened-to radio programme in the US, and an editor with Pacific News Service and New America Media in San Francisco. After returning to India over the span of 10 years, Roy also sent more than 500 weekly dispatches from Kolkata for public radio station KALW in San Francisco. His debut novel, ‘Don’t Let Him Know’, won a Likho Award in India and was honour title for the Asian Pacific American Literature Award in the US. It was also longlisted for the DSC South Asia Prize and the Green Carnation Prize. Roy speaks to Georgina Godwin at the 2025 Kolkata Literary Meet and discusses his early days in the post-9/11 US media, his award-winning novel and the evolution of Indian literature.
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In a special edition broadcast live from Rue Bachaumont in Paris, Tyler Brûlé is joined by Monocle’s Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier, along with Adrien Garcia and Melissa Bell. We will also speak with Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, and director Audrey Diwan.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with the man behind the visual effects of ‘The Substance’, Sabato de Sarno’s departure from Gucci and why the Spanish are so good at comic books.
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It seems clear that the newly inaugurated US president Trump has a philosophy on trade wars: they are good and easy to win. Tina Fordham, Alex von Tunzelmann and Elisabeth Braw join us to discuss whether the history of trade wars can tell us anything about how to wage one. And are these new economic tussles really anything remarkable, or just part of a wider backlash against globalisation?
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We speak with Steve Watson from Stack about print trends in 2025 and the popularity of titles dealing with sex and relationships. Also on the programme: we chat with Chris Kontos from ‘Kennedy’ magazine on his new wine bar in Athens and the world’s only publication about sign-painting.
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Emma Nelson and Terry Stiastny break down the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Galle, Sri Lanka.
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This week we’re appreciating the effects that time has on some of our favourite dishes and ingredients. We sit down with Ryan Walker, head of fermentation at zero-waste restaurant Silo, in London. Then: Angelica Jopson leaves things to simmer and explores the timeless appeal of soup. Plus: our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, picks her well-aged wine of the month.
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We meet the founder of the Italian-made luxury handbag label Sevda London. Sevda Mutlu talks about building her brand, its upcoming collaboration with the Ritz Paris and how her Turkish heritage inspires every design.
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A look back at this week’s news stories, including Donald Trump’s dreams of a new Middle East and the return of Soviet-era Eurovision.
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Our Toronto Correspondent, Tomos Lewis, explains the future for Canada’s trade relationship with the US as Justin Trudeau holds an economic summit with the nation’s business leaders. Then: Carlota Rebelo joins us in the studio to discuss the latest Grenfell Tower news, as well as how the demolishing of the building will affect the community. Also on the programme: Gunnar Gronlid rounds up the headlines from Norway and Maisie Ringer on why a man in France has been fined €200 at a train station. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’.
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Natalie Theodosi visits two Left Bank couturiers, Julie de Libran and Rabih Kayrouz, to talk about running independent ateliers from one of Paris’s most charming neighbourhoods.
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French parliament finally adopts the state’s 2025 budget – but has the government done enough to get the nation’s finances under control? Then: what do Trump’s tariffs mean for Europe and what are the ramifications of USAID’s dismantlement? Plus: we head to Switzerland where the Monocle team is researching a new book.
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Israel’s defence minister prepares to put Trump’s Gaza plan into action. Rosa Freedman and Nada AlTaher join Emma Nelson to discuss. Plus: the Philippines’s vice-president is impeached, birthright citizenship and Stockholm Design Week.
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We explore how keeping culture in mind when planning our cities can have effects beyond just arts-related improvements. The people behind ‘The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning’ tell us more. Plus: we visit a treasured museum in Lima and look ahead to some cultural institutions that are set to open in 2025.
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The current exhibition at the AA, London’s eminent architectural school, pairs Japanese architectural studios and artists to rethink a piece of furniture or domestic structure.
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We get the latest from Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, as Kering parts ways with Gucci’s design chief, Sabato de Sarno, after a short two-year tenure. Then our panellists Marion Messmer and Caroline Frost discuss why the UK is taking a lead on Ukraine’s defence strategy as the US steps back. Then: we discuss why Lisbon’s city council has instructed its transport authority to create separate queues for tourists and residents. Plus: after an Italian doctor sneaks his cat into a hospital for a treatment, we consider how far we’d go for our pets.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco tunes in to the Finnish music charts, including a pleasure-seeking track by Erika Vikman and bars from the Finnish-Greek rapper Ares.
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The effects of the conflict in eastern sections of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been revealed during the ceasefire. We also take a first look at Ginza Sony Park, Tokyo’s new hub for art and music. Then: Javier Milei announces that Argentina will leave the World Health Organization and ‘Ne Zha 2’ sets an all-time record for the Chinese box office. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Finland.
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Jordan and Egypt lead reactions to a seismic shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East. Then: why Taiwan is sending marines to its airport, why Austria can’t form a government and why Nissan and Honda won’t be doing business together. Plus: arts news with Ben Luke.
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We meet a former magazine editor who leveraged her experience to launch her own womenswear brand. Then: fresh from fashion’s front rows, Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi talks about the trends shaping the market.
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Is there any truth to Donald Trump’s claims that China controls the Panama Canal or is he out of his depth? Following secretary of state Marco Rubio’s meeting with Panama’s president, Andrew Mueller explains the US’s rocky history with the country and its waterways.
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We unpack the latest following Donald Trump’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and ask how seriously we can take the former’s bold claims on Gaza? Also in the programme: we get an update on Afghanistan as the Taliban suspends the country’s only women’s radio station. Then: we unpack why Putin is set to relaunch a Soviet-era song contest, ‘Intervideniye’. Plus: the French far right get their knickers in a twist over suggested clothes-washing rules.
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We analyse US president Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle the Palestinian population of Gaza in other countries, the EU opens the door to UK and Norway for defence “coalition of the willing” and why the UK aims to reset economic relations with the EU by inviting its leaders to a Brexit-reset summit in May. Plus: we flip through the design pages of Monocle’s February issue.
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As Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s transitional president, meets Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, we ask: what role is Turkey seeking to play when it comes to regional security? Then we discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the White House to see Donald Trump. Plus, a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, former Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg makes a comeback in Norwegian politics and press freedom in Czechia.
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We meet George Smart, founder of the architectural archive US Modernist, and visit a contemporary craft exhibition in Leicester. Plus, a preview of the stories hitting newsstands in Monocle’s latest issue.
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We’re heading to Sydney, one of the world’s most multicultural hubs. The Harbour City’s diversity is reflected in its vibrant selection of global restaurants, cafes and bars. Here, Monocle contributor Adam Hancock takes us to Little Portugal in Sydney’s Inner West to learn more about its Portuguese diaspora and their delicious cuisine.
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Latika Bourke and Robin Brant join to discuss how seriously Beijing is taking Trump’s tariff threats. Plus: why are so many politicians of yesteryear making successful comebacks? Then: how can cities under the geopolitical microscope appeal to tourists?
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China slaps retaliatory tariffs on the import of US goods and the US secretary of state tells Panama to change its policy on the canal. Then: why the time to invest in Africa’s digital economy is now. Plus: a civil trial begins over the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and why our love of the Moomins continues to grow.
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As the trial of South Korea’s impeached president continues, Monocle’s Seoul correspondent, Jeyup S Kwaak, and John Nilsson-Wright join Emma Nelson to discuss what comes next. Also on the programme: is USAID doomed? We delve into the global consequences of freezing US aid. Then: after an eight-month wait, Belgium has a new government. What took it so long? Plus: all the winners from Sundance Film Festival and the Critics’ Choice Awards with Karen Krizanovich.
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British singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan is celebrating her 80th birthday with a new edition of her 2005 record ‘Lookaftering’, including added demos, live versions and sleeve notes from its producer, Max Richter. The lyric booklet features paintings by Bunyan’s daughter, which beautifully brings to life the wistful, dreamy tracks. Robert Bounds sits down with Vashti Bunyan to discuss the cult reception to her work and how a new generation breathed new life into her music.
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Carla Hyenne describes the history of Paris’s Sacré-Cœur basilica, which holds a history that many of those who visit the monument today might not be familiar with.
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Minority governments are often seen as either the cause or consequence of political turmoil in countries such as France, South Korea and Germany. Daniella Peled and Philippe Marlière join us to discuss the implications of this style of governance. Plus, what to expect from the next phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and howls of disapproval over poor pet politesse in Tokyo.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Pierre-Olivier Persin, the lead special make-up effects designer for ‘The Substance’. The gory body-horror satire was nominated for five Baftas and five Oscars, including best picture, best director for Coralie Fargeat, best actress for Demi Moore, and best makeup and hairstyling.
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Donald Trump follows through on his threats to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, while promising more tariffs against the EU. Also on the programme: Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte meets Hungary prime minister Viktor Orbán. Then: The Christian Democratic Union of Germany holds its party convention today, taking a hard line against immigration. Plus: we cover the Grammy Awards and the César Awards.
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Donald Trump will welcome Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House this week as the first foreign leader to visit since the inauguration. Then: the strategic battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk and why an obscure trading mechanism could bring the UK and EU closer. Plus: an interview with the makeup artist behind Oscar nominee ‘The Substance’.
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Insights on the future of women’s wealth from the Equality Lounge at The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Emma Wheeler, head of the Women’s Wealth programme at UBS Global Wealth Management, joins the show to discuss how to better unlock investment potential for female founders and to consider the role of women within the unprecedented transfer of wealth currently happening across genders and generations.
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Angelo Tijssens’ screenwriting credits include ‘Girl’ (2018), about a trans ballerina, and ‘Close’ (2022), an Oscar-nominated film that follows the friendship between a pair of 13-year-old boys. In Tijssens’ first foray into literary fiction, ‘The Edges’, an unnamed narrator returns to his hometown to settle his mother’s affairs following her death. While there he finds comfort in the arms of a former lover. It’s a tale of young love and deep emotion sharply contrasted with an abusive childhood and an adulthood lived on the edges. Told in searing prose that grips with the tender assuredness of a seasoned stylist, ‘The Edges’ is no ordinary debut. Tijssens speaks with Georgina Godwin about his career and the catharsis of writing literary fiction.
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Tyler Brûlé is joined by Gorana Grgić and Chandra Kurt. We hear the latest from Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, speak with ‘Zeit Magazin editorial director Christoph Amend and get an update on the art world from Aurelia Rauch.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include a special report on the effects of the Los Angeles fires on the urban environment, a successful Singaporean restaurant and Thailand’s exciting music scene.
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The idea of Rwanda invading the Democratic Republic of Congo looks, on paper, preposterous. However, as an alliance of rebel groups seized Goma, the biggest city in the DRC’s east, we ask: what is the plan? Fred Bauma joins Andew Mueller with the latest from Kinshasa. Then: Jason Stearns and Michela Wrong tell us about the history behind this conflict and consider the view from Rwanda.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we visit Shreeji News and Magazines on London’s Chiltern Street. Then: we discuss ‘Pina’, a magazine that works as an exhibition space in the form of a print title. Plus: we finally discover why the Spanish are so good at comic books.
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Emma Nelson and Alex von Tunzelmann explore the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Jaipur.
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Music, books and art are what sustain us through a period of hunkering down, so it should come as no surprise that these are also the themes of this month’s episode. We head to the Swiss town of Baden to meet musician Daniela Weinmann, who goes by the moniker Odd Beholder; speak with Irish writer Eimear McBride and head to Burgundy for a site-specific art exhibition called ‘Terra’.
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We meet Diana Militski, the founder of Kinkally, a restaurant in London championing a modern approach to Georgian cuisine. Then: Michael Booth is at Europe’s biggest food-supplier trade fair in Lyon to get a preview of the industry this year. Plus: we head to Sweden to hear about chef Daniel Berlin’s Scandinavian comeback.
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John Roescher, CEO of Raw Materials, shares why the digital design agency prides itself on an unconventional business model. We discuss how its unique approach helps it to stand out and land big clients.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an update on how close we are to global catastrophe via the Doomsday Clock and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s grilling at the Senate hearing.
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Monocle’s Middle East correspondent, Leila Molana-Allen, tells Andrew Mueller about her trip to Syria and what’s next for the country post-Assad. Then: Chris Cermak looks at Germany’s immigration vote, Grace Charlton reports from Copenhagen Fashion Week and Fernando Augusto Pacheco lifts the curtain on Basel’s preparations to host the Eurovision Song Contest.
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How do the worlds of fashion and design interact? Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, joins Natalie Theodosi to compare notes on the events they’ve been attending in Paris this month. Plus highlights from the February issue.
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A special live episode of ‘The Concierge’ hosted by our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck. Joined by Monocle’s editor, Josh Fehnert, Konfekt’s editor, Sophie Grove, this edition is recorded at Ned’s Club in London. Also on stage: Toru Machida, head concierge at The Cadogan in Chelsea and president of the UK chapter of Les Clefs d’Or.
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Hamas confirms the death of its military chief, Mohammed Deif. Also on the programme: DeepSeek makes it hard for big tech to generate the oligopoly-like profit margins that investors hope for. Then: we speak to the mayor of Sør-Varanger, the only Norwegian municipality bordering Russia. Plus: why Australian journalist Peter Greste is on hunger strike and the theatre to look out for this week.
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Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian pianist and composer known for his unique blend of classical, folk and modern influences. His iconic albums, film scores and record-breaking concerts have made him one of the world’s most influential living composers. His new 13-track album, ‘The Summer Portraits’, is now available and Einaudi is also gearing up for a five-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London – the longest continuous headline run by a pianist at the historic venue. Sitting down with Monocle’s Laura Kramer, Einaudi speaks about his inspirations, his love of photography and paintings, and how he balances modern digital convenience with the beauty of analog technology in his creative process.
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Ahmed al-Sharaa has been tapped to be Syria’s transitional president. What does his consolidation of power mean for the country? Plus: Myanmar’s junta prepares for elections and we head to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Then: Andrew Mueller tells us what he learned this week.
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We discuss the environmental causes, political response and mobility fallout surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires. We examine some of the thousands of structures lost to this catastrophic blaze that tore through many of LA’s neighbourhoods and communities.
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Nic Monisse reflects on the importance of historic craft guilds in France and where the remnants of their design legacy can be found today.
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The leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz, sides with the far-right AfD party, breaking political taboo. But will the move prove to be a mistake? Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Marta Lorimer and Robin Lustig to unpack this and the day’s other top stories, including Portugal and Spain’s defence commitments, when fact-checking gets muddled with politics and how one London institution refuses to break with tradition and allow female membership. Plus: Chiara Rimella sends us a ‘Letter from Sifnos’.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the Thai music charts. From synth-inflected indie music to heartwarming ballads, it’s an exciting scene.
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German parliament passes a non-binding motion calling for tougher border and asylum rules, Graubünden named one of the most welcoming places on earth and we check into both the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Then: we bring you the papers from Switzerland. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Thailand.
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We get an update on an overnight collision between a commercial airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter above Washington before turning to the new alliance between military-ruled Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. We discuss what this new bloc means and which international actors stand to benefit from it. Then: we investigate the global importance of the US’s National Institutes of Health. Plus: Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier and we head to Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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What do sailing and wealth management have in common? For Vincent Lecomte, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management, both require vision, adaptability and trust. Lecomte joins ‘The Entrepreneurs’ to explain how a turbulent economic landscape requires investors to embrace new challenges, manage risks and adapt to new strategies.
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Why is US president Donald Trump eyeing up Greenland? And if it’s not for sale, would he take it by force? Andrew Mueller explains the likelihood of an old-school territorial conquest.
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We discuss the latest from the Russia-Ukraine war as Ukraine admits to attempting to strike a nuclear power plant in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region. Also on the programme: we consider whether the West can keep up with China’s advances in its artificial-intelligence capabilities. Then: Donald Trump’s administration invites podcasters and social-media influencers to press briefings at the White House. Plus: Japanese convenience store FamilyMart introduces a sole manager system.
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Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is under investigation for repatriating a Libyan warlord despite an active ICC arrest warrant and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, pardons 13 people facing charges following weeks of protests in the country. Then: Emmanuel Macron promises to return the Louvre to its former glory and Marina Tabassum is to design the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion. Plus: lessons for Greenland: Denmark and Canada’s “Whiskey War”.
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We assess president Donald Trump’s attempted halt of federal funding, pop into the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and assess Thailand’s image crisis as large numbers of tourists from mainland China cancel trips for this week’s Chinese New Year. Then: Pew’s latest survey on religion and politics across 36 countries. Plus: Monocle’s chairman, Tyler Brûlé, joins the show.
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We explore a new exhibition in Copenhagen focusing on the grand dame of Danish design, Nanna Ditzel. Then we learn why 1951 was a key year in architectural acoustics and take a factory tour at Mylands, the oldest family-owned and run paint manufacturer in the UK.
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As the first female commander in the Ukrainian military, Yulia Mykytenko has seen the horrors of war. Yulia is both a squadron leader and a role model for women wanting to fight for their country on the frontlines and in the background. Telling Lara Marlowe of her entry into Ukraine’s forces, ‘How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying’ recounts her student days giving out flyers for an independent Ukraine up to her current military service in the face of Russia’s invasion. Yulia and Lara speak to Georgina Godwin about their collaborative writing process, the uses of poetry, hope for Ukraine’s future and Volodymyr Zelensky’s great plan to win the war.
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Rainbow Murray joins Emma Nelson for a look through the week’s news, including Cop29 and a Marine Le Pen lawsuit. Plus: we head to Sydney for insights into the UBS Australasia Conference 2024 with Monocle’s Asia editor James Chambers. Then: Monocle’s France correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, gives us the latest news from the region.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week, including a gastronomic tour in the oldest living city in the Americas, a new French publication and what’s topping the charts in Italy.
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Following Trump’s first cabinet appointments, we consider what his second term might mean for tensions between international powers. Andrew Mueller speaks with Amy Mackinnon, national security reporter for ‘Foreign Policy’; John Herbst, former US ambassador to Ukraine; Stephen Young, former ambassador to China; and Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator.
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We head to the UAE to talk about ‘The Monocle 100: Dubai’. Plus: ‘The Stack’ collaborates with ‘The Menu’ to talk about the boom in food magazines and we flick through ‘Morgenmete’, a title dedicated to breakfasts.
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Georgina Godwin looks back at the week’s news including president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his future cabinet, X (formerly Twitter) users decamping to Bluesky and the purchase of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ by satirical publication ‘The Onion’. Joining Georgina is Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue and current chair of the judges of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction. Plus: we hear from one of the judges of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, Vivian Godfrey, about British readers’ continued love affair with Japan. Finally, Monocle’s Michael Booth speaks to the Copenhagen-based publisher behind the Gold Medal winning “Most Beautiful Book in the World”.
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We flick through culinary magazines and newspapers for an episode entirely dedicated to food in print. First up, we speak to Joseph de Klee, founder of ‘The Pass’, a paper highlighting the best of London’s gastronomic scene. Then: we’re heading to the Finnish newsstands to meet the editor in chief of a long-standing food magazine, ‘Glorian ruoka & vilni’. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco, host of ‘The Stack’ on Monocle Radio, picks out the best in food publishing from around the world.
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A look back at the week’s news, including the retirement of Australian breaker Rachael Gunn and the US president-elect Donald Trump’s intended new cabinet.
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Shilpika Gautam talks about her journey from the trading floor to environmental work. She discusses how a transformative – and record-breaking – experience paddleboarding the Ganges catalysed the founding of Opna, a greentech company focused on accelerating climate action.
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Reporter Natalia Sutherland joins Andrew Mueller in the studio to discuss the debate surrounding a controversial bill in New Zealand that’s sparked marches across the country. Plus: Gunnar Gronlid interviews British electronic producer Clark about his 2023 album, collaborating with Thom Yorke and his work on the ‘In Camera’ soundtrack.
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The joys of discussing jewellery round a table with a good glass of wine, the artistry of buyers and a Polish boutique with an apt name, Warsaw Wonders. Editor Sophie Gove talks us through what makes a winter issue distinctly ‘Konfekt’.
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Brazil is set to host the G20 summit with world leaders expected to focus on social inclusion, global reform and sustainability. But will it be overshadowed by president-elect Trump? Plus: Marine Le Pen battles to stay on the ballot in French courts, secret plans for pay-per-mile driving in London and an Asian news roundup.
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As Israel continues its bombardment of Hezbollah targets, those charged with bringing about a ceasefire suggest progress is being made. We get the latest from Beirut as the region recalculates with the incoming Trump administration. Plus: Aaron Burnett on Germany’s elections and Karen Krizanovich brings us the latest from the world of film.
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We explore some iconic parts of London’s past through ‘London Lost Interiors’, a book revealing the great indoors of the UK capital. Plus: a cylindrical example of brutalist architecture, Space House, which has been preserved for future generations.
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The Ethiopian designer and architectural researcher discusses the role of coral in her recent installation, “Material Witnesses and Narrating Lifeforms”. The project is inspired by the coral used as a construction material on the coast of East Africa and in the Gulf.
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President-elect Trump raids the Fox News greenroom to staff his administration with only the most loyal acolytes. Under mounting cost pressures for health services, governments around the world reassess nudging versus legislating people away from junk food. As the UK sunsets its voluntary National Citizenship Service, are national-service type schemes needed to help improve the lives of young people. Plus: is department store John Lewis still king of emotionally manipulative Christmas adverts?
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the Italian music charts.
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As Xi Jinping inaugurates a $1.3bn port during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru, we discuss China’s expanding influence in South America ahead of next week’s G20 summit. Plus: is Cop29 doomed to fail? And: we head to Italy for ‘The Global Countdown’ with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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As Russia moves forward with its attempt to retake Kursk, Maria Avdeeva and Jenny Mathers join Georgina Godwin to discuss what options might still be available for Ukraine. Plus: Trump meets Biden in the White House and Frances Colón details Cop29.
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Hear insights from two leaders driving cultural change through the power of music. Monocle’s Tomos Lewis heads to Havana’s Cayo Hueso district to meet a Grammy-winning resident of the Cuban capital who restored a grand 1930s building into an 11-key hotel with Caribbean rhythm at its core. Plus: Mag Rodriguez talks about his new app, Even, a platform tackling the tough times artists face in the streaming era.
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African social media has been awash with scandalous videos of Baltasar Ebang Engonga, head of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, filmed by the man himself, in his own office. Andrew Mueller explains the Shakespearian motives behind the leak and what it could mean for nation’s higher office.
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The peaceful transition of power is under way in Washington, as Senate Republicans elect a new majority leader. Carole Walker and Theo Usherwood also discuss the ongoing political and economic crises in Berlin.
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President-elect Donald Trump has made Elon Musk a cost-cutting tsar as the head of a newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Then: we examine how the violence in Amsterdam surrounding a football match involving an Israeli team unfolded. Plus: how Finns combat the winter blues and the surge in Americans looking to move abroad.
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The US’s deadline for Israel to boost aid to Gaza has come and gone. What happens now? Then: we cross to Haiti where a new prime minister has taken office. Plus: China’s air show and Japan’s minority government.
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Nic Monisse recaps highlights from the 10th iteration of Dubai Design Week, an event that continues to cement the city’s status as the region’s design hub.
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We head to the ancient city of Cusco in the Peruvian Andes to wander its breathtaking (literally) cobblestone streets, and taste both its traditional delicacies and contemporary cuisine. Here, Monocle’s Elna Schutz takes us on a gastronomic tour of what is considered the oldest living city in the Americas.
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With rising anti-semitism and faltering support for Israel in Europe, how will leaders contend with US president-elect Trump’s unambiguous support for prime minister Netanyahu? Also on the program: president Macron and prime minister Starmer seek to reinvigorate the entente cordiale, yet another incumbent administration suffers election defeat and does technology hold the answer to overtourism? Terry Stiatsny, Philippe Marlière and John Burn-Murdoch join the panel.
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US president-elect Trump has begun forming his new cabinet. We examine what the White House hopefuls could bring to their roles. Then: world leaders descend on Lima for the Apec summit. Plus: we dig through the archives at Magnum Photos.
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A special live edition recorded in Sydney on the sidelines of UBS’s 2024 Australasia Conference. Nic Monisse hosts a discussion about better design, urbanism and hospitality, featuring insights from Sydney Design Week creative director Keinton Butler, journalist Tim Ross and placemaking expert Jacqui Stanton. Plus: appearances by Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Asia editor, James Chambers.
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We celebrate 20 years of music promoter, record label and events producer Nonclassical. Over the past two decades, the organisation has been at the forefront of classical, experimental and electronic music, leading the way with innovative and genre-defying sounds. Robert Bound sits down with composer and founder Gabriel Prokofiev and composer Tonia Ko.
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Tomás Pinheiro discusses the history of a prestigious street in the capital of Malaysia’s Penang state and assesses some of the new developments taking over the area.
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Simon Brooke and Daniella Peled stop by Midori House to discuss how Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will define Europe’s defence of Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration. Plus: a four-year cruise takes passengers to more than 140 countries.
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Ukraine takes the fight to Moscow amid confusion over whether Donald Trump actually spoke with Vladimir Putin over the weekend. Will Kim Jong-un be feeling “fire and fury” from the president-elect or will they be exchanging love letters once again? Plus: a round-up of the latest architecture news and a check-in with the COP29 climate summit.
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We discuss who is assembling in Mar-a-Lago as Trump’s cabinet picks begin, consider why soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Mozambique and hear the highlights from Dubai Design Week. Then: we check in with World Travel Market London and deliver the latest arts and culture news. Plus: today’s auction of the diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall.
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The largest survey of its kind to date, the report reveals insights into buyer behaviours and the transfer of wealth between generations of high-net-worth individuals against a backdrop of challenging economic conditions. This year’s edition gathered responses from more than 3,500 such collectors across 14 global markets, including new additions Switzerland, Mexico and Indonesia. The report’s author, cultural economist Dr Clare McAndrew, is joined by Paul Donovan, chief economist in UBS Global Wealth Management, and Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz.
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As one of Sweden’s most prominent music journalists, Jan Gradvall has a close and fond relationship with his nation’s top musical export, Abba. In ‘The Book of Abba: Melancholy Undercover’, Gradvall explores the love, heartbreak and connections between each member of the pop group, from Eurovision to beyond. He sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his journalistic career, his former role as head of the Swedish Music Hall of Fame and the possibility of the pop group coming back again.
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David Schlesinger and Tessa Szyszkowitz join Emma Nelson in London for a look back at the week’s news, including the fallout from the US election. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from Sydney ahead of next week’s live broadcast of ‘The Globalist’ from the Harbour City. Finally, Monocle’s New Delhi correspondent, Lyndee Prickitt, gives us the latest headlines from India.
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We highlight the best of our coverage of the US election, plus the culinary delights of Hokkaido and more about ‘Monocle on Fashion’.
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As the dust settles on what was a shocking election result for some, we ask how Trump’s decisive victory happened and what it means for the US and the world. Andrew Mueller speaks to ‘The Atlantic’ staff writer Tom Nichols, the US’s former deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, Heather Conley, and co-director of the UCL Centre on US Politics, Julie Norman.
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We speak with Isis-Colombe Combréas, founder of ‘Milk Magazine’ and ‘Milk Decoration’, and also editor in chief of the newly released ‘Harper’s Bazaar Interieurs’. We also speak media and US elections with Dylan Byers, founding partner and senior correspondent at ‘Puck’.
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After a “magnificent victory” for Donald Trump in the US election, Charles Hecker and Vincent McAviney unpack this week’s news. They discuss Musk’s call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the three men charged with an “Iran-linked” assassination attempt and how world leaders will win Trump’s favour in his second term. Plus: journalist HJ Mai speaks to voters in Washington and Monocle’s Chris Cermak on the health of democracy with Moldovan election officials.
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This week, we sit down with Mike Davies, the chef at the helm of one of London’s most celebrated gastropubs, The Camberwell Arms, to leaf through his new seasonal cookbook, ‘Cooking for People’. Then, Petri Burtsoff heads to a Luscher & Matiesen winery on the Estonian island of Muhu to taste some of the nation’s unique tipples. Plus: Monocle’s Monica Lillis is in Somerset to learn more about the hotel and country estate that’s committed to the land and local culinary traditions.
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We meet Sarah Bell, founder of Evermore London, a luxury-candle and home-fragrance brand made from sustainable ingredients, nature-inspired scents and fine UK craftsmanship.
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A look back at the week when Donald Trump secured a historic second term as president of the US.
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Monocle’s senior news editor Chris Cermak and reporter Simon Mark join us from Washington to reflect on a turbulent week for US politics – and what comes next. Plus: Gunnar Gronlid updates us on the biggest stories from the Nordics and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discusses the 2025 Grammy nominations.
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Italian luxury label Miu Miu has reported a 105 per cent rise in revenues – growing at a time when the majority of its rivals are seeing their sales decline. Part of its success is the way it participates in culture. This year the brands partnered with Art Basel Paris, bringing its ongoing ‘Women’s Tales’ film series to life with an exhibition that blended film, music, choreography and fashion. Natalie Theodosi speaks with one of the exhibition’s curators, Goshka Macuga and two of its filmmakers, Meriem Bennani and Haifa Al Mansour to understand the brand’s global appeal.
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As Trump appoints Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, Katie Gaddini joins from Washington to discuss the speculations around Trump’s cabinet appointments. Plus: violent attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam and Karen Krizanovich joins us for the latest from the world of film.
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With Europe bracing for a second Trump presidency, we discuss what’s next for the EU and Ukraine. Then: Germany heads for snap elections as the ruling coalition crumbles. Plus: highlights from the 2024 World Architecture Festival and a special interview with the minister of tourism of Greece, Olga Kefalogianni.
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Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Turin’s annual festival of urbanism, Utopian Hours, where a collection of inspiring speakers discussed everything from meanwhile spaces to climate resilience. Plus: we visit the river Po to see how it interacts with the Piedmontese capital.
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The titular pavilion is on show as part of this year’s Dubai Design Week. The structure’s Iraq-based architect, Ola Saad Znad, discusses the shelter that is inspired by the floating houses found in the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq.
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The US prepares for a peaceful transition of power from one president to a dramatically different one. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Christopher Cermak are joined in Washington by former White House press secretary Dana Perino to talk about the effects of this election. Them: Brent Griffiths of Business Insider discusses Joe Biden’s speech. Plus: the Atlantic Council’s Holly Dagres and Renew Democracy Initiatve’s Uriel Epstein on what the future Donald Trump situation room might look like.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the global singles charts. From K-pop to the new Mexican music that’s making us move, which song will take the number-one slot?
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As Harris delivers her concession speech, Natasha Lindstaedt joins Andrew Mueller to discuss what Trump’s first 100 days could look like. Then: Melissa Hamilton discusses the small matter of Trump’s criminal convictions and ongoing legal problems. Plus: Nic Monisse joins from Dubai Design Week.
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As the world processes the news that Donald Trump has once again been elected president, Vincent McAviney and the Monocle team join Emma Nelson to discuss what the geopolitical implications are. Plus: Boeing workers finally return and the view from Art Week Tokyo.
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We explore how heritage and a commitment to artisanal quality builds enduring brands with the founders of two eponymous luxury labels. Luca Faloni reflects on a decade of elevating Italian menswear and Oyuna Tserendorj shares how her Mongolian roots inform the ethos of her cashmere brand.
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While we take stock of what Trump’s victory means for the world, one country’s election result has had a more reassuring effect, at least for the EU. This week, Moldova reelected president Maia Sandu. Andrew Mueller explains what it means beyond the country’s borders and why it matters.
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A masterclass in political comebacks or a lucky strike? Donald Trump is only the second president in US history to win a second, non-consecutive, term. We’ll go through the latest numbers, get the view from inside the Republican Party and also assess how his future presidency might impact US-China relations with former Joe Biden advisor, Scott Mulhauser. Plus: what did the pollsters miss and the reaction from international markets too.
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What will Donald Trump’s second presidency mean for the world? We get the global reaction from Japan, Europe and Bangkok, and look at the future of the West’s war effort in Ukraine too. Plus: we hear from Republican strategist Linda Chavez on what’s next for the GOP.
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A special programme out of Washington as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declares victory over his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. Our team on the ground brings you the latest results and analysis as votes trickle in – we’re in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Alabama, California, Michigan and in the nation’s capital. Plus: the team in London on how Europe has reacted to the result.
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With our latest issue set to hit newsstands this month, we preview some of our favourite stories from a design special that features interviews with industrial designers Cecilie Manz and Ini Archibong.
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We head to Sweden, the home of cinnamon buns, or ‘kanelbullar’, to meet award winning home-cook Lina Walstrom. Monocle’s Tamara Thiessen heads to meet her in Vaxholm to learn how to make this staple Swedish treat.
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Monocle Radio is live from Washington on election day in the US, getting the view from both campaigns, speaking with international election officials, hearing why foreign policy matters this time around and why all sides believe that our democracy is at stake.
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As America goes to the polls, Monocle’s Chris Cermak joins Andrew Mueller to discuss the latest from Washington. Plus: we look at cybersecurity concerns around the ballots and Yuan Potts details the result of another important vote – the Boeing workers strike.
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As a historic US election day unfolds, Monocle’s Christopher Lord reports from a tense Washington, Georgina Godwin explores political branding in the American South and Andrew Mueller reviews bizarre election ads. Plus: Asia-Pacific security stakes and a Brazilian take on newspaper political endorsements.
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We sit down with Tim Robey, author of the new book ‘Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops’. This alternative history of cinema recounts the industry’s biggest bombs, including how they came to be made and what they tell us about both the Hollywood machine and the public who eschewed them.
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Each week we welcome one of the jury chairs of the Holcim Foundation Awards – the world’s premier competition for sustainable design – to hear their views on creating uplifting places, fostering a healthy planet and building thriving communities. In the fifth and final episode we sit down with the Japanese architect and founder of his eponymous studio, Sou Fujimoto.
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The US election offices have increased security measures amid anticipation of potential violence towards election workers. Justin Smith, election security expert and retired sheriff, tells us more. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Christopher Cermak and Julie Norman discuss the final messages from Harris and Trump as last-minute rallies take place in key swing states. Then: we assess how each candidate’s foreign-policy promises will affect voters’ choices. Plus: Monocle’s Geogina Godwin gives us the view from South Carolina.
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As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make a final sprint across key battleground states, we consider why the election campaign in Wisconsin has remained so close. Then: we explore Asia Society Switzerland’s annual State of Asia conference and discuss who won big at the CFDA awards. Plus: a tribute to late music legend Quincy Jones.
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We examine a frenetic final weekend of campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s US presidential election and speak with Ian Brzezinski about America’s role in the world. Plus: The World Weather Attribution report, an interview with director Steve McQueen and why crows hold grudges.
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The United Nations Biodiversity Conference recently concluded in Cali, Colombia. On today’s programme, we discuss both the event and the theme of biodiversity more generally with two leaders in the field from UBS: lead for advocacy and nature in the chief sustainability office, Judson Berkey; and global head of sustainable and impact investing for the UBS CIO, Andrew Lee.
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The latest poll out of Iowa suggests that this Midwest state might be back in play for the Democrats. We talk to Iowa state senator Zach Wahls and ask if voters are getting their swing back. Then: Monocle’s Chris Cermak reports from Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania and we hear from Georgina Godwin down in South Carolina. Plus: we meet the team at WSP working to revamp the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and meet the architecture duo at G+G working hard to preserve Atlanta’s historic landmarks.
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We look at conspiracy theories that have emerged through US politics with Gabriel Gatehouse, author of ‘The Coming Storm’. The podcaster and former international editor of the BBC’s ‘Newsnight’ joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his career so far, his thoughts about the two major presidential candidates and the underbelly of the internet, which is host to fringe forums such as 4chan and QAnon.
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Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Hong Kong. Plus: journalist and attorney, Jami Floyd, on Trump's potential legal challenges and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, on the latest news from the region.
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Broadcasting from Washington, we look back over Monocle Radio’s coverage of the US presidential election, the future of democracy and the issues driving voters with experts and Monocle’s own correspondents. Plus: A ride-along with the Dallas PD.
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The race for the White House has never been so close, as pollster Lindsay Vermeyen explains. With both candidates in Georgia this weekend Holly Bailey, national correspondent for The Washington Post, and Leroy Chapman Jr., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\'s editor in chief, tell us what it’s been like to cover this election cycle amid a surge of disinformation. Then: Monocle’s Tomos Lewis reports from Milwaukee and we hear from developer Jim Irwin, president of New City Properties, on how Atlanta is changing.
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Trump the peacemaker, Obama the deporter, George W Bush the foreign aider. Ahead of the election, we interrogate the counterintuitive positions candidates have taken against their party’s (and their own) image, once in office. Why do so many US presidents campaign in one direction and govern in another? Andrew Mueller speaks with former USAID administrator Andrew Natsios. Plus: a roundtable with Leslie Vinjamuri of the US and the Americas programme at Chatham House and Charles Hecker of geopolitical risk consultancy, Control Risks.
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This week we speak with Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of Brazil’s largest daily newspaper, ‘Folha de São Paulo’, on the paper’s redesign and its coverage of the US election. Plus: ‘Vehicle’, a new magazine with a fresh approach to transportation.
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With the US election just three days away, producer and investigative journalist, Hannah Cogan, joins Vincent McAviney for a look through a selection of US election stories. They’ll discuss the post-election legal challenge, a documentary on the burnout of US election officials, protest art and more. Plus: Monocle’s senior foreign correspondent, Carlota Rebelo, and US editor, Christopher Lord, on their experience speaking to people on the ground in Atlanta, Georgia, including former city councillor Kwanza Hall.
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We leaf through a new cookbook by Tim Anderson dedicated to the cuisine of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Also in the programme, George Ruskin meets chef Ben Slater to learn about the art of food styling and our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, crowns her wine of the month.
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We meet the creator of ‘The Future Flip Book’, a creativity tool designed to spark millions of innovative ideas by allowing users to create combinations that align with their unique goals.
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A round-up of the week’s news ahead of the US presidential election on Tuesday, including the evolution of Republican views on immigration and Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden.
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The US electoral system will be put to the test in just four days, at a time when Americans’ trust in the country’s institutions is severely frayed. Caren Morrison, former federal prosecutor, and Atlanta reverend Markel Hutchins tell us what can be done to restore faith in the justice system and the police. Also on the programme: Atlanta councillor Amir Farokhi on how the devastating hurricanes that ravaged the South will influence the election. Then: are the Democrats in trouble in New York? Plus: we hear from Natalie Gonnella-Platts of the George W Bush Presidential Center.
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This episode is something of an ode to jewels, goldsmithing and design – but also the human urge to collect. We’ll visit the imposing and eccentric Geneva home that inspires Maison Belmont; chat to the founder of jewellery brand Annoushka about the symbolism and personal history that infuses her work; and delve into the history of Persian jewellers, Le Vian. Plus: our audio essay reflects on the power of planting trees as a gesture of remembrance and hope.
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Monocle’s editors and correspondents take you behind the scenes on the making of the magazine’s fashion pages. As our November issue hits newsstands, our design correspondent Stella Roos tell us about reporting the issue’s lead fashion story: a deep dive into Swiss heritage house Bally.
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We explore the intersection of country music and politics in the US with a report from the birthplace of American singer-songwriter, Hank Williams.
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We check in with Monocle’s US editor Christopher Lord in Atlanta to discuss the climactic showings of the Trump and Harris campaigns ahead of the presidential election on 5 November. Plus: the RA’s Dorfman Prize in architecture with Tim Abrahams and we hear from the minds behind A24’s new cerebral horror film, ‘Heretic’, with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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A former journalist and editor at ‘The Wall Street Journal’, now president and CEO of The Atlantic Council, Fred Kempe’s life and career spans from the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall to the ongoing war in Ukraine and other geopolitical threats. A passionate advocate for American engagement in the world, Kempe sat down with Monocle’s Chris Cermak in Washington ahead of a US presidential election that could send the superpower in two very different directions.
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As strikes and rockets continue to fire across the Lebanon-Israel border, there is still a sense of optimism about a ceasefire in the region. Hannah McCarthy joins Emma Nelson to discuss the situation. Plus: Andrew Mueller details the rigorous arguments of bloviating real-estate huxters, William Yang gives us the latest on Taiwan’s record-breaking typhoon and Rebecca Tay explains why Christmas is getting creepier.
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We are using the upcoming US election to put a spotlight on American cities and the challenges they face. We discuss housing struggles, how to get around, the changing world of work, the resulting state of downtown cores and how apps are altering our urban fabric.
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The interior-and-lighting designer, Sheryl Leysner, discusses her approach to upcycled materials and reuse in her East Amsterdam studio.
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With five days to go until election day, Monocle Radio is broadcasting from around the US. To kick things off, we are in Atlanta, Georgia – a key swing state in this year’s race for the White House. To get a sense of the mood on the ground, we hear from Axios’s Kristal Dixon, discover the city’s urban transformation with Beltline CEO Clyde Higgs and explore what’s at stake with former congressman Kwanza Hall. Plus: we’re on the road with dispatches from Bruno Kaufmann in Las Vegas, Georgina Godwin in New York and Vincent McAviney brings us a letter from California.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco tunes in to history to hear some of the best songs that topped the US charts during presidential elections. From a Ray Charles classic to a song that revolutionised R&B and even one of the best-ever ballads – it’s all in there.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, directors of A24’s psychological thriller ‘Heretic’, featuring Hugh Grant.
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North Korea test-fires an upgraded, long-range missile; at least 95 people have died and many remain missing in Spain’s flash-floods; vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are both in the pivotal battleground states of Nevada and Arizona; and could Canada get its first high-speed rail service soon? Plus: an election special edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Monocle’s Simon Bouvier joins Emma Nelson to discuss the future of the Renaissance party, as former French prime ministers Gabriel Attal and Élisabeth Borne avoid a political bust-up over who will be its next leader. Plus: China’s mounting debt problems, Copenhagen’s witch exhibition and the Vatican City’s new anime mascot.
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We discuss growth strategies from Sweden to South Africa as we meet the CEO of Peak Performance to hear about the importance of bricks-and-mortar retail for building communities. And: why creating meaningful touchpoints with customers in physical retail spaces can help new brands flourish.
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As the US braces itself for next week’s anxiety-inducing vote and Georgians reel at their own controversial ballot result, Andrew Mueller explains why Uruguay has enjoyed a sublimely excitement-free election.
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We discuss the latest in the China-EU tariff saga, as Beijing takes a case to the World Trade Organisation, leaving some EU officials pondering whether a Trump presidency would help to create change in the bloc. Also on the programme: Canada publicly alleges that India’s home affairs minister was behind recent attacks on the Sikh diaspora. Then: we explore whether compulsory voting would make a difference to turnouts and consider the seriousness of Strava’s location blunders.
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Donald Trump tells supporters in Pennsylvania that Kamala Harris doesn’t have what it takes to be president and more than fifty people die in floods in southern Spain. Then: evidence emerges of new forms of sabotage and a terrifying method of state-sponsored terror carried out by Russia. Plus: we learn who Brazil’s new mayors are and Paul Richardson on his new book, ‘Myths of Geography’.
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Monocle’s Christopher Cermak reports from Washington as Emma Nelson discusses Hezbollah’s new leader choice with Edmund Bower in Beirut. Plus: influence operations and disinformation in Switzerland, historic Italian naval ship docks in Singapore and Bangkok’s Jay Fai announces that she is hanging up her apron.
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We report from the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and meet one of the designers behind Cathay Pacific’s new Business Class suites. Plus: an exhibition in London explores the role of ceramics in furniture design.
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Norway’s capital is not to be overlooked if you want a taste of the best that the Nordics have to offer. Much like its people, Oslo’s culinary scene is not brash or showy, so its most notable restaurants and bars can be easy to miss. Here, Monocle’s resident Norwegian, Gunnar Gronlid, helps us uncover some of the city’s best spots.
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With just one week to go until the US presidential elections, we assess whether the racist remarks made at Donald Trump’s New York rally will make any difference to voter decisions. Also on the programme: intelligence reveals that Russia will deploy up to 10,000 North Korean troops to Ukraine “within weeks”. Then: we discuss why Keir Stamer is so unpopular and a new study reveals the countries with the longest-lasting relationships.
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Our final US election edition ahead of 5 November is recorded from the US capital. We explore the stakes for American democracy, why trust in elections has been so hard to come by and what the world thinks of the process.
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Anglo-Italian musician Jack Savoretti speaks to Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco about his latest album, ‘Miss Italia’, on which he embraces his roots and sings in Italian. Savoretti discusses his partnership with Birra Moretti Sale di Mare and Secret Escapes, celebrating the essence of Italian culture.
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The latest on talks for a proposed two-day truce in Gaza. Plus, questions over the legitimacy of Georgia’s election results, a flip through the papers and the role of conspiracies in the US presidential campaign.
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We head to Rome to find out about a new film dedicated to the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1970s before visiting one of the world’s largest contemporary art foundries in Walla Walla. Plus: an interview with French pop star Zaho de Sagazan.
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Every week we welcome one of the jury chairs of the Holcim Foundation Awards – the world’s premier competition for sustainable design – to hear their views on creating uplifting places, fostering a healthy planet and building thriving communities. In episode four we meet Peruvian architect and co-founder of Barclay & Crousse, Sandra Barclay.
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We discuss the latest from Georgia, as the ruling pro-Russia Georgian Dream party claims victory in the weekend’s contested elections. Also on the programme: German car manufacturer Volkswagen closes production plants in its home country for the first time in 87 years as a result of competition from China. Then: we assess how important it is for newspapers to endorse a candidate following refusal to do so from the ‘Los Angeles Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’. Plus: a German shepherd inherits $91m (€84m).
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Georgia’s president calls for protests as major violations are reported in the country’s elections. Plus: where do Indo-Chinese relations stand? Then: the New York City Subway celebrates 120 years.
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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in snap elections but Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on. Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what comes next. Plus: Lindsey Hilsum on Lebanon and we hear about protecting Slovakia’s cultural heritage and plans for Poland’s new supercity.
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The UBS International Pension Gap Index compares retirement systems across 25 markets based on the voluntary savings required from its participants. Its authors, James Mazeau and Elisabeth Beusch, explain why private savings are crucial to maintain an accustomed lifestyle in retirement. They explain how the index demonstrates the importance of planning and how investments can help close pension gaps.
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Writing a fourth memoir is somewhat unheard of but for Peter Godwin it’s an even more personal note. Not a grief memoir so much as an exploration in memory of the passing of his mother, the end of his marriage and moving on, Peter shares the poignant moments of his life so far in ‘Exit Wounds’. He joins Georgina Godwin – his sibling – to discuss childhood memories of their mother, the process of his latest work and writing multiple autobiographies of his life so far.
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Gorana Grgić, Eemeli Isohao and Priska Amstutz join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s London-based foreign editor, Alexis Self, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson. Plus: Roger Rüegger, head of programming for Zürich’s Jazznojazz Festival, joins to talk about the line-up for this year’s event.
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We report from the US state of Georgia, preview the first episode of ‘Monocle on Fashion’ and delve into the pleasure of ice cream.
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The war in Ukraine and Russia has affected East Asian foreign policy in more ways than you might expect. We explore North and South Korea's involvement in the conflict with former UK ambassador John Everard, China’s watchful eye with Oriana Skylar Mastro and the pivotal forthcoming elections in Japan with James D Brown.
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We speak with Ghislain Pascal from The Little Black Gallery about the opening of Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café, a new cultural hub for queer and gay fine-art photography. Plus: we discuss the art of wildlife pictures with the winners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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Russia analyst and author, Stephen Dalziel, joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the week’s news and culture, including Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Iran, the latest on the US election and cocaine in Coca-Cola. Stephen also gave us an insight into his experience translating the late Alexei Navalny’s memoir, ‘Patriot’, as well as meeting his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in London. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith takes us to Minoa bookshop in Istanbul and Monocle’s George Ruskin gives us a tour of the best culinary spots in Taormina, Sicily.
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This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to umami. First up, we sit down with Christopher Beckman, whose new book dives into the history and potency of anchovies. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Canberra correspondent, Aarti Betigeri, tastes Australia’s divisive spread, Vegemite. Plus: we unearth the bountiful possibilities of cooking with fungi with Sam White, executive chef at Fortnum & Mason.
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Newlane co-founder Dominic Cotton talks about creating a foldable bike helmet for urban commuters. He shares how a London bike ride sparked the idea, challenges of achieving certification and how key partnerships have propelled their growth.
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A roundup of this week’s news stories, including drunk hornets, Trump working at McDonald’s and time limits on hugging at a New Zealand airport.
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Monocle’s Middle East correspondent Leila Molana-Allen stops by Midori House to discuss the past three weeks reporting from Beirut and what’s next for Lebanon. Then: Poland’s plans to create a supercity, Barcelona’s new night commissioner and Beyoncé’s appearance at a Kamala Harris rally. Plus: A special interview with Oscar-winning stop-motion filmmaker, Adam Elliot, about his new film ‘Memoir of a Snail’.
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As this special episode pauses to consider elements of great design, it is important to not overcomplicate matters. Sometimes, all you need is four wheels and a beating heart. Monocle’s Italian odyssey concludes with a second roadtrip in another of Maserati’s powerful new all-electric sports cars: the Gran Turismo Folgore. Joining us for the ride are Maserati’s head of design, Klaus Busse, and food writer Luca Cesari.
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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meets with leaders throughout the Western Balkans to secure the enlargement of the EU. Plus: will the winners of the Austrian election get pushed out of government? Then: London’s Design Museum dives into ‘The World of Tim Burton’.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Donald Trump-branded watches, the US vice-presidential debate and a former leader of Turkmenistan turns from hip-hop to poetry.
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Widely considered to be one of the most influential figures in fashion and retail, the ad interim CEO and president of the Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Alison Loehnis, has been a leading force at the pioneering online retailer for more than a decade. Here, she joins Monocle’s fashion director Natalie Theodosi for a sprawling conversation about leadership, balancing creativity and business, nurturing young brands and entering a new chapter in the industry.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Russia’s new law exempting defendants from criminal liability if they join the army, the Iran-backed Houthi militia carry out a drone attack on Tel Aviv and the lives of children on Ukraine’s frontline. Plus: ‘Democracy 2024: Does my Vote Matter?’ at the Lviv BookForum.
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We report from the CTBUH International Conference at London’s Barbican Centre where keynote speakers and city-building experts discuss how to do density better.
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The world leading auction house has opened its new Asia-Pacific flagship space in Hong Kong. Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, takes a tour with its interior designer, Betty Ng.
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As Lebanon’s residents seek safe spaces or search for an escape amid Israeli airstrikes, Ingar Thordar and Terry Stiatsny join Andrew Mueller to discuss the wide range of international evacuation plans currently under way. Plus: we take a look at the CIA’s new job posting and consider what a quiet zone might be like in the capital of Bangladesh.
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Israel strikes into the heart of Beirut and suffers heavy losses. How far is prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu willing to take his offensive? Plus: shifting immigration sentiment is at the heart of a new G7 minister cohort – how will they navigate the issue? Then: as Celine announces its new creative director, we examine how an exodus at fashion houses has affected the industry.
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How close are the Middle East’s two greatest foes to all-out conflict? Then: German chancellor Olaf Scholz and French president Emmanuel Macron meet in Berlin, Singapore’s former transport minister is on trial and we get an update on Hurricane Helene. Plus: a visit to Christie’s Asia flagship and there’s a reshuffle at Celine.
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Although they have not achieved a majority, Austria’s Nazi-linked FPÖ party claimed victory after receiving the highest amount of votes at the weekend’s election. Andrew Mueller explains the group’s past and what we may learn for the present.
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As strikes between Israel, Lebanon and Iran continue, can de-escalation be achieved? We cross to Beirut for the picture on the ground. Plus: Tim Walz and JD Vance faced off in the US vice-presidential debate. Then: Hedi Slimane leaves Celine – we look at their history together and what comes next.
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We get the latest from Iran and the US after a long night of activity. Plus: a look at Marine le Pen’s embezzlement trial, the latest design news and a hunt for the oldest DNA.
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Architect and author, Nick Newman, explains the connection between the built environment and activism in his new title. Plus, design writer Katie Treggiden discusses the makers that are paving the way when it comes to crafting consciously.
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This episode is something of an homage to autumn style: we gather in Zürich for a discussion on the seasonal wardrobe with designer Noële Nana Schaffner from sumptuous Swiss brand Nomadissem. We reflect on the creative resilience of a nation at war as we report on Ukrainian Fashion Week, hear the esoteric sounds of Portuguese musician Ana Lua Caiano and muse on the power of small talk in an audio essay about embracing the poetry of everyday conversation.
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Today, Monocle’s Monica Lillis heads to the leafy suburb of Herne Hill in South London to sample its artisanal bakeries and cafés, sit down at some of the area’s best restaurants and tour its stalwart Sunday market. Take a listen.
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Monocle’s Chris Cermak kicks off our US election special, airing every Tuesday between now and the presidential election on 5 November. On today’s show: the role of crime and policing in this year’s political campaigning.
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The latest from Lebanon, Czechia’s coalition crisis, the Mozambican soldiers operating out of Total Energies’ natural gas plant, why sex has returned to cinema and news from the world of architecture. Plus: we report from Paris Fashion Week.
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To celebrate the release of Public Service Broadcasting’s The Last Flight, we explore the world of concept albums. Robert Bound speaks to the band’s J Willgoose, Esq about the making of the album, which explores aviator Amelia Earhart’s final takeoff. To continue the theme, Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller digs deep into weird and wonderful LPs, while writer Natty Kasambala and Will Hodgkinson, music critic at ‘The Times’, share their favourite concept albums.
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Petri Burtsoff tells the story of Havis Amanda, a beloved fountain and statue in Helsinki, which has recently been restored.
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As Benjamin Netanyahu appoints a former rival to his cabinet, we explore how this move could strengthen his hold on power ahead of Israel’s 2026 election. Plus: the latest from Austria as the far-right Freedom Party narrowly wins the country’s vote, and why Switzerland and Italy are redrawning part of their border.
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Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in a huge Israeli air attack on Beirut. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says that the assassination will change the balance of power in the region. What happens next? Also in the programme: Mexico bids farewell to Andrés Manuel López Obrador and welcomes its first-female president, Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia eyes a satellite deal in West Africa; and Jakarta braces for a mayoral election. Plus, we discuss the UN’s meeting on the “slow-motion pandemic” and we head to Ibiza Town for a gastronomic tour.
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Delivering insights into the people, places and products shaping the financial week ahead. Hear from the finest minds and freshest thinkers as they take you beyond the numbers and the hype to get to the heart of the day’s big issues.
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One of the UK’s greatest historians, William Dalrymple is no stranger to researching the treasures of India. Dalrymple sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest work, “The Golden Road”, which outlines ancient Indian cultures, ideas and inventions and how they influenced the western world.
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Georgina Godwin, Terry Stiastny, and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller in London, foreign correspondent Hannah McCarthy in Beirut, and Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Paris on the latest from Lebanon. Plus: Monocle correspondent Mary Fitzgerald on her trip to Kyiv with Brussels think tank Friends of Europe, and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent Guy De Launey on the latest news from the region.
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This week’s highlights from Monocle Radio including takeaways from Sri Lanka’s presidential elections, correspondence from InnoTrans 2024 and an interview with Isabella Craddock, editor and founder of ‘Near+Far’.
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The Foreign Desk is live in the immediate hours after Israel announced the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Andrew Mueller speaks with David Wood of the International Crisis Group in Beirut, and analysts Lina Khatib and Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House. Plus: we hear from Hezbollah scholar Aurélie Daher.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Arman Naféei on his new kiosk at the heart of Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, Kiosk-o-thèque, a clever mix of gallery, bookshop and podcast studio. Plus: how can a food magazine cover the upcoming US elections? Jamila Robinson from ‘Bon Appétit’ tells us how.
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The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly concluded this week but what did it achieve? What can we expect from Keir Starmer’s meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday? And what is behind the surge in popularity of South Korean skincare in the UK? Georgina Godwin and international broadcast correspondent, Nina dos Santos, discuss this and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus: Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid attends the opening of the world’s first commercial CO2 capture-and-storage facility in Norway, and we get the latest on The Book Hive, a UK-based independent bookshop and publisher, with the owner, Henry Layte.
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This week, we sit down with Alice Lascelles to flick through her new book, ‘The Martini’, and learn why she’s so passionate about this classic cocktail. Also in the programme: Hannah Pham meets with Rebecca Ghim, founder of The Ferm, a London-based fermentary that turns waste products into kimchi. Plus, our wine expert, Chloé Lake, crowns her wine of the month.
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Snoggos co-founders Julie and Max Wedel discuss their vegan dog-supplement brand that creates products designed to support canine joint, skin and digestive health.
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Donald Trump says he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, why vets’ incomes are rising faster than doctors’ in South Korea, Tesla checks in on home workers calling in sick and we report from the new Northern Lights CCS facility in Norway. Plus: Yaroslav Trofimov’s new novel ‘No Country for Love’.
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More than a decade after reaching worldwide acclaim with his six-volume autobiographical novel ‘My Struggle’, the Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard has returned to the fictional form in ‘The Morning Star’ series. Knausgaard sat down with Gunnar Gronlid to talk about the latest entry ‘The Third Realm’, embodying new perspectives and his fixation with death, family and freedom.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin draws a new nuclear red line and the US announces $8bn of military aid for Ukraine. Where does that leave the war and prospects of peace? Then: what does Japan’s new leader mean for the country? Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller reflects on the week.
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As international calls grow louder for a three-week ceasefire in Lebanon, Allison Kaplan Sommer joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the likelihood of a pause in fighting. Plus: Monocle’s Christopher Cermak looks ahead to the Austrian elections and Karen Krizanovich joins us for the latest in the world of film.
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At a tough time for downtown districts, we visit San Francisco and Seattle to find out how the urban centres are trying to encourage more footfall and appeal to the public during work and leisure hours.
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New York mayor Eric Adams has been charged with taking bribes, another day of Israeli air strikes reaches the southern suburbs of Beirut, house speaker Mike Johnson demands that Ukraine sack its ambassador to the US and we pop inside Nintendo’s new museum in Kyoto. Plus: We receive a letter from Romania.
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For this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco previews the new songs added to the Monocle playlist. From Clara Luciani to Brazilian samba, it’s a good selection for the cooler seasons.
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Making a masterpiece begins with a vision. And where else to start than with the beloved Italian marque Maserati’s new powerful, all-electric sports car: the Gran Cabrio Folgore. As summer turns to autumn, we engage the roof, connect the charger and hit the road. Join us. Featuring Maserati’s head of design Klaus Busse and sculptor Valeria Greco.
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Are any hopes of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon over before they started? Plus: Cyprus’s president says he is ready to begin reunification talks with Turkey “today”. Then: peel back the cover of our latest issue with Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi.
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Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov reports from the 18th edition of Vienna Design Week.
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As Zelensky addresses the 79th UNGA and world leaders react to the crisis in Lebanon, Burcu Ozcelik and Marion Messmer join Georgina Godwin to discuss what the General Assembly can hope to achieve. Plus: Monocle’s Laura Kramer climbs aboard to give us the run-down on the InnoTrans trade fair and we get a sneak preview of the latest edition of Monocle Magazine.
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Real-estate developer Adam Gordon talks about Wildflower Studios, the state-of-the-art media facility in New York City which he co-founded with Robert De Niro, aiming to create a hub that supports the Big Apple’s local and creative communities. Plus: we meet the founders of Rally, a new music festival.
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Andrew Mueller explores the reasons why Sri Lankans ditched their traditional leaders and plumped for Anura Kumara Dissanayake instead.
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As the death toll in Lebanon rises into the several hundreds, emergency talks begin at the United Nations General Assembly. We ask whether a diplomatic solution to this conflict is still possible? Plus: Iran’s changing attitudes to nuclear negotiations, Russia’s questionable solution to its falling birth rate and Spain prepares to give “human” rights to great apes.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Charles de Montalivet, UK managing director for Shiseido, about the current landscape of the beauty and wellness market and the company’s plan for growth.
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A new wave of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon has prompted national leaders, including the UK’s Keir Starmer, to urge their citizens to leave Lebanon. Then: Berlin is playing host to InnoTrans 2024 this week, the world’s largest mobility trade fair, and we assess the ‘slow television’ craze in Norway. Plus: Tamagotchi opens its first ever official store in London.
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Joe Biden delivers his final address as US president on “how the world should come together”; attacks across the border between Lebanon and Israel escalate; and why union leaders at Boeing have rejected a “best and final offer”. Plus: we have the latest on the US election and headlines from the world of technology.
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The Monocle team rounds up highlights from this year’s edition. Expect Design Innovation Medal winner Natsai Audrey Chieza, the landmark pavilion ‘Vert’ and a visit to Kindred record store.
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On the Balearic isle of Ibiza the summer season is beginning to wind down. The legions of leisure seekers won’t officially dwindle until mid-October, when many of the island’s restaurants head off on their half-year hiatus. Moored in Ibiza Town, Monocle correspondent Liam Aldous has been tucking into the changing face of the port city’s food scene, which is seeing a growing number of restaurants turn into perennial offerings – a development that’s pleasing residents just as much as the tourists.
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China introduces its strongest measures since the coronavirus pandemic to boost its ailing economy. Also on the programme: we discuss the Minerals Security Partnership as it reveals fresh plans to break China’s grip on critical minerals. Then: Keir Starmer takes to the podium at the Labour conference as his ratings plummet. Plus: we ask what childhood snacks you would like to see back on the shelves.
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We check in on Lebanon and how events in the Middle East have affected discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York. Plus: Distripress in Hungary and the Thai sensation that is pygmy hippo calf Moo Deng.
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders make their case in New York and Washington; the US helps Taiwan make China-proof drones; why the Swiss object to biodiversity; and Australia’s supermarket scandal. Plus: the curator of Dundee Design Week.
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We discuss two new films in this week’s episode. ‘The Goldman Case’ dramatises the 1976 trial of revolutionary left-wing intellectual Pierre Goldman and is a thrilling retelling of a momentous event in French legal history. Plus: we speak to the directors behind the new documentary ‘Sugarcane’, which follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system.
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Paul Logothetis visits the site of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous bed-in protest, where one of the most well-known protest songs was recorded.
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As Ukraine’s President Zelensky touches down in the US ahead of the UN General Assembly this week, we unpack what will be on his agenda and what his secretive peace plan for Ukraine might look like. Also in the programme: as Germany’s Social Democrats hold off the far right in the eastern state of Brandenburg, we look at why this is a major relief for Olaf Scholz and what this might mean for his future as Germany’s chancellor. Plus: two Australian supermarkets are being sued for their false claims over discounts and Cathay Pacific bans a couple who caused a row over reclining seats.
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The latest as Israel intensifies its strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Then: France has a new government but for how much longer? Plus: the president of the UAE is in Washington for a meeting with his US counterpart. Also on the programme: Seoul and Prague take steps to collaborate more closely and wine news.
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As world leaders flock to New York this week for the 79th UN General Assembly, Emma Nelson talks to Julie Norman and Mark Lowcock to discuss how the crisis in the Middle East will affect the proceedings. Plus: we find out what the election results might mean for Sri Lanka’s economic future and check in at Milan Fashion Week.
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Our panel reflects on the US Federal Reserve decision to cut interest rates for the first time since March 2020. Paul Donovan, chief economist in UBS Global Wealth Management and Kiran Ganesh, managing director in the UBS Chief Investment Office, discuss the 50 basis-point reduction, consider the macro picture and explain what this week’s move means for investors.
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Richard Williams, one of the most revered animators in modern times, leaves a lasting creative impression from ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ to ‘The Pink Panther’. ‘Adventures in Animation: How I Learned Who I Learned From and What I Did with It’ follows the life and career of Williams in animated features; from the moment when, aged five, he saw ‘Snow White’, and through his career of more than sixty years. Following his passing, his wife and collaborator, Imogen Sutton, completed ‘Adventures in Animation’, which in its finished publication is an ode to animated art and to Richard himself. Speaking to Georgina Godwin, Sutton shares insights into their work dynamic, Richard’s relationships with Art Babbitt and Ken Harris, plus his influences across the industry.
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Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Stephen Dalziel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Zürich and Monocle’s correspondent in New Delhi, Lyndee Prickitt, for the latest headlines.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include the latest developments from Lebanon, an interview with the publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and takeaways from London Fashion Week.
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It has been more than a decade since a Western Balkan nation joined the European Union and long-simmering tensions between neighbours in the region are beginning to fray. In this special episode, largely recorded at the Globsec conference in Prague, we speak to those keeping the peace including Miroslav Lajčák, Christian Schmidt and former Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind ‘Reporters’ magazine, a literary reportage publication from Ukraine. Plus a new travel title based in Dubai and French cinema publication ‘La Septième Obsession’
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Author and political correspondent Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the pager explosions in Lebanon, seeing Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza in London and fashion at political conferences. Plus: Monocle’s Mae-Li Evans heads to Amsterdam for the Glue design festival and ‘Financial Times’ senior business writer Andrew Hill looks ahead to the 20th edition of the FT’s Business Book of the Year awards.
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We meet Ed McIlory to find out about his new Iberia-inspired opening, Tollington’s, in north London. Also on the programme: Marisa Mazria Katz meets the founders of Ziba, a US-based company that aims to bring the distinctive taste of Afghan fruit and nuts to the world.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an old argument revived by Portugal and Spain, and a diplomatic spat over a missing flag between Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
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Co-founder Andreas Grape talks about the journey to launching Nordic Angels, the largest investor network in the Nordics, with a mission to rebuild trust in social platforms and foster cross-border collaboration by connecting business professionals and start-ups.
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At the end of a week filled with violence in the Middle East, Yossi Mekelberg joins us from Israel to discuss the latest and what the next stage of the Israel-Gaza conflict will look like. Also on the programme: we round up the latest technology news from Norway, hear the highlights from London Design Festival and discuss the New Zealand bird of the year competition. Plus: we sit down with the curator of London’s Ukrainian Film Festival.
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As US president Joe Biden hosts leaders from Australia, India and Japan at his Delaware home for the Quad Summit, we explore the group’s future amid two leadership transitions. Plus: Greenland’s push for independence, a lookahead to the UK Labour Party Conference and tech news.
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As the Israel-Hezbollah conflict reaches boiling point, Georgina Godwin is joined by Hannah McCarthy and Mark Lyall Grant to discuss what the UN Security Council can hope to achieve during its emergency meetings this week. Plus: Carlota Rebelo considers whether or not the Thames river will ever be swimmable.
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We look out for the oldest – and youngest – residents of our cities as we explore how design can combat loneliness among the elderly, and how children in Helsinki can learn while enjoying public playgrounds. We also check in with the originator of the ‘sponge city’ concept.
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The latest from the Middle East as the secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, vows to retaliate to Israel’s deadly device attacks. Also on the programme: we discuss news from North Korea as the nation shows off its nuclear arsenal with a test of its “new, super-large” ballistic missile. Plus: we examine the row over UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s declaration of freebies and gifts totalling more than £100,000 (€119,000).
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At the temporary pavilion in London’s Olympia we meet woodworker and designer Rio Kobayashi, along with structural engineer Steve Webb, to discuss their collaborative project.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Sri Lanka
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In the aftermath of recent attacks in Lebanon, we discuss escalating tensions and violence in the region with journalist Stefanie Glinski in Beirut. Then: more diplomatic engagement with the crisis in Sudan and a transport-news roundup. Plus: we head to Sri Lanka for the Global Countdown with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Lebanon sees further explosions of digital devices as Hezbollah vows retaliation. We unpack the latest and explore the broader concerns for global security. Plus: Colombia’s president declares an end to peace talks with the ELN, the Dutch try to opt out of EU migration rules and a look at Uzbekistan’s disco scene.
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How can winemaking push the boundaries of tradition? Founder Travis Braithwaite talks about Pangaea Estates’ tradition-defying blends and navigating a global supply chain to deliver a one-of-a-kind wine experience. Plus: wine expert Chandra Kurt shares tips for discovering new markets.
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As the world reacts to deadly communication-device explosions in Lebanon, we’re joined by Nicholas Noe to give us the view from Beirut. Also: China and India hint at thawing ties as they begin to resolve their issues along the Line of Actual Control, the pair’s de facto border. Plus: we unpack changing attitudes to migration in Europe following Keir Starmer’s visit to Rome.
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Andrew Mueller explains the significance of holding local elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with the founder of Ostinato Records Vik Sohonie, who just released a new compilation entitled ‘Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia’
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Since 1881, Iittala has been a pioneering force in artistic and artisanal glassmaking. It’s a legacy the Finnish heritage brand is continuing under the creative direction of Janni Vepsäläinen. In this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’, we unpack the brand’s workmanship and look at how it bridges the gap between its history and today.
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Hezbollah vows retaliation after blaming Israel for the deadly pager blasts in Beirut yesterday. US media sources, among others, have confirmed Israel planted the explosives. Then: Russia orders an evacuation from its Tver region following Ukrainian drone strikes. Plus: will Boeing workers and bosses reach a deal?
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As Lebanon buckles under the chaos unleashed by widespread explosions yesterday, Hannah McCarthy joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco details the excitement surrounding the 25th Annual Latin Grammy awards.
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Highlights from London Fashion Week and a report from the Habitare trade fair in Finland.
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With the leaves beginning to turn golden brown in the Northern Hemisphere, Monocle’s Sana Jumani takes us on a tour of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, an area renowned for its autumnal fare as well as its varied culinary scene.
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We get the latest developments from Beirut after hacked pagers explode across the city. Plus: Meta bans Russian state media and we take a look at the effectiveness of Western sanctions. Then: Ursula von der Leyen announces the EU’s new Commission lineup, reflecting a shifting world order in the bloc.
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The European Commission president has unveiled her new team after intense negotiations. What do her choices reveal about the EU’s future direction? Plus: Georgina Godwin on the Booker Prize shortlist and highlights from London Fashion Week with Monocle’s Grace Charlton.
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We discuss the latest from the Middle East as Israel says that time is running out for a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Also on the programme: Putin’s latest ambitions to expand Russia’s army and Greece’s dwindling birthrate. Then: what does the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump say about the safety processes for presidential candidates? Plus: we hear about New Zealand’s bird of the year.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller finds out about Soviet-era rock’n’roll in Ukraine ahead of the release of ‘Even The Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996’. Plus: we discuss a new biography about filmmaker Agnes Varda and hear from Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic.
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Mandy Sinclair explores the story of a disused rail station in the car capital of the US, which has been given a new lease of life by the automobile giant that calls Detroit home.
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How will the homestretch of the US presidential election pan out following a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump? Plus: are South China Sea tensions simmering down or bubbling over? Then: a 225-year-old territorial dispute reignites.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with leading Brazilian fashion voice Lilian Pacce, UNWTO sustainability specialist Camila Villas and Brazilian designer Marilia Biasi, curators of ‘Brazil: Creating Fashion for Tomorrow’. The exhibition is being held at the Embassy of Brazil in London until Tuesday 17 of September. This year’s theme is ‘A Chain of Women’.
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Thierry Breton has resigned as European commissioner, blaming the decision on Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership. We consider what this means for her future. Then: what does Russia really mean when it threatens escalation and is Justin Trudeau leading Canada’s Liberals to disaster? Plus: a preview of London Design Week with Monocle’s design editor.
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The latest from the US as the FBI investigates a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life. Then: a missile fired by Houthi rebels lands in Israel, and Armenia and Azerbaijan’s fragile peace deal ahead of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s one-year anniversary. Plus: we have an exclusive interview with Marina Abramovic ahead of the opening of her ‘Healing Frequency’ exhibition, recap the 2024 Emmy Awards and pop by the Pure experiential-travel show.
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Professor Paul Romer won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis. In May, Romer spoke to Monocle Radio on the margins of the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. In the latest in a series in which luminaries of economics share their unique perspectives, Romer explains the effect of human capital, innovation and knowledge on economic growth.
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As the author of six critically acclaimed novels, including the 2022 PEN/Faulkner award winning ‘The Wrong End of the Telescope’, Rabih Alameddine is no stranger to the living art of storytelling. His work explores worlds that may seem beyond words, everything from civil war to exile and epidemics, and yet finds the words we need to hear. Now teaching literature at Georgetown University, Alameddine delves into the next generation of writers. He speaks with Georgina Godwin on his writing career, his upbringing and future plans for his art.
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Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Stockholm and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith, for the latest headlines.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week, including an interview with the director of Netflix series ‘The Perfect Couple’, and a preview of Konfekt’s autumn issue. Plus: we report from Maison et Objet and Paris Design Week.
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After the election of US president Donald Trump in 2016 and Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a consensus has formed that Europe needs to do more – and spend more – to look after itself. But at a time when the cost of living and other domestic issues remain a priority for many governments, there is little appetite to spend on something that might never be used. In this special episode recorded at the recent Globsec forum in Prague, we speak to Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Denis Mercier, Lieutenant General Piotr Blazeusz and Jiri Sedivy to consider threats to Europe and their necessary responses.
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We speak with Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’. Plus: Joshua Glass, founder of ‘Family Style’ magazine.
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Author Kate Kruimink joins Georgina Godwin to talk about her award-winning novella ‘Astraea’ and China Moses discusses her music ahead of the London Jazz Festival launch party. Plus: Charles Hecker on British diplomats accused of spying in Russia, soaring coffee prices in Italy and the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize.
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We meet Dan Anton of London’s Lahpet to learn more about his most recent opening, Lahpet Larder, and talk about the appetite for Burmese cuisine. Also on the programme: we’re in Finland to meet the founder of Do Good Brew Co, who tells us about his mission to pair beer with fine dining. Plus: Monocle’s Tomos Lewis heads to Archestratus Books and Foods in Brooklyn, New York.
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Founder Sam Beaney shares the origin story of Kibu, a children’s headphone company emphasising sustainability through its innovative build, repair and recycle model that’s designed and manufactured so kids can put the sets together themselves.
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With 53 days left until the US election, we swap our journalist hats for campaign-manager caps as we advise Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on how to clinch the White House. Plus: get under the cover of our autumn edition of ‘Konfekt’. Then: Monocle team members take us around the world to highlight the hidden gems of their hometowns.
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As Biden thaws on the idea of allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russia, Putin responds with a warning to the West. James Rodgers joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what effect the Russian leader’s words have. Plus: We look ahead to Monday’s European Commision report and has Europe fallen out of love with the Fiat 500?
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British prime minister Keir Starmer meets US president Joe Biden to talk about support for Ukraine and a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. Then: Thailand’s new prime minister makes her inaugural speech to parliament, and why Boeing’s production could be on the tipping point. Plus: we flick through the autumn edition of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.
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As the capital of Oman begins an era of urban expansion, we speak with the firm tasked with forming a plan for the region’s future growth. Then: we tackle some of the existential challenges facing our urban environments through a new book which places design and architecture in the driver’s seat for saving our cities.
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The annual Open House London architectural festival opens its doors this Saturday 14 September. Rayan Elnayal and Heba Tabidi of design studio Space Black discuss their guest-curated third spaces at this year’s edition.
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UN secretary-general António Guterres warns Israel’s lack of accountability over a strike that killed six of his workers is ‘totally unacceptable.’ Plus: what will a new cast of leaders in Europe mean for the continent? Then: would you board the next civilian spacecraft?
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in the Middle East and North Africa.
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North Korea launches a fresh wave of short-range ballistic missiles after months of trading provocations with South Korea. Bill Hayton joins Emma Nelson to discuss the regional implications. Plus: we listen in live to the historic Polaris Spacewalk and Fernando Augusto Pacheco gives us a run-down of the latest from the charts in the Middle East and North Africa.
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The US, UK, France and Germany impose fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, Negin Shiraghaei unpacks Tehran’s vow to retaliate. Also in the programme: Mexico’s Senate introduces a controversial plan to have voters elect all its judges and we get the latest on the inaugural All Afghan Women summit from Lynne O\'Donnell. Plus: we learn about Alcova’s new venues for Fuorisalone Mobile 2025.
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How can smart leaders turn a crisis into an opportunity? Summa Equity’s Norwegian founder Reynir Indahl talks about how the 2008 financial crash inspired him to rethink traditional investment models and focus on tackling global challenges. Plus: how a health scare led to a career shift for the founder of a German company helping business people to speak for themselves.
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As Germany enforces tougher checks on all its borders, Andrew Mueller questions what this will mean for the Schengen Area.
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How will the first debate between Harris and Trump inform the rest of the presidential race? Then: China and the EU try to defrost trade tensions. Plus: would you live in a for-profit city?
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As the global reactions to the US election debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump pour in, Natasha Lindstaedt joins Vincent McAviney to discuss some of the highlights. Plus: has a small island off the coast of Galicia found a positive solution to the overtourism problem?
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Former president Donald Trump and vice-president Kamala Harris face off in Philadelphia. Also on the programme: Jordanian voters head to the polls amid fears of a wider war. Then: why Indonesia has placed a moratorium on new Bali hotels due to overtourism concerns. Plus: the latest transport news and a check-in at Helsinki Design Week.
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Interviews from the recent Maison et Objet trade fair and Paris Design Week.
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Monocle’s Liv Kessler heads to Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina, to explore the heart of the city’s culinary scene through the lens of its historic food culture.
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The UN General Assembly begins in New York, as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to face off on the debate stage in Georgia. Plus, how would you deck out your apocalypse bunker?
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As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare for their highly anticipated debate in Philadelphia, Julie Norman joins Vincent McAviney to discuss what types of sparks might fly when the two finally go head to head. Plus: Could ‘motionless’ turbines be a solution to wind power’s noise and wildlife problems?
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Turkey will be attending the Arab League Summit for the first time in 13 years. We consider how significant this is. Plus: we’ll hear about the mpox vaccine rollout in Africa, Germany’s emergency land-border controls and get a round-up of aviation news.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by writer and ‘Monocle on Culture’ regular Will Hodgkinson to discuss his new book, ‘Street-Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence’ . The book tells the story of Lawrence, the founder of the band Felt, and later, Denim. Is he the greatest pop star that never was?
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Tomos Lewis investigates how Russia’s embassy in Cuba has come to represent renewed ties between the two countries.
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Russia looks to advance its front line. China warns relations with the Philippines are “at a crossroads” as South China Sea tensions swell. Panellists Robin Brant and Olga Tokariuk tackle the day’s stories with Andrew Mueller and weigh in on how they’d distribute €25m.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Danish award-winning director Susanne Bier to discuss her latest series, ‘The Perfect Couple’, on Netflix. It’s a new must-watch murder-mystery with an incredible cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Isabelle Adjani.
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As the Paris Olympics drew to a close yesterday, France’s political truce showed itself to be well and truly over. Nina dos Santos joins Vincent McAviney to discuss the fresh turbulence in France. Plus: if you’re at a loss for where to get your athletics fix now that the games are over, perhaps you fancy a spot of falconry, equestrian archery or goat polo? We\'ll be going live at the Kazanat Hippodrome in Kazakhstan for the World Nomad Games.
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What will it take to get an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal over the line? Plus: want to govern like it’s 350 BCE? Greece looks to the past for future solutions. Then: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with “The Perfect Couple” director Susanne Bier.
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With the yellow metal having rallied sharply to hit new highs, our panel explains whether they think gold will keep its hold on investors. Giovanni Staunovo and Wayne Gordon from UBS explain why the policy and risk environment, and structural demand, are combining to point to continued medium-term upturn in the price. Plus: why geopolitical fears and election-related risks continue to justify holding gold as a portfolio hedge.
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Literary editor of ‘The Spectator’ Sam Leith is surrounded by books of various genres every day. His latest non-fiction work ‘The Haunted Wood’ takes an exploratory look into childhood reading from Aesop’s fables to Malorie Blackman. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about the world of children’s literature, the first book he read as a child and the authors who created the stories we know today.
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Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Bangkok and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald, to assess the mood on the ground since president Emmanuel Macron announced his pick for prime minister. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich looks back at the Venice Film Festival.
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This week on ‘The Curator’ we profile France’s new prime minister, investigate ice-cream urbanism and celebrate the colour blue.
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The first edition in our special series recorded at the Globsec Forum in Prague. We hear a selection of highlights including an insight into defending a country during active conflict with Ukraine’s former defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov; EU harmony with Czechia’s foreign minister, Jan Lipavský; Nato’s priorities with General Chris Badia; and the struggles of democratic journalism as the far-right rises with editor in chief of ‘SME’ Beata Balogová.
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This week on ‘The Stack’, Monocle’s Andrew Mueller speaks with Justin Vogt, the executive editor of ‘Foreign Affairs’ magazine, which since its launch in 1922 has published essays by presidents, generals and ambassadors. And Monocle’s Anita Riotta talks to Alex Heeyeon Kil, editor in chief of the new title ‘Monochromator’, which investigates the political layers of our entertainment culture.
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Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro looks to jail the country’s opposition leader Edmundo González. This after the US recognised González as the legitimate winner of July’s presidential election. Plus: African leaders arrive in Beijing for a key summit. Then: we dive into pop-girl summer and look ahead to autumn’s music trends.
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We leaf through the pages of the magazine’s latest mobility special, including our dream for the perfect train – all aboard the Monocle Express. Plus: we meet the international duo behind Milan-based design studio Objects Are By.
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This week we head to the Dublin neighbourhood of Stoneybatter, north of the River Liffey, to sample culinary delights ranging from freshly baked sourdough to authentic Italian fare.
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As the UK suspends some arms export licences to Israel, our panellists Ben Kelley and Tessa Szyszkowitz join Andrew Mueller to discuss Netanyahu’s angry response and examine the growing rift between the two allies. Plus: why Mongolia is choosing the red carpet rather than handcuffs for Putin. Then: can Swedish weddings be saved from the corny clutches of Hollywood?
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UK halts some exports of arms to Israel citing possible law breaches, Turkey becomes the first Nato member to request membership of the Brics economic bloc and Pope Francis arrives in Jakarta – the first stop on the longest tour of his papacy. Plus: Beata Javorcik on global economic fragmentation at Globsec.
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Benjamin Netanyahu faces surging pressure to secure a ceasefire deal, as a reported half million Israelis took to the streets in protest and Joe Biden accused him of not doing enough to bring home the hostages. Then: Turkey officially joins Brics. Plus: Ukraine Fashion Week kicks off for the first time in two years following Russia’s invasion.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by writer David Peace to discuss his new book, ‘Munichs’. The novel tells the story of the 1958 Munich air disaster, in which 23 people – including eight Manchester United players and three officials – were fatally injured when their plane crashed. Peace’s dramatisation is a tender story of stoicism, sadness and strength.
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Liv Kessler explores the story behind a marvel of neofuturistic architecture stretching out across the water in São Paulo.
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While Ukraine refreshes its pleas for long-range missile use against Russia, protesters and unions in Israel call for an urgent ceasefire deal once and for all. Aliona Hlivco and Simon Brooke join Andrew Mueller to discuss how these two demands might play out. Plus: Japan expresses support for a four-day working week.
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A nationwide general strike is under way in Israel, with thousands demanding that the government reach a deal with Hamas over hostages held in Gaza. Then: Alternative for Germany makes “historic gains” in state elections but will it actually be able to govern? Plus: we meet Ukraine’s former deputy defence minister, Volodymyr Havrylov, and hear about the latest row in Paris over keeping the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower.
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We get the latest from the Middle East. Plus: elections in eastern Germany shake up the country’s political scene. Then: Amsterdam Fashion Week hits the runway.
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Thomas McLaughlin, managing director at the UBS Chief Investment Office, joins the show to reflect on the recently concluded Democratic National Convention in Chicago. We discuss the broader context of Kamala Harris’s truncated campaign and consider what the latest polling tells us about November’s vote.
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Magda Szubanski is known as Sharon Strzelecki in the comedy series ‘Kath and Kim’ in Australia and globally for the role of Esme Hoggett in the ‘Babe’ film series. The comedy actress won the 2016 Douglas Stewart Prize for her memoir, ‘Reckoning’, which describes her journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood that was haunted by the demons of her father’s espionage activities in wartime Poland. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her career so far, the creative scene in Melbourne and her future writing plans.
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Emma Nelson, Marta Lorimer and Yossi Mekelberg on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to ‘The Foreign Desk’ team at the Globsec Forum in Prague, and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff joins for a roundup of the latest Nordic news.
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We speak with the director of ‘Sing Sing’, report from the Paralympics and meet Cynthia Shanmugalingam from Sri Lankan Tamil restaurant Rambutan.
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Amid this year’s elections, protests, frustrations and rise in authoritarianism, we explore what centrism – and whether it is on the march or in retreat. Andrew Mueller speaks with Monocle’s Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier, author and Israeli advisor Yair Zivan and former US defence official Michèle Flournoy.
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We discuss the art of the film poster with Tony Nourmand, editor and publisher of ‘1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times’. We also check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich about how the press is paying close attention to the Venice Film Festival this year and celebrate Stockholm and Vilnius-based ‘Playground’ magazine.
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Why has Brazil banned X, formerly known as Twitter, and how will this ban actually work? Ozempic is in the news again but what’s the newly discovered potential benefit of the drug? And Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland is expected to make gains in two state elections tomorrow – what is the mood on the ground? Author and political journalist Terry Stiastny joins Georgina Godwin for this and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus: with Vinted and Depop encouraging more people than ever to sell their used items online, Bookshop.org has launched a used-book platform called Bookloop that aims to benefit indie bookshops and authors. Bookshop.org’s partnership manager Mark Thornton tells us more.
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We speak to restauranter David Carter about the inspiration behind his globally minded venues in London. Also on the programme: we learn more about the ethos of Berlin restaurant Kanaan, which was founded by an Israeli and a Palestinian. Plus: our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, crowns her wine of the month.
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As crisp, golden leaves begin swirling in the air, it’s time to reboot our energy. That’s why this episode has a restorative theme: we discuss the future of dermatology with pioneering doctor Emma Craythorne, join the Sauna Social Club in London as it brings music to the hot-box and talk about the legacy of nurse Florence Nightingale. Plus: the beauty and inspiration of the colour blue.
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Gaëtan Gaye launched Alpagota in October 2023 after spotting a gap in the €130bn eyewear market. Less than a year later, the brand is growing rapidly across Europe and Asia, bringing a fresh approach to eyewear maintenance. Gaye stops by Midori House to tell us how it happened.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Robert F Kennedy Jr’s exit from the US presidential race. Plus: Donald Trump returns with more memorabilia and an extra-special incentive, and a message from beyond the grave from Lord Sainsbury to the National Gallery.
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Monocle’s finest staffers and correspondents discuss the day’s big stories: a high-profile gathering of world leaders in Czechia, the latest from the Middle East, municipal elections in Brazil and why in Japan it’s now illegal to ride a bicycle while drunk.
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Australia and Indonesia have significantly upgraded their military relationship but what does this new defence agreement entail? Then: the EU says that it won’t recognise the “democratic legitimacy” of Venezuela’s election and we sit down with former president of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid at Globsec. Plus: the latest business news and next year’s Eurovision Song Contest prepares to head to Basel.
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sit down for their first joint TV interview while Donald Trump reposts lewd comments. Then: we discuss the state of the free press in Hong Kong as editors face sedition charges. Plus: we examine Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II’s unlikely relationship.
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How does adaptive reuse differ around the globe? We speak to an expert to uncover how Africa does things differently when it comes to giving a building a second life. We also discuss the feeling of safety for women in cities by way of a recent study into our physical and emotional responses to urban environments.
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The pop-up exhibition at the South London Gallery asks designers and artists to reinterpret the traditional birdhouse. Designer and exhibit curator Andu Masebo, along with creative director Ollie Olanipekun, share more about the project.
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Palestinian life has been pushed to the edge by Israel’s largest military assault in the occupied West Bank in decades. William Patey and Alex von Tunzelmann join Georgina Godwin in the studio to discuss why this is happening now and why the aim of the IDF’s latest actions are so unapparent. Plus: how far would you go to get some in-flight peace and quiet?
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Lithuania.
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In our final instalment in partnership with Turespaña we visit our favourite Spanish islands from Ibiza in the Balearics to Tenerife in the Canaries. Hosted by Robert Bound, we highlight hidden gems and share the unmissable experiences each island has to offer. We join Monocle’s Spain correspondent Liam Aldous in Ibiza, meet hotelier Alberto del Hoyo, explore Tenerife with tour operator Joan Rodríguez de la Sierra and Arianna Gassmann, deputy director of the five-star Europe Villa Cortés in Playa de Las Américas, before concluding our island hopping with Andrew Tuck in Palma.
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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan concludes a three-day trip to China by meeting president Xi Jinping. But what does the visit signify for the future of US-China relations? Then: Egypt sends military aid to Somalia as tensions with Ethiopia soar. Plus: fashion and retail news along with our weekly Global Countdown.
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Russia doubles down on its bombardments of eastern Ukraine following what president Zelensky called “one of the largest strikes” of Putin’s invasion. Where does that leave the hopes of peace talks? Then: we break down a new regional policing plan put forward by Pacific leaders. Plus: the Venice Film Festival gets under way.
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Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff tours the Northvolt Ett factory in Sweden, one of the largest EV battery plants in the world, to explore the company’s mission to revolutionise green energy. Plus: Andrei Danescu, co-founder and CEO of Dexory, discusses how his business’s autonomous robots and AI-powered platform are transforming warehouse operations for major clients such as Maersk and DB Schenker.
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Andrew Mueller explains why the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah seems to have peaked – and promptly fizzled out – over the weekend.
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As the occupied West Bank endures further lethal strikes by the IDF and extremist settlers, John Everard and Patricia Cohen join Andrew Mueller to discuss why violence is rising in the region. Plus: could a BRICS membership be on the cards for Palestine? And which billionaire is taking one small, very expensive, leap for mankind?
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Israel has launched a major operation in the West Bank targeting at least four Palestinian cities. Then: Turkey’s foreign minister is heading back to Brussels to meet with the European Union after a five-year absence and Japan announces plans to build its biggest-ever patrol ship as regional tensions grow. Plus: the Venice Film Festival begins.
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China, the US and its allies continue imposing punitive restrictions on each other’s goods as a global trade dispute gathers steam. In the crosshairs? Everything from electric vehicles to your favourite butter. We then cross to Libya, where a struggle for control of the country’s central bank has interrupted oil output. Plus: who will be Japan’s next prime minister?
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German architect Ole Scheeren joins us in the studio, and we discuss the importance of simplicity and utility in design with London-based studio Industrial Facility. Plus: the last instalment of our summer series.
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Mandy Sinclair heads to the Dodgy Dock Restaurant & Bar food market on Grenada in the West Indies to meet some of the nation’s gastronomic pioneers and taste test the local cuisine.
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As Russia’s huge wave of strikes across Ukraine results in yet more deaths, Zelensky has vowed to respond. Joining us in the studio to discuss what this response could look like is former VICE editor in chief, Zing Tsjeng, and political journalist, Terry Stiastny. Plus: can the latest talks between the US and China help ease global tensions? And why have fears of overtourism backfired in Greece?
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As US national security advisor Jake Sullivan starts his three-day trip to China, we discuss what to expect from crucial talks between the two countries on issues including Taiwan, trade and the South China Sea. Plus: Ukrainian member of parliament, Kira Rudik, joins Andrew Mueller to discuss Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and the need for stronger Western support.
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We discuss the latest developments from the multiplying fronts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov will play into the conflict. Then, as North Korea continues its ‘suicide drone’ tests, will South Korea push to go nuclear? And, what’s behind Trinidad & Tobago’s new coat of arms.
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We explore the new film ‘Sing Sing’, which follows a group of incarcerated men taking part in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts theatre programme at a notorious prison. The film stars Colman Domingo alongside a cast largely made up of the programme’s former participants. Robert Bound sits down with director Greg Kwedar to find out more about the making of the extraordinary film.
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Gregory Scruggs takes us to a non-denominational chapel that has been a spiritual sanctuary and design lover’s dream for decades.
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Russia’s latest barrage of strikes on Ukraine has prompted Zelensky to issue a fresh plea for direct military interventions from the West. Our panellists today, Robin Brant and Carole Walker, join Andrew Mueller to discuss Ukraine’s latest call to arms. Plus: What the future looks like for the controversial message app Telegram, and can the \"right to disconnect\" really save you from your boss?
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How will the military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah affect the ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas? Plus; Russia launches an attack over Ukraine, Indonesian's protest against a political dynasty, the far-left makes big gains in Eastern Germany and Monocle's Senior Correspondent brings us a roundup of the Brazilian newspapers.
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‘The Globalist’ is live from Zürich: we get the Swiss take on the Middle East, check in on France’s political crisis, explore the Asian view of the Democratic National Convention and wrap up the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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The final part of our special series exploring the meaning of craft in today’s world. Craft is not just about what you do but also how you go about doing it, and in this series, Monocle and UBS have been interrogating how this idea comes to life across different industries. Part three features the globally minded, Zürich-based designer, architect and educator Charles O Job.
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Life for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is often stalked by violence, heightened by the events following 7 October. When US journalist Nathan Thrall decided to write about their experience, he wanted to unveil the sheer catastrophe that they live through daily. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book, ‘A Day in the Life of Abed Salama’, focuses on Abed whose son died in a bus crash in 2012, and the other individuals linked to the tragedy. Speaking to Georgina Godwin, Thrall shares the relationships he has with Salama and others, the reaction to their story and the Israel-Hamas war.
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Juliet Linley, Myriam Zumbühl and Florian Egli join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s senior news editor, Christopher Cermak, on the highlights from the Democratic National Convention and get the latest news from Thailand with Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent, Gwen Robinson. Plus: Isabella Smith from Books & Company in Copenhagen shares the best new titles for autumn.
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We look at Kamala Harris’s rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention, discuss the new music on Monocle Radio and pay a visit to Lithuania’s Song Celebration festival.
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We explore how the US-Israel relationship has shifted over 10 months of war in Gaza and a change at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket. How might Kamala Harris approach the crisis differently than Joe Biden – and does the US still have any leverage to secure a long-term peace deal in the Middle East? Andrew Mueller speaks with Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, analysts Julie Norman and Yossi Mekelberg, and former negotiator Aaron David Miller.
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We speak with Monocle’s creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, about the September issue and its stunning cover, which asks us, “Where next?” Also on the programme: Nina Prader, the curator of Indiecon, tells us what to expect at next month’s event in Hamburg and journalist Dominic Bradbury on his new book, ‘Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces’.
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The Democratic National Convention ended on Thursday; political analyst Charles Hecker returns to ‘Monocle on Saturday’ to discuss the highlights from the event and flick through the global papers. Plus: Bristol-born street artist Sickboy discusses the link between graffiti and political unrest, and music producer Oscar Osicki talks about translating different genres of music to film scores.
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This week, we meet Cynthia Shanmugalingam, the founder of Sri Lankan Tamil restaurant Rambutan in London’s Borough Market to find out how she brings her memories and voice to the kitchen. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff takes to the streets of Helsinki to sample some of the city’s best culinary offerings and we sit down with Amayès Aouli, the head of Wine and Spirits at Bonhams auction house.
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How do you tackle urban loneliness? Kindred founder Anna Anderson talks about creating a community space in Hammersmith that blends co-working, dining and events to foster real connections.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Jair Bolsonaro’s attack from a colony of bees, an Australian MP’s bizarre rant about the Olympics opening ceremony, pagan rituals and “crocodile gods”.
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With the DNC all wrapped up, and the Democrats’ chances seemingly all turned around, Monocle staffers discuss where Harris’s campaign is headed. We also ask the same of Ukraine’s incursion, taking a deeper look at an exclusive line from defence industry chief, Alexander Kamyshin, who explains Ukraine’s stated aim to be the “Israel of Europe”. Plus: we peruse the pages of Monocle with some of the writers behind our latest issue all about mobility.
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Kamala Harris accepts her party’s presidential nomination amid rapturous applause at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Also on the programme: the America’s Cup kicks off in Barcelona and digital shoe brand Pet Liger launches its first physical product called Love Heels. Plus: Botswana unearths the world’s second-largest diamond.
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We examine Kamala Harris’s performance as she accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. After that: why Germany and Ukraine are at odds over future aid, a roundtable discussion of Monocle’s mobility issue and a check-in with the co-curator of the Busan Biennale. Plus: Andrew Mueller on ‘What We Learned’ this week.
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Good journalism can have an effect on our cities’ quality of life. In this episode, we speak to a media company in the Philippines aiming to make Manila livable. We also visit a new waterfront park near the Port of Los Angeles and flick through the pages of Monocle’s mobility special issue.
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The current exhibition at the Made In Situ studio in Lisbon features a series of handcrafted, ornamental stools. We hear from the gallery founder and designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.
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As we look ahead to the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Andrew Mueller is joined by Aliona Hlivco and Stephen Dalziel to discuss the dramatic effect that the event has had on the election race. Plus: has “ceasefire deal” become a meaningless slogan? And why is the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage causing so much controversy?
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco previews new music that has been added to our playlist. Expect shimmering sounds and breezy electro.
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The latest on the Russia-Ukraine war as Kyiv continues its attacks in Russian territory. Plus: how a Canadian rail strike could threaten supply chains across North America; transport news; and ‘The Global Countdown’ with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, formally accepts his Democratic vice-presidential nomination. Also on the programme: where do India’s security alliances lie? We assess new pacts with Japan and Malaysia as Narendra Modi travels to Ukraine. Then our editors flick through Monocle magazine’s Mobility Special, released today, and look at the day’s papers. Plus, why some Southeast Asian airports are moving into the world of luxury travel.
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We meet Josh Bradshaw and Charlie Karlsen, founders of luxury catering company Opus 11, who tell us about creating high-end, bespoke dining experiences for their impressive roster of clients, including major fashion brands such as Chanel, Cartier and LVMH. Then we head to Switzerland to meet the owner of a Zürich-based watch brand focused on local craftsmanship.
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The energy at the DNC showed no signs of letting up yesterday as the Obamas gave their speeches endorsing Kamala Harris. Next, VP pick Tim Walz and another ex-president, Bill Clinton, are due to speak. Our panellists Charles Hecker and Marta Lorimer join Andrew Mueller to discuss what else we can expect from Day Three of the DNC. Plus: Grab some popcorn for Meloni’s fight with Fiat then join us as we ride the rails on Switzerland’s Fake News train.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Vladimir Putin fancies himself as a peacemaker between Azerbaijan and Armenia while his own country wages war.
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In part two of our three-episode special in partnership with Turespaña, we go sailing around Spain’s extraordinary coastline. Live from the sun-drenched terrace of Casa Bonay in Barcelona, we explore why the city is the perfect competition host as the America’s Cup moves in. We also dive into undiscovered coves on the dramatic and mountainous Green Coast. Our host Robert Bound is joined by Josh Junior, 2021 America’s Cup winner with Emirates Team New Zealand; Mack Dalton, head of sponsorship at the 37th America’s Cup; and Miguel Sanz, Turespaña general director, to take your questions and reveal the country’s best-kept sailing secrets.
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As Barack and Michelle Obama deliver powerful endorsements of Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention, we ask whether hope is still present in the US political landscape? Plus: Monocle’s Paris bureau chief Simon Bouvier discusses political turmoil and challenges facing Emmanuel Macron in forming a new government following the recent legislative elections.
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Israel appears open to a US-brokered peace deal with Hamas but will the latter get on board? Also on the programme: our US editor, Christopher Lord, checks in from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Then: a potential takeover bid by Japanese supermarket brand 7-11 from a Canadian rival, Taiwan’s major semiconductor manufacturer breaks ground in Germany and the day’s papers. Plus: the latest in the world of theatre.
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UK-based minimalist architect John Pawson and Eva-Marie Prineas, the founder of Australian firm Studio Prineas, join us in Midori House. Plus, another instalment of our summer series.
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Lithuania might not be the first place that you think of when it comes to gastronomic prowess but its ranking as number one on the World Happiness Index for under-thirties shows the country’s strength as a soft-power player. Here, Monocle’s Lily Austin heads to its capital, Vilnius, to get a taste of its burgeoning culinary scene.
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Barack and Michelle Obama will headline the Democratic National Convention (DNC) tonight, paying homage to Joe Biden’s legacy and making the case for Kamala Harris. We consider what’s next for the vice-president now that Biden has passed on the torch. Panellists Elizabeth Braw and Michael Binyon join Andrew Mueller to discuss day 2 of the DNC. Plus: are defence pacts trending in the Asia-Pacific? And would you want your flight cancelled if the airport misplaced a pair of scissors?
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As the Democratic National Convention gets under way, we consider whether its star-studded cast of former presidents and party leaders is what differentiates it from that of the Republicans. Plus: what to expect now that Israel has accepted a ceasefire deal and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco pays homage to Brazilian star Silvio Santos.
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We discuss which big hitters to keep an eye on at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Also in the programme: we look at the security threat that China poses to Japan and explain Turkey’s ambitions to enhance its strategic foothold in Africa. Plus, aviation news, Ukraine’s buzzing hospitality scene and the day’s papers.
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Natasha Tripney reports from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selects the top theatre picks at the monthlong event. Plus, Robert Bound heads to ‘Hafla’, a celebration of Middle Eastern culture at the New Bond Street headquarters of Sotheby’s.
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Guy De Launey tells us about a largely overlooked piece of Zagreb’s urban environment that was once home to an iconic Yugoslav newspaper.
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Will Kamala Harris be able to stand out in Chicago while eyes are on last-ditch ceasefire efforts in Israel? Plus: the Philippines and China play the blame game in the South China Sea, Modi faces his first post-election test as medics protest against unsafe conditions and we look back at the life and legacy of French film star Alain Delon.
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Reports of violence in the West Bank have reached a tipping point. Following Netanyahu’s condemnation of the violence, we examine the practical issues behind holding Israeli settlers accountable. Also: can Maduro’s “iron fist” be sustained and how much more worried should Europe be about MPox? Plus: We explore the history of Chicago and the Democratic National Convention.
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The next in our special series exploring the meaning of craft in today’s world. Craft is not just about what you do but also how you go about doing it, and in this series, Monocle and UBS are interrogating how this idea comes to life across different industries. Parttwo features Kathryn Sargent, the first woman to earn the title of “master tailor” on London’s Savile Row; and Lowie Vermeersch, founder and creative director of the car design and mobility research firm, Granstudio.
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Novuyo Rosa Tshuma is a Zimbabwe-born writer who spent her time writing instead of studying at university during one of the most turbulent times in the country’s history. She talks to Georgina Godwin about her childhood, the start of her writing career and her latest novel, “Digging Stars”, which probes the emotional universes of love, friendship, family and nationhood.
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It’s day two of the St Moritz Makers & Shakers festival. Today we talk about alpine wellness with Vanessa Leuenberger of Mesa Yoga, discover the St Moritz Art Film Festival with Dr Diana Segantini and hear all about Luca Pollerhoff’s MAUN.TEN community. Plus: Filip Zuan on photographing the region. With Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Sophie Grove and Nic Monisse.
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Among the Monocle Radio highlights this week, we look at France’s political situation post-Olympics, visit Copenhagen’s most exciting fine-dining restaurants and speak with the production designer for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour.
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How has Elon Musk reshaped political discourse and how much power does he have compared to the media barons of the past? Andrew Mueller explores the relationship between technology companies and governments, with David Gilbert of ‘Wired’, author and technologist Ansgar Baums, disinformation researcher Heidi Tworek and space-defence expert Clayton Swope.
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We speak with celebrated creative director and graphic designer Richard Turley about his work with ‘Interview’ magazine and his redesign of ‘Rolling Stone’. We also pay a visit to ‘The Kyiv Independent’ newsroom to meet its editor in chief, Olga Rudenko.
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Why are the Swiss Alps the perfect setting for creativity? Join us for a special programme from the St Moritz Makers & Shakers festival as we meet Swiss high jewellery designer Angelo de Luca, yoga instructor Viviana Ferrari and Rémy Bailloux, co-founder of Garde-Manger patisserie and delicatessen. With Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Sophie Grove and Nic Monisse.
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This week we look at how cooking can reconnect you with your culinary and family heritage. Author and cook Karla Zazueta tells us about the distinctiveness of northern Mexican cuisine and her memories of her childhood in Baja California. Plus, Monocle’s David Plaisant meets Marie Mitchell to gather ingredients for recipes from her highly personal cookbook, ‘Kin’.
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Julia Lisovska discusses the origins of Tivoli, her family-run furniture company in Ukraine, and its mission to overcome the challenges posed by Russia’s invasion. She discusses the company’s response to the crisis, the resilience of Ukrainian businesses and the importance of showing Ukrainian design to the world.
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A special edition of the show live from the Swiss Alps. We meet the creators and entrepreneurs taking part in the first chapter of the St Moritz Makers & Shakers festival. The CEO of St Moritz Tourism, Marijana Jakic, tells us about hospitality in the region, chef Stefano Ciabarri talks about the culinary vision at the Michelin-starred Krone restaurant and we’ll hear from Monocle’s team on the ground too: Tyler Brûlé, Sophie Grove and Nic Monisse.
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Monocle’s Asia editor James Chambers joins us in the studio to discuss Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Plus: Venezuela braces for weekend protests as more South American countries call for a new vote and, as the Netherlands hits 18 million people, we find out why it is one of the few European countries with a growing population.
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We give you the latest on Ukraine’s Kursk offensive and the significance of Kyiv’s forces capturing its largest Russian town so far. Plus: South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, seeks dialogue with the North, and Andrew Mueller’s weekly news roundup.
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Throughout history, kings and queens have commissioned buildings all around the world but just how much has their vision shaped the cities of today? We explore the new book, ‘Royalty and Architecture’, with its editor Clive Aslet. Plus: we visit a place that saw everything from coronations to royal funerals and check on the rebuilding efforts of Notre Dame five years on from a devastating fire.
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Gregory Scruggs looks at the design essentials that can elevate camping to a way to connect with the natural world in comfort
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As thousands more Russian civilians are evacuated from the border region of Kursk, we examine the ways in which Ukraine hopes to capitalise on its shock success to try to win the war. Plus: is Trump’s campaign starting to stall? What’s next for Venezuela? And would you pay a subscription fee for unlimited flights?
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This week on The Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the number-one songs in the most successful countries at the Paris Olympics. Would they also get a gold medal for music?
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As the US tries to bring Israel and Hamas to the negotiating table, we look at the latest efforts to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East. Then, after the World Health Organization declares mpox as a global public health emergency, we ask: how seriously should it be taken? Plus, business news and an Olympic special for The Global Countdown.
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The US has agreed another multi-billion-dollar weapons package for Israel, while demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: Thailand’s government is sent into crisis after a court ruling, why people are leaving New Zealand in record numbers, an interview with Istanbul’s mayor and Toblerone without Swiss milk.
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Gonzalo Gout and Larissa Lawrence, co-founders of Vinos Enteros, turned their shared passion for wine and hospitality into a successful wine-import business in Mexico City. They discuss how cultural exploration has shaped the company, allowing them to bring unique Old World wines to Mexico’s culinary scene, and the operational challenges of running a business in the country.
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‘The Concierge’ returns with a three-episode special in partnership with Turespaña. Live from the vibrant terrace of Casa Bonay in Barcelona, episode one explores the varied world of port life and the best excursions and experiences around the Spanish coast. In front of a live audience, our host Robert Bound is joined by Inés Miró-Sans, co-founder of Casa Bonay; Nicolas Yllera, creative director and co-founder of Rrroad; and Miguel Sanz, Turespaña’s general director. They take your questions and reveal the country\'s best kept secrets.
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Ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled truce talks in Doha, we discuss the hopes, if any, of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: how deaths in record heat are changing Europe and why Melbourne is banning the e-scooter once and for all.
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As peace talks are set to begin in Geneva regarding Sudan’s year-long conflict, Andrew Mueller asks whether optimism about their success is foolhardy.
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Russia’s Belgorod region declares a state of emergency. Meanwhile, Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, announces that he will not seek re-election and the US braces itself for an increased chance of recession. Plus, the fate of Mathieu Lehanneur’s Olympic cauldron and Dolce & Gabbana’s perfume for dogs.
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Kyiv claims that Russia has had to pull units away from the east of Ukraine in order to defend its own territory. What effect will this have on the war? Plus: Slovakia steps ever closer to authoritarianism and Nathan Thrall on how the West Bank has changed since 7 October.
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We reflect on Copenhagen Fashion week, continue our summer essentials series and highlight an exhibition that focuses on unusual book-spine design.
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If you’re sticking around in Paris after the Olympic Games, drop by the multicultural neighbourhood of Belleville. Monocle’s Claudia Jacob takes us on a tour of her favourite spots.
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As Ukraine’s extraordinary incursion into Russian territory continues, we consider its implications. Plus: the latest developments in the US presidential race, an Anglo-Italian plan to overhaul Europe’s police force and Hong Kong’s cabbies launch a charm offensive.
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The latest on Ukraine’s cross-border offensive, as Volodymyr Zelensky says that the ‘war is coming home’ to Russia. Then: what did we learn from Elon Musk’s discussion with Donald Trump, and why has Italy decided to sell off 33 heritage sites, from castles to army barracks, to tackle its growing public debt? Plus: business news with Bloomberg and we speak with Kim McAleese, director of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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As the UK, France and Germany warn Iran against attacking Israel, the US ramps up military deployment in the region. But just how imminent is an attack? Then: Pakistan’s former spy chief is arrested, Indonesia’s Joko Widodo holds a cabinet meeting in the nation’s unfinished new capital and we sit down with Ukraine’s defence industry chief, Alexander Kamyshin, in Kyiv. Plus: architecture news and could supersonic flights be making a comeback?
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Film critics Caspar Salmon and Leila Latif join Robert Bound in the studio to review A24’s latest film, ‘Tuesday’, directed by Daina O Pusić. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as a mother whose daughter, played by Lola Petticrew, has a terminal illness. A difficult situation becomes more painful – and far stranger – with the arrival of death in the form of a talking bird. Plus, our critics share their favourite films currently in cinemas.
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As Ukraine continues its surprise offensive inside Russian territory, the US is accelerating its military deployment to the Middle East amid reports that Iran might attack Israel within days. Our expert panel considers what can be done to stop things escalating further.
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David Stevens visits a historic part of Paris that has been a celebrated example of a mixed-use space for centuries.
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The US sends reinforcements to the Middle East as Israel prepares for a possible retaliation by Iran. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of Palestine, is in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin as Russia fends off a Ukrainian incursion and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the Philippines’ president, warns China against aggression in the South China Sea. Plus: An Olympic roundup from our Paris team.
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As the Olympic Games wrap up in Paris, France is forced to face the political crisis that has been brewing in the background. We also discuss the latest efforts to bring peace to war-torn Sudan, what’s next for Rwanda as Paul Kagame is sworn in yet again and why the prime minister of Fiji is on a week-long trip to China. Plus: news from the Balkans and a look at the day’s newspapers.
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The first in a special series exploring the meaning of craft in today’s world. Craft is not just about what you do but also how you go about doing it: the ability to gaze both backwards and forwards; to recognise heritage and skill, and combine it with a compelling vision. In this series, Monocle and UBS are interrogating how these tenets come to life across different industries. Part one features Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management, and Monocle’s editor, Josh Fehnert, discussing how craft can shape everything from banking to storytelling.
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Best-selling author Elif Shafak is the most widely read female author in Turkey and her work has been translated into a staggering 57 languages. Her 2019 novel ‘10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World’ was nominated for the Booker Prize and her novels have been shortlisted in the Costa Award, the British Book Awards and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Shafak returns to Midori House to speak to Georgina Godwin about her new novel, ‘There are Rivers in the Sky’, a timeless story that follows three lives spanning centuries, continents and two great rivers connected through a single drop of water.
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Colette Davidson and Francis Collings join Emma Nelson to discuss the latest news from Paris for our last programme at Maison Allianz. We also discuss the technology of sportswear with the co-founder of Fusalp, Sophie Lacoste, and the former head of programming at La Machine du Moulin Rouge talks music and sports at the Olympic Games. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, checks in from Zürich, and we hear from our roving Olympics correspondent, Kieran Pender. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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We hear from Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games, we discuss the revival of Japanese city-pop and profile Tim Walz.
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The Olympics provided some welcome respite for Emmanuel Macron and the French from their political headache. Have they learned anything about unity from the Games? In part two of our broadcasts live from Paris, Andrew Mueller speaks with French sports ambassador Laurence Fischer, Le Monde ‘M’ magazine editor Marie-Pierre Lannelongue and Paris-based journalist Simon Kuper. Plus: Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi.
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We speak with the founder of ‘Italy Segreta’, a title about all things Italy. Plus: Marie-Pierre Lannelongue from ‘M Le magazine du Monde’; ‘BSKT’, which is all about basketball culture; and Yiannis Exarchos, the CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Services.
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Live from Maison Allianz. Andrew Mueller is joined by Olympic historian Philip Barker to discuss the legacy of this year’s Olympic Games, and Joachim Roncin, director of design for Paris 2024. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from Gstaad, our roving Olympics correspondent, Kieran Pender, talks about the few marquee events remaining and we explore France’s best-kept tourist secrets. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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We speak to chef Theo Randall to learn about his new cookbook, ‘Verdura, which is dedicated to his penchant for Italian cuisine and cooking with vegetables and Monocle’s Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth, meets Nick Curtin and Camilla Hansen of recently reopened fine dining spot, Alouette. Plus: hospitality patron Kurt Zdesar talks to us about the secrets behind his restaurant, Chotto Matte, and the success of any ambitious food venture.
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Janaïna Milheiro shares the story behind her specialisation in featherwork and her mission to rethink luxury design through materials. She talks about her creative process, the sustainability of using feathers as a byproduct and the growing interest in the discipline among young designers.
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A wry look at this week’s political stories, including Kamala Harris’s running-mate pick Tim Walz and the Minnesota flag dilemma, the New Zealand prime minister’s swipe at Australians and a decade-old mystery that has finally been solved in New York, thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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With the Olympics concluding this weekend, can Emmanuel Macron leverage the favourable glow of the Games to shift France’s political landscape? We discuss what’s next for the country’s divided parliament and whether it can build a coalition. Plus: Martin ‘MGbility’ Gilian talks about making the sport of breaking an Olympic event. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Thailand’s most popular party, which disbanded on Wednesday, is reconstituted as the People’s Party. And the US becomes Germany’s largest trading partner. We’ll also check in with our correspondents in Ukraine and at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Plus: Disney animator extraordinaire Glen Keane.
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British comedy veteran of ‘The Young Ones’ and ‘Bottom’ fame Adrian Edmondson sits down with Andrew Mueller to talk about his memoir ‘Berserker!’, his often violent skits with late collaborator Rik Mayall and using humour to deal with trauma.
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Day 10 and the final of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We flick through the Parisian papers with Francis Collings, take a look at sports marketing with Puma’s Johan Adamsson, explore sports and film with legendary animator Glen Keane, Olympic culture with Angelita Teo and Colombian BMX rider Carlos Ramírez bikes in for a chat. Plus: Kieran Pender reports on the latest action from the Games.
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As Lebanon braces for an attack, we ask what plans are being made in the event of an Israeli invasion, Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returns to Spain for the first time in seven years and a diplomatic rift over Israel’s exclusion from Japan’s Nagasaki bomb commemoration. Plus: fashion news, a flick through the papers and a check-in from our team in Paris.
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Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be a great catalyst for urban transformation. This week we report from the French capital as it plays host to the world to find out more about its green initiatives, housing policies and sustainable architecture. Plus: what sort of city will be left for Parisians once the Games leave town?
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Genevieve Bennett, head of design at Liberty Interiors, shares the in-house team’s approach to pattern and colour when producing new textile collections.
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Regan Smith and Rowdy Gaines, two multiple medallists in Olympic swimming, pop by Maison Allianz to discuss what it takes to take home gold at the Games and dealing with losses. Plus: We meet the design team behind Paris’s new Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis and Nyetimber’s Helen Gunn talks about its partnership with Team GB and the British sparkling wine industry as a testament to the UK’s soft power. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Germany.
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As Ukraine launches a major incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk, we ask political analyst Mark Galeotti what Moscow’s likely response will be. Then: we meet Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services and the man in charge of bringing the Games to our screens. Plus: business news with Yuan Potts from Bloomberg and our weekly edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ takes us to Germany.
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Day nine of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services. Stephanie Jenzer flicks through the Parisian papers, we take a look inside ON’s flagship shop with Caspar Coppetti, explore Olympic graphic design with Mirko Borsche and Laura Kramer breaks French bread with Emma Nelson. Plus: Kieran Pender reports the latest action from the Games.
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We’re joined by journalist Abeer Ayyoub and Chatham House’s Yossi Mekelberg to learn more about Hamas’s new leader, Yahya Sinwar. Also on the programme: Muhammud Yunus is named as the interim leader of Bangladesh’s government. We consider how this will affect the nation’s relationship with neighbouring India. Plus: we hear from Monocle’s Julia Lasica in Kyiv, discuss the latest news in aviation and Emma Nelson reports from Paris ahead of day 13 of the Olympic Games.
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CEO Neel Bradham talks about Parador, a leading company in the luxury interior-design space, who is working to expand the brand’s international presence. We discuss the value of balancing its flooring legacy with the entrepreneurial mindset needed for new markets.
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Journalist Marie-Pierre Lannelongue and hotelier Éric Dardé discuss how Paris’s hospitality sector is faring during the Games and France’s changing tastes for spicy food. Then: we explore how the country’s traditional savoir-faire can be updated for today’s luxury market with the leaders of Officine Universelle Buly and Les Belles Heures, two brands blending historical craftsmanship with contemporary design. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Mali has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with legendary Japanese city-pop singer Penny Tohyama.
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Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the 7 October attack, has been named as Hamas’s new political leader. What will his leadership mean for the conflict? Then: we turn to the US, as Simon Marks joins us in the studio to discuss why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate. Plus: Thailand orders the dissolution of the country’s most popular party, Move Forward, and we speak with Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games for the International Olympic Committee.
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Day eight of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi and flick through the French papers with Colette Davidson. Plus: we check in with Matt Taylor, CEO of Tracksmith, and learn about Parisian furniture design with Melania Denis. Plus: Kieran Pender reports the latest action from the Games.
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US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has announced Tim Walz as her running mate for the November election. Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, and professor Sarah Churchwell tell us more. Also on the programme: we discuss the social and cultural effects of Venezuela’s disputed elections with Kate Brown and talk about the future of big tech following the ruling on Google’s illegal monopoly, with Hugh Langley of Business Insider. Plus: we check in with Emma Nelson ahead of day 12 of the Paris Olympics.
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We discuss the life and legacy of Italian silversmith and designer Gabriele Devecchi and meet the team at Portuguese wool specialists Burel Factory. Plus: we kick off our series of this summer’s design highlights.
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This week, we head to Malaysia’s second-largest city, Johor Bahru, with Monocle’s Gabriella Wong to explore its historically rich and vibrant food scene.
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Ana Radelat, Washington correspondent for ‘MinnPost’, discusses the latest as Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her vice-presidential running mate. Plus: musician Claude stops by Maison Allianz to discuss Francophone pop, Australian swimmer Cate Campbell speaks to Andrew Mueller about her first Olympics as a spectator and Art Basel Paris director Clément Delépine explores the intersection of art and sports at the Games. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Protesters rejoice after the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. But what comes next and can military rule be avoided? Then: we turn our focus to Latin America, where all eyes are on Venezuela as Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva, touches down in Chile. Plus: the race for a running mate is on, with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris expected to announce her decision today.
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Day seven of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Marie-Pierre Lannelongue flicks through the latest edition of ‘M Magazine’, Mickael Meunier takes a look at the Parisian hotel scene, we talk voguing with Vinii Revlon, athletes’ uniforms with Rheon Labs and learn how to string racquets with Tim Willis and Mark Lawrence. Plus: Kieran Pender reports on the latest action from the Games.
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We get the lastest as Israel braces for a potential co-ordinated attack from Iran and Hezbollah. Also on the programme: we learn more about Ukraine’s new US-made F-16 fighter jets and discuss the mood in Bangladesh following the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Plus: we speak to the owners of new London art gallery Moco and check in with our team in Paris ahead of day 11 of the Olympics.
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In our summer film special, we find out about three great big-screen releases. We hear about a happiness agent in the Bhutanese Himalayas in ‘Agent of Happiness’, explore the moving new Netflix film ‘Daughters’ and jump into the chaotic world of an Irish-language rapping group in ‘Kneecap’.
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As Kamala Harris and JD Vance prepare for separate rallies in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, we discuss the appeal of the state’s governor as the Democrats’ potential VP pick. Then: we discuss how the Games have transformed Paris and the importance of local manufacturing in making happier cities. Plus: is this the most luxurious Olympics on record? And: Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade takes home the gold. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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After a weekend of fresh protests, Bangladesh’s prime minister announced her resignation and fled the country. What will happen next? Plus: what Ukraine’s foreign minister is pushing for on his four-day trip to Africa and a flick through the morning papers. All that, plus the latest from our team in Paris.
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We turn our focus to the art world for the second week of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Parisian gallerists Serena Cattaneo Adorno and Elsa Favreau tell us about their global network of art galleries before we meet Olympian-turned-artist Annabel Eyres to talk more about her work. Plus: we discover the strategy and vision of the Olympics with Guillaume Delacroix.
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We get the latest from Bangladesh as violent clashes between protesters and police intensify. Then: we look ahead to the first campaign rally Kamala Harris will hold with her running mate and get a check-in from Lagos as protests in Nigeria hints at an ‘African Spring’. Finally, we look at the future of tourism on the Greek islands. All that, plus a flick through the morning papers and the latest technology news.
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‘The Red Thread’ publication by UBS Asset Management is released bi-annually and tackles topics from different angles to help readers find common threads and make sense of important trends. We focus on a chapter from the recent Disruption edition of ‘The Red Thread’ unpacking the history – and looking to the future – of lending disruption. Featuring John Popp, Joe Sciortino and Rodrigo Trelles.
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The Australian politician who popularised koalas in the 1980s and created the “throw another shrimp on the barbie” tourism ad joins Georgina Godwin in Sydney to talk about his new book, ‘Brownie: The Minister for Good Times’. John Brown, the first in his family to achieve school qualifications, went on to serve as an MP in the Federal House of Representatives for 13 years, and held several ministerial posts in the Hawke government where he transformed the face of tourism and sport in Australia.
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Agnes Poirier joins Emma Nelson at Maison Allianz in Paris for the latest news from Paris. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from St Moritz, and Philippe Marlière and Georgina Godwin give us the view from London. Plus: Kieran Pender gives us the latest Olympics updates and we speak to the brothers Jules and Gédéon Naudet who have been selected to direct the official film of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with former FBI director-turned-crime-fiction-author James Comey, plus our special coverage from the Paris Olympics.
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The Olympics have never been just about the sports. We explore what it means for athletes to represent their countries, the mood in France and the history of boycotts and other geopolitical moments at the Games. Recorded at our pop-up studio in Paris, Andrew Mueller speaks to French journalist Daphnée Denis, athlete Shaun Gill of Belize and the Olympic Refugee Team’s chef de mission, Masomah Ali Zada. Plus: Taiwan-based filmmaker Garret Clarke and historian Philip Barker.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with renowned creative director and logotype expert Yorgo Tloupas about his recent projects. We also chat to KK Obi, founder of ‘Boy.Brother.Friend’.
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Andrew Mueller hosts the show from Paris to mark the end of week one of our Maison Allianz residency. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We speak to our editorial director Tyler Brûlé about soft power at the Games, journalist Colette Davidson tells us why Parisians are starting to regret leaving the city and we get the latest from the action with Kieran Pender. Then: Kevin FitzPatrick, New Balance’s global vice-president of running, tells us about his company’s Olympic ambitions. We also meet the duo behind Eve Roger Athletics, a sportswear brand launched during the Games, which combines African culture with athleticism. Plus: journalist Paul Osbourne on team Australia and aviation news.
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With summer in full swing, we head to the Mediterranean and the Greek island of Sifnos to discover its gastronomic credentials. Also on programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, is in Palermo to meet Fabrizia Lanza to learn about her cooking school Anna Tasca Lanza. Plus: Cookbook author Yasmin Fahr dials in from Menorca to tell us about her new title ‘Cook Simply, Live Fully: Flexible, Flavorful Recipes for Any Mood’.
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Madeleine Wallien, founder of Wallien, tells us about her company’s origins and its mission to reimagine women’s water sportswear through stylish designs and sustainability. She discusses the challenges of breaking into a male-dominated market, the importance of using sustainable materials and the brand’s commitment to supporting ocean conservation.
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Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, shares some of the not-so-chic moments from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as well as an overview of Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams and Pierre Siankowski discuss the biggest prisoner exchange between the US, Germany and Russia since the Cold War, as well as the highs and lows of Olympic anthems. Plus: we check in with the Monocle team at the athletics and hear from Olympic swimmer Bruno Fratus. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Georgina Godwin is joined by Ed Conway, author of ‘Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future’ to discuss how the battle for the top job at the International Seabed Authority could shape policy and affect global supply chains. Plus: nuclear tensions as Russia, China and Iran push back against what they perceive to be a system that only works for Western states. And: an Olympics architecture-and-design round-up.
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Former FBI director-turned-crime-fiction-author James Comey speaks with Andrew Mueller about his new novel, ‘Westport’, the dangers of a new Donald Trump presidency and whether he regrets reopening the Hillary Clinton investigation.
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For day five of our residency at Maison Allianz, we turn our focus to the built environment. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We delve into the world of sports architecture, first with Kevin Owens, founder of Woo architects, which worked on several venues at the Games. Then: we speak with Jeff Burke, joint-CEO of ES Global, a moveable architecture firm that helped design 57 temporary sites in Paris. Plus: we ask Marie Barsacq, the executive director of impact and legacy for Paris 2024, what happens after the Olympics leave town. We also meet German track-and-field athlete Thomas Röhler; the head of Olympic Refuge Foundation, Jojo Ferris; and chef de mission for the Refugee Olympic Team, Masomah Ali Zada.
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We discuss the major prisoner swap between Russia, Germany and the US, involving high-profile journalist Evan Gershkovich of the ‘Wall Street Journal’. Also in the programme: we get the latest as fears of an escalating conflict heighten in the Middle East following the killings of high-profile Hamas and Hezbollah leaders by Israel. Then: we assess the growing far-right sentiment in the UK. Plus: we check in with our team in Paris on day seven of the Olympic Games.
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We speak with the landscape architect behind Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of New York’s most exciting public spaces. Plus: we see what makes a location liveable, from youth through to adulthood, by way of a recent survey on lifelong neighbourhoods in London.
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Finnish summer houses can be overlooked treasure troves, filled with a wealth of classic mid-century designs. Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff reflects on some of his favourite vintage finds.
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Israel Defence Forces confirm that Hamas’s military chief, Mohammed Deif, was among the victims of an air strike in Khan Younis on 13 July. Our panellists, Daphnée Denis and Marie-Pierre Lannelongue discuss Franc’s changing attitude towards the Games and the air-conditioning war taking place in the city. Plus: Emma Nelson sends us a letter from Paris. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the summer hits in Turkey.
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Iran vows to retaliate against Israel after the assassinations of two key Hamas figures. We ask what that will mean for the Middle East. Then: a look at the situation in Venezuela as world leaders either condemn or congratulate the incumbent Nicolás Maduro on his election win. Plus: highlights from Monocle in Paris and ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to Turkey.
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How are the Olympic Games changing Paris? Join us for day four of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We speak with Didier Fusillier, director of the Grand Palais, to discover how the iconic landmark has been transformed for the event. We then turn our attention to the public space to hear from the deputy mayor tasked with keeping Paris’s streets clean. Then: Paula Barrachina, spokesperson for UNHCR France, tells us about refugee representation in the Games, while producer Manon Dave plays us the track that he composed for the Refugee Olympic Team. Plus: Parisian headlines with journalist Colette Davidson and a sports dispatch with Kieran Pender.
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We get the latest from Myanmar as the military junta extends the nation’s state of emergency by a further six months. Then: Hannah Lucinda Smith updates us on Turkey and Armenia’s normalisation talks. Also on the programme: Gregory Scruggs discusses why airline giant Boeing has had its worst year yet, we address why Kamala Harris is leaning into her support from a major demographic and get the latest theatre news. Plus: we check in with our team in Paris to hear about Day 6 of the Olympic Games.
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Can artificial intelligence truly simplify business needs and create authentic experiences? We meet the Danish CEO of a platform that aims to be the first automated ledger for global companies. And: we hear from an entertainment-industry giant who wants to help high-profile individuals such as Lionel Messi reach fans in new ways.
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As Ukraine prepares to receive some of the F-16s promised by Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark, Andrew Mueller asks whether such a small number this late in the war can actually make a difference.
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We dive into the heady heat of summer and journey to the remote island of Tinos to find out about its cuisine. Then: we meet Jouissance founder Cherry Cheng, who has distilled sensual stories into perfume, and we cast off to the Finnish archipelago of Turku, where summers are spent eating crayfish and taking midnight dips in the cool sea. Plus: we reflect on the aesthetics of summer tennis.
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Our panellists, Thomas Chatterton Williams and Marc Beaugé, explore the world of Olympic outfits, Macron’s use of the Games for political neutrality and the latest from camp JD Vance. Plus: feather fashion and Lady Gaga with Janaïna Milheiro and Guatemala makes Olympic history. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, says that avenging Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination is “Tehran’s duty”. Then: Kamala Harris challenges Donald Trump to a debate and China defends its athletes engulfed in a doping scandal. Plus: an interview with 8x Olympic medallist Allison Schmitt.
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We look at how the Games have brought together the worlds of sport and fashion, with four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero and fashion industry expert Phoebe Mackay. Then we meet US Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt and discuss the effect of the Olympics on housing in Paris with Barbara Gomes, a city hall adviser on renters’ rights. Join us for day three of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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We get the latest on the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Andrew Thompson assesses the regional reaction as widespread protests continue across Venezuela after the country’s disputed election. Also in the programme: we learn about Hungary’s relaxing of travel rules for Russian and Belarusian nationals and the future of ‘bagni’ in Italy, and check in with the Monocle team in Paris.
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Science fiction and design collide at the Vitra Design Museum in this week’s episode. We also discuss Singapore development with correspondent Naomi Xu Elegant, as well as the ideas and legacy of Dutch landscape designer Mien Ruys.
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Robert Prendergast heads to Helsinki to learn about the city’s culinary traditions.
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We examine whether Paris will economically benefit from the Games with Ludovic Subran and take a look at the global papers with Vincent McAviney. Plus: we go on tour with DJ Tiga and follow Florence Martin-Kessler as she leaves Paris. Live from Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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We discuss whether Joe Biden’s legacy will be shaped by his efforts on judicial reforms and support for Ukraine. Then: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco has a flick through the global papers, we discuss Japan’s clampdown on rideable electric suitcases and head to Paris to hear from Côme Mellerio of Maison Mellerio, the oldest jewellery house in the world.
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We turn our focus to the world of design for day two of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Parisian designer Mathieu Lehanneur tells us about creating the Olympic flame and Olympic cauldron, and graphic designer Joachim Roncin discusses building the visual identity for Paris 2024. Plus: we meet Lobke Berkhout, a Dutch Olympic medalist in sailing, and sit down with skateboarding coach Lea Schairer.
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As tensions between Israel and Lebanon continue to rise, we discuss whether fears that the Gaza conflict would spill over into the wider Middle East are being confirmed. Also in the programme: as Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, wraps up her five-day trip to China, we analyse what closer ties between the two nations could mean for Europe. Plus, Donald Trump’s unpopular running mate, JD Vance, the billboard-free Swiss town, a round-up of stories from the Nordics and a check-in with our team in Paris.
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In our summer books special, we sit down with two brilliant writers. First we hear from Scottish author and screenwriter John Niven, whose moving 2023 memoir ‘O Brother’ is now out in paperback. Then we meet first-time novelist Mariel Franklin, whose debut, ‘Bonding’, is a smart, pertinent book about sex, technology and friendship.
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Emma Nelson takes us to one of the most intriguing monuments in the French capital, which puts into frame the beauty of Parisian architecture.
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We examine Nicolás Maduro’s re-election and our panel, Daphnée Denis and Anaïs Peignier, look back on the Olympic opening ceremony and ask whether Parisians have really deserted the capital. Plus: we check-in with Kieran Pender, our roaming reporter at the Games. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The latest on the conflict in the Middle East amid worries that it could spill over into Lebanon, and that Turkey could intervene in Israel. Plus: Nicolás Maduro is declared the winner in the Venezuela elections by the government-controlled electoral authority, the UK’s foreign-policy updates under its new Labour government, and we look back on the life and music of New Zealand’s Martin Phillipps.
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It’s day four of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and day one of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz – the worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The journalist and author Simon Kuper tells us how the event has transformed the city and we meet the American artist Allison Saar, who created this year’s Olympic sculpture. Then: Parisian hospitality in focus with Louis Solanet, director of Orso hotels and with Bertrand Chauveau and Paul Henri, founders of Le Cornichon restaurant. Plus: meet our hosts, as our editorial director Tyler Brûlé sits down with Allianz’s CEO, Oliver Bäte.
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We discuss the latest from Venezuela’s election pitting incumbent Nicolás Maduro against opposition candidate Edmundo González. Then: who Kamala Harris might pick for vice-president and Asean leaders meet in Laos. Plus: the Michigan official tasked with making more people want to live there.
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We discuss the effect of Joe Biden’s decision not to stand for re-election and throw his support behind vice-president Kamala Harris. What does the move mean for the race? And what does that mean for investors as we head towards November’s vote? Joining the show are Tom McLoughlin, UBS senior fixed income strategist, and David Lefkowitz, UBS head of US equities.
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For years, author and satirist Gabby Hutchinson Crouch has scoured the week’s news for material to use on the programmes in BBC Radio 4’s Friday-night topical slot, ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Newzoids’. She has also written for ‘Horrible Histories’, the Bafta-winning children’s series inspired by ‘Blackadder’ and ‘’Monty Python’. Today she discusses her latest book, the first in a new ‘historical romantasy’ series, and is quizzed by a ‘Horrible Histories’ enthusiast.
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Kate Wilton, Tayomara Gama, Adrien Garcia and Kimberley Cohen join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, from the stunning SO/Hotel, transformed into Maison Allianz. We speak to the CEO of Allianz, Oliver Bäte, about Paris’s hosting of the Olympic Games. Plus: we check-in with Vincent McAviney at the Eiffel Tower , where beach volleyball is taking place.
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Monocle Radio’s highlights from this week include breaking news from the US, a title covering Japanese cultural trends and the best of French pop.
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Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, faces a real challenge to his presidency this weekend, with a united opposition of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado campaigning for victory. What will it take to unseat Maduro and the Chavismo legacy that he represents? Andrew Mueller speaks with opposition advisor Paola Bautista de Alemán, Latin America analyst Christopher Sabatini and Venezuelan historian Miguel Tinker Salas.
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We celebrate French magazines – just in time for the Paris Olympics. And we speak with the editors of two new magazines based in Amsterdam, ‘Fanfaretti’ and ‘No One’.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Monocle’s Deputy Head of Radio, Tom Webb, join Georgina Godwin from Paris to reflect on the Olympic Opening Ceremony, and look ahead to the games. Plus, the CEO of the Affordable Art Fair, Will Ramsey, talks about the global art market and building community with artists and galleries. Finally, politics expert and lecturer, Marta Lorimer, joins Georgina to talk about French politics and her view on the Olympics, as well as Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and - is Kamala “brat”?.
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We sit down with Andy Oliver and Mark Dobbie of Kolae in London to hear their take on southern Thai cooking. Elsewhere, our Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth, meets Safa Jemai, the woman dedicated to bringing authentic Tunisian spices to the Nordics. Plus: Monocle sub editor and in-house wine expert Chloé Lake picks her Wine of the Month.
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St John co-founder Trevor Gulliver stops by Midori House to discuss the famed nose-to-tail restaurant’s global appeal and its commitment to high-quality food, excellent wines and exceptional hospitality. We discuss its second clothing partnership with luxury menswear brand Drake’s and how the collection explores the other side of the table for Gulliver and chef Fergus Henderson.
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Andrew Mueller takes a wry look at the reaction to Kamala Harris accepting the nomination to become the Democratic representative for the 2024 US presidential election.
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As the Games get under way in Paris, we survey the best (and worst) national-team uniforms. Plus: a closer look at Boeing’s plea deal with the US Department of Justice over the former’s 737 Max aircraft.
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As Kamala Harris suggests a shift in position on Gaza, we ask how she might broaden the Democrats’ voting base. Then: Paris is plagued by transport chaos as it prepares to open the Olympics and Venezuela heads to the polls. All that, plus the latest business headlines and a diplomatic spat over the doner kebab.
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Award-winning artist, photographer and filmmaker Alison Jackson sits down with Georgina Godwin to speak about her staged and satiric photographs of celebrity lookalikes, her time as a politician and her planned Donald Trump feature film.
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We discuss the US’s priorities in Asia as secretary of state Antony Blinken makes his longest foreign trip to the region. Then: a look ahead to Venezuela’s elections, where polls put the opposition in the lead for the first time in decades. Plus: ‘What We Learned’ this week with Andrew Mueller, why Brazil’s retirees will be taking to the sky and everything you need to know from Paris ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.
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‘The Urbanist’ hosts three expert speakers at Saint-Gobain’s Paris headquarters – Pascal Eveillard, Petra Marko and Kelsea Crawford – to discuss the future of our built environment and how innovation can help us live more sustainably.
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A collaborative installation by UK brand Toogood and Danish firm Frama was on show during the recent 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. Nic Monisse met the creative team.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to bolster support for Israel on a visit to the US. But is the controversial prime minister doing his country more harm than good? Plus: China plans to raise its retirement age and Singapore tops a ranking of world passports.
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For this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gets ready for the Paris Olympics with some French pop.
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Joe Biden has explained his reasons for stepping down in a special television broadcast. But has the spotlight already left the US president in the dark? Plus: Vladimir Putin meets with Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad; Japan makes defence deals in Europe; and a special Olympics edition of ‘The Global Countdown’.
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We explore Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba’s visit to Beijing and Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington. Plus: German authorities clamp down on an Iran-linked Islamic centre, Kenya’s president unveils a new cabinet and the latest from Paris’s fashion and culture scene ahead of the Olympics.
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As Paris prepares to welcome the world for the Olympics, we explore France’s ingenuity and manufacturing traditions. We meet the founder of an electric motorcycle company that started in a small garage in Bayonne, before hearing from the founders of a Parisian beauty brand that aims to reinvigorate the country’s brush-making tradition.
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Andrew Mueller explains why there have been deadly protests across Bangladesh.
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A group of European finance ministers says that the Russian war economy is deteriorating and has called for increased pressure on Putin’s regime. But is their analysis correct? Plus: we consider the future of the Conservative Party, and revisit Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 ‘Kitchen Debate’.
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Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump during the first rally of her White House campaign. But will she be able to win over US voters? Then: we ask what Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, hopes to achieve in Beijing and get an update on anti-government protests in Kampala. All that, plus the latest business headlines and a look ahead to Monocle Radio’s new broadcast from the French capital.
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Charles Hecker joins us in the studio as we discuss Kamala Harris’s first day on the campaign trail as the presumptive Democratic nominee. We also explore the EU’s shift in its approach to Syria. Also on the programme: we get the latest on the protests in Bangladesh from Sohela Nazneen and hear the top headlines out of the UAE. Plus: a look at the Venice Film Festival line-up with Karen Krizanovich.
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A new title celebrates a milestone anniversary for Danish lighting firm Louis Poulsen and the Roca London Gallery showcases nature-based design solutions. Plus: we meet a Guatemalan design duo working with artisans to bring traditional craft to contemporary audiences.
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Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid takes us on a gastronomic tour of the charming savoyard city of Annecy.
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Kamala Harris is swiftly emerging as the favourite to become the Democratic presidential nominee. We discuss how her nomination has reshaped the contest. Plus: China’s evolving role in the Middle East and tensions between the EU and Hungary.
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As probable Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris heads to Wisconsin, a battleground state, we discuss her record on the key issue of immigration. Plus: Taiwan cancels air force drills as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, Nordic news and Peter Hawkings leaves Tom Ford.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has touched down in Washington, where he will meet Joe Biden and address the US Congress. Is this a chance to reset the relationship between the two nations? Also in the programme, Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, joins us to discuss the road ahead for the Democratic Party. Plus, the security challenges at the Olympic Games in Paris, the latest deal between China and the Philippines, and the programme of the Open House Festival in London.
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We highlight three events that should be on your radar, starting with a trip to London’s Royal Academy of Arts to explore Ukrainian modernism. Then we head to the south of France for this year’s edition of a major summer photography festival, before hearing from US artist Lonnie Holley at his new show at London’s Camden Art Centre, ‘All Rendered Truth’.
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Mandy Sinclair takes us to a nocturnal preserve not far from the city centre of Kelowna, British Columbia, to find out why protecting the dark sky is so important.
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Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race. But by leaving it so late, has he deprived alternative Democratic candidates of a full ‘primary test’? And can his vice-president, Kamala Harris, clinch the nomination? Plus: Israel’s airstrikes on Yemen and Costco’s ‘apocalypse bucket’.
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The Briefing explores Joe Biden’s endorsement of Kamala Harris to take his place as the Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee. What will be the foreign and domestic consequences? Plus, a look at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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The latest as President Joe Biden ends his candidacy for re-election. What’s next for the Democratic party as the race for the US presidency enters uncharted territory? Plus: Global coverage of President Biden dropping out with a flick through the international papers and analysis of how markets are reacting.
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We look ahead at H2 2024 and, more specifically, towards November’s US presidential election. With the US deciding its next leader, AI continuing to advance and interest rates likely to be cut, there is much for investors to focus on as they consider their options this year and beyond. Looking ahead for us on the show are Kiran Ganesh, Dominic Schnider and Nadia Lovell of UBS.
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In Microsoft’s pioneering AI For Good Lab, data scientists and researchers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to tackle disinformation, predict wildfires, track whales and even detect leprosy in vulnerable populations. But what are the dangers in AI being used for bad? Chief Scientist and Lab Director Juan M Lavista Ferres has co-authored the book ‘AI for Good’, which explores the measurable effect, potential and limitations of AI’s application in addressing global challenges in health, climate change and human rights, explored in this in-depth conversation.
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Marcus Schögel, Priska Amstutz and Gabe Bullard join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, for the view from London and Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, has an update from the region. Plus: the co-founder Bonjour Jacob, Hani Behlacene, joins from Paris ahead of the Olympics.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week, from a monumental week in American politics to an interview with Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld.
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In this special episode, recorded partially in Washington during the Nato Summit, we take a look at the United States’ willingness and ability to assume its traditional role as leader of the free world in this pivotal era of global democracy. How much should America’s allies be worried? And if the US won’t be democracy’s arsenal any more, who will be?
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We speak with cultural historian W David Marx about the appeal of Japanese magazines, from ‘Popeye’ to ‘Brutus’. Plus ‘Tempura’, a French publication dedicated to exploring Japan’s cultural trends, and a book celebrating the cult movie zine ‘Little Joe’.
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Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin look through the week’s biggest news and culture stories. Plus: Thomas Heyne, co-founder of Scorpios, discusses ‘Encounters’, this year’s cultural programme at Scorpios Mykonos, which brings together art, nature and technology.
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We meet Angelo van Dyk, the man looking to give surplus wine a second life with Wasted Wine Club. Plus: Alistair MacQueen pays a visit to Holly Hayes, head chef at new London opening July and Paige Reynolds sits down with Sophie Wyburd to learn about her new comforting cookbook ‘Tucking In’.
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This week’s whimsical news monologue focuses on the 2024 Republican National Convention, casting an eye on Donald Trump’s running mate for the US election, JD Vance.
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How can better tires reduce EV pollution? Icelandic founder Gunnlaugur Erlendsson talks about launching Enso in 2016 with the goal of building a better tire. He discusses the effect of tires on the environment, especially for electric vehicles that are heavier than their non-electric counterparts, and his approach to creating more durable and energy-efficient alternatives.
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The scandal-fuelled resignation of Wales’s first minister, Vaughan Gething, marks Labour’s first crisis since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. Monocle’s Tomos Lewis joins us to explain what has happened and why it matters. Plus: how the conflict with Russia has affected Ukrainian chess and Monocle heads to the Paris Olympics.
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Alongside General Motors, partner of ‘Monocle on Culture’, we share the third and final part in our series of special programmes. In this episode, we finish our Côte d’Azur road trip in Cannes and explore the relationship between the city, cars and the film world. Plus: we find out how the elegant style of the Carlton Cannes staff has been influenced by cinema over the years.
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As the world wrestles with the most serious global IT outage ever experienced, we assess the immediate security risks and the effects on aviation. Then: as the Republican National Convention wraps up in Milwaukee, we analyse Donald Trump\'s 93-minute speech and we hear from Tel Aviv, where a Houthi drone appears to have penetrated Israel’s air defences. All that, plus the latest business news and an exploration of why Zurich is bidding goodbye to dreams of hosting Eurovision.
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US-based journalist HJ Mai joins us for the latest from the Republican National Convention as it wraps up in Milwaukee. Also on the programme: we discuss Japan’s urgency to seek greater engagement to counter China’s influence in the Pacific as leaders meet in Tokyo. And: two weeks on from a Labour landslide in the UK general election, we ask political editor George Parker about the future of the Conservative Party. Plus: we get Andrew Mueller’s wonderful and wacky take on ‘What We Learned’ this week.
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We assemble ‘The Urbanist’ book club for another meeting as we browse books from the worlds of cycling, shopkeeping and the 15-minute city.
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The Brazilian architect shares why he strives to avoid repetition in his projects and practice architecture without ego.
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This year’s Republican National Convention has put forward a convincingly re-energised Trumpism that stands in stark contrast to Biden’s ailing Democratic campaign. We take stock on the event’s final day. Plus: Keir Starmer hosts leaders for the European Political Community summit and umbrella rentals take off in Japan.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Uzbekistan.
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JD Vance takes to the stage at the Republican National Convention but his past pronouncements on foreign policy are making allies nervous. Also on the programme: as the UK moves to renationalise its railways, we get a European train round-up. Plus: the latest from the European Political Community meeting and ‘The Global Countdown’.
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EU leaders are deciding today on whether to reappoint Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. But what would her second term look like? Then: we examine the reforms being proposed in China’s third plenum and look at Joe Biden’s announcement on Supreme Court changes. Plus: the latest from Dhaka as protests escalate and we discuss the Emmy Awards nominations.
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Can the shared-workspace model work in manufacturing? We head to Bloqs, a pay-as-you-go workshop in north London, to hear how founders Arnaud Nichols and Al Parra are redefining the production process by providing creatives and businesses with flexible access to top-tier machinery, tools and a community of makers. Plus: we learn how Kabin founder Walter Craven uses the Bloqs factory for product testing and prototyping.
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Ohio senator JD Vance has been announced as Donald Trump’s running mate and potential vice-president. Andrew Mueller explains his background and the likely reasons for his nomination.
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How can democracy function in a conflict zone? We explore that question with a focus on Ukraine. Plus: day three of the Republican National Convention and will Portugal force shopping centres to close on Sundays?
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Defeated Republican rivals for the presidential nomination offer endorsements in Milwaukee, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo plunges into the Seine ahead of the Olympics and the hidden ties between Google and Amazon’s Project Nimbus and Israel’s military. Plus: Rio de Janeiro, the tale of two airports.
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Following Viktor Orbán’s ‘peace tour’ to Israel, Moscow and China, European politicians plan to boycott meetings held by the Hungarian leader during his country’s EU presidency. We also have a dispatch from the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and can the French left overcome their impasse and elect a new prime minister? Plus: a special interview with Brazil’s culture minister – and beloved singer – Margareth Menezes.
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We mark the launch of Monocle’s new paperback, ‘Fifty Ideas for Building Better Cities’, by discussing adaptive reuse with Jonathan Tuckey and find out how a Danish supermarket brought art and design to the masses. Plus: two exhibitions bringing contemporary craft to London offices.
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Tokyo’s Sangenjaya neighbourhood is often overlooked due to the bright lights of nearby Shibuya. But its diverse food scene, cosy coffee shops and tucked-away speakeasies make it well worth the visit. Hanna Pham takes us on a full-day culinary tour of this sleepy corner of the city.
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In his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump was rapturously received at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Plus: Germany has banned a right-wing magazine and are Danish politicians spending too much time on social media?
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Donald Trump makes an emotional entrance to the Republican National Convention and names his running mate. We look at how the weekend’s events might affect the direction of travel for the Republican Party. We also analyse Kaja Kallas’s vision for EU diplomacy as she takes up a foreign-policy role at the bloc after serving as Estonia’s first female prime minister. Plus: Ukraine’s mobilisation drive, the fortunes of a once iconic British fashion house and the business headlines.
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We discuss the mood and security measures at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Donald Trump made his first public appearance following the failed assassination attempt at a campaign event on Saturday. Plus: Monocle’s foreign editor, Alexis Self, explains the UK and EU’s warming relations as government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds visits Brussels, Pakistan threatens to ban Imran Khan’s PTI party and Eurostar connects London to the Alps once again.
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New York-based artist and musician Cassandra Jenkins discusses her new album, ‘My Light, My Destroyer’. The spellbinding new record is a tangle of cranked guitars, close-mic confessionals and wonderfully melodic songwriting. Plus: we celebrate ‘To the End’, a new documentary about Blur, with the film’s director, Toby L.
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Camille Rodríguez Montilla tells the story of a grand development in Caracas that is emblematic of Venezuela’s decades-long tale of boom and bust.
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Nato has accused China of being a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia in Ukraine. Beijing has rejected the claim and warned Nato against stirring confrontation. What is the path forward for relations between the two military powers? Plus: the fallout from the attempt on Donald Trump’s life and the Norwegian satellite bringing broadband to the Arctic.
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As Donald Trump heads for the Republican National Convention, we look at whether the attempt on his life might affect the presidential campaign. We also catch up with Latvia’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the Nato Summit and look at whether China can find a fix for its laggardly economic growth as its third plenum kicks off in Beijing.
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The former president was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania when he was shot at, with a bullet reportedly grazing his ear. How will the assassination attempt reshape the presidential race? Then we get the latest from Israel as it intensifies its assault on Gaza, head to Rwanda where incumbent Paul Kagame is poised to win a fourth term in office and discuss Japan’s defence shake-up. Plus, we report from Italy’s Globo d’Oro Awards.
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The UBS Global Wealth Report has been at the forefront of insights into household wealth for 15 years and has become a key reference point for all those interested in trends shaping wealth across the world. Featuring analysis from UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan and Economist Samuel Adams.
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Ever wondered what David Bowie liked to eat for dinner, or how the members of Queen wrote and rehearsed their famous “Galileos”? Tiffany Murray’s new memoir invites us into the lives of 1970s rock nobility. Set at two recording studios, including the legendary Rockfield Studios where she was raised, her mother Joan was a chef for the likes of Black Sabbath and Motörhead. Georgina Godwin speaks to the author about Freddie Mercury’s love for the family’s great dane, her first encounter with drugs and vengeful neighbouring farmers in this enchanting account of the rural recording studio.
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Georgina Godwin, is joined by Professor of International Politics, Scott Lucas, and Monocle’s Head of Radio, Tom Edwards, to discuss the Trump assassination attempt. Plus: Alex von Tunzelmann and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s other biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Liguria and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith.
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We look back at Keir Starmer’s first week as UK prime minister and our team reports from the Nato summit in Washington. Plus: we speak with Apple’s Lisa Jackson and pay a visit to an icon of the French Riviera.
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‘The Foreign Desk’ broadcasts from Washington for Nato’s 75th anniversary summit, with Joe Biden playing host under an intense spotlight. Andrew Mueller speaks to ministers from Estonia, Latvia and Moldova, as well as Ian Bremmer and former US defence official Ian Brzezinski. Plus: the story of Nato’s longest-serving spokesperson, Oana Lungescu.
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This week we speak with Enric Pastor and María Alcocer from design title ‘Manera’ about their new edition ‘Manera México’. Plus: we head to the Greek island of Hydra to speak with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal about the second edition of ‘The Journal of the Hydra Book Club’. We also chat to Megan Wray Schertler, publisher of ‘The Warp of Time’, which tells the story of the Old Carpet Factory on the island.
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Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the Democrats’ dwindling support for Biden, the future of Paris and ‘The New York Times’ list of the best-selling books of the 21st century. Plus: the founder of Weatherglass Books, Neil Griffiths, talks about co-founding a small publishing house and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses.
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This week’s whimsical news monologue focuses on stories including Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 4 July blunder, Trump-approved memorabilia and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s venture post MP-life: reality TV.
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We meet Pierre-Lou Million, the founder of Pierre Lou des Alpes, a Swiss brand known for its whimsical and sustainable socks. Million shares how his joyful Alpine upbringing inspired his unique designs and his aim to spread the positive feeling of the mountains through his products.
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We speak to writer Anna Romandash about how Ukrainian literature has evolved over the course of the conflict with Russia. We also check in with Andrew Mueller on the final day of the 75th Nato summit in Washington and hear a live session from American singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux.
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Alongside General Motors, partner of ‘Monocle on Culture’, we share the second in our three-part series of special programmes. In this episode, we continue our journey down the Côte d’Azur, with time to ponder a quick dip at the Club Dauphin. Along the way we tap into the design world of the Cadillac Lyriq with designer Magalie Debellis. Plus: we hear from design guru Stephen Bayley and colour expert and historian Kassia St Clair.
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As Israel issues an evacuation order for those in Gaza City, we get the latest on its offensive and the status of ceasefire talks. Then: we ask whether there’s a renewed push for peace in Sudan and make an assessment on Joe Biden’s political future as this week’s Nato summit comes to an end. All that, plus a flick through the papers and a look at a new documentary pushing the boundaries of generative AI.
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We look at some research and developments that underline the need to support creative and cultural communities in urban areas.
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First published more than 50 years ago, Henry Dreyfuss’s ‘Symbol Sourcebook’ remains a key text for graphic designers. Emily Orr, associate curator at New York’s Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, explains why it’s the focus of a new exhibition and how symbols have changed over time.
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Emmanuel Macron breaks a 10-day silence to publish a letter to the French, calling for a broad parliamentary coalition. But does his opinion matter any more? Plus: we check in on the last day of the 75th Nato summit in Washington.
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As leaders gathered at Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington dodge questions about Joe Biden’s fitness to be the “leader of the free world”, Ukraine has been put on a supposedly “irreversible path” to alliance membership. But how long will the journey be? Plus, business news and France’s former first lady faces the music.
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After surprise wins for the French left, we examine the tricky question that remains: how to govern? Also on the programme: we hear from our correspondents in Washington and a security analyst about what’s on the Nato agenda. Plus: we head to South Korea to explore Samsung Electronics’ “indefinite” strike and what it means for the Asian business hub. All that, plus a flick through the morning’s papers and a look at the art world\'s battle against AI forgery.
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Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple, stops by Midori House to talk about her journey from public service to leading the company’s sustainability efforts. She discusses her background in government, including her tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Barack Obama, and how it has shaped her approach to corporate social responsibility. Plus: how Apple plans to deliver on its ambitious goal of full carbon neutrality across its supply chain by 2030.
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Andrew Mueller explains why the West African junta have turned their back on Ecowas and what it means for the bloc.
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Delegations from Egypt, the US, Qatar and Israel meet in Qatar to continue Gaza truce talks. Also on the programme: Joe Biden makes his highest-profile policy speech since questions arose about his fitness for office, Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, makes his first public appearances since his assassination attempt and Microsoft quits the board of Open AI amid antitrust scrutiny. Plus: we try out the sauna in Finnair’s Helsinki non-Schengen lounge.
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As the Nato summit kicks off in Washington, all eyes are on Joe Biden amid growing concerns over his health. Plus, what the EU thinks of Hungarian president Viktor Orbán’s world tour and so-called peace mission, and why Australia has appointed an anti-Semitism envoy. Plus, a flick through the morning papers and what the new UK government could do for the country’s cities.
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What is the role of design museums today? We look at projects exploring what these spaces could be, from architectural competitions to exhibitions seeking to curate a nation’s design culture.
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New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, might not be the first place that you think of when you’re looking for a culinary escape – but its award-winning restaurants, booming coffee culture and focus on seasonal ingredients make it well worth a visit. Here, Monocle’s Flynn Symonds takes us on a tour of his hometown.
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As Ukraine mourns dozens killed in the worst Russian airstrikes in months, Nato leaders in Washington weigh up how to respond. Plus: Narendra Modi in Moscow – and should Milan’s main airport be renamed after Silvio Berlusconi?
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Mayor Vitali Klitschko declares a day of mourning in Kyiv following the worst wave of Russian missile strikes in months. Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s health and fitness to serve are under scrutiny at the Nato summit. Plus, why tea prices risk boiling over and Greece’s six-day working week.
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As the French election’s surprise results throw the country into new political turmoil, we give you the view from Brussels. Also in the programme: a new defence alliance in Asia to counter an increasingly assertive China, a look ahead to this week’s Nato summit with our correspondents in Washington and why Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is considering restoring ties with Syria. Plus, a flick through the papers and an exhibition of one of the UK’s largest private collections of space artefacts.
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Rhianna Dhillon, Ammar Kalia and Matt Wolf join Robert Bound to preview this summer’s best music, theatre and television. They discuss a TV show set in the murky waters of Baltimore, an upcoming album from one of the UK’s most revered producers and the Broadway debut of an actor fresh from an Oscar-winning role.
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Tomás Pinheiro looks at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic numbered lifeguard stations and meets the communities surrounding them.
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France’s shock election result feels like a victory for the left but how will a disrupted and hung parliament fare when it comes to actually governing the country? Plus, a check in from the 75th anniversary Nato summit in Washington DC.
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As France faces the prospect of a hung parliament, what happens next? Meanwhile, Boeing agrees to plead guilty in the 737 Max criminal case. Plus, the latest on the Gaza ceasefire proposal, business news and a big week for Joe Biden.
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The latest from France as the election results come in. Then: Ecowas’ annual summit – can the regional economic bloc still find common ground? And, Indian-Russian relations as India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, visits Moscow. Plus: the latest news from business and the world of sailing.
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This is the 30th edition of the UBS Reserve Management Seminar, one of the most authoritative depictions of official reserve-management activities available. This iteration includes the views of some 40 central banks, covering geopolitics, currencies, asset allocation and, this year, reform of financial infrastructure. With Massimiliano Castelli and Philipp Salman from the global sovereign-markets team in UBS.
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The twentieth-century author Christopher Isherwood, made famous by his 1930s work in Berlin, approached his writing about queerness, politics and religion with frankness and wit. The writer repeatedly fictionalised himself and his friends in his novels. Katherine Bucknell, the editor of four volumes of Isherwood’s diaries and letters, explains that it was his mother’s own diaries that first introduce us to the character of Isherwood. Using a wealth of unpublished material, Bucknell reveals the drama and complexity of the author’s inner world in an epic new biography.
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Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Rainbow Murray on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Merano and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald.
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This week’s highlights on Monocle Radio. We look back at how Joe Biden resisted calls to step aside, ask what’s next for the International Space Station and hear about the reopening of a treasured Taiwanese train route. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco shares his songs of the summer.
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The UK sees its first change in government since Brexit. We explore how Keir Starmer will tackle relations with the EU, US and Middle East, as well as asylum policy. Andrew Mueller speaks with Claire Ainsley, Anand Menon, Mina Al-Oraibi and Sarah Singer.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Caitlin Thompson and Steph Chung from ‘Racquet’ magazine. Plus: creative director Veronica Ditting on her print work at an exhibition at ddd gallery in Kyoto and Jeremy Leslie from Magculture previews Magculture Live in New York.
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After 14 years of a Conservative government, Labour leader Keir Starmer has led the party to victory in the UK, becoming the new prime minister. Political journalist, Vincent McAviney, joins Georgina Godwin to talk about reporting on election night, as well as the elections in France, Iran and the US, and whether we say the word “like” too much. Plus: Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid reflects on the future of the animation industry with award-winning directors Adam Elliot and James A Castillo, and artist Tayo Irvine Hendrix talks about the debut of her ‘Heartbeat’ exhibition at the black-tie Henley Festival.
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This week, we speak with Tim Hayward, author of a new book all about steak. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Guy de Launey heads to Tabar’s new location in a former bike factory in Ljubljana to sample Slovenian-inspired tapas and we meet Cenk Debensason of Arkestra in Istanbul.
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We meet the co-founder of Unimatic, a Milan-based maker of sporty, minimalist wrist watches that has attracted a loyal following since it launched in 2015. Giovanni Moro talks about keeping production close to home by manufacturing in Italy and crediting the success of the brand to the role of physical retail.
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As Labour celebrate a landslide victory in the UK election, Monocle’s staff gather at Midori House to dissect the rout.
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After 14 years in power, the UK’s Conservative Party suffers the most brutal defeat in its history. We’ll look at what’s next and examine how events in the Middle East impacted the vote. Plus, why Hungary’s president, Viktor Orbán, is making more headlines than usual and what to expect from India prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow. All that and a look at the latest film news.
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We discuss the historic victory of the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, in the UK general election with reactions from Monocle’s correspondents in the Balkans and US. Then: we turn our attention to a second major election, as France prepares to head to the polls for the second round of the country’s parliamentary elections. Plus: as more publications and big Democratic donors turn on Joe Biden, is it too late to save his campaign?
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We assess the future of the Turkish city of Antakya and delve into the proposed master plan that aims to rebuild the city following the catastrophic earthquakes that struck in February 2023.
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Since its founding in 1964 by Terence Conran, Habitat has brought contemporary homeware and European flair to UK shoppers. Emma Nelson reports.
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As voters cast their ballots in what has been billed as a historic election, we look back on the campaign and consider the likely outcomes. Plus: Joe Biden is bullish a week on from “debate-gate” and Japan’s war on floppy disks.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco delves into Monocle’s 2024 summer playlist
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Hezbollah responds to the killing of a senior commander with a barrage of rockets at Israel. And: As Rupert Murdoch’s ‘The Sun’ declares for the UK’s Labour Party on the eve of the election, is the late call a death knell for tabloids? Plus: how “democracy’s biggest year” is going and Japan declares victory in its war on floppy disks.
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Alongside Monocle on Culture’s partner, General Motors, we share the first in a three-part series of special programmes. In this episode, we jump in the new Cadillac Lyriq to begin a stunning road trip down the Côte d’Azur. En route, we find out about the sound world of the new marque with General Motors’ creative sound director, Jay Kapadia, and hear about the perfect driving playlist from composer Max Richter and chef Massimo Bottura.
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We take a view from Europe as the UK general election gets under way. Also in the programme: Victoria Craig joins us from Ankara to discuss Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation meeting in Kazakhstan. Plus: we assess the future of the International Space Station with Richard Hollingham and learn about a new quality-of-life survey from Brazil.
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We explore smart urban development and innovative real-estate strategies with two founders leading the transformation of city spaces. Founder Keith Kerr talks about the evolution of The Development Studio, highlighting its design focus and adaptability in Hong Kong’s competitive market. Plus: Ando Living chairman Hakan Kodal discusses the company’s focus on neighbourhood connectivity, opportunities in the serviced apartment market and its expansion into key European cities.
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Andrew Mueller explains how the Democratic Party would replace Joe Biden should he choose to step down.
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On the eve of a general election, even senior Conservative Party members seem resigned to a Labour landslide. But is the real jeopardy for Keir Starmer to be found in Scotland? Plus, Pyongyang’s fears of an “Asian Nato”, Giorgia Meloni’s condemnation of fascism in her party and cheese-related police misconduct in Germany.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd, directors of ‘Unicorns’, a cross-cultural romance about an Essex mechanic and a British-Indian drag queen.
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Joe Biden says that he “almost fell asleep onstage” during his debate with Donald Trump last Thursday because of jet lag. Meanwhile, Japan unveils its first banknote redesign in 20 years and tributes pour in at the funeral of Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday at 88. Plus, why the Vatican has banned tattoos and body piercings for workers at St Peter’s Basilica.
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We discuss the bilateral consultations between Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, at talks in Warsaw. Also on the programme: as the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation Summit kicks off in Astana, we discuss why India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is skipping the event. Plus: what’s behind a surge in impeachment calls for South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol?
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We find out why this international festival in Hyères and Toulon continues to be a boon for young designers.
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There’s no denying that Rome is a well-trodden and well-travelled culinary hotspot. From carbonara and cacio e pepe to gelato, you’ve probably tasted its famous delights. But even among the most touristy spots, family run eateries continue to supply authentic produce to its residents. Gabi di Vita, founder of Di Vita Experience, a tour company specialising in gastronomical walks, gave Monocle’s Lily Austin the truly Roman food experience in one of the city’s most popular neighbourhoods Trastevere.
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With two days to go before UK voters go to the polls, we ask whether Keir Starmer and the Labour Party have done enough to end Conservative rule. Plus, can the French “republican front” hold against a resurgent National Rally and what role (if any) should the Taliban have in Afghanistan’s international relations?
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The Dutch government, led by independent Dick Schoof but including far-right ministers, is sworn in today. Then: how Republicans are reacting to the Supreme Court’s immunity claim, why the UN is speaking with the Taliban and the Design Parade festival in southern France.
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We discuss the latest on the Hamas-Israel war following the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners and the UN Security Council’s special session on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Meanwhile, a new European far-right alliance led by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is announced in Vienna. Plus, a flick through the papers, South Africa’s new government and a round-up of fashion and retail news.
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We meet Pearl Lam, one of the world’s leading experts on Asian art. Over the past two decades, her eponymous galleries in Hong Kong and Shanghai have become top destinations for collectors drawn in by her exquisite taste, international outlook and commitment to rewriting narratives about Eastern art. Lam joins Robert Bound at Midori House to discuss her journey into the art world, how her gallery plans to support up-and-coming African artists and her new podcast.
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George Ruskin takes us to a postmodern, circus-tent-like event space that has been entertaining Berliners for decades.
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After the far-right National Rally makes big gains in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, we assess what it means for the nation’s politics. Plus: Joe Biden’s decision to soldier on and Swedish sleeper trains.
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A run-off vote will take place in Iran this week after none of the candidates in Friday’s presidential election secured a majority. Meanwhile, France’s far-right celebrates a first-round victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. Plus: Boeing’s ‘sweetheart’ plea deal and the debate about corporate arts funding.
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Florence Biedermann and Alexandre Kouchner give us the latest on the first round of France’s legislative elections as the results come in. Also in the programme: William Yang on Taiwan’s decision to raise its travel alert for China to orange – the second-highest level – and why Busan’s population might be entering a ‘phase of extinction’.
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Like other game-changing technologies before it, artificial intelligence is expected to unleash new wealth creation, resource reallocation and societal change. But the precise forms that this will take – and at what speed – is difficult to predict. Richard Mylles, the author of a new UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute report on the theme, joins us to explain how AI’s consequences for human capital can be optimised, focusing on education, productivity and health.
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The 2024 UK general election is just days away. Speaking to Georgina Godwin is an expert on many aspects of UK government and politics, in particular, the support systems to ministers and prime ministers. Alun Evans CBE, a civil servant for more than three decades, lifts the lid on what’s happening behind the door of 10 Downing Street during important transitions in politics through his new book, ‘The Intimacy of Power: An insight into private office, Whitehall’s most sensitive network’.
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Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgic join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to political analyst Alexandre Kouchner and the host of The Bold Way podcast and friend of the programme, Adrien Garcia, on the mood in France and the first round of their elections. Plus: Emily Rookwood, editor in chief of the Julius Baer Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report, joins to give us all the details on global luxury spending in 2024.
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This week’s highlights on Monocle Radio. We look at the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, speak to UK fashion designer Paul Smith and discuss this year’s Monocle Quality of Life Survey.
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Iran’s influence is growing across the Middle East, with its proxies now dangerously close to an all-out war with Israel. Could presidential elections or an eventual ayatollah succession lead to a change in course? Andrew Mueller speaks to Iranian-American journalist Farnaz Fassihi of ‘The New York Times’, Iraqi analyst Renad Mansour and defence expert Jean-Loup Samaan.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Roman Coppola and Johan Chiaramonte on their new magazine, ‘Enthousiasmos’, featuring Luca Guadagnino on the cover. Plus: US author and stationery connoisseur Brett F Braley-Palko.
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Thursday saw an extraordinary US debate between presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump; what happened and what comes next? International journalist Isabel Hilton joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the fallout of the event and the global reaction, the comparatively uneventful debate in the UK, Bradford Literature Festival and the latest news from China. Plus: Monocle’s senior news editor, Chris Cermak, speaks to the debate director of Braver Angels, Jessie Mannisto, about its debate watch party and how they are fighting political polarisation.
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This week, celebrated chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten joins us in the studio to discuss his latest opening, ABC kitchens. Plus: we learn about the new book ‘Sift’ by Nicola Lamb and our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, picks her wine of the month.
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It’s time to set sail and make for the coast. This month we stroll in the gardens of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, meet hotelier Valéry Grégo in Nice and reflect on the emotional power of cartography. Plus, we discover a Portuguese fashion brand that captures the spirit of the country’s breezy, joyous summers.
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Creative director Catherine Bailey and clay studio director Tung Chiang discuss the storied history of Heath Ceramics, a California-based maker of home goods. Plus: the evolution of the company’s San Francisco facility and its commitment to fostering community and artist collaboration.
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As Monocle’s annual quality-of-life special hits newsstands across the globe, our foreign editor, Alexis Self, explains the thinking behind this year’s rankings. Plus: a closer look at the US presidential debate.
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After European leaders agree who will fill the EU’s top posts, we discuss what comes next and look ahead to France’s elections. Plus, international reactions to the US presidential debate, the latest from Gaza, Monocle’s new Paris office and Greenland Air’s first flight to Canada in a decade.
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We look ahead to the first round of France’s parliamentary elections with journalist and writer Christine Ockrent. Plus: Japan’s efforts to curb tourism on Mount Fuji, the first US presidential debate of the 2024 election season and a sneak peek into our new Paris bureau.
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Can floating cities be the solution to rising sea levels? Can architecture prepare in advance for coastal changes? We explore a few ways that our cities are, or should be, interacting with water.
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Design Museum Denmark’s new permanent exhibition explores the evolution of furniture design in the Nordic nation in the past century. Monocle’s Michael Booth reports from Copenhagen.
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With the far-right leading in the polls following Macron’s snap-election call, we take stock of France’s momentous forthcoming election. We also examine the new Dutch government, which will take office next week, and ask whether political debates still serve a purpose.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco previews Monocle’s 2024 summer playlist.
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Police in Bolivia have arrested the leader of an apparent coup attempt, soon after soldiers stormed the palace of the president. In Japan, the yen tumbles to its weakest level in 38 years. Plus: the US prepares for another tense presidential TV debate and Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey hits newsstands.
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Ursula von der Leyen set to be approved for a second-term in Brussels, Peru’s president visits China and Dubai invests in infrastructure to help protect against extreme weather. Also in the programme: the latest news from across Africa and the city in the top spot of Monocle’s Quality of Life survey.
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We discuss how feedback can drive innovation with the founders of two high-end accessories labels. Troubadour’s Abel Samet explains how fostering customer interactions shapes their product development. Plus: Vee Collective’s Lili Radu talks about the value of physical retail for growing a brand and creating a comprehensive customer experience.
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The European Union formally launched accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova this week. Andrew Mueller explains why the tortuous process that has left many countries in limbo might, nevertheless, be a good thing for these two nations.
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We look at what the UK’s European neighbours think about its upcoming election (if they are thinking about it at all). We also take stock of a brace of new emissions taxes and charges in Denmark and Germany and ask what Mark Rutte’s selection to be head of Nato means for the bloc.
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How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It’s a topic that V-Zug are unpacking in this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’ featuring a panel of creatives including David Thulstrup, Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer and Thomas Ibsen.
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‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared behind closed doors today in a Russian court, facing spying allegations that the publication and the US government have sternly rejected. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelensky hails the start of EU accession talks for Ukraine, Germany’s new citizens must declare Israel’s right to exist, Assange returns to Australia and, with a month to go, Paris completes final preparations for the Olympics.
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A look back at the leaders debate in France and Macron’s stark words over immigration policies. Plus: protests in Kenya intensify, our Quality of Life series casts an eye on Vienna and Japan unearths rare metals.
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Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, rounds up recent fashion weeks from Florence, Milan and Paris. Plus: we hear from UK tailoring titan Paul Smith.
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Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho takes a culinary tour of Reggio Emilia in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.
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As EU accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova kick off in Luxembourg, we speak to Moldova’s secretary of state for European integration. We also take a closer look at the protests against tax rises in Kenya. Plus: an interview with Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko about his new book ‘I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv’.
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After more than a decade in legal limbo, Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of espionage in the US in exchange for his freedom. Also on the programme: why an Israeli Supreme Court ruling that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the IDF could bring down Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Plus: business news, the Japanese state visit to Britain and China’s unique moon rocks.
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Leila Molana Allen gives us the latest after Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli troops will move to the country’s border with Lebanon to confront Hezbollah. Also in the programme: as Javier Milei’s Europe visit wraps up, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera assesses the international reaction. Plus: why US prosecutors are recommending that Boeing should face criminal charges and we reveal which city has won the bronze medal in Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey.
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We meet two figures in the cultural world known both for their creative practice, as well as their brave attitude towards speaking truth to power. Robert Bound speaks to Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland about her new film ‘Green Border’ and Alexei Korolyov meets Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova to discuss her new exhibition in Linz, Austria.
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With the Kremlin blaming the US for a Ukrainian attack on Crimea which used US-supplied missiles, we consider the risk of escalation. We also ask if Ukraine and Moldova can hope for EU membership on the eve of accession talks. Plus: crows versus humans in Busan.
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Florian Siebeck visits a late-brutalist building that looms over the Frankfurt skyline to assess what’s next for this cultural monument.
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What does it mean for Ukraine to formally start accession talks with the European Union? We speak to Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze. Plus: a look at the Sahel militants operating in Nigeria, the Argentine president visiting Europe and we hear about the Swiss travel system from Andreas Nef.
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We unpack the latest as the EU begins accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova. Also in the programme, we look ahead to the Venezuelan elections with Chris Sabatini, discuss the security of Israel’s Iron Dome and find out why Rome’s taxi drought might be coming to an end. Plus: we kick off our series on Monocle’s Quality of Life Index 2024.
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The UK goes to the polls on 4 July for a hotly anticipated general election. With manifestos being published and the usual media circus in full flow, we take a look at some of the key economic questions that are dominating the agenda ahead of the decisive day at the ballot boxes. With Anna Titareva, Jason Napier and Zachary Gauge of UBS.
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Today’s guest is perhaps the only playwright and novelist to have been an international athlete, teacher of those on death row at San Quentin prison in California and a tree surgeon – and he only began writing in his thirties. He won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award for ‘If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep’ at the Royal Court and his play ‘Lampedusa’ has been performed in 40 countries. His debut novel is ‘Three Burials’, a satire on the refugee crisis.
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Nina dos Santos and Latika Bourke join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s news editor, Christopher Cermak, Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, and Switzerland’s ambassador to the UK, Markus Leitner.
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Tune in to the best of Monocle Radio this week: we learn why Austria wants to give away newspaper subscriptions to young people, leaf through a beautiful book on lemons and report from 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen.
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The Ukraine peace summit did not lead to peace but it did surprise on the upside with more than 90 countries. Andrew Mueller was also in attendance in Switzerland. He reviews the summit’s tangible results and speaks to Australia’s Bill Shorten, as well as Iuliia Osmolovska and Lili Bivings from Ukraine and Kristian Berg Harpviken of the Peace Research Institute Oslo.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Emanuele Farneti, editor in chief of all ‘la Repubblica’ magazines - ‘d’, ‘door’ and the recently released men’s title ‘U’. Also on the show, Sterling Crawford from new culture and global affairs title ‘Stall’ and Angelina Sisca from Swiss title ‘Zeitung’.
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Monocle brings Switzerland to Midori House. Alex Herrmann, UK & Ireland Director of Switzerland Tourism, joins Georgina Godwin to tell us all about the different regions and Swiss delicacies at Monocle’s Swiss Summer Market. Plus: Georgina and political journalist Terry Stiastny flick through the global papers and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, explains how the wider Nordic region is celebrating midsummer this weekend.
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This week we sit down with Abby Lee, head chef and founder of Mambow in East London which champions the fiery food of Malaysia. Also on the programme, we raise a glass of bubbly with Dan Roznov at his Champagne & Friends event in Zürich and we grab a seat at New York restaurant, L’abeille, which brings together Japanese and French cuisine.
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This week’s whimsical news monologue looks at stories including Vladimir Putin’s return to North Korea and Paris’s new venture alongside the Summer Olympics.
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We explore Switzerland’s swimming culture with Tom Maurer, co-owner of Seebad Enge, a beloved outdoor swimming facility on Lake Zürich. Maurer explains how the ‘badi’ blends views of the Alps and a top-class hospitality offering to attract visitors from near and far.
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To mark the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, Monocle’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco and fashion director Natalie Theodosi tackle a vexed question: who wears short shorts in 2024? And should they? We also hear from Monocle’s US editor, Chris Lord, and get some live music from singer-songwriter Richard Thompson.
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Monocle’s Laura Kramer speaks to executive chef Elliott Grover about his culinary journey, from a teenager inspired by a documentary about the Queen to winning the UK’s Best Steak Restaurant at Cut at 45 Park Lane. He discusses his bold career moves, cooking at the Oscars two years in a row and his passion for premium hospitality. Plus: why champagne and hot dogs are made for each other.
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The Netherlands’ longest-serving leader, Mark Rutte, has won the race to become the next head of Nato. But what will the alliance look like under his leadership? Then: Viktor Orbán and Olaf Scholz meet in Berlin to talk about EU co-operation and Slovakia’s parliament approves the abolition of the country’s public broadcaster. Plus: citizens reclaim their cities, turning squares into public living rooms as football takes the continent by storm.
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After Vladimir Putin’s Asia tour comes to an end, we look at the proposed Asia-Pacific “security architecture” and its effect on Ukraine’s war efforts. Then: we head to the Philippines, where the country’s vice-president, Sara Duterte, has resigned. Plus: we look at a new area of co-operation for the US and China: anti-narcotics. Finally, the latest news from Broadway, as well as a check-in from Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
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This week we visit one of the jewels in west London’s cultural crown: Olympia. Then: we head to Dublin for a look at the latest in transport technology and we browse two projects in the US that are bringing biophilic design to residents and businesses alike.
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Stina Gam and Enrico Fratesi, co-founders of the Copenhagen-based design studio, GamFratesi discuss their collaboration with Japanese lifestyle brand Koyori and Michael Anastassiades.
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Description: With exchanges of fire ongoing, Israel warning of “total war” and the Biden administration frustrated, we’ll take stock of the situation in northern Israel. Plus: Ukraine’s F-16 hopes.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Sri Lanka.
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As campaigning begins to become the governor of Tokyo, we hear from Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, on who’s in the lead to run the world’s most populous city. Then: Canada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group; and we hear from the United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees, Kelly Clements, on the agency’s work with the likes of Ikea and Uniqlo to employ refugees. Plus: our weekly global countdown takes us to Sri Lanka.
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Following a trip to North Korea, Russia’s leader heads to Vietnam as he continues his Asia tour. Then: Houthi rebels sink a second ship in the Red Sea and we examine China’s interference in New Zealand and the Pacific. Plus: we speak with author Hamed Amiri for World Refugee Day.
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Record-label boss and serial entrepreneur Dumi Oburota discusses his career journey, from selling lollipops on the playground and playing a key role in the rise of prominent artists to his latest venture, Severan Wines. We taste his high-end Blanc de Blancs Brut.
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As Vladimir Putin visits Kim Jong-un, Andrew Mueller explains why a warm relationship is so advantageous for both Russia and North Korea.
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We take stock of who’s in and who’s out in the wake of this month’s EU elections, and what it means for the continent. Plus: Russia at home and abroad and is there a place for pettiness in politics?
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Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, says a decision on all out-war is near as Hezbollah releases drone footage of sensitive Israeli sites. Then: As Boeing’s CEO faces a grilling before the US Senate, can the company restore quality to recover its reputation? Plus: the latest business news and a round-up from the Balkans.
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Summary: Vladimir Putin visits North Korea as tensions escalate across the demilitarised zone. Plus: riots in Kenya over proposed tax hikes, a Balkan roundup and Tokyo preserves the view of Mount Fuji.
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The Monocle team reflects on Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design festival. We visit the Danish capital’s showrooms, galleries and exhibitions, where a host of leading designers and brands are presenting their latest and greatest wares. We hear from the likes of Kasper Simonsen, Maria Bruun, Bill Amberg and Paula Day.
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This week, we’re heading to Saudi Arabia to get a taste of the country’s culinary offerings at Bujairi Terrace in Riyadh.
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With a visit from Vladimir Putin imminent and tensions flaring at the border, we take stock of the situation in North Korea. Plus: Joe Biden is set to give legal status to undocumented spouses, ‘The Sun’ and the UK election, and restaurants handing out yellow cards to misbehaving diners.
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After Biden praises the outgoing Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg, we look at what his probable successor, former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, might have to do to secure the backing of Hungary. Elsewhere, South Korea and Australia attempt to improve diplomatic relations with China as tensions rise in the region. Plus: same-sex marriage is legalised in Thailand and the V&A's new Naomi Campbell exhibition.
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European Union leaders gathered last night to discuss who will take the bloc’s top jobs. Then: Vladimir Putin heads to Pyongyang and Nato puts nuclear weapons on standby, amid a record 13 per cent rise in global spending on nuclear armament this year. Plus: Singapore’s mission to clean up its beaches, business news and we tour an exhibition about writer Franz Kafka.
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We hear from Lina Soualem about her new film, ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’, which documents the life of her mother, the actress Hiam Abbass, and four generations of Palestinian women. Plus: we head to Zanele Muholi’s new show at Tate Modern and find out about the darkly funny debut novel by Mateo García Elizondo.
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Carla Hyenne explores Astana, the recently minted capital of Kazakhstan, to see how the move has affected the city and the country as a whole.
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A look back at the weekend’s Ukraine peace summit, a trial date is set for ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia, Greece’s prime minister reshuffles his cabinet after the EU elections, and the Tony Awards.
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The war in Gaza risks expanding. Plus: South Africa’s new government of national unity, the latest from Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland and whether Apple can catch up to competitors in the world of artificial intelligence.
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Today’s agrifood industry produces enough calories to feed the global population but it creates negative externalities across the climate, nature and health sectors. Global sustainability goals have changed what crops the agrifood industry grows and how. Such dynamics leave the sector structurally unprepared to deliver on these goals. However, deploying mature, high-impact investable solutions in the short term that strengthen innovation could be a boon to the industry. The UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute report analyses promising solutions and outlines the role of capital markets and investors in facilitating their development and deployment. We discuss this with William Nicolle, ESG analyst in the UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute.
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Taking home this year’s prize is US writer and journalist V V Ganeshananthan for her second novel, ‘Brotherless Night’, which took her almost two decades to complete. Her debut novel, ‘Love Marriage’, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize in 2009. ‘Brotherless Night’ is the story of Sashi, a 16-year-old aspiring doctor, growing up in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in the 1980s. The novel vividly and compassionately centres erased and marginalised stories – Tamil women, students, teachers, ordinary civilians – exploring the moral nuances of violence and terrorism against a backdrop of oppression and exile.
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Christof Münger, Chandra Kurt and Noelle Salmi join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, in Milan for Men’s Fashion Week and Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, gives us the latest from the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Switzerland. Plus: editorial director of Zeit, Christoph Amend, tells us about the publication’s latest issue and gives us the view from Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include the latest political developments in France, an interview with film director Richard Linklater and a cool Swedish karaoke company.
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Voting for the far-right is no longer merely a protest for many. After the EU elections, we look at who can govern effectively, and who can be defeated. Andrew Mueller speaks with Sophie Pedder in France, Marilisa Palumbo in Italy and Ben Stanley in Poland.
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We speak with David Lane about his new book with Taschen, ‘The Gourmand’s Lemon’. Then: ‘Troublemakers’, a new title from Tokyo that tells the stories of misfits, and beautiful essays in music on ‘You Spin Me Round’. Plus: Do You Read Me, the Berlin magazine shop we love.
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Authors and attendees have been boycotting literary festivals for their sponsorship by Baillie Gifford – and now music festivals are under fire. Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin explore whether this will do more harm than good, as well as the top stories from global papers. Then: Richard Village, founder of new independent publisher Foundry Editions, joins to talk about bringing Mediterranean authors to the attention of English-speaking audiences. Plus: Nigerian-American artist and poet Precious Okoyomon speaks about her magical exhibition in Basel, Switzerland.
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Food writer Georgina Hayden joins us in the studio to delve into the Mediterranean delights of her new cookbook ‘Greekish’. Plus: we check in with a Swiss company exploring the frontiers of brewing and take a closer look at a UK brand making spirits sustainable.
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London and New York-based street photographer Joel Meyerowtiz sits down with Monocle’s photography director, Matthew Beaman, to discuss quitting his job after working with Robert Frank, finding “decisive moments”, how smartphones changed the world, his love of Leica and large-format cameras and how time has affected his photographs.
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A look at this week’s news stories, including the UK Conservative Party’s titanic campaign and Joe Biden conspiring against his own son for nefarious gains.
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We meet the founder of the eponymous Miminat Designs, a London-based interiors, furniture and lighting studio. Mimi Shodeinde talks about her spontaneous design philosophy, the significance of collaborations to the growth of the brand and tailoring projects from a client-centric approach, while staying true to her vision.
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Monocle’s foreign editor, Alexis Self, checks in from the Nas Sigonella in Sicily. Then: we discuss the agenda of this weekend’s Summit on Peace in Ukraine taking place in Switzerland. Plus: Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs heads to the Davide Campari Lounge at Art Basel to speak to UK photographer Martin Parr about curating the special exhibition ‘Bar Stories’, which celebrates bar culture.
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We’re in South Africa, where the newly elected parliament has been convening to choose the country’s next president. Then: we turn to Moldova, where the UK, US and Canada have accused Russia of interfering with its forthcoming presidential election and EU referendum. Plus: dispatches from Art Basel and Pitti Uomo, and we hear how the New Zealand Opera is providing braille surtitles for its live performances.
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Ukraine’s armed forces look to Nato for longer-term predictability in aid. Also in the programme: how Macron’s snap election has upended French politics, the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and a celebration of the love of freight trains. Plus: the papers and latest news from the world of science and health.
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As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, what is the real-estate industry doing to address the challenges posed to cities by climate change, market fluctuations and geopolitical risks? This week we’re in Milan to discover how big players in the real-estate and architecture world are adapting to the demands for a more sustainable tomorrow.
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The 18th edition of Design Miami is under way at Basel’s iconic Messeplatz. We meet some of the award-winning exhibitors whose work is on show this week.
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Julie Norman and Chris Sabatini discuss Western leaders’ embrace of G7 host and right-wing Italian leader Giorgia Meloni, whether courts could halt aggressive immigration policies in Hungary and the US, Haiti’s new government and the idea of charging for ice cubes. Plus: Antoine Melon, author of ‘The Curious Gourmand’.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gets ready for the Euros by reviewing the best of European pop.
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Demonstrators have taken to the streets outside in Buenos Aires, protesting against president Javier Milei’s controversial economic-reform package. Keir Starmer, the UK’s likely next prime minister, sets out his party’s international agenda. Plus: China’s premier, Li Qiang, visits New Zealand and why Nigeria is changing its national anthem.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with designer and entrepreneur Brendan Murdock, founder of London apothecary Anatomē. They speak about the company’s new products and Murdock’s new book, ‘The Modern Apothecary’.
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As leaders of the G7 nations meet in Puglia, we discuss the agenda amid growing West-China tensions. Plus: the latest on the conflict in Sudan, South Korea’s bribery scandal and we check in on the opening day of Art Basel.
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This week’s show is a celebration of having fun. Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco belts out his favourite tunes at Moyagi, a new London karaoke bar that pays homage to the medium’s Japanese origins. Plus: we meet the creator of Clown Cardio, a fitness programme that is based on physical theatre and the art of clowning.
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Andrew Mueller explains whether Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will adhere to the UN Security Council resolution and if he even has much of a choice.
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Yossi Mekelberg and Rebecca Tinsley discuss the prospects for peace between Israel and Hamas – and the risks of a wider war in Lebanon. Then: foreign nationals serving in war, the effect of US legal distractions toll on the presidential candidates and will Euro 2024 allow us to step away from politics? Plus: On This Day in 1381: The peasants’ revolt.
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Joe Biden has made history – but not in a way he’d like. His son Hunter is the first sitting president’s child to be convicted in federal court. How will it affect the incumbent’s re-election campaign? Plus: Cuba’s tourism industry falters, Iceland continues whaling and Hollywood’s summer turns stormy.
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How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It\'s a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’ featuring a creative panel of Jay Osgerby, Simone Farresin and Tosin Oshinowo.
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As Hamas says it accepts a UN resolution which backs a plan to end the war in Gaza, we examine what this means for the region. Plus: Monocle’s editors bring us reports from a spate of creative conferences across Europe in the fields of design, urbanism and animated film.
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The team meets some of the participants hosting events, walks, exhibitions and open studios across the metropolis.
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This week, Mateusz Mazzini takes us on a tour of Praga North in Warsaw. This once-neglected district is now bursting with life thanks to a wave of redevelopment and a unique mixture of local creativity and international experience.
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We hear an update from Gaza before Jonathan Fenby and Marion Messmer discuss whether France and Germany’s leaders are lame ducks, whether the EU needs a defence commissioner and why a kindergarten has decided that they don’t want to be associated with a sugar-eating elephant. Plus: Fat White Family in a Midori House session.
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The UN Security Council approves the US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza but will Israel get onboard. President Zelensky arrives in Berlin for a recovery conference as nervous eastern Nato members meet in Riga. Plus: Slovakia’s public broadcaster comes under threat and the latest fashion news.x
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We examine the latest developments in Iran’s presidential race and take stock of last week’s European Parliament elections. Plus: a closer look at Belarus’s participation in nuclear drills with Russia.
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Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.
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Marta Lorimer and Stephen Dalziel join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to discuss the results of the EU’s parliamentary elections – and what the rise of the far-right means for the bloc. Plus: Benny Gantz’s departure from Israel’s emergency government, Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland and United Airlines’ new in-flight advertising network. And we sit down with author Brian Groom to discuss his book ‘Made in Manchester’.
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Guy de Launey looks at what the future holds for the largely dilapidated remains of the former Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building in Serbia’s capital.
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Already democracy’s busiest year, 2024 just got even more frantic with Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a surprise French parliamentary election after Marine Le Pen’s European-election triumph. Plus: the attack on Denmark’s prime minister, Brazil’s extradition battle with Argentina and Apple plays catch-up on AI.
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News from this weekend’s EU elections. Plus: Brics foreign ministers meet in Nizhny Novgorod, the latest on Rafah and how might the detainment of a French scholar in Russia further strain relations with the West?
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The director of Art Basel in Basel, Maike Cruse, joins us to reveal how the fair is celebrating 30 years of collaboration with global lead partner UBS. Together they commissioned artist Petrit Halilaj who has created a special installation for the façade of Hotel Merian. Plus: UBS Group CMO John McDonald explains why the bank’s partnership with Art Basel continues to make an impact after 30 years.
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The Berlin-based author and playwright was born in the then-USSR and emigrated to Germany in 1995. ‘Glorious People’, their second novel, now translated into English, was longlisted for the German Book Prize and won several others. Salzmann has since been awarded the prestigious Kleist Prize for 2024, the biggest prize for literature in Germany.
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Juliet Linley and Gabe Bullard join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s Europe editor at large, Ed Stocker, for the latest updates on the EU elections and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, gives us the view from London. Plus: Art Basel CEO, Noah Horowitz, joins to discuss this year’s event.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week. We profile Mexico’s new president, speak with the mayor of Tirana and talk to an artist that draws on hotel stationery.
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Narendra Modi has secured a third term as India’s prime minister despite losing more votes than expected in the country’s election. We explore Modi’s foreign-policy doctrine and his testy relationship with Pakistan, China and Myanmar. Andrew Mueller speaks to Kapil Komireddi, Beenish Javed, Isabel Hilton and Ronan Lee.
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This week we speak with French-Moroccan creative director, entrepreneur and publisher Ramdane Touhami about his new magazine ‘Useless Fighters’ on the cultural and political importance of mountains. Plus: photographer François Prost on his new photo book ‘After Party’, which captures images from French discotheques in broad daylight.
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Writer and social commentator Lijia Zhang joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, organising her own protest, China’s relationship with Russia and Ukraine and the K-pop balloons sent to North Korea. Plus: Kate Mosse, author and founder director of the Women’s Prize, joins to discuss the organisation’s live event and Bookbanks founder Emily Rhodes on her initiative bringing books to foodbanks.
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We speak to Margot Henderso, one of London’s most storied chefs, about Soho Food Feast and the changing face of the city’s dining scene. Plus: the entrepreneurs elevating canned wine and setting new standards for Greek olive oil.
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A look at this week’s news stories, including Nigel Farage’s upset in Clacton, Essex, and France raising eyebrows on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Founders Phyllis Chan and Suzzie Chung discuss the origins of YanYan, their Hong Kong-based premium-knitwear label, and reflect on their creative process. They explain how they navigate the evolving retail landscape while staying true to the vision of the brand.
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Our in-house panel discusses why Rishi Sunak couldn’t get D-Day right, the latest from the EU Parliament elections, France’s Olympic moment and why Brazil might privatise portions of its lush public beaches. Plus: a letter from Delphi in Greece.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has been branded a “hero” by one D-Day veteran as France announces that it will provide Ukraine with fighter jets and training. Authorities in Hong Kong further crack down on free speech as two British judges quit its top court. Then: a busy week for space travel and why young EU voters are swayed by the right. Plus: can anyone besides Taylor Swift still sell out stadiums?
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The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss the importance of military preparedness, diplomatic efforts and being able to explain and justify your arguments to the electorate.
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We reflect on South Korea’s first summit with leaders from 48 African countries and how the country plans to increase its influence in the region. Plus: plans for teetotal cruises in Saudi Arabia, a roundup of retail news and an interview with filmmaker Richard Linklater.
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How can we build better cities for future generations? This week we bring you a report from Bratislava, which recently played host to a two-day event bringing together mayors, policymakers, architects and business leaders to discuss how to create safer and greener cities, with children’s health in mind. A place that is designed with children at its core often ends up being more inclusive for all residents. So where do we begin?
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The Milan-based designer shares some of the principles central to his design process.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the number one songs from countries that have recently held elections: Belgium, India, Madagascar, Mexico and South Africa.
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Millions of voters across the EU’s 27 member states are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament. The ballot will return 720 MEPs who could have a major effect on the bloc’s political direction. Joe Biden accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of purposefully prolonging the war in Gaza. Plus: this year’s new Serpentine Pavilion is unveiled and Egypt bids to be the first African nation to host the Olympics.
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We discuss what the events marking the anniversary of D-Day mean for diplomacy going forward. Plus: Netanyahu’s strategy in Gaza, the latest trade and economy news and the new dating app from Tokyo’s government.
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We’re shining a spotlight on two major Greek industries: shipping and silk. Founder Antonis Malaxianakis discusses his journey from managing his family business to innovating in the maritime industry with Harbor Lab, a software platform that automates port-related cost management. Plus: we discuss the challenges of reviving silk production in Greece and the effect of digital printing on making this ancient craft accessible and affordable.
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Mexico has elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. But, as Andrew Mueller explains, she has really been elected to continue the legacy of the incumbent president, Obrador.
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John Everard and Terry Stiastny discuss why North Korea is destroying symbolic signs of reunification, why Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s debate didn’t need watching, why Israel’s Flag Day and other extreme celebrations don’t help anybody and why Tokyo’s government is launching its own dating app. Plus: Finland’s alternative to AirBnb.
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Narendra Modi, the once seemingly unflappable leader of India, appears to have had his wings clipped in a shock result from India’s elections. We also check in on US election campaigns, exactly five months out from the vote. Plus: the latest business news and Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg visits new member Finland.
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We discuss the alliance between Ukraine and Syrian opposition groups in attacking Russian mercenaries in Syria. Later: Australia’s push to bolster its armed forces by allowing foreign recruits, Joe Biden’s new measures to curb migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border and why a Tokyo neighbourhood is banning drinking in public. Plus: a flip through the papers and art news.
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Architect David Rockwell reflects on his 40-year career, during which he has created a sense of drama through design, both on and off stage. We also meet emerging designers turning seafood waste into glassware and fashion. Plus: product-and-furniture designer Tom Fereday shares how the Australian industry continues to flourish.
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Join Monocle’s deputy head of radio, Tom Webb, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of this year’s Monocle Badi Market in Zürich.
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We get the latest from Washington as Joe Biden signs an executive order to control immigration. Then: panellists Lisette Reymer and Andrew Thompson discuss Mexico’s new leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, look ahead to how the far-right might fare in the forthcoming EU elections and examine a plan by Spain to teach primary school children about fake news and online hoaxes. Plus: we sit down with reportage illustrator George Butler to talk about his new book ‘Ukraine: Remember Also Me’.
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The results of the world’s biggest-ever election are surprising for India’s incumbent prime minister, Narendra Modi. Also on the programme: the UK’s first TV election debate is overshadowed by the re-emergence of Nigel Farage. Plus: the possible break-up of Belgium and the latest space news.
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Israel and Hamas weigh up the latest plan for peace in Gaza. Meanwhile, China has accused the UK’s MI6 of recruiting a couple as spies in the latest incident of alleged espionage going public. Plus: aviation news and why the Swiss Air Force is practising landing on motorways.
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On the centenary of his death, we reflect on the legacy of Czech writer Franz Kafka. Alongside writer and literary critic Chris Power, we celebrate Kafka by way of his unexpurgated diaries which have recently been translated into English for the first time. Then screenwriter and short-story author Charlie Kaufman discusses his story in his new collection, ‘A Cage Went in Search of a Bird’.
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Mandy Sinclair gets a read of the ancient Saudi Arabian city of AlUla by visiting its public library.
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Stephen Dalziel and Nina dos Santos discuss the day’s big stories including how Russia is influencing the European elections, whether Ukraine risks failing in a Swiss peace summit and why North Korea’s trash balloons are our favourite example of diplomatic pettiness. Plus: the latest from Hunter Biden’s trial and a biography of Israel’s first president.
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US president Joe Biden lays out a ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky accuses China of helping Russia sabotage its upcoming peace summit. Then: business news with Bloomberg, we report from Johannesburg on the South African elections and our EU elections series heads to the Baltics.
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Why neglect of Burkina Faso’s ongoing crisis is the ‘new normal’ and the results from Mexico’s historical election. Also in the programme: Samir Puri is in Singapore as leaders discuss security in Asia, Nick Bryant tells us what’s next for Donald Trump in the wake of his conviction and the latest culture news with Amah Rose Abrams.
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This special edition recorded at the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong features a selection of fascinating conversations and insights we recorded at our Monocle pop-up studio at the Four Seasons. Featuring Professor Paul Romer, Naomi Schiff, Vivian Siu, Dr Jordan Nguyen, Dr Amy Cruse, Martin Yule and Richard Schellbach.
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The British-Cambodian writer and editor initially wrote ‘The Ministry of Time’ – her gripping sci-fi rom-com debut – as a joke for a handful of friends. The genre-bending thriller, which explores themes including immigration and environmentalism, became an instant bestseller. Even before the novel landed on bookshelves last month, the BBC beat Netflix in a bidding war to turn the book into a TV drama. Kaliane Bradley tells Georgina Godwin about the obligation she felt to write a “serious” book about Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge, her work at Penguin Classics as an editor, and how her funny and fantastical debut came about.
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Emma Nelson, Charles Hecker and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Sweden and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy de Launey, in Ljubljana. Plus: Monocle\'s Georgina Godwin and Hay Festival CEO, Julie Finch, join from Hay-on-Wye to look back at this year\'s event.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week: we discuss Donald Trump’s conviction, South Korean food and we speak with artist and designer Samuel Ross.
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Georgia has been gripped by protests as its parliament has passed a law that will force many of its NGOs and media to register as foreign agents. We look at what this means for Georgia’s future in the EU and how such laws fit into the autocratic playbook. Andrew Mueller speaks to journalist Rayhan Demytrie, Georgian opposition leader Tinatin Bokuchava, Estonian foreign minister Markus Tsahkna and Christopher Sabatini.
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This week we speak with artist Michael McGregor about his book, ‘Room Service’, featuring his drawings on hotel stationery. Plus, we leaf through a magazine dedicated to street photography and Milan’s Mudec museum launches its latest biannual title.
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Will the conviction of former President Donald Trump affect his chance of winning the US election in November? And why does Iceland’s election today have more candidates running than ever before? Join Emma Nelson and communications consultant and journalist Simon Brooke as they look through the week’s news and culture. Plus: we look at art and tourism, including co-founder and director of London Gallery Weekend Jeremy Epstein, who joins the show to talk about this weekend’s highlights.
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This week we toast to the drinks industry with an episode all about beverages. We sit down with The Connaught Bar’s Agostino Perrone to find out why people still have a taste for classic cocktails – and what makes a memorable martini. Plus: we’re in the Basque Country to explore its historical cider production and our resident wine expert Chloé Lake introduces us to her pick for the month’s best bottle.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including North Korea’s unneighbourly deployment of waste-filled balloons and the ins and outs of the UK’s general-election campaign one week in.
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We meet Nicola Enrico Stäubli, co-founder of Monopole, a Zürich-based electric-bike business that aims to promote a less car-dependent lifestyle in cities. Stäubli talks about the design philosophy behind the versatile Toolbike, which blends functionality with aesthetic appeal.
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We get an update on Mexico’s elections before our in-house Friday show turns to South Africa, the Trump verdict and a report from the literary Hay Festival. Plus: a look at the Faroe Islands, one of the EU’s most remote constituencies.
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Donald Trump vows to fight on, despite being convicted on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury. We have the latest. After that, we head to a Dubai aviation conference, look at Western policy reversals in allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia and get an update on Iran’s presidential elections. All that, plus a trip to the Netherlands for the next installation of our European Parliament elections series.
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This episode reflects how early summer days are full of promise. We meet Swiss born Kia Schwaninger, whose jewellery collection is inspired by the art deco architecture of Miami, sit down with Sudanese-Dutch musician Gaidaa in Amsterdam and discuss colour and the meaning of home with purveyor and creator of paint Cassandra Ellis. Plus: historian Hiba Alobaydi explores the legacy of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in today’s cities.
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Will Biden let US weapons strike Russia? How violence marred the final day of Mexican election campaigns and we take a look at who will be the next premier of the Netherlands. Andrew Mueller also delivers What We Learned. Plus: the latest news from the world of music and why fries are off the menu at the Paris Olympics.
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How can urban predictability help us design, plan and build better cities? We examine the real-world lessons that can be taken from digital environments, visit an urban environment simulator and explore how predictive artificial intelligence can be a beneficial tool for municipalities.
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We meet some of the designers participating in the second iteration of the citywide event.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the exciting music scene in Mongolia.
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We get an update from South Africa’s elections and head to Hong Kong for the conviction of more than a dozen pro-democracy protesters. We also get the latest business news and visit Italy for our latest European Parliament elections instalment. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to Mongolia.
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Have South Africa’s elections marked the end of the ANC’s political dominance? We head to Prague for an informal Nato summit with foreign ministers, take a look back at the Bratislava Summit 2024 and assess the South Korea-UAE trade deal. Plus: the latest news from the world of aviation and a check-in from the Hay Festival.
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Founder and CEO Edwin Brenninkmeyer shares insights into his lifelong passion for flying and the opportunities available in infrastructure to develop new, greener aircraft. Plus: we discuss the differing perceptions of business aviation in the US and Europe.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has given villages to Azerbaijan, resulting in mass protests.
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Caroline Frost and Robin Lustig dissect the UK elections and Donald Trump as a jury deliberates in New York. Plus: China’s revived panda diplomacy and a music session with Sean O’Hagan.
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We get the latest from Rafah, where the US denies a full-scale invasion is under way, even as Israeli tanks appear to enter the heart of the city. Then: we’ll hear about the closing arguments in Donald Trump’s trial in New York and whether the jury might convict him. We also head to Georgia to get an opposition MP’s take on the controversial ‘foreign influence’ law and Monocle’s Nina dos Santos is in France to report on the mood ahead of next week’s European Parliament elections.
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How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It’s a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’, featuring a creative panel of Andrea Caputo, Philippe Malouin and Sabine Marcelis.
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The latest in a series of special live editions recorded at the Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. Tom Edwards hosts a discussion on ideas for better urbanism, featuring insights from Nobel economics laureate Paul Romer; Shirley Surya, curator of design and architecture at M+; Angelle Siyang-Le, director of Art Basel Hong Kong; Jonathan Crockett, chairman for Asia at Phillips; and Monocle’s editors James Chambers and Nic Monisse.
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A look at some of the stories hitting the newsstands in Monocle’s June issue. We visit a cinema in Switzerland that has undergone a restoration and share interviews with creative giants Samuel Ross and Sabine Marcelis.
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This week, Monocle’s Aarti Betigeri is at Jewel in Singapore’s Changi Airport, the leafy culinary and retail destination in the middle of one of the world’s biggest travel hubs. Here, she shares go-to spots for the hungry traveller.
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Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz plea to defend democracy against nationalism, scepticism over Vladimir Putin’s offer to achieve a ceasefire with Ukraine, why the future of the ANC looks uncertain in South Africa and why the public is turned off by dating apps. Plus: we take a look at the film ‘Last Shadow at First Light’.
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We get the latest from Rafah as the UN Security Council plans a closed-door meeting; then we report as Georgia’s parliament looks to overcome a presidential veto to pass its “foreign agents” law, and Queensland’s state authorities offer free public transport to all. Plus: for our EU elections series, we head to Stockholm.
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The first in a series of special live editions recorded at the Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. Tom Edwards hosts a discussion on the global investor mindset featuring insights from the curator of the week-long AIC, Niall MacLeod; New York Times China correspondent, David Pierson; and the director heading leasing and operations for Henderson Land Development, Tom Andrews.
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We bring you the second part of our coverage from this year’s Venice Biennale. We hear from the artist representing Great Britain, whose work reconsiders the act of listening, find out about the works of the Greenlandic photographer in the Denmark Pavilion and explore Turkey’s politically engaged presentation. Plus: we head to an uninhabited Venetian island for a special performance.
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Paul Logothetis visits one of New York’s oldest working hotels, which spawned the famous Algonquin Round Table, a who’s who of US literary elites.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from Midori House in London by Georgina Godwin.
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Tomohiko Taniguchi joins us from Tokyo as leaders from South Korea, China and Japan head to Seoul for their first trilateral meeting since before the coronavirus pandemic. Also in the programme: Maya Sharma updates us on the world’s largest elections in India as it enters its penultimate phase. Plus: the latest travel news with Gabriel Leigh and the highlights from Cannes.
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The 2024 edition of the annual GFO report was compiled entirely in-house for the fifth year and provides the world’s largest and most comprehensive study of single family offices. UBS surveyed 320 clients globally in the first quarter and the online survey methodology was distributed to over 30 markets worldwide. So what did UBS discover this year? Here to tell us is Maximilian Kunkel, chief investment officer for global family and institutional wealth at UBS Global Wealth Management.
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Announced this week is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024. The recipient of this year’s award is ‘Kairos’ by German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translated by Michael Hoffman, who each take home half of the £50,000 prize money. Host Georgina Godwin speaks to the winning duo and the administrator of the prize, Fiammetta Rocco, who lifts the lid on the selection process. We also talk to Granta’s Sigrid Rausing, who reveals who is buying translated literature and what sells best.
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Emma Nelson, Tina Fordham and Stephen Dalziel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Tokyo, and Monocle’s Nairobi correspondent, Naveena Kottoor, joins to discuss the latest news from the region.
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This week on ‘The Curator’, we speak with contemporary-art legends Gilbert & George and Swedish pop group Ace of Base. Plus: the political situation in New Caledonia.
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The African National Congress looks likely to win South Africa’s upcoming election, despite facing the prospect of securing less than 50 per cent of the vote for the first time in its history. Is this the inevitable result of being in power for too long, or something else? Andrew Mueller speaks to Nwabisa Makunga of the country’s national daily Sowetan, author William Gumede and former opposition leader Tony Leon.
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This week on ‘The Stack’, we speak with the editor in chief of ‘Garden & Gun’, a magazine celebrating the American South. We also discuss the Mexican elections with Brian Winter from ‘Americas Quarterly’ and talk to Liz Schaffer from ‘Lodestars Anthology’ about the publication’s new book, ‘Slow Travel Britain’.
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Georgina Godwin is joined by Daniella Peled, managing editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, for a look back at the week’s news and culture. Plus: author Rupert Thompson joins to discuss his new book ‘How to Make a Bomb: A Novel’ and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, visits the independent publishing imprint Cozy.
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This week, we’re delving into the world of Korean food as the country continues to win admirers around the world for its creative outputs. We sit down with TV chef and author Judy Joo to discover more about the nation’s regional cuisine. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs flicks through ‘Koreaworld: A Cookbook’ with co-author Matt Rodbard, while Petri Burtsoff gets a taste of the Korean wave in Helsinki.
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Kanga, founder of South Korean fashion label Kappy Design, shares her journey from being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic to starting the brand in Seoul. Plus: Kappy Design’s UK sales agent, Tony Wall, discusses how a relaxed aesthetic, quality craftsmanship and adaptability to current trends underscore the rise of South Korean brands on the global stage.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the UK’s snap-election announcement, the Vatican tightening rules on supernatural phenomena tackle and France celebrating the baguette with a new stamp.
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We get the latest from the International Court of Justice ruling in The Hague. Then: Monocle’s Tom Webb and Alexis Self analyse election campaigning here in the UK and Natalie Theodosi reviews the latest Paris-heavy edition of Monocle magazine. Plus: a music session with The Longest Johns.
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Russia continues its advance towards Kharkiv, the US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and we check in with Dammam to see how Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform has been going. Plus: we meet Ukraine’s Cultural Forces.
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China has launched two days of military drills around Taiwan as “punishment” following the territory’s inauguration of its new president. Then: a “commitment for peace” between South Sudan’s government and rebel forces, and the EU signs off on a new bill legislating artificial intelligence. Plus: television news, a report from Lisbon by Design and this week’s ‘What We Learned’.
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In the final part of our series looking at conflict and the city, we discuss how design and soft power can influence peace negotiations and better bring about constructive conversation between opposing parties.
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Monocle’s US Editor, Christopher Lord, shares some highlights from this year’s edition of the design festival.
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Our guests, Mark Lowcock and Nabila Ramdani, discuss the latest from Gaza, the UN’s vote on Srebrenica genocide memorial day, how the Rwanda plan could affect the UK’s general election and Bark Air’s inaugural flight. Plus: a letter from Baden-Baden.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Tanzania this week.
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China begins two days of joint military drills around democratic Taiwan, we assess how the UK’s snap election announcement has affected the economy, South Korea unveils a record package to support its chip industry and we hear from the founder of Lisbon Design Week. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes to us from Tanzania.
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We get the latest from George Parker as the UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, sets the date for a general election. Also in the programme: Nina dos Santos discusses Emmanuel Macron’s visit to New Caledonia following violence in the French territory. Plus: business news with Rachel Pupazzoni and we speak to Julie Finch of Hay Festival as the hallowed literary gathering begins.
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We explore how entrepreneurs are creating lasting impact through fashion. Les Deux co-founder Andreas von Der Heide stops by Midori House to talk about the inspiration behind their smart menswear collections, the role of physical retail in fostering connections with customers and leaving a meaningful legacy beyond just building a brand. Plus: we meet the founder of I Am Volya, a London-based online boutique that aims to promote Ukraine’s rich culture and support its fashion industry during the ongoing conflict.
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France and New Caledonia have seen better days. Andrew Mueller explains France’s role in the South Pacific territory and why Paris is blaming a fresh round of unrest there on Azerbaijan.
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Our guests, Marie Le Conte and Ben Kelly, discuss the UK’s general election, which is now planned for 4 July. Then: we delve into European recognition of Palestinian statehood, the National Rally’s abandonment of one-time ally AfD and why the US embassy insists that it doesn’t have to pay London’s congestion charge. Plus: Our ‘On This Day’ historical series explores the caning of Charles Sumner in 1856.
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A special edition of the show marking its partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. Robert Bound is joined by the chairman of the department, who discusses the latest developments at Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi and delves deeper into the fascinating world of this unique cultural hub. He also explains why it remains the perfect place to collaborate, create and innovate.
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Three European countries to formally enact Palestinian state recognition, US artificial-intelligence stock-market winner Nvidia announces results and Paris rail workers strike over Olympics bonuses. Plus: Kenya’s president, William Ruto, arrives in Washington.
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We assess why Israel shut down the Associated Press Gaza live video feed. Then: why the Finnish government has proposed emergency legislation to prevent any further migrants from entering the country via the border with Russia. Plus: we discuss the latest World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index, look at Dakar’s independent art scene and speak to this year’s Booker Prize winner.
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We pay a visit to London’s Victoria & Albert museum, where a new exhibition is dedicated to the architectural style. We also reflect on the work of Sri Lankan practitioner Geoffrey Bawa.
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This week we’re joined by Dara Klein of Tiella at the Compton Arms in London. She gives us her drinking-and-dining recommendations for her corner of the city, Roman Road.
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Vincent McAviney and Alex von Tunzelmann discuss the day’s biggest stories. We examine Nato’s predicament over the conflict in Ukraine, unrest in New Caledonia – and what this means for European territories overseas – and putting up barriers to hide Mount Fuji from tourists. Plus: Dorian Lynskey on his new book ‘Everything Must Go’.
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The International Criminal Court has requested arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes in Israel and Gaza. Then: Australia and New Zealand begin evacuations in New Caledonia as violence continues and the UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is in Austria for migration talks. Plus: business headlines and a look at the latest fashion news.
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Mass protests take place in Mexico as the nation prepares for its general elections. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron calls a third meeting of his defence and security council to discuss the unrest in New Caledonia. Plus: Thailand’s plan to recriminalise cannabis, Japan’s changing attitudes to female emperors, Dakar’s independent art scene and the latest fashion news.
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We hear from contemporary art legends Gilbert and George, at their new exhibition in East London. Then we head to Tunis to take the temperature of the art scene and meet gallerist Selma Feriani. Plus: Richard Thompson drops into Midori House to play a song from his new album.
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Tom Webb assesses the appeal of a historic wooden roller coaster that has just celebrated its 100th birthday.
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The death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash has plunged the nation into political uncertainty so what happens next in Tehran? Then: France and Germany express ‘deep concern’ over the foreign agents bill in Georgia, India’s election enters its 5th phase and Poland announces a €2.2bn investment to reinforce its border with Russia and Belarus.
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Iran’s president and foreign minister are killed in a helicopter crash. Then: we’re in Taipei as president Lai Ching-te is inaugurated as Taiwan’s new leader. Plus: North Macedonia reignites the dispute with Greece over its name and we dip into the world of sauna diplomacy.
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Renewables account for the majority of energy capacity additions globally, and governments worldwide have recently committed to triple renewables by 2030. Our UBS panellists explain how private infrastructure offers an attractive opportunity for investment as an effective portfolio diversifier and a stable source of income and returns. With Antonia Sariyska and Antoinette Zuidweg.
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Award-winning Scottish author and editor at large at the ‘London Review of Books’, Andrew O’Hagan has spent the past decade working on his state-of-the-nation novel, ‘Caledonian Road’. Employing the traditions of Victorian writing, his research took him to the homes of Russian oligarchs, the Old Bailey and even a ship from Venice to Trieste. Here, O’Hagan talks about how libraries “saved” him, ghostwriting Julian Assange’s autobiography and his brief brushes with royalty.
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Florian Egli and Samuel Schumacher join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Andrew Beatty, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands News Editor at Agence France-Presse, for the latest developments in New Caledonia, and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, gives us the view from London. Plus: film critic and regular Monocle Radio contributor, Karen Krizanovich, brings us all the gossip from inside the Cannes Film Festival.
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This week we look at ways to rebuild Syria, the vibrant food scene in Ho Chi Minh City and the top Swiss songs of all time.
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Russia celebrated its annual Black Sea Fleet Day with a notably smaller fleet in Sevastopol than just a few years ago. How has Ukraine managed to win in the sea? What has the Nato military alliance learned from that success? And how does Turkey exercise control as the gateway country to the Black Sea? We speak to Hanna Shelest in Odessa, James Bergeron of Nato Maritime Command and Turkish-American political scientist Soner Cagaptay.
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This week we speak to David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro about their new weekly series from ‘The New York Times’ called ‘The Interview’. We also speak to Sandra Reichl and Karin Novozamsky from the Austrian title ‘A Passion Thing’. And we find out more about the Monocle x Gucci collaboration.
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Author and political journalist, Terry Stiastny, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest news from Israel, New Caledonia and the UK. Plus: the founder of the Hay Festival, Peter Florence, joins the show to talk about the launch of his new venture, The Conversation, a series of Monday evening talks in the heart of London that tackle important topics such as peace, democracy and climate action. Finally, author and law professor Rosemary Salomone joins to discuss her book, ‘The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language’.
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This week we sit down with Franco-Palestinian chef, Fadi Kattan, to hear about his new book, ‘Bethlehem’, and learn about the bonds that food can build within a community. Plus: Paige Reynolds meets wine writer Hannah Crosbie, whose work is dedicated to dispelling myths about the drink, and we head to Copenhagen to talk with one of the most exciting names in Danish hospitality, Frederik Bille Brahe.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the sad demise of the New York-Dublin “portal” and the fallout from Eurovision 2024.
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Founder Jen Keane talks about her journey from working in material design for Adidas to launching Modern Synthesis, a biotech company using bacteria to create sustainable fibres for the textile industry. She talks about collaborating with Ganni and navigating negative perceptions associated with bacteria.
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We hear from Olga Tokariuk at the Lviv Media Forum, Fernando Augusto Pacheco on Brazil’s devastating floods, US editor Christopher Lord on NYCxDesign and Gunnar Gronlid on Norway’s curious coming-of-age tradition known as “russ”.
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Today we’re live in front of an audience at London Craft Week to explore the world of mindful manufacturing. Mud Talks, set at the Vitsoe shop in London’s Marylebone, brought together Mud Australia’s Shelley Simpson, Vitsoe’s managing director, Mark Adams and David Mellor’s creative director, Corin Mellor, to discuss the intricacies of how to balance enduring design with sustainable manufacturing at scale.
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We look at the US-built pier off Gaza as it begins delivering aid and what challenges lie ahead. Plus: Taiwan’s legendarily unruly parliament kicks off again as a new president prepares for inauguration and why Hungary’s prime minister is taking the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister personally. Plus: the new releases hitting screens this week.
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Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand for cross-examination on his third day of testimony. Then: South Africa asks the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately withdraw from Rafah and we hear from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Stephen Adly Guirgis. Plus: your weekend drinks menu with Maxim Kassir, head sommelier at The Aubrey, Mandarin Oriental.
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In part two of our series looking at conflict and the city, we examine the concept of rebuilding, as well as how the character of the city plays a role in the process. Plus: how to create a new metropolis while showing compassion for the past.
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We visit the inaugural edition of the public exhibition, which is taking place as part of this year’s London Craft Week.
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Our guests Julie Norman and Chris Sabatini discuss China and Russia’s throwdown to the US, the spread of “foreign agent” laws in autocracies around the world, the looming Trump-Biden presidential debate and South Korea’s K-pop “plogging” campaign. Plus: a letter on Danish happiness from Copenhagen.
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After Switzerland’s victory at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the all-time greatest Swiss songs.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with two pop music legends – Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg – from Swedish group Ace of Base. They meet in Copenhagen to discuss their legacy as one of the best-selling bands in the 1990s, as well as their recent documentary for Viaplay.
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We check in on Slovakia prime minister Robert Fico’s condition after shooting and the events that led up to this act of violence. Then: we discuss Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s strategically important Kharkiv region and examine why a state of emergency has been declared in New Caledonia. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to Switzerland.
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Vladimir Putin touches down in China for a two-day state visit and meeting with Xi Jinping. Meanwhile, Gaza is at the top of the agenda as the Arab League Summit begins in Bahrain. Plus: Dutch coalition talks, free speech in Tunisia, climate news and Design Miami.
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Matt Grech-Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of Swingers, talks about the mini-golf brand’s humble beginnings and meteoric rise. Grech-Smith emphasises the importance of corporate density and vibrant dating scenes for scouting new locations and advises international businesses to approach the US as a group of separate countries. Plus: we head to Dog Ppl, Los Angeles’s first canine social club, to meet the co-founder of Wagwell, a line of tailored dog treats and supplements.
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Andrew Mueller explains how the most recent Catalonian elections show that voters’ nationalist appetites may be waning.
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How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It’s a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode, which features a creative panel of David Thulstrup, Llisa Demetrios and Rikke Frost.
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We get the latest from the assassination attempt on Slovakia’s Robert Fico. Then: our panellists, Isabel Hilton and Sean Ryan, discuss Vladimir Putin in Beijing, whether Arab nations could be peacekeepers in Gaza and why we hate being on-call with UK tax authorities. Plus: The Chandler Good Government Index.
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Jordan says that it has foiled an Iran-backed plot to stop weapons being smuggled into the kingdom. We have the latest. Plus: as Vladimir Putin says that he backs China’s plan for peace in Ukraine, we ask what this really means. Finally, after a far-right politician in Germany is fined for using a banned Nazi slogan, we ask whether it is a sign of a wider shift. All that, plus a check-in from Cannes Film Festival.
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Giorgi Tabagari tells us what’s next for Georgia as its parliament passes the ‘foreign agents’ bill. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, on Singapore’s new prime minister and Suzanne Lynch gives us the latest from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. Plus: Bernie Cho updates us on the NewJeans controversy that’s rocking the K-Pop world.
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The furniture shop and brand Aram celebrates its 60th birthday and we meet Jesse Lee, Design Miami’s newest owner. Plus: we head to Copenhagen where a new exhibition examines the relationship between architecture and the senses.
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Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a culinary destination in its own right. The bustling metropolis is packed full of innovative restaurants and bars – and it’s difficult to buzz around the city without drinking in its hallowed coffee culture. Here, Monocle’s Hanna Pham takes us on a day of dining in the city.
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Why Joe Biden announced a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, Michael Cohen confirms that Donald Trump asked him to keep stories about his personal life out of the media and Copenhagen Democracy Summit begins at a time when faith in governments is declining worldwide. Plus: the passenger rail service linking Russia to North Korea is set to resume and we visit the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
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Students across Georgia have walked out of classrooms and lecture halls to march against the foreign-agent law that is set to be passed by the country’s parliament. In New York, ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in the hush-money trial against his former boss. Plus: Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg’s message for the youth of the alliance, the latest business news and what Gucci is up to in London this week.
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We hear the latest as Israel invades Rafah from north and south. Plus: the UK arrests three men for assisting Hong Kong’s intelligence services, the Norwegian Refugee Council reports on a record number of internally displaced people around the world, the latest in arts and culture, and a preview of Cannes Film Festival.
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We meet Orlando Whitfield, once the best friend of Inigo Philbrick, to hear about the story of how Philbrick, a young contemporary art dealer, was convicted of wire fraud. Whitfield’s new book, ‘All That Glitters’, details the pair’s friendship, Philbrick’s downfall and Whitfield’s experience of the world of fine art. Plus: commentator Melanie Gerlis puts the story of Inigo Philbrick into the wider context of today’s art market.
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Tomás Pinheiro tells us how Seoul’s first mixed-use development came about and the challenges that it will face in the future.
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Vladimir Putin removes Sergei Shoigu from Russia’s defence ministry, Ukraine’s north east sees hard fighting in a new ground offensive, a court in Germany backs the nation’s domestic intelligence agency’s designation of far-right party Alternative for Germany as a suspected case of extremism, and why lost property reports in Japan hit new record in 2023. Plus: Laurie Bristow on his new book, ‘Kabul: Final Call: The Inside Story of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan’.
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We hear about the huge protests that have broken out in Georgia over the introduction of a new foreign influence bill, described by critics as the “Russian law”. The bill, which has been rushed through ahead of elections, targets civil-society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding. Plus, we find out why President Putin has changed his defence minister and opened up a new front in Ukraine; Nordic nations meet to discuss closer economic and security co-operation and we’ll hear about the backstage drama at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden.
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A spotlight on Greek-Turkish relations as prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara. Then: presidential elections in Lithuania, how the Austrian Beer Party could bolster far-right support and a call from Somalia to end the UN’s decade-long political-assistance mission. Plus: the winners and losers from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
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Cutting-edge medical technology, advances in AI and a sharper focus on healthier living mean that reaching the age of 100 could one day be the norm. But can our financial health survive just as long? UBS CIO equity strategist Wen Ching joins the show from Singapore to explain how smart portfolio planning can ensure that investors can live well for longer.
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‘For me, beauty and disgust don’t really exist in binary.’ AK Blakemore’s discovery of tales of The Great Tarare, a French showman with an insatiable appetite, was the perfect setting for her to explore her love of the grotesque and abject. Shortlisted for this year’s Dylan Thomas Prize, her novel ‘The Glutton’ explores the almost folkloric life of the soldier-turned-street performer, as he tours around France eating everything from nails and stones to snakes and puppies. Blakemore also talks about her childhood living on the 24th floor of a tower block in southeast London, experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations, and the symbolic power of food in literature.
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Juliet Linley and Damita Pressl join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, for the latest news from the Nordics and senior correspondent and music curator Fernando Augusto Pacheco joins us from Malmö to talk all things Eurovision. Plus: Monocle’s North Africa correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, joins the programme to discuss speaking at the Beyond Words French literature festival event Taste of Marseille.
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EU ambassadors approve a new package of sanctions on Russia, an update on the student protests in the US and might the UK be getting a new Conservative party? Plus: reports from the Eurovision Song Contest and Zagreb’s weird museums.
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Olaf Scholz visited the First German Brigade, which is stationed in Lithuania as part of Berlin’s new commitment to defend the Baltic states. But is Nato ready for Russia’s next move? We speak with Lithuania’s foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Marion Messmer of Chatham House and General Richard Shirreff, former deputy supreme allied commander at Nato.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Corey Stokes from ‘Essence’ magazine. Plus: the closure of Singapore’s most beloved newsstand and the latest iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’.
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The Eurovision final is nearly here. Latika Bourke, Sîan Pattenden and Georgina Godwin discuss the latest news from Malmö as well as Sîan’s eleventh consecutive charity live draw. Monocle’s resident Eurovision expert, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to the show’s production designer, Florian Wieder, and the lighting and screen-content designer, Fredrik Stormby, from the competition’s main stage. Plus: David Lammy in the US and the tourist crackdown in the Balearic Islands.
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This week we fire up the grill with Fernando Trocca, one of Argentina’s most accomplished chefs. Also in the programme, we speak to Jon Williams, founder of the Pembrokeshire Beach Company to find out more about Welsh delicacy Laverbread. Plus: Clarissa Wei is in Taipei to learn more about the city’s cocktail scene.
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We meetthe founder and CEO of Kagi, Vladimir Prelovac, a subscription-based search engine that aims to prioritise user privacy and provide a more authentic experience. Prelovac was fed up with existing search engines that he felt prioritised advertisers over users, so founded the company in 2018 to offer a viable alternative to the traditional ad-driven model.
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The return of the whimsical news monologue, including an overview of Boris Johnson’s blunder at the local elections and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s miraculous recovery.
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The UN General Assembly is set to back a Palestinian bid for membership. Then: Donald Trump’s campaign wants to lure international visitors, Taiwan launches a new tourism slogan and we report from Malmö and the Eurovision Song Contest. Plus: the Monocle x Gucci collaboration begins.
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As Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky replaces the head of his personal protection unit after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. We examine what this and other staffing shake-ups might indicate. Then: after Iran-backed Houthi rebels vow to broaden their attacks in the Red Sea, we ask how much longer companies can afford alternative routes. Plus: the latest from Trump’s hush-money trial and could the UK be about to get a new political party?
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Israeli build-up continues outside Rafah despite US warnings that it will withhold weapons if a major invasion is launched. Then: disappointment for China as Nicaragua cancels a controversial canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific and Malaysia’s plan to offer orangutans to the biggest importers of its palm oil. Plus: we’re in Malmö, Sweden, with the latest from Eurovision.
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In part one of our series looking at conflict and the city, we explore protests, their effect on the built environment and how activism is shaped by the public realm.
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At the Museum of Brands in London, this exhibition considers how refillable, returnable and repurposed packaging has changed over time. Lucrezia Motta reports.
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Sir William Patey and Dr Marion Messmer join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s top stories, including: the European Union’s plans to buy weapons for Ukraine; Spain and Ireland inching closer to recognising Palestine as a state and the Taliban attempts to appeal to Chinese tourists. Plus: have young people killed the phone call and we bring you a letter from Mexico City.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the bookies’ favourite Eurovision entries this year.
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Joe Biden warns Benjamin Netanyahu against an Israeli offensive in Rafah, saying that he is prepared to cut off supplies if troops enter the city. We get the latest. Then: we check in on North Macedonia’s elections and explore why Apple’s latest advertising campaign has prompted unprecedented backlash. Plus: Vietnam’s snub to the EU and our man in Malmö previews Eurovision.
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We examine at Western responses to Israel’s actions in Rafah, explore why all five Central Asian leaders have agreed to attend Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day celebrations and check in on South Korea’s scandal-plagued president Yoon Suk-yeol. Plus: we visit Marseille for the Olympic torch festival and hear from Greece’s Eurovision entrant.
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Ettinger’s managing director, Robert Ettinger, talks about the rich heritage of the family-run leather goods business, the challenges of preserving traditional manufacturing techniques in a modern world and selling its Britishness globally. He explains how the brand maintains its commitment to craftsmanship and quality while embracing sustainability and innovation. Plus: we head to Vaasa, Finland where Wärtsilä is developing greener engines and other technologies of the future.
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Panama has voted José Raúl Mulino as its new president. Andrew Mueller explains how, in reality, the endorsement belongs to his disqualified running mate, Ricardo Martinelli – a convicted criminal hiding under diplomatic asylum.
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Ukraine granted permission to use British weapons within Russia, protests in Georgia escalate and rampant violence in Mexico kills tourists and politicians. Plus: the story of the first glass of Coca-Cola ever sold.
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We discuss today’s EU meeting on new sanctions on Russia. Then we bring you the latest from Tokyo as prime minister Fumio Kishida returns from his diplomatic trip to Brazil and Paraguay. Plus: business news and why the redesign of the Swiss army knife will remove a crucial element: the knife.
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We get the latest on the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas continue negotiations. Then: Russia is ready to hold nuclear weapons drills, China’s Xi Jinping touches down in Belgrade and we speak with Neil J Young about his new book ‘Coming Out Republican’. Plus: fashion news and the economics behind doner kebabs in Germany.
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How has a plank of wood with four wheels ollied, kick-flipped and carved itself a space in design history? The team considers the humble skateboard’s effect on the industry.
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Israeli forces take control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, Vladimir Putin is sworn in as president of Russia in a ceremony boycotted by the US and UK, the French-speaking part of Belgium that has delivered a far-right regional-media boycott and the aftermath of Joe Biden hitting out at “xenophobic” Japan. Plus: the most eccentric museums in Europe.
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As Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years, we examine the pressure that European leaders are putting on Xi Jinping over the war in Ukraine. And has Turkey’s suspension of trade with Israel had any tangible effect? Then: as student protests continue to shake university campuses across the globe, we ask a Princeton University professor what can be learnt from them. Plus: an interview with the Finnish entrant of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
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Join Monocle’s Emma Nelson for the current-affairs stories of the day, including the third phase of India’s general election with Maya Sharma, the latest aviation news with Greg Waldron of Flight Global and the papers with Agnes Poirer.
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We discuss David Leitch’s new film, ‘The Fall Guy’, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. We explore how the film celebrates the art of stunt performance, meet a stuntman to find out more about the job and ask how stunts affect the legalities of film production.
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Charlotte McDonald-Gibson explores the largest women-owned piece of real estate in the US, which has played an important role in the history of the nation’s capital.
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Christopher Cermak discusses the day’s news stories with managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Daniella Peled and Newshub’s Europe correspondent, Lisette Reymer.
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Chad holds its first presidential election since the coup in 2021. Plus, a culture round-up with Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Live from London with Chris Cermak.
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The latest as Israel’s military orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah and we report as China’s president Xi Jinping arrives in France for the beginning of his European tour. Then: the importance of countering Russia’s influence in Africa as Moscow’s troops enter a military base in Niger. Plus: we’re in Bahrain to meet contemporary artist Rashid Al Khalifa, and the chef cooking for the stars.
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The latest instalment in our ElectionWatch series, based on reports published by the CIO of UBS Global Wealth Management. The reports look ahead to November’s potentially seismic general election in the US and consider its impact across sectors, themes and geographies. In today’s edition, Dean Turner and Thomas Wacker consider the implications of this election for Europe. As the vote draws nearer, there are potentially two key issues coming to the fore for European investors, businesses and politicians alike: trade and defence.
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“We left Iraq as Jews, and we arrived in Israel as Iraqis.” Acclaimed historian Avi Shlaim is a man with a complicated backstory as an Arab Jew. He has a very clear-eyed view of events leading up to the current crisis in the Middle East. He traces the origins of the conflict to antisemitism in the UK after the First World War and even to the Jews of Babylon 2,500 years ago. Shlaim tells us why he believes that accusations of antisemitism and anti-Zionism are being used to silence the critique of Israel’s practices, and why he considers Marilyn Monroe a “profound thinker”.
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Juliet Linley, Marcus Schögel, and Goran Filic join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, for the latest news from Ljubljana and design editor Nic Monisse joins us from London. Plus: Mathéo Malik, editor in chief of ‘Le Grand Continent’, joins us to discuss the latest edition.
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This week we speak with the founder of one of America’s leading bookshops, visit a new infrastructure project in Miami and the first Ethiopian pavilion at Venice Biennale.
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Why do leaders resign early? We speak with Pat Leahy of ‘The Irish Times’, Jacinda Ardern’s former chief of staff Raj Nahna, former Armenian president Armen Sarkissian, and historian Alex von Tunzelmann for a look at quitters through history.
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This week we speak with Emily Tobin, the new editor of ‘The World of Interiors’. Plus we pay a visit to NY’s Art Book Fair and preview our new title, ‘France: The Monocle Handbook’.
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As the UK local election results come in, who will win the race for London mayor? On the other side of the pond, Trump’s hush-money trial continues ahead of the US election in November; Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin discuss the latest developments. Plus: co-founder of independent publisher Galley Beggar Press, Sam Jordison, joins to discuss how much it really costs to make a book and the effect that it can have on smaller presses.
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This week, we get tips from Benjamina Ebuehi on the most delicious and satisfying puddings to make when it’s your turn to bring dessert. Also on the programme: we venture to the Azores to meet a new wave of winemakers. Plus: we explore the places where community is built through food with two writers featured in the new book ‘London Feeds Itself’.
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How can we develop a more balanced relationship with technology and embrace its potential without compromising our overall wellbeing? Harriet Pellereau, co-founder and co-CEO of Mind over Tech, shares some tips for reshaping digital habits to deliver a better tech-life balance.
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Our in-house edition of The Monocle Daily includes a look at the World Press Freedom Index, the return of the diss track and Madonna in Brazil. Plus: Ukraine’s cricket team and the latest on Turkey cutting ties with Israel.
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As Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years, we ask whether China or western Europe have any real interest in reviving relations. Then: UK foreign secretary David Cameron promises long-term aid during a visit to Kyiv as the US warns of chemical weapons being used by Russia. Plus: the latest business headlines and a round-up of what’s hitting cinemas this week.
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Across the Baltic sea, GPS jamming has led to flights being cancelled, posing serious security risks. Could Russia be behind this? Then: the UN convenes a “mega-summit” of chief executives in Chile, the importance of Nordic influence in Africa and the latest World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. Plus: we meet Swiss skier Marc Rochat of the documentary ‘La Roche’.
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This week, we take the temperature of urban development in the US and check in with a few projects currently under way. We explore The Underline in Miami, Hazelwood Green in Pittsburgh, Detroit’s tallest skyscraper in 50 years and the transformation taking place in Queens.
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James Chambers profiles the varied roster of work produced by the Thai practice, which includes architecture, furniture and fabrication.
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James Rodgers and Nina dos Santos discuss the Ukrainian parliament reopening to journalists, the benefits of voter ID in elections, an OECD report on how immigrants contribute to global growth and Japan’s concerted effort to tackle hay fever. Plus: an update on the US university protests and a clam fight in our letter from Seattle.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in the Netherlands.
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As campus clashes continue across the US, Congress looks to counter rising anti-Semitism but is it taking the right approach? Then: millions in Kazakhstan are tuning into the trial of a former government minister accused of murdering his wife. We ask whether the case could be a game-changer for domestic violence in the country. Finally, we look at the deteriorating security situation in Ecuador and this week’s edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to the Netherlands.
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We discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to proceed with an offensive in Rafah, regardless of a hostage deal. Also in the programme: the latest on US university campus protests as Republicans ramp up their criticism of Joe Biden’s handling of the growing movement. Plus: China’s revised state-secrets law comes into force, trade news and London’s mayoral election.
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UAE seafood special: we’re in Dubai to meet Fahim Al Qasimi, co-founder of Seafood Souq, a digital marketplace that serves as a platform connecting seafood buyers and sellers around the world. Plus: Ramie Murray, the founder and CEO of Dibba Bay Oysters, the first and only gourmet oyster farm in the Middle East, talks about the role of aquaculture in enhancing food security.
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As UN peacekeepers are being forced to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Andrew Mueller speculates on the future of peacekeeping operations.
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Our panellists Rebecca Tinsley and Stephen Dalziel discuss warnings of another genocide in Darfur, whether the US will agree to a long-term security deal for Ukraine, May Day protests and the appropriateness of standing ovations. Plus: Author Edward Acton Cavanough on the Solomon Islands’ evolving relationship with China.
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Violence breaks out at US university campuses. As protesters clash and police move in, we ask what happens next. Then: Donald Trump is fined for violating his gag order, Russian election meddling lands a Moldovan governor in court and the latest from Broadway as the Tony nominations are announced.
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As war closes in on Darfur’s besieged capital, we get the latest on the conflict in Sudan. Then: Japan, Australia, the US and the Philippines meet in Hawaii for defence talks, we hear the case for EU expansion and examine Georgia’s controversial foreign-agent bill. Plus: responsible tourism in Mallorca.
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Highlights from this year’s edition of the Monocle Design Awards, celebrating excellence across all disciplines.
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This episode is infused with the spirit of a transformative travelogue: we begin in the incredible 500-year-old Cinili Hamam in Istanbul’s Zeyrek district, reflect on the power and beauty of expansive, flat landscapes and hear tales of innovation and craftsmanship with Van Cleef & Arpels. Plus: the misplaced optimism of a Nordic spring.
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Monocle’s George Ruskin heads to Peckham for a full day of eating in the vibrant south London community.
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As tensions on Israel’s northern border mount, we look at whether an all-out war with Hezbollah is possible. Plus: campus protests spread from Columbia University to Sciences Po, what China president Xi Jinping’s charm offensive in Europe might look like and the nightmare that is the restaurant-reservation economy. Plus: @andrew_mueller speaks to Peter Grk, the secretary-general of the Bled Strategic Forum and Western Balkans.
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How will the US aid pier on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza work? Haiti’s transitional council elects its new president and a new round of Brexit border checks takes place amid a row with Ireland over asylum seekers. Plus: fashion news with Dana Thomas.
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Egypt and Qatar flex their mediator muscles as a Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks, Greece apledges €2bn to build its own ‘Iron Dome’, Germany’s far-right is on trial and we hear about the continuation of Ukraine’s global relief programme despite the ongoing war. Plus: newspapers, aviation news and Madonnamania takes over Brazil.
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We bring you our dispatch from the 60th edition of the world’s most prestigious art event, which takes the temperature of contemporary art right now. In the first of two programmes, we meet the artists behind the Ethiopian, South Korean and Romanian pavilions.
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Geetanjali Krishna touches down in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to experience the wonders of its verdant, new 255,000 sq m terminal.
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Western banks in Russia pay €800m in taxes to the Kremlin; EU candidates get ready to debate ahead of June elections; Pedro Sanchez stays on as Spain’s prime minister and a forklift exam in South Korea draws more test takers than ever before. Plus: we speak to Mark Kuijpers, head of Greystar for Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
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Ground losses on Ukraine’s battlefield come amid delays to military aid from allies, the prime minister of Spain and first minister of Scotland both face decisions about their future, and we find out how Austria is dealing with its espionage problem.
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Hannah McCarthy joins us to discuss the latest from Gaza. Also in the programme: Tara O’Connor explores the IDA for Africa Heads of State Summit in Nairobi, where leaders are meeting to discuss the continent’s financing and security. Also in the programme: we speak to Sebastian Conran, designer in residence at Habitat, as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary. Plus: a flick through the day’s papers.
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ProfessorGeoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian computer scientist known as the “godfather of AI”, discusses the future of artificial intelligence with his former collaborator De Kai in a special edition of the programme recorded at the UBS Greater China Conference earlier this year. Does the rise of “artificial general intelligence” threaten the future of humanity?
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In 1868 writer John William DeForest introduced the idea of the ‘great American novel’ – a work that succeeded in ‘the task of painting the American soul’. Now, the editors of ‘The Atlantic’ have published a list that offers a wider, deeper and weirder take on the idea. Author and senior editor Gal Beckerman talks us through the 136 books chosen by the magazine. He tells us about the fascinating selection process and how ‘The Atlantic’ is returning to its founding principles and defending democratic values.
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Marcus Schögel, Oliver Strijbis and Gorana Grgić join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We speak to Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, for the latest news from Turkey and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, joins us from London. Plus: author and founder of nonprofit S8Nations, R James Breiding, is with Tyler in the studio to talk about his new book, ‘What Goliath Can Learn from David: Big Lessons from Small Nations’.
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We interview chef Endo Kazutoshi, look at a new magazine about road trips and learn how Norway is leveraging its soft-power assets to promote its brand abroad.
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How has the war in Ukraine affected EU integration? And has Europe’s political and strategic centre shifted eastward? We speak to former Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven about the EU’s parliamentary elections, and to Romanian and Moldovan officials about the bloc’s enduring appeal. Plus: Anand Menon of King’s College London on whether the UK regrets leaving.
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We speak with Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books & Books, a leading independent bookshop chain based in South Florida. Plus: Tom Ellis, editor in chief of Greece’s ‘Kathimerini English Edition’, and we find out more about South Korean publications ‘Magazine B’ and ‘Magazine F’.
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Writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied joins the show to discuss the potential attack in Darfur, Ukraine halting passport services and why UK South Asian garment stores are suffering. Author and playwright Guy Gunaratne joins the show to talk about ‘The Review’, a new journal by the Jhalak Foundation and WritersMosaic in ‘The Bookseller’ celebrating writers of colour. Plus: communications specialist and documentary filmmaker Issabella Orlando looks back at April’s art-and-culture moments.
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This week, we’re delving into modern French dining – away from the nation’s confines. We sit down with the founder of Bistro Freddie in London to find out why a wave of new French-inspired spots has been popping up throughout the city and beyond. Also in the programme: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson tells us about the role that haute cuisine plays in Washington and Gregory Scruggs is in Seattle to meet the man putting his own spin on Gallic classics.
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On this week’s whimsical news monologue, Andrew Mueller covers the temperature in the courtroom holding Donald Trump’s trial, Mississippi observing Confederate History Month and the results of this year’s European gull-screeching championship.
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Masamitsu Hata’s fascination with fashion took him from small-town Japan to some of the world’s most prestigious houses. Hata tells us how he made the leap to launch his premium footwear label, Timothée Paris; how the brand has expanded without losing its focus; and why it’s opening a flagship shop in the French capital.
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This week’s in-house edition explores US university protests and the 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution. Plus: the annual Monocle Design Awards and the science, politics and culture of queuing.
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US secretary of state Antony Blinken meets with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, TikTok’s parent company insists that it has no plans to sell the social-media company and Boeing burns through $4bn (€3.7bn). Plus: what to watch this weekend in our TV and film Friday wrap.
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Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith on Mark Rutte’s visit to Istanbul to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he seeks to woo support to become the next Nato chief. Also in the programme: Ed Stocker sits down with Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter as the airline prepares to launch its new premium cabins known as Allegris. Plus: we discuss why the Indian city of Bengaluru is offering incentives for those who head to the polls and the latest news in film.
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We look at democracy in urban areas and examine city planning and the impact of voter choice. How can decision making in cities become more open and inclusive? Plus: we go back to the beginning to discover how candidates secure a spot on the ballot paper.
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The founder and deputy editor of the Milanese platform discuss what radical design means today, as well as the company’s approach to translating stories from the printed page into physical space.
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Our guests, Olga Tokariuk and Ben Kelly, discuss Emmanuel Macron’s latest vision for Europe and whether Ukraine can secure long-term funding. Plus: whether presidents like Donald Trump should ever be immune from prosecution and our favourite voting incentives. Plus: a letter from the Lithuanian resort town of Nida.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Ireland.
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Polish broadcaster TVP World will begin broadcasting in Russian, China doubles the presence of its military vessels in the Philippine exclusive economic zone, shares slump in Facebook’s parent company, Meta, and how the rise of artificial intelligence will have a lasting effect on how we work. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to Ireland.
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We discuss the state of relations between the world’s two most powerful countries as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits China. Plus: the current humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN warns that the crisis in Haiti is “catastrophic” and Spanish-language music sweeps global charts.
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We meet Maryam Zamani, world-leading oculoplastic surgeon and founder of high-performance skincare line MZ Skin. Plus: we head to Seattle to hear how Norway’s international business delegation is leveraging the country’s enviable soft-power assets to promote its brand abroad.
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Andrew Mueller explains why the US government is placing sanctions on an ultra-Orthodox group of soldiers within the IDF.
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Terry Stiastny and Bill Hayton discuss David Cameron’s trip to Central Asia, Rishi Sunak’s time in Germany, why world leaders are visiting Donald Trump and why Australians are bringing snakes to hospitals. Plus: can artificial intelligence brew you a better coffee?
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We detail the US aid package approved by Congress last night, join celebrated novelist Monica Ali as she reveals the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist and discuss why shares in Gucci’s parent company, Kering, have plunged. Plus: we talk about Caravaggio’s last painting, “The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula”.
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As Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, and the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, visit Warsaw, we examine the role that Poland plays in the diplomatic field. Then: Donald Trump’s criminal trial; Taiwan wants to remove statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek; and an exploration of the future of ticket resale with the managing director of Viagogo. Plus: aviation news and a lost Klimt painting is auctioned.
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In the second edition of our Milan Design Week special, Oki Sato and Sophie Lou Jacobsen join us at our pop-up studio. Plus: we discuss a new title that reproduces the final notebook of architect Louis Kahn and explore an astronomical-inspired work by Benedetta Tagliabue for lighting specialist Artemide.
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This week we head to Johannesburg in South Africa. Known for its work-hard-play-hard culture, it’s a city that brings together a vibrant mix of cultures. Elna Schütz heads to the leafy suburb of Rosebank to sample its innovative restaurants.
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Our panellists, Mellissa Fung and Nik Gowing, discuss the recent espionage arrests in Germany, the growing unrest at New York’s most prestigious university and what Taiwan should do with its controversial statues. Also in the programme: is Elon Musk right to tell Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, that he can’t control the internet? Plus: an interview with the chief investment officer for Hines Europe.
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UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s bill to send illegal migrants to Rwanda has been approved in parliament – but could the courts still get in his way? Also in the programme: we have the business headlines, discuss the opening arguments of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York and explore whether German and British spies for China are just the tip of the iceberg. Plus: a look at the future of Chinese-owned app TikTok.
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Paul Rogers of OpenDemocracy explains why global defence expenditure is at its highest level since records began. Elsewhere, Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, tells us about Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Iraq, the Maldives shifts its allegiance from India to China and we ask why the US is withdrawing troops from Niger. Plus: art and culture news.
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Robert Bound visits Tate Britain’s ‘Sargent and Fashion’ exhibition to explore the painter’s role as a pioneer of the art of styling. We also speak to Suzi Ronson about her memoir, ‘Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars’, and how she crafted many of the singer’s iconic looks. Plus, we hear from stylist Emily Evans.
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Julie Norman and John Everard discuss the latest news from Israel, Washington’s views on Asia, North Korea’s missile test and the backlash against Milan’s ban on selling ice cream after midnight. Plus, will the UK’s Rwanda bill finally be passed? And we speak to Ibrahim Mahama, the artist behind ‘Purple Hibiscus’ at the Barbican in London.
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Sarah Grice recalls a fishy tale about the longest river in the British Isles, the Shannon in Ireland.
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After the US finally approves its latest foreign-aid package for Ukraine, we discuss how Russia might respond to a seizure of its assets to help the invaded country. Meanwhile, we look to the Philippines, where the US is launching a series of military drills in the South China Sea, and hear from a former US ambassador to Kosovo. Plus: the top stories in the Americas.
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Monocle’s Middle East correspondent Leila Molana-Allen discusses the latest on tensions in the region. Also in the programme: Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze on the relationship between Washington and Kyiv following the US House of Representatives’ vote on military aid for Ukraine. Plus: a flip through the papers, Balkans news and an interview with Romanian artist Serban Savu.
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Blended finance is a strategy that’s gaining momentum and visibility. In the past decade, it has mobilised more than $200bn (€188bn) in capital toward sustainable development in developing countries. Dhun Davar, head of social finance at the UBS Optimus Foundation, joins us to explain how this helps funding reach high-impact social and environmental projects that might otherwise be overlooked by mainstream markets.
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“Education for girls is the family business”, says Sudanese-British broadcast journalist Zeinab Badawi. She tells us about her family, career and what it’s like to interview the world’s most notable politicians on ‘BBC Hard Talk’. Badawi explains how her groundbreaking TV series, ‘The History of Africa’, for which she visited 34 African countries over seven years, led her to write her debut book ‘An African History of Africa’.
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Emma Nelson, Simon Brooke and Lynne O’Donnell on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Marbella, Monocle’s New Delhi correspondent, Lyndee Prickitt, for the latest on the India elections and Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent for the news in Thailand.
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The world’s largest election begins in India. Then: Russia’s war in Ukraine and the latest on the strikes between Israel and Iran. Plus: reports from our teams at Salone del Mobile and the Venice Biennale.
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A special edition from Delphi about a newly confident Greece and its Balkan neighbours. Andrew Mueller speaks to president of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, the German ambassador to Greece, Andreas Kindl, Ukrainian MP Yulia Klymenko and Maria Gavouneli, director general of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy.
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We speak with ‘Wildsam Magazine’ editor in chief Taylor Bruce. Plus: we talk to the founder of Paper Café in Nairobi and visit an exhibition on Japanese music books at Japan House London.
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Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue, joins Georgina Godwin to talk about German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to China, A24’s ‘Civil War’ (warning: spoilers ahead) and Anne Hidalgo’s vision of a greener Paris under threat. The co-founder of independent publisher Charco Press, Samuel McDowell, also joins the show to discuss translated Latin American fiction. Plus: we hear from Turkish designer Gülsün Karamustafa, who is representing her country at this year’s Venice Biennale, and Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, speaks to Nicola Coropulis, CEO of renowned design company Poltrona Frau, at Salone del Mobile.
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This week we sit down with Japanese chef Endo Kazutoshi to discover why good sushi is all about mentality. Plus: we head to Camparino in Galleria in Milan just in time for ‘aperitivi’ and we meet Georg Oelschlägel, owner of Viennese bakery Felzl, to find out about his nose for entrepreneurship.
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We meet Chris Stott, the founder and CEO of Lonestar Data Holdings Inc, a groundbreaking initiative working to establish commercial data centres on the moon to store and safeguard information for future generations. The centres will also protect critical knowledge from cyber threats, natural disasters and other risks that could compromise data integrity on Earth.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an overview of Liz Truss’s literary work and the latest discovery from Fox News.
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Our in-house edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’ explores the US House of Representatives’ fight over military aid for Ukraine and the next steps to secure funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Plus: reviews of Salone del Mobile and the Venice Biennale from Monocle’s teams on the ground.
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As Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran, we consider whether this week’s escalation has come to an end. Then: the US vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution that would recognise Palestine as a full UN member state. Plus: why there’s a private funding effort for Ukraine in Slovakia, the latest film and TV releases and a report from Milan’s Salone del Mobile.
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Israel carries out airstrikes on Iran, with explosions heard in the city of Isfahan. How will Tehran respond? Meanwhile, the US votes on aid for Ukraine, which Kyiv says could make the difference between victory and defeat. Plus, a flick through the papers, music news and a report from Salone del Mobile.
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As global urban development continues at pace, the need to use sustainable materials and building techniques in our cities increases. How is innovation helping the construction industry to reduce its impact on the environment? We explore some of the ideas that are hoped to make a difference.
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Rodrigo Caula and Enrico Pietra are the co-founders of Nuova, a California-based research and innovation luxury-design practice. At this year’s Milan Design Week, they took over Milanese bistro Via Stampa for their immersive installation emulating 1970s Americana.
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Our guests Latika Bourke and Vincent McAviney discuss Europe rising to the challenge of the US and China, why it’s so hard for Trump jurors to be impartial and why Japanese doctors are suing Google Maps. Plus: Croatia’s elections, with Guy de Launey, a check-in from Salone del Mobile and a letter from Railay Beach
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco selects new music for the spring, from Khruangbin to Ege Zulu.
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We look ahead to India’s elections before voters head to the polls for the six-week-long democratic exercise on Friday. Plus: we examine Germany’s arrest of two German-Russian saboteurs, bring you the second part of our special spring edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ and head back to Milan to join the Monocle team at Salone del Mobile.
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We discuss what the future of the EU might look like following a report by former Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta. Also in the programme: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera on the importance of Brazil president Lula’s visit to Bogotá and Fiona O’Brien from Reporters without Borders explains the threats to Iranian journalists globally. Plus: we ask why the UAE is so unprepared for flooding and speak to architect Matteo Corbellini at Salone del Mobile.
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Tyler Brûlé catches up with Value Retail founder and friend of the show, Scott Malkin, about his latest venture, Belmont Park Village in New York. Malkin discusses the latest addition to The Bicester Collection family of shopping-tourism destinations, which marks the company’s debut in North America; the limitations of online retail; and the importance of superior hospitality to provide a premium experience. Plus: the challenges and opportunities posed by technology in retail.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Iran delivered a missile strike against Israel and the potential ramifications.
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G7 foreign ministers meet in Italy amid calls for sanctions on Iran, Ukraine struggles against Russia from lack of US aid, Australia unveils its new defence strategy and bad news for Europe’s smokers. Plus: ‘On This Day’ examines The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
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After Western allies flock to protect Israel from Iran, we look at how Ukraine, which remains highly vulnerable to Russian missile and drone attacks, has reacted. Plus: the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly votes to approve Kosovo’s application for membership and a check-in from this year’s Venice Biennale.
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The foreign ministers of the G7 nations touch down in Capri to discuss the crisis in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Then: Georgia’s controversial bill on ‘foreign influence’ and a look at the debate around South Africa’s National Health Insurance. Plus: newspapers, television news, 100 days to go before the Olympic Games and we speak with luxury home-appliance manufacturer Gaggenau.
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We’re in Italy for Milan Design Week. At our pop-up Monocle Radio studio we meet Giopato & Coombes, Matteo Thun, Yves Béhar and Orior Furniture’s Ciaran McGuigan.
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This week we head to the southeastern tip of England to wander around the seaside town of Margate. In recent years, the town has become a bit of a magnet for creatives, which has lead to some exciting culinary additions to the local food scene. Holly Fisher went along to meet Natalia Ribbe, the owner of French-inspired wine bar Sète, to visit some of her favourite seaside haunts.
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Switzerland represents US interests in Iran, jury selection continues in Trump’s hush-money trial, China’s economy makes a surprising expansion and why Georgia’s parliament descended into mass brawl. Plus: The role of art during times of war and suffering.
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As Republicans in the US House of Representatives attempt to split funding to Israel and Ukraine despite Kyiv’s urgent pleas, we look ahead to Friday’s vote. Then: as Israel’s war cabinet debates how to retaliate against Iran, the regime in Tehran assesses its own capabilities. Plus: a fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s former stock exchange and the latest business news.
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We discuss rising tensions in the Middle East amid fears of an Israeli military response to Iran’s weekend attacks. We also have the latest on Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, Croatia’s parliamentary elections and Monocle’s team in Milan checks in from the first day of the 62nd edition of Salone del Mobile. Plus: a special interview with the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, Ben Hodges, on the laws of engagement in Ukraine, Gaza and beyond.
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We meet American singer-songwriter and producer Maggie Rogers, who shot to fame after a 2016 video showed her wowing Pharrell Williams with her track ‘Alaska’. In the years since, she has released two albums, amassed a legion of fans and a Grammy nomination. Her third record, ‘Don\'t Forget Me’, was written with co-writer and co-producer Ian Fitchuk over five days. Rogers discusses the process of making the album, its road-trip feel and the notion of genre.
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Ivan Carvalho visits San Siro Stadium to see what is next for this storied piece of sporting infrastructure in Milan.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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As the escalation between Israel and Iran continues, we hear the latest on the ground in Jerusalem and look at the risks of contagion in the wider region. Then, to the UK, where MPs are set to vote today on the government’s controversial Rwanda bill and, finally, to New York, where Donald Trump will become the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case. All that, plus a report from this year’s Salone del Mobile.
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The latest on the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel. Then: after days of clashes, we discuss the unrest at the Thailand-Myanmar border. Plus: the implications of Senegal’s new presidency for regional dynamics and fashion news.
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What is the UBS Wealth Management CIO’s outlook for the second quarter of 2024? Our panellists explain why buoyant equity markets, a soft landing in the US, continued central-bank rate-cutting and the ongoing adoption of artificial intelligence have prompted their focus on technology, durable income and risk management.
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The Melbourne-based author talks about how his life has changed since his multi-award-winning 2008 novel ‘The Slap’ made him one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Born to immigrant Greek parents, his writing confronts themes ranging from social and cultural tensions in modern Australia to faith, sexuality, class, race and the blights of communism in practice. His latest novel, ‘The In-Between’ is a tender exploration of love between two middle-aged gay men.
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Emma Nelson, Dimi Reider, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Kat Hanna on drone strikes on Israel by Iran overnight, as well as more of weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Geneva and we check-in with Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald, for the latest headlines from the regions.
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Could artificial intelligence be used to disrupt elections? Then: a protest movement in Russia demanding soldiers come back from the frontline, Zimbabwe’s new currency and Bollywood. Plus: why cetaceans have been granted personhood status.
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Global events tend to be shaped by the great powers: those countries with vast territories, enormous populations and proportionate economic and military heft. Nevertheless, small states not only survive but prosper, particularly in terms of GDP per capita and happiness reports. What are the advantages of being a small state? How can they make their voices heard? And what is it like to lead one? Andrew Mueller speaks to Armen Sarkissian, Sim Ann and Anett Numa.
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We speak with author and journalist Simon Kuper on his new book about Paris, ‘Impossible City – Paris in the Twenty-First Century’. Plus: food titles are invited to a special event at Salone del Mobile, and the return of ‘Saveur’ magazine.
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US intelligence predicts that Iran will strike Israel within the next few days. Yossi Mekelberg, associate fellow at Chatham House, joins Georgina Godwin to tell us more. Also in the programme: Angela Rayner is under scrutiny, Donald Trump compares himself to Nelson Mandela and Beyoncé puts Levi jeans back on the hotlist. Plus: Monocle’s Gregory Scruggs speaks to Bernadette McDonald, who spotlights local Himalayan climbers in her new book ‘Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges’.
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As Salone del Mobile rolls into town, Chiara Rimella tells us which ‘latterie’ we should visit in Milan. Also in the programme: Monica Lillis sits down with Lucie Herring of Caviar House & Prunier to find out how the brand is adapting its image to appeal to a fresh crowd. Plus: Lilian Fawcett speaks to HSBC Asean economist Aris Dacanay to learn more about the booming market for the famously smelly durian fruit.
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Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, visits the factory of Framery, the world’s leading manufacturer of cutting-edge soundproof pods, to see firsthand how it has become the market leader in the industry. Plus: co-founder and CEO Samu Hällfors discusses the company’s product strategy and the crucial design elements for good acoustics, efficiency and comfort.
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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including a look into Fox News’s coverage of the eclipse and the difference between Sweden and Switzerland.
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Power shortages hit Ukraine after Russian attacks, the Ukrainian World Congress Summit commences in Bucharest, the heatwave in Paris that could bring the Olympics to a standstill, highlights from the Watches & Wonders trade fair in Geneva and the final day of the Delphi Economic Forum.
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As Israel confirms that it is prepared to act both defensively and offensively if Iran were to attack, we look at US attempts at deterrence. Then: Olaf Scholz’s visit to China as he hopes to bolster Germany’s faltering economy. Plus: we hear about Europe’s battle with populism from the Delphi Economic Forum, as well as Paris’s new Olympic museum.
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Bill Hayton discusses the sentence against Vietnamese billionaire and fraudster Truong My Lan. Also in the programme: Belarus president Aleksandr Lukashenko’s visit to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. Plus: highlights from the Watches & Wonders trade fair in Geneva and the latest news in the world of transport.
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We explore the newly transformed spaces in the historic Heal’s department store in London, investigate the new building frontiers required to tackle the Netherlands’ housing needs and find out what makes an effective innovation hub.
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According to Justin Trudeau, China has meddled in Canada’s past two elections; after an eight-year deadlock the EU passes an asylum and migration pact; a Japanese astronaut is set to be first non-American to walk on the Moon and Italy finally launches its long-awaited digital nomad visa. Plus: we receive a letter from Milan.
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The sculptural lounge chair fashioned from powder-coated steel and leather has had a revival thanks to French furniture brand Objekto. Stella Roos considers its history – and its designer – Brazilian architect and artist Flávio de Carvalho.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco selects new music for the spring, from Beyoncé to Dabeull.
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Joe Biden hosts the first trilateral White House summit with Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and president Ferdinand Marcos Jr of the Philippines. Then: outnumbered on the battlefield, Ukraine scraps demobilisation plans for long-serving soldiers. Plus: we sit down with Stefan Löfven, former prime minister of Sweden, to talk about Nato and more.
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We discuss the likelihood of a retaliation against Israel by Iran with Lizzie Porter and Bill Law. Also in the programme: we learn the outcome of South Korea’s parliamentary elections with Joon Ha and check in with Andrew Mueller at the Delphi Economic Forum. Plus” we hear why Pacific island leaders are granting whales and dolphins “legal person” status.
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Georgina Godwin heads to the Caribbean coast of Colombia to meet Portia Hart, founder of Blue Apple Beach, a boutique hotel and beach club on the island of Tierra Bomba. Hart discusses her regenerative approach to sustainability and explains how aligning best practice in hospitality with environmental and social responsibility is the right thing to do for both business and planet.
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Zimbabwe is introducing its new official currency, the ZiG, which is tied to the country’s gold reserves. Given that its five previous currencies have collapsed, Andrew Mueller muses on this one’s potential to last.
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Joe Biden welcomes Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as a “global partner” at a White House summit, the Arizona Supreme Court upends Donald Trump’s gambit on abortion, UK ministers consider banning sale of smartphones to under-16s and a German gallery fires employee for hanging their own art in exhibition. Plus: ‘Saveur’ magazine is back in business.
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We discuss exit-poll results from South Korea’s national assembly elections. Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller checks in from the first day of the Delphi Economic Forum, a court rules South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is allowed to run in next month’s general election and highlights from the Miami Film Festival.
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We take the temperature of US-Japan relations as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits President Biden in Washington DC. Also on the programme: Ankara based journalist Victoria Craig on why Turkey is halting exports to Israel and Stephen Dalziel explains a new form of protest using saucepans by The Way Home group of military wives and mothers in Russia. Plus: the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize.
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We meet French interior architect and furniture designer Marion Stora and the founders of multidisciplinary studio Spacon & X to discuss their collaborations with fashion. Plus: The Good Plastic company shares how we might use recycled forms of this much-maligned material.
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This week, Mandy Sinclair heads to the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival in Ontario to find out how the condiment is made and meet the faces behind the sweet stuff.
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Iran looks to respond to Israel’s attack on its Damascus consulate, the ECHR condemns Switzerland for climate inaction in the first ruling of its kind, how cholera disinformation led to the Mozambique ferry disaster and why Putin miscalculated his threat about Finland’s border. Plus: Bollywood’s influence on India’s elections.
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What does David Cameron’s US charm offensive tell us about the UK’s foreign-policy strategy? Plus: we discuss whether Ireland’s new taoiseach, Simon Harris, will help to boost Fine Gael’s electoral prospects and why Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has joined Tiktok.
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With seven months to go until the US election, we discuss how things are shaping up as the old foes try new tactics. Plus: Mexico’s diplomatic rift with Ecuador, Zimbabwe’s new currency and Thailand’s response to unrest in Myanmar.
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Toby Earle, Susannah Butter and Natty Kasambala join Robert Bound in the studio to discuss the best upcoming releases of this season in TV, books and music. These include the latest work from one of the UK’s most popular romantic novelists, the long-awaited debut album from an indie-pop darling and a drama starring Kate Winslet as the leader of an unnamed Central European nation.
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Elna Schutz takes us to a Johannesburg institution that is almost as old as the city itself to see how the space has retained its classic charm while remaining relevant.
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Sergey Lavrov is in China to discuss Ukraine and Asia-Pacific relations. Meanwhile, the International Court of Justice hears a case accusing Germany of facilitating genocide in Gaza through its support of Israel. Plus: tensions between India and Pakistan over basmati rice, how war has changed life in Ukraine’s Swedish-speaking village and Dwayne Johnson rescinds his endorsement of Joe Biden.
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As hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in more than 50 locations across Israel to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war, we look at the mounting pressure on the government to change its strategy. Plus: will Japan be the next country to join the Aukus security pact? And why the security of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is again a cause for concern.
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Six months into the conflict in Gaza, an absence of a clear resolution to a conflict that is increasingly isolating Israel remains. Then: Russia makes moves to overrun Ukrainian defences before more Western aid arrives, we ask whether China will use artificial intelligence to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, and we take a look inside Oneworld’s first dedicated lounge in Europe. Plus: a global and Swiss paper review.
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The Global Investment Returns Yearbook is the authoritative guide to historical long-run returns, most recently published by UBS with the London Business School, and covering all the main asset categories in 35 markets.
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Is the near-universal game of “cowboys and Indians” just positive propaganda for genocide? When a Vietnamese-American watches ‘Apocalypse Now’, does he identify with the victim or perpetrator? As the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s book ‘The Sympathizer’ comes to HBO, we explore these themes and discuss his triumphant new memoir, ‘A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial’.
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Meet Miika Lipiäinen, co-founder of Kyrö, an award-winning all-rye distillery that he launched with his friends after hatching the idea in that most Finnish of locations, the sauna. Plus: how the Fukushima disaster inspired Sees founder and CEO, Elisa Koivumaa, to start the household cleaning-products and cosmetics brand that uses all-natural ingredients.
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North Korea promises its full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’, Ursula von der Leyen delivers the annual EU state of the union and Germany’s economy teeters. Plus: why New Yorkers are living with bathtubs in the kitchen and artist Julianknxx’s exhibition ‘Chorus in Rememory of Flight’.
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Andrew Mueller explains how protests by the Sikh diaspora of Canada led to a frosty reception for the country’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, at the G20 summit in India.
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We ask whether the fallout from flooding in Libya was preventable, with Monocle’s North Africa correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, and environmental policy consultant Malak Tayeb. Also in the programme: economist Vicky Pryce discusses the Qantas ruling in Australia, we hear the latest instalment in a weeklong series of audio diaries from Morocco and look ahead to London’s Ukraine Film Festival 2023 with curator Olga Sidorushkina.
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The US House of Representatives opens an impeachment inquiry into president Biden. Our Washington correspondent Christopher Cermak has the details. Also in the programme: why Germany is buying more oil from India, president Macron’s plan to transform what critics call “ugly France” and how a severe lemon shortage is affecting Peruvians.
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We reflect on the opening days of Paris Design Week, where we drop into a showcase at Studio KO, speak to design collective Meet Met Met and talk to designer Pierre Marie.
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Israel’s Supreme Court showdown over controversial judicial reform, Putin says that the Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were wrong, Sweden increases its defence budget, the new Swiss fighter jets that can only defend in good weather and junk food and alcohol dominate Australian diets. Plus: On This Day in 1970: the denouement of the Dawson’s Field hijackings.
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We head to the historic centre of Oaxaca City to look at the culinary scene of a place often hailed as the food capital of Mexico. Our guide is Nora Hoel.
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The US agrees to unfreeze $6bn (€6.9bn) worth of Iranian assets ahead of a prisoner release. Also in the prgoramme: Russia expert Stephen Dalziel examines the Ukrainian take back of Black Sea oil platforms and we hear an audio diary from Morocco. Plus: the latest business news and a wander around Marylebone in the search for blue plaques.
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Kim Jong-un reportedly arrives in eastern Russia for arms talks with Vladimir Putin, as Moscow seeks to replenish its dwindling stockpile. Who has the upper hand and how will the meeting be portrayed for home audiences? Plus: Israel’s supreme court prepares to rule on its own future and we discuss the British parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China.
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In more than two decades since Zadie Smith burst onto the literary scene with her debut novel, ‘White Teeth’, her books, essays and short stories have continued to enjoy commercial and critical success. Her latest novel brings to life the story of the Tichborne case – one of the lengthiest trials in British history and one that enthralled Victorian England. Robert Bound is joined by Alex Peake-Tomkinson and Alex Preston to review Smith’s first foray into historical fiction.
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British MPs express anger at the arrest of a parliamentary researcher accused of being a Chinese spy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly heads to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin and the Indian superfood millet finds its way onto the G20 dinner menu. Plus: a French app to help tourists avoid being ripped off and David Stubbs discusses his new book, ‘Different Times: A History of British Comedy’.
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Alexei Korolyov visits the production facilities of a city-owned organic farming concept that has been established within Vienna’s city limits.
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Mary Fitzgerald, Monocle’s North Africa correspondent, discusses rescue efforts in Morocco following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake as we hear from those on the ground. Also in the programme: journalist Ruth Michaelson gives us the latest on Egypt’s anger at Ethiopia over its Nile hydro dam. Plus: Germany and Latvia’s Baltic Sea naval drills and Venice’s floating cinema.
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We look back at the G20 summit in India, which concluded yesterday, and discuss its key points. Plus: the start of joint military exercises between Armenia and the US, a flick through the day’s papers and a round-up of stories from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Forget the recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and join us for a look at the clear economic application for the new technology. Paul Donovan of UBS explains why the economics of AI are also those of disruption. Donovan also discusses the four broad areas where AI might make the greatest impact: jobs, growth, inflation and politics.
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This week, Georgina Godwin meets bestselling British novelist Lisa Jewell. The Londoner started out working in the pattern room at fashion chain Warehouse but, after taking creative-writing classes, she realised that she wanted to be an author. It was a bet with a friend while on holiday in Malta that pushed her to write the first three chapters of her novel ‘Ralph’s Party’. A quarter of a century later, her books have sold 10 million copies and have been translated into 29 languages. She tells us about how ending a coercive marriage in her twenties gave her new clarity, why she loves writing about teenagers and what it’s like to be one of the key names at a publishing company. She also introduces us to her latest psychological thriller, ‘None of This Is True’, in which a podcaster becomes the subject of her own true-crime show.
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Emma Nelson, Isabel Hilton and David Bodanis on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Lisbon and our Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith.
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We introduce the new host of ‘The Menu’ on Monocle Radio, listen to the top songs in Turkmenistan and speak to the team behind the film ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’.
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In part one of our special ‘In the Room’ series, we look back on the chilling moments that followed the September 11 terror attacks, meeting top aides who were rushed onto Air Force One with US president George W Bush, a Secret Service agent tasked with protecting first lady Laura Bush and a staffer who was evacuated from the White House.
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We speak with Myffy Rigby, editor of Aussie food title ‘Swill’, and Chris Romer-Lee talks about his book ‘Sea Pools’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus: Yassmin Abdel-Magied joins us for a look through the morning’s papers, while Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets Angus Dowling of Australian psychedelic-rock band Babe Rainbow to discuss their new single “Juice of the Sun”.
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Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, introduces a very exciting new voice to The Menu. Also in the programme: our Singapore correspondent, Naomi Xu Elegant, tastes a cocktail at the renowned Atlas Bar and we hop on the ferry to Orcas Island in the US to meet the founder of Matia Kitchen, Drew Downing.
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Andrew Mueller casts a wry look at the news this week, from Gillian Keegan’s hot-mic blunder to a Republican politican’s animosity towards Eminem.
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David Plaisant has the latest from the 35th Bienal de São Paulo, while the in-house panel discusses eco-anxiety and global attitudes on work-life balance. Plus: a special interview with writer-director Celine Song about her debut film, ‘Past Lives’.
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Meet the husband-and-wife duo, Sameer and Neena Vaswani, whose road trip through Italy inspired them to establish a plant-based chocolate brand that embodies health-consciousness and environmental responsibility.
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Georgina Godwin is joined by Asian defence expert Alessio Patalano to discuss the viability of North Korea’s new nuclear submarine. Drone attacks, growing dissent and opposition in Siberia: Jade McGlynn discusses the challenges facing the Kremlin ahead of local elections in Russia this weekend. Plus: Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller brings us his shrewd observations from the news of the past week.
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As G20 agrees to grant membership to the African Union, what else is on the agenda at the summit in India? Plus: the US Department of Defense will cut support for Hollywood directors whose films are censored by China and the return of a Paris-Berlin train service.
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We bring you exclusive interviews and highlights from the latest edition of the Monocle Quality of Life conference, which took place in Munich.
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Monocle’s Nic Monisse reflects on the strength of craft and production in southeast Germany with Faber-Castell, Gmund Paper and handmade glassware brand Theresienthal.
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Palestinians set out terms for agreeing to a historic Saudi-Israeli deal; Mexico now likely to elect first woman president in 2024; Anthony Albanese to meet with Chinese premier Li Qiang for one-on-one talks; and the ban on taking photographs of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ is quietly lifted. Plus: Nic Monisse checks in from the Maison et Objet design fair in Paris.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the biggest hits in Turkmenistan.
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This week we bring you a special edition of The Concierge from Monocle’s recent Quality of Life Conference in Munich. Our panel – consisting of our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, our Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, and our design editor, Nic Monisse – answer audience questions from every corner of the globe.
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As abortion is decriminalised in Mexico, we ask what’s next for Latin America’s so-called “Green Wave” of women’s rights movements. We also give you the latest from the Three Seas Initiative in Bucharest, where Volodymyr Zelensky addressed leaders. Plus: business news with Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts and we head to Turkmenistan for The Global Countdown.
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Antony Blinken visits Kyiv as a Russian airstrike kills Ukrainian civilians. Plus: the mood in Russia ahead of elections on Sunday, Japan shoots for the moon and our music curator on The Rolling Stones’s first album in 18 years.
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Pom Harrington, owner of world-leading antiquarian book dealer Peter Harrington, tells us about the family business’s Frieze Seoul debut, his personal journey in collecting and selling rare books, and why investing in the next generation of booksellers is crucial. Plus, he discusses how he navigates the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age.
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Andrew Mueller explains the growing relationship between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and the potential implications that it may have for Russia.
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The UK is to declare Russia’s Wagner group a terrorist organisation but will other nations follow? Our guests, Elodie Goulesque and Quentin Peel, discuss. Plus: France’s talks with Niger over potential troop withdrawal, India’s possible name change and a spotlight on Croatia’s tourism sector.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Angus Dowling from Australian psychedelic band Babe Rainbow about its upcoming EP ‘Juice of the Sun’.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia to debate how to deal with the violence in Myanmar. Plus: a new metro system opens in Lagos, a round-up of business headlines and might a new name for India be on the cards?
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We look back at The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2023. We hear from award-winning Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes, talk branding, typography and graphic design with Bergos bank’s Aurelia Rauch and enjoy a spin in Microlino’s compact new car with Merlin Ouboter.
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We discuss Italy’s plan to make a diplomatic exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Kim Jong-un’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin and why books on Joe Biden don’t sell well. Plus: Margo Price stops by for a studio performance and a chat about the making of her new album ‘Strays II’.
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Following a meeting between Russia and Turkey’s presidents in Sochi, is a revived Black Sea Grain Initiative on the horizon? We also discuss the challenges that Africa faces in its “green squeeze” with the Overseas Development Institute’s senior research fellow, Jodie Keane, and what Sweden and Denmark can learn from Finland when it comes to freedom of speech. Plus: the latest Asia news with Monocle’s deputy head of radio, Tom Webb.
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Who is Ukraine’s new defence minister, Rustem Umerov? Monocle’s Kyiv correspondent, Olga Tokariuk, profiles the Crimean Tatar with experience in Russian negotiations. Plus: US officials visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Palestine, Olaf Scholz’s government slumps in the polls and we review the latest Indian newspapers.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Scott Bryan, Holly Black and Chris Power to share the TV, art exhibitions and books to watch, see and read this season.
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Xi Jinping confirms that he will not attend G20 summit in India, Africa’s landmark climate summit begins, South Korean teachers protest suicide deaths linked to parent bullying and Burning Man attendees cope with muddy treks home following weather-related festival fallout. Plus: Barbie Kyagulanyi and Christopher Sharp in conversation with Monocle’s Alexis Self.
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Gregory Scruggs tackles the Grouse Grind trail, one of Vancouver’s most fabled hikes and a boon to citizens’ quality of life.
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Where next for Ukraine’s military strategy after the dismissal of Minister of Defence, Oleksii Reznikov? Former Ukrainian MP Aliona Hlivco discusses her country’s options. We also unpack the latest election news from the US, as Democratic senator Tim Kaine calls for the 14th amendment to be used to block Donald Trump from office, and we dive into the biggest stories from Latin America with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: a new direction for Seattle’s publicly-owned arts festival, Bumbershoot.
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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meets with Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss grain deals, we get the lowdown on the Chinese economy with Patricia Thornton and Mexico’s opposition selects a female candidate with Indigenous roots to run for office. Plus: France debates the height of ceilings, we get a roundup of news from the Nordics with Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff and we check in with Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival.
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Millions of global theatre-goers have enjoyed the “Barbenheimer” cinematic experience this summer. But what happens if you apply the idea of two apparently incongruous events happening at the same time to markets as well as films? UBS’s Jason Draho joins us to explain how contradictory evidence and conflicting interpretations of data and policy moves can create “Marketheimer” events.
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Belgian-American pilot, author and writer, Mark Vanhoenacker, joins Georgina Godwin at Monocle’s studio in London to discuss his third book ‘Imagine a City: a Pilot’s Love Letter to the World’s Greatest Cities’. The book chronicles his journey from dreaming of glittering metropolises as a child in Massachusetts to exploring the world as a pilot. Vanhoenacker discusses everything from his love for language learning, his affinity for Japanese culture and his lengthy aviation career.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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We head to Munich for Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Conference, interview French star Louis Garrel and take an inside look at Austrian politics.
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A wave of protests across government-controlled areas of Syria gathered momentum this week, with demonstrators demanding regime change. Is a future without Bashar al-Assad still possible for Syria? Andrew Mueller speaks to Leila Molana-Allen, Firas Maksad, Lina Khatib, and William Patey.
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We mark the opening of the Hydra Book Club on the Greek island of the same name and talk about their new journal with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal. Plus: Sarah Tomczak from ‘Red’ magazine celebrates 25 years of the title.
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We take a look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus: we are joined by Charles Hecker for a look through the morning’s papers, Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, investigates the growing popularity of e-bikes in Finland and we examine India’s space programme with Maya Sharma.
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Jackson Clarke shares how Tentacle’s groundbreaking predictive technology has revolutionised the way we predict the future, to help clients solve complex challenges and gain a competitive edge in various industries worldwide.
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We’re coming to you live from Munich for our annual Quality of Life Conference. Today we’re joined by a collection of Monocle’s seasoned editors to run down their favourite moments from the beautiful Bavarian capital. Plus: we wrestle a few of today’s speakers back behind a microphone to share more about what brought them to the city.
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Andrew Mueller shares what the past seven days have taught us, including Scotland’s search for a fabled creature and Paris’s fight against e-scooters.
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We present a special episode of ‘The Briefing’ live from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich, looking at how governments and businesses can be better prepared for geopolitical risks. Also in the programme: a paper review from London and we ask whether sports can act as a soft power tool for a city’s identity. Plus: we preview a special edition of ‘The Concierge’.
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We present a special episode of ‘The Globalist’ live from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich. Hear from our editors and correspondents, including Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, and Europe editor at large, Ed Stocker. Plus: Charles Hecker discusses Russia’s allies and enemies, and David Bodanis explores the politics of cartography in the wake of China’s new national map.
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Monocle’s Jack Simpson reflects on the joy found in reviving a well-worn Cesca chair.
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Washington’s first-ever military aid package to Taiwan, Russia launches Islamic banking for the first time and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York. Plus: Tom Edwards hosts a special extension of the programme from Schumann’s Bar to celebrate the official start of Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at some of the best-selling German singles of all time.
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As September arrives and the leaves begin to turn gold, we cosy up at Manzi’s, a revived icon in Soho, London. We also pay a visit to the studio of fashion label Elliss, known for its graphic prints, unique silhouettes and sustainable credentials, and meet author Kelechi Okafor to talk about her debut book ‘Edge of Here’. Plus: a love letter to figs.
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We speak to Annalena Messner of the Miramonti boutique hotel about why our next trip should be to Merano. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Isabella Jewell writes to us from her favourite Hellenic hangout, Kardamyli, and Ed Stocker is in Hamburg to check out the Aircraft Interiors Expo. Plus: we speak to Michael Bonsor, managing director of Rosewood London, to find out about their 10 year anniversary celebrations and our correspondents from around the world answer listener questions.
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To mark Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich, we explore the best urban happenings in the city from experiments in pedestrianisation to regeneration projects.
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With the news that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, we ask about the group's wavering significance. Plus, the Venice Film Festival and the Monocle Quality of Life conference get under way and we head to Germany for this week's Global Countdown.
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Military leaders seize power in Gabon. What does the takeover mean for stability in the wider region? Plus: an update on the Lachin corridor crisis, the latest urbanism news and Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’.
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The latest on the coup in Gabon, Kyiv’s big drone attack in Russia and Canada’s travel warning to LGBTQ+ citizens heading to the US. Plus: Andrew Mueller interviews ‘The Times’ defence editor, Larisa Brown, about her new book ‘The Gardener of Lashkar Gah’.
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Andrew Mueller explains how a once-diminished Islamic State is re-emerging across Africa.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with French director and actor Louis Garrel about his new film ‘The Innocent’.
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Meet Andy Evans, the co-founder and CEO of leading Australian offshore wind developer Oceanex Energy. Andy stops by Midori House to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, work to change how we power our world as a leader in the offshore wind farming industry and his ambitious upcoming documentary, ‘Planet Wind’.
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As Australia’s prime minister names the date for a controversial referendum, we ask how much political capital is at stake for prime minister Anthony Albanese. Plus, the Bavarian state election is upended by an anti-Semitism scandal, a fresh wave of anti-government protests in Syria and the countdown continues to Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference.
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We discuss Imran Khan’s suspended conviction and rising tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over Fukushima’s wastewater. Plus: our Washington correspondent, Chris Cermak, flicks through the day’s papers and we look ahead to Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich.
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We head to Washington to visit a series of new monuments and memorials, and scale St Paul’s Cathedral in London to learn about the link between choreography and the built environment. Plus, we join a well-heeled collective with footwear brand, Ecco.
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EU enlargement returns to the top of the political agenda. Our Balkans correspondent has the latest on the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia. Plus: Lynne O’Donnell and Mark Lowcock discuss diplomatic engagement with the Taliban, the UN’s successful operation to avert a catastrophic oil spill off the coast of Yemen and the decision to ban e-scooters in Paris.
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Greece’s second city - Thessaloniki - is often dubbed the country’s gastronomic heartland. A crossroad of different cultures for centuries, the food in this city has a history so rich that UNESCO designated it Greece’s first city of gastronomy in November 2021. Part of that story is Agora Modiano: the recently refurbished food hall that pays homage to the past while bringing a breath of fresh air to the city’s downtown area. Monocle’s Paige Reynolds went down on a bustling Monday morning to meet the people and the stall owners behind the site’s impressive regeneration.
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As Trump’s campaign calendar turns to chaos, we ask how disruptive his latest trial date will be – and how long the disruption might last. We also get the latest on flight cancellations in the UK and head to Taipei to find out more about Terry Gou’s bid to be Taiwan’s next president. Plus: a look at the latest entertainment news.
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Historian Alex von Tunzelmann and Monocle’s Kyiv correspondent, Olga Tokariuk, explain the logistics of Ukraine’s elections. Also in the programme: former Afghan politician Shukria Barakzai gives us the latest on the crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan. Plus: Finnair’s new Arctic Express service and the latest business news with Isobel Hamilton.
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As summer comes to an end, we look back at the season’s biggest blockbusters. Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Alex Ritman of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ to discuss how the films fared at the box office and what this means for the future of cinema. Plus: BFI Imax programme manager, Madeleine Mullett, examines how big-ticket movies reach audiences.
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A scandal over the head of Spain’s football federation escalates bizarrely. Football journalist Flora Snelson has the latest. In the studio, Chris Cermak and Jonathan Fenby consider the potential collapse of China’s Evergrande, the US senator holding up military appointments and the British Museum under fire over stolen artefacts.
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After an informal meeting between Libya\'s foreign minister and their Israeli counterpart sparks protests in Tripoli, we ask how things might escalate. Plus, Russia seeks to reassure recently acquired African allies after the passing of Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Monocle\'s Chris Cermak speaks with the UK\'s deputy ambassador to the United Nations about the war in Ukraine. All that, plus a flick through the Brazilian papers with Monocle\'s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Tom Webb takes us to Munich’s best-known bar, where owner Charles Schumann is famous for cultivating exceptional hospitality.
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A vibrant show from Monocle’s Zurich studio presented by Emma Nelson. We’ll discuss the latest from Ukraine, as well as China and the US’s latest trade talks. Plus: journalist Bruno Kaufmann examines Greenland’s geopolitical significance, we talk technnology and the latest from the travel industry.
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Dave Power is the president and CEO of Perkins School for the Blind, as well as one of the inspirational innovators who UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Power and his team provide world-leading education services for children and young adults who have multiple disabilities and visual impairments. He is joined at Monocle’s Zürich HQ by Tom Hall, global head of social impact and philanthropy at UBS, to discuss the transformational power of universal, lifelong learning.
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The French novelist, screenwriter, journalist and director Antoine Laurain joins Georgina Godwin at Monocle’s London studios to discuss his tenth novel, ‘An Astronomer in Love’. He takes inspiration from the true story of Louis XV’s astronomer and combines it with a beautiful, modern Parisian love story. Laurain also talks about how his work in the antiques business inspired his first book, ‘The Portrait’, as well as the distinctive character of the French publishing industry and what it’s like to meet bookish British royalty.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Emma Nelson, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurt to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Ljubljana and Berlin.
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This week on The Curator we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, plus the highlights of Lisbon.
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The global fishing industry has found itself at the heart of major debates and conflicts. In this special episode we explore the curious power of fish in politics. What makes these aquatic animals so politically sensitive? Are there really plenty more fish in the sea? Andrew Mueller speaks to Tomohiko Taniguchi, Sebastian Whale, Katharine Hayhoe and Árni Matthias Mathiesen.
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This week on The Stack we celebrate a decade of independent publishing festival Indiecon. Plus: ‘Linseed’ magazine makes supper around a single ingredient and a title celebrating paper-bag ephemera.
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We take a look at the week’s news and culture with Vincent McAviney. Plus: we are joined by Terry Stiastny for a look through the morning’s papers and Monocle’s Madrid correspondent, Liam Aldous, asks why female artists in Spain are going topless on stage.
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Andrew Mueller shares what the last seven days have taught us, from an NFT lawsuit involving Sotheby’s to Elon Musk’s gripes about online advertisers.
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Bill Browder on the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Plus: Monocle’s Friday staff panel discusses celebrity mugshots, politics in dating and tipping culture.
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Founder Emmanuel Eribo talks about his journey leaving behind a high-flying corporate career to build something more meaningful that resonates with his values. With a vision for a different kind of retail experience, he and his co-founders established Løci, a vegan trainers brand built on ethical practices, using groundbreaking materials that combine style and purpose.
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Emma Nelson is live from Dufourstrasse 90 with the latest on Kosovo, as Brussels and Washington accuse authorities in Pristina of unnecessarily stoking tensions in majority-Serb areas. Plus: Tyler Brûlé is in the studio with the latest on Rolex buying Swiss retailer Bucherer.
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After the suspected death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, we look at the history of Russia’s relationship to its dissidents with Charles Hecker and the knock-on effect for African nations with Mark Galeotti. We also discuss Donald Trump’s surrender to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia and examine the rise of country music in the US. Plus: the newspapers from Zürich and the latest fashion and TV news.
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To mark Monocle on Design’s partnership with Creative Denmark, we look at how the organisation supports the country’s rich design heritage and commitment to sustainability.
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Montreal-based artist, curator and writer, Swapnaa Tamhane, explores the colonial history of jute in her installation, ‘The Golden Fibre’, at the V&A Dundee.
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Every ten years Switzerland builds a city within a city for ‘Badenfahrt’, the largest urban festival in the country. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, it’s more spectacular than ever and we tagged along to find out what goes behind an endeavour such as this.
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Ukraine celebrates the likely death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. In the studio, Nabila Ramdani and Simon Brooke discuss the expansion of the Brics bloc, what to do with no-show politicians and the world catches on to Japanese sumo. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes a look at the top hits in the British charts this week.
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We speak to Alberto Deapu, general manager of Hostal de La Gavina, about the end of the season in sunny S’Agaró and Monocle’s transport correspondent, Gabriel Leigh, updates us on the latest travel news. Also in the programme: we sit down with Libby Page, market director at Net-a-Porter, who tells us what we should be packing this summer and Carlota Rebelo meets our correspondent, Gaia Lutz, in Lisbon. Plus: we answer listener questions from around the world, from Madrid to Copenhagen.
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Zimbabwe’s election goes a day longer than planned after polling stations failed to open on time. Plus: the latest on Donald Trump’s legal troubles as he is due to have his mugshot taken and we head to the UK on ‘The Global Countdown’.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, is presumed dead in a plane crash. We give you the latest from Moscow. Also in the programme: US Republican presidential candidates have their first debate in Milwaukee without Donald Trump and a report on the Brics summit in South Africa after Vladimir Putin addresses the bloc’s leaders virtually. Plus: Zimbabwe’s elections and a literary celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day.
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We meet Hari Hundle, founder of the eponymous financial services firm for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and corporations. Hari discusses his client-centric approach and the value of building trust and long-term relationships. Plus: why clever design is an important element of his success in business.
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India becomes the first nation to land a spacecraft on the south side of the moon. What does it mean for space travel – and for India? Plus: professor of European politics Philippe Marlière and Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung discuss natural disaster responses, a proposed German law allowing dual citizenship and unexpected tourist attractions.
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Guatemala has elected a new president, bringing hope to the country. But with five months to go until his inauguration, it remains to be seen how smooth the transfer of power will be. Andrew Mueller explains who Bernardo Arevalo is and what kind of president he might be.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Alan Palomo (former Neon Indian) about his upcoming album ‘World of Hassle’.
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China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls for an expansion of the Brics group. Plus, delays at some polling stations as voting begins in Zimbabwe election, tensions between Finland and Russia rise again and we speak to the former Australian Green Party leader, Bob Brown, about his country’s conservation efforts.
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Monocle’s Asia editor brings us the latest on Thailand’s new prime minister. Plus, we hear about the new party set to shake up Dutch politics, India’s imminent moon landing and a roundup of business news.
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Tosin Oshinowo shares how she scaled her architectural firm and product designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón celebrates 10 years of the PET lamp. Plus, artist Asim Waqif discusses his ongoing collaborative approach to working with fabricators.
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We take a tour of Chelsea in west London with Leandro Carrier, executive chef of The Sea, a fishmonger-cum-chef’s-table dining experience.
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The Brics summit kicks off in South Africa and expansion is at the top of the agenda. Also in the programme: former Ukrainian regional MP Aliona Hlivco and journalist Robin Lustig discuss the Russian strikes on Ukrainian ships. Plus, Tel Aviv finally gets a metro and why Paris’s outdoor café culture is upsetting the city’s residents.
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Thailand’s most controversial politician is back in Bangkok. Also in the programme: we discuss Botswana’s unique direct democracy, which is built on mining diamonds from the ground, take a look at the papers in Morocco and explain the latest business news.
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We discuss the Brics summit in Johannesburg, the US sale of Tomahawk missiles to Australia and why Georgians are frustrated with Russian business owners. Plus: the latest developments in technology, a round-up of the news from Zürich and the backlog of ships in the Panama Canal.
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Over the years, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Colson Whitehead, has turned his hand to non-fiction, zombie thrillers and historical fiction. His new book, ‘Crook Manifesto’, is the second in his Harlem Trilogy, which is set on the chaotic streets of 1970s New York. Robert Bound sits down with the author to discuss this exciting new heist novel.
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After Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years ends with a catastrophic crash, pressure is mounting for India to become the first country to land a spacecraft on the lunar south pole. Meanwhile, Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel and Latika Bourke of ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ discuss Donald Trump’s boycott of the US Republican Party debate. Plus: coverage of Anthony Albanese’s son in the Australian media and the soft power of royal families, as Spain’s Queen Letizia takes centre stage at the Women’s World Cup final.
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Ed Stocker takes us to a surprising wartime relic that he discovered on a recent walk through the streets of Hamburg.
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Sweden’s new military support package to Ukraine, election results in Ecuador and Guatemala, and plans for a European high-speed rail link.
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The latest from Niger, as Ecowas doubles down on its threat of military action, a crackdown on journalists ahead of elections in Zimbabwe and how Russia is weaponising Ukrainian passports. Plus: the latest from the Balkans and how the World Cup Final has changed women’s football.
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The 14th edition of the Global Wealth Report, the first launched jointly by UBS and Credit Suisse, reveals valuable insights about the state of the global economy and society, as well as the shifting meaning and potential of prosperity. Discussing the findings are Paul Donovan, chief economist in UBS Global Wealth Management; Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe, chief investment officer for the EMEA region and global head of economics and research at Credit Suisse; and economist, wealth researcher and report co-author Anthony Shorrocks.
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Sitting down with Georgina Godwin this week is the hugely acclaimed novelist, short-story writer and critic Amanda Craig. She returns to the show with her latest novel, ‘The Three Graces’. Set in contemporary Tuscany, the book examines the current state of Europe and explores difficult themes such as migration, racial discrimination and ageing. Craig opens up about her first experience of being published, navigating the “chick lit” genre and how Victorian literature inspired the array of more than 100 characters who appear – and often reappear – in her books.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Emma Nelson, Juliet Linely and Florian Egli discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki and Copenhagen.
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This week we look at the zine boom in Japan, ask who is Argentina’s Javier Milei and visit a modernist house in São Paulo.
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Zimbabweans will head to the polls next week to elect their country’s leader amid economic turmoil and vote-rigging fears. What is at stake? Andrew Mueller speaks to Hopewell Chin’ono, Fadzayi Mahere, Robert Chapman and Georgina Godwin.
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We take a look at two clever titles covering pop culture, design, architecture and style: ‘Cultured’ by Sarah Harrelson and ‘Technikart’ by Laurence Rémila.
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A look at the week’s news and culture, with Georgina Godwin. Plus: we are joined by Charles Hecker for a flick through the morning’s papers and Monocle’s Washington correspondent, Christopher Cermak, examines the conspiracy theories perpetuated by Donald Trump\'’ media supporters.
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Andrew Mueller looks back on the last seven days of news including Donald Trump’s latest indictment saga and TfL’s act on obnoxious passengers.
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Founder Brice Partouche talks about how the French activewear label is pushing boundaries by fusing cutting-edge technology and innovative design to ensure peak performance and quality. Partouche talks about the forthcoming launch of the first women’s collection.
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It’s Friday, which means Andrew Mueller is joined by Monocle staffers. On the agenda: the upcoming Argentine election, politicians’ music choices and the Women’s World Cup. Plus: Laura Kramer on her nerdy pleasure: American infomercials.
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Lithuania shuts down its border with Belarus, the US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine and Spain’s Pedro Sánchez scores a tactical win for his party. Plus: the significance of Camp David for US foreign policy and the latest scandal involving former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and official gifts.
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The US, Japan and South Korea gather for unprecedented trilateral talks, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, makes a deal with the Catalan separatist party and World Cup fever takes over Brisbane ahead of Sunday’s final. Plus: the latest papers from Zürich, a roundup of the climate news with Monocle’s Edmonton correspondent, Sheena Rossiter, and the rise of Brazilian wine.
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We cast our eyes across to the US to review some recent urbanism stories that have caught our attention.
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We meet Axel Meise, founder and chief designer at the German lighting-design brand, at its latest flagship showroom in London.
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Catalonian separatists agree to support Spain’s Socialists, bringing the ruling party closer to forming a new government. Spain correspondent Barney Jopson of ‘The Financial Times’ has the latest from Madrid. In the studio, Lew Lukens and Rebecca Tinsley discuss the Niger coup as Ecowas and the African Union disagree on how to respond. Plus: the joys of letter writing.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes a look at the music charts in Greece.
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This week we ask Vera Mazzoni, front of house manager at Villa d’Este in Lake Como, about summer on the water. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Chris Lord tastes the salty air on Block Island, New England and we speak to Maurizio Orlacchio of Borgo Santandrea on the Amalfi Coast – the first new hotel to open in the area in more than 10 years. Plus: our correspondents from around the world answer listener questions, from Tallinn to Montreal.
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Vanuatu’s opposition party boycotts parliament following a failed bid to remove the prime minister. Plus, AI-generated works of fiction infiltrate online bookstores, the latest business news and ‘The Global Countdown’ is in Greece.
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How will Hawaii get back on its feet following treacherous wildfires? Plus: the significance of South Africa’s meeting on the ‘moonshot pact’, why China’s economy is struggling and swimmers plunge into the Seine for the first time since 1923.
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Morjas founder Henrik Berg talks about the timeless aesthetics of his men’s footwear and accessories label, and its Mediterranean and Scandinavian heritage. Plus: we catch up with Luca Faloni, founder of the eponymous brand built on a philosophy of slow fashion and an enduring commitment to being “Made in Italy”
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Rock’n’roll singer, tantric sex coach and now, presidential candidate in Argentina. Andrew Mueller explains who Javier Milei is, his politics and if he has a chance of winning the election.
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Belarus’s neighbours up their defences. Plus: collaboration between American and Chinese scientists is on the decline, Saudi Arabia shocks the Middle East by releasing ‘Barbie’ and should transport networks provide announcements in foreign languages? With Caroline Frost and Sir William Patey.
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Poland holds biggest military parade in decades, as its clout in Europe grows. Plus: prices and wages are still rising in Turkey, additional train services are announced between main Ukrainian cities, the latest business headlines and and Fernando Augusto Pacheco has some important diva news.
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China’s foreign minister visits Russia and Belarus: we discuss what’s on the agenda. Plus: the latest aviation news, a flick through the day’s papers and might Switzerland soon have a 27th canton?
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We discuss an art exhibition taking place in São Paulo and pull up a chair with Danish furniture brand, Please Wait to Be Seated, whose latest perch is made from flax. Plus: a collaboration from turntable titans, Linn, and product designer Jony Ive.
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Frankfurt in Germany is known as the country’s financial capital and is home to one of Europe’s largest airports. But when it comes to food, the city has a surprisingly unique take on a particular German and Austrian staple: the Schnitzel. Monocle’s Chris Cermak, an Austrian citizen and one-time Frankfurt resident, tells us about one of the city\'s oldest neighbourhoods, Sachsenhausen, where traditional-style pubs are at their best.
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Donald Trump is indicted – again. Our Washington correspondent has the latest. Plus: Marie Le Conte and Ivor Gaber discuss the suspected Russian spies arrested in the UK, North Africa’s response to the coup in Niger and the most absurd tourist charges that it has been hit with.
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Scott Lucas discusses the latest from Georgia as Donald Trump faces his fourth criminal case. We also look at the fallout of a police data breach in Northern Ireland, city halls clash with the Finnish government and Monocle’s senior foreign correspondent, Carlota Rebelo, examines the news that train links between Portugal and Spain are set to improve.
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We dive into Germany’s position on the Ukraine conflict. Plus: Cuba’s looming economic crisis, plans to reform India’s colonial-era penal laws and the unveiling of a special new Qantas livery.
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While John Carroll Kirby is celebrated for the catalogue of stars with whom he has played or collaborated (a list including Solange, Frank Ocean and Harry Styles), he is also renowned for his solo work. We catch up with the Grammy-nominated pianist and producer to discuss his most recent album, ‘Blowout’. We also hear from Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the duo known as Sylvan Esso. Over the past decade and four studio albums, the electronic pop duo has picked up two Grammy nominations and a legion of fans.
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A raid on a local paper’s offices in Kansas has triggered condemnation from press-freedom groups and journalists. We hear from its co-owner and editor. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt discuss Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation, Qur’an burnings in Sweden and sports diplomacy.
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Tomás Pinheiro takes us to Auroville, an experimental township mostly in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to see what lessons we can learn from this “laboratory for humanity”.
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What next for Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, who could be prosecuted for high treason? The latest on Portugal’s 2023 tourism numbers, business news with Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts, and the papers with Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: Misha Glenny on the Bangladesh Bank heist.
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We get the latest from Kyiv with Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko, a roundup of the morning’s papers with Paul Waldie, Europe correspondent at ‘The Globe and Mail’ and interview former Polish foreign minister, Radek Sikorski MEP, on how Poland has changed in recent years. Plus: the results of the Argentinian elections and why zine culture is on the rise in Japan.
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There have been plenty of recent headlines about new, more efficacious weight-loss drugs to treat excess body fat. The global number of people with obesity continues to rise at pace – and shows no signs of falling for years to come. So what does this mean in terms of trends and opportunities for smart investors?
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Georgina is joined by Calder Walton, a historian of intelligence and global security at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a world-leading expert in intelligence history, great-power conflict, espionage and grand strategy. He also regularly contributes to the ‘BBC’, ‘Foreign Policy’ and ‘The Washington Post’. His new book ‘Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West’, builds on secret archives and exclusive interviews with former agents to tell the story of the century-long secret war between Russia and the West.
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Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and John Everard unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: check-ins with Petri Burtsoff in Helsinki and Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul.
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This week on The Curator we discuss conspiracy theories, speak to new champagne producers and listen to the top tunes in Japan.
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The war in Ukraine has shifted Europe’s centre of gravity eastward. As Poland and Ukraine rapidly expand their militaries, the two countries have positioned themselves as vanguards of Western defence. Is a new balance of power being shaped? And will this spell trouble for traditional powerbrokers Germany and France? Andrew Mueller speaks to Radosław Sikorksi, Lili Bayer and Steven Erlanger.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Brazil’s Julius Wiedemann about his new book publishing company, Afluente. Plus: cool literary title ‘The Drift’ and a new tennis magazine called ‘Bagel’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. She is joined by the columnist, author and ‘Insult my Intelligence’ podcast host, Tim Dowling, for a lively discussion of the morning’s stories from across the globe. Plus: the volunteer group who made women’s uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers.
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Andrew Mueller looks back on the last seven days of news including Somalia’s new record and a Welsh town’s battle with goats.
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We speak to Mark de Lange, CEO and founder of the Amsterdam-based eyewear brand known for its distinctly Dutch aesthetic and exceptional craftsmanship. De Lange founded the company a decade ago on the premise that swapping eyewear should be as effortless as changing your shoes. Ten years on, what does he make of the optical landscape?
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As Poland moves thousands of troops to its Belarusian border, Ben Stanley and Oleksiy Melnyk consider Warsaw’s military rise. Plus: Monocle staff discuss political controversies from Germany and New Zealand.
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As Ukraine orders a civilian evacuation of Kharkiv areas, we check in from the frontline. Plus, we go to Melbourne where the hosts of the Women’s World Cup are looking ahead to their quarter-final, deliver the latest business news and take a look at what we learned this week.
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We discuss Biden’s Chinese technology investment ban with David Schlesinger and ask ‘LatinNews’ editor for the Andean region, Lewis Harrison, how the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador could sway voters. Plus: we find out the latest transport news with Monocle’s Gabriel Leigh, receive an update from the Women’s World Cup and Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, gives us a schooling in this week’s biggest lessons.
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The urbanist and founder of RMA Architects reflects on the importance of twinning practical work with academic research, as well as his continued participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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West African leaders meet after the military junta in Niger refuses to reinstall President Bazoum. In the studio, Charles Hecker and Marta Lorimer discuss new US curbs on Chinese tech, hardline European rhetoric on immigration and a Belgian university’s new Taylor Swift literature course.
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We investigate a new trend at universities in the US as they begin to devote parts of their campuses to arts and culture. We also find out what city planners can learn from nature as we speak to an expert in biomimicry.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the music charts in Japan, which include the successful duo Yoasobi.
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A political crisis ensues in Ecuador as presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated at a campaign rally. Plus: North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un calls for war preparations, the latest business headlines and our weekly Global Countdown takes us to Japan.
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West African leaders meet in Abuja after the military junta in Niger refuses to reinstate the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. Plus: political uncertainty in Thailand shakes investor confidence, culture news and a Canadian breed of cow that could help cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Barry Bayat, the founder of Rumor Rosé, explains how he left behind a finance career to set off for the vineyards of Provence with the goal of creating his dream pink wine. Then we’re in champagne country to meet Fiona Perrin, CEO of Champagne Rendez-Vous, an all-natural brand focused on winemaking craft with minimal intervention.
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El Salvador has been cracking down on gang criminals after years of widespread fear. Andrew Mueller explains how president Bukele’s barbaric methods have led to positive stats in both crime figures and leadership polls.
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Panellists Alex von Tunzelmann and Somnath Batabyal join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to discuss Russia’s influence in Niger and whether the US should wade in – and ask if there’s a new global order on the horizon. They also debate the issue of domestic air travel, after it emerged that 72 per cent of flights at Antwerp airport last year were internal, and ponder whether social media is dead. Plus: an interview with former Syrian political prisoner Omar Alshogre.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us on the line from Hong Kong to discuss the best that the city has to offer. Also in the programme, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson is in Venice to tour the newly opened Venice Venice Hotel, we speak to the CEO of Big Mamma Group, Victor Lugger and Ed Stocker is at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Plus, our correspondents from around the world answer your questions, from Brazil to New Zealand.
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Amazon nations fall short of their agreed goal to end deforestation. Plus, China’s economy falls into deflation as their recovery stumbles, Japan’s bullet trains phase out their famous snack carts and we take a global look at the papers...
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Is Belarus’s Lukashenko aggravating Poland without direction from Putin? Also in the programme: we discuss why India is banning makers of military drones from using Chinese parts, get the latest from France’s bubbling wine harvest and flick through the day’s papers.
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We enter the technicolour world of Swedish creative Moki Cherry and learn about the challenges of sustainable timber structures with White Arkitekter. We also discuss emerging design talent in Poland.
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This week, Monocle’s Amy Van Den Berg walks us through Biarritz on France’s Basque coast. Known for its rich food history, this region has experienced a culinary renaissance since the 1970s in which chefs have taken increasingly modern approaches to traditional Basque dishes.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined for a lively discussion with journalist Vincent McAviney and founder of China Dialogue Isabel Hilton. They talk through the global impact of China’s economic slowdown, Ireland’s options for managing a budget surplus and the ethics of cashless societies. Plus: Japan mulls over transport etiquette as it phases out snack carts on some bullet trains and Andrew reflects on the 1963 Great Train Robbery.
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Spain’s conservative People’s Party continues to try to break the country’s political deadlock. We’re also in Niger where a US envoy is attempting to resolve the crisis. Plus: we hear about the latest scandal involving Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro and what Ukraine’s plans are if a bid to assassinate president Zelensky were to be successful.
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Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, examines what is behind the US’s summer of strikes. Also in the programme: we discuss a foiled assassination plot in Ukraine; Tomohiko Taniguchi, former special advisor to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, joins us to discuss the Iran-Japan talks; and the latest news from the Baltics and Scandinavia. Plus, the search for a mythical monster intensifies in Loch Ness.
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Critics Christina Newland and Karen Krizanovich join Robert Bound to review new Australian horror film ‘Talk to Me’.
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Russia lambasts peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia – to which Moscow was not invited. With Ian Bond and Daniella Peled. Plus: Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rows back on parts of his judicial overhaul, ‘Barbenheimer’ causes a stir in Japan and the Bidens’ favourite holiday spots in Delaware.
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Chris Cermak explores the role of Gettysburg – the site of the American Civil War’s most famous battle – in addressing the country’s modern-day divisions.
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Niger’s junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted President Bazoum. Plus: the UK and India inch closer to a free-trade agreement as they enter a 12th round of talks, why no one wants to host the Commonwealth Games and a look at the world’s papers.
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We discuss the events from the Ukraine peace summit in Jeddah and find out about Niger’s emboldened Islamic insurgents following the country’s coup. Also in the programme: we round up the latest fashion news and flick through the day’s papers.
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Paul Donovan, chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management in London, joins the show to unpack his recent blog discussing inflation discrimination. What complications can arise when official inflation data fails to take into account different forms of price discrimination?
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Joining Georgina Godwin in the studio this week is author and playwright Damian Lanigan. In his latest book, ‘The Ghost Variations’, protagonist Declan Byrnie’s career as a sought-after concert pianist is brought to a halt when tragedy strikes. Despite Lanigan having never played an instrument, he beautifully translates music to the page and the complexities of the piano as both a barrier and conduit to exploring feelings of love and grief.
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Emma Nelson, Damita Pressl and Charles Hecker unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. We also hear from Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and our Bangkok correspondent, Gwen Robinson.
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A selection of the best bits from Monocle Radio this week, including former CIA director David H Petraeus, a discussion about what’s “normal” in Austria and a celebration of shark movies.
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Last week the US Congress held a bizarre hearing on UFOs, which included explosive testimony about alien spacecraft defying laws of physics. What did we learn from America’s UFO hearing? Why do people latch onto conspiracy theories? And what does this mean for democracies? Andrew Mueller speaks to Marina Koren, Tom Nichols, Will Sommer and Richard Evans.
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This week on The Stack we speak with the editor-in-chief of ‘Flaneur’ about the title’s new issue, which explores the history of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris. Plus: cool Malaysian title ‘The Laterals’ and Bulgarian journalist Konstantin Vulkov on his new photography book, ‘Play & Display’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. We’re joined by freelance journalist and communications consultant Simon Brooke to flick through the morning’s papers and we take a look at The Fandangoe Discoteca where you can dance away your grief at a purpose-built mini disco.
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We meet RADA-trained actor Adam Blackwood who is also the visionary architect of Private Drama Events, an award-winning creative agency that he founded in 2002 with a view of bringing together his theatrical and production skills. Since that time, Adam and his team have worked their magic for renowned luxury brands, influential global charities and exclusive private affairs, including creating bespoke experiences onboard the British Pullman and Venice Simplon-Orient-Express trains.
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Andrew Mueller looks back on the last seven days of news including Boris Johnson’s issues with newts and Hangzhou zoo denying claims that it dressed up humans as bears.
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Donald Trump speaks to a friendly Republican crowd in Alabama after pleading not guilty to attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Our Washington correspondent has the latest. Plus: we ask which cultural artefacts you would send into space and look at when government ad campaigns go wrong.
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Niger’s president asks the US for help following a coup in his country. Plus: Andrew Mueller wraps up the week, we discuss the latest in culture and recap Habitat for Humanity’s Housing Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Saudi Arabia leads Ukraine peace talks this weekend. Plus: Donald Trump appears in court in Washington DC, China plans limits on children’s access to tech and the eternal appeal of the shark movie.
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The new community space in Copenhagen offers a home to young designers and independent creatives in the city.
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Pakistan goes for growth, Ireland ponders its military neutrality and why Germany’s army is struggling to recruit. With Quentin Peel and Atika Rehman. Plus: our panellists’ memorable driving moments and Henry Rees-Sheridan considers longevity in his latest Letter from New York.
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We explore how the design of healthcare facilities can have an impact on public wellbeing and we speak to Asia’s first chief heat officer about how building better heat resilience is essential in our cities.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the music charts in South Africa – expect plenty of ‘amapiano’.
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North Korea confirms that it is holding an American soldier in custody. Plus: Pope Francis meets with victims of clerical sexual abuse, Turkish inflation jumps to nearly 50 per cent and Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes us to South Africa on The Global Countdown.
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ECOWAS demands that the leaders of Niger’s coup cede power by this Sunday – but does it have enough leverage? Also in the programme: We discuss Poland’s ever-increasing role in the Russia-Ukraine War, find out about Eurostar’s newest rival and flick through the day’s papers.
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Meet Sarah Brown, founder of the skincare brand whose acclaimed products have been proudly formulated, manufactured and packaged in-house in London since 2007. Sarah is an organic skincare pioneer whose expertise in developing effective, all-natural products was born out of her own experience living with challenging skin.
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Donald Trump’s legal troubles continue as he is indicted for the third time. Monocle’s Washington correspondent Chris Cermak has the latest while panellists James Rodgers and Terry Stiastny consider the former president’s 2024 chances. Plus: as more drone strikes hit Moscow, is the war entering a new phase? And why some Nordic residents are revolting against modern design trends.
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Andrew Mueller looks at the coup in Niger as a symptom of the discontent rippling through West Africa.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with fashion icon and singer Daphne Guinness about her new single and upcoming album.
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This week, we speak to Toru Machida, president of Clefs d’Or Great Britain and head concierge at The Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, takes us to sunny Sicily to explore some of the region’s breathtaking offerings and Mary Holland chats to the general manager of Eden Rock Saint Barths, Fabrice Moizan. Plus, Andrew Mueller writes to us from Bratislava and our correspondents from around the world answer listener questions from Oaxaca to California.
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Donald Trump faces four charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Plus: We take a look at a pillar of American current affairs broadcasting, provide the latest business news and discuss how cities are beating the heat in Monocle’s new summer newspaper.
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Donald Trump’s indictment: the former president faces fresh charges. Plus, we discuss developments in the Sahel region, Bill Hayton gives us the latest on Myanmar’s declaration of clemency for former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and Ellah Wakatama joins us to look at the Booker Prize longlist.
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We head to the ‘Tartan’ exhibition at the V&A Dundee and talk community consultation with landscape architecture firm Scape. Plus, we visit the studio of an emerging Czech designer.
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This week we venture to Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, to discover the fast-growing culinary scene and bustling neighbourhood of Leith.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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China announces export controls, saying it wants to safeguard “national security and interests”. Plus, how Istanbul is tackling soaring rents and overcrowding, the latest business news and a permanent art collection to be installed on the moon.
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Italy is the latest European country to rethink its ties with China but how easy is it to decouple? Plus: Israel proposes a new rail line to Saudi Arabia, and the latest theatre news.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Natty Kasambala and Kate Hutchinson to discuss the songs that encapsulate the sound of summer 2023, which of this year’s festivals guarantee a good time and the best upcoming album releases.
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After more drone attacks on Moscow, President Zelensky says “that war is returning to Russia”. Stephen Dalziel and Lynne O’Donnell consider the implications. Also on the programme: the UK grants new oil and gas licences, the Taliban meet US officials in Doha and why Twitter’s new sign is upsetting neighbours. Plus: the rules of Italian beach clubs.
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This month we muse on the power of our grandmothers’ cooking as we step into the kitchen of Athens-based writer Anastasia Miari. We travel to the Caucuses to find out how local traditions are helping Georgian hospitality to flourish, learn about the future of textiles and take a deep dive into the icy, innovative history of Sicily’s granita.
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Ananya Singhal of Studio Saar takes us on a tour of his firm’s recently completed lakeside pocket park in the Indian city of Udaipur.
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Ukraine says that war is coming to Russia as a senior Russian official threatens a nuclear attack. Plus, why Austria’s conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer has become a meme, the latest business news and a global look at the papers.
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We discuss the fate of Niger as experts fear that the situation could exacerbate regional instability. Plus: the latest charges against Donald Trump, Brazil’s ambitious green transition package and a roundup of Asia-Pacific stories.
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The latest UBS global Investor Watch report surveyed more than 500 US business owners who recently sold up or are considering doing so within the next five years. Bianca Benedetti-Fang, executive director of the UBS Business Owner Client Segment team, joins the show to discuss the report’s findings.
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Andrew Boyd, the American writer, activist and CEO – or “Chief Existential Officer” of the Climate Clock – joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his new book ‘I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope and Gallows Humor’. Described by Brian Eno as “a new and genuinely exciting kind of realism”, it acts as a manual for processing existential questions posed by climate change. Though it might be too late to the planet to stay under 1.5C global warming, Boyd argues that it’s never too late to care.
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Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and David Bodanis on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We are joined from the Alps by Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and also speak to our North Africa correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald.
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We sit down with ‘Oppenheimer’ director, Christopher Nolan, hear from the award-winning Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera, and delve into Monocle’s latest publication, ‘Swim & Sun’.
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In this special episode, Andrew Mueller sits down with former CIA director David H Petraeus to discuss the Wagner mutiny and western support for the war in Ukraine.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Magnus Greaves from premium Formula 1 title ‘RACEWKND’, plus we visit Scotland’s only typewriter repair shop and look at a new magazine from Wales, ‘The Paper’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. We’re joined by the deputy publishing editor of ‘Newsweek’, Paul Rhodes, to flick through the morning’s papers and Monocle’s culture editor, Chiara Rimella, guides us through Italian beach club culture.
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We look back at Markus Hippi’s highlights from the past 11 years of The Menu on Monocle Radio.
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In the heart of the Monastiraki neighbourhood in Athens, two friends took the plunge to create the bookstore that they thought the Greek capital was lacking. Hyper Hypo is both a community hub and publishing house, whose ethos and selection balances a smart mix of the playful and the profound. Monocle’s Paige Reynolds reports.
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Former president Donald Trump faces additional charges and the US Congress debates the country’s defence budget. Monocle’s Washington correspondent has the latest. And it’s Friday, which means a panel of Monocle staffers: Christy O’Grady, Grace Charlton and Carolina Abbott Galvão discuss beach etiquette and comfort foods. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress. We check in with Kyiv for the latest. Plus, British Airways owner IAG reports record profits as air travel recovers, we have a paper review from South Tyrol and we take a look at Kylie Minogue’s Vegas residency.
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President Putin concedes that Ukraine has intensified its counteroffensive as Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomatic staff over “unfriendly actions”. Plus, Taiwan’s efforts to bolster its defence capabilities, updates on the Niger coup and an ode to the pleasures of skinny dipping.
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How important are flora and fauna to a flourishing city? We investigate the merits of encouraging an urban insect population, the benefits of wildlife sanctuaries in city limits and we visit a turtle rehabilitation centre in a Dubai hotel.
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The current exhibition at White Conduit Projects gallery in London evokes the former fish market in Tokyo. We meet with artist Jake Tilson.
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Soldiers in Niger claim to have seized power. Deutsche Welle’s West Africa correspondent Olisa Chukwumah has the latest. Plus, Antony Blinken tours the Pacific, Ukraine threatens an Olympic boycott and why dictators like to pose on horses. With Lisette Reymer and Jonathan Fenby.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco celebrates the Italian summer with the country’s top five hottest hits.
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Soldiers stage a coup in Niger, placing the president in custody and Shell’s profits fall significantly amid the drop in oil prices over the last year. Plus, we have a look at Herzog & de Meuron’s configuration of Zürich children’s hospital that aims to offer a holistic patient experience and we’re off to Italy for this week’s Global Countdown.
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The Russia-Africa summit begins in St Petersburg. Also in the programme: Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, announces his resignation and the country’s first new leader since 1985. Plus, a check-in from the Women’s World Cup and a flick through the day’s papers.
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Seb Inglis-Jones is the co-founder of Maeving, an electric motorbike manufacturer proudly based in Coventry, the traditional home of British motorcycle innovation. Seb explains how he and his team have created Britain’s best-selling electric motorcycle by combining classic engineering with future-focused technology. Plus: Éric Dardé, president and CEO of Beaumier hotel group, stops by to discuss the importance of authenticity in hospitality and how the brand is employing simple fixes to redefine luxury.
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Black Sea security is top of the agenda as the Nato-Ukraine Council meets for the first time. Plus, Sean Ryan and Caroline Frost on European populist parties’ move away from green policies, Japan’s population woes and the iconic British comic celebrating its 85th birthday.
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Andrew Mueller explains what happened in Spain’s snap election and what is likely to come next.
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This week we speak to Ali Smith, the general manager of the boutique Pinch Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina and Clarissa Wei reports from the stunning northeastern coast of Taiwan. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Tom Webb explores the world of retail tourism with Sacha Zackariya, CEO of Changegroup and author of ‘Leading Travel & Tourism Retail’. Plus: Jack Simpson writes to us from Basel and our correspondents around the world answer your questions, from Stockholm to Munich.
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China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, disappears into the political void and Samsung holds its Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul. Plus, the latest business headlines and Ashanti Omkar with culture news.
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The Belarusian ministry of emergency situations is arming its personnel to prepare for potential armed conflict. Plus, we discuss why crime in Ecuador is increasing ahead of the country’s elections in August, the latest in the world of aviation and investigate what Elon Musk is up to over at Twitter HQ.
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We visit Prime Matter, industrial designer Emmanuel Babled’s gallery in Lisbon, meet Sanjay Garg, founder of Indian luxury fashion brand Raw Mango and architect Benni Allan discusses his Low furniture collection.
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We travel to Venice Beach, Los Angeles to join Monocle’s US correspondent, Chris Lord, as he speaks with the award-winning Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera, at his new restaurant Atla.
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Beijing ousts its foreign minister after he disappeared from public view. Anna Rosenberg and Latika Bourke consider the political and economic implications. Plus, Germany invests in domestic and foreign chip production, the Paris 2024 Olympic torch is unveiled and we discuss pets on public transport.
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after a US submarine arrives in the South. We discuss with the former British ambassador to North Korea. Plus, the latest business news, LVMH strikes a sponsorship deal with the Paris 2024 Olympics and what European cities can learn from Africa about heat mitigation.
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Israel passes a controversial bill to limit the Supreme Court’s power. Plus: French president Emmanuel Macron’s Pacific tour, Cambodia’s one-horse election race, and, as thousands of people are evacuated from Greek islands, we ask: how do repatriation flights work?
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Acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan is known for his spectacular and layered storytelling and preference for analogue cinematic methods. Robert Bound sits down with the filmmaker to discuss his new film ‘Oppenheimer’, which tells the story of the man widely regarded as the “father of the atomic bomb”. Plus: Monocle on Culture regular, Leila Latif, shares her critical take on the film.
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Israel’s parliament passes the first part of a controversial judicial reform bill. Yossi Mekelberg and Anette Dittert consider what’s next. Plus: Spain’s conservatives fall short of a majority in a snap general election and we ask if ‘Barbenheimer’ is a saviour for the cinema.
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Alexei Korolyov visits the town where western Europe’s dependency on Russian energy began to see how the attempt to cut ties with Moscow is affecting the village.
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Israel’s lawmakers have started the parliamentary session for the final vote on the government’s judicial reforms. The vote brings to a head months of turmoil with some of the biggest demonstrations in Israel’s history. We get the latest from Tel Aviv with journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer.
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We react to Spain’s snap election on Sunday and the Kyiv City Council’s temporary ban on the public use of Russian-language art and culture. Plus, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, presses ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul today and Dutch politicians officially bar cruise ships from docking in Amsterdam’s city centre.
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Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management in London, joins the show to unpack his recent blog discussing corporate Pride. Corporate involvement in Pride events and rallies has long attracted controversy and enthusiasm in almost equal measure but as Paul explains, there are some differences in the tone and source of criticism this year.
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Shashi Tharoor is a bestselling author, politician, public intellectual and former diplomat. This week he joins @georginagodwin to discuss his new book ‘BR Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India’s Dispossessed’ and his long career in public service.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by Priska Amstutz and Marcus Schögel. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Ljubljana and Istanbul.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week, including an interview with Bulgarian prime minister Nikolai Denkov, songs celebrating the summer of love and a special series about different commutes around the world.
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In this episode recorded at the Nato summit in Vilnius, we examine the high-priority issues dominating the in-trays of foreign and defence ministers. Andrew Mueller speaks to the ministers of foreign affairs of Finland, Iceland and the Czech Republic, and to Estonia’s minister of defence.
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This week we celebrate the release of ‘Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide’, plus two new titles, one on food – ‘Slop’ – and the other on travel, ‘Sablos’. Also on the show, we look at ‘El Venezolano’, a local paper for the Venezuelan community in Miami.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus, we are joined by historian and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann to flick through the morning’s papers and Gregg Scruggs reviews the work of Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda in Whistler, British Columbia.
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We go on a culinary tour of Canada’s largest city where Monocle’s correspondent, Tomos Lewis, meets the people behind some of the best-regarded neighbourhood restaurants, coffee shops, boutique alcohol-makers and hospitality design studios.
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Oliver Dixon is co-founder of the multi-award-winning brand that makes premium sodas and spritzes from natural juices, extracts and botanicals. Dixon has a background in branding, music and hospitality and co-owns a pub. It was there that he identified a lack of sophisticated soft drinks. This led to Something & Nothing, which has now successfully launched in the US.
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Nina dos Santos is joined by Monocle’s Tom Edwards and Fernando Augusto Pacheco who discuss novel prison solutions, the future of e-bikes and an unlikely style icon – King Felipe of Spain. Plus, we head to Bangkok for the last instalment in our series, ‘The Commuter’.
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Spain prepares for an election that could put the far-right in government for the first time since the Franco dictatorship. Plus, Singapore is rocked by political scandal and a Berlin suburb has been brought to a standstill by an elusive lioness. As Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ is released in the UK, Rob Bound catches up with the director.
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Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to Nato’s deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoana, at the Aspen Security Forum. Plus: Wagner mercenaries train Belarusian special forces close to the Polish border, thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president’s resignation and we celebrate “Barbenheimer” in our culture round-up.
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We find out what major urban centres can learn from their smaller siblings. Plus, why two neighbouring cities have never merged despite their close vicinity.
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New York stylist Colin King discusses his recent monograph, published by Rizzoli.
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Nina dos Santos is joined by journalist Marie Le Conte and political commentator and Times Radio presenter Carole Walker to discuss the Sweden-Iraq tensions over the recent Quran burning, and the banks being told to respect free speech. Plus, are tourists pushing worshippers out of sacred spaces? And is the EU right to rename the Falkland Islands? Finally, we head to Wellington, New Zealand for the latest episode of ‘The Commuter’.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco celebrates the summer of love, from astrological amour to an ode to the dancefloor.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Canadian singer, producer and DJ, Jessy Lanza, about her new album ‘‘Love Hallucination’.
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Russia rains missiles on Ukrainian ports for the third night in a row after pulling out of a Black Sea grain deal. Plus, tourists return to Japan, the Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays his summer soundtrack.
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Protesters storm the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Plus: MI6 invites Russian defectors to spy for Britain, a look ahead to the Spanish election and the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand.
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Jono Holt, founder of Otherway, reflects on the creative studio’s 10-year anniversary and expanding operations to San Francisco. Plus, we meet the co-founder of Merchery, a one-stop shop that aims to break the cycle of cheap and disposable promotional items.
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Nina dos Santos is joined by political journalist Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Chatham House’s Bill Hayton to discuss the climate strategy clash between the US and China, the UK by-elections and the growing pressure on public broadcasters. Plus, we head to Los Angeles for the latest in ‘The Commuter’ series and talk about weird and wonderful office buildings.
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Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s prime minister since 1984. Andrew Mueller explains how he has remained in power for so long and why he will be reelected this weekend.
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This week we speak to Gilles Bertolino, concierge of the renowned Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, about summers on the French Riviera. Also in the programme, we speak to the co-founder of London-based luxury luggage brand Carl Friedrik, who tells us how his work goes hand in hand with the world of travel. Plus: Tomos Lewis takes us on a road trip to Picton, Ontario, and our global correspondents answer your questions.
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The leader of Thailand’s biggest party is suspended from parliament. Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, reports from Bangkok on what’s next for Pita Limjaroenrat and Move Forward. Plus, we discuss the Indian parliamentarians forming a coalition to oust prime minister Narendra Modi and how to host a Commonwealth Games.
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A US national is detained in North Korea and Washington deploys submarines near Busan. Hazel Smith of Soas University of London explains the situation. Plus: Saudi Arabia signs a major arms deal with Turkey and Germany recommends an unusual solution for extreme heat.
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We travel to Bard, an Edinburgh gallery focused on sharing Scottish craft and design. We head to the rebranded and re-vamped Young Victoria & Albert Museum in East London. Plus, we learn of a material innovation in the 1960s that resulted in paper fashion.
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This week we head to the southwestern suburbs of Sydney to visit one of the city’s top food destinations, Cabramatta. It’s a vibrant southeast Asian melting pot full of Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian and Chinese restaurants, alongside other food outlets and shops. Our guide on this journey is writer Sheila Ngoc Pham.
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Former British diplomat John Everard and ‘Foreign Policy’ columnist Elisabeth Braw join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to discuss the arrest of a US soldier who crossed the North Korean border, the state of China’s economy and whether governments should engage with the Taliban. Plus: we head to New Delhi for the latest in our weeklong series, ‘The Commuter’.
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Israel’s president touches down in Washington as protests intensify back at home. Plus: Spain gears up for this weekend’s decisive election, a review of newspapers in Asia and we introduce ‘The Monocle Companion’.
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After Russia withdraws from the Black Sea grain deal, we unpack the global implications. Plus: a new ground-breaking Alzheimer’s drug, the EU-Tunisia migration deal and a roundup of business news.
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This week we ask: how do you design an album cover? We meet Anton Corbijn, the photographer and director of ‘Squaring the Circle’, a new documentary that tells the story of legendary design studio Hipgnosis. We also hear from photographer Markus Klinko, who is responsible for a defining album cover of the early 2000s, and ask an art director about the artwork design process in the age of streaming.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by journalists Simon Brooke and Patricia Cohen to discuss Russia’s seizing of Danone and Carlsberg units, the impact of digital nomad visas on cities, and the minister encouraging Hong Kong residents to give smokers a disapproving stare. Plus: we head to Tunis for the first in our week-long series, The Commuter.
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James Chambers takes us to Bangkok’s Siam Square to see why pedestrians are making good use of this refreshed piece of public realm in the Thai capital.
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The Monocle Weekly: Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Laura McGann, the director of freediving documentary ‘The Deepest Breath’ on Netflix, and freediver and actor Kristof Coenen.
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As Russia halts its grain deal with Ukraine, we assess the global implications. Plus: Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarks on a state visit to the Gulf, half of Austria’s civil service gets ready for retirement and a look at the day’s front pages.
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We hear from Khartoum as violence in Sudan escalates. Plus: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida tours the Middle East, the latest transport news and a new edition of ‘The Monocle Companion’, celebrating ideas for a better world.
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The first Future-Now Conference took place in Hong Kong last month, bringing together investors, founders, UBS specialists and companies to discuss current and future trends. In this edition, we hear from the keynote delivered by renowned futurist Azeem Azhar: ‘Four key themes for the exponential age’. Azhar is creator of the acclaimed Exponential View newsletter and the best-selling author of ‘Exponential: Order and Chaos in an Age of Accelerating Technology’.
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This week on Meet the Writers, actress, author, and gender advisor for the United Nations, Catherine Joy White, sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book ‘This Thread of Gold: a Celebration of Black Womanhood’.
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Monocle\'s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Alexandra Andrist and Chandra Kurt discuss the major topics of the weekend. Plus: we check in with our friends in London, Barcelona and Bangkok.
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We speak with Norway’s former prime minister Erna Solberg. Plus: Argentina’s first female winemaker and we ride a motorbike in Timor-Leste.
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In this special episode, the team travels to Vilnius for a historic Nato summit. What’s in store for the alliance and when will Ukraine be joining? Andrew Mueller speaks to the prime minister of Bulgaria, Nikolai Denkov; Benedetta Berti-Alberti; Ambassador Andrej Benedejcic; and Daria Kaleniuk.
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This week on The Stack we celebrate issue 50 of a magazine that pioneered slow journalism: ‘Delayed Gratification’. Plus, we reveal a new iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’ heads to the archipelagos of Southeast Asia.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus: we are joined by journalist and author Charlotte Henry to flick through the morning’s papers and Monica Lillis explores the history of book bans and educational censorship.
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Monocle’s Chris Cermak heads to Washington, the world’s diplomacy capital, to delve into culinary diplomacy – the ways in which emissaries use their national cuisines for good causes, as well as to promote the culture and food of their home countries.
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Former UK diplomat John Everard and arts journalist Amah-Rose Abrams discuss the significance of the US formally rejoining Unesco to counter Chinese influence. Plus: as a new edition of ‘The Monocle Companion’ hits shelves, editor Josh Fehnert and Carlota Rebelo talk about their favourite essays in the handsome paperback.
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Bob Sheard, friend of the show and co-founder of brand agency Fresh Britain, stops by with reflections on the Brand Britain event that took place in January in London and featured Monocle, Central Saint Martins and the leaders of a host of great businesses. Sheard shares lessons from the day and explains how they have recalibrated his strategic approach.
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Germany presents its economic strategy on China and UK MPs publish a scathing report on the British response to Chinese security threats. Monocle’s US editor also profiles the Democratic presidential hopeful, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Plus, why an Indian rocket launch is a big moment for PM Narendra Modi.
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Steve Earle, one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, joins Andrew Mueller to discuss his new tour, play and why his enduring hit ‘Copperhead Road’ is the newest state song of Tennessee, where marijuana remains illegal.
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Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel on the forthcoming training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Romania. Plus: international concern over threats to the electoral process in Guatemala, aviation news and Andrew Mueller’s weekly round-up.
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It’s part two of our summer meeting of The Urbanist book club, in which we examine how cities could be the solution to society’s biggest challenges. Plus, we discuss the changing face of retail through the story of one man\'s journey from shop assistant to COO of the legendary music store – HMV.
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We meet Julio Kowalenko and Rodrigo Armas, the team behind cross-disciplinary architectural and design practice Atelier Caracas. They discuss their multifaceted approach and the importance of producing design through a Venezuelan lens.
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Andrew Mueller is joined by Rachel Cunliffe and Charles Hecker for a wrap of the Nato summit in Vilnius. Plus: the latest on Ukraine as a telephone conversation between Russian and American intelligence chiefs is confirmed, a chat with Congressman Dean Phillips and Hollywood braces for a shutdown.
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On this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes a look at the top songs in Poland.
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Thailand’s parliament rejects reformist Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister, despite his progressive Move Forward Party securing the most seats in May’s election. Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, gives us the latest. Also in the programme: a new round of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine and the Hollywood writers’ strike. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco checks out the Polish pop charts.
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Journalist Lili Bayer brings us the latest from the Nato summit in Vilnius and Petri Burstoff is in Helsinki ahead of the US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit. Also in the programme: Andrew Walker flicks through the day’s papers and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi tells us about a new sustainable fashion scheme in France.
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Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, joins Tom Edwards from Bangkok for a Thailand-themed special episode. We met the founder of The Commons – a mall-cum-community centre – and the man behind local menswear brand The Decorum.
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Nato members are conflicted after the US announced that it would supply Ukraine with surplus cluster bombs. Andrew Mueller discusses the controversial decision and why the besieged country wants the munitions.
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Nina dos Santos is joined by Alex von Tunzelmann and Michael Binyon to discuss the state of Russia’s economy, North Korea’s latest long-range ballistic missile and the world’s most dangerous travel destinations. Plus, what are the worst political books?
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Argentina’s first female wine-maker, Susana Balbo. She discusses wine and hospitality in the country.
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This week we speak to Aiko Imaizumi, chief concierge of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, about her recommendations for summer in the Japanese capital. We also meet Eliad Cohen, the Israeli DJ behind the Papa Party club night, and Naomi Xu Elegant tours Timor-Leste. Also in the programme: Raul Leal, CEO of SH Hotels and Resorts, tells us about his new opening in London; Guy De Launey takes us to Roxanich Winery and Design Hotel in Motovun, Croatia; and our correspondents around the world answer listeners’ questions.
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North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile close to Japanese waters. James Fretwell gives us the latest from Seoul. Plus: why Syria is sponsoring influencers to visit war-torn cities and Monocle’s contributing editor Rob Bound reflects on the life of Czech-born author Milan Kundera after his death aged 94.
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Monocle’s team in Vilnius tells us why Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of Nato. Plus, the Finnish government’s racism scandal, the latest business news and how the Portuguese government is encouraging young people to pick up more books.
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Stained glass artist, Brian Clarke, shares the importance and challenges of modernising the ancient art form and architect Massimilano Locatelli discusses his approach to designing interiors and buildings. Plus, curator Eldina Begic reflects on the utopian, political and artistic potential of workwear.
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Nina dos Santos is joined by Ivor Gaber and Julie Norman to discuss Ukraine’s future Nato membership, war crimes in Darfur and the disbandment of The New York Times sports department. Plus, why the tip box has ignited online debate over unnecessary tipping in South Korea.
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This week we walk through the historic 13th-century neighbourhood of Nizamuddin in Delhi, India, where every nook and cranny is redolent with the hallmarks of Mughlai cuisine. Our guide is Delhi insider, Geetanjali Krishna.
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We report from Vilnius as Nato leaders gather for the military alliance’s annual summit. Also in the programme: protests erupt in Israel as parliament gives initial approval to Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul bill. Plus: business news and Canada’s immigration rules for technology workers.
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Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan greenlights Sweden’s Nato accession as the military alliance kicks off a summit in Vilnius. Monocle’s Andrew Mueller gives us the latest from the Lithuanian capital. Plus: the UN warns of civil war in Sudan, the latest technology news and a new device deployed in Japanese train stations to help confused foreign tourists.
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We meet Todd Eckert, the director behind an extraordinary new mixed-reality performance that brings to life the music of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. Plus: Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Roddy Maude-Roxby, a nonagenarian artist who has been a stone’s throw away from many of the artistic movements, creative circles and cultural moments of the past 70 years.
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Nina dos Santos, Vincent McAviney and Isabel Hilton discuss US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s China trip, Turkey’s bargaining over Sweden’s Nato membership, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte’s departure from politics and France’s ban on fireworks sales ahead of Bastille Day. Plus, Andrew Mueller’s On This Day: the 1985 bombing of the Greenpeace ship ‘Rainbow Warrior’.
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Jessica Bridger investigates an audacious swimming pool in the south of France that has an interesting tale to tell.
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Joe Biden touches down in London to meet the UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Australia announces a defence deal worth more than $1bn (€0.9bn) with Germany, including armoured vehicles and joint military drills. Plus: we review the day’s newspapers.
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We discuss the US’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Plus: a flick through the day’s papers and South Korea’s plans to revamp its foreign policy.
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Earth Security founder and CEO Alejandro Litovsky is another of the inspirational thought-leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Litovsky is joined at Monocle’s headquarters in Zürich by Tom Hall, global head of social impact and philanthropy at UBS, to discuss investing through a natural-asset lens.
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Paul Burston is an acclaimed Welsh writer, journalist, documentarian and activist. He has dedicated his career to creating and promoting LGBTQ+ stories, both in his own work and by lifting up other artists. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his new memoir, ‘We Can Be Heroes: A Survivor’s Story’.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Emma Nelson are joined by Fabienne Kinzelmann, Oliver Strijbis and Alexandra Andrist. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki and Bangkok.
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The best of Monocle Radio: interviews with hip-hop pioneer Chuck D and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara plus a documentary about the iconic menswear catalogue, ‘International Male’.
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Militaries around the world are enlisting novelists to dream up the wars of the future. What can defence experts learn from science fiction? Andrew Mueller speaks to political scientist Peter Singer, general Sir Richard Shirreff, major general Mick Ryan and Nato’s Ruben Diaz-Plaja.
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This week on The Stack, we catch up with old favourites – starting with David Shaftel from ‘Racquet’ magazine, just as Wimbledon is under way. Plus: David McKendrick from ‘Paperboy’ and Ilirjana Alushaj from ‘The Pop Manifesto’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus: a review of the morning’s papers with Latika Bourke.
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This week, restaurateur Imad Alarnab joins Markus Hippi to talk about his new cookbook, ‘Imad’s Syrian Kitchen: A Love Letter from Damascus to London’. Meanwhile, Monocle’s Monica Lillis heads south of the Thames to speak to food entrepreneur Jayke Mangion. Plus: Leon Foo, co-founder of Singapore-based coffee-capsule company Morning, tells us about the brand’s mission.
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War correspondent Tim Mak unpacks escalating concerns in Ukraine surrounding the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s weekly roundup and the politicians embracing the power of AI.
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Adrien Gloaguen, the founder and owner of French boutique hotel group Touriste, talks about its expanding portfolio and how to balance the individual charms of each property with overarching brand values.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest drops in the first half of 2023 and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is set to hold talks with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Plus, Andrew Mueller brings us this week’s instalment of What We Learned.
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Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, on Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Turkey. Also in the programme: the significance of the G7 justice ministers meeting in Tokyo, updates on Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin and Russia, plus a look at the UAE’s self-driving cars.
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We call our summer meeting of The Urbanist book club with two titles that tell stories of American urbanisation, from the suburban boom and Asian immigration to the creation of Chicago’s iconic skyline.
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Jens Stoltenberg makes a push to secure Sweden’s Nato membership. Also in the programme: Somnath Batabyal and Daniella Peled discuss the resignation of Tel Aviv’s police chief, Ami Eshed. Plus: the effects of artificial intelligence on the world order and the value of soft power in times of crisis.
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Monocle Radio’s music curator Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays his picks for the summer, from South African synth-disco to classic reggae jams.
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Company co-founder and designer, Hans Augustenborg, discusses his analogue approach to devising a visual solution to the issue of indoor air quality.
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The US Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, begins a four-day trip to China today to ease tensions between the world’s two major economies. We discuss the highlights from Italy’s most important film awards, the Globo d’oro, which took place in Rome last night. Plus, Tom Webb has a global newspaper review and Fernando Augusto Pacheco reveals Monocle’s summer playlist on The Global Countdown.
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We discuss the future of Nato – will Sweden be in it? Also in the programme: campaigning for Spain’s general election begins and Japan Airlines launches a clothing rental service. Plus: the latest technology news.
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Adrien Roose is co-founder and CEO of the award-winning Belgian electric cycle company that has transformed the industry with its fully automatic rider experience. Roose explains how Cowboy is reimagining urban mobility – and how that is helping to shape happier, healthier cities.
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Panellists Stephen Dalziel and Rebecca Tinsley discuss plans to replace Wagner in Ukraine for Russia, next year’s planned elections in South Sudan and whether the Netherlands is right to ban mobile phones in schools. Plus, Andrew Mueller heads for a guitar lesson at London’s Flamenco Festival 2023.
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An incident during an England-Australia cricket match this week has spilled into the geopolitical sphere as prime ministers, Rishi Sunak and Anthony Albanese, both issued pointed statements toward each other. Andrew Mueller explains why it’s such big news for all those who might find themselves stumped.
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This week, Luc Frieseisen, senior concierge at The Dolder Grand in Zürich and president of Les Clefs d’Or Suisse, tells us about the illustrious organisation. We also speak to interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon about his eclectic career and upcoming projects, and Monocle’s Gregory Scruggs journeys to Whistler, British Columbia, to give us the lowdown on the mountain resort’s summer season. Plus: our correspondents around the world answer listeners’ questions on destinations from Taipei to Milan.
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As Israel withdraws its forces from the Jenin refugee camp, we assess the long-term consequences of the country’s biggest military operation in the occupied West Bank for 20 years. Also in the programme: Colombia’s last active guerrilla group agrees to a truce and documentary maker Chris Smith on his new film, ‘Wham!’.
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We discuss the threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate. Also in the programme: why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.
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We highlight the platforms that are challenging fast-paced fashion consumption. Plus: we look at revamping our current wardrobe through rental, repair and sustainable clothing choices.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by journalists Simon Brooke and Lynne O’Donnell to discuss divisions in France, how water is threatening peace in Afghanistan and the latest Nato developments. We also hear from Monocle’s Mary Fitzgerald and Atlantic Council senior fellow, Emadeddin Badi, about their new book on Libya. Plus: why bad reviews are the most fun to read.
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This week we head to the Portuguese capital Lisbon to visit one of its lesser-known districts: Graça. Home to several sites where travellers can take in picturesque panoramas of the city skyline, the Graça neighborhood still manages to retain the feel of a small town and is home to some promising chefs and bars where diners can explore the many flavors and aromas of Portuguese cuisine. Monocle’s correspondent Ivan Carvalho guides us through the area’s vibrant culinary scene.
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The latest reactions from Seoul after the International Atomic Energy Agency approves Japan’s plan to release treated water from the damaged Fukushima power station into the ocean. Also in the programme: a diplomatic breakthrough between Turkey and Egypt as the countries appoint ambassadors to restore ties and the biggest headlines from Finland.
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We give you the latest on Israel’s major military operation in the West Bank. Plus: the Hong Kong police’s bounties for self-exiled activists, the inauguration of Thailand’s new government and the soft power of military hospital ships.
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We head to the Oxfordshire countryside to visit Studio Richter Mahr, a state-of-the-art studio and production facility built by British-German composer Max Richter and his partner, artist Yulia Mahr. Robert Bound sits down with Richter to discuss his recent Glastonbury performance, the creation of his album ‘Sleep’ and his hopes for the studio.
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The latest on the violence in the West Bank with Julie Norman, associate professor in politics and international relations at University College London. In the studio, Terry Stiastny and Ian Bond discuss the EU’s approach to Russian assets, why France and Germany have fallen out of love and how ‘Barbie’ has become an unlikely agitator in Vietnam. Plus: a tribute to Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina and New Zealand’s Martin Phillipps serenades Monocle’s Andrew Mueller.
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Mariella Bevan browses a historic library that is helping to preserve the written heritage of the Portuguese language in Brazil.
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Ukraine’s defence ministry declares modest wins in its counteroffensive, Greece swears in a new parliament and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco returns from Marseille as unrest continues in France.
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Riots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa and we discuss the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope.
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The annual UBS Reserve Management Seminar and its resulting survey provide one of the most authoritative depictions of official reserve management activities. This year’s research was conducted between April and June, collecting responses from nearly 40 central banks from all regions globally. What was discussed at the conference – and what can we learn from the freshly published survey? With UBS’s Massimiliano Castelli and professor Arturo Bris.
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Tom Rachman is a bestselling English-Canadian novelist. After a successful career as a journalist and a foreign correspondent, he published his debut novel in 2010 to wide acclaim. This week Rachman joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his new book, ‘The Imposters’ – a darkly funny story about a failed writer trying to finish her final book during the pandemic.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest news stories with Eemeli Isoaho and Christof Münger. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London and Tokyo.
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Highlights of the week: a celebration of divas, a roundup of men’s fashion weeks and food highlights from Mexico City.
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Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko became an unexpected major player in the apparent resolution of the dispute between Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group and the Russian state. What does Belarus have to gain (and lose) from backing Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine? Andrew Mueller speaks to John Everard, Hanna Liubakova and Andrei Sannikov.
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We speak with the director and producers of ‘All Man: The International Male Story’, a documentary about a catalogue that changed men’s fashion and the perception of masculinity in the US. Plus: Lane Greene updates The Economist’s bestselling book ‘Writing with Style’.
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A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Plus: a review of the morning’s papers with artist and journalist Siân Pattenden and a deep dive into the world of divas with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Robert Bound.
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This week, Markus Hippi speaks to the founder of the Bold Bean Co, Amelia Christie-Miller, about her new cookbook that celebrates the versatility of beans. Also in the programme, Guy De Launey heads to the Brina festival of cocktails and mixology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Ivan Carvalho meets with vinters Luca D’Attoma and Elizabeth Gabay to discover the potential of Italian rosé. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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Resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Elisabeth Braw, discusses how Sweden has sparked outrage in Muslim countries by allowing a Qur’an to be burnt. In the studio, Monocle’s Helmi Pillai and Markus Hippi react to the resignation of a Finnish minister and Korea’s new K-pop school. Plus: Emma Searle on her love for ‘Lord of the Rings’.
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Monocle’s Paige Reynolds reports from Berlin on the start-up seeking to fix fashion’s sustainability problem and shift attitudes away from ownership by offering consumers a rentable range of everyday, unisex garments.
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This month we explore why we are instinctively drawn to water, touching upon the themes of healing, restoration and travel. We visit leading Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes’ coast-inspired new exhibition and head to Mallorca to meet the couple behind the label Accidente con Flores. Plus: we sit down with Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara to talk about her life and her new album, ‘London Ko’.
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At least 667 people were arrested as clashes between police and protesters in France continued for a third night. A landmark US Supreme Court ruling says that race must not determine university admissions. Plus: The latest business news and papers from South America.
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Andrew Mueller sits down with the ground-breaking hip-hop pioneer and revolutionary activist to discuss his extraordinary career and his new illustrated memoir, ‘Livin’ Loud: ARTitation’.
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We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, get the latest from France as riots rock major cities and give you an update on this week’s EU Council summit in Brussels. Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia.
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Nadia Al Zagir, co-founder and creative director of &Drape, tells us about the aesthetic potential of curtains.
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We explore how designing with acoustics in mind can shape our urban environment and the effect of music spaces on a city’s social fabric.
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The aftershocks of the Wagner group’s failed mutiny continue as a senior Russian general has reportedly been detained. James Rodgers and Yassmin Abdel-Magied give you the latest. Also in the programme: three months on from Russia’s detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich, we speak to his friend and colleague Pjotr Sauer. Plus: an Eid ceasefire collapses in Sudan and the millennials bucking political trends in Australia and the US.
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Monocle Radio’s music curator, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, presents a second helping of his pick of great songs for the summer, ranging from Icelandic folk to Italo disco.
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Farah Karim-Cooper is Globe professor of Shakespeare studies at King’s College London. She is also the co-director of education at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as an executive board member of RaceB4Race, a collective of scholars and institutions that seek racial justice in the field of pre-modern literary studies. Georgina Godwin sits down with Farah to discuss her third and most recent book, ‘The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future’.
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The latest from Paris, where protests continue over the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer. Plus: how campaigning for the US presidential election has already begun and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto on the summer’s defining songs.
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Wagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy? Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE.
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We meet Annabel Thomas, the founder of organic whisky distillery Nc’nean on Scotland’s west coast. Thomas reflects on her decade-long journey to change perceptions of the spirit, reach a more diverse customer base and innovate production through sustainable practices.
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After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aborted march on Moscow, we ask what’s next for the Wagner mercenary group’s operations in Africa and the Middle East. With Sean Ryan and Barbara Serra. Plus: Stockholm risks tensions with Ankara and Italian authorities search for a Colosseum vandal.
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Andrew Mueller considers the reasons why Wagner Group Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, aborted his mutiny so quickly and what might happen next.
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This week, Sean Muir, director of rooms at Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, shines a light on summer in the Canadian city and Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov takes the revamped rail route from Vienna to the Italian port city of Trieste. Also in the programme: we speak to Sonu Shivdasani, co-founder of hospitality group Soneva, whose portfolio includes the Maldives’ first luxury resort, Soneva Fushi. Plus: Andrew Mueller gives us the lowdown on Delphi and our correspondents from around the world answer listeners’ questions.
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How much did Moscow’s senior military leaders know in advance about the weekend’s Wagner group mutiny? Also in the programme: Sweden’s Almedalen Week, a summer event often described as the most important in the country’s political calendar, and why South Korea had to change the way it records people’s age.
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We discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters. Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’.
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This week we head to the chic neighbourhood of La Condesa in Mexico City, known for its tree-lined avenues and slow pace of life. Monocle’s Mathilde Felter guides us through the area’s vibrant restaurant and bar scenes.
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Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, joins Nic Monisse in the studio for a sartorial roundup, with analysis and interviews from recent Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan, as well as Pitti Uomo.
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Toronto elects Olivia Chow as its new mayor. Plus: China’s premier critiques “the politicisation of economic issues” by the West at an economic forum in Tianjin and journalists at France’s main Sunday newspaper go on strike over their new editor. With Lisette Reymer and Jonathan Fenby.
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A new recording of Donald Trump appearing to show off classified documents, the debate in Germany after the far-right AFD party wins a local election, plus a look at the day’s international papers.
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New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin. Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding.
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We visit a new exhibition at London’s V&A dedicated to all things diva. Curator Kate Bailey joins Robert Bound to discuss how the show celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers across the ages, while fashion designer Bob Mackie tells us how he created such a wealth of iconic looks. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and film critic Christina Newland share their thoughts on how divas intersect with society.
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Former Ukrainian MP Aliona Hlivco and journalist Caroline Frost discuss the effect of the Wagner group’s semi-mutiny on the Kremlin, Italy’s attempts to appoint more Italian museum directors and the Chinese young people looking to God for guidance in moments of hardship. Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller sits down with rapper Chuck D and former GCHQ director David Omand.
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Amy van den Berg explores a museum that’s bringing tourism back to the city in one of France’s most famous wine regions.
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The latest insights on the events in Russia over the weekend, how Toronto has been preparing for today’s mayoral election and a look at Argentina’s presidential candidates.
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We discuss how the weekend’s events were received in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and by Nato members. Plus: lessons from the second Greek election in two months, the parents in China turning to the tutoring “black market” and the ambassadors championing two wheels in Brussels.
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Our panel from UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief investment office explains why we face a balancing act in the second half of the year. There’s a path for higher stocks but it is narrow: economic growth can neither be so strong as to force the US Federal Reserve into further hikes, nor be so weak as to drive fears of a recession. Our experts discuss what smart investors can do over the coming months. With Nadia Lovell, Kiran Ganesh and Paul Donovan.
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Award-winning British-Sri Lankan novelist, filmmaker and journalist Guy Gunaratne joins Georgina Godwin to discuss their second book, ‘Mister, Mister’, a devastating story about a young British man who finds himself in a British detention centre after fleeing the war in Syria.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Oliver Strijbis and Marcus Schögel discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in London, Oslo and Lisbon.
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This week on The Curator, we celebrate Monocle’s Quality of Life issue, revealing the world’s top cities to live in. Plus: a new Grammy Awards category dedicated to African music.
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National leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are gearing up for the alliance’s high-stakes summit next month in Lithuania. How has the war in Ukraine transformed Nato? And what comes next? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ingrida Simonyte, prime minister of Lithuania; Benedetta Berti-Alberti, head of policy planning in the Office of the Secretary-General at Nato; Kersti Kaljulaid, former president of Estonia; and Swedish political scientist Anna Wieslander.
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This week we welcome Kenya Hunt, editor in chief of ‘Elle’ UK, to the studio. Plus: Vienna’s first kiosk dedicated to indie food publications and the founder of ‘Eaten’, a magazine exploring food history.
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The week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller reviews the morning’s newspapers and we discuss what’s next for Nato. Plus: a look ahead at the next episode of ‘The Foreign Desk’ and the Ukrainian women making craft, not war.
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We raise a glass at the Sicilia en primeur wine fair in Taormina, visit Japanese outdoor brand Snow Peak’s flagship shop, which showcases the company’s culinary focus, and discover a new book on vegetarian cooking from Japan.
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Guy De Launey discusses the failure of the EU-mediated crisis talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo, and Markus Hippi and Isabella Jewell examine Ireland’s plan to pay up to €84,000 to those who are willing to relocate to a remote island. Plus: the Dutch students slamming plans to slash English courses and Monocle’s Tom Webb on his guilty pleasure: the rock band Genesis.
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Our contributing editor Andrew Mueller gives us his take on this week’s news.
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The founder of the eponymous slow-fashion brand, which creates classically styled and traditionally crafted garments, explains his commitment to using materials sourced from experienced Italian artisans.
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India’s views on prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, Jair Bolsonaro’s latest legal trouble in Brazil and Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week. Plus: the City of London reimagines the future of outmoded office buildings.
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Journalist Jason Rezaian of ‘The Washington Post’ discusses his 544 days in an Iranian prison, what it took to get him out and what he believes should be done to help other journalists who have been wrongfully detained.
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Nations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers. Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers.
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Change is afoot in the Slovak capital. We meet Matus Vallo, Bratislava’s bass-playing architect mayor, and his unofficial network of urban change-makers to hear about the city’s renaissance. From improved public spaces to the restoration of neglected buildings, this is a city on the up.
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Nina dos Santos and Nik Gowing on The Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, India and China strengthen ties with defence, the Spanish government allocates €160m to promote audio in Spain and the latest on trade agreements. Plus: Rome sends Russell Crowe into battle with Riyadh for the right to host the 2030 World Expo.
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Monocle Radio’s music curator, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, presents his pick of great songs for the summer, from Maracuyá disco to 1990s club tracks.
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Acclaimed British author and creative-writing teacher Tim Lott has published 10 novels and a memoir, ‘The Scent of Dried Roses’, which won the Pen Ackerley Prize for autobiography and is a Penguin Modern Classic. His latest book is ‘Yes! No! But Wait…!: The One Thing You Need to Know to Write a Novel’. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his new work and the state of the creative-writing industry today.
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We meet Nina Marenzi, founder of The Sustainable Angle, a not-for-profit organisation behind the annual Future Fabrics Expo. The event showcases sustainable, responsibly produced fibres and helps designers to make informed choices when sourcing their materials.
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A look at Ukraine’s counteroffensive as Volodymyr Zelensky admits that it is progressing more slowly than he had hoped. Also in the programme: why Turkey is heading for an economic U-turn and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s Global Countdown.
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We give you the latest as the UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga. Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series, Matt Wolf brings us the news from the world of theatre and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla.
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We meet Jason Kirk, one half of the husband-and-wife team behind eyewear innovators Kirk & Kirk. The brand is revolutionising the industry with their colourful frames and thoughtful approach to design. Hear how they scaled the business internationally despite challenges along the way and why Jason is convinced that the right frames can be a game-changer.
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Rebecca Tinsley and Charles Hecker on Joe Biden’s threat to the US-China detente by calling Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’, the end of a three-day ceasefire in Sudan’s capital and why a UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar. Plus: why British five-year-olds are up to 7cm shorter than their Western peers.
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Andrew Mueller explains the recent trip of African leaders to Ukraine and Russia, and assesses whether it made any difference in terms of helping to end the war.
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This week we speak to Theodora Minderhoud, hotel manager of Katikies Santorini, who gives us the lowdown on the Greek island, while Monocle’s Tom Webb unearths the finest delights that Perugia has to offer. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco talks to Eddie Megraoui about how Hotel Amour in Paris is giving elevator music a new reputation.
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Delegates from more than 60 countries are gathering in London for the Ukraine Recovery Conference – but how much can be done while the war continues to rage? We also give you the latest in menswear at Paris Fashion Week and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s newspapers.
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea. Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category.
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We meet Lina Ghotmeh, the architect behind this year’s pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery, and visit a digital fabrication studio and research lab in Beirut. Plus: we catch up with Hanna Dís Whitehead in Iceland, a maker committed to working with local materials, wool and oat straw.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Robin Lustig look at the day’s top stories, including the first state visit to the US by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, companies hiring refugees in Europe and why an invitation to see the mayor of Tehran led to the resignation of a Brussels minister. Plus: Josh Rudolph of the German Marshall Fund on rebuilding Ukraine and part two of our Quality of Life series.
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This week we venture down Oxford’s Cowley Road, an area of the historic city that offers a surprising mix of culinary delights from around the world (and is traditionally the home of one the UK’s largest carnivals). Our guide is Monocle’s Mariella Bevan.
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We look ahead to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to the US since he took power in 2014. Plus: an interview with the US ambassador to Yemen, the latest business news and the biggest stories from today’s newspapers.
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France challenges the ‘Sky Shield initiative’, a new German-led air-defence plan. Plus: violence breaks out in the West Bank, the rise of Hindu nationalism in Nepal and the latest music news.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Ted Hodkingson, head of literature and spoken word at London’s Southbank Centre, to discuss how he went about programming the venue’s summer literary events. Plus: we hear from writer and broadcaster Kate Molleson and poet Lidija Dimkovska.
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US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s China trip is off to a good start. Panellists Julie Norman and Owen Matthews discuss this, the new trial of Alexei Navalny and France’s air-defence plan. Plus: we begin a series looking at our annual Quality of Life survey.
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HJ Mai delves into the debate over what’s next for New York’s most emblematic sports and events venue.
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Power failures and water shortages hit South Africa as questions linger about why members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security detail were detained in Poland. Meanwhile, Swiss voters back a new climate bill designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and help the country achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We take a closer look at the Austrian Social Democratic Party’s new leader, Andreas Babler, and the Paris Air Show returns after a four-year hiatus.
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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, visits Beijing in a bid to ease relations between the US and China. Plus: the latest on the conflict in Ukraine, a roundup of the day’s papers and a profile of Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, who is now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Carey Shuffman, head of UBS’s US women’s segment, guides us through the latest edition of the annual report that explores how women approach their financial wellbeing. Shuffman tells us how she and her colleagues compiled this year’s data, reveals some of its key findings and reminds us why a sharp focus on women’s financial participation remains as vital as ever.
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Born in Cornwall in the southwest corner of England, award-winning author, travel writer and academic Tim Hannigan joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest book, ‘The Granite Kingdom’, a probing and lyrical account of an east-west walk across the region where he was raised.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Chandra Kurt discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in Bangkok, Milan and Tel Aviv.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week. We mark the death of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, visit a cool food destination in Peru’s capital and give you the latest on Toronto’s mayoral race.
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Almost 16 months since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war shows no signs of ending. How long will the conflict last – and is the West actually afraid of a Ukrainian victory? Andrew Mueller sits down with General Philip Breedlove, Nato’s former supreme allied commander Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s former deputy supreme allied commander Europe, and Russian opposition politician Vladimir Milov.
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This week we speak to the team behind ‘Form’, Germany’s oldest design magazine, about its new English-language international issue. Plus: we meet the founders of ‘Mother Tongue’, who tell us about their revolutionary take on motherhood media. Finally, ‘Hard Pack’, a new magazine dedicated to skiing, full of edgy reporting and cerebral writing on the topic.
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The week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Journalist Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers and we speak to South Korean human rights activist Pastor Kim Sungeun, who has helped more than 1,000 North Koreans to defect since 2000. Plus: why does avocado and honey work? Emma Nelson dives into the world of flavour pairing.
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Emma Nelson speaks to Niki Segnit about the second volume of her global bestseller ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, while Monica Lillis asks food entrepreneur and comedian Eddie Huang about his restaurant Baohaus and its new pop-up in London. Also in the programme: Markus Hippi chats with food writer Susan Jung about her new book ‘Kung Pao and Beyond’ and we hear the latest food and drink headlines.
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Olga Rudenko, editor of The Kyiv Independent, on running stories critical of the Ukrainian military in wartime and her paper’s new war crimes investigations team. Plus: a political row in New Zealand over bilingual road signs and what would be on your country’s citizenship test?
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Fernando Bonastre de Celis, the founder and creative director of Bonastre, explains how his brand creates premium leather bags by focusing on materiality, durability and craft. He tells us why his success relies on European manufacturing – and plenty of savoir-faire.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla, who cleverly mixes electro with African folk and soul. They discuss Mabandla’s latest album, ‘amaXesha’, and South Africa’s music scene.
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As African leaders arrived in Kyiv on a peace mission, air-raid sirens filled the air in the Ukrainian capital and there were at least two explosions. We give you the latest. Plus: We take a look at the latest business and culture news, including this week’s cinema releases with film critic Ashanti Omkar.
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The first African American and female Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, joins Christopher Cermak to discuss the role of libraries as a cornerstone of democracy and her efforts to spread the word about their wonders.
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We give you the latest as African leaders begin their peace mission in Ukraine. Plus: a new rural plan for France, a check-in from the Brussels Urban Summit and Andrew Mueller’s rundown of the week’s more unusual stories.
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London-based critic and writer Amber Husain speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Meat Love’, which explores the relationship between capitalist desire and our hunger for meat.
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Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage, shares the essence of the company’s design philosophy and why its timepieces hold an enduring appeal for collectors and watch enthusiasts alike.
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As Toronto prepares for a snap mayoral election on 26 June, we explore the urban issues at stake and hear how the vote presents an opportunity for change.
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Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells Monocle Radio that the West is failing to act over the treatment of women in Iran. Plus: former British prime minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament according to a report by MPs – Carole Walker and Steve Cannane discuss his political future. Also in the show: the latest on Ukraine’s counteroffensive and should children learn the national anthem in school?
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco presents the defining songs of his life.
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As Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons, its opposition leader warns the West that it is now ‘in the hands of a dictator’. Plus: the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition, what to expect at Paris Fashion Week and Fernando Augusto Pacheco delivers a very special Global Countdown.
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Western allies are negotiating a security agreement with Kyiv – but will it fall short of Ukraine’s demands? Meanwhile, demand for sea salt in South Korea grows ahead of Japan’s planned release of ‘treated’ water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Plus: a special interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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Following Trump’s historic court appearance in Miami, Andrew Mueller explains the former US president’s growing laundry list of legal trouble and what it means for him politically.
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We’re in Lisbon to meet Chitra Stern who, with her husband, Roman, created Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts, which has reimagined luxury family holidays. She tells Monocle about her latest endeavour, Martinhal Residences. Plus: we head to Berlin to clink glasses with Moritz Zyrewitz, founder of a gentle, lower-alcohol German wine brand.
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How will Donald Trump’s arraignment affect his re-election chances in 2024? Terry Stiastny and Yossi Mekelberg discuss. Plus: Italy marks the death of Silvio Berlusconi, Germany unveils its first dedicated security strategy and China offers support for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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To mark Monocle on Design’s partnership with Nike, we sit down with the brand’s chief sustainability officer, Noel Kinder, to learn more about the ways in which it is leading the way and setting a new agenda when it comes to sustainable practices.
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This week we speak to Eduardo Riestra, co-founder of boutique hotel Palacio Ico, who gives us the lowdown on Lanzarote, while Monocle’s Christopher Cermak boards a sleeper train from Chicago to Washington. Also in the programme: Craig Reid, CEO of Auberge Resorts Collection, joins us in the studio, Laura Kramer takes us on a trip to Paris and our correspondents from around the world answer listeners’ questions.
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China launches an influence campaign in Taiwan amid reports of worsening ties between Beijing and Washington. Plus: Kosovo’s president, Vjosa Osmani, addresses the European Parliament, Turkey hosts the first Sweden Nato talks since President Erdogan’s re-election and we’re in Florence for Pitti Uomo.
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Donald Trump’s historic court appearance – where does it leave the former US president? Plus: Israel joins Africa’s largest military exercise in Morocco, the business news and a special interview with Indian diplomat and politician, Shashi Tharoor.
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Monocle’s Diego Lopez takes us on a gastronomic adventure around the streets of Barranco, the Peruvian capital’s historic district and an area known for its rich and diverse food scene.
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We report from the 10th edition of Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design festival, where we check out the latest offerings from sustainable material specialists Mater and meet design studio Atelier Axo. Plus: we visit the home of interior designer Kim Grenaa.
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The latest from Miami, where Donald Trump has arrived for his arraignment. In the studio, Lynne O’Donnell and Phil Clark discuss Australia’s forthcoming referendum on an indigenous ‘Voice’ and the author facing backlash for a book set in Russia.
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Stephen Dalziel joins us in the studio to discuss the reports of Russia launching a missile attack on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city. Plus: Chris Cermak is in Miami to tell us about Donald Trump’s second arraignment of the year and we get the lowdown from Art Basel.
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Donald Trump is set to be arraigned in Florida today. We head to Miami for the latest. Plus: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg’s possible replacements and why are Germany and France celebrating their friendship with free train tickets?
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Francesca Gavin joins Robert Bound to review German artist Anselm Kiefer’s new exhibition at White Cube Bermondsey, ‘Finnegans Wake’. Plus: we meet the curators behind a new exhibition in which all is not as it seems.
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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is dead at 86. Monocle’s Europe editor at large Ed Stocker, with Latika Bourke and Sir William Patey, discusses his legacy on Italy and international politics. Plus: a New Zealand broadcaster investigates after an employee adds pro-Russia lines to stories and the US moves to rejoin UNESCO.
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We give you the latest as Ukraine reports modest gains in reclaiming territory as part of its counteroffensive. Also in the programme: the legacy of Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the biggest takeaways from last night’s Tony Awards ceremony in New York.
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Paul Logothetis explores the terraces and towers of Montreal’s most famous housing complex.
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Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, embarks on a weekend tour to Latin America. How will this strengthen alliances and partnerships in the region? Plus: Nato’s biggest air drills start in Germany, Zimbabweans face a currency crash and Chinese investors flock to Saudi Arabia for an annual business conference.
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As Art Basel begins we are discussing this year’s Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report. It contains annual deep-dive research that provides a comprehensive, macroeconomic analysis of the state of the global art market. So what does the latest edition reveal? Find out with report author and Arts Economics founder Clare McAndrew, Marco Antonini from UBS Art Advisory and UBS chief economist Paul Donovan.
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An associate professor of English and comparative literature at Kuwait University, Mai Al-Nakib’s work has explored gender, cosmopolitanism and postcolonial issues and inspired her writing. Her intimate debut novel, ‘An Unlasting Home’, traces Kuwait’s transformation from a pearl-diving backwater to a thriving cosmopolitan state in the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest news stories with Juliet Linley and Christof Münger. We also speak to Mary Fitzgerald in Marseille and hear the latest from the Zürich Art Weekend.
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The best of Monocle Radio in the week: we pay tribute to a bossa-nova legend, attend the European Tramdriver Championship and take a ride on the Orient Express.
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As the war in Ukraine rages on, calls for EU enlargement have returned to the top of the political agenda. To explore the future of European integration, the team travels to the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum to speak to European Parliament president Roberta Metsola, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s minister of foreign affairs, Elmedin Konaković, and journalist Suzanne Lynch.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Adam Penny and Hannah Finch from ‘The Beautiful Truth’, plus the founders of the menswear publication ‘Klein’s Journal’ and a title dedicated to Patagonia, ‘Patagon Journal’. We also visit ‘Digital Storytelling’, the latest exhibition at The British Library, London.
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Updates on the weekend’s culture news and current affairs with Georgina Godwin. Historian, broadcaster and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann reviews the papers and Monocle’s Monica Lillis visits Poland’s award-winning pavilion at the London Design Biennale.
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Markus Hippi speaks to Ravinder Bhogal, owner of London restaurant Jikoni, and James Nelson discovers chef Shon Foster’s mission to tell stories of humanity through food. Also in the programme: a conversation with Danny Winner, founder of cookware brand Hexclad, and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws, Google demands that employees will have to spend at least three days a week in the office and a week in animal news. Plus: we speak to Ukrainian expert and civil society activist Olena Halushka, who was in London this week to advocate for the confiscation of Russian assets.
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Meet Krisada Kritayakirana, co-founder and CEO of Muvmi, a ride-sharing service that supplies cities in Thailand with electric tuk-tuks. The aim? To transform cities with more affordable, cleaner and safer modes of transport. Monocle’s James Chambers speaks with Kritayakirana in Bangkok about Muvmi’s innovative approach to transportation.
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Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, shares his musings on this week’s news.
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Monocle’s Christopher Cermak discusses former US president Donald Trump’s indictment, European leaders head to Tunisia to pave the way for an IMF bailout and the latest business news. Plus: a shrewd look at the lessons from this week with Andrew Mueller.
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Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjojoins Emma Searle to discuss her unstoppable career and genre-defying repertoire.
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China enters Taiwanese airspace and Japanese waters. Is this business as usual or a serious escalation? Plus: the EU’s “Hogwarts for ambassadors”, the latest fashion news and the White Cube gallery heads to Seoul.
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We meet Alex Tieghi-Walker, the gallerist and curator behind Tiwa Select in New York.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to the editor and art director of independent literary magazine ‘Friends on the Shelf’. Inspired by the art of conversation and a belief that we all take pleasure in hearing about each other’s lives, the magazine aims to showcase true stories from ordinary voices.
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We explore some examples of adaptive reuse that are transforming old transit hubs – and designing new ones. Plus: the annual European Tramdriver Championship.
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Daniella Peled and Vincent McAviney discuss warnings that Nato members may send troops to Ukraine, Russia faces UN court over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and Australia to ban Nazi symbols but not the salute. Plus: why companies are hired to handle resignations on behalf of Japanese employees who are too nervous to confront their boss.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Peru.
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Volodymyr Zelensky visits flood-stricken Kherson, golfing drama in the Gulf and Taiwan activates its air defence. Plus: We head to Peru for The Global Countdown, with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Former US vice president Mike Pence bids for the 2024 Republican nomination. Plus: the fallout continues from the Kakhovka dam blast, the Japanese military reconsiders its tattoo ban and the toad species that is wreaking havoc in Australia.
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Meet Athan Didaskalou, co-founder of Melbourne-based luggage and travel accessories brand July. Athan joins us to talk about the brand’s global success - and why he’s so excited to touch down in the UK. Plus: Ron Dorff co-founder Claus Lindorff sits down with Monocle at the Franco-Swedish company’s Paris headquarters to explain why Los Angeles is the next stop for his premium sports-to-swimwear brand.
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A pilot from New Zealand has been taken hostage in Indonesia. Andrew Mueller explains who his captors are and what they want.
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Thousands flee Nova Kakhovka following the dam disaster in Ukraine, Rishi Sunak to meet with Joe Biden and Canadian wildfires blanket New York in smoke. Plus: the world’s most expensive cities and the Film on Film festival at London’s BFI. With Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Stephen Dalziel.
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This week, Marie Ela Lanzanas, chief concierge at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, shares her top tips for travelling in the UAE and Monocle’s Tomos Lewis gives us the lowdown from Toronto. Also in the programme: we speak to Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, and Charlotte McDonald-Gibson takes a ride on the newly renovated Orient Express. Plus, our correspondents from around the world answer listeners’ questions.
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Rescue efforts continue in Kherson and a new report on how Europeans see their place in the world. Plus: The Vatican’s role as a peacemaker and the latest culture news, with Monocle Radio’s Laura Kramer.
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Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam: what we know about the breach. Plus: US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia, Brazil says goodbye to a bossa nova legend and why the French military working with science-fiction writers.
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Monocle Radio’s Lilian Fawcett heads to Gloucester Road in Bristol to explore the diverse and growing food scene in southwest England’s biggest city.
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To celebrate the London Festival of Architecture, we meet its director, Rosa Rogina, and the photographers behind two exhibitions featured in this year’s edition, Jim Stephenson and Jack Lovel. Plus: design journalist Katie Treggiden discusses her latest book on repair and reuse.
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The latest on the Kakhovka dam disaster in Ukraine, Iran unveils what it calls its first hypersonic missile and France prepares for future wars with the help of sci-fi literature. Andrew Mueller, Barbara Serra and Bill Hayton cover the day’s main news stories.
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The latest from Ukraine after an attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region, Kuwaitis take to the polls and news from Latin America with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Russia and Ukraine blame each other for an explosion at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson that could trigger widespread flooding. Plus: naval drills in Indonesia bring together Chinese, Russian and US forces, reports of mass arrests in Kyrgyzstan and our technology correspondent is in California for the launch of the first Apple headset.
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We head to Toronto to find out about a new documentary that examines the internal struggles of the creatives impacted by Hong Kong’s national security law. We also catch up with artist and musician Beatie Wolfe at the London Design Biennale. Plus: Grammy Award-winning musician Esperanza Spalding on what restorative art means to her.
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Ana Revenco, Moldova’s minister of internal affairs, joins us to discuss her country’s relationship with the EU and Nato, and what the future might hold. Also in the programme: Terry Stiastny and Somnath Batabyal on India’s disastrous train crash, possible candidates to be Nato’s next secretary general and the etiquette of wearing headphones in the office.
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Tomos Lewis assesses plans for Toronto’s iconic waterfront entertainment space.
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What’s behind the mass mobilisation in Poland? Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, meets with US president, Joe Biden, in Washington. Plus: the latest business news.
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Journalist Maria Romanenko gives us the latest from Ukraine and we discuss the shifting power dynamics in the UAE. Plus: do you need to speak English to become Spain’s next leader? We also look at the stories dominating the papers in Scandinavia with Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger.
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This year’s edition of the UBS Global Family Office Report documents the findings of a survey of 230 single-family offices around the world. Max Kunkel, CIO for global family and institutional wealth within UBS Global Wealth Management, joins the programme to explain why family offices are planning a major shift in strategic asset allocation.
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This week, Georgina Godwin is joined by Chicago-based author Toya Wolfe to discuss her debut novel, ‘Last Summer on State Street’, an intimate portrait of family relationships and female friendship.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Fabienne Kinzelmann and Oliver Strijbis discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Hamburg and London.
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The best of Monocle Radio: this week we speak to pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor about her new album, ‘Hana’. Plus: the man behind a top high-income real estate company in Brazil and our emotional reactions to typography.
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With no end in sight to the bloody war in Ukraine, we ask what lessons can be drawn for parallel conflicts in Taiwan and Belarus. In a special episode recorded at the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum, Andrew Mueller speaks to Roy Chun Lee, Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus’s opposition leader; and Hanna Hopko, a Ukrainian politician.
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This week we speak to the former ‘Elle’ UK editor-in-chief Farrah Storr about her work at the journalism platform Substack. Plus: ‘Mirage’, a magazine that will make you dream of summer, and ‘Meantime’, a title looking at Singapore’s lost stories.
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Updates on the weekend’s culture news and current affairs with Emma Nelson. British classical-music radio and television broadcaster Petroc Trelawny reviews the papers, French journalist Agnès Poirier discusses France’s debt and Monocle’s Monica Lillis speaks with author Beth Lewis about cults.
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We’re in Paris for the launch of heritage French shoe brand Kleman’s first flagship store in Le Marais. We hear from the Cléon brothers, Alex and Mathieu, on why they prioritise investment in French manufacturing.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller looks back on a French president’s return to Paris in 1968 as protests rocked the country.
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Andrew Mueller reflects on what, if anything, the past seven days have taught us.
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This week, Markus Hippi heads to Berlin. He visits Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin-starred restaurant on Friedrichstraße with a focus on local produce. He also heads to Kin Dee, an authentic Thai restaurant opened by chef Dalad Kambhu in 2016. Finally, Markus speaks to Maximiliane Wetz, the founder of popular brunch spot Frühstück 3000. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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In this episode, we look at everything from ancient treasure to craftsmanship in the Alps and a new champagne brand to ponder how the present will shape our future. We begin by exploring the future of Alpine living, asking how to keep tradition alive and examining the already pressing issue of climate change in the region. Plus, we visit the British Museum’s impressive new exhibition ‘Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece’, and get a report from the French city of Reims profiling a new player in the champagne market. Finally, the deputy editor of ‘Konfekt’, Chiara Rimella, muses on the joy of serendipitous encounters.
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Brics ministers call for a rebalancing of the global order, India removes the periodic table and evolution from school textbooks, and every individual cigarette in Canada will soon carry a health warning. Plus: we speak to Rodrigo da Costa, executive director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme.
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A look at war-crime allegations and their impact on the reputation of Australia\'s defence forces. Also in the programme: is it a moment of reckoning for Norway after a damning report on how the nation has treated its indigenous population? Plus, Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week.
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The former chief of counterintelligence for the CIA, looks back on his 30-year career with the agency and discusses how he coped with the moral dilemmas of spying.
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Asia’s top security meeting kicks off but China refuses to talk to the US on the sidelines. Plus: several media groups are banned from Opec’s production meeting this weekend; we check in on how Nigeria’s new president is faring and we ask, “What is lake cow bacon?”
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We assess some novel city plans and the obstacles that they have to overcome, from safer autonomous cars to dying downtown cores. We then look at what happens when the best features in a design phase are ignored once built.
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We ask if Ukraine could ever be part of Nato, with Rachel Cunliffe and Isabel Hilton. Plus: an Australian soldier loses a war crimes defamation case and Novak Djokovic attracts criticism for entangling sport and politics.
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The Chicago Architecture Center\'s river cruise celebrates its 30th season this year. Monocle’s Chris Cermak finds out why it has become such a beloved staple for architecture enthusiasts.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Lithuania.
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More than 40 European leaders gather in Moldova near the Ukrainian border to show solidarity with both nations. Also in the programme: Anna Lührmann, Germany’s minister of state for Europe and the climate, on how Berlin has been affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the biggest pop hits in Lithuania.
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Veteran political strategist Norm Sterzenbach unpacks Ron DeSantis’s 2024 launch. Plus: fears that Polish democracy is under threat, secret talks between Qatar and the Taliban, and award-winning author Leila Slimani talks about her latest novel.
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At least 25 Nato soldiers and 52 Serb civilians have been hurt during violent clashes in northern Kosovo this week. Andrew Mueller explains what has led to this confrontation.
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We speak to Namrata Sandhu, the co-founder and CEO of Vaayu. The Berlin-headquartered company has developed the world’s first automated carbon software, which helps retailers analyse their footprint in real-time. Plus: we’re at the opening of a ground-breaking factory in Finland that is producing a revolutionary wood-based fibre for the textile industry.
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President Macron reaches out to eastern and central European allies in a speech at Globsec security forum. Plus: Pakistan is urged not to try civilians in military courts and the UK’s trade deal with Australia and New Zealand kicks in. With Lynne O’Donnell and Enrico Franceschini.
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This week, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us from Milan to give us his top recommendations following Salone del Mobile and Petri Burtsoff speaks to the CEO of Finnair, Topi Manner, who is preparing for his company’s 100th anniversary. Also in the programme, Gregory Scruggs heads to Portland, Oregon, where he visits the Specialty Coffee Expo, and our correspondents from around the world answer listeners’ questions.
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The latest from Washington ahead of a crucial US debt-ceiling vote, the biggest discussion topics at the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum and a debate in Russia over whether valuable artworks belong to museums or the church.
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Russia analyst Mark Galeotti gives us the latest on the drone attacks in Moscow. Plus: a look ahead at Spain’s snap election, the business news and why flip phones are making a comeback.
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We speak to the Oscar-winning costume designer, Ruth E Carter, and to the duo behind Sundance Film Festival’s latest rebrand. Plus, we catch up with the curator of Momu’s current exhibition on the visual artist and fashion photographer, Man Ray.
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Our Balkans correspondent gives us the latest on the unrest in Kosovo as ethnic Serbs protest the appointment of Albanian mayors. Plus: Sudan’s warring military factions extend a fragile ceasefire, South Africa gives Vladimir Putin diplomatic immunity and an Italian film festival aims to reinvigorate rural communities. With Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Simon Brooke.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Thiago Alonso de Oliveira, CEO of JHSF – the leading company when it comes to Brazil’s high-income property industry.
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Russia blames Ukraine for what it describes as a ‘terrorist’ drone attack on Moscow and we check in with the annual Globsec Bratislava Forum on foreign policy, security, European affairs and economy. Plus: Odile Renaud-Basso on the finances behind the rebuilding of Ukraine and Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes a look at the day’s newspapers.
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This week, Monica Lillis guides us through Nice on France’s Côte d’Azur. She wanders through the Old Town in the east of the city to explore its cafés, bars and charming eateries.
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Tensions rise in east Asia as large-scale military drills kick off near South Korea’s Jeju Island. Also in the programme: Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, visits Oslo and South American leaders meet in Brasília to discuss relaunching the UNASUR bloc. Plus: food made using recycled breath could soon be on the menu for astronauts.
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Acclaimed documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield is known for his intimate portrayals of his subjects, often ill-fated musicians. His back catalogue includes documentaries about Whitney Houston and Kurt Cobain. Now he has turned his attentions to The Rolling Stones and the rise and fall of the band’s founding member Brian Jones. Broomfield joins Robert Bound in the studio to tell him more about the making of the film, his unique style and his thoughts on the state of today’s documentary-making scene.
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Tessa Szyszkowitz and Ivor Gaber join Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s biggest global stories. Plus: a new exhibition on the Northern Ireland Troubles, the first of its kind in the UK.
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Isabella Jewell explores how colonialism shaped the distinctly Italian architecture of the Eritrean capital.
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Markus Hippi and guests cover the days biggest news stories.
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Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, unpacks the hard nationalism dominating Turkish politics as provisional results from the run-off election come in. Plus: Prime minister Modi unveils India’s new parliament building, and Karen Krizanovich is back from Cannes with all the latest from the Croisette.
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Leslie Falconio and Tom McLoughlin from the UBS Wealth Management Chief Investment Office in the US join the programme to discuss the current crisis and consider the different pathways to resolution.
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The vice-president and executive editor at the publishing house Knopf has worked with renowned authors such as Emily St John Mandel and Kevin Kwan. Now her debut novel, ‘Pineapple Street’, a warm and witty examination of American high society, is a New York Times bestseller. She tells Georgina Godwin about publishing buzzwords, the role of an editor and the time she was fired from a deli job for reading behind the counter.
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Emma Nelson, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Enrico Franceschini on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We speak to Tyler Brûlé in Tokyo, Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and get the latest from the Cannes Film Festival.
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This week on The Curator we pay tribute to music legend Tina Turner, speak to graphic designer Neville Brody and tour London’s Soho.
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Fighting continues in Sudan despite successive ceasefire deals. Is there a way to stop two rival soldiers from destroying their country? Andrew Mueller speaks to Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Kholood Khair and Mat Nashed.
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This week on The Stack we look at a study about how we relate emotionally to typography. Plus: French designer Agnès b.’s collaboration with film magazine ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’; Ghislain Pascal and the latest book from his ‘Boys! Boys! Boys!’ project; and Chachi D Hauser on her book, ‘It’s Fun to Be a Person I Don’t Know’.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics with Emma Nelson. CNN’s Europe editor Nina Dos Santos reviews the papers, Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff defends Finnish summers, and an interview with Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes, whose exhibition, “Maresias”, opens at the Turner Contemporary in Margate today.
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Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller shares his views on this week’s news stories on What We Learned.
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Monocle’s Milan correspondent Ivan Carvalho heads to the Summa wine fair in South Tyrol and Chris Cermak chats to the co-founder of FoodTank, Danielle Nierenberg, a US non-profit think-tank focused on all things food and agriculture. Also in the programme, Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan speaks to Su Scott about her latest Korean cookbook, ‘Rice Table’, and we have the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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Christopher Cermak brings us a Washington round-up as US debt-ceiling talks progress. Lilian Fawcett and Isabella Jewell discuss why the US is giving away lighthouses and why radio broadcasters are replacing music with sounds of nature. Plus: a check-in with Gaia Lutz at Arco Lisboa.
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Our Istanbul correspondent checks in as voters in Turkey prepare for the second round of a presidential election with global implications. Plus: casualties have been reported after an airstrike on a Ukrainian medical centre – and did South Africa send arms to Russia?
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The CEO and co-founder of Headliner, Neil Mody, discusses his vision for the future of audio and how savvy entrepreneurs can seize the potential to cultivate an audience and propel their businesses forward.
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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to musician Sophie Ellis-Bextor about her forthcoming album ‘Hana’, inspired by east Asia. Plus: Ellis-Bextor discusses Eurovision, her ‘Kitchen Disco’ show and synth pop.
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Trailblazing pro-democracy activist Nathan Law joins Andrew Mueller to discuss his new memoir and how he went from being Hong Kong’s youngest legislator to living in political exile in the UK.
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War correspondent Tim Mak has the latest from the second day of the Kyiv Security Forum, as Ukraine makes its Nato intentions clear. Plus: this year’s Arctic Challenge Exercise, tensions are stirred by rallies in Serbia and how staying in bed could help astronauts in space.
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Sadie Morgan discusses the shortlist for the forthcoming Davidson Prize, how our cities can help rough sleepers and how good planning can improve every aspect of urban life, from housing to infrastructure. Plus: a look at Los Angeles’s solutions to homelessness.
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Patricia Cohen and John Everard discuss Russia’s deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Germany falling into recession and UK net migration rising to a new record. Plus: Why France is struggling with the arrival of spring tourists.
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Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco pays tribute to a music legend: Tina Turner.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to journalist and former science writer Michael Bond about his latest book, ‘Fans: A Journey into the Psychology of Belonging’. It takes a fascinating look at the history of fandom and how we let ourselves be inspired by our heroes.
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Russia’s arrest of two Ukrainians accused of planning to attack a nuclear power plant, military drills on the North Korean border and business news with Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts. Plus: remembering Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock’n’Roll”, with Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Monocle’s US editor, Chris Lord, reflects on this year’s edition of the annual festival, which celebrates the city’s gallerists, studio and designers.
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis launches his presidential bid, we examine the state of Hungarian democracy and French far-right politician Marine Le Pen is hauled over the coals at a hearing investigating Russian influence in the National Rally party. Plus: the latest transport news with Monocle’s Gabriel Leigh.
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Lauren Scott-Harris discusses Earnt, her innovative new initiative that unites great brands with noble causes and incentivises people to do good deeds in return for in-demand products and VIP access to special experiences. Plus: we meet Alex Head, founder of a stylish catering and events company that offers ex-offenders a new path in hospitality.
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Charles Hecker and Sasha Dovzhyk discuss Ron DeSantis’s bid for the US presidency, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, on tour in Africa and the return of a library book after almost 100 years. Plus: CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh on walking the Darién Gap, one of the world’s most dangerous migrant routes.
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Twelve years after Syria was expelled from the Arab League for atrocities committed by President Assad, he and his nation have been warmly welcomed back. Andrew Mueller explains what, if anything, has warranted this change.
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This week we come to you from Tokyo, bringing you the best that Japan has to offer. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is on the line from Bangkok to enlighten us about his recent trips to Japan, while Robert Bound travels to the Izu peninsula to meet the surfers of Shirahama beach. Also in the programme: Danielle Demetriou speaks to Katrina Uy, general manager of Kyoto’s Shinmonzen hotel. Plus, Fiona Wilson and Chloe Potter are on hand to answer listeners’ questions.
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Karen Middleton of ‘The Saturday Paper’ in Canberra explains India’s new migration deal with Australia. Plus: reactions to the racism suffered by Brazilian footballer Vini Jr and updates from the Cannes Film Festival and the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum.
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Political and financial instability in Lebanon; the US and India vie for influence in the Pacific Islands as China looms large; and South Korea’s Nuri rocket is set to launch from the Naro Space Center. Plus: the biggest news coming out of the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE).
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This week we join Jeremy Lee, chef patron of Quo Vadis, on a bustling tour of his favourite cafés, delis and restaurants in the London neighbourhood of Soho.
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We report from the Venice Biennale in Italy, one of the world’s most important architecture events. We speak to artist Theaster Gates, Mariam Issoufou Kamara, and the team behind the Nordic pavilion.
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Russia’s sanctioned interior minister visits Saudi Arabia, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán casts doubt on Swedish NATO membership and should a school shooter’s diaries be made public? With Julie Norman and Quentin Peel. Plus: why Germany can’t recruit spies and we hear from a judge for this year’s International Booker Prize.
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We discuss who is behind the recent ‘sabotage’ attacks in Belgorod. Plus: Narendra Modi receives a rockstar welcome in Australia, a look ahead to Turkey’s election and news from the Balkans.
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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses its external supply for the seventh time since Russia’s invasion. Plus: Thailand’s new government pledges to rewrite the constitution, a round-up of today’s papers and the latest fashion and retail news.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by critics Simran Hans and Tim Robey to discuss two new films: a tender coming-of-age tale adapted from a book by one of America’s best-loved children’s authors and a moving exploration of identity that unfolds in the bars and hotels of South Korea’s capital.
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A surprise election result in Greece, President Biden and house speaker Kevin McCarthy meet to discuss the US debt limit and Swedish press freedom is recognised by Unesco. With Philippe Marliere and Elisabeth Braw. Plus: the day’s events at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Petri Burtsoff takes us to one of Alvar Aalto’s most famous buildings: a modernist demonstration of what mass housing was lacking at the time.
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Greece’s New Democracy party scores a major victory in the country’s general election. What happens next? Plus: a look at Sudan’s temporary ceasefire, today’s papers and a fashion round-up.
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Monocle’s Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, tells us about Japan’s aims ahead of the G7 leaders meeting in Hiroshima; Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, is expected to throw his hat in the ring for US president; and we examine the state of Cambodian democracy ahead of the July elections. Plus: the latest from the Venice Biennale with Monocle’s Nic Monisse and Andrew Mueller’s astute analysis of the week.
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We discuss the recent longer-term investment paper from UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief investment office, which is focused on the metaverse. Our panel explains that while the full realisation of the metaverse may take as long as a decade to occur, they expect iterative improvements in related infrastructure, AI and experiences over the next few years. With insights from the report’s lead authors Kevin Dennean, Michelle Laliberte and Antoinette Zuidweg.
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The British journalist and political commentator on his early role at ‘Erotic Review’, how media is funded and why the British political system is broken. Ian’s latest book, ‘How Westminster Works …And Why It Doesn’t’, features a searing look at UK politics as well as a set of solutions.
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Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Nina dos Santos on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We speak to Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé in Bangkok and Fiona Wilson in Tokyo. Plus: the start of this year’s Venice Biennale.
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This week on The Curator we speak with musical duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, look at the results of the Thai elections and taste the culinary delights of Anchorage.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has galvanised western alliances but many other countries feel no imperative to come down on either side. This new class of nations are the global swing states of the 21st century, enjoying a significant amount of sway on the world stage. What does it take to win them over? To examine the cases of South Africa, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, Andrew Mueller speaks to Tony Leon, Cecilia Tornaghi and Bernard Haykel.
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We speak with the design legend about his new monograph, ‘The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3’, published by Thames & Hudson.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics with Georgina Godwin. Cultural historian Gavin Plumley reviews the papers, Monocle’s deputy head of radio, Tom Webb, brings us a taste of Portofino and we chat to the international director of the Hay Festival, Cristina Fuentes La Roche.
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Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to the founders of one of the world’s most renowned cocktail bars, Attaboy, on New York’s Lower East Side. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs catches up with the founder of Beak Brewery, Danner Tapper, and Faber’s marketing director, Katie Hall, to discuss their new beer-can collaboration, while Markus Hippi heads for a tipple with Arnd Heissen in Berlin. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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Tom Webb and Markus Hippi discuss Russia’s efforts to lure Western attendees to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the announcement of new sleeper routes across Europe and the world’s first-ever kiss. Plus: a cultural round-up with Steph Chungu and Saj Huq on the global security threats facing governments.
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Founder and CEO Aadith Moorthy explains how the marketplace uses advanced AI and satellite technology to tackle climate change while empowering agricultural communities to sequester CO2 by boosting soil carbon levels.
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The Arab League summit begins in Jeddah, with Syria back at the table for the first time in 12 years and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky attending in person. Plus: Lebanon’s central bank chief becomes a fugitive and, in What We Learned, Andrew Mueller looks back at the week.
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Veteran journalist Hella Pick reflects on her remarkable life, from arriving in the UK on a Kindertransport in 1938 to becoming a trailblazer for women in journalism.
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Former counterterrorism operative Mubin Shaikh joins Andrew Mueller to explain how he went from being a supporter of Islamist extremism to working undercover for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service inside the “Toronto 18” terrorist group.
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Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, tells us about Japan’s aims ahead of the G7 meeting in Hiroshima; then Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 presidential race, and we examine the state of Cambodian democracy ahead of the July elections. Plus: the latest from the Venice Biennale with Monocle’s Nic Monisse, and Andrew Mueller’s analysis of the week.
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Cities around the world are making commitments to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero. But what are the steps being taken to ensure this goal is achieved, and who is leading the race towards a greener urban future?
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In today’s programme, we report as Pakistan braces for unrest as Imran Khan fears another arrest, France holds up the EU energy agreement over nuclear power and the secretive Bilderberg Group begins its annual meeting in Lisbon. Plus, should child-free zones be lifted after South Korea considers the move? With Terry Stiastny and Yossi Mekelberg
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Finland.
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Kieran Yates is a London-based journalist, editor and broadcaster who has written for publications including ‘The Guardian’ and Vice, covering culture, technology and politics. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her new book, ‘All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In’. It is an engaging coming-of-age story that shines a light on the UK’s housing crisis.
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Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, meets Kara Pecknold, vice-president of regenerative design at Frog.
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Central Asian leaders meet in China for a summit with President Xi Jinping. Plus: 440,000 young Greeks prepare to vote for the first time and Fernando Augusto Pacheco visits Finland for the Global Countdown.
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We report on the last-minute extension of the Black Sea grain deal, Belarus’s opposition prepares for democracy and we hear from Pakistan as former prime minister Imran Khan announces that he expects to be arrested again. Plus: Charles Hecker brings us the morning’s papers and the latest in the world of urbanism with Monocle’s Sheena Rossiter.
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Though the people of Thailand have voted out the military in favour of the Move Forward Party, the way ahead remains unclear. Andrew Mueller explains why.
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Sir Mark Lowcock and Rebecca Tinsley discuss the UN’s $3bn (€2.8bn) aid appeal for Sudan, Russia’s new pro-war symbol, decentralising politics and the proposed building dividing Sydney. Plus: Madeleine Bunting’s new book on the UK’s seaside towns.
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This week, Domonkos Kékesi, concierge at Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois, shines a light on Basel and Rob Bound speaks to Max Aniort, co-founder of Le Collectionist. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Tom Webb takes us on a tour of Portofino, Fernando Augusto Pacheco celebrates the centenary of Rio’s Copacabana Palace, owned by the Belmond group, and we hear the latest aviation news from Murdo Morrison of Flightglobal.
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The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, launch an international coalition to help Ukraine procure F-16 fighter jets. Meanwhile, Joe Biden cancels his trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea to focus on the ongoing debt-ceiling talks. Plus: we hear from our foreign editor in Mongolia and speak to our design editor ahead of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
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Avid runner and broadcaster Jenni Falconer is a co-founder of Kollo Health. She tells us how she turned her passion for fitness and wellbeing into a thriving business with a multi-award-winning first product, a marine collagen supplement that has become the UK’s leading liquid collagen sachet. Plus: we meet an engineer-turned-physiotherapist who has created a revolutionary device to help people with chronic back pain.
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We report on Justin Trudeau’s trip to South Korea. Plus: Thailand’s Move Forward party looks to make history, a flick through today’s papers and the latest business news.
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We head to a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum to find out how the sari has had a makeover and visit a showcase of 20th-century modernist textiles. Plus: we learn how contemporary potters are reimagining Korea’s ceramic moon jar.
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Morgunbladid’s senior editor Andrés Magnússon has the latest as Council of Europe leaders meet in Harpa, Iceland. In the studio, Aliona Hlivco and Michael Binyon discuss corruption in Ukraine’s legal system and using astrology for travel advice. Plus: singer-songwriter Josh Ritter on his new album ‘Spectral Lines’.
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This week we join Monocle contributor Louis Allen as he dons his snow boots, dodges moose and takes in the northern lights on a tour of Anchorage’s culinary highlights.
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A look at the Durham report on the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation, a check-in with our Istanbul correspondent on how the mood is changing in Turkey on the second round of the presidential election and a leaf through today’s international newspapers.
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A Chinese ‘peace’ envoy arrives in Ukraine as Volodomyr Zelensky pushes for military supplies abroad, South Africa sticks to its controversial stance on Russia and the EU plans to build internet cables under the Black Sea. Plus: we check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich as the Cannes Film Festival begins, and Monocle’s Fiona Wilson talks food diplomacy, as carbonara pancakes are on the menu in Hiroshima ahead of the G7 summit.
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Over the past 20 years, Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela have strummed their way from busking on the streets of Dublin to superstardom. The Grammy Award-winning musicians join Robert Bound in the studio to discuss their latest album, ‘In Between Thoughts... A New World’.
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Turkey’s presidential election heads for a runoff, Volodymyr Zelensky tours Europe and China jails a US citizen for life on spying charges. With Jonathan Fenby and Caroline Frost. Plus: Amsterdam’s Rembrandt Museum offers a pop-up tattoo studio and Malaysian author and International Booker Prize judge Tan Twan Eng discusses his third novel.
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visits the UK as part of his European tour. Meanwhile, we get the latest on Thailand’s elections, in which voters seem to have rejected the military-aligned parties in the current government, and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gives us his Liverpool Eurovision Song Contest debrief.
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Paige Reynolds visits a relic of Berlin’s infrastructure that speaks to our cities’ less automated histories.
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Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, and the editor of Free Turkish Press, Yavuz Baydar, join Emma Nelson to discuss Turkey’s elections. Also in the programme: Volodymyr Zelensky kicks off a European tour after meeting the Pope and Andrew Mueller explains Australia’s complex relationship with China. Plus, Eurovision’s winners celebrate in style with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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The second of a double bill exploring the impact economy. Prompted by a new white paper from The UBS Sustainability & Impact Institute, we discuss the most critical issues in sustainable finance today. The UBS S&I Forum was established last year to drive the discourse and today we meet one of its founding members, CEO of Conexus Financial, Fiona Reynolds. Plus: insights from UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist, Paul Donovan.
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The violinist-turned-historical novelist sits down with Georgina Godwin. Her newest book, ‘Madwoman’, is a historical reimagination of American journalist Nellie Bly, whose extraordinary undercover work helped to uncover the horrors of one of New York’s most notorious asylums.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Eemeli Isoaho discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. We also hear the latest about elections in Turkey and speak about the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Russia’s Victory Day parade, Chile’s new constitution and Saudi Arabia’s plans for a news channel. Plus: community policing, Michael Cragg’s ‘Reach for the stars’ book and Eurovision’s Käärijä.
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Baroness Catherine Ashton, former high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, joins Andrew Mueller to discuss her remarkable career, the global response to the war in Ukraine and what it was like to sit across from Vladimir Putin.
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Journalist Ari Shapiro tells us about his memoir, ‘The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening’. Plus: we visit Italy’s first indie mag festival Mag to Mag and speak with Ger Ger from ‘The Unseasonal’ magazine.
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Monocle’s Ed Stocker speaks to Riccardo Gaspari and Ludovica Rubbini, the duo behind Michelin-starred restaurant Sanbrite in the Dolomites. Also in the programme: Naomi Xu Elegant heads to the newly opened Salt & Palm restaurant in Singapore and Markus Hippi is joined by Martin Barry, founder and CEO of Manifesto Market, a hospitality brand based in Prague. Plus, the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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Ankara-based journalist Victoria Craig on the key issues and latest polls ahead of Turkey’s pivotal election this Sunday. Plus: the countdown to the Eurovision Song Contest grand final, the physicist who turned seismic tremors into music and novelist Caleb Azumah Nelson on his new release.
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Founder and creative director Angus Buchanan discusses the advantages of learning in the field rather than the classroom and explains how teaming up with his wife, Charlotte, has enabled the establishment of a thriving multi-disciplinary design practice.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics, with Georgina Godwin. Siân Pattenden reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, brings us a taste of Finnish Eurovision mania. Plus: Taipei Dangdai art fair.
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The Monocle Weekly’s Eurovision special. Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, speaks to some of this year’s top contestants: Loreen from Sweden, Käärijä from Finland, Noa Kirel from Israel and Tvorchi from Ukraine. And we feature more Ukrainian talent with former Ukrainian Eurovision contender Tina Karol and the band Zetetics.
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We focus on Pakistan as former prime minister Imran Khan arrives in court. Plus: Monocle’s David Phelan brings us a tech round-up, we head to Liverpool for Eurovision with Fernando Augusto Pacheco, and Andrew Mueller wraps up the week with ‘What We Learned’.
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Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, gives us the latest on Turkey’s elections, which will take place on Sunday. Also in the programme: the UK agrees to send long-range missiles to Ukraine and Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, heads to the US. Plus: Andrew Mueller reflects on Donald Trump’s sexual-assault verdict and Liverpool welcomes Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Monocle’s Chris Cermak reports from the Professionalizing Law Enforcement-Community Engagement Training Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, to explore how police can better interact with the communities they serve and gain their trust.
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Volodymyr Zelensky says that Kyiv needs more time for its long-awaited counteroffensive as the UK confirms that it is sending cruise missiles to Ukraine. Also in the programme: a presidential candidate pulls out of Turkey’s election, CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump and the politics of names. With Lisette Reymer and Enrico Franceschini. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to his favourite Eurovision Song Contest entries.
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Leon Craig is a Berlin-based, British-born writer whose work has been published in ‘The Times Literary Supplement’, ‘The White Review’ and more. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her debut short-story collection, ‘Parallel Hells’ – an anthology drawing on gothic horror and folklore that explores love, power and identity.
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A landmark exhibition of Czech glass and porcelain brings together almost 100 artworks and design pieces. Though the industry is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the energy crisis, it’s fighting back with creativity and innovation.
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Is Italy about to exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative? We discuss whether Rome can withdraw while remaining friendly with Beijing. Also in the programme: Saudi Arabia’s plans for a soft-power push with an international broadcaster to rival Al Jazeera and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s Eurovision-themed Global Countdown.
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The arrest of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan ignites protests across the country. Plus: Russia hands over chairing the Arctic Council to Norway, and the latest aviation news.
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Aimee Yang, BetterBrand’s founder and CEO, discusses her innovative food start-up that uses “grain-changing technology” and plant-based ingredients to provide healthy, delicious alternatives to carbohydrate-heavy foods such as bagels.
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As an immigration policy signed by Donald Trump during his presidency expires, Latika Bourke and Sean Ryan discuss the US-Mexico border. Plus: Pakistan’s Imran Khan is under arrest, Saudi Arabia mulls launching an English-language news channel and we talk to Michael Cragg about his book ‘Reach For The Stars’.
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Russia’s Victory Day parade was a more low-key affair this year, with the exception of a vitriolic speech by Vladimir Putin. Andrew Mueller dissects the meaning behind the words.
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Hedge-fund manager and political activist Bill Browder shares his insights on Russia’s war in Ukraine and how he became Vladimir Putin’s enemy.
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Tyler Brûlé speaks to Andrea Kracht, the sixth-generation owner of Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel. Also in the programme, we meet Adrian Moore, assistant chef concierge at the Mandarin Oriental in Paris, and Ivan Carvalho heads to the inaugural edition of Porto’s Wine & Travel Week. Plus: Chris Cermak explores the new flagship location of the Waldorf Astoria in Washington.
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Following the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine, we speak to one of his colleagues. Also in the programme: the Austrian Social Democratic Party’s leadership race and the first impressions of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.
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The Asean summit kicks off in Indonesia. Plus: the tit-for-tat diplomatic spat between China and Canada, train trouble in Switzerland and a special interview with Slovenia’s Eurovision entrant.
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We meet the production designer behind this year’s Eurovision Song Contest stage and, in Alaska, find out about the challenges of designing for cold climates with architect Aaron Cooke. Plus: Carolina Castiglioni, founder of womenswear and accessories brand Plan C, shares her latest collection.
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Conceptual artist Jeremy Deller is a winner of the coveted Turner Prize and has represented Britain at the Venice Biennale. He joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his new book,’Art is Magic’, a vibrant catalogue of Deller’s career alongside the art, music, film and politics that have inspired his work.
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As China’s foreign minister begins a tour of Europe, Isabel Hilton and Simon Brooke discuss what Beijing wants from the trip. Plus: Chile’s far-right win a key vote on the country’s constitution, protesters detained in London over coronation weekend, and are company towns a good idea?
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Chris Cermak looks into the local Chicago history that is invoked by his relatively rare surname.
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We ask: how will Serbia’s gun laws change in response to two mass shootings in a week? Plus: a US nuclear-armed submarine is to visit South Korea, a flick through the day’s newspapers, and Sweden’s quest to build the world’s first e-motorways.
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The first of a double bill exploring the impact economy. Prompted by a new white paper from the UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute, we discuss the most critical issues in sustainable finance today. The UBS Sustainability and Impact Forum was established last year to drive the discourse and today we meet one of its founding members, Sir Partha Dasgupta, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge. Much of Sir Partha’s celebrated research has covered ecological economics.
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The acclaimed Vietnamese author joins Georgina Godwin to discuss growing up in post-war Vietnam, where the country is today and her latest novel, ‘Dust Child’, about four individuals linked forever by decisions made during conflict.
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Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and John Everard on the weekend\'s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and our Balkan correspondent Guy De Launey.
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This week we speak with British singer Jessie Ware, discuss the future of journalism with Alan Rusbridger and chat about the upcoming coronation of King Charles III.
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Last year’s Eurovision Song Contest was a demonstration of the extraordinary political and diplomatic potency of this curious annual circus. For many of the same reasons, this year’s Eurovision will be as well. What has it meant to Ukraine to be the Eurovision champions this past year and how is Liverpool preparing to acknowledge the rightful hosts? With MC Kilimen, Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko and Maria Romanenko.
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This week we speak with Sarah McNally, founder of McNally Jackson bookstores, about the new shop in the Rockefeller Center. Plus Eurovision connoisseur William Lee Adams tells us about his new memoir and we chat to Richard Hoechner, founder of Zürich-based ‘Republik’.
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We bring you the weekend’s biggest discussion points with Georgina Godwin. Vincent McAviney reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs examines the history of milk.
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This week, Markus Hippi speaks to Jon Rotheram, co-founder of new London restaurant Lasdun, Ivan Carvalho catches up with acclaimed chef João Rodrigues in the Minho region of Portugal and Sophie Monaghan-Combs heads to the Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition ‘Milk’. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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President Joe Biden meets top technology CEOs to asks them to mitigate AI perils, the king’s coronation draws apathy and criticism in former colonies and we speak to author Jacob Mikanowski about his new book, ‘Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land’. Plus: the latest news from the animal kingdom.
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We catch up with technology innovator Petter Neby to hear about his latest and most ambitious venture. Apostrophy is a software start-up developing a smartphone operating system that prioritises privacy. Fresh from announcing the project at the World Economic Forum, Petter told Monocle’s Tom Webb how he plans to compete in a space dominated by a handful of giant brands – and why extra security is always worth paying for.
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Monocle Radio’s studio director Christy O’Grady speaks with guitarist Dave Gregory from XTC about the upcoming spatial audio remix of the rock band’s 1984 album, ‘The Big Express’.
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We report as the leader of the Wagner Group threatens to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Turkey prepares for next week’s presidential election and we speak with the chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce about the impact of the coronation on business. Plus: this week’s What We Learned.
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As Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, heads to Kenya, we check in with journalists in Nairobi and Berlin, Chatham House’s Quentin Peel outlines how King Charles III’s coronation will be covered outside the UK, and Nato plans to open its first office in Asia. Plus: Monocle Radio’s Andrew Mueller offers an irreverent round-up of the week’s news.
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In this special roundtable discussion, The Urbanist debates what is best for our grand old department stores. Should they be revitalised, repurposed or removed? Henrietta Billings from SAVE Britain’s Heritage and Toby Pentecost of the property developer Candour join us to consider the options.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits The Hague, Germany’s Olaf Scholz kicks off a visit to east Africa and Austrian newspapers protest against changes to the national broadcaster’s funding model – with Tessa Szyszkowitz and Stephen Dalziel. Plus: Mellissa Fung on ‘Between Good and Evil’, her new book about the girls held captive by Boko Haram.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Cape Verde.
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A music special on The Monocle Weekly. Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Yosuke Kitazawa, behind Japanese city-pop compilation ‘Pacific Breeze 3’, and to French singer Neil Baselo and Brazilian popstar Marina Sena.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is in The Hague and the last UK evacuation flight departs Sudan. Plus: business news and our weekly Global Countdown takes us to Cape Verde.
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Lynne O’Donnell reports from Goa as the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation nations meet. Plus: anti-mafia raids across Europe, a flick through today’s papers and the latest theatre news.
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Marisa Poster, co-founder of PerfectTed, shares the story of the creation of a new kind of energy drink. She tells us how Europe’s first matcha green tea energy drink secured a £50,000 investment from Steven Bartlett and Peter Jones on \"Dragons’ Den”. Plus: we meet the creators of Ocean Bottle, a brand that aims to combat the issue of marine plastic pollution with its sleek, reusable water bottles.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Andrew Mueller explains what to expect from the upcoming coronation of the British monarch.
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Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, lands in Syria, the first state visit to Damascus by an Iranian leader in 13 years. Plus: Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Helsinki for a Nordic summit and the latest World Press Freedom Index.
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The EU’s budget commissioner visits Hungary to discuss unlocking EU funds. Plus: why China is increasingly banning people from leaving the country, former US president Donald Trump’s Scotland trip and the growing issue of spaceport congestion.
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Industrial designer Marc Newson discusses his experiments with metalwork techniques and we visit Cocol, a shop in Madrid that celebrates craft traditions. Plus: an exhibition of architectural drawings in London.
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The Vatican’s peace mission for Ukraine that doesn’t have Kyiv’s blessing. Plus: a writers’ strike in Hollywood, how North American media is covering King Charles’s coronation and pianos in public spaces. With Charles Hecker and Mellissa Fung.
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This week, Hester Underhill guides us through Kypseli in Athens. Named after the Greek word for “beehive”, the buzzy, sprawling neighbourhood is home to a diverse array of restaurants and cafés.
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US treasury secretary Janet Yellen warns Congress to raise or suspend its debt limit or the country will run out of cash and in Paraguay, the ruling party wins the weekend’s elections. Plus: Yavuz Baydar on the media landscape surrounding the Turkish election coverage.
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The latest on the conflict in Sudan. Plus: Uzbekistan’s president wins a referendum to extend his powers, the latest technology news and we hear from Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti.
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David Stevens investigates a particularly well-choreographed way to cross the road.
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British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware is famed for her catchy songs and hit podcast ‘Table Manners’. She stops by Midori House to chat to Robert Bound about the making of her new album, ‘That! Feels Good!’.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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We bring you the reaction after the Moldovan election and a round-up from a week at the Delphi Economic Forum. Plus: Quirky May Day traditions around the world.
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In the show, we ask how much hinges on Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s insights from the Delphi Economic Forum, Balkans news with Guy De Launey and a look ahead to the Met Gala.
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Though not wholly immune to ongoing stresses in the global banking sector, emerging markets seem to be marching to a different beat. Alejo Czerwonko, chief investment officer emerging markets Americas at UBS, explains why and tells us what this means for portfolio positioning.
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Tyler Brûlé hosts a special edition of the programme live from Asheville, North Carolina, with guests discussing the weekend’s top stories, as well as the best in business and craftsmanship from the region.
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Emmy- and Bafta-winning playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan is best known for films such as ‘The Iron Lady’ and ‘Suffragette’. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her first book, ‘This Is Not a Pity Memoir’, which tells the story of how what began as an ordinary weekday changed her and her family’s lives forever.
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The best of Monocle Radio this week, from an interview with Adam Gopnik of ‘The New Yorker’ to a mayor in Ukraine on how his city hopes to rebuild after the war.
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In this special edition of ‘The Foreign Desk’, we speak to former spies from different intelligence services serving in different eras. We’ll find out how to recruit assets, disrupt communications, adopt false identities and, if necessary, get out in a hurry. And we’ll learn how and why spies become spies.
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This week, we speak to the teams behind ‘Architectural Digest’ and ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ about their May issues, highlighting the best of design and travel. Plus: Alan Rusbridger, editor of ‘Prospect’.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics with Georgina Godwin. Robin Lustig reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and Monocle’s Washington correspondent, Christopher Cermak, brings us stories from the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago. Plus: a look ahead at this year’s Hay Festival.
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Monocle Radio’s Markus Hippi speaks to award-winning author Jon Bonné about his new two-book box set, Sally Howard takes us to Georgia where a new finding sheds light on the nation’s ancient winemaking traditions and we visit Sunny Hodge at his South London bar to discuss what’s happening in the world of wine. Plus: The week’s top food and drink headlines.
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The latest from Ukraine after a wave of Russian airstrikes kills civilians. In the studio, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Tom Edwards discuss the resignation of the BBC’s chairman, Richard Sharp, and the return of Tiffany’s flagship New York shop.
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Hector Butler and Matt Brunault were living and working in New York when they stumbled upon a modest neighbourhood bar in Brooklyn. There the friends fell in love with saké. A few years (and several trips to Japan) later they successfully launched Shima, the ready-to-drink canned saké that’s shaking up the hard seltzer market.
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Pope Francis arrives in Hungary with Ukraine and migration topping the agenda. Meanwhile, in our business round-up, we discuss how Amazon beat expectations in first-quarter earnings as shares jumped 11 per cent. Plus: Andrew Mueller reminds us What We Learned this week.
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As the months grow steadily warmer and brighter, ‘Konfekt’ is exploring the bounty of nature, artistic homes and fresh talent in the UK, as well as musing on alternative lifestyles. We head to the Alpine region of Bregenzerwald in Austria to meet skincare entrepreneur Susanne Kaufmann, visit Charleston, a modernist residence in Sussex associated with the Bloomsbury group, and speak to debut novelist Liv Little and musician Tyson McVey. Plus: historian Anna Neima discusses attempts at creating Utopias and why they matter.
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China’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, attends a security summit in India. Also in the programme: the latest on the situation in Sudan with Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Ukraine’s looming counteroffensive and Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, visits London. Plus: Jessie Ware comes to Midori House to talk about her latest album.
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We explore the virtues of second cities as master-plan test-beds, speak to a Ukrainian mayor hoping to build back better after the war and look into how virtual reality can improve the way our buildings sound.
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Will Sudan’s fragile ceasefire be extended? With Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Daniella Peled. Also: Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, visits Jerusalem and the youth wing of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party is designated an extremist group. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York lands on the Monocle Radio doormat.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in the Maldives.
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Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis, co-founders of design studio Objects of Common Interest, discuss their exhibition ‘Poikilos’ at Nilufar Depot and why they continue to work between Athens and New York.
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Poet Rishi Dastidar joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest collection, ‘Neptune’s Projects’, a comedic reshaping of mythology that looks at the climate crisis from the point of view of the god Neptune.
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Ukraine’s call for more weapons and ammunition to bolster its defences grows louder ahead of a counteroffensive and world leaders gather for the eighth edition of the Delphi Economic Forum. Plus: The Global Countdown comes to us from the Maldives.
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China pushes ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, while Asean nations discuss a nuclear-free zone. Also in the programme: men in Belarus are summoned for military training and tensions are rising between Serbia and Kosovo. Plus: the business news with journalist Chris Johnston and a look ahead to our Design Issue, with Monocle’s Nic Monisse.
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Adam Brinkworth and Nick Roberts of global design firm Brinkworth discuss their work creating spaces that bring people and brands together. Plus: we look back at Salone del Mobile in Milan and hear why Swiss manufacturing remains central to the work and mission of innovative furniture company USM.
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Why China and Taiwan is a key issue in Paraguay’s election, press freedom under pressure in Europe and Lisbon trials a car-free city centre, with Terry Stiastny and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera. Plus: the world’s oldest operating newspaper faces closure.
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Australia’s defence review has identified an urgent need for the country to bolster its military personnel and weaponry, despite being in peacetime. Andrew Mueller discusses whether this conclusion is paranoid or has merit.
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Sweden stays quiet after accidentally crashing a research rocket in Norway and the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece gets under way. Plus: how the World Fair in Vienna changed the face of Europe.
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South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, visits the US, the deteriorating political and economic situation in Tunisia, and a conversation with the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council about violence in Central America. Plus: Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, on animation and Japanese soft power.
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In the second edition of our special coverage of Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile, we meet the architect who gave away a selection of collectable pieces to the public and step into the trade hall with Luca Nichetto. Plus: Ronan Bouroullec drops by our pop-up studio to tell us about his latest work.
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Joe Biden announces his 2024 re-election bid, Ukrainian forces move across a key eastern river and the logistics behind a country’s evacuation. With John Everard and Nina Dos Santos. Plus: On This Day in 1916, the storming of Gallipoli by troops from Australia and New Zealand.
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This week, Sally Howard explores Tbilisi’s Old Town, the heart of the ancient Georgian capital. She tries a selection of sharing dishes with heavy Persian, Mongol and Russian influences and, of course, a healthy dollop of sour cream.
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We discuss how likely the latest truce attempt in Sudan is to succeed. Also in the programme: Joe Biden’s 2024 election bid, business news and a look at the papers.
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An update on the war in Ukraine as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, visits New York. Also in the programme: leaders from the largest-ever coalition around energy in the North Sea meet in Belgium and Spanish authorities exhume the remains of a fascist leader. Plus, the papers with Charles Hecker and a culture round-up with Amah-Rose Abrams.
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Mia Levitin and John Mitchinson join Robert Bound in the studio for the definitive guide to what to read in the coming months.
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The latest from New York as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, chairs a UN Security Council meeting. Also in the show: Paula Erizanu and James Rodgers discuss an upcoming election in Gagauzia, an autonomous region of Moldova, and why it matters. Plus: an isolated Scottish island for sale and the third edition of the European gull-screeching championship.
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Conor Faulkner visits the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia’s best-known piece of modern architecture, to explain its bumpy creation story.
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Australia announces a new defence review, increasing its military capabilities and naming China as a potential threat. Plus: Japan prepares to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite and Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, begins his European tour in Portugal. Plus: we discuss press freedom as we report from the International Journalism Festival.
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The latest on Sudan as fears grow that the country is on the brink of a full-scale civil war. Plus: why Belarus is parroting Russia’s nuclear rhetoric, Croatia’s “Be Manly” movement and the Malmö-Copenhagen metro route.
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Traditional equity-bond diversification failed to protect investors in 2022. Antoinette Zuidweg, alternative investment strategist at UBS Global Wealth Management, explains the role that alternatives can play in challenging times.
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Born in Equatorial Guinea, Monica Macias grew up in Pyongyang, North Korea, under the guardianship of the communist country’s then-leader Kim Il Sung. Kim was a close friend of her father, who later became the dictator president of a newly independent Equatorial Guinea. ‘Black Girl from Pyongyang’ is Monica’s remarkable memoir about identity, versions of the truth and finding meaning in the places that we call home.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest talking points with Juliet Linley, Florian Egli and Chandra Kurt. We also speak to Monocle’s Nic Monisse about Salone del Mobile.
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We recap some of our best coverage of this year’s Salone Del Mobile. Plus: the author Lydia Sandgren discusses her debut novel, we meet an up-and-coming musician from Bangladesh and we take a stroll along Melbourne’s Lygon Street.
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The race to be Thailand’s next prime minister could result in a major opposition victory. Will the election be free and fair? Andrew Mueller speaks to Gwen Robinson, Kiara Kijburana and Pavin Chachavalpongpun, while James Chambers meets Korn Chatikavanij and Tisana Choonhavan.
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This week on The Stack we speak with a great trio of writers and publishers: the award-winning ‘New Yorker’ writer Adam Gopnik; Natalia Viana, co-founder of ‘Agência Pública’, Brazil’s first not-for-profit investigative journalism outlet; and Alessio Ascari, the publisher and creative director of ‘Capsule’, a design title that is a hybrid between a magazine and a book.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics with Georgina Godwin. Plus: Alice Sherwood reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and we discuss Vincent Doumeizel’s new book, ‘The Seaweed Revolution’.
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Joel Jeffrey and Molly Goddard, the husband-and-wife co-founders of this luxury sleepwear brand, discuss the benefits and challenges of running a company as a couple and the principles that drive the business, which is renowned for its fashionable pyjamas.
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Markus Hippi speaks to Claire Ptak, owner of Violet bakery and cake shop in East London, and Alexei Korolyov catches up with Marc Almert, sommelier at Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel. Plus: Tomos Lewis updates us on the maple syrup situation in Canada and the week’s top food-and-drink headlines.
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Members of the Monocle team discuss the best and worst political resignations, cycle-friendly cities and the week’s pop-culture moments. Plus: Swiss-Argentine designer Alfredo Häberli at Salone del Mobile and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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We discuss the latest attempts to secure a ceasefire in Sudan and diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the country, and the resignation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s top national security adviser. Plus: the latest from Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan.
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The European Commission prepares new sanctions against Russia, with special requests from Moldova. Plus: a new report on North Korea’s biological weapons programme, Air Serbia introduces 20 new routes and a check-in from the International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
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We explore some of the promising plans and inspiring ideas for our cities that we have heard while floating around the exhibition halls of this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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After a brief ceasefire breaks down in Sudan, we discuss what could happen next. In the studio, Anna Rosenberg and Carole Walker discuss the EU’s plan for curbs on Ukrainian grain, Ron DeSantis’s road to 2024 and the return of cassette tapes. Plus: the designers behind a new “Sculpted Series” of furniture at Salone del Mobile.
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Mark Hollingsworth is an investigative journalist, historian, and author of 10 books, including ‘Londongrad: From Russia With Cash: The Inside Story of the Oligarchs’. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘Agents of Influence’, a journalistic window into Russia’s political warfare and its long history of espionage and disinformation.
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Argentinian industrial designer Cristián Mohaded and Francesco Pergamo, director of Loro Piana’s interiors division, discuss their collaboration on a new furniture collection and an installation called “Apachetas”.
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Is the West taking the threat of Russian cyber attacks seriously enough? Plus: the latest from the campaign trail in Turkey, a visit to the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan and the week’s top culture news.
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The latest in Sudan, where thousands are fleeing intense fighting in Khartoum, Europe frets about the Brazilian president’s stance on Russia, and why trust in religion is floundering in Japan. Plus: Ukraine’s finance minister on the country’s path to recovery, and the latest film news.
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Russian spy ships in the North Sea, India’s population boom and the UN’s potential departure from Afghanistan. With Lynne O’Donnell and Robin Lustig. Plus: we hear from the head of British lighting brand Tom Dixon at Salone del Mobile.
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Andrew Mueller explains the background of the deadly conflict in Sudan.
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We meet Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood, two former British ‘Vogue’ editors who have turned their eye for style and passion for storytelling into the elegantly curated shopping platform Collagerie. Plus: we hear from Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave, creative directors of Danish fashion house Baum und Pferdgarten.
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Thinking about your next trip? Allow us to be of service. Introducing The Concierge, a travel show that goes the extra mile with tips, tricks and recommendations from around the world.
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We give you the latest as Fox News agrees to pay voting-machine company Dominion $787.5m (€720m) to settle a defamation lawsuit. Also in the programme: why Tunisia’s opposition leader has been arrested and the hottest topics at Milan’s Salone del Mobile.
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The strategies behind China’s attempts to control Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, the Norwegian environmental NGO branded as “undesirable” by Moscow and the halting of Absolut Vodka exports to Russia. Plus: we give you the latest from Milan’s Salone del Mobile and palaeontologist Stephen Brusatte joins us after Europe’s first T-rex sale.
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We meet experimental and independent designers showcasing at Alcova. Plus: the collaborators behind the ‘Bar Flora’ installation share their collection, which utilises venetian glassblowing techniques.
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Vladimir Putin visits occupied regions in Ukraine, another Scottish National Party figure is arrested in a finance probe and Canada settles a land dispute with First Nations communities. With Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Phil Clark. Plus: we meet the team behind a generative artwork project at Salone del Mobile.
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This week, we head to Melbourne. Lygon Street in Carlton offers as fine a selection of Italian cuisine as you’ll find anywhere – very arguably including Italy. Our guide is Monocle’s Andrew Mueller.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the CEO of Siemens Mobility, Michael Peter to discuss our changing relationship with rail travel and the future of the urban commuter.
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Sweden begins its largest military exercise in a quarter of a century and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov touches down in Brasília to meet President Lula da Silva. Plus: business news and we report from Salone del Mobile in Milan
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The Fox News-Dominion defamation trial begins. Plus: the effect of Russian mercenaries on the conflict in Sudan, a flick through the day’s papers and a dispatch from our team at Salone del Mobile.
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We meet Tarik Saleh, director of ‘Cairo Conspiracy’, a thrilling new film that explores the relationship between Egypt’s religious and political elites, and speak to up-and-coming Bangladeshi musician Dameer. Plus: we head to the Tenderloin Arts Festival to find out how a group of artists is creating a new story for the downtown San Francisco neighbourhood.
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The latest from Sudan amid fighting between rival military factions. In the studio, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Somnath Batabyal discuss the Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years and the former Indian MP shot on live TV. Plus: as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia’s biggest city, we ask what makes a metropolis great.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith admires a beautiful piece of telecommunications infrastructure in the hills of Istanbul.
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The latest from Khartoum as violence between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF enters its third consecutive day. Plus: the IMF and the World Bank wrap up their spring meetings, business and investment news, and a report from Milan’s Salone del Mobile.
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Ukraine after the leaks – an update on the mood and movements in the country over the weekend. Plus: a lookahead to the Thai elections, more unrest in France and our first coverage from this year’s Salone del Mobile.
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Meet Kate Dooley, CEO of Education Partnerships and another of the inspirational thought-leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. In this special episode, Kate is joined by Tom Hall, global head of Social Impact and Philanthropy at UBS, to discuss the power of collective philanthropy at Monocle’s headquarters in Zürich.
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The Swedish psychologist and author spent 10 years writing her debut novel, which won the prestigious August Prize in 2020 and sold more than 100,000 copies. She joins Georgina Godwin to mark the publication in English of ‘Collected Works’, an epic family drama about a man dealing with the tragic aftermath of his wife’s disappearance a decade ago.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé chats with Fabienne Kinzelmann and Eemeli Isoaha about the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to our friends and correspondents in Lisbon, Ljubljana and London.
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We mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and discuss the US intelligence leaks. Plus: fashion news, a look at artists’ day jobs, a trek in the Atacama Desert and the Georgian Military Highway.
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Georgia’s imprisoned former president, Mikhail Saakashvili, has become a focal point for thousands of Georgians who are protesting against what they believe is the government’s increasingly authoritarian – and pro-Russian – behaviour. What is behind the crisis in Georgia? Andrew Mueller speaks to Will Cathcart, Bill Browder, Rayhan Demytrie and Olesya Vartanyan.
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This week on The Stack, we speak to Jonathan Knight, head of games at ‘The New York Times’. He is responsible for the successful Wordle to the iconic NYT crossword. Plus we chat with the founder of ‘Footnotes’, a title dedicated to type design and typography.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Yossi Mekelberg goes through the newspapers and Isabella Jewell marks the centenary of the gory Norwegian tradition of Påskekrim.
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Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf on how his German-Japanese heritage has shaped his cooking and Ivan Carvalho heads to Austria to sample blaufränkisch wine. Plus: Naomi Xu Elegant speaks to Kuala Lumpur-based chef Christian Recomio and the week’s food and drink headlines.
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Former CIA operations officer Marc Polymeropoulos on the leaked US intelligence documents – and the man accused of leaking them. Also in the show, Monocle writers Grace Charlton and Carolina Abbott Galvão on South Korea’s plan to get lonely young people back into society. Plus: our culture editor, Chiara Rimella, checks in from EXPO Chicago.
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Artsem Kruk, the visionary CEO and co-founder of Plainly, shares insights on the award-winning brand renowned for its opulent hand-care products. With a strong emphasis on design, Plainly creates a range of sophisticated treatments that are formulated in partnership with Germany’s leading cosmetics laboratories.
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Ukraine’s forces pull back as Russia mounts a “re-energised” Bakhmut assault. Also in the programme: the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund get under way, and we hear from the Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. Plus, Ashanti Omkar with this week’s best film and TV.
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The latest on the 21-year-old member of the US Air National Guard suspected of leaking intelligence documents. Meanwhile, Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, visits China amid tensions over Taiwan, North Korea launches an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile and the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, heads to Vietnam. Plus: business news and Andrew Mueller’s weekly round-up.
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We convene another meeting of the Urbanist Book Club to highlight two titles that have caught our eye: ‘Carmageddon’ by Daniel Knowles and ‘Why Public Space Matters’ by Setha Low.
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The latest revelations about a massive leak of US intelligence documents and simmering violence in Sudan, with Rebecca Tinsley and Ivor Gaber. Plus: our fashion editor reflects on the legacy of British designer Mary Quant, who has died aged 93.
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Bonacina, one of Italy’s oldest design brands, is celebrated for its handmade furniture fashioned from rattan cane. This year the family-run company is marking 135 years of activity by inaugurating a museum showcasing its legacy. Antonia Bonacina tells the story of her family’s commitment to timeless design.
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Swedish behavioural expert, lecturer and bestselling author Thomas Erikson speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Surrounded by Narcissists: Or, How to Stop Other People’s Egos Ruining Your Life’. The book is an insightful, thought-provoking guide to pursuing a more fulfilling life.
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Fear and confusion in Hokkaido as a North Korean missile triggers an evacuation order. Plus: the travelling virtual-reality exhibition that brings to life the destruction of Ukraine’s cities and the culture headlines with Laura Kramer.
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The US intelligence leak continues to cause a stir as documents suggest that Serbia might have provided lethal aid to Ukraine. Plus: Myanmar’s junta accepts responsibility for a deadly airstrike, Erdogan launches his re-election campaign and a famous statue from the British Museum returns to Tahiti.
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The CEO of Artfarm and Hauser & Wirth explains how he navigated from luxury retail at Fortnum & Mason to the cutting edge of contemporary art.
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We discuss Russia’s plans for digital military draft papers and why Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declined an invitation to July’s Nato summit. Also, we ask: should university syllabuses come with content warnings? Plus: why French schools are choosing trips to Ireland over Britain and our Lisbon correspondent’s trek in the Atacama Desert. With Latika Bourke and Stephen Dalziel.
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About 45 million Americans claim Irish ancestry – almost 10 times the population of Ireland. This is especially true of US presidents from John F Kennedy onwards. Andrew Mueller explains why.
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Monocle’s Gaia Lutz treks across Chile’s Atacama Desert, Iain Ainsworth of The Aficionados tells us about his favourite stays in Europe, Christopher Lord sends us a letter from Newport, Rhode Island, and private concierge Cristina Bally joins us to talk all things hospitality. Plus: the latest travel news with Zina Bencheikh of Intrepid Travel.
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How damaging have the leaks of classified US intelligence documents been around the world? Plus: the first joint meeting of the EU’s and Ukraine’s parliaments, business news with Bloomberg and a report from Austria on femicide.
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Emmanuel Macron confronts hecklers on a state visit to the Netherlands to present his vision for Europe’s future, as his comments on Taiwan spark international outrage. Plus: unrest in Ethiopia, the cities introducing tourism taxes and the Spanish restaurant set to reopen as a museum.
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We visit a stately home in northern England for an exhibition marrying historic architecture with contemporary artworks. Plus: the signs that define Canada’s biggest city and a conversation with the show and set designer bringing lyrics to life on stage for Alicia Keys and hip-hop artist Loyle Carner.
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Derek Chollet, a counsellor in the US state department, speaks to Monocle’s US editor about diplomacy in the 21st century. In the studio, Vincent McAviney and Alice Sherwood discuss Joe Biden’s trip to Belfast and Ireland – but not London. Plus: political attack ads and Italy sets sail to promote its food and wine.
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Joe Biden heads to Northern Ireland, Sudan misses the deadline to form a civilian-led government and the latest business news with Bloomberg. Plus: the US Library of Congress opens its main reading room to the public.
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Monocle Radio’s Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan takes us to Makati City in the Philippines on a food crawl around the historic district of Barangay Poblacion.
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For many budding creative types, being tethered to a day job is a sign of not having “made it” in your chosen discipline. But what if the relationship between artists and their day jobs is more complicated than that? On today’s show we explore this dynamic by heading to an unusual exhibition in Texas on the topic and hearing from an array of artists discussing the jobs that they’ve held – or continue to hold – alongside their practice.
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Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Elisabeth Braw and Marie Le Conte to discuss the day’s biggest stories. Plus: we speak to Mai Nardone about her fiction debut, ‘Welcome to the Kingdom’.
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The latest stories from Europe and the Americas. Plus: Monocle Radio’s Tom Webb reviews the day’s newspapers and we mark the 100th anniversary of Påskekrim, or Easter Crime, a Norwegian literary tradition.
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Monocle Radio’s Georgina Godwin brings us today’s edition of ‘The Globalist’, with Agnes Poirier on newspapers and a pacy round-up of headlines from the Asia-Pacific region.
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UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan joins the show to discuss the challenge of navigating between reported data and economic reality. How do statisticians make sense of this? And what can smart investors do to ensure that their portfolios are positioned correctly?
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Adam Gopnik is best known for his savvy pieces published in ‘The New Yorker’ but the essayist is a true multi-hyphenate. An author, lyricist and lecturer, you might say Gopnik has mastered the art of literature. His latest book, ‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’, questions the fundamentals of learning and mastering an outlandish skill.
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Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Steve Cannane on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Portugal and hear from our Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff.
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Monocle Radio highlights: this week we speak with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt, Finland becomes a new member of NATO and we hear an ode to the colour green.
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It has been 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark accord that largely ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland. As the country marks the milestone of a quarter century of (relative) peace, what challenges remain? Andrew Mueller speaks to Jonathan Powell, Aoife Moore and Glenn Patterson.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Fenton Bailey, co-founder of World of Wonder and producer of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, about his new book, ‘ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race’. We also speak with ‘Bon Appétit’ editor-in-chief, Dawn Davis, and editor, Jennifer Hope Choi, on the magazine’s new travel issue.
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This week, we continue our culinary exploration of Beirut to see how the Lebanese capital is gearing up for the return of tourists. Monocle’s Markus Hippi meets the local entrepreneurs who are helping the city to recover.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Christy O’Grady and Carlota Rebelo to unpack some of the week’s top stories. Plus: an Easter-egg tasting in the studio as we discuss why Brazil goes crazy for the sweet treat.
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Georgina Godwin and the day’s biggest new stories. Plus, Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week.
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Renowned property investment guru Naomi Heaton shares insights on her newest venture, The Other House residents\' club, which is nestled in the heart of South Kensington, London. As the visionary founder and co-owner, Heaton divulges her innovative approach to developing a cutting-edge lifestyle concept that culminates in a chic and sophisticated destination that caters to the modern traveller. With flexible accommodation options and bespoke hotel-style services, The Other House boasts a forward-thinking design and elevated amenities that provide guests with a truly unique experience.
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Ukraine clarifies its stance on Crimea. Plus: an eventful week in Chinese foreign policy, depictions of mafia in the media and the latest theatre news.
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Monocle’s Ed Stocker explores his adopted home of Milan to find out what the future holds for the city. From new metro infrastructure to a sweep of new buildings and neighbourhoods – big-name architects, planners and developers have plenty planned for the city.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to poet and essayist Amy Key about her new book ‘Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life’. This beautiful and vulnerable memoir inspired by Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album ‘Blue’ looks at the different ways in which an absence of romantic love shapes a life.
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Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen meet Xi Jinping in Beijing. We hear the latest. Plus: how Saudi jewellery became a new headache for Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, and why Switzerland is under increased pressure to look for oligarch’s funds.
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Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, ponders the shift to simplified logos across fashion houses and asks whether sans-serif fonts are here to stay.
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As Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, visits Turkey, we assess the current state of relations between the two countries? Plus: Australia’s Liberal Party opposes having an Indigenous voice in parliament, the latest tech news and unusual anti-bullying policies in Japan and South Korea.
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Aera co-founder and CEO Jas Minhas talks about business serendipity and building a purpose-driven brand with the highest quality components. Plus: we head to Zürich to catch up with Hanna Olzon Akerstrom, co-founder of Soeder, to hear about their partnership with Swiss and what it means to be ‘Made in Switzerland’.
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The latest in Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal case, with US pollster Frank Luntz, Volodymyr Zelensky visits Poland, Japan strays from its aid rules and Israeli police clash with Palestinian worshippers in Jerusalem. With Aliona Hlivco and Charles Hecker. Plus: Italy’s plans for an immersive new mafia museum.
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Donald Trump appeared in a New York court this week facing 34 felony charges. Andrew Mueller explains whether incarceration can preclude the former president from being re-elected.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith takes us on a culinary tour of the vibrant neighbourhood of Kadikoy in Istanbul and Gregory Scruggs visits the newly renovated Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Oregon. We ask Steve Allen, Group CEO of Dnata, how the aviation industry is handling recent surging travel demands. Plus: Monocle’s Vienna Correspondent, Alexei Korolyov, has the latest travel news.
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The Donald Trump indictment becomes a huge media show in New York. We ask whether that might benefit the former president’s ambitions to return to the White House. Plus: Volodymyr Zelensky visits Poland and Tunisia signals its wish to restore diplomatic ties with Syria’s Assad regime.
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Tsai Ing-wen tours the Americas and China threatens retaliation. Plus: Donald Trump hands himself in and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, discusses L’Oréal’s biggest acquisition.
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We find out how coffee shops can create communities and head to Singapore for a contemporary take on the reusable cup. Plus: we learn how a neighbourhood coffee shop in Toronto approached a brand refresh.
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Finland becomes Nato’s 31st member, India rejects China’s fresh attempts to assert influence in Arunachal Pradesh and in Syria, US forces kill a senior Islamic State leader. With Alex von Tunzelmann and Michael Binyon. Plus: it’s a crash landing for Richard Branson’s satellite-launch company, Virgin Orbit, as it files for bankruptcy in the US.
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This week, Monocle’s Christopher Cermak heads to Eastern Market in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood. The market, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, offers a diverse culinary mix that goes far beyond traditional American fare.
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Finland’s flag is raised outside Nato’s headquarters in Brussels. Plus: New York prepares for Donald Trump’s arraignment, the latest business news with Bloomberg and we ask: has Hollywood become lazy?
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Finland officially joins Nato. Plus: Donald Trump is set to face criminal charges in court, Emmanuel Macron arrives in China to meet Xi Jingping and the latest news from the Balkans.
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We head onto the dance floor as Robert Bound explores the need to carve out spaces to move and what dancing can tell us about ourselves. We meet Emma Warren, author of ‘Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor’, and New York DJ and co-creator of celebrated Bushwick hangout Nowadays, Justin Carter. Plus: Monocle staffers on their memorable moments dancing the night away.
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South Korea and the US join forces for anti-submarine drills as the threat from North Korea looms. Plus: Argentina’s infamous ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ opens again after a six-year hiatus, how the BBC is trying to educate girls in Afghanistan, why daily hotel cleaning might become a thing of the past and remembering pioneering Indigenous Australian activist Yunupingu. With Isabel Hilton and William Patey.
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Andrew Tuck peers inside one of Palma’s many shuttered courtyards to reveal a breathtaking property ordinarily concealed from public view.
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As Moscow threatens to station nuclear weapons near Belarus, how should the West react to Vladimir Putin’s nuclear blackmail? Plus: Sanna Marin is defeated in Finland’s election, Barnes & Noble’s expansion and introducing Monocle Radio.
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The latest from Ukraine, Donald Trump’s indictment and impending court appearance, and Antony Blinken touches down in Europe. Plus: Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen’s tour of Belize and Guatemala, fashion news and Parisians vote on e-scooters.
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With inflection points in interest rates and economic growth ahead, staying focused on the long term, mitigating risks, managing opportunity costs and seizing attractive returns will be among the key challenges. So what should smart investors do?
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The award-winning UK author tells Georgina Godwin about a childhood family road trip through south Asia, the US and Australia, working in a tea factory and her new book ‘Humanly Possible: 700 years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry and Hope’.
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Emma Nelson, Vincent McAviney and Enrico Franceschini on the weekend\'s biggest talking points. We also speak to our editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Tokyo and Zeit Magazin’s editorial director Christoph Amend in Berlin.
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Everything from a chat with the director of ‘The Night of the 12th’ to a fashion study of the Afghan man. Plus we speak with Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of the world’s largest workspace network, IWG.
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Nordic nations are globally renowned for their contributions to international diplomacy. Why do Nordic countries excel as peace mediators? In this special episode, Andrew Mueller speaks to the president of Iceland, Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson; the former prime minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb; Janne Taalas, Jonathan Powell and Heini Lehtinen.
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This week we speak with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Managing Director, on the success of his bookstores this year. Plus the return of renowned Argentinean English-language publication ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ and an annual print title on Lisbon’s restaurant scene.
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This week, we leave the Midori House studio in London and head to Lebanon. Monocle’s Markus Hippi takes us on a culinary journey around Beirut and speaks to local entrepreneurs who are helping the city recover.
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Monocle 24’s entertainment correspondent Laura Kramer reports from the premiere of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ to hear about the craft and artistry that went into the production, and how practical effects are back in style.
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We report as the rift widens between the US and Russia, as pressure mounts on Moscow to release arrested WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich; Finland is the latest country set to add its flag to the Nato alliance, and why Bali’s governor wants to stop Russian and Ukrainian travellers coming. Plus: the Ukrainian group making music, not war.
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This episode is the kind of fresh, zesty, plucky injection of colour that’s often enough to revive you from the torpor of winter. We talk to colour consultant Anna Von Ketteler, meet colourist Cassandra Ellis and add gong baths to our wellness toolbox. Plus: we sample some tasty loaves in Zürich’s Bread.Love bakery and visit shop owner Carmen Atiyah de Baets in her Amsterdam canal store.
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Nick Steward is the founder of Gallivant, an artisan perfumery based in London. Steward creates award-winning unisex fragrances inspired by destinations around the globe, capturing the spirit and excitement of cities and travel.
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Donald Trump becomes the first former US president to face criminal charges – we get the latest from Washington DC. Also in the programme: Turkish parliament approves Helsinki’s Nato bid while Finland gears up for Sunday’s parliamentary elections, plus Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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What does indictment mean for Donald Trump? Also in the programme: Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, seeks to boost his soft-power credentials with a trip to Beijing and bankers in Switzerland who helped a friend of Vladimir Putin are convicted. Plus: a special interview with the singer who took over Syria’s airwaves to replace the sounds of war with a lullaby.
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We’re shining a light on Sweden – a country that dares to take urban experimentation to the next level. We visit an exciting community project in Duved, explore the architectural variety of Linköping and hear why Helsingborg is a cycling mecca.
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As the UK nears a deal with the Indo-Pacific trade bloc, Lisette Reymer and Philippe Marliere ask if it’s a win for Brexit. Plus: Kyiv calls for oil companies to help rebuild Ukraine and the US Senate votes to repeal the authorisation for the war in Iraq – 20 years later. Also in the show: why Italy wants to ban synthetic meat and a Letter from New York City.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes a look at the rich history of Spanish pop music , from Julio Iglesias to Rosalía.
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JM Varese is a US novelist and literary historian. He sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his new gothic thriller, ‘The Company’, which is based on the true story of arsenic-laced wallpaper.
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Russian forces make advances in the battlefront city of Bakhmut. What does this mean for Ukraine’s counter-offensive? Plus: parliamentarians in Australia pass landmark legislation committing to hit net zero by 2050, the latest business news and The Global Countdown heads to Spain.
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Sweden summons Russia’s ambassador over Nato membership threats. Plus: Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil, King Charles III’s Berlin tour and a round-up of news from the UAE.
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Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, joins the show to introduce his interview with Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of IWG. They discuss hybrid working and why the office will never go out of style, even if commuting does. Plus: we meet the German tech entrepreneurs behind a cutting-edge ‘second brain’ productivity app.
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The UK government’s plans to house migrants in former army barracks, South Africa considers whether it would arrest Vladimir Putin, and Amsterdam says to some British tourists, don’t come. With Caroline Frost and Phil Clark. Plus: the Chinese zoo struggling to recruit a panda keeper and the Indian uprising that began on this day in 1857.
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Lebanese citizens were left hanging this week after an indecision on daylight saving time. Andrew Mueller explains and sets forth his argument for leaving the hands of time alone.
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Monocle 24’s entertainment correspondent Laura Kramer speaks to Dominik Moll, director of crime thriller ‘The Night of the 12th’, which won six César Awards, France’s top film honours, including the best picture trophy.
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Markus Hippi takes us to vibrant Beirut to see how the city is preparing for the return of tourism. Then president and CEO of Porter Airlines, Michael Deluce, tells Monocle about his plans to rewrite the rules of economy travel and we take an exclusive peek into the brand new Cap Karoso Hotel on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. Plus, the latest travel news with Sarah Khan.
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Hungary continues to hold up Sweden’s Nato membership application, New Zealand considers joining the Aukus security pact’s non-nuclear component and the latest on Berlin’s housing shortage. Plus: London’s new Superloop bus service.
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We give you the latest from Ukraine as expectations of a counteroffensive against Russian positions mount. Also in the programme: Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou claims, “We are all Chinese,” during a historic visit to China. Plus: Russia’s plan to place nuclear weapons in its submarines in the Pacific and the second Summit for Democracy, an initiative launched by Joe Biden.
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We celebrate the tenth anniversary of cult fashion shop, Machine-A and find out how material choice can play a role in inclusive design. Plus, we meet Marco Campardo, this year’s winner of the Ralph Saltzman prize.
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As details emerge from a school shooting in Nashville, Nina dos Santos and Robin Lustig discuss how journalists should cover incidents like it. Plus: more Western weapons arrive in Ukraine, the waning importance of religion and patriotism to Americans, and an interview with the CEO and president of Porter Airlines.
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Chef and author Elif Oskan cooks a Turkish egg salad following a simple recipe passed down by her mother.
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In the latest episode of Monocle 24’s production for Sotheby’s, we learn about oil and gas pioneers Erving and Joyce Wolf, who were passionate collectors of American art and design. Over a marriage spanning seven decades, the couple amassed a collection of more than 1,000 objects and pieces in their Fifth Avenue apartment – which are now coming to auction. Their son, Mathew Wolf, Sotheby’s senior vice-president and co-worldwide head of 20th-century design, Jodi Pollack, and design historian Charlotte Fiell reveal what makes these pieces so covetable.
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We give you the latest from Paris as France’s streets fill once again with protesters who are determined to stop Emmanuel Macron from pushing through his pension reforms. Plus: how Russian athletes could compete in next year’s Paris Olympics, why Lebanon is returning to one time zone and why one of the best-known statues in Western art has caused an uproar at a Florida school.
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As protests against the judicial reforms of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continue, we give you the latest. Also in the programme: notorious Russian paramilitary organisation the Wagner Group increases its activities in Africa, while Hungary decides on Finland’s Nato bid. Plus: why Greenland has decided to stick to daylight saving time.
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Natty Kasambala and Toby Earle join Robert Bound in the studio to present the definitive list of which TV shows you should be watching in the coming months.
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The latest from Jerusalem amid a political crisis over controversial judicial reforms. In the studio, Bill Hayton and Tessa Szyszkowitz discuss what makes a protest movement succeed or fail, Scotland’s new leader and a show of strength by Myanmar’s military leadership. Plus: an interview with Katja Hoyer, historian and the author of a new book about East Germany.
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Sally Howard visits the “Mother of Georgia” statue to see what this monument to femininity says about the role of women in the post-Soviet state.
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We have the latest from Israel as violent protests continue after Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister for pushing back against controversial reforms. Plus: Kamala Harris makes a historic trip to Africa, strikes in Germany and a flick through the morning papers.
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Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou visits China. Plus: the latest on the civil unrest in France with Agnès Poirier, Josh Cowls on the Tiktok controversy and a look ahead to Monocle’s April issue.
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Global lead partner UBS has been celebrating the return of the fair with a programme to drive engagement and increase access to art in the local community. We learn more about how UBS drives its programmes of public engagement, hear from the director of the fair and speak to the manager for APAC of UBS’s extraordinary corporate art collection.
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Gary Younge is an author, an academic and one of the UK’s most celebrated journalists. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his remarkable career in international reporting, his teenage years as a Trotskyist, reporting on the elections of Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, and his new book, ‘Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter’.
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Emma Nelson, Isabel Hilton and Lynne O’Donnell on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Dubai and Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, in Bangkok.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. Australia’s first referendum in almost a quarter of a century, a cool publication from Beirut and an interview with the writers from ‘Rye Lane’.
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Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China. Will this landmark rapprochement have a ripple effect across the Middle East? Andrew Mueller speaks to Sanam Vakil, Bernard Haykel, Vali Nasr and Yossi Mekelberg.
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We speak with photographer and designer Robert Spangle about his book ‘Afghan Style’, a fashion study of the Afghan man. Plus: Kunigunde Weissenegger and Barbara Elias da Rocha from ‘Josef’, an insider’s travel book to South Tyrol.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Alex von Tunzelmann reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week, and we find out how attitudes of young adults towards the US and China are changing.
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How Finnish restaurant, Finnjavel, is making waves in London’s fine-dining scene. Plus: one chef's plan for post-earthquake gastronomic recovery in Antakya, Turkey.
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ figure Paul Rusesabagina is expected to be released from prison. Plus: our panel discusses a New Zealand campaign to help teens with break-ups, and the most confusing transport systems. We also reveal the highlights of the April edition of Monocle magazine and find out how one Kyiv theatre has continued performances through the war.
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Linda Rosendahl Nordin and Jocke Ahlander are the co-founders of the clothing and textile care company Pure Effect, which makes cleaning products that contain active bacterial cultures. These result in less water use, fewer chemicals and a more sustainable approach to clothing care.
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Ukraine prepares for a counter-attack in Bakhmut. Plus: Brazil’s Lula heads to China, the rise of the far-right in Austria, the latest culture news and Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s UK visit. Plus: Emmanuel Macron digs in his heels as pension-reform rallies erupt across France, Honduras switches ties from Taiwan to China and the latest business news.
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We gain novel views on the urban environment as we delve into the world of ‘meanwhile use’, stop by The Urban Room to see how Auckland is enjoying a fresh look at the city and try to redefine public perception of an infamous figure’s place of birth.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Following the release of this week’s Global Music Report, Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the world’s top five music markets.
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As spring finally arrives, Monocle’s Gregory Scruggs reflects on the charms of winter design.
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The leader of India’s main opposition party is jailed for insulting the prime minister. We get the latest. Plus: Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announces the wording for a referendum on recognising Indigenous people in the constitution and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the world’s top music markets.
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We repot on the Federal Reserve’s crucial decision on interest rates. Plus: protesters in Lebanon try to storm the government headquarters, plans for urban ‘floating’ swimming zones in Seoul, and art collectors flock to East Asia for Art Basel Hong Kong.
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Nothing’s CEO and co-founder Carl Pei tells us about building a cutting-edge consumer electronics company that is committed to removing barriers between people and technology. He talks about the next frontiers in personal communications and why, for far-sighted founders, a little corporate conflict can be healthy. Plus: the co-founder of German start-up NeoCarbon talks about direct air capture’s role in addressing the climate crisis.
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We report as French president Emmanuel Macron defends his controversial pension reforms. Plus: Boris Johnson is questioned by MPs, Sudan’s military sets out plans for a civilian government, and we profile some easily offended leaders. Also in the show: a conversation with Angelle Siyang-Le, director of Art Basel Hong Kong.
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In 2022, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, introduced his Total Peace concept, a plan intended to encourage criminal gangs to compromise with the government. Andrew Mueller explains how recent events have impeded such ambitions.
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Petri Burtsoff takes us on a dining tour of Helsinki’s bohemian neighbourhood of Punavuori, Tom Webb guides us through ski season without skis in St Moritz and Charlotte McDonald-Gibson takes us for a ride through the ever-expanding world of Europe’s night trains. Plus: the latest travel news from Alex Wix.
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As Tsai Ing-wen announces an unofficial visit to the US and a senior German cabinet minister heads to Taipei, we look at the risks of Taiwan being in the spotlight. Plus: China and Russia forge closer economic ties, Boris Johnson is grilled by MPs for misleading parliament and the guardians of the French language have a bone to pick with Notre-Dame.
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Two Asian leaders visit countries at war: China’s Xi Jinping is in Moscow, while Japan’s Fumio Kishida travels to Kyiv. We ask what this reveals about how Asia views the conflict. Plus: the new Brexit deal faces its first parliamentary test in the UK and why the demand for transatlantic travel is soaring to record levels.
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We look at solutions that will help people to age gracefully and live their later years as independently as possible. Plus: the legacy of Portuguese modernist designer Daciano Da Costa and the founder of Madrid concept store Llop shows us around.
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Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, visits Kyiv while China’s Xi Jinping is in Moscow. Barbara Serra and John Everard also discuss Donald Trump’s legal troubles and Egypt and Turkey’s thawing relations. Plus: global music trends with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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A simple nutritious meal from the CEO of the UK's leading meal delivery service.
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As Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow enters its second day, we look at what to expect. Plus: why Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan continues to sew political chaos, Donald Trump’s potential arrest and why one luxury brand is turning to dynamic pricing.
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What comes next for Emmanuel Macron after Monday’s no-confidence vote? Plus: the latest on the market turbulence following the Credit Suisse deal, Greece’s attempts to attract new business opportunities at this year’s Mipim property trade fair and how Finns have reacted to the news that their country has been ranked the world’s happiest for the sixth year running.
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We take a trip to southeast London to celebrate the release of the charming new film ‘Rye Lane’. Writers Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia join us in the studio to discuss their working relationship, influences and the desire to create a great romcom. Plus: journalist Rogan Graham shares her response to the film.
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The fallout from the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the legacy of the Iraq war, 20 years on, and Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow. Plus: what makes the Nordics so good at diplomacy?
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Jeyup S Kwaak brings us the story of Seoul’s ‘diving bridge’, which struggles to keep its head above water during its region’s rainy season.
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UBS comes to the rescue of rival Credit Suisse but what else can financial institutions do to contain the situation? Plus: Thailand dissolves its parliament ahead of general elections in May, Ukraine’s reaction to Vladimir Putin’s surprise visit to Mariupol and we review the day’s newspapers.
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UBS agrees to an “emergency rescue” of Credit Suisse. Plus: Xi Jinping heads to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, a flick through today’s papers, Saddam Hussein’s tourist-attraction superyacht and the jewellers preparing for King Charles’s coronation.
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We wrap up our highlights from UBS’s annual flagship event, the 23rd edition of which took place in January with a theme of ‘The Way Ahead’. For this programme, UBS APAC head of research Martin Yule asks Nasser Saidi, former chief economist of the Dubai International Financial Centre and the first governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, to discuss the theme, ‘China and the Middle East: old friends in a new era’.
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The Welsh novelist’s debut, ‘The Water Cure’, a feminist dystopia, received critical acclaim and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Sophie sat down with Georgina Godwin to discuss how speaking Welsh has influenced her writing, writing her first stories as a child on her grandad’s computer and her latest novel ‘Cursed Bread’, a darkly sexual story about power and desire.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Marcus Schögel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Palma and Istanbul.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We speak with Lithuania’s prime minister, Ingrida Simonyte, reveal the top pop songs in Sweden and report from the world’s leading property fair, Mipim.
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Climate change is not merely an environmental problem; it’s also a threat to security and stability, and a possible cause of conflict. Could it therefore be the case that climate security and national security are the same thing? Andrew Mueller speaks to the deputy prime minister of Luxembourg, François Bausch, Pauline Baudu and General Tom Middendorp.
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We speak with the team behind the French design title ‘Sloft’, which specialises in smaller spaces. Plus: Markus Hippi travels to Beirut to speak with Hatem Imam from ‘Journal Safar’ and Mohamad Abdouni from ‘Cold Cuts’.
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The weekend’s biggest discussion topics. A round-up of the day’s papers, what we’ve learnt this week and a guide to Ibiza’s lesser-known, more peaceful corners.
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How Taiwanese Bao restaurants became a hit in London. Plus: the man leading a movement of young independent wine producers in Portugal.
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The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, while Ankara gives the green light to Finland’s Nato accession. Plus: do we need rules on rudeness in political spaces? And Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Guy Ivesha is the founder and CEO of Maslow’s, the hospitality group behind 1 Warwick, the recently opened members’ house in London’s Soho, and Fitzovia’s Mortimer House. He explains how entrepreneurs need tenacity, the philosophy driving their approach to new hospitality products, and the vision and requirements for expansion into different cities.
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China’s president, Xi Jinping, heads to Moscow next week. What does the trip reveal about Beijing’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war? Also in the programme, we discuss whether Turkey will approve Finland’s Nato bid. Plus: Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, revives a controversial plan to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland.
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Emmanuel Macron bypasses parliament to force through pension reform in France. Plus: Poland’s announcement that it will be the first Nato country to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s events and the latest theatre news.
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We report from Mipim, the world’s leading property fair, which is taking place in Cannes. We meet investors, developers, planners and local leaders to hear how they’re working to build more sustainably and create better cities and greener public areas.
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We discuss the split among US Republicans over support for Ukraine and the perception of most Europeans that Russia is an adversary. Also in the show: we explore food diplomacy and whether competition between colleagues is a good thing. With Carole Walker and Vincent McAviney. Plus: On This Day in 1978, Italy’s former prime minister was kidnapped.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Sweden.
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Award-winning Iranian-American writer Dina Nayeri’s ‘The Ungrateful Refugee’ was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She joins Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book, ‘Who Gets Believed’, which looks at what constitutes believability in our society.
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We visit the industrial designer’s new studio and showroom in Stockholm.
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Poland has revealed that it has dismantled a large spy network working for Russia. We give you the latest from Warsaw. Plus: the economic turbulence following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the Mipim property fair.
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As the leaders of South Korea and Japan meet in Tokyo, are we entering a new era in relations? Plus: Ankara hints at ratifying Finland’s Nato bid, a flick through the day’s papers and the latest film news.
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David Lorenz is the CEO and founder of Lunaz, a UK start-up that re-engineers and electrifies commercial and industrial vehicles, as well as collectable classics from car-makers such as Rolls-Royce, Jaguar and Aston Martin. Lorenz started the company in 2018 with engineer and powertrain innovator Jon Hilton. Here, he tells us about life at the wheel of one of the UK’s fastest-growing clean-technology businesses. Plus: what the US can learn from Europe about apprenticeships.
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Moscow says US-Russian relations are in a “lamentable state” after an American drone and Russian jet collided over the Black Sea; Isabel Hilton and Stephen Dalziel discuss. Also on the show, Honduras turns away from Taiwan and towards China, the Oxford English Dictionary adds Maori words and the Japanese classes that are teaching people how to smile. Plus: Australian musician Robert Forster pays a visit during his UK tour.
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The US, UK and Australia have announced details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Andrew Mueller explains how we got here.
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Liam Aldous talks us through what Ibiza has to offer in the off-season, we join Fia Gulliksson for a gastronomic tour of her hometown of Östersund in central Sweden and we peek into the just-opened De Durgerdam hotel in Amsterdam. Plus: the latest from the world of aviation with Paul Charles.
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As a Russian fighter jet and US drone collide, we discuss the risks that this kind of confrontation poses to international security. Plus: Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, a word from the CEO of the Association of Photographers, Isabelle Doran, and a culture wrap from Monocle’s Laura Kramer.
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Antony Blinken heads to Addis Ababa. Plus: violent clashes break out in Pakistan, Indonesia’s tourist motorbike ban, the latest business news and we head to Frankfurt for the world’s biggest bathroom gathering.
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We visit the Collectible design fair in Brussels as designers Inma Bermúdez and Andreu Carulla talk us through their collections for Spanish bathroom firm Roca. Plus: Ukrainian footwear designer Alina Kachorovska discusses the challenges of production, a year on from the Russian invasion.
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China responds to the submarine deal between the UK, Australia and the US. Plus: Paris’s rubbish collectors strike over pension reforms, getting Brits back to work and would you hand in £200,000 worth of cash you found on the street? With Simon Brooke and Terry Stiastny.
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The executive chef of London’s 45 Park Lane, who was chosen to cook at this year’s Oscars, gives us an insight into one of his dishes.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, is Joe Biden facing a crisis of confidence in US financial institutions? Plus: political turbulence in Moldova, Nicaragua’s decision to suspend relations with the Vatican and a special interview with Estonia’s former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
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We discuss the new BBC Storyville documentary, ‘Sex on Screen’, with film critic Leila Latif and look at the messy history of eroticism in cinema. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco laments the demise of erotic movies and we catch up with an intimacy coordinator to find out about this crucial new role on film sets.
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The latest on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. In the studio, James Rodgers and Daniella Peled ask what would make Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, back down on the country’s controversial judicial reforms. Plus: how the Ukraine war has affected the global arms trade and a row in the UK over the BBC’s impartiality.
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Christopher Lord visits one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most impressive Californian creations – the first piece of modern US architecture to make it onto Unesco’s World Heritage List.
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After some of the biggest protests in Israel’s history took place this weekend, we hear more on the controversial judicial reforms at the centre of the unrest. Plus: what to expect from the Aukus submarine deal, the latest on the largest banking collapse since 2008 and a run through the winners and losers at this year’s Oscars.
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What’s China’s standing with the West after US president Joe Biden and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meet in Washington? Plus: unpacking the Nigeria elections fallout, a roundup of Asia-Pacific papers and all the winners and surprises on Hollywood’s biggest night.
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The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress have both taken place this week. As well as economic targets and macro-policy setting, this year’s editions involved the most extensive government reshuffle in a decade or more. UBS experts Bhanu Baweja and Yifan Hu join us to discuss the key learnings of a busy week.
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Some readers are convinced that this internationally bestselling author has worked as a spy for a British intelligence agency. In fact, her previous work in counterterrorism is where her fascination with espionage began. Ava Glass is a pseudonym for crime writer Christi Daugherty who sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her interactions with spies, her clever disguises and ‘The Chase’, the first instalment of her pacy new thriller series.
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Emma Nelson, Alex von Tunzelmann and Yossi Mekelberg on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Karen Krizanovich about the Oscars and Mary Fitzgerald about the latest developments in North Africa.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: we find out more about Turkey’s new opposition candidate, preview Monocle’s new travel show, ‘The Concierge’, and listen to the top musical acts from Liverpool on The Global Countdown.
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As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine rage on, Baltic and Balkan countries are feeling vindicated in their warnings about Putin’s intentions. For years, the regions have warned about the immediate dangers posed by Russia and now the west appears to be listening. In this special episode, Andrew Mueller speaks to the prime ministers of Lithuania and Kosovo, the president of Slovenia, the former president of Estonia and the former deputy prime minister of Latvia.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we celebrate cinema in all its forms. Charles Finch talks about his new magazine, ‘A Rabbit’s Foot’, which celebrates the power of film. Plus: we visit London gallery At The Movies to talk with owner Liza Tesei about the art of film posters.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Terry Stiastny goes through the newspapers and Monocle’s man in Vienna, Alexei Korolyov, investigates why Austria is still doing business with Russia.
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We speak to Erin Tibi about how his flamboyant new restaurant, Kapara, puts the fun back into London’s fine dining scene. Plus: Monocle’s Myriam Zumbühl sits down with Zürich-based chef Elif Oskan to discuss her new cookbook, ‘Cüisine’, and the importance of honouring heritage through food.
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Iran and Saudi Arabia restore relations. Plus: Laura Kramer and Fernando Augusto Pacheco look ahead to the Oscars on Sunday, review Eurovision tracks and discuss their upcoming holiday plans.
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Adam Penny is co-founder and CEO of The Beautiful Truth, a group that is dedicated to helping purpose-driven organisations and businesses to better understand and express their values. Penny and his colleagues celebrate how a business can be both a force for good and profitable at the same time. So what are the challenges that business leaders face in their communications, whether internal, B2B or B2C? And how can businesses share their values in a compelling way in an increasingly polarised media environment?
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As France and the UK hold their first summit in five years, we take the temperature of their relationship. Plus: why Austria is still doing business with Russia, Andrew Mueller’s take on the past seven days and a flick through today’s papers.
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Can Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron mend Anglo-French relations at their summit in Paris? Plus: the Vatican returns three Parthenon sculpture fragments, the latest aviation news and the final episode of our series lifting the lid on the world of espionage.
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What roles do stadiums, parks and clubrooms play in our built environment? We look at the intersection between sports and city planning, delve into the US pickleball craze and explore Argentina’s sports clubs.
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The European Union seeks to establish the outlines of a trade deal with the US tomorrow. Plus: an escalation of violence in Afghanistan as an Islamic State-affiliated organisation claims several deadly attacks, the French Senate’s vote to raise the retirement age by two years to 64 and the launch of Monocle’s new travel programme, ‘The Concierge’.
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Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society, discusses the imaginative and eclectic architecture that you’ll find at the UK’s leisure centres – and explains why we should save them.
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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad became a journalist after the US invaded his home country, Iraq, in 2003. He has since earned awards for his work including the Orwell Prize and Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, as well as two Emmys. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East’s Long War’.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top artists from Liverpool as the city prepares to host Eurovision.
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As Russia launches a huge wave of missile strikes on Ukraine overnight, we hear the latest from Kyiv. Plus: protests over judicial reforms are set to escalate in Israel, the business headlines and we head to Liverpool for this week’s Global Countdown.
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Defence ministers warn not to jump to conclusions on who was behind the Nord Stream explosions; and the trial of four bankers accused of helping Putin deposit millions of francs in Switzerland kicks off in Zürich. Plus: India’s luxury-market boom, proposed plans to set a lunar time zone, and the latest segment in our spy series.
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We meet Borre Akkersdijk, co-founder of Byborre, a textile studio based in the Netherlands that specialises in sustainable and innovative fabric design. Plus, Bob Sheard, friend of the show and co-founder of brand agency Fresh Britain, stops by to discuss the power of logos and how Nike’s iconic swoosh almost got in the way of its expansion into the outdoor clothing market.
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The UN secretary-general meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv amid concerns that Russia will refuse to extend a multilateral grain deal. Plus: US Republicans are split over Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and the UK introduces new sanctions on 'global violators of women’s rights'.
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An opposition candidate has been selected for the upcoming Turkish presidential election. Andrew Mueller explains who he is and how he differs from President Erdogan.
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Robert Bound and his panel of experts look ahead to travel in 2023. Plus: Petri Burtsoff walks us through the historic city of Porvoo on Finland’s southern coast, Gabriel Leigh on all the aviation news that should be on your radar this week and Tomos Lewis celebrates the renovation of Miami’s South Beach boardwalk.
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As Ukraine denies any involvement in blowing up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, we examine what might have happened. Plus: protests in Tbilisi turn violent after the government backs a new law on foreign agents; we celebrate the work of David Chipperfield, this year’s winner of the Pritzker prize, and we shine a light on the cinema of Bhutan.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins Vassilis Kikilias, the Tourism Minister of Greece, leading the charge to extend his country’s tourist season.
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Justin Trudeau orders a probe into alleged Chinese election meddling. Plus: the Taliban’s “gender apartheid” regime, the latest business news, Chanel at Paris Fashion Week and a special interview with former spy Mubin Shaikh.
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We visit a craft and design exhibition in the heart of London’s Marylebone and check in with Spanish designer Jorge Penadés, whose recent project was inspired by hollow cardboard tubes. Plus: we meet the team at Galerie Revel, a Bordeaux-based contemporary design space.
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is doubling down on defending Bakhmut – but what would happen if Kyiv retreats? Panellists Marie Le Conte and Steve Cannane discuss this, as well as the protests over pension reform in France and the UK’s plan to remove migrants arriving on small boats. Plus: should the workplace have a soundtrack? And we look at the new book ‘Pegasus: The Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Spyware’.
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A recipe from one of the UK’s rising culinary talents.
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With the National People’s Congress in full swing in China, we discuss what we should be looking out for. We also head to Stockholm, where Nato’s secretary general is meeting the Swedish prime minister, and then look at opposition politics in Turkey. Plus: a culture wrap from Monocle’s Laura Kramer.
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Almost a month on from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, we unpack the consequences of the disaster and look at the particular impact on refugees. Plus: Imran Khan is banned from Pakistan’s airwaves, the latest business news and episode two of our spy series.
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The British artist has represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale, shown work at the Lyon, Sydney and Istanbul biennales and exhibited at some of the world’s finest galleries. We explore his new survey at London’s Hayward Gallery, ‘Extinction Beckons’, which is a bold and exciting collection of installations.
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As protests break out in Tehran following the suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls, we discuss what we know so far. Plus: why Joe Biden is promising to strengthen US voting rights, the UN High Seas Treaty that took almost two decades to get right and why Toblerone is facing a rebrand.
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Gregory Scruggs talks us through the various ways that Park Strip has been used since the birth of Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.
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South Korea agrees to compensate wartime victims of Japanese forced labour, paving the way for improved ties between the countries. Plus: Kaja Kallas is re-elected in Estonia and Israel is shaken by another weekend of protests against the government’s judicial reforms.
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Ukraine’s battle for Bakhmut: is the eastern city about to fall to Russia? Plus: a special interview with James Olson, former chief of counterintelligence at the CIA; a round-up of stories from Asia; and a US Supreme Court copyright case involving Andy Warhol.
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To mark International Women’s Day, we dive into a new report from the UBS CIO entitled ‘Women and Investing: Planning for Your Legacy’. The report trains a lens on the goal of legacy: how women investors define it, the best allocation of resources to meet those objectives and the importance of putting a financial plan in place for the smooth transfer of wealth. Marianna Mamou, head, advice beyond investing in the Chief Investment Office of UBS Global Wealth Management and author of the report, joins us to explain more.
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Celebrated New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton sits down with Georgina Godwin. At 28, she became the winner of the Booker Prize for her acclaimed second novel, ‘The Luminaries’. After 10 years she is back with the action-packed psychological thriller ‘Birnam Wood’, about a guerilla gardening group whose ideals and ideologies are about to be tested.
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Emma Nelson, David Bodanis, Constantine Buhayer and Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also hear the latest from our editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Marbella.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week, from the dispute between Ron DeSantis and Disney World to the top songs in Togo. Plus: Paris Fashion Week reports and we discuss nature and cities.
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It’s been more than a year since Finland and Sweden submitted their applications to become NATO’s 31st and 32nd members. While the two Nordic neighbours remain on the cusp of joining the alliance, Turkey and Hungary have yet to give them the green light. How long will this take? And will both nations be able to join the alliance hand-in-hand? Andrew Mueller speaks to Sweden’s minister for foreign affairs, Tobias Billström; Finland’s minister for foreign affairs, Pekka Haavisto; Norway’s minister for foreign affairs, Anniken Huitfeldt; and the former prime minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb.
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This week on The Stack we speak with ‘Vanity Fair’ editor in chief, Radhika Jones, to celebrate the magazine’s 29th annual Hollywood issue. Plus: we visit Paperground bookshop in Madrid.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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Monocle 24’s Laura Kramer speaks to Andrew Selby, UKBGF board member and backgammon tournament director.
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We speak to culinary author Katie Parla about her new book featuring the best recipes from the Italian islands. Plus: Texan food pioneer Geronimo Lopez talks to Monocle about his restaurant, Botika.
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Laura Kramer and Tom Webb take a look at the US increase of its military assistance in Somalia. Plus: we shed a light on a day of fake news and wrap the latest stories in the animal world. Markus Hippi and Fernando Augusto Pacheco join us to discuss Finland and Brazil’s state of mind and we have Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Meet Alex Wright, co-founder of the refreshingly innovative brand that’s making waves in the beverage industry. With a passion for health and sustainability, Wright and his co-founder have created a unique line of sparkling waters that are free from nasties and proudly infused with the flavour of ‘wonky’ produce. Wright explains his journey and mission to promote healthier lifestyles.
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Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine as Russian troops close in on the city of Bakhmut. Plus: court in Belarus sentences Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, to 10 years in prison and Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.
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Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden meet at the White House. Plus: what to expect from China’s annual session of parliament, the effect of the war in Ukraine on Arctic security and Andrew’s Mueller’s What We Learned
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As urban areas grow, how can we ensure that the link between nature and our cities isn’t severed? We visit Bangkok’s recently opened Benjakitti Park, discuss Ben Wilson’s new book ‘Urban Jungle: Wilding the City’ and go hiking in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon.
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The US agrees to send arms to Taiwan as Western allies warn China not to arm Russia. Plus: President Macron’s tour of central Africa, a row over journalistic ethics in the UK and which are the best careers for young people? With Alex von Tunzelmann and Jonathan Fenby. Plus: On This Day in 1969, the first test flight of Concorde.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Togo.
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Tarini Jindal Handa, founder of India’s first collectable design gallery, shares how she is bringing traditional craft to contemporary audiences.
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People take to the streets to protest after Tuesday’s rail crash in Greece - we look at the aftermath of one of the country’s worst disasters. Plus: Olaf Scholz reveals that discussions are already afoot about how to protect a postwar Ukraine.
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Bola Tinubu of Nigeria’s ruling party wins the country’s presidential election. Plus: escalating violence in the West Bank, business news and the latest from Paris Fashion Week.
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Jeff Abrams, founder and creative director of fashion brand Rails, explains his approach to expanding into new markets, the importance of understanding international customers and how making decisions quickly helped him grow the brand… and avoid catastrophe after a truck robbery. Plus: Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, discusses sustainable style and the trends that she has spotted at fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris.
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Bola Tinubu of Nigeria’s ruling party is declared the winner of the presidential election. Plus: Ukraine dominates the agenda as G20 foreign ministers meet in New Delhi, US concerns over Iran’s nuclear development and the moment when a Hong Kong protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem.
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Over the past year, Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, has been removing self-governing rights from Disney World and imposing government oversight on the parks. Andrew Mueller explains why.
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Dozens of people have died after a train crash in Greece. We hear the latest from Athens. Plus: new revelations on Fox News and its coverage of the 2020 presidential election and the week’s top business and culture news.
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Macron’s four-nation Africa tour: to what extent does this mark a “new era” for France’s relations with the continent? Plus: Serbia and Kosovo accept a provisional proposal to normalise ties, the latest business news and where are the world’s new cultural capitals?
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Designer Amy Powney discusses new documentary ‘Fashion Reimagined’, which charts her journey in making her clothing label sustainable, and we visit Madrid Design Festival. Plus: research practice Material Cultures detail the importance of bio-based materials in construction.
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The latest from Lagos as Nigerian opposition parties call foul play in the presidential election. Plus: Ukrainian forces come under pressure in Bakhmut, Taiwan plans to make “disinformation” illegal during wartime and could a new Brexit deal over Northern Ireland improve the UK’s relationship with its closest allies? With Lisette Reymer and Ivor Gaber.
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The Palestinian chef, food writer and restaurateur shares a great recipe for the classic Middle Eastern side dish, spicy new potatoes.
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This is the time of the year when glimpses of spring sunshine are savoured – and this is energy that we channel on this episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’. We celebrate the iconic modernist potter Lucie Rie, learn about the history of Japanese silk weaving and hear about the restorative power of gardening. Plus: we speak to a brave and brilliant fashion designer, Mother of Pearl’s creative director Amy Powney, and ponder the perfect attire for a slumber party.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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UK and EU leaders strike a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol. Plus: Belarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, arrives in Beijing for a three-day visit; China’s plans to build Asia’s largest observatory; and the latest transport news.
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‘Hungry Ghosts’ is a powerful new novel that explores religious tensions, class differences and violence in 1940s Trinidad. Kevin Jared Hosein joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his book and how he found a way to tell a deeply human story that feels the weight of colonialism.
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Vincent McAviney has the latest as the UK and EU reach a new agreement to resolve post-Brexit trade friction in Northern Ireland. In the studio, Isabel Hilton and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discuss China’s calls for peace in Ukraine, protests in Mexico over electoral reform plans and nostalgic drinks as a British 1970s favourite is set to be relaunched.
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Geetanjali Krishna visits the so-called “healthiest building in Delhi” to find out how greenery is helping to fight back against air pollution.
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France’s Emmanuel Macron announces a visit to China to seek Beijing’s help in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party elects Elly Schlein as its new leader. Plus: we report from the vigils in Washington over the weekend in support of Ukraine and look at the latest front pages from Latin America.
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Nigerian election: we unpack the largest democratic exercise on the continent. Plus: the impact of recent earthquakes on Turkey’s leadership, the day’s newspapers and the latest arts and culture news.
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UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan joins the show to discuss some of the perennial issues with GDP as a metric and how the fourth industrial revolution is upending its primacy as a measure of growth.
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One of Ukraine’s most acclaimed contemporary authors sits down with Georgina Godwin. Oksana’s debut novel, ‘Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex’, is the most translated work of new Ukrainian prose in the world today – but it caused huge controversy on publication in 1996. Since then she has emerged as a leading literary voice in her country, penning more than 20 books. The latest is ‘My Longest Book Tour’, a personal account of living in exile since the Russian invasion and a historical perspective on the war for a Western audience.
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To celebrate the best of Nomad, Tyler Brûlé and guests explore the dialogue between art, architecture and design in a special edition of the programme broadcast live from the Grace La Margna hotel in St Moritz.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week includes our special series on the first anniversary of war in Ukraine.
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In this special episode, recorded at the Munich Security Conference, Andrew Mueller sits down with the prime minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Iceland’s minister for foreign affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, and the president of Open Society Foundations, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown.
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This week on The Stack we discuss the state of men’s magazines with Jay Fielden, former editor-in-chief of ‘Esquire’, ‘Town & Country’ and ‘Men’s Vogue’. Plus: Debika Ray on the revamped ‘Crafts’ magazine.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. A look at Saturday’s newspapers plus all of the talking points from Nomad St Moritz, an art fair bringing together the world’s leading galleries.
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How the former head of London’s Tate Modern refocused his energy to protect rare citrus fruits. Plus, Joia, London’s new restaurant opening by top Portuguese chef Henrique Sá Pessoa.
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On the show: reflections from a Ukrainian reporter in Kyiv, plus we discuss a strengthened Nato, changes in Europe and Ukraine’s soft-power push.
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Matthew Lee Sawyer is a strategist, consultant and educator with a passion for helping people and companies grow. In his new book, ‘Make It In America: How International Companies and Entrepreneurs Can Successfully Enter and Scale in US Markets,’ he outlines the opportunities and challenges for businesses hoping to get traction in the world’s biggest economy.
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Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Jimmy Warden, screenwriter of ‘Cocaine Bear’
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It’s been a year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine – we check in on the atmosphere in Kyiv. Also in the programme: China introduces its own peace plan to resolve the conflict, plus Andrew Mueller on what we have learned during the 12 months of war.
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We mark one year since the invasion of Ukraine with Kateryna Yushchenko, the country’s former First Lady. Plus: Nigeria heads to the polls, the day’s newspapers and the latest business news.
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How can ordinary city buildings have an extraordinary effect on their communities? We explore libraries to banks to see what impact they’re having on their neighbourhoods and what connection they have with citizens.
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As the UN general assembly prepares to vote on a motion that demands Russia leaves Ukraine, Rebecca Tinsley and Anna Rosenberg discuss the view of the war in the global south one year on. Plus: as Jill Biden visits Namibia and Kenya, how is the role of first ladies changing? And Starbucks launches olive-oil infused coffee... in Italy.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Ukraine.
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Will the EU have its next sanctions package ready by the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Are cracks in European unity becoming more evident – and what will it take to rebuild Ukraine? Plus: Canada’s concerns over China’s interest in the Arctic.
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Joe Biden’s meeting with Nato’s Bucharest Nine and a look ahead to the UN’s special session on Ukraine. Plus: a special interview with Austria’s minister for foreign affairs, a flick through today’s papers, a global statistics round-up and Laura Kramer speaks to ‘Liaison’ star Vincent Cassel.
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How did Heat secure major investment from industry heavyweights such as LVMH and tap into the all-important Gen Z audience, growing an engaged community of conscious shoppers with a season-less mindset? Founders Joe Wilkinson and Mario Maher tell us about their runaway commercial success and future-proofing luxury fashion. Plus: the founders of a bespoke shoe business explain how they plan to scale their Savile Row micro-factory.
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Joe Biden meets Nato allies in Eastern Europe, religion in politics and the row over trains that forced Spain’s transport secretary to resign, with Barbara Serra and Lew Lukens. Plus: the third instalment in our series marking a year of war in Ukraine, with a look at the role of culture and the arts.
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Moldova’s president, Maia Sandu, has warned of a Russian plot to overthrow her government. Andrew Mueller explains why this is possible and how Moldova is trying to keep Moscow at bay.
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As China’s top diplomat Wang Yi arrives in Moscow to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin, we ask what it reveals about how Beijing views the war in Ukraine. Also in the programme: a look ahead to Montenegro’s presidential election and why it matters, plus the week’s top culture news.
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We report on the international reaction to Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation speech, and why South Africa hosts maritime exercises involving Russia. Plus: an update on the devastating floods in Brazil, the day’s technology news and a newspaper round-up.
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Lawrence Steele, creative director of Italian label Aspesi, takes us through his vision for the clothing brand. Plus, London-based maker Kusheda Mensah shares her creative journey in crafting a modular furniture collection.
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We report as Presidents Biden and Putin double down ahead of the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine; and the EU imposes new sanctions on Myanmar. Plus: in the second part of our special series on Ukraine, the mayor of Mykolaiv speaks about rebuilding his besieged city.
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Food writer and editor cooks a breakfast that’s fit for a loved one.
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On today’s show: Vladimir Putin blames the west for provoking the war in Ukraine; 40 people have died from mudslides and torrential rain in Brazil over the carnival holiday; and independent TV network Iran International suspends its operations in the UK. Plus: we hear from Tanja Fajon, Slovenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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We report as China’s top diplomat heads to Russia: will Beijing consider supplying weapons for the war in Ukraine? Plus: arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia, the latest business news and Burberry’s first show under new chief creative officer, Daniel Lee.
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We explore the creative and commercial genius that emerged from the street-art movement of 1970s New York. We meet street art historian and creator of a new exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, Roger Gastman, and catch up with some of the scene’s major players, Claudia “Claw Money” Gold, and Fab 5 Freddy.
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President Biden announces additional military aid for Ukraine. Daniella Peled and Enrico Franceschini discuss his surprise visit to Kyiv, as well as protests in Israel ahead of a vote on judicial reforms, editing children’s books to match contemporary mores, and the AI chatbot confounding reporters. Plus: Ukrainians reflect on their favourite prewar memories in the first part of a series marking the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion.
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Paul Logothetis explores the story of Cold War Canada through an extensive network of tunnels and offices built beneath a farming community in Western Ottawa in the 1960s.
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We ask: what role does China want to play in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine? We also bring report on Afghanistan, where the Taliban want to turn former military bases into special business zones. Plus, our series on Ukraine starts with an episode dedicated to the memories of the country before the war and we review the day’s newspapers with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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We bring you the latest from Kyiv as we begin our special coverage of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Plus: Poland’s growing role in Europe ahead of President Biden’s visit, aviation news and all the winners, losers and surprises at the Bafta Film Awards.
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A special programme marking the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the creation of the Ukraine Relief Fund by the UBS Optimus Foundation: an extraordinary mobilisation of capital and a triumph of collaboration. With us to reflect on its prospects and imperatives for the future are the CEO of the Optimus Foundation and the leaders of two local partners whom UBS has supported in their vital work on the frontlines.
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The Irish journalist and photographer has documented migration, conflict and humanitarian crises across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Her debut book, ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’, about the treatment of refugees travelling to Europe, was named Irish Book of the Year in 2022 and won the Orwell Prize. Sally spoke to Georgina Godwin about the failures of NGOs, UN corruption and how her book began with a Facebook message.
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Emma Nelson, Isabel Hilton and Stephen Dalziel discuss this weekend's biggest talking points. We also get the latest from Tyler Brûlé, our editorial director, in St Moritz and we speak to our Oslo correspondent Lars Bevangar.
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The best of the week on Monocle 24, compiled into one show.
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Next week voters in Africa’s most populous nation will head to the polls to elect a new president. What are the main issues dominating the election and how will it impact the wider region? Andrew Mueller speaks to Aanu Adeoye, Leena Koni Hoffmann and Dipo Faloyin.
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This week we speak with creative director Benjamin Grillon about his publication ‘The Colour Journal’, plus Kirsten Algera and Alix de Massiac of ‘MacGuffin’ magazine chat to us about their new podcast ‘Chains’.
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Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend. Alice Sherwood reviews the day’s newspapers and we cover some of the biggest discussion topics at the Munich Security Conference.
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We speak to the founders of Mayha, a Japanese ‘omakase’, about the restaurant concept that was first introduced in Beirut and has now opened in London. Also in the programme: a company catering for many of the world’s most important cultural events, plus Barcelona’s unique wine business.
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We bring you the latest from the Munich Security Conference with Andrew Mueller. In the studio, Laura Kramer and Fernando Augusto Pacheco chat about changing work patterns, the return of Rio Carnival and what to see at the cinema this weekend. Plus: a new book about the Welsh landscape and how it is threatened by climate change.
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Robert Black and Benedict Gordon are the founders of Phoenyx Spirits, a spirits company that owns and operates revived heritage brands. Having already secured a wide portfolio of trademarks, Rob and Ben tell us about the first revitalised brands they’ve launched, two premium bitter liqueurs, Khoosh and Dr. Hostetter’s. But how did it all start? And how do you stay true to a brand’s history while making it contemporary?
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Monocle’s Lilian Fawcett sits down with Lucy Jones, the Berlin-based translator of Brigitte Reimann’s ‘Siblings’, to talk about the author’s life in communist East Germany. They spoke about Reimann’s short but tumultuous life, translating her distinctive writing style and what a 60-year-old novel can offer contemporary readers.
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As Rishi Sunak arrives in Northern Ireland, we ask how close the UK and EU are to a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol. Plus: why Portugal is ending its golden visa scheme, the business news and the week in culture.
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We report on Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg’s promise to help Turkey after the devastating earthquakes, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi’s effort to mend relations between China and Europe and the biggest discussion topics from today’s newspapers.
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What is it like to live in a communist-run city? For residents of Austria’s second city of Graz, that question ceased being hypothetical in 2021 when Elke Kahr of the Communist Party of Austria was sworn in as mayor. In this special edition of The Urbanist, Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov ventures to Graz to see how its unique leadership is affecting citizens’ lives, and whether communist stigmas still loom large.
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Daniella Peled and Jonn Elledge discuss Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general, urging Ankara to approve Finland and Sweden’s membership bids, and Syrian president Assad’s ‘earthquake diplomacy’. Also in the show: city authorities question free travel for South Korea’s elderly, and would you buy caviar from a vending machine? Plus our weekly Letter from New York.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top carnival songs in Brazil this year.
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Kim Samuel is a renowned educator and activist. She is the founder of the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness as well as a visiting scholar at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford. She sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book, ‘On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Isolated World’.
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Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, ponders one goal that a design practice or studio should consider.
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We report on Russia intensifying missile strikes on Ukraine as the first anniversary of the war approaches. We also cover the resignation of the World Bank president, look at the day’s newspapers and bring you a bit of the carnival spirit with our weekly Global Countdown.
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China’s president, Xi Jinping, has promised to give support to Iran. How will that affect relations between the two countries and the West? Also in the programme, we discuss whether Finland will join Nato before Sweden and look at India’s first new museum opening in a decade.
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This week we’re pairing two leading entrepreneurs in the world of food and wine. Our starter is Caspar Rose, co-founder and CEO of the Wellness Food Group, which owns and operates two leading UK brands in the ready-to-eat meal space. Then it’s over to Germany to meet Clara Higham-Stoianova, the founder of Sips Berlin, the first-ever natural-wine delivery platform.
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We speak to one of the reporters who was part of an international investigation looking into a team of Israeli contractors claiming to have meddled in more 30 elections worldwide. In the studio, Sarah Churchwell and Vincent McAviney discuss Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, where Biden and Trump stand ahead of the 2024 election and the German etiquette society calling for MPs to dress better.
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Andrew Mueller explains Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul Israel’s judicial system, which has led to mass protests.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent, speaks to Sara Dosa, director of ‘Fire of Love’.
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The latest from Ukraine as Russia reports battlefield advances and Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, resigns after eight years in power. Plus: our editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck comments on the ongoing debate over 15-minute cities and Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi on Louis Vuitton’s new appointment and changes at rival Kering.
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The latest news from Nato’s meeting to discuss Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to Nikki Haley’s 2024 campaign plan, an update from Turkey and the rise of the eco-thriller.
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We explore the link between materials and wellbeing with acoustic specialists Baux. Then we discuss Ganni’s latest collaboration with Copenhagen’s Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst. Plus: what would a reimagining of the English country house look like today?
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Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels as the West struggles to keep up with Ukraine’s need for arms. Plus: Bashar al-Assad’s decision to open more routes for aid into Syria, a Berlin neighbourhood’s plan to go car-free, newly published Victorian love letters and Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro on his new ‘Pinocchio’ adaptation. With Olga Tokariuk and Michael Binyon.
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Rosie Healey, head chef of Glasgow restaurant Gloriosa, shares a recipe for the Italian staple focaccia
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The US military says that it has retrieved key sensors from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed last week. Plus: Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels, business news with Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts and today’s papers.
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Moldova’s president accuses Russia of plotting a coup. Plus: the latest on Chinese spy balloons, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and Japan’s new central bank governor.
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In this arts special, we visit Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and catch up with legendary art critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Jerry Saltz to discuss his book ‘Art Is Life: Icons and Iconoclasts, Visionaries and Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope’. Plus: Tracy Chevalier, author of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’, joins Robert Bound to discuss the new Vermeer exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and her own special connection with the works.
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Russian troops claim territorial advances in eastern Ukraine, the BBC chairman comes under pressure after a political scandal, and the fallout after the mayor of Toronto’s resignation, with panellists Terry Stiastny and John Everard. Plus: ‘Haywire’, with satirist Craig Brown.
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Ivan Carvalho visits Porto’s much-loved Mercado do Bolhão to uncover the legacy of an urban landmark that continues to bring residents together.
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for fraudulent architects, contractors and engineers in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. Plus: The US shoots down another unidentified object and controversy in Italy’s Sanremo festival.
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Protest leaders in Israel call for a nationwide strike. Plus: President Daniel Ortega releases 222 political prisoners in Nicaragua, the latest urbanism news with Kat Hanna and China’s new “floating feather” airport design.
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Further highlights from UBS’s annual flagship event, the 23rd edition of which took place last month with the theme, ‘The Way Ahead’. UBS global chief economist Arend Kapteyn, chief European economist Reinhard Cluse, their US counterpart Jonathan Pingle and head of Asia economics Tao Wang discuss the global economic and policy outlook.
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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author. Her debut novel, ‘Stay With Me’, was published in 2017 to huge critical acclaim and won the 9mobile Prize for Literature as well as the Prix Les Afriques. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her highly anticipated second novel, ‘A Spell of Good Things’. It tells the story of two young Nigerians from vastly different backgrounds who are brought together in catastrophic circumstances.
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Emma Nelson, Lynne O’Donnell and Dipo Faloyin on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also get the latest from our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Bangkok and speak to Guy De Launey, Monocle’s man in the Balkans.
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The best of Monocle 24: we speak to Guillermo del Toro about his new film, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’, plus we visit the upcoming Camden Highline in London and share a recipe from Brazilian chef Bel Coelho.
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As India gears up for its general election next year, anger over the Adani empire led by Gautam Adani, a Modi ally, is growing. Will the Adani affair cast a shadow on the prime minister? Andrew Mueller speaks to Shruti Kapila, Sumit Ganguly and Somnath Batabyal.
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We speak with the team behind Vienna-based magazine ‘It’s A Passion Thing’. Plus: beautiful football title ‘Glory’ and new booklet ‘Tennis In Photographs’.
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Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the day’s newspapers and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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A report from Italy’s leading food fair showcasing the new luxury food products set to hit shelves later this year. Plus: what the US eats during the Super Bowl weekend and British chef Alex Webb on why dining should be fun.
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Finland prepares to discuss Nato ratification, Mexico bans shark tourism and government employees receive triple pay on Valentine’s Day in a Philippines town. Plus: Natacha Ramsay-Levi on her new design collective. With Emma Searle, Tom Webb and Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan.
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Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde tells us about the Space Waste Lab, a multi-year living project with the European Space Agency that’s reimagining space junk and developing solutions for the long term. He explains how the design challenge posed by space junk has inspired him to encourage people to give waste a new value.
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As the earthquakes’ death toll surpasses 21,000, we give you the latest from Turkey and Syria as relief efforts continue. Meanwhile, former US vice-president Mike Pence is subpoenaed to testify in the criminal investigation of Donald Trump and Brazil’s Lula da Silva is in Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: the latest business news and Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.
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Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Florian Zeller, director of ‘The Son’.
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The former US congresswoman, Emmy award-winning journalist and women’s-rights activist sits down with Christopher Cermak to discuss motherhood and the arc of her remarkable career in politics.
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After the quakes: what is the role of mayors in times of disaster? Plus: a look ahead to the forthcoming Nigerian election, the latest fashion news and Andrew’s Mueller’s What We Learned.
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Since opening to the public in 2009, New York’s High Line has inspired cities the world over. We explore the route of what’s set to be the Camden Highline, walk along Singapore’s Rail Corridor and return to the original.
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Volodymyr Zelensky visits Brussels, Chinese-made security cameras are to be removed from Australian government buildings, a restituted Kandinsky painting lost in the Holocaust could sell for €42m and France will turn excess wine into industrial alcohol to combat surplus. With Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Philippe Marliere. Plus: Michael Shermer on his new book, ‘Conspiracy’.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in China.
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Pakistan holds emergency talks with the IMF to avoid economic collapse, Russia ramps up its charm offensive in West Africa and the latest economic news with Monocle’s business editor, David Hodari. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s weekly Global Countdown takes us to China.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent, speaks to Santiago Mitre, director of ‘Argentina, 1985’.
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Ukraine and the UK: a new special relationship? Plus: what to expect from Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address, Switzerland’s school for coronavirus sceptics and the latest aviation news.
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Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder of community marketplace Airtasker, tells us how the business has amassed a global following and expanded markets as demand for flexible work soars. Plus: we head to Melbourne to meet entrepreneur James Tutton, director of a purpose-driven developer that is changing the face of the industry through wellness.
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Volodymyr Zelensky visits London, Australia blocks a new coal mine, the left makes gains in Ecuador’s local elections and a new musical about Silvio Berlusconi. With Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Plus: On This Day in 1983, the IRA kidnapped a star racehorse.
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On Monday earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria. Thousands have been killed. Diplomatic offers of assistance have been flooding in from usually hostile neighbours. Andrew Mueller looks to recent history and explains the successes and failures of past disaster diplomacy.
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has landed in the UK for his second foreign trip since the start of the war. Plus: the Washington trip of Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, the launch of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction and an underground music festival in Milan.
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Jenny Mathers on the directions in which Ukraine and Russia are moving as Moscow prepares its spring assault. Plus: The latest on relief efforts in Turkey from the epicentres of the earthquakes, the day’s papers and the welcome return of the beaver.
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We visit a textile studio in east London and head to Milan to meet Brioni’s design director. Plus: the incoming president of the American Institute of Architects discusses her plans.
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The international response to huge earthquakes on the Syria-Turkey border. Plus: US-China relations ahead of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and troublesome former leaders. With Julie Norman and Shelby Wilder.
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We travel to São Paulo to meet Bel Coelho, the chef-owner of Cuia, and learn her recipe for ‘baião de dois’, a traditional dish from the northeast of Brazil
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Monocle 24's Senior Correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with 'The Whale' writer Samuel D. Hunter.
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The international community is rushing to help Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquakes. Will the complex political situation in the border region make it difficult to get help to the right places? Plus: Norway’s vast support plan for Ukraine and Stockholm Furniture Fair.
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Hong Kong’s biggest national-security trial yet begins. Plus: a trade dispute between the EU and Washington, the latest TV news and how the war is changing Ukraine’s historically patriarchal society.
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We speak to Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro, who is known for making movies underpinned by a sense of the mythic and filled with ghosts and monsters. His most recent film, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ is an intricate stop-motion reinvention of the familiar story. We catch up with the two-time Academy Award winner and the film’s co-director, Mark Gustafson.
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The aftermath of the huge earthquakes on the Turkey-Syria border. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Lynne O’Donnell discuss protests in Tel Aviv and diplomatic flight from Kabul. Plus: a classic East German novel translated into English for the first time.
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Chris Cermak looks at the meteorological powers of a particular Pennsylvania groundhog and the annual celebrations that take place in the town of Punxsutawney to mark his famous forecast.
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The latest on the devastating earthquakes in Turkey as Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares the incident the ‘biggest disaster’ to hit the country since 1939. Plus: the political aftermath in Washington after a Chinese ‘spy balloon’ was shot down and why Danes are protesting against plans to abolish a national holiday.
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The US military searches for the remains of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon. Plus: a major earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, protests in India over the Adani scandal and the 2023 Grammy Awards.
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How best to close the ‘funding gap’ that exists between female entrepreneurs and their male counterparts? We discuss the winner of the UBS Female Founder Award and ask how this recognition is helping to bridge the gap and move the needle towards a more equitable distribution of funding and opportunities. Marianna Mamou, head Advice Beyond Investing in the UBS CIO, and Emma Wheeler, head of the Women’s Wealth Programme in UBS’s Wealth Management business, tell us about the 2022 award-winner Danielle Lawrence, co-founder and CEO of Freyda Limited.
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The Shetland-born writer and TV presenter, best known for BBC documentary series ‘Scotland from the Sky’, speaks to Georgina Godwin. His latest book, ‘The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break our World’, took him to some of the planet’s most contested and fastest-changing borders, from Israel to Mexico and back home to Scotland.
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Emma Nelson, David Bodanis, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent, Gwen Robinson, unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: a check-in with our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Tokyo.
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The best of Monocle 24 over the past week. We discuss what parks mean in the 21st century, the delivery of the last 747 and a book on Cambodian rock.
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Many developed nations face a looming ageing-population crisis. What are governments doing to cope with this global trend that poses major political and economic challenges? Andrew Mueller speaks to Agnès Poirier, James Raymo, Marie Le Conte and Stephanie Hegarty.
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This week, we speak to the CEO of Fortune Media, Alan Murray, and Brazilian photographer Gleeson Paulino. Plus: we visit a charming kiosk in Rougemont.
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Georgina Godwin presents the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Latika Bourke reviews the newspapers, Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week and author James Crawford examines the evolution of global boundaries.
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A look at the menu that British chef Elliott Grover has designed for the Oscars, how Portuguese chef Kiko Martins built his Lisbon culinary empire and an unmissable restaurant launch in England’s Cornwall.
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Kyiv sets out its bid to join the EU at a summit with European officials in Kyiv and the Pope visits South Sudan. Plus: our favourite independent music venues and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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This week, Monocle’s Tom Webb introduces his Davos interview with Stan Stalnaker, founder and chief strategy officer of Hub Culture, who talks about the innovative technology ecosystem and its groundbreaking approach to AI. Could building AI with purpose be one of the answers to the climate crisis? Could we consult AI to help us design the framework for fully sustainable cities – and is it time to rethink the legal rights of nature?
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As a Chinese spy balloon flies over the US days before Antony Blinken arrives in Beijing, what kind of message China is trying to send? Plus: farewell to the 747, an icon of Brazilian TV news and Bangkok Design Week.
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The presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Plus: the new “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, Chad’s new embassy in Israel and Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s news.
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How has the way in which we perceive our parks changed and how have planners adjusted to our current needs? We explore examples of well-considered green space and ponder what’s next for the park.
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The EU-Ukraine summit kicks off in Kyiv, as a new bust of Stalin is unveiled in Volgograd. Plus, 100 days of Rishi Sunak, Germany’s security relationship with its allies – and who would you choose to appear on a banknote? With Carole Walker and Stephen Dalziel.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Los Angeles-based artist and writer Kathryn Scanlan about her brilliant new novel ‘Kick the Latch’. Based on transcribed interviews, it tells the story of one woman’s life on the racetrack.
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Artist and designer Luke Edward Hall explains how Cornish folklore has provided ample inspiration for the latest collection from his homeware and fashion brand.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Thailand.
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As Kyiv prepares to host a historic summit, we ask whether membership of the European Union is truly on the agenda. Plus: Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, holds talks with his French counterpart to discuss Iran; we hear Monocle’s verdict on a Supreme Court nuisance ruling that could have huge implications for the public realm in the UK; and we head to Thailand for this week’s Global Countdown.
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A look ahead to the EU-Ukraine summit. Plus: Belgium’s crackdown on Russian diamonds, the return of the ball season in Vienna, a flick through today’s papers and the latest from Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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What does “Brand Britain” mean today and what comes next? An audience of students, brand leaders, investors and other stakeholders gathered in London to hear from the writer Ekow Eshun, Belstaff CEO Fran Millar, Rapha founder Simon Mottram, the Academic Dean of CSM Rebecca Wright, Nc’nean founder Annabel Thomas and Monocle’s Josh Fehnert. Devised and hosted by Bob Sheard, co-founder of the Fresh Britain agency, the event explored what the UK’s national brand means for businesses operating in its slipstream.
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As the FBI searches President Biden’s Delaware home, our Washington correspondent has the latest. Plus: Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, heads for Paris; India’s new budget; and do we really need wi-fi on the metro? With Daniella Peled and Somnath Batabyal.
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In 2020, Azerbaijan used military force to take control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region from Armenia. Today there are reports of blockades leading to starvation and sickness. Andrew Mueller explains how Vladimir Putin could stop the siege but why he probably won’t.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Finland’s Nato dilemma: will the country go it alone without Sweden? Plus: the blockade of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Italy’s ‘silver tsunami’ and what does the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveal about the state of the world?
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We bring you the best of what was on show at two events in the French capital: trade fair Maison&Objet and Paris Fashion Week for menswear.
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Brexit, three years on. And is the war in Ukraine approaching a stalemate? With Phil Clark and Alex von Tunzelmann. Plus: the Pope visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brits and bragging at work, and an interview with Samuel D Hunter, writer of Oscar-nominated film ‘The Whale’.
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This week’s recipe comes from the Austrian Alps.
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Joe Biden draws the line on sending fighter jets to Ukraine, Greece’s prime minister is in Tokyo to strengthen ties with Japan and we turn our focus to Paraguay, as the country gears up for another election. Plus: today’s business headlines.
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This month we celebrate February’s poetic joys. We discuss the fragile elegance of winter flowers with the SSAW collective’s Olivia Wilson and Jess Geissendorfer, talk about nature as inspiration with Norwegian musician Fay Wildhagen and pull up a chair at The Audley pub to speak to Ewan Venters, CEO of Hauser & Wirth and Artfarm. Plus: the history of New York’s Chelsea Hotel on screen and resolving conflict in a traditional Finnish sauna.
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Monocle’s US Editor, Christopher Lord, joins us from Seattle as Boeing delivers the last 747 that it will ever build. Plus: how did New Zealand set the inflation target rate for the world? And what can we learn from Barnes & Noble’s expansion plans?
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Robert Bound is joined by Karen Krizanovich and Fernando Augusto Pacheco to review the surprises, snubs and stars of this year’s Oscar nominations.
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The latest from Peshawar after a deadly bomb blast at a mosque. In the studio, Latika Bourke and Alessio Patalano discuss NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to South Korea and Japan, the debate in Australia over an “indigenous voice” and San Antonio Zoo’s unorthodox Valentine’s Day fundraising campaign. Plus: ‘Away from Beloved Lover’, Dee Peyok’s new book charting Cambodian history through its music.
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Hester Underhill explores how the metro system beneath Canada’s second-largest city, and its collection of stunning mid-century designed stations, came to be.
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As details emerge of a call between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the UK’s then-prime-minister Boris Johnson, we get the latest from Aliona Hlivco and James Rodgers. Plus: Antony Blinken’s Middle East tour, Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the newspapers and Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi on the future of LVMH.
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US slaps sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly supplying satellite images to the Wagner Group. Plus: Russia’s shifting focus after Western powers promise tanks for Ukraine, and Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg visits South Korea and Japan.
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UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan joins the show to explain why investors need to start ‘watching the weight’ of different parts of the constantly shifting inflation basket. Donovan tells us why increased spending on things like energy and durables in 2021 and 2022 increases those sectors’ importance in inflation calculations for the year ahead – and how canny investors should react.
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The award-winning writer from the Scottish Highlands sits down with Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival. They speak about biodiversity, visiting Chernobyl and Flyn’s new book, ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’, which focuses on the places left behind by humans and reclaimed by nature.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Priska Amstutz and Florian Egli on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We will also speak to our friends and correspondents in London and Ljubljana.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We cover Disney’s centenary celebrations, the top songs in India and speak with renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic.
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Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time in January in a stunning comeback following four years of Bolsonaro’s far-right government. The newly inaugurated president now faces an uphill battle to rebuild his country and reinstate Brazil as a leading player on the world stage. What will Lula’s foreign policy look like? Andrew Mueller speaks to Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Christopher Sabatini, Cecilia Tornaghi and Sarah Shenker.
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We speak with Taschen’s Sexy Book editor Dian Hanson on her impressive six-volume collection on the history of men’s magazines. Plus the remarkable comeback of printed maps.
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An Amsterdam wine shop that has curated a perfect regional wine selection. Also in the programme: Bre Graham on what it took to write her timeless debut cookbook, ‘Table for Two’.
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Memphis braces for the release of the police video of an arrest that led to the death of Tyre Nichols, the latest available data from South Korea’s statistics agency put the fertility rate at 0.81 and Olena Halushka is in the UK to with a message that the tank coalition needs to scale up with the sense of urgency. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Ukraine’s government launches an anti-corruption drive to restore public faith, France pulls its troops out of Burkina Faso and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit draws to a close in Buenos Aires. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.
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Today on the show, we unpack the ethical conundrum faced by Ukrainian journalists who must choose between professional duty and patriotism. Plus, India’s Modi documentary ban, the latest Nordic news, and Walt Disney turns 100.
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We reflect on the exhibitions still open to the public as part of Lisbon’s recent Architecture Triennale.
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Chris Cermak, Monocle’s Washington correspondent, reports on the US Conference of Mayors. The meeting is an opportunity for local leaders to get together and share best practices – but also for the federal government to show that it values mayors and the power they have over the future of their cities.
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Isabel Hilton and Sir William Patey discuss Washington’s new ambassador in Moscow, Taliban plans to loosen a ban on female NGO staff, and ask if life is back to normal in China. Plus: why Brazil loves unusual names and Andrew Mueller reflects on the New South Wales ‘Rum Rebellion’, which took place on this day in 1808.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in India.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to writer Gothataone Moeng about her highly anticipated new collection of short stories ‘Call and Response’. Set between the rural village of Serowe and the capital Gaborone; the book tells stories of ordinary life in contemporary Botswana.
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We report on the growing protests in Peru, where the president has asks for a national truce, and Sweden’s defence minister’s visit to the Nato HQ in Brussels. We also bring you the business news with Bloomberg and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s Global Countdown takes us to India.
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The reaction in Germany to Olaf Scholz’s decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Plus: classified documents are found at the home of Mike Pence, North Korea goes into lockdown and conceptual artist Marina Abramović on her work at the Bangkok Biennale.
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Ajaz Ahmed, leader of the world’s most decorated design agency, AKQA, returns to Monocle to tell us how the business has grown in the five years since his last visit. Plus: We head to Los Angeles to meet the CEO of L-Acoustics. He tells Monocle’s US editor about the company’s latest innovations in immersive sound design.
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Germany and the US agree to send armed tanks to Ukraine. Ivor Gaber and Terry Stiastny discuss what time means for Ukraine’s war effort, the Doomsday clock, US media layoffs and book hoarding. On the back of the Oscar nominations, Laura Kramer reports on Cate Blanchett’s controversial new film, ‘Tár’.
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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been finding as many reasons as he can to prevent Sweden from being accepted into Nato. Andrew Mueller explains why and asks, when push comes to shove, will Turkey really block Sweden’s bid?
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Germany has confirmed that it will send heavy tanks to Ukraine. Could this prompt other European nations to follow suit? Meanwhile, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi touches down in New Delhi ahead of India’s Republic Day celebrations and we’re in Bangkok to look at the tourism boom across Thailand. Plus: the comeback of the printed map.
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As Finland’s foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, hints that the country might have to go it alone with its Nato application, we give you the latest from Helsinki. Plus: Lebanon’s former prime minister faces charges over the disastrous Beirut explosion of 2020 and why labels on wine bottles have led to a spat between Ireland and Italy.
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We tour the revamped Slovak National Gallery, meet architect Camilo Restrepo to discuss tropical architecture and visit an inflatable installation in London’s financial district.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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A deliciously simple mid-week pasta dish.
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We get the latest on the military aid situation in Ukraine as Poland prepares to send in German-made tanks. Then we head to the world’s oldest society to ask what Japan can do about its ageing population. Plus, France pushes ahead with raising its pension age and a flick through the morning’s papers in Zürich.
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We report on the EU’s new sanctions against Iran. Plus: a look at South Africa’s worsening energy crisis and controversial plans to hold joint naval drills with Russia and China, the latest fashion news, and this year’s Oslo Design Fair.
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Robert Bound is joined by theatre critics Natasha Tripney and Matt Wolf to discuss what 2023 looks like on the stage. We turn the spotlight on showstopper musicals, a play starring the actor of the moment, and staged versions of bestselling novels by Olga Tokarczuk and Hanya Yanagihara.
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We bring you the latest on the Lunar New Year shooting in California from our US editor. In the studio, panellists Rachel Cunliffe and Dipo Faloyin discuss Russian influence in Africa, French troops in Burkina Faso and UK government scandals. Plus: the remarkable story of how Sesame Street went to Russia.
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James Chambers ponders the next steps for Taiwan’s parliament building – a centre for the island’s strong democracy famous for its verbal, and occasionally physical, bust-ups.
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As a Swedish politician burns the Quran, we look at this weekend’s protests in Sweden and Turkey and ask how it might affect Sweden’s Nato bid. We then head to Lagos, where the country is preparing for polls next month. Plus, a check-in with our Latin America correspondent and the men’s fashion weeks in Paris and Milan wrap up.
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We report on new military support for Ukraine from western allies and on continuing protests in Peru. We also bring you the business news and, given the latest layoffs in the technology sector, ask, “Has the bubble burst?”
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Bloomberg’s Lulu Yilun Chen discusses her new book, ‘Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent and China’s Tech Ambition’ with UBS’s Kirsten Parker at the 2023 UBS Greater China Conference.
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The acclaimed British novelist and playwright speaks to Georgina Godwin about angry women, the suburbs and her latest book ‘Becky’, a modern reimagining of William Thackery’s ‘Vanity Fair’. Its eponymous character is a ferocious young journalist willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead and leave her working-class roots behind.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Eemeli Isoaho on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We’ll also speak to our friends and correspondents in Berlin, Helsinki and Marseille.
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The best of Monocle 24 in the week includes the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, plus the redesign of Miami’s very own Muscle Beach and the importance of European cultural journals.
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This week, Germany found itself needing a new defence minister amid criticisms for not agreeing to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Why is Germany still so afraid of taking a military stance? Is Europe ready for an active German army? And how does this apprehension look to Ukrainians? Andrew Mueller is joined by Quentin Peel, Susan Neiman and Aliona Hlivco.
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We speak with the editor-in-chief of one of Sweden’s leading papers, ‘Dagens Nyheter’. Plus: a magazine where basketball meets art and a title on experimental music and art.
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Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to flick through the weekend papers before we meet author and monk Shoukei Matsumoto at the World Economic Forum in Davos and visit London Art Fair.
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We find out what it takes to cater to some of the world’s most powerful people at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Also in the programme: a visit to one of Montreal’s biggest restaurant success stories, and an Austrian winter resort that has become a high-end food destination.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for more tanks at a meeting of defence ministers in Germany. Also on the show: Monocle’s team in Davos reflects on the World Economic Forum as it draws to a close, an interview with the chair of Latvia’s foreign relations committee and Madonna is back on tour.
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The latest in our series serving up insights into the creation or reimagining of great brands. Fresh Britain’s co-founder, Bob Sheard, tells us about the agency’s role in the development of Waterloo, London.
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Our final live broadcast from the World Economic Forum comes as this year’s gathering comes to a close. We’ll look at the key takeaways from this edition with Thomas Seifert, deputy editor-in-chief of Austria’s ‘Wiener Zeitung’; hear from former US ambassador to Ukraine, John E Herbst, on the ongoing war and sit down with the CEO of Heathrow airport, John Holland-Kaye. Plus: Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Tom Webb recap the week for us.
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Defence leaders from dozens of countries and Nato meet at Ramstein Air Base to discuss arming Ukraine. Plus: China’s latest censorship crackdown and the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon.
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In Paris’s 12th arrondissement, we visit a stained-glass atelier to find out why the craft is as relevant as ever.
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Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports on the urban trends that will shape our world in 2023 from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. We hear from Jeff Merritt, Iryna Ozymok, Tollulah Oni, Diane Binder and Carlo Ratti.
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An update from our team at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In the studio, Elisabeth Braw and Vincent McAviney discuss Sweden’s Nato bid, the art of quitting well and the world’s rudest cities. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Spain.
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After New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, shocked the nation with her surprise resignation, we look at the strategy behind her decision. Then we head to Paris for a check-in from this year’s Maison & Objet trade fair and catch up with our team at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pachecho heads to Spain for ‘The Global Countdown’.
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Jacinda Ardern makes a surprise resignation announcement. Plus: Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky’s public statements about the war in Ukraine, the latest culture news and the Tokyo baseball stadium that’s under threat.
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Meet Suwar and Berfin Mert, the brother-and-sister team behind a Swedish app that rewards its users whenever they recycle everyday waste items. They tell us about fund-raising for global expansion and why the UK is next. Plus: five years since her last visit, we speak to Natasha Arselan, founder and CEO of contemporary-art discovery and collecting platform Aucart.
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The latest from Moscow as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, accuses the West of waging a “hybrid war”. In the studio, Marie Le Conte and Lewis Lukens ask how to make federalism work and discuss new congressman George Santos’s lies and the food regulator who compared cake in the office to passive smoking. Plus: an interview with Peter Wolodarski, editor in chief of Swedish national newspaper ‘Dagens Nyheter’.
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Less than half a year after classified papers were found at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, Maga fans are gleefully accusing Joe Biden of the same misdeeds that they defend the former president over. Andrew Mueller explains the severity of the situation.
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A special broadcast from the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos. We hear from Greece’s former defence minister Evangelos Apostolakis; Markus Diem Meier, editor in chief of Swiss business paper ‘Handelszeitung’; and Caroline Casey, founder of The Valuable 500, who is in Davos to explain why inclusion is good for business.
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How does Russia plan to change its military strategy in Ukraine? Plus: the resignation of Vietnam’s president, the latest art news and why a US county is still recounting ballots from the 2020 election.
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We visit the Holzweiler clothing store in Copenhagen, and explore the Architectural Conservation Laboratory in Singapore. Plus, we visit an exhibition in Los Angeles that examines the influence of Scandinavian design in the US.
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Barbara Serra and Jonathan Fenby discuss what China’s shrinking population could mean for its place in the world. Plus: Germany’s changing role in Europe, Italian organised crime and the French town order to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary. And our team at the World Economic Forum in Davos speak to Shirley Yu of Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center about expectations for the Chinese economy in 2023.
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A recipe from the UK’s Jurassic Coast.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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We head to Davos for a special show from the World Economic Forum. Plus: Russia and Belarus begin joint military exercises, and what next for Iranian-UK relations after the execution of Alireza Akbari?
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Todd Field’s new film, ‘Tár’, tells the story of fêted conductor Lydia Tár (played by Cate Blanchett) and her unceremonious undoing. Robert Bound is joined by critics Jason Solomons and Ashanti Omkar to discuss the aesthetics of the film, Blanchett's performance and the controversial issues at the film’s core.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Tomos Lewis investigates how the redesign of Miami’s very own version of Muscle Beach is working out for local residents.
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A special edition of The Briefing, live from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Monocle 24’s Markus Hippi, Tom Webb and Carlota Rebelo report on the ground. We also hear from Alexandre Edelmann, head of Presence Switzerland, and Deepak Bagla, CEO of Invest India. Plus: spotting plane-spotters at Zürich Airport.
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The latest on the conflict in Ukraine and the Russian assault on Soledar. Plus: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accuses Jair Bolsonaro’s allies of aiding the attack on Congress in Brasília, Czech citizens vote on a new president and the latest business news.
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We dive into the latest compelling report from UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief investment office and learn why its authors have described the next 12 months as a “year of inflections”. The editor in chief of the report is one of this programme’s regulars, Kiran Ganesh. He joins us to outline the factors that have shaped the bank’s house view for 2023.
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The Booker Prize-winning author joined Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival to talk about his new memoir, ‘Mother’s Boy: A Writer’s Beginning’. Howard talks about becoming a writer at 40 and describes how his mother shaped his love of literature, relationship with religion and gift for writing Jewish characters.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We compare Brazil’s Congress invasion with the US Capitol attack of 6 January 2021. Plus: the top songs in French Polynesia and a report from Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence.
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The environment and the climate are factors in every conflict; the changing of the seasons has been arguably decisive on many occasions. How have militaries learned to adapt? How can those lessons be applied to conditions that may be changing beyond recognition? And can we stop climate wars from being fought? Andrew Mueller speaks to Sherri Goodman, Jasper Humphreys and Dr David Kilcullen.
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This week on The Stack we delve into the second instalment of ‘The Monocle Companion’, which features 50 essays for a brighter future. We also speak with the team behind ‘Eurozine’ about the importance of European cultural journals.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Terry Stiastny will go through the newspapers and Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller rounds up what we learnt this week.
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We pay tribute to the restaurants in London that have for years served their communities quietly and without fanfare. Plus: a New York business that curates top chocolates from all over the world.
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Markus Hippi is joined in Zürich by Carlota Rebelo and Tom Webb to discuss Ukraine’s future within Nato and look ahead to the World Economic Forum. Plus: a report from Pitti Uomo and Art SG opens its doors in Singapore.
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Rob Jolly co-founded this flexible electric-car subscription service in 2017. Onto offers British drivers a truly comprehensive product with insurance, charging and maintenance included in the monthly price. The company now has more than 6,500 subscribers and last summer announced a successful Series C funding round to power expansion into Europe. Rob explains how he and Onto began their exciting, electric journey.
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Monocle’s Seoul correspondent, Jeyup Kwaak, on the police investigations into last year’s Halloween crush that killed 159 people. Plus: Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief Fiona Wilson has the latest as the suspect in the assassination of Shinzo Abe is charged with murder, and Andrew Mueller is back with What We Learnt.
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What’s on the agenda for today’s meeting between the US president, Joe Biden, and Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida? Plus: voters in India’s contested Kashmir region will soon be able to vote for the first time; the head of one of the world’s largest oil companies becomes president of the Cop28 talks; and the latest business news.
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What are the biggest issues facing our cities in the year ahead? We visit five urban centres around the world to find out what’s predicted for the coming 12 months and brainstorm solutions for city halls.
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What do we know about Russia’s new top general? Lisette Reymer and Simon Brooke discuss the latest talks on post-Brexit trade, young leaders and Italy’s failed ‘Netflix of culture’. Plus: a letter from New York.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in French Polynesia.
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We visit the industrial design consultancy whose portfolio ranges from quantum computing to bioplastic sporks.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to neuroscientist Gabija Toleikyte about her latest book, ‘Why the F*ck Can’t I Change?’, which takes us on a journey through the human brain and the science behind change. With simple tips and practical tools, it shows us how to develop good habits and how to make them stick.
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After the discovery of a second batch of classified documents at a location linked to Joe Biden, we ask what we know so far – and how serious this might be for the US president. Plus, the release of Human Rights Watch’s annual report, a check-in with our Latin affairs correspondent in Montevideo and we head to French Polynesia for The Global Countdown.
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Russia claims control of Soledar but Ukraine remains silent. Meanwhile, is China pulling away from Russia and turning towards Europe? Plus: Pakistan receives a pledge of $9bn (€8.4bn) from the international community and a roundup from Art SG.
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How did Childs Farm become the UK’s leading baby and child personal-care brand in less than a decade? Its founder, Joanna Jensen, explains how caring for her daughters’ sensitive skin inspired the development of products that worked for all of the family. Plus: the creator of another innovative and disruptive personal-care brand, Lhamour, tells us about changing the landscape of the sector in her home market, Mongolia.
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Charles Hecker and Agathe Demarais join Emma Nelson to discuss Joe Biden’s classified documents and the efficacy of sanctions on Russia, and ask: how young is too young to be a politician? Plus, the best and worst parliament buildings and a new artists’ residence programme in Uruguay.
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There are many similarities between the US elections that led up to the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack and the storming of Brazil’s Congress, two years and two days later. Andrew Mueller explains the key differences.
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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge orders the arrest of top officials in connection with the riots in Brasília. And we’re in Japan to hear how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s tour of Europe and North America is being perceived at home. Plus: business news with Bloomberg and the reopening of Austria’s parliament following restoration works.
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Tensions mount in Iran over imminent executions. Plus: Calls grow in Peru for President Boluarte to resign; Australia’s outback is hit by “a one-in-100-years flood”; political momentum grows towards reaching agreement on Northern Ireland protocol talks; a run through the day’s papers; and the latest business news.
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Renowned architect Tatiana Bilbao shares some insights on her practice and we tour Vitra’s London showroom. Plus: the founders of paper and stationery brand Pith pay us a visit.
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Description: Terry Stiastny and Michael Binyon on the day’s big stories: Pressure on Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine; Republican hardliners wield power in the US Congress; French president Emmanuel Macron faces resistance to his plans to raise the retirement age; and how working from home is changing reading habits. Plus: comedian and writer Al Murray on his “first book without jokes”, ‘Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War’.
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Chef Luke Farrell shares an easy stir-fry recipe from his Thai-inspired, London-based restaurants.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by Jennica Arazi, the owner of Marbella Club Hotel, one of the highest-regarded stays in Spain. From what it means to run a hotel with such a great legacy to how customers’ needs might be changing, we analyse the work behind one of the world’s great luxury destinations.
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Russian forces make advances in eastern Ukraine and take control of the town of Soledar. We assess the implications. Plus: broadcaster Juliet Linley reviews the European papers from our Zürich HQ, we look at soft power and sport, and Monocle's fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, discusses the forthcoming men’s fashion shows.
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Will new Western weapons help to turn the tide of the war in Ukraine? Plus: the latest on the attack on Brazil’s Congress; Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, visits Europe; and find out about Monocle’s latest paperback, ‘The Monocle Companion: Fifty Essays for a Brighter Future’.
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What does the art world currently look like? It might talk about diversity and opportunity but to what extent has it really opened up? On this week’s show, we look into the recently released Burns Halperin Report, which explores representation in US museums and the international art market. Robert Bound speaks to the co-founders of the report, Charlotte Burns and Julia Halperin, and art critic and author Farah Nayeri. Read the report online at studioburns.media
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The latest from Brasília as thousands of pro-Bolsonaro rioters are arrested. Quentin Peel and Julie Norman discuss the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico and why UK voters are losing faith in Brexit. Plus: the controversial holiday celebrated by Bosnian Serbs and an interview with the founder of an innovative e-bike company.
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Louis Allen takes us to a centuries-old building that still stands in London’s Brixton neighbourhood to this day and which is emblematic of the area’s agrarian past.
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Brazil’s government retakes buildings after pro-Bolsonaro rioters stormed Congress and protesters in Peru demand the resignation of the country’s president, Dina Boluarte. Plus: the latest business news and culinary diplomacy.
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Supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro storm official state buildings. China drops border controls while other countries implement travel curbs. Plus: we preview Zimbabwe’s general election, flick through the day’s papers and give you the latest travel news.
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In the latest in an occasional series, the chief economist in UBS Global Wealth Management, Paul Donovan, joins the show to talk us through some of the key topics that he has been following and writing about as we enter 2023. Today’s programme explores what profit-driven inflation might mean.
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The award-winning author and illustrator sits down with Georgina Godwin. They discuss dyslexia, Sally’s early career in theatre and her new novel, The Weather Woman, which touches on topics such as climate change and gender fluidity.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Marcus Schögel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Istanbul and Kyiv.
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Highlights from the past week on Monocle 24, including a look at the cultural year ahead, a new arrival on London’s Savile Row who is drawing a different crowd and the peculiar soft-power strategy of using animals as diplomats.
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One usually thinks of diplomacy as something conducted at state level by presidents and prime ministers. But nation-states are no longer the sole actors in the international arena. Cities and sub-state governments are transforming the way we conduct foreign affairs. How does paradiplomacy work? And what makes a good paradiplomat? Andrew Mueller speaks to the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, Professor Michael Keating and Kate Sanderson, head of representation of the Faroe Islands in London.
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This week on The Stack we speak with the team behind ‘Forbes Ukraine’ to find out how the magazine reinvented itself. Plus the latest issue of the always fascinating ‘Buffalo Zine’.
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Georgina Godwin and Stephen Dalziel review the weekend’s papers and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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We meet three restaurateurs who have found success and brought something new to their cities.
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Reviewing an extraordinary week in American politics and the state of US democracy, with our Washington correspondent Chris Cermak and panellists Laura Kramer and Tom Webb. Plus: M23 rebel fighters in the DRC and a growing row with Rwanda, the ethics of donating money for a personalised Ukrainian weapon and top travel destinations for 2023.
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Two of the smartest young business owners in their sector, Déborah Neuberg, founder of menswear brand De Bonne Facture, and Ajiri Aki, founder of online boutique Madame de la Maison, join Monocle’s Europe editor at large, Ed Stocker, in Paris to discuss pitches, plans and passion projects.
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Republicans in the US House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker for a third day. Croatia is in the throes of euro price hikes just days after adopting the currency. Plus: we assess the first week of Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and check in with Germany where public transport is getting a little colder.
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We discuss the West’s renewed efforts to send weapons to Ukraine. Plus: the US president, Joe Biden, announces a plan for the Mexican border, a flick through the day’s papers and Singapore Art Week.
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Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, looks back at his favourite episodes of ‘Tall Stories’ from 2022.
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The latest on Vladimir Putin’s call for an Orthodox Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine. Latika Bourke and Mark Lowcock discuss coronavirus tests for travellers from China, Estonia’s plans to give frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, a new dynamic for the UN security council and the “nano-flat” in Shanghai where you can sit on the toilet and cook at the same time. Plus: Andrew Mueller looks back on the Prague Spring, On This Day in 1968.
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Luke Harding is an award-winning foreign correspondent for ‘The Guardian’. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival’ – the first book of reportage from the front lines of the Ukraine war.
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Norwegian designer, Daniel Brokstad tells us more about Inconstant Regular, a new font that is accessible and easy on the eye.
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The Catholic Church conducts a historic funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Colombian government backtracks on an announcement that it had reached a ceasefire with one of the country’s largest remaining armed groups. Plus: why Amazon is making 18,000 job cuts and the robots taking over marble sculpting.
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What will today’s funeral of Pope Benedict XVI look like? Plus: the latest on the US House of Representatives’ new speaker nominations, non-permanent members join the UN Security Council and India’s approach to the war in Ukraine.
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Kick off the new year with some entrepreneurial inspiration courtesy of the brilliant chairman and founder of Yoo Group and the driving force behind the €1.5bn regeneration of London Olympia. John Hitchcox has more than 40 years of experience shaping and reshaping neighbourhoods, and delivering a groundbreaking vision for our cities. He talks about his life and times as one of the most influential and well-respected entrepreneurs and pioneers in the global property industry.
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Daniella Peled and Yossi Mekelberg join Emma Nelson to discuss some of the day’s big stories: Israel’s changing stance on Ukraine and Russia, the US reopening consular services in Cuba, the minister worried about the decline of Finnish, and the debate about when children should stop learning maths. Plus: Andrew Mueller meets a professional whistler.
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The Republicans have been plunged into turmoil after hardline members repeatedly blocked their own leader from becoming the new House of Representatives speaker. A boost for Turkey’s President Erdoğan as the rise of inflation slows and exports pick up. Plus: why Europe is having its hottest January on record.
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Botswana’s former president Ian Khama is facing criminal charges relating to firearms, money laundering and more. Andrew Mueller explains where these accusations have come from.
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EU nations consider restrictions on travellers from China as Beijing eyes countermeasures. Plus: Burkina Faso expels the French ambassador and how Ukrainians are taking control of their cultural legacy.
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Architect Moshe Safdie discusses his illustrious career and latest title. Plus: we head to Savile Row, where a streetwear brand is breaking the mould.
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Anger grows after dozens of Russian soldiers are killed in a huge blast in Donetsk; international criticism following Israel’s far-right security minister visits a Muslim holy site; the powers and pitfalls of social media; and France’s latest blow to snail mail. Plus: what’s in store for the hospitality sector in 2023. With Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Ivor Gaber.
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Alexandre Silva shares one of his favourite recipes from Loco, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Lisbon.
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Russia’s military leadership faces a wave of criticism after a Ukrainian strike and prominent exiled Iranian pro-opposition figures issue a co-ordinated message predicting a year of ‘victory’. Plus: The EU and China.
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Monocle 24’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Robert Bound looks at the cultural year ahead with guests Francesca Gavin, Chris Power and Scott Bryan to explore the very best upcoming art exhibitions, books and TV shows.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Lucinda Elliott visits a palace in downtown Buenos Aires originally designed to provide safe drinking water for the city’s residents.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Monocle 24’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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The last in our series of specials exploring the key panels and themes from the 2022 edition. After programmes on cryptocurrencies and monetary policy, we turn the lens on private equity. Joining the programme is Simona Maellare, who runs Alternative Capital Group globally for UBS.
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To welcome in the new year, we look back at the people behind the prose that we’ve featured in 2022. In part two of two, we listen back to some of our favourite interviews with authors NoViolet Bulawayo, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Waheed Arian and Andrei Kurkov.
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We highlight the top interviews and reports from Monocle 24 this year.
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We look back on the big events of the past 12 months and peer ahead to next year. Andrew Mueller speaks to John Everard, Aliona Hlivco, Alex von Tunzelmann and Lada Roslycky.
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We feature another selection of the best interviews on The Stack from 2022.
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We recap the tastiest recipes from Food Neighbourhoods in 2022.
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Guy De Launey brings the headlines and the day’s top stories live from Midori House, London.
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While January might seem like the perfect time for a reset, here at Konfekt Korner, we look at the year ahead with excitement for what’s to come. We combine retro and disco to discuss the art of party hosting, immerse ourselves in light and colour with the work of James Turrell and keep our spirits high with a tasting courtesy of Emile Wines. Plus: we meet Italian-Brazilian composer Simone Menezes and ponder on the technique and pleasure of starting your own fire to warm up.
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Monocle 24’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck recalls some of his favourite interviews and reports from the year on ‘The Urbanist’.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco chooses a winter soundtrack to warm up your evening.
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Guy De Launey brings the headlines and the day’s top stories live from Midori House, London.
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Guy De Launey brings the latest news live from Midori House in London.
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Renowned Australian tailor and clothier Patrick Johnson talks about the perfect pace at which to grow a great international business. Then we’re off to Toronto to meet the founders of athletic-wear brand and studio Body of Work. Plus: for branding corner, Bob Sheard discusses the reinvention of French sports equipment brand Salomon.
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Guy De Launey brings the headlines and the day’s top stories live from Midori House, London.
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Monocle 24’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Our favourite design stories from our global contributors including a Hungarian music museum, a Bosnian coppersmith and a Japanese woodworking exhibition.
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Tom Webb brings the headlines and the day’s top stories live from Midori House, London.
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Monocle 24’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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We bring you the very best of this year’s Monocle on Culture including literary genius Ali Smith, music industry legend Chris Blackwell and genre-defying composer Benjamin Clementine.
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Monocle 24’s Carlota Rebelo looks back on The Chiefs conference in Dallas with contributions from Elliot Ackerman, Katrice Hardy, Evelyn Webster and Sid Mashburn.
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Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, looks ahead to 2023 with Rachel Cunliffe and Barbara Serra including a global response to Russia, a cost of living crisis, what’s next for the global economy at Davos and how the UK will cope with Eurovision.
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Explore a compelling report with a truly global scope from The UBS Optimus Foundation in APAC and project partners Mana Impact and EnviroStrat. The report demonstrates how nature-based solutions can be better understood and employed to address global environmental and biodiversity challenges. With Optimus Foundation’s CEO Maya Ziswiler, Patti Chu of Mana Impact and EnviroStrat’s Cerasela Stancu.
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To celebrate the festive season we listen back to conversations with the award-winning authors Ruth Ozeki, Katherine Rundell, Percival Everett and the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, Shehan Karunatilaka.
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We highlight the best interviews and reports from Monocle 24 in 2022.
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As Monocle’s annual Soft Power Survey hits the newsstands, we consider the established and bizarre ways that countries project themselves abroad, from panda diplomacy and royalty to the craft of culinary persuasion. Andrew Mueller speaks to Paul Jepson, Lauren Bernstein, Nic Robertson and Paul Brannagan.
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We look back at the best interviews and reports from The Stack this year.
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Monocle’s Markus Hippi recaps the highlights of the programme in 2022.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, brings us a very festive edition of The Briefing with contributions from Petri Burtsoff, Robert Bound, Andrew Mueller and the broadcaster Juliet Linley.
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Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, examines 2022’s biggest news stories with Isabel Hilton and Marie Le Conte including the invasion of Ukraine, the elections that grabbed the headlines, protests around the world and the obituaries that shaped the year.
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We visit Europe’s best Christmas market in Tallinn, discover a US town that has been dubbed “Christmas City” since the 1930s and get a letter from our resident grinch, Andrew Mueller. Plus: Andrew Tuck and Carlota Rebelo go head-to-head in our second annual quiz: festive edition.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller brings us unrivalled analysis of the day’s main news stories.
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Monocle’s Emma Nelson brings us today’s edition of The Globalist.
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Monocle 24’s weekly tour of the most inspiring people, companies and ideas in global business, from startups to heritage brands, covering the best in hospitality, design, fashion and retail.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on the day’s main stories.
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Vincent McAviney brings us today’s edition of The Globalist.
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The On Design team discuss highlights from this year’s programming.
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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller unpacks the day's biggest news stories.
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Monocle’s Georgina Godwin brings us today's edition of The Globalist.
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Robert Bound is joined by Kate Hutchinson, Mia Levitin and Tim Robey to round up the very best of this year’s albums, books and films.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories with Monocle’s Andrew Mueller.
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Vincent McAviney brings us today’s edition of The Globalist.
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To help address the big questions that shape our world UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the economic sciences to ask them to share insights, discuss their research and open their inquiring minds. This week we hear from the laureates recognised in 2020 for their improvements to auction theory and the inventions of new auction formats.
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The musician best known as the frontman of Pulp sat down with Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literary Festival.
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Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Stephen Dalziel discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also get the latest book and magazine recommendations from Hani Belahcene from concept store Bonjour Jacob in Paris.
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The best of the week on Monocle 24, compiled into one show.
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In this special Christmas episode, we head to the homeland of Santa Claus to examine some of Finland’s wonderful festive traditions. Andrew Mueller sits down with the country’s former president Tarja Halonen, Mr Claus and Markus Hippi to find out how Finns like to celebrate. Plus: Mueller gets hot and sweaty inside a sauna with Finland’s ambassador to the UK, Jukka Siukosaari.
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This week on The Stack, we speak with Tom Breihan, Stereogum’s senior editor and columnist, about his new book, ‘The Number Ones – Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music’. Plus: The River Cafe’s executive chef, Sian Wyn Owen, on the restaurant’s new book, ‘The River Cafe Look Book: Recipes for Kids of All Ages’.
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Georgina Godwin and Alice Sherwood leaf through the weekend’s papers, Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week and we hear about an upcoming literature festival in Colombia.
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Ruth Rogers on River Café’s new book and what made her restaurant one of the best and most successful in Britain. Also in the programme: Christmas food recommendations by Monocle staff members from around the world.
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Guy De Launey has the latest on the conviction of a Kosovo Liberation Army commander for war crimes in The Hague. Then, in our final show of the year, Chris Lord and Carlota Rebelo review the wildest political moments of 2022 and Sophie Monaghan-Coombs and David Stevens expand the classic Christmas song canon. Plus: a visit to rehearsals for ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet.
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Nuno Fonseca, founder and CEO of Portuguese software start-up Sound Particles, explains how he and his colleagues have applied CGI-like principles commonly found in visual-effects for movies to audio design and why the major studios are loving the results.
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Russia has launched its second mass air attack across Ukraine in days. Plus: the release of thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy and the Netherlands’ decision to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery.
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The latest on China’s economic agenda as loosening coronavirus rules are leading to rising infection rates. Plus: the Biden administration looks to reassert US influence in Africa, the first-ever summit between the leaders of EU and Asean member states, and Andrew Mueller is back with What We Learned.
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What were the biggest wins in the world of urbanism over the past 12 months? With the help of our global correspondents, we get a view from around the world about some of this year’s successes in planning, architecture and civic leadership, and what they mean for their cities.
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Rachel Cunliffe and Steve Cannane join Andrew Mueller to discuss the UK nurses’ strike, Canada’s move to make social media pay for journalism and the Netherlands’ plan to formally apologise for the slave trade. Plus: the auctioning of Twitter’s office furniture and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s weekly Letter from New York.
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This week, it’s the big final of The Global Countdown World Cup, in which we listen to find out which country’s number-one song deserves the trophy. Who will win – the Netherlands, Germany, Argentina or South Korea?
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Georgina Godwin sits down with former British anti-apartheid leader and cabinet minister Peter Hain to discuss his latest novel on the corrupt business of poaching, ‘The Elephant Conspiracy’. It is the sequel to his successful first thriller, ‘The Rhino Conspiracy’.
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At Montréal’s McCord Stewart Museum, we visit an exhibition showcasing the mechanical Christmas window displays of Ogilvy.
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Dozens of people, including a US citizen, have been released in the latest prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Plus: we cross over to Zürich as Switzerland and Germany adopt a new plan to combat illegal migration and Fernando Augusto Pacheco has The Global Countdown.
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Iranian-made drones have been shot down in Kyiv. Plus: the race to become the US Republican presidential nominee, climate news and Japan’s choice of “war” as kanji of the year.
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This week we focus on the future of the office. We hear from the founder of Convene, a world-leading hospitality company founded to address the question: “What if you ran an office building like a hotel?” Plus: the CEO and co-founder of managed-office platform Kitt explains his belief that while you can maintain company culture remotely, you need to come together in a physical workplace to create and build it.
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Tessa Szyszkowitz and Jonathan Fenby consider the scale of corruption in the European Parliament amid the graft scandal involving several MEPs. Plus: China faces new challenges as it begins to relax coronavirus restrictions, America’s changing social mores and the British music fans penalised for excessive queuing.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Guinea’s former leader, Moussa Dadis Camara, stands accused of involvement in a 2009 massacre.
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A record total of 533 journalists are detained worldwide, according to an annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists. Plus: a newly discovered piece of debris from lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and the reaction in Buenos Aires the morning after a night of celebrations.
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We discuss the state of global unity on the war in Ukraine with Aliona Hlivco and Michael Binyon. Plus: Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters clash with police in Brasília as Lula unveils his new cabinet and a round-up of fashion news.
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Nevio Mattiazzi shares the history of his furniture factory in northeastern Italy and author Gideon Schwartz discusses the design of the turntable.
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The latest on a major development in nuclear fusion. In the studio, Lisette Reymer and Christopher Lord on the rise and fall of cryptocurrencies and whether Europe is failing Ukrainian refugees. Plus: the life skills that schools should be teaching and a new documentary about pigeon racing.
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A recipe from London’s Ombra restaurant.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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The EU discusses further sanctions against Russia. Plus: a second person in Iran is executed for their involvement in the protests, the implications for China’s healthcare now that coronavirus restrictions are relaxed and the latest TV news.
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Robert Bound is joined by Georgie Rogers and Will Hodgkinson for their annual festive review of the season’s music releases including albums and singles from Backstreet Boys, Phoebe Bridgers and Lizzo.
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The European parliament is rocked by corruption allegations. Plus: Peru’s new president, Dina Boluarte, proposes early elections as protests in the country turn deadly and France’s Les Républicains elect Eric Ciotti.
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Emily Sands takes us to a puppet theatre that is currently moored in London’s Little Venice.
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Members of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group have reportedly been killed following an attack by Ukraine’s armed forces. Plus: Kosovo calls for Nato intervention after a weekend of violence and The White House’s revamped Arctic strategy.
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The latest on the war in Ukraine and Hungary’s spat with the EU. Plus: Japan, the UK and Italy’s plans to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet, the business news and an interview with former Australian footballer and human-rights activist Craig Foster.
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In the first of an occasional series, Paul Donovan, the chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management, joins the show to talk us through some of the key topics that he’s been following and writing about in the latter half of 2022. Today’s programme explores the supply-demand imbalance.
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Georgina Godwins meets US actor, director, comedian and filmmaker Paul Feig. He is best known for directing ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘The Heat’ and ‘Ghostbusters’. His latest book is ‘Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun’. It includes 125 cocktails recipes each served along with a funny insider story about Paul’s Hollywood life and famous friends.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé brings us a festive programme while our Christmas market takes place at Midori House. Featuring Monocle’s Andrew Tuck, Emma Nelson, Andrew Mueller and Guy De Launey.
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The best interviews and reports from Monocle 24 this week, from the ‘Sight & Sound’ poll of The Greatest Films of All Time to a personal reflection on the Harry Dunn case.
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This year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar has a strong claim to be the most controversial football competition ever. Amid relentless criticism over the nation’s human-rights record, has Qatar’s soft-power push backfired? Andrew Mueller speaks to Craig Foster, Shaka Hislop, Laura McAllister, Paul Brannagan and Danyel Reiche.
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We speak with Ian Haydn Smith about his book ‘Well Documented’, a celebration of documentaries. Plus Sudan’s first fashion zine ‘REVout’ and we speak with the publisher of ‘The Bozeman Daily Chronicle’.
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Georgina Godwin and historian Alex von Tunzelmann review the day’s papers, Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, examines the week’s stranger news stories and Sian Wyn Owen tells us all about ‘The River Cafe Look Book: Recipes for Kids of all Ages’.
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Kate Reid, founder of Lune, on how she invented what’s been called the world’s best croissant through reverse engineering. Also in the programme, a new and clever pancake-mix brand STAC(s).
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Andrew Mueller rounds up this Friday’s biggest discussion topics. Plus: a look ahead to the weekend’s Monocle Christmas Market in London, with an appearance by a very special guest from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland.
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Former professional footballer Michael Doughty quit the game to establish a unique athletic brand that is as passionate about serving the planet as it is about producing natural, renewable running shoes. Launched in 2020, the high-performance, low-impact sportswear brand creates trainers made with natural and renewable materials such as sugarcane, corn fibre and algae. Doughty explains why he embarked on the journey and Hylo’s broader mission to be the world’s first fully fossil-free sportswear brand.
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We discuss the role that the UAE and Saudi Arabia played in making the prisoner exchange between Russia and the US. Also in the programme: what next for Romania and Bulgaria after Austria blocked their Schengen area membership, plus Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck on the court case in relation to the death of Harry Dunn in the UK and whether justice equals closure for the fatal crash victim’s family.
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We ask if Russia is opening up to diplomatic negotiation. Plus, the Finnish defence minister’s visit to Turkey, a case for Iowa remaining first in the US primaries and the world reacts to Britain’s new coalmine.
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Creating cities that are truly open requires the perspectives of the entire community. We speak to two promoters of the democratisation of urban design – Gail Shillingford of B+H Architects and Deborah Saunt of architecture, urban design and spatial research studio DSDHA – who explain how to build environments that are truly open for everyone.
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A US-Russia prisoner swap secures the release of US basketball player Brittney Griner – Mark Galeotti has the details. Then Yossi Mekelberg and Terry Stiastny join Andrew Mueller to discuss China’s push for influence in the Middle East, UK public services in crisis, top soft-power nations and worst excuses when pulling a sickie. Also: On This Day in 1974, Greece voted to abolish its monarchy.
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This week in The Global Countdown World Cup, it’s time for the semi-finals. Listen to find out which country’s number-one song will go through to the final. Will it be music from the Netherlands, Iran, Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Morocco, Cameroon or South Korea?
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Emily Rhodes, the inventor of Emily’s Walking Book Club. Started in 2012, the book club has monthly meetings where Emily guides other reading enthusiasts on a “walk and talk” across the beautiful landscape of Hampstead Heath in London. They discuss the club and the advantages that come with it, as well as the art of writing a good book review.
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A dispatch from Lisbon, where this year’s edition of the World Architecture Festival took place.
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We report as Iran announces the first publicly known execution of a person convicted for an alleged crime in connection with the country’s ongoing protests. Plus, preparations for 2024’s presidential contest in the US and the best and the worst of this year’s Christmas productions.
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Russia appears to retaliate after a third attack on its airfields. Plus: Peru’s president, Pedro Castillo, is removed from office on charges of “rebellion” after an alleged coup attempt, the latest art news and we head to Senegal where Chanel has held its first fashion show in Africa.
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Two entrepreneurs building a sustainable, electric future. Robert Falck, the co-founder and CEO of Swedish electric-freight company Einride, explains how its fleet of autonomous pods, trucks and trailers are revolutionising global shipping and freight. Plus: Starship’s co-founder and CTO Ahti Heinla tells us how his business is focusing on last-mile solutions that are as good for the planet as they are for business.
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Latika Bourke and Simon Brooke on Germany’s police raids targeting far-right extremists; Nato’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, hints at a Russian offensive; and the US increases rotations of its air, land and sea forces to Australia. Plus: the world’s most mispronounced words.
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South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is mired in a convoluted corruption scandal. That is not unusual for the country but, as Andrew Mueller explains, it could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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What is known so far about a far-right plot to overthrow Germany’s government? Plus: Georgia’s election run-off, the latest from Libya and Monocle’s foreign editor, Alexis Self, tells us what to expect from the new edition of the magazine.
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We discuss reports of China operating more than 100 police stations abroad, plus: South Africa’s parliament votes on impeaching President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage and what will Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidency mean for indigenous tribes in the Amazon?
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Hear from the winners of the British Fashion Council’s annual awards, including Gabriela Hearst, creative director at Chloé, and Charles Conn, chair at Patagonia. Then we head to Design Miami with Nada Debs, Maria Cristina Didero and more. Plus, Polestar’s Maximilian Missoni on the Swedish company’s new SUV.
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Rebecca Tinsley and Lewis Lukens discuss Russian opposition channel TV Rain, which has had its Latvian broadcast licence revoked. Also on the programme: Georgians vote for their next senator, Sudanese leaders move to resolve the country’s political crisis, and wanted: a “somewhat bloodthirsty” rat tsar to deal with New York City’s vermin problem. Finally, a new documentary on the Opportunity Mars rover and the team behind it.
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A recipe by the man behind London’s Naïfs restaurant.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins our specially convened panel of experts to look back on the pivotal events of the past 12 months and peer ahead to 2023. The panel includes: in Tokyo, Tomohiko Taniguchi, a foreign-policy specialist who formerly served as special advisor to the late Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister; in Vilnius, Margarita Seselgyte, director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University; and in London, former US diplomat Lewis Lukens, who now serves as senior partner at Signum Global.
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We ask: is China now moving away from its attempt to contain Covid? Plus, we hear from Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, get the latest business headlines from Bloomberg and Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi rounds up the biggest stories from her beat.
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Russia launches a fresh barrage of missiles towards Ukraine. Plus: Iran disbands its “morality police”, Georgia’s Senate run-off, the latest business news and Unherd launches its first print edition.
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We examine the triumphant resurgence of jazz, which seems to be front and centre in a bold new live scene across the world, and whose sounds have been incorporated into everything from hip-hop, pop, rock, classical to electronica. Robert Bound is joined by music writer Ammar Kalia, London Jazz Festival director Pelin Opcin and trumpeter, Yazz Ahmed.
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Mark Lowcock and Terry Stiastny ask why some humanitarian disasters are overlooked. Plus, the UK's Labour party calls for House of Lords reform, Chris Cermak on Ukraine’s cultural diplomacy and the public’s choice for word of the year: “goblin mode”.
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Naomi Xu Elegant explores one of Singapore’s most distinctive multi-use tower blocks and contemplates the building’s future.
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US Democrats and Republicans trade barbs over the value of the country’s constitution. Plus: progress in Colombia’s peace talks, plans to abolish the House of Lords and we hear from Finland’s new culture ambassador.
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We discuss China’s surveillance of protesters as the country eases its coronavirus rules. Plus: the UN’s meet-and-greet with the Taliban in Afghanistan and an interview with Finland’s first culture ambassador.
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‘The Green Inflection Point’ is a new white paper from the UBS Sustainability & Impact Institute. Two members of the institute – Francis Condon, head of thematic engagement at UBS Asset Management and Adam Gustafsson, who works for the UBS AM data science team, – discuss some of the key actions that the financial sector must take to accelerate decarbonisation of the real economy.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to the winner of the 2022 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction: celebrated American author Percival Everett. His winning novel ‘The Trees’, which was also shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, is a dark satire about America’s history of racism.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. Art Basel Miami Beach, The Global Countdown World Cup special and a delicious moqueca recipe.
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For more than two months, Iran has been rocked by protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsi Amini at the hands of the morality police. The unrest has continued steadily as women and a disproportionately young generation seek a better way of life. Why have these protests proved so durable and will it break the regime? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ramita Navai, Negin Shiraghaei and Holly Dagres.
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We speak with Mike Williams, editor in chief of ‘Sight & Sound’ magazine, about their new issue, with its list of the greatest films of all time. Plus: Vanessa Grall, founder of Messy Nessy Chic, tells us about the perfect travel guide and the updated version of ‘Don’t Be a Tourist in Paris’.
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Georgina Godwin presents a festive broadcast from Zürich, as The Monocle Christmas Market is in full swing in the Swiss city. We check in with a few of our vendors, discuss the weekend’s top stories with Noelle Alejandra Salmi and hear from Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé.
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Swedish chef Björn Frantzén’s debut restaurant in the UK, how Helsinki’s new Café Savoy is drawing inspiration from France and why Toronto’s new Ace Hotel is a destination for some of the best food in the city.
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Ukraine moves to ban Russian-backed religious groups. We have the latest with Marharyta Varadovska. Plus: Chris Cermak sums up the week in Washington, Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks through ‘Sight and Sound’ magazine’s poll of the best films ever made and we visit Alaska for the Anchorage Biennial.
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After a ‘eureka moment’ during a radio interview that Nina Gruntkowski was conducting with a Swiss tea-grower, the German decided to swap journalism for starting a tea plantation in her adopted home of Portugal.
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What will happen now that China has eased some of its stricter coronavirus measures? Plus: the role of the main interlocutors in the war in Ukraine, the latest design news with Monocle’s Nic Monisse and Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories.
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Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, speaks to Carlota Rebelo about his country’s fight for freedom and how he manages to keep hope alive.
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For decades, Austria refused to recognise the importance of the Austrian architect but attitudes have since changed. After extensive renovations, Schütte-Lihotzky’s Vienna flat is now open as a museum to showcase her design principles. Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov went along to have a look.
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According to Ukraine’s government, about 13,000 soldiers have been killed since the start of Russia’s invasion. Plus: Spain steps up its security after a letter-bombing campaign, Croatia prepares to join the Eurozone, the latest film news and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller brings us the week’s stranger news stories.
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We discuss temporary urban interventions with Petra Marko, author of ‘Meanwhile City’, and visit one of the pop-up projects that it describes. We also look at Bozeman, Montana, to see how it found itself in Monocle’s Small Cities Index in the latest edition of ‘The Forecast’.
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Somnath Batabyal and Lynne O’Donnell look at India’s presidency of the G20 and its relationship with Russia. Also in the programme, a suicide attack by the Pakistan Taliban, teaching in local languages at Nigeria’s schools and new EU rules on plastic packaging. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s weekly Letter from New York.
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Listen to The Global Countdown World Cup to find out which country’s number-one song deserves the trophy. This week we listen to songs from the countries in Groups G and H, so expect Swiss rap and Uruguayan ballads.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to sports journalist and academic Carrie Dunn about her new book ‘Unsuitable for Females’, which tells the story of the Lionesses and the inspiring yet troubled history of women’s football in England.
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What is known about Russian and Chinese jets entering South Korean airspace? Plus: Emmanuel Macron visits the White House, Lucinda Elliott on the relationship between Latin American nations and China, and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s World Cup pop countdown.
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The latest on the unrest in China and the easing of some coronavirus restrictions in response. Plus: the repercussions of the Belarusian foreign minister’s sudden death, Oath Keepers go on trial for the Capitol riots in the US and ArtReview’s annual Power 100.
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The founders of Subdial, the online trading platform that’s reimagining how watches are bought, sold and collected, explain their passion for building a new community of collectors. Plus: the innovative Swiss watch-maker committed to creating timepieces sourced from the circular economy.
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The death and legacy of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Ivor Gabor and Baria Alamuddin join Andrew Mueller to discuss Nato’s reassurances to Russia’s neighbours, the UK census and religion in politics, and long work lunches. Plus: Chris Lord is at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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Unrest has been brewing in China, where the threat of a heavy-handed police state is usually enough to dissuade dissent. Andrew Mueller explains why there are protests – and why now.
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The latest on the EU’s attempts to set up a specialised court to investigate alleged Russian war crimes. Plus: India and the US conduct cold-weather drills near the Chinese border, we ask whether inflation has peaked and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco tells us why he loves travel guides.
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This month, host Sophie Grove presents the show from Dufourstrasse 90 – our Zürich outpost – and it’s full of festive fun. From how to keep your skin protected from the elements with the owner of modern apothecary Eden to a trip to Petersham Nurseries to discover the dos and don’ts of wreath-making and perfecting your Christmas cooking with chefs Ethel and Jakob of Austria’s Restaurant Klösterle – this episode contains a whole host of seasonal tips. Plus: a report from Saxony on the craftspeople still making striking nativity figurines and a final thought on the positive effect of learning dance moves by heart.
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Nato foreign ministers meet in Bucharest to discuss how to support Ukraine in the winter months. Plus: Turkey plans for a ground operation in Syria, Qatar agrees to supply Germany with gas and Art Basel Miami Beach.
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A preview of design and fashion stories in ‘The Forecast’, Monocle’s annual look ahead to the year to come. Plus: a bell foundry producing bronze and ceramic bells and wind chimes and bedframe brand Reframed.
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Patricia Thornton discusses Chinese authorities’ crackdown on those protesting against coronavirus restrictions. In the studio, Julie Norman and Stephen Dalziel assess Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Washington and ask why Russians aren’t demonstrating and whether the West is holding back on its aid to Ukraine? Plus: a new collection of translated classical stories edited by Daisy Dunn.
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One of the best Brazilian chefs plying his trade in Europe on his favourite recipe.
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What might the relaxation of China’s strict coronavirus rules mean for the rest of us? Plus: Moscow reacts angrily to the Pope’s comments about Russian fighters, we discuss the day’s business news and Monocle’s David Phlean joins us live from New York to tell us about a big development at JFK Airport.
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The Pentagon considers a new plan to provide Ukraine with precision bombs that could hit far behind Russian lines. Plus: are Venezuela’s government and opposition finding some common ground? And how long will Beijing tolerate protests?
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Robert Bound and guests mark 20 years of Art Basel Miami Beach. Artnet’s executive editor Julia Halperin shares her memories of the fair, while outgoing and incoming directors Marc Spiegler and Noah Horowitz discuss the history and future of Art Basel Miami Beach. Plus: Heather Hubbs, director of the New Art Dealers Alliance fair, on how this upstart art fair became an institution all on its own.
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Daniella Peled and Phil Clark discuss attacks on journalists in China, concern of a new Turkish offensive in Syria, Russian troops looting Ukrainian museums and the schools considering a smartphone ban. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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Jessica Bridger tells us the story of a beloved and iconic feature of the Boston skyline.
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Is Beijing preparing to call an end to protests in major Chinese cities? Plus: Emmanuel Macron prepares to make just his second official visit to the US, the business news and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the World Cup.
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Protests spread across China over its unrelenting zero-Covid policy. Plus: Ukraine battles to restore power, Kanye West’s presidential bid, a flick through today’s papers and a special interview with General Philip Breedlove, Nato’s former supreme allied commander Europe, and General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s former deputy supreme allied commander.
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To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the economic sciences to ask them to share insights, discuss their research and open their inquiring minds. This week, we hear from Guido Imbens, the 2021 winner for his work on causal relationships, and discuss how natural experiments can lead to more credible research.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to author and winner of the 2019 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction Nina Stibbe. Her letters to her sisters became her first book ‘Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life’ which was adapted into the television series ‘Love, Nina’ starring Helena Bonham Carter. Her latest book is the feel good novel ‘One Day I Shall Astonish the World’.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Eemeli Isoaho and Christof Münger on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also get the latest from Berlin, Ljubljana and London.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: we talk gender and politics with Iceland’s foreign minister, head to Copenhagen to meet legendary chef René Redzepi and look at the presidential pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey.
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Once declared “brain-dead” by Emmanuel Macron, NATO has been rejuvenated by the conflict in Ukraine. In this special episode, Andrew Mueller speaks to General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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This week on The Stack, we talk to ‘Bon Appétit’ creative director Arsh Raziuddin and the editor-in-chief of ‘Tatler Hong Kong’, Jacqueline Tsang. Plus: we revisit a 2016 interview with George Lois, the legendary ad man who died last week aged 91.
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René Redzepi on how he reinvented Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant – and how he updated everything for Noma 2.0. Also in the programme: why one South Tyrolean entrepreneur’s apple juice is receiving praise across Europe.
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Victoria Scholar rounds up a day of business with her analysis of Black Friday and China’s slowing economy. Our On This Day feature looks at 1970’s attempted coup in Japan. We preview Monocle’s 2023 edition of ‘The Forecast’ and whether New York is a failing metropolis. Plus: John van Wyhe joins us to explain why a Charles Darwin document is the rarest manuscript to be auctioned off; we learn why the Finnish sauna can boost mental health and hear how “bin chickens” learnt to wash poisonous cane toads.
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Bob Sheard stops by to preview a fascinating discussion that will take place in London in January featuring Fresh Britain, Monocle and Central Saint Martins. Alongside other thought leaders and brand custodians, the panel will consider the future of Britain’s national brand and the slipstream that it creates for the best British businesses. What are the faultlines affecting Britain’s sense of itself and place in the world?
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Is Russia now intent on cutting Ukraine’s energy supply? Plus: who is in the running for the US Republican nomination, the European Central Bank’s attempts to curb inflation and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on the highs and lows of Qatar’s World Cup.
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The painter and restaurateur discusses his remarkable life and new London show with Robert Bound.
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Slovakia hosts the Visegrád Group’s V4 summit, Somalia launches a TV channel aimed at countering al-Shabaab propaganda and Taiwan heads to the polls in local elections. Plus: today’s papers and Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s news.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to journalist and creative-writing tutor Midge Gillies about her latest book, ‘Piccadilly: The Circus at the Heart of London’. It tells the story of the events that have shaped one of London’s most historic sites and the colourful cast of characters that it attracts.
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What’s ahead for the way in which we get around in cities? We stop at Comotion LA to explore some new ideas and take a trip to San Diego to see how we can bolster the existing bus network.
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Rachel Cunliffe and Vincent McAviney explore the future of the Russian-led security alliance, look at why Malaysia’s constitutional monarch appointed the country’s new prime minister, consider why China has expanded lockdowns as coronavirus cases soar to a record high and explain why France plans to grow cabbage on the moon. We also hear from Laura McAllister about her experiences of the World Cup in Qatar.
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It’s time for The Global Countdown World Cup. Listen to find out which country’s number-one song deserves the trophy. This week we look at music from the nations in Groups E and F, so expect German dancehall and Moroccan hip-hop.
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German luxury luggage brand Rimowa recently launched its own prize. The company’s CEO, Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert, discusses the inaugural edition of the competition.
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Is Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky right to criticise the efficacy of the UN? Plus: journalist James Snell on the return of “the Blob”, the headlines from Buenos Aires and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s World Cup countdown continues.
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Russia’s latest strikes in Kyiv cause more power cuts, as the European Parliament votes to declare Moscow a state sponsor of terrorism. Turkey threatens to launch a land operation against Kurdish militants in Syria and the European Space Agency wants to send more people to the moon.
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Designer David Keyte founded menswear brand Universal Works in 2008. He returns to the show to discuss seasonality and staying fresh, what it means to be a UK brand after Brexit, the trouble with the “S” word – that is, “sustainability” – and dressing the world. Plus: we report from Helsinki on why thousands of the world’s leading entrepreneurs and investors brave the cold Finnish weather to attend Slush every November.
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The latest from Kyiv after another round of Russian airstrikes. In the studio, Isabel Hilton and Bill Hayton discuss rising unrest over Chinese coronavirus measures, a blow to Scottish independence and Kamala Harris’s visit to the Philippines. Plus: ‘Cleopatra’s Daughter’ with Jane Draycott.
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Andrew Mueller explains Turkey’s longstanding and violent feud with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
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Is Turkey preparing to invade Syria again? Plus: the US Supreme Court allows Congress to view Donald Trump’s tax returns, an interview with Iceland’s foreign minister and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi brings us the week’s fashion news.
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Colossal destruction to Ukraine’s power grid by Russian strikes. Plus: Malaysian elections end in a hung parliament; South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, visits the UK; and Oxford’s Word of the Year to be put to a public vote for the first time.
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Today’s programme is a bit of a Nordic special. We hear from the winners at this year’s Icelandic Design Awards and visit a Danish museum that has proved itself to be “best in glass”.
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Kevin Wong of Singapore's Seroja restaurant shares one of his favourite Malaysian recipes.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Steve Crawshaw join Andrew Mueller to discuss immigration policy. Has the UK got it all wrong? Also: responsible reporting in a warzone, Donald Trump’s return to Twitter, the English dialects that are going extinct and a new exhibition on war in video games.
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Will the UK and the EU attempt to thrash out a new Brexit deal? Plus: why some left-wing guerilla groups in Colombia have refused to lay down arms, the business news, today’s papers from Zürich, and Nasa and the moon.
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Turkey mulls expanding military operations against Kurdish militants in northern Syria. Plus: Moldova’s energy crisis, New Zealand considers lowering the voting age and the latest technology news.
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Robert Bound and guests Hannah Strong and Leila Latif review ‘The Menu’, the new film starring Ralph Fiennes, and take a look at the enduring appeal of food on the big screen. Plus: we speak to the film’s food stylist about how the extravagant meals were put together and what goes into creating dishes on a film set.
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Tessa Szyszkowitz and Charles Hecker ask how journalists should cover the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Plus: New Zealand considers lowering its voting age to 16, strange holiday traditions and Anna Arutunyan on how the West got Russia wrong.
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Tamsin Howard visits a concert hall in the Icelandic capital that tells the tales of the surrounding culture and landscape.
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Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Argentinian DJ Ariel Harari about his compilation ‘Síntesis Moderna: An Alternative Vision of Argentinian Music 1980-1990’.
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The IAEA’s concerns over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida suffers another blow as another cabinet minister resigns, plus what we have learned so far from the US midterms.
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Ten million Ukrainians were left without power after Russian strikes. Plus: the Halifax International Security Forum, the latest business headlines and a rare sighting of the black-naped pheasant pigeon.
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The next in our series of specials exploring the key panels and themes from the 2022 edition. After our programme on cryptocurrencies and before we turn the lens on private equity, we focus on monetary policy. Joining the programme on either side of the Atlantic are two great guests from UBS Investment Bank: chief European economist Reinhard Cluse and his US counterpart, Jonathan Pingle.
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After winning the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022 for her book ‘Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne’, Katherine Rundell sits down with Georgina Godwin. Raised in Zimbabwe and a fellow of Oxford’s All Souls College, Rundell is known for her award-winning children’s books, as well as the adult essay ‘Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise’. She speaks to Georgina about ‘Super-Infinite’, a vivid biography of one of the world’s greatest writers of love poetry.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Fabienne Kinzelmann and Oliver Strijbis discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Hong Kong, Lisbon and London.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We look at why FIFA decided to host the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Plus: an interview with designer Roksanda Ilinčić and photographer Steven Klein.
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While female representation in politics has improved in recent years, gender parity remains a distant dream. Women comprise more than half of the global population but only 26 per cent of lawmakers around the world are female. Why aren’t there more women in politics? And what will it take to finally shatter the glass ceiling? Andrew Mueller speaks to Iceland’s minister for foreign affairs, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Dr Meryl Kenny and Lance Price.
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This week on The Stack we speak to photographer David De Vleeschauwer and writer Debbie Pappyn about their new book. Plus: Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification’ magazine.
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Georgina Godwin and historian Alex von Tunzelmann review the Saturday papers. Plus: Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories and we hear from US film critic Darcy Paquet, who translated the subtitles for the South Korean film ‘Parasite’.
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Tamer Ozmen is the founder and CEO of the online art investment platform, which offers astute collectors the opportunity to own a share in exceptional works. Ozmen explains how the modern and contemporary art market has performed almost three times better than the S&P 500 since 1986 and discusses the investment potential of pieces like Andy Warhol’s immense "White Disaster" screenprint, which sold for more than $85m at Sotheby’s in New York this week.
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We are in Canada to see how roadside motels are becoming destinations in their own right. Also in the programme: how chef Rafael Cagali is pioneering Brazilian cuisine in Europe.
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Fifa bans alcohol sales at the World Cup and the week’s developments from the Cop27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, with Laura Kramer and Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: political scientist Janice Stein checks in from the Halifax International Security Conference and Jamaican tourism minister Edmund Hartlett discusses sustainable tourism.
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We ask: what is the impact of Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure? Also in the programme: why the US has decided that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted immunity over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, plus we check in on the biggest discussion topics at Helsinki’s Slush start-up gathering.
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As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum kicks off, how is US influence in the region being received? Plus: Turkey’s Nato demands for Sweden as the country implements anti-terror measurements and Finland’s border-fence proposal.
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While much focus has been on nations and their commitments to curb emissions, cities have long been at the forefront of green innovation and clean mobility. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from Cop27 in Egypt.
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The latest from The Hague as a Dutch court finds three men guilty of murder over the downing of flight MH17. In the studio, Marie Le Conte and John Everard cover the UK’s latest budget, China at the G20 and one French town’s fight against Franglais. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s weekly Letter from New York.
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It’s time for the Global Countdown World Cup edition. Listen to find out which country’s number-one song deserves the trophy. This week we look at songs from the countries in Groups C and D so expect Argentinian rap and Polish ballads.
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After seven years at Issey Miyake menswear, the Tokyo-based designer branched out to create his own brand, Clothing for Contemporary Life, or CFCL. We find out how he makes use of computer-programming technology to create knitwear collections.
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Farah Nayeri is an Iranian- born journalist and author based in London who writes regularly on culture for ‘The New York Times’. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age’.
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We look at why the Myanmar junta has decided to release some 6,000 prisoners, including many foreigners. Also in the programme: how the UK government is trying to restore the country’s economic credibility with a new autumn budget, the week’s biggest headlines from Latin America, plus Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s Global Countdown.
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We report on what we know about the missile blast in Poland. Plus China’s Covid lockdowns fuel unrest, bird flu prompts fears of Christmas turkey shortages and a flick through today’s papers.
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The innovative new online platform is reshaping how collectors acquire art by making the work of emerging and mid-career artists available to a new generation. Monocle’s Tomos Lewis is in Peggy’s home town of Toronto to meet co-founders Craig Follett and Adam Meghji and VP of art Brownyn Hunter-Shortly.
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We bring you the latest on the missile strike on a Polish farm which killed two. Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Quentin Peel join Andrew Mueller to look at Donald Trump’s 2024 bid, delays to a loss and damage deal at Cop27 and the dangers of using AI translators. Also, former Hungarian MP Zsuzsanna Szelényi on how Viktor Orbán has subverted Hungarian democracy.
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Why would Fifa host the World Cup in a country that not only has a hostile climate for sport and abuses human rights but has also never taken part in the competition? Andrew Mueller tries to explain.
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Former Nato commander General Sir Richard Shirreff, and Ukrainian analyst Aliona Hlivco on the risks of a clash between Nato and Russia. Plus, we explore Donald Trump’s presidential bid, get the latest business headlines and Monocle’s editor Josh Fehnert takes us inside the pages of ‘The Forecast’.
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We report on the latest from Warsaw and Kyiv as a deadly missile blast in Poland marks the first time Russia’s war in Ukraine has spilled over onto Nato soil. Plus: Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid and the latest business news.
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We meet Denmark’s Cecilie Bahnsen, London-based fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić and talk to South African designer Thebe Magugu.
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We bring you the latest from Ukraine as Kyiv and other major cities are hit by airstrikes. Terry Stiastny and Jonn Elledge are in the studio to discuss the value of an in-person summit, Paris overtakes London as Europe’s largest stock exchange and are first ladies an outdated concept? Plus: Grammy nominations are announced and a new exhibition exploring the history of carnivals.
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Cookbook author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky shares a recipe for an easy and tasty pasta dish.
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In today’s show, we ask: are Iran's protests coming to a head? Plus, we discuss whether Donald Trump will announce his intention to stand in the 2024 presidential race, the world's population surpassing 8 billion people and we hear from Darcy Paquet, who worked on the Oscar-winning Korean film ‘Parasite’.
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We report as world leaders meet in Bali for the G20 summit. Plus, Kurdish militants deny involvement in the weekend’s Istanbul attack, the Taliban move to implement sharia law in Afghanistan, Austria’s political scandal and Karen Krizanovich wraps up headlines in film.
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The period between the 1990s and 2010s is often referred to as the golden age of high fashion. A new documentary series on Sky explores the era and shows how – while the models might have been impeccably dressed – backstage, things were often unravelling at the seams. Robert Bound is joined by writer Dana Thomas, The Business of Fashion editor at large Tim Blanks, and head of fashion at ‘The Telegraph', Lisa Armstrong, to discuss the show and the era.
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Sarah Churchwell and Michael Binyon discuss the liberation of Kherson and claims that this is the beginning of the end of the war. Plus: US Democrats keep control of the Senate, Jeff Bezos vows to give away his fortune, London’s mayor Sadiq Khan asks for rent controls and Carlota Rebelo reports from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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Journalist HJ Mai assesses how the US city in the desert, perhaps best known for excess, has become a role model for others during the ongoing water crisis.
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We report on Ukraine’s leadership, which is accusing Russia of hundreds of war crimes. Plus, we profile Slovenia’s new head of state, find out about a media scandal in Austria, Juliet Linley reviews the papers from Zürich and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco previews the Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
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Georgina Godwin and Enrico Franceschini discuss the spat between France and Italy over migrants, Anshel Pfeffer gives a rundown on Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government, and Darcy Paquet, subtitle translator for ‘Parasite’, on what makes a good film translation.
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The first of a series of specials exploring the key panels and themes from the 2022 edition. Ahead of programmes focused on monetary policy and private equity, we begin with a deep dive into cryptocurrencies and CBDCs with James Malcolm, UBS Head of FX strategy and cryptocurrency research.
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Greg Mosse is an actor, director and writer with a long career in theater producing plays and musicals. He is also the founder and leader of the West Dean College MA in Creative Writing. Greg sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest book, the cli-fi thriller ‘The Coming Darkness’.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Marcus Schögel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Istanbul and London.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: reports from the midterms, COP27, a World Cup-themed Global Countdown and a mini-dumplings recipe.
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In part three of our historical series, we travel back to the Bronze Age to revisit the Trojan War. Why did the Trojans fall for the Greeks’ wooden-horse stunt? Andrew Mueller speaks to Hannah Lucinda Smith, Jane Draycott and Daisy Dunn.
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This week on The Stack we speak with celebrated photographer Steven Klein about his first monograph. Plus we bring you highlights from our Chiefs conference in Dallas with Katrice Hardy from ‘The Dallas Morning News’ and Rebecca Wesson Darwin from ‘Garden & Gun’.
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Georgina Godwin and former diplomat Lewis Lukens discuss US politics. Plus: Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel reviews the day’s newspapers and we hear from Dubai Design Week’s director, Kate Barry.
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What makes Hoppers restaurants one of the biggest successes that London has seen in recent years? Plus: the most interesting bottles and producers at Essencia do Vinho in Lisbon, one of Portugal’s leading wine fairs.
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We bring you the latest on the US midterms. Plus Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Natalie Theodosi and Emily Sands unpack the value of losing gracefully, the best of the Fifa World Cup football kits, and the controversial exile of the Bounty chocolate bar. Then, a special interview with the editor of TV Rain and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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In the week of COP27 we are training our spotlight on sustainability and climate awareness. We’re considering why responsible travellers and engaged citizens can justify heading to places that are right on the front line of the climate battle. We speak to Dominic Hamilton, director of communications at Metropolitan Touring, the carbon-neutral holding group of several properties in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Dom tells us about his journey and explains how Metropolitan has established itself as Ecuador’s leading pioneer of sustainable tourism.
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We ask: will Russia’s military retreat cause problems for Vladimir Putin? Plus, we discuss attempts to detoxify France’s far right, the headlines from Venezuela and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller offers his take on the news cycle.
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We look ahead at next week’s G20 summit in Bali. Plus: Kyiv recaptures the first Kherson city from Russia, women are banned from amusement parks in Afghanistan and the latest business news.
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One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. This week we meet Vienna’s refuse collectors, Istanbul’s ‘eskicis’ and hear how Zagreb and Belgrade are addressing visual pollution in their cities.
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Historian Alex von Tunzelmann and Antonello Guerrera of ‘La Repubblica’ consider the human cost of war as Russian forces withdraw from Kherson. Plus: Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, meets Nato’s Jens Stoltenberg; a look ahead at the 2024 US presidential election; and corporate hypocrisy. And in On This Day, we recall the sinking of the ‘SS Edmund Fitzgerald’ in 1975.
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As the head of CBS for more than half a century, William S Paley was responsible for transforming the US broadcasting landscape. But his contribution to modern art was equally remarkable. A trip to Europe in the 1930s sparked a lifelong interest that would see the Chicago-born mogul go on to acquire pieces from many of the world’s leading contemporary artists, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Francis Bacon. As the president and chairman of New York’s MoMA, Paley also shaped the way that we understand the history of 20th-century art. In this episode, Sotheby’s Worldwide Head of Sales for Global Fine Art, Brooke Lampley, and art critic Amah-Rose Abrams reveal what makes Paley’s collection so extraordinary.
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It’s time for the Global Countdown World Cup. Listen to find out which country’s number-one song deserves the trophy. We start by looking at songs from the countries in Groups A and B. Expect Dutch electro-pop, protest songs and more.
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At Dubai Design Week we meet Samer Yamani and Mohamed Maktabi to discuss their exhibition ‘Terminal G’.
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Orwell Daily is a new email subscription from Substack that sends readers excerpts of George Orwell’s writings. Georgina Godwin speaks to Jean Seaton, the director of the Orwell Foundation and a professor of media history at the University of Westminster, about this new mailout and the author’s enduring relevance.
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We discuss the human cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: concerns over China’s attempts to undermine Western democracies, Australia’s relationship with the British monarchy and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s football-themed pop countdown.
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Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson, the end of the French-led anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane and Australia’s decision to block pilots from training the Chinese military. Plus: a look ahead at the 2024 US presidential election, a review of the day’s papers and the Stockholm Film Festival.
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Ceanne Fernandes-Wong is the CEO and co-founder of Cocoon, the UK’s first luxury bag rental service. Cocoon’s collection consists of almost 1,000 styles from leading brands such as Chanel, Gucci, Fendi and Prada, alongside a vintage selection. Whitney Frances Falk is the founder and CEO of ZZ Driggs, a New York-based brand that offers fine furniture created by independent designers on demand, making it easy and affordable for consumers to rent, buy or both. They tell us about the opportunities for smart entrepreneurs who want to operate in a more sustainable, circular and ethical way.
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The latest on the US midterm elections as votes are counted. Lew Lukens and Terry Stiastny discuss a disappointing night for the Republicans, the end of Operation Barkhane and a new season of ‘The Crown’. Plus: how Gabon is protecting its forests and the death of a Brazilian musical icon.
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Andrew Mueller explains the allegations that China is influencing democratic elections in the West.
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We give you the latest on the US midterms from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Plus: protests in Iran, the city leaders tackling climate change at Cop27 in Egypt and how Dubai Design Week is attempting to lure creatives to the region.
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We give you the latest on the war as Russia ramps up its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and Volodymyr Zelensky lays out conditions for “genuine” peace talks. Plus: the US midterm elections and what the results mean for Ukraine, a flick through today’s papers and a check-in from Dubai Design Week.
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We meet Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Francis Kéré to discuss his sustainable and local approach to design. Plus: we visit tropical modernism masterpiece Casa de Vidro in Brazil.
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The latest from Pennsylvania’s knife-edge Senate race. Stefanie Bolzen and Robin Lustig discuss climate reparations and whether Washington was right to hold talks with the Kremlin. Plus: lessons learnt from asking the public for its opinion.
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A simple recipe for mini-dumplings by the author of new cookbook ‘Pierogi’.
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Monocle’s Washington correspondent, Chris Cermak, and political scientist Marc Meredith on the significance of today’s US midterm elections. Plus, the latest from Cop27, the day’s business news and the importance of protecting and preserving minority languages.
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As Americans head to the polls for midterm elections we ask: what’s at stake? Plus, Sweden’s prime minister mounts a new charm offensive to win Turkey’s Nato support, the latest from Cop27 in Egypt, a flick through today’s papers and a look at the role of animals in diplomacy.
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Booker Prize winner George Saunders is a master of the short story form. His latest collection, ‘Liberation Day’, contains nine tightly constructed tales that are underpinned by a sense of dystopia and the absurd. He joins Robert Bound to discuss the collection and what makes a great story.
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We bring the latest from Cop27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. Our panellists Latika Bourke and Barbara Serra consider what a Republican-controlled US House of Representatives and Senate could mean and why Italian authorities are blocking migrant ships. Plus, our correspondent Chris Cermak joins election monitors in Atlanta, Georgia, and we check in with The Chiefs summit in Dallas.
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Geetanjali Krishna investigates how India’s Pink City got its name, and what effect the rosy hue has on residents today.
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Should Ukraine’s government be prepared to countenance peace talks with Russia? Plus: the latest from Cop27 in Egypt, how Brazil’s media is covering the country’s political transition and Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs joins us from World Travel Market London.
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Tensions build between North and South Korea. Plus: COP 27 starts in Egypt, the latest from Kyiv on the conflict in Ukraine, and Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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We count down to the vote on 8 November, gauge the state of the race, consider the key questions that are shaping the discourse and ask what all of this means for investors. Hear from two of the key contributors to UBS’s ElectionWatch as they report on the theme: Tom McLoughlin, head of fixed income for the Americas, and Nadia Lovell, senior US equity strategist. Plus: Lydia Saad, director of US social research at Gallup, on what the latest polling reveals about voter priorities.
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The renowned British broadcaster and author speaks to Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literary Festival. The conversation covers Melvyn’s working-class upbringing in northwest England, the death of his father and his remarkable career spanning five decades to date.
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Emma Nelson and Julie Norman look ahead to the US midterms. Plus, our panellists Terry Stiastny and Simon Brooke unpack the weekend’s biggest talking points, Monocle’s Guy De Launey brings us news from the Western Balkans and Andrew Mueller orates his week in the newsroom.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: we ask what next for Brazil after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory over Jair Bolsonaro, follow the US midterms and meet New Zealand’s bird of the year.
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In part two of our historical series, we travel back to 1916 to chart the Easter Rebellion. What was happening in Ireland and how did the British authorities not see this coming? Andrew Mueller speaks to Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, Quentin Peel and John Dorney.
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This week on The Stack, we speak with Justin B Smith, CEO and co-founder of the new global news website ‘Semafor’. Plus Louise Long from ‘Linseed Journal’ and food writer Grace Dent.
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Georgina Godwin and Die Welt’s Stefanie Bolzen review the Saturday papers. Plus: Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller on the week’s under-reported stories and our Lisbon correspondent Gaia Lutz on why we should visit Portugal.
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The biggest discussion topics from The Hive, a two-day meeting of hoteliers from across Europe, plus the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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The latest from Kherson as Russian-installed officials impose a curfew on the eastern Ukrainian city. Chris Cermak looks ahead to the final days of campaigning in the US midterm elections and food critic Grace Dent speaks about the cost-of-living crisis. Plus: Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s youngest woman mayor, and Hannah Lucinda Smith on writing Ghafari’s memoir.
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Daniel Brøndt, Anders Poulsen and Nicolaj Thomsen are the co-owners of this stylish Copenhagen menswear brand. Another Aspect’s pieces are influenced by classic tailoring but delivered with a relaxed, minimalist aesthetic. The trio called in at Midori House to talk about the start of their brand’s journey. They explain why enduring quality matters more than big logos and discuss their belief in the power of bricks-and-mortar retail to build great brands.
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What should we expect from Israel’s new government? Plus: the latest on the US midterms, the day’s business stories, a fashion round-up and the week’s sillier news stories with Andrew Mueller.
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The man behind ‘The Armed Man’ and ‘Adiemus’ speaks to Emma Nelson about his remarkable life and career as one of Britain’s greatest and most versatile composers.
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Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz visits China, the first leader of a liberal democracy to do so since the coronavirus outbreak. Plus: reports that Russian troops are ‘likely’ to abandon a city in Kherson, the business news and Andrew Mueller’s weekly round-up.
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Cities are better when shared. We look into The Phoenix, a new sustainable neighbourhood planned for the south of England; talk about co-operative housing in Zürich; and stop by a new co-living complex in Leuven.
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Daniella Peled and Philippe Marlière on Giorgia Meloni’s meeting with EU leaders, UK migration, President Biden’s warning over the US midterms and the joy of accents. Plus: the Letter from New York.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Gabon.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to journalist Christopher Riley about his new book ‘KING’; a memoir about the musical pioneer Hau Latukefu, co-written with the artist himself. It follows Hau from his childhood in Queanbeyan aka ‘struggle town’ to the top of Australian hip hop.
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Co-founders of Beijing-based architecture practice Open reflect on their approach to creating cultural buildings.
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Will central banks be able to tame global inflation? Plus: Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller on the dramatic return of Benjamin Netanyahu, the headlines from Chile and Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Gabon’s pop charts.
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Italy’s new prime minister Giorgia Meloni meets EU leaders in Brussels. Plus: South and North Korea exchange missile launches, the significance of the Hispanic vote in the upcoming US midterms, and the latest fashion news.
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Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be on course to lead the most right-wing government in Israel’s history. Andrew Mueller unpacks the former prime minister’s dramatic political comeback.
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Fran Millar is the CEO leading the British heritage fashion brand into a new era. She explains how her methodology is inspired in part by her experience at the cutting edge of elite sport: she was previously in charge of winning behaviours at cycling record-breakers Team Sky. Plus: for this week’s branding corner, Fresh Britain’s Bob Sheard describes the agency’s role in the renaissance of New Balance.
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Rebecca Tinsley and Yossi Mekelberg discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback, the Arab League summit, Russian U-turns on the Ukraine grain deal and the US Constitution that’s up for sale. Plus: Finland’s ambassador to the US on his very busy year.
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Has South Korea had enough of Pyongyang's belligerence? Plus: Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco has an update on Brazil’s election, Lydia Saad from Gallup on the US midterms, the latest business news and Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief Fiona Wilson on Ghibli Park.
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Israelis head to the polls for the fifth election in less than four years. Plus: Russia recruits US-trained Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine, Tigray peace talks continue in South Africa, and allegations of “sportswashing” in Qatar.
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We ride e-bikes in London with British manufacturer Volt and visit Italian lighting manufacturer Lodes. Plus: Sunspel’s creative director and interstellar travel with Space Perspective.
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Aliona Hlivco and Ivor Gaber bring us the latest from Ukraine as water and power outages continue; assess why Israelis are returning to the polls for a fifth election in less than four years; and unpick President Biden’s accusation that oil companies are “war profiteering”. Plus: we define Collins Dictionary’s new word, “permacrisis”.
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The author of the new cookbook ‘Motherland’ shares a light and easy recipe made from simple ingredients.
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Chanel’s global head of arts and culture sits down with Robert Bound to share her take on the evolving international art market, and how the brand endeavours to champion trailblazing artists.
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Is Vladimir Putin ‘exacting vengeance’ on the Ukrainian people? Plus: Serbia and Kosovo are told to stop squabbling, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts has the business news and film critic Karen Krizanovich joins us from Elstree Studios.
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In Ukraine, winter is being used as a weapon of war. Plus: a snap general election in Denmark partly prompted by a scandal over mink, Israel heads to the polls, the day’s papers, art news and the Godfather of Disco.
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Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine is known for his genre-defying music, soulful voice and poetic lyricism. He joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his new album 'And I Have Been' and its creation high in the Santa Monica hills, his musical influences and his affinity for snakes.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco has the latest on the Brazilian election, and Lynne O’Donnell and James Rodgers discuss some of the other great political comebacks. Plus: the global ramifications of Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea deal, the Taliban’s crackdown on foreign media and New Zealand’s bird of the year.
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Ivan Carvalho visits a Louis Kahn-designed laboratory that exemplifies science and aesthetics cohabiting in harmony.
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We report as Russia launches missile strikes across Ukraine, including on the capital Kyiv. Brazil has a new president but Jair Bolsonaro is yet to concede – is there trouble ahead? Plus: Juliet Linley reviews the newspapers for us in Zürich.
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In the month of October, Konfekt spreads its wings from Samos to Seoul, the heart of London to the quaint picturesque town of Rye, to ponder everything from the power of solo hiking to how to spot the perfect kimchi and what it really means to dress for the job. Plus, why taking up a needle and thread is back in vogue and a new immersive experience at London’s Cosmic House.
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Brazil’s crucial presidential election. Plus: Imran Khan marches on Islamabad, Barack Obama on the campaign trail in Atlanta, and the latest climate news.
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To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the Economic Sciences to ask them to share insights, discuss their research and open their inquiring minds. This week we hear from Daniel Kahneman, winner in 2002 for integrating insights from psychological research into economics, especially concerning human judgement and decision-making under uncertainty. We discuss his newest book, “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement”, and consider how noise infiltrates different parts of society.
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Georgina Godwin meets Gene Sherman, the Australian philanthropist and art collector. They speak about her new book, ‘The Spoken Object’, a beautifully photographed monograph of her extensive furniture and fashion collections, as well as the recent loss of Gene’s husband of 54 years.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Eemeli Isoaho and Christof Münger discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We attend Orgatec, the world’s largest office-furniture fair, listen to the top songs in Latin America and hear from Brazilian indigenous activist Txai Suruí.
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In part one of our historical series, we travel back in time to 1957 to unpack the Sputnik crisis. What did this new satellite foreshadow, and how did the Soviet Union do it? Andrew Mueller speaks to Henry Rees-Sheridan, Tom Nichols, Mark Galeotti and Linda Dawson.
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We discuss the future of travel with Jesse Ashlock from ‘Condé Nast Traveler’. Plus: the return of iconic rock’n’roll title ‘Creem’ and a Malaysian title celebrating creativity, ‘Process’.
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Georgina Godwin and Monocle’s Latin America affairs correspondent, Lucinda Elliott, examine Brazil’s crucial presidential run-off. Plus, historian Alex von Tunzelmann reviews the papers and Andrew Mueller reports on another manic week in newsrooms everywhere.
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We meet two influential figures in the hospitality industry: Samyukta Nair, who has launched a number of successful restaurants in London’s Mayfair, and Deni Srdoc, who has been working to make the Croatian city of Rijeka a food destination.
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Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo about countering Russian influence in Africa. And as Brazilians prepare to pick their next president this weekend, Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks ahead to the country’s most closely watched election in years. Then Rhys James reports on another wild week in British politics, a new London exhibition on execution, and Botto, the AI artist robot.
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Founder Olivia Francis shares the origin story of the independent British menswear brand based around the corner from Monocle’s London HQ. Frustrated at a lack of great quality, wearable men’s basics, Francis decided to do something about it, despite lacking a fashion background. Eight years on, Hamilton & Hare boasts exciting collaborations with other British brands, sustainable manufacture in small-scale, specialist facilities in Portugal and an ever-growing offer of premium wardrobe staples.
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Has Russia shifted its war aims in Ukraine? Plus, we explore extremely rare protests in Tibet, examine Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and Monocle's Andrew Mueller tells us about the week's other weird and wonderful news stories.
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The Turner Prize-winning British sculptor speaks to Robert Bound about his creative process and his fascination with the emotional qualities of materials.
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Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Cerrone, the godfather of disco, about his new album ‘Cerrone by Cerrone’, which features 16 cult and classic hits reworked and mixed by him.
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Monocle 24’s Carlota Rebelo joins us from her reporting trip to Kyiv. Plus: Brazil heads back to the polls on Sunday, Northern Ireland politicians miss the deadline to form an executive power and restore the government, and Andrew Mueller’s weird and wonderful wrap up of the week.
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We check in on a few of the mayoral races taking place in North America that have caught our attention recently and speak to an incumbent mayor whose city plays a role in US national elections.
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Russia’s threat that it might target commercial satellites, Xi Jinping’s conciliatory tone towards the US and the controversy surrounding the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Sarah Churchwell, Somnath Batabyal and Andrew Mueller discuss the day’s biggest new stories.
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This week, Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in five Latin American countries.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to psychiatrist, artist and science-fiction writer Tade Thompson about his latest darkly comic novella, ‘Jackdaw’. It follows a psychiatrist hired to write a piece on the painter Francis Bacon who becomes obsessed with the artist and his life.
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Celebrated designer Antonio Citterio discusses his recent partnership with Knoll to create the Klismos collection, a series of chairs and sofas.
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Monocle 24's Carlota Rebelo joins us live from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Plus, simmering tensions between India and China, Sagra Maceira de Rosen brings us the latest luxury news and Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Lucinda Elliott bring us the best of Latin American pop music.
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We report on the latest in Iran as protesters rally to mark 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death. Plus: tensions flare between Germany and France, the latest film news, and a check-in at the Tokyo toilet expo.
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Esther Payerols and Nina Marti are the founders of MĀ, a Lugano-based brand that promotes wellbeing and emotional harmony through home scents made from sustainably sourced, organic essential oils. Esther and Nina explain MĀ’s natural roots and how they were inspired by a Japanese concept of better balance in life. We then meet another bold entrepreneur who has taken inspiration from Japan: Mugi’s Michael Steber. Michael and his co-founder Andrea Rückert produce barley for mugicha (barley tea) but they’re growing it (and transforming its reputation) in Bavaria.
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Isabel Hilton and John Everard discuss North Korea’s nuclear posturing and the Moscow-affiliated think tank decrying western-imposed ‘global peace’. Also, we ask why some leaders inspire such loyal followings and report on the suspected Russian spy who posed as a Brazilian. And Andrew Mueller looks back on this day in 1881 to the gunfight at the OK Corral.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised Israel for not sending military aid to Kyiv. Andrew Mueller examines Israel’s reluctance to send weapons and where this comes from.
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The UN’s former humanitarian chief, Sir Mark Lowcock, explains attempts to end the war in northern Ethiopia. Plus, Julia Gelatt from the Migration Policy Institute on immigration and the US midterms, the day’s business headlines and Monocle’s David Phelan on the latest technology gadgets.
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What is a “dirty bomb”? We explore the claims made by Russia to the UN that Ukraine is preparing to use one. Plus: Israel’s balancing act between the US and China, a flick through the day’s papers and the latest business headlines.
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We visit an exhibition celebrating Japanese woodworking and an archive that explores our relationship to eyewear. We also check out Kvadrat’s newest release at the world’s biggest office furniture fair, Orgatec.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Stephen Dalziel consider Rishi Sunak’s overflowing in-tray and Somnath Batabyal reflects on what the UK’s first British-Indian PM could mean for relations between the countries. Also: what Russia might do next and Nasa’s first committee on UFOs. Plus Chris Cermak reports on the role of foreign policy in the upcoming US midterms.
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A standout recipe by the co-founder and creative director of Hoppers restaurants in London.
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We ask: does Northern Ireland represent Rishi Sunak’s most significant challenge? Plus, the latest as Brazil’s presidential election nears its conclusion, Juliet Linley reviews the papers from Zürich and Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, joins us from a leading international trade fair in Köln.
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We report on Rishi Sunak becoming the next UK prime minister. Plus: global efforts to reconstruct Ukraine, Malaysia prepares to go to the polls, and Booker Prize winner George Saunders on his new collection of short stories.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Simran Hans and Tim Robey to review the latest film from Martin McDonagh, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ – a darkly comic tale of friendship and isolation.
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Vincent McAviney has the latest on Rishi Sunak becoming the UK’s next prime minister. Panelists Julie Norman and Michael Binyon look at Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, calls from Kyiv for a global ban on RT, and the Europeans relocating to Spain to avoid high energy bills. Plus: Russell Southwood on his new book, ‘Africa 2.0: Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution’.
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Guy De Launey visits a crater-like site in his neighbourhood that has become a showcase for sustainable construction techniques.
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What might Rishi Sunak’s nomination as prime minister mean for the UK’s relationship with Europe? Plus, Navin Nayak at the Center for American Progress Action Fund on the US midterms, the Labor Party in Australia prepares to deliver its first budget in a decade and Guy De Launey on old town revival plans in Slovenia.
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The major takeaways from the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress. Plus: Israel’s balancing act over the conflict in Ukraine, UK politics in turmoil and the latest tech headlines.
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Gender lens investing is an attempt to address one of the great inefficiencies of the financial system: its failure to effectively channel money to female entrepreneurs and female-led businesses. Gender Smart is a global field-building initiative dedicated to unlocking the deployment of strategic, effective gender-smart capital at scale. We hear from its co-founder about the Gender Smart Investing Summit and the ‘State of The Field 2022’ report. Plus: insights from UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist, Paul Donovan.
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Georgina Godwin meets journalist, broadcaster and author Cosmo Landesman. His new book ‘Jack and Me: How Not To Live After Loss’ is a poignant memoir about losing his son, Jack, to suicide.
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Emma Nelson, Charles Hecker and Terry Stiastny unpack the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus, Tyler Brûlé in Athens, Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller with a Eurovision update.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: chaos in Westminster as the prime minister resigns, the winner of the Booker prize 2022 and a report on the upcoming midterm elections in the US.
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This week’s special guest on The Foreign Desk is NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, whose role has unexpectedly been extended for a year in light of current events. Andrew Mueller asks Stoltenberg for his thoughts on Russia-Ukraine, China and NATO expansion.
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This week on The Stack we speak with ‘Zeit Magazin’ editorial director Christoph Amend. Plus Luciane Pisani, editor of ‘Where The Leaves Fall’, and Brazilian indigenous activist Txai Suruí, who guest-edited its latest issue.
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Georgina Godwin reviews the Saturday papers with communications expert Simon Brooke. Plus, Andrew Mueller’s spin on the news cycle and the very latest from Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Broadcaster and author Alice Zaslavsky on the tricks that make cooking easier – and the food tastier. We also meet one of Portugal’s most innovative wine-makers and visit Finnish Lapland where a new generation of chefs is upgrading the region’s culinary offerings.
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We report on another day of drama in British politics; Chiara Rimella tells us why the media should stop calling UK the new Italy; Monocle’s editor David Hodari tells us why we are seeing the golden age of train travel and James Rowe has the latest as more countries pull out of Eurovision.
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The technology entrepreneur is perhaps best known for founding science-driven investment management firm Cantab Capital Partners. Kirk was previously a partner and head of the quantitative strategies group at Goldman Sachs, where he led a 120-strong European team of mathematicians, scientists and statisticians. He tells us why he advocates for commercialising and leveraging technology and science research in business, philanthropy and academia.
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We have the very latest from Ukraine as blackouts become a regular fixture of daily life. Plus, we profile the candidates who might replace Liz Truss as the UK’s prime minister, get the day’s business news and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories.
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Former president of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski meets Andrew Mueller in Warsaw to discuss his remarkable political career, why he decided to lead Poland into the EU and Nato, and what it was like to sit across a table from Vladimir Putin.
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After a chaotic 45 days in office, Liz Truss has stepped down as the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister. Plus: Nigeria prepares for elections, a flick through the day’s papers, and the latest business news.
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We wrap up our conference season at Utopian Hours festival in the north of Italy, where we get urban inspiration from seven speakers and investigate why Turin has seen a burst of creative city building in recent years.
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George Parker brings us the latest after the British PM resigns. Then Daniella Peled and William Patey take a look at why US and Saudi ties are at an all-time low; whether the 2,700 year old rock carvings discovered in Iraq will be safe and why Iranian state media is going after Britney Spears.
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For this week's Global Countdown, Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Germany.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Dr Rebecca Campbell and her husband, author Anthony McGowan, about their latest book, ‘How to Teach Economics to Your Dog’. Over the course of 17 dog walks, it looks at different economic concepts and how they shape our everyday lives.
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Benjamin Hubert, creative director of LAYER, reflects on the strategic design agency’s debut monograph.
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The FT’s political editor George Parker narrates a chaotic 24 hours in Westminster. Plus, we tell you what you need to know about the US midterms, examine the day’s business headlines and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Germany’s pop charts.
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Vladimir Putin declares martial law in the annexed parts of Ukraine. Plus: an historic maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon, Sweden creates a new ministry for civil defence, and the latest transport news.
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Cassandra Stavrou launched the Proper Snacks business in 2011 and has built it into Europe’s largest independent healthy snacks company. Cassandra talks about the journey the brand has been on and how the recent sale of a majority stake in the company has created a true challenger to the established players in the market. Plus: Ballymaloe House head pastry chef JR Ryall talks about his entrepreneurial adventures in food and how they led to the publication of his delicious debut book, ‘Ballymaloe Desserts’.
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Aliona Hlivco and James Rodgers bring us the latest from Kherson; we ask whether Russia can act as peacekeepers in Central Asia and look at Japan’s decision to undertake its biggest arms build-up since World War Two.
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The Jamaican government has banned certain music, and other culture broadcasts, in an attempt to curb the country’s issues with violence. Andrew Mueller looks to recent history to explain why this probably won’t work.
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Former Nato commander Sir Richard Shirreff comments on what public statements from Russia’s military tell us about the war in Ukraine. Plus, the latest on peace talks in Colombia, an update on elections in Israel and Monocle’s Nic Monisse brings us this week’s design headlines.
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We report on Ukraine’s spiralling energy crisis as 30 per cent of its power stations are destroyed. Plus: rising UK-China tensions, escalation in the conflict in Tigray and how DNA testing could solve a centuries-old royal mystery.
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We chart the rise of South Korean style on the global stage, discuss material innovation with architecture firm OMA, and visit an installation showcasing Sony’s latest innovations. Plus: we find out about another design favourite in Lagos.
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Marie Le Conte and Lew Lukens discuss the global response to Russia’s use of Iranian drones, the rise of election deniers and extremist Republican candidates in the midterm elections, Australia ending its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and whether the skulls France returned to Algeria put colonial-era wrongs to bed.
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An easy harissa recipe by the Israeli chef behind London’s Oren restaurant.
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We ask: can western powers prevent Iran supplying Russia with ‘kamikaze’ drones? Plus, the right-wing British press turns on Liz Truss, we find out what we’ve learned from the Chinese Communist Party’s meeting in Beijing and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi brings us the latest fashion news.
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Russia launches a fresh offensive on Ukraine’s cities, the British public is reassured that the prime minister “is not under a desk” as political turmoil continues, and Canada and the US send defence equipment to Haiti as the crisis deepens. Plus: the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize and the BBC marks 100 years.
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Paul Logothetis visits one of Madrid’s historic skyscrapers, recently reborn as a hotel after lying dormant for more than a decade.
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We draw back the curtain on literary prizes – what they mean for writers and literary agents – and what it’s like to be a judge on a major literary award. We speak with Clare Conville, co-founder of the literary agency C+W, Monocle’s books editor and Baillie Gifford prize judge, Georgina Godwin, and Eleanor Catton, winner of the Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel, ‘The Luminaries’.
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Tessa Szyszkowitz and Yossi Mekelberg discuss the anti-government protests in Iran, EU’s support of Ukraine, the UK’s prime minister under pressure and US diplomats lost in translation. We also we hear from Iuliia Mendel and her time as spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Are the UK’s Conservatives preparing to oust Liz Truss as prime minister? Plus, we get an update on Brazil’s presidential election, bring you the latest from Iraq and Monocle’s Laura Kramer is here with an international film round-up.
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What took place at yesterday’s 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party? Plus: Russia prepares for nuclear exercises, UK politics in turmoil and the Singapore Biennale kicks off.
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We explore the annual report that brings an up-to-date take on global urban-housing markets and gauges the “bubble risk” in the residential property markets of 25 major international cities. The 2022 edition sets a scene characterised by strong house-price growth, high imbalances in certain geographies and ongoing issues around affordability. It also charts the increase in household leveraging and how the return of people to major cities continues to drive urbanisation. With Matthias Holzhey, Dean Turner and Jonathan Woloshin.
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The Danish novelist and writer speaks to Georgina Godwin about her new non-fiction book ‘A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast’, growing up in rural Denmark and how its rugged landscape has influenced her writing.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Priska Amstutz and Benno Zogg on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: ‘Zeit Magazine’ editorial director Christoph Amend and Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Petri Burtsoff on the latest developments in their areas.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: we speak to Washington mayor Muriel Bowser, UK columnist Marina Hyde and singer Léa Sen.
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In the second of our special episodes recorded at the Warsaw Security Forum, Andrew Mueller sits down with Angela Merkel’s former foreign policy advisor, Belarus’s opposition leader and Luxembourg’s deputy prime minister.
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This week we present the highlights of the World News Media Congress in Zaragoza, Spain. Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs attended the event and spoke to EBU’s deputy media director, Liz Corbin, ‘Zimbabwe Independent’ editor, Faith Zaba, and Coda Story co-founder Natalia Antelava.
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Emma Nelson reviews the Saturday papers with journalist Latika Bourke, Andrew Mueller offers his take on the past seven days and Monocle’s David Stevens joins us from Turin.
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How Israeli chef Oded Oren created one of London’s most beloved restaurants. Plus: why there’s more variety to pierogi than you might think.
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Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller is joined by Anoosh Chakelian and a Monocle panel for the latest on the UK’s political turmoil and the 6 January committee in the US. Plus, Elon Musk is under investigation over the Twitter deal and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, has the latest from Frieze London.
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Judith McMinn is the founder of Rezon, developer of the Halo protective headband that is designed to reduce rotational forces transmitted to the brain by impacts in sport. It’s this rotation inside the skull that results in the kind of harmful inflammation that can damage the brain. So how did a former director of operations for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change come to fill this gap in the market?
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We discuss Nato and the war in Ukraine with defence expert Michael Clarke. We also have the latest on Donald Trump’s legal woes, examine Europe’s digital “nomad” visas and survey the week’s stranger stories.
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Internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop sits down with Emma Searle to discuss the joys and challenges of leading an orchestra and how, despite rejections and being told, “Girls can’t do that,” she persisted to become the first woman to lead major orchestras in Europe, South America and the US.
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After the US House select committee on the 6 January attack votes unanimously to subpoena Donald Trump, we discuss what this means for the former US president. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin says that Russia could develop a “gas hub” in Turkey, Peru’s president faces another legal challenge and Italy’s new parliament convenes to instal its 68th government in 76 years.
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We reflect on what we learned at this year’s Bloomberg Citylab conference in Amsterdam – from the right to protest and shade equity to cycling infrastructure and the power of local government.
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Julie Norman and Baria Alamuddin discuss the role of women in Iran’s protests and their status in politics globally. Plus: Alex Jones and the US media landscape, and the Zagreb mayor’s battle against bus ads. And On This Day: in 1923 a new law moved the Turkish capital to Ankara.
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In this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Taiwan.
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Lviv Bookforum is Ukraine’s largest literary festival. This year it is teaming up with the UK’s Hay Festival to host 40 writers and thinkers, including Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak. Georgina Godwin speaks to the festival’s curator, Sophia Cheliak, about the 15-strong programme of conversations covering everything from art in times of conflict to gender equality.
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Natalie Theodosi reflects on recent fashion weeks in Paris and Milan.
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Can the UN do anything to curb North Korean aggression? Plus: Monocle’s Chris Cermak on the US Supreme Court, the latest headlines from Latin America and we voyage to Taiwan for this week’s pop extravaganza.
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Russia pushes ahead with annexation despite retreats in southern Ukraine. Plus: the launch of the European Political Community, Auckland Climate Festival and a round-up of Paris Fashion Week.
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Evelyn Webster was running Guardian News & Media’s international operations in New York before taking over as CEO of the global fitness brand in December 2020. For Webster, a committed rider herself, and for its legions of fans, Soulcycle was so much more than an indoor cycling workout. As the company puts it: “The bikes may be stationary but they’ll take you as far as you want to travel.” Webster discusses taking the reins in the midst of a global pandemic and (as if that weren’t enough) with a late-breaking crisis in the brand’s corporate culture to navigate, too.
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Elisabeth Braw and Justin Quirk are in the studio to discuss Europe’s latest round of sanctions on Russia and what the West should expect next from the conflict. Plus: UK PM Liz Truss speaks at the Conservative party conference, sportswashing and Andrew Mueller talks to Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German Marshall Fund.
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Lebanon and Israel seem to be close to striking a deal on a disputed border in the Mediterranean. Andrew Mueller explains why this is surprising and why we shouldn’t see it as the beginning of a peace negotiation.
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What’s driving rare protests in Afghanistan? And is the damage to the UK’s Conservative Party brand irreparable? Plus: the business headlines and Monocle’s Guy De Launey rounds up the news in the Western Balkan
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Tensions flare between Germany and the rest of the EU over the energy crisis. Plus: former US president Donald Trump sues CNN, a flick through the day’s papers and the London Film Festival kicks off.
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Fashion designer Stine Goya discusses her namesake brand, we visit a folly that appears to be made of paper in Ebeltoft and the revival of Hvidt & Mølgaard with &Tradition.
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Stephen Dalziel and Sasha Dovzhyk join Vincent McAviney to discuss the latest developments from Ukraine, criticism of the war in Russian state media and what to do with Russians fleeing conscription. Plus: Monocle’s Washington correspondent Christopher Cermak is on the midterms campaign trail in Pennsylvania.
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The chef-owner of Hong Kong’s Mono restaurant shares one of his top recipes.
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The latest from Tokyo as North Korea fires a missile over Japan for the first time since 2017. Plus: why Russian jews are leaving the country, an update on SpaceX’s plans to send four people to the International Space Station and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi brings us the week’s fashion news.
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Vladimir Putin’s threat to go nuclear in Ukraine. Plus: a coup in Burkina Faso is used by Russia to tighten its grip on Africa, Taiwan launches its first English-language television channel and the latest business news.
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We explore the relationship between British espionage and male homosexuality with writer, author, and artist Huw Lemmey. Plus: dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and artist Ben F Jones reflect on their relationship with art and activism in celebration of Black History Month and we learn about the seventh edition of the Singapore Biennale, also known as ‘Natasha’.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco has the latest on the Brazilian election as Lula and Bolsonaro prepare for a run-off vote. Panellists Alessio Patalano and Isabel Hilton discuss the West and China’s push for influence in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan’s first English-language TV channel and when pollsters get it wrong. Plus: ‘Same Same’, a new exhibition at London’s Sid Motion Gallery that features two versions of each artist’s work.
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Emily Sands visits Monaco to see how the tiny principality with a big reputation for motor racing is affected by its annual race.
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Have high-level talks paved the way for the expansion of Nato? Plus: Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks ahead to the Brazilian presidential run-off, Juliet Linley reviews the day’s papers from Zürich and Paul Brannagan on the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
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We report on Brazil’s presidential election and bring you the latest on the war in Ukraine and Zelensky’s “accelerated” Nato application. Plus: political instability in Bulgaria and the return of movies in Kashmir.
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The 4Q outlook from the UBS Global Wealth Management CIO explains why a third quarter characterised by volatility means that the time is right to be invested, diversified and selective. Our panel outlines the themes that represent CIO market preferences: defensives, income, value, diversity and security. With Vince Heaney and Antoinette Zuidweg.
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One of Ukraine’s most successful literary exports speaks to Georgina Godwin. Before turning to writing, Kurkov served as a prison warden and later a journalist before trying his hand at fiction. He boasts a wealth of novels and screenplays to his name, including the bestselling ‘Death and the Penguin’. His latest book is ‘Grey Bees’, which details the turmoil in Ukraine through the eyes of a mild-mannered beekeeper.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Benno Zogg on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Denmark and the UK.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week: Brazilian election special, the new Italian PM and a look at the music press.
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Right-wing victories in Italy and Sweden have unsettled Europe, stoking concerns about a new rightward tilt. What’s behind the rise of populism in both countries and what does this mean for Europe? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ed Stocker, Nicholas Aylott, Francesco Costa and Chiara Rimella.
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This week we look at how the Brazilian press is covering a challenging election. We visit the headquarters of Brazilian daily ‘Folha de São Paulo’ and speak to its editor in chief, Sérgio Dávila. Plus: successful online platform The Brazilian Report, which covers Brazilian news in English.
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Georgina Godwin and broadcaster Petroc Trelawny review the day’s papers, Andrew Mueller offers a wistful take on the past seven days and Monocle’s editor-in-chief, Andrew Tuck, eases us into the weekend.
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Vicky Bennison on what Italian grandmothers taught her about cooking. Plus: how Frerejean Frères is leading a change in the champagne market.
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As Moscow annexes four Ukrainian regions, we ask James Rodgers what is likely to happen next. Christopher Lord checks in as Hurricane Ian reaches North Carolina, Lilian Fawcett reflects on a bad week for Britain’s soft power, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks forward to Brazil’s big election weekend. Plus: our weekly Letter From New York.
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Autumn’s arrived - and with it - a back to school reset and a noticeable chill in the air. In this episode, we distract our listeners by pondering a life elsewhere in the Azores, meet studious songstress and artist-on-the-rise Léa Sen, get a tour of Copenhagen’s curious and chic concept store Holly Golightly, delve into the history of an Austrian biodynamic wine estate and finally, we brace ourselves to take a dip in colder waters.
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Mark Galeotti, author of ‘Putin’s Wars’, has the latest as Russia annexes four Ukrainian regions. Plus, Lebanon attempts to find its next president, the day’s business headlines and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller brings us his mirthful take on the past seven days.
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Photographer Firooz Zahedi sits down with Rob Bound to discuss his special friendship with Elizabeth Taylor and how he went from growing up in conservative Iran to capturing Hollywood glamour.
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We report on Russia, which is poised to annex four Ukrainian regions, on Brazil’s looming election, Emmanuel Macron buckling at raising France’s retirement age, and bring you Andrew Mueller’s round-up of what the last seven days have taught us.
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At this year’s Feria Hábitat, we find out more about the HANDY Stool from the Spanish furniture producer, SELLEX
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This week we are in Prague, where mayors, government officials and international agencies gathered to discuss assistance to Ukraine and postwar rebuilding. Plus: the annual meeting of the Pact of Free Cities.
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Terry Stiastny and Yossi Mekelberg join Andrew Mueller in the studio to discuss the latest from Russia and Ukraine, the UK’s economic turbulence, golden visas and Denmark’s football kit protest. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco reports from São Paulo on the battle for Brazil’s governorships.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Brazil during the last five presidential elections.
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Elisa Shua Dusapin is a Franco-Korean writer and author of the award-winning novel ‘Winter in Sokcho’. She sits down with Georgina Godwin to talk about her latest book, ‘The Pachinko Parlour’, which was recently published in English.
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We have the latest as Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her former adviser are handed jail terms. Plus: Cuba, an update from the World News Media Congress in Zaragoza and pop and politics in Brazil.
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How is Kyiv reacting as Russia moves toward annexation of occupied territories in eastern Ukraine? Is Biden’s summit with Pacific Island leaders off to a bumpy start? And India bans Muslim group PFI for alleged terror links. Plus: the latest on Brazil’s gubernatorial elections and an update on Paris Fashion Week.
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What is happening to the UK economy? Vicky Pryce explains. Rebecca Tinsley and Michael Binyon discuss Russia’s sham referendums, Saudi Arabia’s new(ish) prime minister and how our teenage years influence our music tastes. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of ‘Folha de São Paulo’, about fake news and Brazil's upcoming election.
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Andrew Mueller takes a look at the alleged founder of the Russian network of mercenaries the Wagner Group.
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How do Western intelligence agencies know so much about Russia’s war aims? Plus: members of the Oath Keepers go on trial over the 6 January riots, what the Italian press is saying about the country’s new government and Monocle’s Nic Monisse brings us the week’s design news.
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Unprecedented damage to the Nord Stream pipelines leads to explosions in the Baltic sea. Plus: the death toll rises in Iran as protests continue, the latest business news and World Tourism Day celebrations in Bali.
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We hear from the executive chef of Hong Kong’s Salisterra restaurant.
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We continue our coverage of the London Design Festival and then cross over to international trade fair Feria Hábitat Valencia.
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Human rights activist Azam Jangravi, who was forced to flee Iran in 2018 after speaking out against mandatory hijab laws, talks about the protests rocking her country. Panellists Lisette Reymer and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discuss invoking past leaders, Cuba legalises gay marriage and screaming into the void. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets the founder of English-language publication ‘Brazilian Report’.
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How will Ukraine respond to Russia’s bid to annex swaths of its territory? Plus: we explore false reports of a coup in China and run through the day’s main business news, while Brazilian investigative journalist Chico Felitti tells us why his nation has finally fallen in love with podcasts.
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As it holds sham referendums in eastern Ukraine and chaotically mobilises troops, what is Russia’s master plan? Plus: The EU’s concerns about Serbia’s relationship with Russia and why Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s funeral is proving so divisive.
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We look at the past, present and future of the music press. Robert Bound meets Paul Gorman, whose new book, ‘Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press’ details the ‘glory days’ of the industry. Plus: Laura Snapes and Natty Kasambala on where the digital press is heading and we hear the musings of Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on his former life as a music journalist.
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Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller, professor Philippe Marliere and journalist Daniella Peled discuss Italy’s election results, the UK sanctions response to Russia's “sham” referendums and reports that Iran has recruited extremist foreign militias to help “wipe out rioters” from Tehran. Plus: Nasa will purposely crash a spacecraft into a harmless asteroid and we hear the latest on Brazil’s upcoming election.
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Lucinda Elliott is in Quito to see how a new swath of skyscrapers by a collection of international ‘starchitects’ is changing the Ecuadorian capital.
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How will Italy’s new leader Giorgia Meloni govern the nation? Plus: we take the temperature in Pennsylvania ahead of the US midterms, economist Vicky Pryce explains why the pound and euro have slumped against the dollar and Monocle’s David Phelan tells us about his meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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The latest on the war in Ukraine following Russia’s mobilisation and votes held on annexation in Donetsk. Plus: Italy’s momentous election, joint air-force training between Japan and Germany and a look back at the work of the late Hilary Mantel.
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To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the Economic Sciences to share insights, discuss their research and open their inquiring minds. This week we hear from David Card, 2021’s winner for his contribution in the field of labour economics. Card explains what drives wage inequality within the labour market.
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The British cultural historian and writer speaks to Georgina Godwin. Gavin’s first book is ‘A Home for All Seasons’, published earlier this year to wide acclaim. Part-memoir, part-history, the book recounts how Gavin and his husband Alastair bought a rural English building after falling in love with it at first sight. Then Gavin began exploring its past.
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Georgina Godwin, Charles Hecker and Simon Brooke unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. We hear from Monocle’s Ed Stocker to find out the latest developments in Italy and our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us live from Stockholm.
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The best of Monocle 24 in the past week. We ponder queueing and British identity, listen to Brazil’s political jingles and consider the future of rail transport.
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Twenty-five years ago, Hong Kong was handed back to China under a novel arrangement called “one country, two systems”. Following a tumultuous decade of unrest and government restrictions, what kind of future awaits Hong Kong? Andrew Mueller speaks to exiled pro-democracy activist Nathan Law, Professor Steve Tsang, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Tara Joseph and Monocle’s James Chambers.
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We speak to Brazilian journalist Chico Felitti, creator of ‘A Mulher da Casa Abandonada’, one of the country’s most-discussed podcasts. Plus: the launch of ‘Vogue’ Philippines.
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Georgina Godwin and journalist Latika Bourke look through the weekend papers, Andrew Mueller reveals what the past week has taught us and Monocle’s Gaia Lutz takes a trip to Lisbon’s Art and Craft Biennial.
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Telma Shiraishi tells us how she became one of Brazil’s most appreciated names in Japanese cooking, and Theo Randall reveals his store-cupboard essentials.
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Tadhg Enright has the latest as UK markets go into meltdown after the government reveals the most significant budget in decades. Chiara Rimella and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss upcoming elections in Italy and Brazil, and Natalie Theodosi checks in from Milan Fashion Week. Plus: ‘My Country, My Childhood’, a new film about life in Afghanistan amid the rise and fall of the Taliban.
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The former prime minister of Finland sits down with Markus Hippi to discuss his remarkable political career, Finland's decision to join NATO, and the war in Ukraine.
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As protests in Iran continue, following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, we analyze the situation - and where the country goes from here. Then, more bad news for Boeing and a check-in from Sao Paolo as Brazil enters the final week of election campaigning. Plus, Andrew Mueller reveals his musical prejudices on What We Learned.
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Italy heads to the polls – will the far-right come to power? Plus: the response in Ukraine to Russia’s mobilisation, the latest technology news and Lisbon’s celebration of artisanal craftsmanship.
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We kick off our unofficial conference season on The Urbanist in Berlin for Innotrans 2022, where we catch up with experts, exhibitors and enthusiasts to find out what’s next in the world of transport.
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Andrew Mueller, Caroline Frost and Somnath Batabyal discuss Vladimir Putin’s conscription drive, the unrest in Leicester and the future of the Commonwealth under King Charles III. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York and the art of having a successful side career.
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Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top political jingles in Brazil. Which one will get your vote?
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Co-founders of design fair Material Matters tell Monocle about its inaugural edition, which is held at the Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf.
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Joanna Fortune is a psychotherapist and a trauma and attachment repair specialist. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Why We Play: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Everyday Life’. It looks at the importance of play in adult life and shares advice on how to stay playful.
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As Russians take to the streets to protest and flights to leave the country sell out, we take a closer look at a population faced with the threat of mobilisation. Plus, we bring you reflections on this year’s Innotrans and round up the headlines from our Latin American affairs correspondent. Plus, we turn to Brazil to look at the art of the political jingle.
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Vladimir Putin mobilises more troops in the biggest escalation of the war in Ukraine since the invasion. Plus: protests in Iran continue after the death of a woman in police custody, the latest climate news, and the Zürich Film Festival kicks off.
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Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller, journalist and film-maker Ramita Navai and former US diplomat Lew Lukens on Joe Biden’s UN speech and anti-mobilisation protests in Russia. Plus: demonstrations in Iran, a scandal in the chess world and Carolina Abbott Galvão on the Henge Pavilion installation at the London Design Festival.
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Next month, Prague will host the first summit of the European Political Community. Andrew Mueller explains what it is and how it differs from the European Union.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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The UN General Assembly begins against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Will progress be achieved? Plus: Israel and Turkey’s rapprochement, the latest on the investigation of Donald Trump, Switzerland’s defence deal for F-35 fighter jets and a report from Pitti Fragranze in Florence.
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The author of ‘Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking’ shares a recipe that can’t get much simpler.
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We wrap up London Fashion Week and look ahead to London Design Festival, experiencing the alchemy of glass and copper, courtesy of Omer Arbel.
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Vincent McAviney and Aliona Hlivco discuss Liz Truss’s first trip abroad as prime minister, the Baltics’ ban on Russian tourists, true-crime podcasts and Justin Trudeau’s rendition of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, which is causing a storm in Canada. Plus: On This Day in 1979: the overthrow of Emperor Bokassa in the Central African Republic.
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As Russia struggles to spin its failures in Ukraine, we ask whether public opinion in the country is changing and what impact that will have on future war efforts. Plus, we look at mounting pressure on Iran’s controversial morality police and hear from Monocle’s team covering the InnoTrans railway trade fair in Berlin.
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King Charles III: a new era for the UK? Plus: Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s second-largest nuclear plant, the European Commission moves to suspend funding to Hungary and a flick through the day’s papers.
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Andrew Mueller explores the miles-long queue – the most British of tributes – that wound its way through the streets of London as Queen Elizabeth II lay in state.
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We look ahead to the autumn’s unmissable small-screen programming and highlights from galleries and museums. From new TV series to an exhibition by a celebrated photographer, we have you covered for the season’s cultural picks.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Tessa Szyszkowitz on the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the biggest diplomatic events ever held in the UK. Who was there and who wasn’t? Plus: reactions at home and abroad.
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As the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II draws to a close, we get the latest on the ground from Westminster and Windsor and reflect on 10 days of mourning across the globe.
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As world leaders and dignitaries arrive in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, we get the view from Japan and Europe and hear from King Letsie III of Lesotho. Plus: the latest on the newly liberated cities in Ukraine.
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A freshly published report from the Chief Investment Office of UBS Global Wealth Management presents the bank’s Longer Term Investment (LTI) themes for a multi-year investment horizon. Our panellists explain how UBS approaches sustainable investing for LTIs and discuss some of the individual investment topics that are driven by both big secular themes and other more disruptive forces.
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Before Felix Francis became a novelist he spent many years as a physics teacher, helping his father, crime writer and jockey Dick Francis, with research in his spare time. After his father’s death, Francis became a full-time author in his own right. His 16th novel is ‘Hands Down’, about a conspiracy in the world of horse racing. Here he speaks to Georgina Godwin about his life and work.
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Tom Edwards, Terry Stiastny, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Monocle’s Hong Kong bureau chief, James Chambers, unpack the weekend’s hottest topics.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We visit Maison & Objet in Paris, survey how Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in popular culture and begin the new season of The Big Interview by speaking to Edward Enninful, editor in chief of British ‘Vogue’.
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be one of the largest diplomatic events in history. Emperors, kings, queens and other foreign leaders will descend on London to pay their respects to the UK’s longest-reigning monarch. How important will this event be in terms of international relations? Andrew Mueller speaks to King Letsie III of Lesotho, John Everard, Lucy Hume, Nic Robertson and Helen Zille.
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This week, we speak to Edward Enninful, editor in chief of British ‘Vogue’, about his new memoir. Plus: we visit the office of Danish men’s magazine ‘Euroman’ and preview the Jakarta Art Book Fair.
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Georgina Godwin and cultural historian Gavin Plumley review the day’s papers, Andrew Tuck’s weekend column and Andrew Mueller takes a look at some of the week’s weirder stories.
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We are back in Tallinn to meet some of the shakers and makers of the Estonian capital’s hospitality industry, including a man who has created a way to speed up ordering drinks in bars – with the help of robots.
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After a week of significant territorial gains for Ukrainian forces, Carlota Rebelo reflects on visiting towns formerly occupied by Russian forces and how they were rebuilding. Also: Mae-Li Evans on “the Queue”, Nic Monisse on what to look out for at London Design Fair and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s strange dreams.
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After a week of successes for Ukraine’s military, we explore what we know so far about a mass grave outside the city of Izium. Plus: we head to the ancient city of Samarkand to ask what Putin and Erdogan might be discussing, check in on Brazil’s upcoming presidential race and look at a country in mourning for this week’s What We Learned.
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We head to Uzbekistan for the latest on the meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Plus: the Aukus security pact, one year on; how the EU plans to manage big tech; and Andrew Mueller’s round-up of the week’s news.
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We look at some of the ways that research and technology can help to remove barriers in our cities, to make them more accessible to all.
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Tomos Lewis marks the end of summer in North America with a trip to Toronto’s beloved city-side archipelago.
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What challenges lie in wait for the UK’s next prime minister? Plus: Emmanuel Macron reportedly considers appointing a right-wing spin doctor, the latest from Monocle 24's Fernando Augusto Pacheco in Brazil and New Zealand’s space ambitions.
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The UK gets a new leader as the Conservative Party leadership race draws to a close. Plus: Chile votes on a new constitution, Poland demands over reparations from Germany and a new ‘Postcards from Ukraine’ project.
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Reflections on the Fed, inflation, ongoing volatility and the likelihood of a recession in the eurozone. The panel discusses what UBS chief investment officer Mark Haefele has described as the economic ‘bizarro world’ in which we currently find ourselves. And, later in the programme, we’ll head Stateside for a quick update following the Fed Chair’s hawkish speech on inflation at Jackson Hole.
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The award-winning English author and literary critic talks to Georgina Godwin about his 30-year career. His latest novel, ‘The Young Pretender’, is about the rise, fall and attempted comeback of long-forgotten child actor William Henry West Betty in Georgian Britain. Arditti often deals with spirituality and sexuality in his work and was described by Philip Pullman as a ‘chronicler of the rewards and pitfalls of present-day faith’.
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Emma Nelson, Tyler Brûlé, Charles Hecker and Stefanie Bolzen unpack the weekend’s biggest stories. Plus: Monocle’s Fiona Wilson has an update from Tokyo.
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Monocle 24 highlights for this week include a look at Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy, reports from Venice Film Festival and a report from Chile about their referendum to adopt a new constitution.
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Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has called for the alliance to boost its presence in the Arctic amid Russia’s military build-up in the region. As the Arctic undergoes significant shifts due to climate change and increasing interest from major powers, we ask what this means for the future of the region’s security. Andrew Mueller speaks to Benedetta Berti-Alberti, Malte Humpert, Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Mia Otokiak.
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We look at the appeal of Panini’s football stickers ahead of the release of their 2022 World Cup album. Plus: a US local paper that’s bucking the trend and Issues, a new magazine shop in Toronto.
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Georgina Godwin and Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel review the day’s papers. Plus: contributions from Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Andrew Mueller.
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We are in the Estonian capital to see how it has become a culinary destination that can rival many of its counterparts around the world.
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We hear from Benedetta Berti-Alberti, head of policy planning at the office of Nato’s secretary general, on the alliance’s response to the war in Ukraine. Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks ahead to the Brazilian elections, Henry Rees Sheridan sends his latest Letter from New York and Josh Fehnert and Tom Edwards chat about the September issue of Monocle magazine. Plus: a look at the more bizarre stories from this week.
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Joe Biden warns that democratic values in the US are under threat. We discuss his speech. Plus: innovation at Berlin’s IFA technology show and author Fatima Bhutto on how she’s supporting Pakistan’s struggle with floods.
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We discuss Europe’s energy crisis. Plus: an update from Taipei as tensions between Taiwan and China intensify, a special interview with historian Yuri Felshtinsky and a round-up of entertainment news.
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We explore why it’s so important to be critical about our urban environment, as we delve into the world of architecture-and-design criticism to see how it helps us to better understand and form the cities we live in.
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Samira Shackle and Yossi Mekelberg discuss the UN’s report on China’s human rights abuses, the Pakistan floods and whether India will help, and Israel’s deadlocked election. Plus: as Ukrainian children return to class today, a report from school #35 in Chernihiv.
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In Toronto we tour Ace Hotel’s latest outpost with architect Brigitte Shim.
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Nihal Arthanayake is an award-winning broadcaster and presenter who has won several accolades for his conversational skills, including Interview of the Year at the 2019 BBC Radio and Music Awards. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book ‘Let’s Talk: How to Have Better Conversations’.
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For this week's Global Countdown, Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco look at the top songs in Vietnam
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Can the Iraqi state survive the latest wave of political violence? Plus: Sarah Palin’s stalling political comeback, the fashion headlines and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco on pop music in Vietnam.
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UN inspectors head to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Plus: Sri Lanka’s pact with the IMF, why China and Hong Kong’s elite are leaving for Singapore and the latest arts and culture news.
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Our panellists Alessio Patalano and Viv Groskop discuss Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy and whether we still love space missions. Plus: we speak to Hong Kongers in Singapore and the editor of Estonia’s ‘Postimees’ newspaper about Gorbachev.
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Earlier this week violent protesters took to Iraq’s streets, leading to several deaths and many people being injured – prompted by the sudden announcement of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s retirement from politics. Andrew Mueller explains who he is and why he has such a strong hold over the country’s citizens.
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The warm latter days of summer are among the best and are to be savoured. In this episode we hear about the history of the folding fan, discover the recently restored La Bastide de Saint-Tropez, visit Casa Reîa on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, check out Zurich’s Eisvogel ice cream and muse on the meditative power of archery.
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Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel on the legacy of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91. Plus: Taiwan shoots at a Chinese drone, the latest business headlines and Tomos Lewis takes us to the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas.
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Ukrainian troops escalate the counteroffensive in Kherson. Plus: political paralysis grips Iraq, a flick through today’s papers and a look at a new Ellsworth Kelly exhibition in Austin, Texas.
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We speak to UK design icon Margaret Calvert and discuss way-finding with the Sign Design Society. Plus: we pay a visit to a new pavilion in Austria.
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Julie Norman and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discuss unrest in Iraq, Latin American elections, US senator Lindsey Graham’s warning of “riots in the street” if Donald Trump is indicted and the US’s first Arctic ambassador. Plus: Lucinda Elliott reports on the constitutional choice facing Chileans.
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A simple recipe by the duo behind London’s Moro and Morito restaurants.
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Why is Ukraine’s government tight-lipped about a counteroffensive in the south of the country? Plus: Israel’s general election, a review of the papers from Zürich and the latest on Nasa’s decision to postpone its lunar rocket launch.
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The latest on Ukraine’s long-anticipated southern counteroffensive and Russia’s Vostok military exercises. Plus: catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, a flick through today’s papers and the latest fashion news.
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Christian Green investigates how Copenhagen avoided plans to pave over their city lakes to make more room for the car, and ended up as one of the world’s most cycle friendly centres.
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Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star in ‘Official Competition’, a new satirical film poking fun at the movie industry and the art of acting. Critics Caspar Salmon and Hannah Strong join Robert Bound in the studio to ask whether it is a winner and to dwell more widely upon the movies-about-movies genre.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Fighting continues around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to Brazil’s upcoming election, Nasa’s “megarocket” gets ready to blast off and London celebrates Notting Hill Carnival.
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With the US dollar index hitting its highest level in 20 years, investors have certainly been paying closer attention to foreign exchange markets. Today we dip into a recent tutorial on the theme from the UBS Global Wealth Management CIO to explore various factors that drive currency movement.
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The British author, director and producer tells Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles’, a gritty account of Waits’ formative first decade in LA. Harvey has produced and directed several films, including ‘Enter the Jungle’, a feature documentary on mixed martial arts fighting in Brazil. He formerly worked on Panorama and The Late Show for the BBC and is a contributing writer for the ‘London Review of Books’ and the ‘Los Angeles Review of Books’.
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Georgina Godwin, Tyler Brûlé, Terry Stiastny, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, unpack the weekend’s hottest topics.
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The best of Monocle 24 from this week: Special reports from Ukraine, the latest on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, and the latest from the world of food and design.
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As Ukraine marks 31 years of independence, exactly six months after Russia’s invasion of the country, we ask what the next few months might bring. Will Europe’s support for Ukraine hold? Andrew Mueller speaks to Marlene Laruelle, Suzanne Lynch, Anna Nemtsova and Alya Shandra.
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We preview Indiecon 2022, the annual independent publishing festival, and speak to the editors of some of the magazines that will be there: ‘Hamam’, ‘Ìrìn Journal’, ‘Safar’, ‘Kajet’, ‘Meantime’ and ‘Sick’. Plus: Markus Hippi speaks to Priit Hõbemägi, editor in chief of ‘Postimees’, Estonia’s leading daily newspaper.
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The broadcaster and historian Alex von Tunzelmann reviews the day’s papers. Plus: dispatches from Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Andrew Mueller.
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How Austrian top chefs launched an initiative to bring more recognition to the country’s food culture. Also in the programme: Ryan Chetiyawardana on how cocktail culture has changed in the last decade, plus John Javier’s new restaurant launch in London.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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What might redacted court papers reveal about the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s home? Plus: we explore Russia’s attempts to recruit more soldiers and Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller reflects on the news cycle.
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More US lawmakers visit Taiwan, defying China’s warnings. Plus, Emmanuel Macron seeks to mend ties with Algeria, an update from Ethiopia as fighting continues in northern Tigray, and Andrew Mueller’s unique assessment of what we learnt this week.
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We visit the event dedicated to poster art and design in the Finnish city. There, we find out why, even in the digital age, this art form continues to play an important role in our lives.
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We travel to Ukraine to listen to the stories of its people and witness a nation preparing for a better future. In part two of our report, we visit two cities near opposite borders – Chernihiv close to Belarus and Chernivtsi near Romania.
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Terry Stiastny and Charles Hecker discuss the aftermath of Ukrainian Independence Day and Russia’s troop build-up; California’s ambitious plans for a petrol car ban; the BBC and media impartiality; and Peloton’s post-lockdown woes. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan on New York’s Ukrainian and Russian communities
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Mauritius.
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Mary Novakovich is an award-winning travel journalist who has written and edited numerous European guidebooks over the past 30 years. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘My Family and Other Enemies’, which is part travelogue, part memoir, which dives into the hinterland of Croatia.
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Why has the UK’s former ambassador to Myanmar been detained in the country’s largest city? Plus, Turkey refuses to buy US F-16 fighter jets if strings are attached, the latest business news and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the Mauritian pop charts.
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As winter approaches, we look at Vladimir Putin’s strategy in Ukraine and whether European solidarity can withstand soaring energy prices. Plus: victories for gay rights in Singapore and Vietnam, the global impact of a strike at the UK’s biggest container port, and a check-in from the Formex interior design event in Sweden.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been charged by police with breaching the country’s anti-terror act. Andrew Mueller explains what this is all about.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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We discuss Ukraine’s independence day, which also marks six months of war with Russia. Plus: the prosecutor in Argentina seeking a jail sentence for the vice-president, the latest business news and the DRC’s art scene.
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We learn about Arne Jacobsen’s designs for an Oxford college and pay a visit to a Florentine milliner. Plus: looking to the future with electric car brand Genesis.
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Latika Bourke and Lisette Reymer discuss Ukraine’s preparations for its independence day amid the war with Russia. Plus: Australia’s inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison, politicians who are loved abroad but unpopular at home, what happens when a weather forecast goes wrong and Chris Cermak on the return of diplomats to Kyiv.
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A favourite recipe of the Australian chef whose latest restaurant, The Tent, recently opened in London.
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The US warns that Russia is planning to launch further attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Plus: the latest on Paraguayan politics, the sacking of Hungary’s weather chiefs in a row over forecasts and a look ahead to the biggest technology shows with Monocle’s David Phelan.
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We discuss the US and South Korea’s biggest joint military drills in years. Plus: the charging of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan under anti-terrorism legislation, this week’s elections in Angola and a bold new idea for Berlin’s public transport system.
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International best-selling novelist Mohsin Hamid has been nominated for the Booker prize twice and is perhaps best known for his work ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. He joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his new novel, ‘The Last White Man’. Modelled on Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’, it asks powerful questions about race in the modern world.
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James Rodgers and Alice Sherwood discuss the Moscow car bomb attack and its effect on Russia’s psyche; terrorism charges against Imran Khan and how to deal with troublesome former leaders; and Nagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch theme park is put up for sale. Plus: keeping the Ukrainian railways running in wartime.
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Ivan Carvalho reveals the story behind one of the San Francisco skyline’s defining skyscrapers.
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What role can the United Nations play in the war in Ukraine? Plus: Australia’s plans to release a report on Scott Morrison’s impropriety in office, Liz Cheney’s refusal to rule out standing in the next US presidential election and a review of the papers with Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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The latest on the war in Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland’s pending Nato accession. Plus: Kenya’s new president, a fashion news round-up and Sotheby’s first curated sale in Singapore in 15 years.
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We celebrate 75 years of the world-famous festival and its 40-year partnership with UBS. The managing director tells us about the event’s evolving mission through the years, how film festivals can shape the public discourse, as well as a more sustainable future, and the latest exciting manifestation of the UBS partnership: the new ‘Futurespectives’ podcast.
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South African writer Margie Orford is an award-winning journalist, film director and author. She is an honorary fellow of St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and the president emerita of Pen South Africa. She talks to Georgina Godwin about her new book, ‘The Eye of the Beholder’, a dramatic story of lies, trust and love.
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Monocle 24’s Georgina Godwin, Quentin Peel and Alex von Tunzelmann unpack the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us live from Stockholm.
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This week our Helsinki correspondent visited the city’s Flow Festival, plus we reported from Copenhagen Fashion Week and found out more about an exciting Slovenian magazine.
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William Ruto has been elected as Kenya’s next president, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Who is William Ruto and how will he position Kenya on the world stage? Andrew Mueller speaks to Moses Onyango, Naveena Kottoor and Murithi Mutiga.
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We speak with Mark Hunter, known as The Cobrasnake, who was an influential party photographer in the 2000s. Plus Naomi Xu Elegant gives us an overview of the print media scene in Hong Kong. And former BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant tells us about his new book, ‘When America Stopped Being Great: A History Of The Present’.
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Gavin Plumley reviews the day’s papers. Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller unpacks the news cycle’s weird-and-wonderful stories.
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Baptiste Loiseau on his responsibilities as a cellar master for Louis XIII cognac, plus a new book on what food cultures from around the world share: a love of cookies.
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Monocle’s Chiara Rimella and Alexis Self discuss the forthcoming election in Italy and Ukraine’s bid for the land of Russia’s embassy in Canberra. Plus: a dispatch from New York following the attack on Salman Rushdie, we muse on the 24-hour city and Nic Monisse tells us why ‘superblocks’ might be on the way to Los Angeles.
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Russia rejects calls to demilitarise the area surrounding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. Plus: talks between Kosovo and Serbia end without agreement, the latest business news from Bloomberg and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on what the past week has taught us.
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Uncertainty about the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant continues. Plus: we explore the bilateral ties between Russia and Myanmar, Taiwan and the US agreed to start trade talks, and Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s news.
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We travel to Ukraine to listen to the stories of its people and witness a nation that truly embodies the word resilience. In part one of our report, we look at local government: running a city is challenging at the best of times, let alone during a war.
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Elisabeth Braw and Steve Crawshaw unpack today’s meeting between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukraine’s president Volodymir Zelensky and UN’s secretary-general António Guterres. Plus: is the US getting serious on climate? And we ponder the politician’s right to a private life.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Qatar.
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Charles Arthus is a writer, journalist and speaker who has been reporting on science and technology for more than 30 years. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book ‘Social Warming’. It is an insightful and important exploration of the pervasive effects of social media on politics and society, and a call for us to pay attention to the world’s most compelling addiction.
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Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi discusses the more accessible approach on show at this year’s event.
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What’s driving the deterioration in Afghanistan’s security situation? Plus: a top economic think-tank warns that plans to slash taxes in the UK are fanciful, the latest business headlines from Bloomberg and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Qatar’s pop music.
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The view from Kyiv and Istanbul on Ukraine, Turkey and Nato high-level talks. Plus: two years on from Belarus’s pro-democracy protests, lessons from a journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan and a roundup of urbanism news.
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Aliona Hlivco and Jonn Elledge discuss whether Ukraine can retake Crimea, what Liz Cheney’s primary loss means for the US and the future of Russian monuments in Europe. Plus: former spokesman Jason Miller on whether Trump will run again under a cloud of suspicion.
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Revelations have emerged that the former prime minister of Australia Scott Morrison had himself sworn in to five cabinet positions while serving as the leader of the government. Andrew Mueller tries to explain his rationale.
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What effect will Liz Cheney’s ousting have on the US Republican Party? Plus: the latest on an Australian political scandal, inflation in the UK hits a 40-year high and Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff brings us a roundup of news from the Nordics.
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As Indonesia celebrates its independence day, we discuss President Joko Widodo’s plan to act as a diplomatic bridge between Russia and Ukraine. Plus: French troops officially leave Mali, cartel-driven violence in Mexico and the latest aviation news.
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We learn about the biodegradable polymers devised by Eco Logic Studio and take a dip at a Danish ‘badehotel’. Plus: we visit a bootmaker’s workshop in Paris.
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Daniella Peled and Jonathan Fenby discuss the resurgence of tensions over Taiwan, the future of the Sahel and the BBC’s muted strikes and reputation abroad. Plus: Nick Bryant on Trump and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the start of Brazil’s presidential election.
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The top chef behind Lisbon’s Michelin-starred restaurant Cura on one of his favourite recipes.
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We have the latest as the US Justice Department says it won’t release details of Donald Trump’s search warrant. Plus: Turkey considers mending ties with Syria, the day’s business news and we find out why the European Space Agency and SpaceX are considering collaborating.
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Has a compromise been reached between the EU and Tehran on the Iran nuclear deal? Plus: former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial posts, Kenya’s long-awaited election results and the latest film news.
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Acclaimed writer and director Jordan Peele is back with another ambitious and eerie cinematic extravaganza: ‘Nope’. Critics Leila Latif and Tim Robey join Robert Bound in the studio to discuss their thoughts on the film and examine its abundance of cinematic references.
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The latest from Kenya as William Ruto is declared the winner. Latika Bourke and Quentin Peel discuss lessons from Afghanistan, prospects for a north-south European gas pipeline, Salman Rushdie and the dangers for writers, and whether monkeypox needs a name change. Plus: Petri Burtsoff visits Helsinki’s quirky Flow Festival
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Maja Renfer visits the banks of the Rhine in Basel to explore a once-bustling industrial area that has been claimed by both the public and developers alike.
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Will a US delegation’s decision to visit Taiwan force a severe response from China? Plus: the latest on Israel’s election, the UK’s energy crisis and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s papers.
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How serious is the risk of nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine? Plus: one year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the Solomon Islands’ prime minister makes a power grab and the latest arts and culture news.
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Christoph Gebald of Climeworks is one of the thought leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Climeworks’ mission is to capture and permanently remove carbon dioxide from the air using a technology called “direct air capture”. Founded by Gebald and his engineering partner Jan Wurzbacher, the company strives to inspire one billion people to act now, in order to remove both historic and residual CO2 emissions and limit global warming.
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The award-winning Sri Lankan writer talks to Georgina Godwin about his highly anticipated new book, ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. Long-listed for the 2022 Booker prize, the satirical novel follows his critically acclaimed debut, ‘Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew’, which established Karunatilaka as one of Sri Lanka’s foremost authors.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Florian Egli and Oliver Strijbis on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We’ll also get the latest headlines from Ljubljana and Marseille.
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The best of Monocle 24 this week. We pay tribute to Japanese designer Issey Miyake, look at the pop charts in the US and we try our hand at a recipe by chef Norbert Niederklofer.
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, there has been concern that Moldova might also be in Moscow’s sights. How threatened is Moldova and how can Europe help to protect it? Andrew Mueller speaks to Paula Erizanu, Valeriu Pasha, Alexandru Flenchea and General Sir Richard Shirreff.
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We celebrate 100 years of ‘Good Housekeeping’ by speaking with their editor-in-chief, Gaby Huddart. Plus: ‘Outsider’, a Slovenian title on architecture and urbanism that has its own kiosk in Ljubljana.
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Journalist Andrew Walker joins Georgina Godwin in the studio to review the day’s newspapers. Plus: Andrew Mueller tells us what we learned this week.
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A look into the important role hospitality professionals have been playing in Ukraine to support their nation at war. Plus: the week’s food-and-drink headlines and an interview with the winner of the Swedish Barista Championship, Patrik Rolf.
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The latest on the attack on literary giant Salman Rushdie. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss which UK city should host next year’s Eurovision and Natalie Theodosi reflects on Copenhagen Fashion Week. Plus: our weekly letter from New York.
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The United Nations calls for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s largest power plant; we’re live in Freetown as violent protests continue in Sierra Leone over the high cost of living; this week’s What We Learned; and film news with Karen Krizanovich.
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Russia turns down Switzerland’s offer to represent Ukraine’s interests in Moscow. Plus: North Korea declares victory over coronavirus, the latest on Kenya’s general election and highlights from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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We consider the empty space above the buildings in our cities and how best to utilise it. Plus: a look at London’s protected views.
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Nabila Ramdani and Stephen Dalziel on the chance of a new Iran nuclear deal, who is winning the energy war with Russia, the language of diplomacy and why New Zealand is asking for wealthy tourists only, please. Plus: Ronald Reagan’s 1984 radio gaffe.
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We reflect on the career and legacy of the esteemed fashion designer following his death last week.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in the United States.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to journalist, educator and author Linda Villarosa. They discuss her latest book ‘Under the Skin’, which gives a detailed account of racialised health disparities in the US, as well as her Lambda Literary award-nominated first novel ‘Passing for Black’.
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Beijing publishes a white paper on Taiwan for the first time in 20 years. In the US, former president Donald Trump refuses to answer questions as he starts to feel the heat of several investigations. Plus: our weekly global countdown.
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Reports of a new Russian army corps to restore the offensive in Ukraine. Plus: Republican backlash after the FBI raid of Trump’s estate, heatwaves in Europe dry up major rivers and a check-in from Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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Isabel Hilton and Justin Quirk discuss blasts in Crimea and whether Russian tourists should be allowed in Europe. Plus: Antony Blinken vies for American influence in sub-Saharan Africa, and memorable hot mic bloopers.
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Last week Israel launched air strikes on targets in Gaza. Andrew Mueller explains what makes this event different from the usual warfare with Palestine.
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It's holiday season here in Europe – so we’re heading for a hopefully well deserved summer break just for the next few weeks. Keep an eye and an ear on monocle.com for news of our return in September. You can find information there about the latest perfect print edition of The Entrepreneurs annual created by the team behind Monocle Magazine. Thanks as always for listening to The Entrepreneurs. We can't wait to catch up after our break. See you in September.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Zelensky urges Western nations to ban all Russian travellers. Plus: Poland toughens its rhetoric in its standoff with Brussels, a look at the life and legacy of the late Japanese designer Issey Miyake and a flick through today’s papers.
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We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.
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Julie Norman and Simon Brooke discuss the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Antony Blinken in sub-Saharan Africa, the cost of living crisis and the legacies of musical icons Olivia Newton John and Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier. Also: Alexei Korolyov on the battle to save Lake Neusiedl on the Austria-Hungary border.
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The three Michelin-starred chef introduced a freshwater fish recipe that he serves at his Alpinn restaurant in South Tyrol.
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As US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, continues his three-country tour of the African continent, we look at the US’s new diplomatic efforts in the region. Plus: as Chinese drills continue around the island, we ask what’s next for Taiwan. And finally, we evaluate the legacy of Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake.
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Fears of nuclear disaster grow at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant. Plus: Kenya’s presidential elections, Joe Biden’s big win in the US Senate and a flick through today’s papers.
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Writer Will Ashon joins us in the studio to discuss his new book, ‘The Passengers’, which brings together 180 anonymous voices whose only link to each other is a connection to the British Isles. This unique work of nonfiction tells the story of what it feels like to be alive in a particular time and place.
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Lynne O’Donnell and Philippe Marlière discuss Ukraine’s nuclear anxiety, the fallout of the killing of al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri, Europe’s scorching summer and Qantas’s decision to plug its staff shortage with executives. Plus: Anastasia Moloney on the inauguration of Colombia’s first leftist president.
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Henry Rees-Sheridan looks at how Northern Ireland is seeking to move beyond its history of sectarian conflict by confronting the related murals that dot the city.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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As Antony Blinken visits South Africa, we examine the Biden administration’s new strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. Plus: Lithuania’s bold stance on Taiwan, the latest art news and a flick through today’s papers.
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With costs soaring, why are consumers still going on holiday? Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management, joins us to reflect on the phenomenon and to consider what it means for economic forecasting.
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At this year’s World of Words Gstaad Literature Festival, Georgina Godwin speaks to the award-winning British novelist about his circuitous route to becoming a writer and his bestseller ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’.
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Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and Emma Nelson, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurz cover the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: We hear from our friends and colleagues in England, Estonia and Thailand.
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The best of Monocle 24 in the past week, from a tour around London’s Elizabeth line, a recipe from one of Bangkok’s top chefs, ‘ABBA Voyage’ and more.
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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip was met with fury in Beijing, raising fears of a potential clash between the US and China. Was Pelosi’s visit a good idea? Can any lessons be drawn from Lithuania’s David-and-Goliath clash with China? Where do we go from here? Monocle’s Andrew Mueller speaks to Samson Ellis, Lithuania’s minister of foreign affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Bonnie Glaser.
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We speak with Ted Kessler, former editor of ‘Q’, about his new memoir ‘Paper Cuts: How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures’. We also speak with Haiane Avakian, editor in chief of ‘Svoi’, which covers the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.
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Journalist and broadcaster Nabila Ramdani reviews the day’s papers. Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week and Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan sends us a Letter from New York.
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The creators of Romania’s first single-malt whisky on why the country was the right place for a product like this. Plus: a visit to a sandwich shop that has become a huge hit among Miami’s Cuban population.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith has the latest on Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Chris Cermak rounds up US news and the Monocle team weighs in on elections in Colombia and Brazil. Plus: the Bilbao effect, a proposed smart linear city in Saudi Arabia and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s weekly Letter from New York.
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As US basketball star Brittney Griner is sentenced to nine years in a Russian jail, we examine the delicate process of prisoner swaps. Plus, a left-wing former guerrilla chief prepares to become Colombia’s next president, the latest business headlines and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller gives us his take on the week’s news.
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Héloïse Mercier is the founder and CEO of Lolie, a marketplace featuring the finest brands and products for children. Alongside Lolie’s CCO, Katie Kendrick, she has brought her passions for fashion, design and technology into the business. So why did Mercier, a computer science graduate and a Farfetch alumnus, turn to the children’s market?
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We discuss the brewing crisis in Taiwan that has dominated the Asean meeting. Plus: Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán take centre stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a review of the papers and the latest business news.
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Monocle's editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, hops on an eastbound Elizabeth-line train with industrial designer Julian Maynard for a tour of the newest addition to London’s transport network.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Yossi Mekelberg discuss Alex Jones’s defamation trial and the role of conspiracy theories, the first Israel-bound flight in Saudi airspace and the future of aviation. Plus, an interview with Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Argentina.
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As Ukraine warns of a new Russian offensive, we look at the security situation and assess whether Russia’s strategy is changing. Plus, Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz visits a stranded turbine as the dispute between the country and Russia’s Gazprom continues; the defamation trial of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; and this week’s Global Countdown, looking at the pop charts in Argentina.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to anthropologist and ethnographer Lexi Stadlen about her new book ‘Nine Paths: A Year in the Life of an Indian Village’. Lexi spent 18 months living in a small community off eastern India, immersing herself in the community. The result is an intimate account of the lives of nine women.
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We visit Geneva city hall, newly revamped by architecture firm Bonhôte Zapata to help foster dialogue and democracy.
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Israeli musician Tomer Baruch is known for his Instagram account Animals and Synthesizers, which combines nature videos with synth music. His new project, an album called ‘Synthesized Sounds of the Sea’, is dedicated to marine life, from octopuses to hairy frogfish.
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China conducts live-fire military drills. Plus: Sri Lanka’s new economic plan, an alliance between Italy’s centre-left and centrists, and Japan’s ‘roll-the-dice train’.
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Jeff Kolovson, COO of online wholesale marketplace Faire, has helped to create a vibrant community that champions independent businesses while bridging the divide between digital and bricks-and-mortar. Kolovson and his co-founders launched Faire, which connects independent brands with independent retailers, in 2017. He tells us why having a values-oriented mission might be the most important thing in an entrepreneur’s toolkit. Plus, the founders of Bimble – another enterprise built with the best small businesses in mind – talk about their app’s origin story.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Kosovo intends to implement a policy that requires drivers in the country to use Kosovan licence plates but Serbia isn’t happy. Andrew Mueller explains what this is really about.
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We assess China’s reaction as US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi concludes her Taiwan trip. Plus, US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives in Cambodia, Kansas votes to uphold the right to an abortion and a look at a new UK initiative to crack down on Russian oligarchs.
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Nancy Pelosi’s controversial trip to Taiwan. Plus: warnings of growing global nuclear tensions, the illegal-funding scandal engulfing Imran Khan’s party and a chat with the producers of ‘ABBA Voyage’.
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We look at the legacy of avant garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli through a new show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and learn about Rana Salam’s use of colour. Plus: Nic Monisse on the ideal summer house.
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Marie Le Conte and Alessio Patalano discuss the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, confusing claims from UK prime ministerial candidate Liz Truss and France’s plans to scrap the TV licence fee. Plus: Simon Kuper on ‘Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK’.
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A recipe by the chef behind Bangkok’s Potong restaurant.
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After a US drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, we ask what this means for the terrorist organisation and counterterrorism in Afghanistan. Plus: Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepare to meet in Sochi, the latest business headlines and a check-in from Buenos Aires.
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China is on alert as Nancy Pelosi tours Asia. Plus: UN peacekeepers open fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar’s state of emergency is extended and the British Museum considers a Parthenon partnership.
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We take a deep dive into immersive theatre with the acclaimed company Punchdrunk and offer recommendations for what to watch if you’re heading to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Plus: a musical treat from comedian Jazz Emu.
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Baria Alamuddin and Robin Lustig ask whether the Ukraine grain deal will hold. Also: Nancy Pelosi begins her closely watched Asia tour, the anniversary of the Beirut port explosion approaches and Spain tells workers to ditch their ties. Plus: an interview with Lea Ypi, author of ‘Free: Coming of Age at the End of History’.
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Julia Webster Ayuso takes a stroll through the centuries-old palm grove woven into the history of the Spanish city of Elche.
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‘Abba Voyage’ recently opened to the public in London.The concert sees Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid perform digitally with a 10-piece band during a residency that is due to run until May 2023, in a purpose-built arena based in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. On this special edition of ‘The Monocle Weekly’, Georgina Godwin meets the world-class creative team: lead producer Svana Gisla, known for her work with David Bowie and Beyoncé, and producer Ludvig Andersson, who worked on ‘Mamma Mia!’. The pair tell us the background to the show, give us more information on the custom-designed venue, reveal a little of the technological wizardry behind the performance and explain how the magic of Abba is celebrated every night.
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This episode is about leaving the urban world behind. We dive into the tumultuous ocean mastered by surfers in the film ‘Girls Can’t Surf’, reflect on the essence of holiday style in photography book ‘Light on the Riviera’, pack our favourite Odile Collective beach bag and muse on the dog days of summer.
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As a grain ship leaves Odesa for the first time since the Russian invasion, we assess what this means for Ukraine. Plus: Nancy Pelosi kicks off an Asia tour amid speculation over a visit to Taiwan and we find out why Serbia and Kosovo are at loggerheads over licence plates and ID cards. Finally, a flick through the papers from across the globe with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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Finland debates whether to put a stop to Russian tourist visas. Plus: Senegal goes to the polls amid a crackdown on the opposition, a flick through the day’s papers, and a round-up of climate news.
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What could a shift in the balance of domestic US power after the midterms mean for the relationship between the two global powerhouses? Our guests in the US and Hong Kong unpack the complexities of the political and economic dynamics between Beijing and Washington.
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Louisa Young is a best-selling novelist, journalist, songwriter and biographer. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her book, ‘Twelve Months and a Day’. Young’s newest novel is heartbreaking and thought-provoking, following the love stories of Rasmus and Jay, Róisín and Nico through life and death.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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The best interviews and reports from Monocle 24, from essays from Monocle’s first paperback, ‘The Monocle Companion’, to reports from Ukraine. Plus we mark the passing of David Trimble, the crucial unionist architect of the Good Friday agreement.
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While much of the west is united against Russia’s war in Ukraine, other countries have avoided taking sides. What does it really mean to be neutral and is non-alignment still possible in today’s connected world? To examine the cases of South Africa, Switzerland, Japan and Sweden, Andrew Mueller speaks to Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Benno Zogg, Pälvi Pulli, Tomohiko Taniguchi and Elisabeth Braw.
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We feature a new sports quarterly ‘Pitch’ and Canadian arts title ‘smART’ magazine. Plus we meet 24.02 Fund from Ukraine, which finances independent journalism and provides equipment and training too.
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Historian and author Alex von Tunzelmann reviews the day’s papers. Andrew Mueller brings us the stories we may not have heard about and our editor in chief Andrew Tuck sets the tone for the weekend.
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How Ecuador’s small-scale producers are working to make the country famous for its chocolate, not just for its cocoa. Plus, Le Cordon Bleu President and CEO André J Cointreau on his plans for the globally renowned culinary institution.
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We look back on five months of war in Ukraine with Olga Tokariuk, look forward to Italy’s September elections with Ed Stocker, and review Pope Francis’s week-long trip to Canada with Sheena Rossiter. Plus: Mr Blobby.
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Jack Lewis is the founder of a flourishing, forward-thinking brand delivering high-quality care for your houseplants. Sowvital’s three-step system offers plants (and their owners) healthy routines and rituals: think of a pioneering skincare regime but for your elephant ears instead of your epidermis. Lewis, who left a promising career in law to follow his twin passions of entrepreneurship and plants, explains how the brand has grown and where he plans to branch out next.
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We have the latest from Paris as Emmanuel Macron meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Plus: polls predict a big lead for Lula da Silva over Bolsonaro in Brazil and in London’s Night Tube resumes a full service.
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The US weighs a prisoner swap with Russia. Plus: Taiwan’s armed forces step up military drills, we look ahead to Kenya’s general election and get the latest arts and culture news.
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In the final part of our summer series uncovering the legacies of the biggest names in architecture, city planning and design, we focus on the late British-Iraqi architect, artist and designer Zaha Hadid.
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Daniella Peled and Justin Quirk discuss how to avoid a nuclear war, the European energy crisis, if new political parties are always a flop and the Spanish government’s body-positive summer campaign. Plus, On This Day in 1794 Robespierre was overthrown in France.
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Mihir Bose is a British-Indian journalist who has written about sport, business and social and historical issues for the ‘Financial Times’, the ‘Evening Standard’ and many others. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Dreaming the Impossible: the Battle to Create a Non-Racial Sports World’.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Cyprus.
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Is the risk of nuclear war greater than it has ever been? Plus, Monocle’s Lucinda Elliott has the headlines from Ecuador, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts brings us the latest business news and our music expert Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Cypriot pop.
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Ukraine steps up operations in the Kherson region. Plus: Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a flick through the day’s papers, and we catch up with Mexican pop star Silvana Estrada.
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Founder and CEO Sam Hornsby discusses the power of brands to drive change and their responsibility to transform the way they operate. We focus on two of the areas Triptk has covered in its mission to “decode and recode” the culture of its clients: the business of placemaking and the need for a new social contract between brands and consumers. Plus: more insights from Bob Sheard, co-founder of agency Fresh Britain, about how brands can meet the world’s most urgent challenges.
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Justin Spike has the latest on Hungarian politics after a speech by Viktor Orbán is condemned as “pure Nazi”. Plus: Latika Bourke and Phil Clark discuss Sergey Lavrov’s African tour, the controversy over Australian football jerseys and the most memorable political debate moments.
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Former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party David Trimble has died at the age of 77. Andrew Mueller explains how he helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland in 1998.
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We give you the latest on reports that the US Department of Justice is preparing to examine Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol riot. Plus: Monocle 24’s Carlota Rebelo on her reporting trip to Ukraine, the latest business headlines and Hannah Lucinda Smith on the importance of being idle.
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Europe braces for drastic cuts to its energy supply from Russia. Plus: former opposition leader Tony Leon and journalist Lynsey Chutel discuss the ongoing political turmoil in South Africa and Russia decides to leave the International Space Station.
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Architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses material development in Nigeria, and we visit the new offices of design studio Commune in Los Angeles. Plus, we meet designer Faye Toogood in her London studio.
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Andrew Mueller, Elisabeth Braw and Alice Sherwood discuss Russia’s decision to cut gas supplies. Plus: should Russians be allowed to holiday in Europe and how much do facts matter in the race to lead the UK?
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A salad recipe from the culinary director of River Cottage in South West England.
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We ask if Russia is waging a ‘gas war’ against European nations. Plus, Israel's former PM Benjamin Netanyahu enjoys a bump in the polls, Sheena Rossiter has an update on the Pope’s tour of Canada and Jonathan Powell speaks on the legacy of Northern Ireland's David Trimble.
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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov continues his multi-nation tour across the African continent. Plus: China warns the US about a possible diplomatic trip to Taiwan, Tunisians vote on a new constitution, and the latest film news.
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Drag culture has sashayed its way into the mainstream. Robert Bound speaks to Nicole Pasulka, the author of the new book, 'How You Get Famous: Ten Years of Drag Madness in Brooklyn', and one of the UK's best-known drag queens, Amrou Al-Kadhi — otherwise known as 'Glamrou' — about the sparkliest of art forms.
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Andrew Mueller, Aliona Hlivco and Gwilym David Blunt on the day’s biggest news, including Ukraine’s grain exports, the Pope’s tour in Canada and what we know of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest so far.
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James Chambers takes us to Hong Kong’s premier venue, which is playing host to the city’s most famous pop group in a series of shows this summer.
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Why has the World Health Organisation declared monkeypox a global health emergency? Plus, the UK’s leadership hopefuls prepare to hold a head-to-head TV debate, an update on the Pope’s tour of Canada and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the papers.
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The latest developments after a deal is reached to restart grain exports from Ukraine. Also in the programme: why Tokyo is becoming increasingly concerned about Russian-Chinese military co-operation, and a round-up of the day’s top business news.
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Exploring the new white paper from the UBS Sustainability & Impact Institute. Joining the discussion are the head of the institute, Mike Ryan, as well as Judson Berkey from the Chief Sustainability Office at UBS. They discuss what’s required in order to preserve and regenerate the earth’s limited stock of natural capital, from policy innovations and new frameworks to the role that investors and the private sector can play.
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Arthur Snell is a former British diplomat who has held postings around the world. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘How Britain Broke the World: War, Greed and Blunders from Kosovo to Afghanistan, 1997-2021’. It draws on extensive research and personal experiences to map out how British foreign policy has fuelled the decline of the liberal international order.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Chris Cermak report from Ukraine, we launch ‘The Monocle Companion’ and visit a book club in Hydra.
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Five months after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, the Monocle 24 team is back on the ground to update us on the conflict. Are Ukrainians afraid of dropping out of the news cycle in allied countries? How do you prevent that from happening and why is it important to keep the war on the front pages? Andrew Mueller speaks to Martin Bell, Olga Tokariuk, Carlota Rebelo and Chris Cermak.
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This week we look at Monocle’s very first paperback – ‘The Monocle Companion’ – featuring 50 essays to improve your life. Plus a new Portuguese foodie title, ‘Farta’.
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Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and journalist Andrew Walker review the day’s papers. Plus: an update from our team in Ukraine and Andrew Mueller’s take on the week’s news.
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We meet two top chefs who have brought fame to their home countries: Israel’s Eyal Shani and Brazil’s Gero Fasano.
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Andrew Mueller and Monocle’s in-house panellists discuss the day’s biggest news, including Ukrainian grain export, calls for a more practical immigration approach in the UK, and how Brazil is getting into true crime.
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Innovative financial-services company Monty Finance was founded in Lebanon and is headquartered in London. It now has a direct bank – MyMonty – that’s on a mission to “bank the unbanked”, offering solutions for those underserved by traditional institutions. While its successful emergence from the Middle East certainly gives it an interesting perspective, does it also confer a strategic advantage? MyMonty’s CEO, Bruno Martorano, explains.
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We ask what impact a new Ukranian grain deal will have on the global economy. Plus, the latest on January 6th hearings, an interview with Switzerland’s ambassador in Kyiv and Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories.
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A look at the latest developments in Ukraine as Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warns that the Kremlin may seek to occupy more territory. Also in the programme: growing tensions between Turkey and Iraq, and a round-up of the week’s most interesting transport news.
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In part three of our summer series covering the legacies of the biggest names in architecture, city planning and design, we explore the influence of Japanese master architect Kenzō Tange.
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Andrew Mueller, Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Michael Binyon cover the day’s top stories, including the resignation of Italian PM Mario Draghi, Europe’s concerns about Russian gas, and why we should appreciate Australian architecture.
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Marcus Berkmann has been a freelance journalist for over 30 years. He sits down with Georgina Godwin to talk about his latest book ‘How to Be a Writer’ which offers a candid, humorous and unfiltered view into the often glamorised, but tough lives of writers today.
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For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the songs hitting the charts in Côte d’Ivoire.
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How can designers engage the public in conversations about urban design? Monocle’s executive editor Nolan Giles reflects on the example set by Concéntrico, an architecture and design festival in Logroño, Spain.
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War correspondent Lynne O’Donnell tells us why she was detained by the Taliban and why she may never return to Afghanistan. Plus, an update from Ukraine, the latest business headlines and Monocle 24's Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best of Côte d'Ivoire’s pop music.
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We get the latest from Rome as Italian prime minister Mario Draghi works to save his coalition government. Plus: a report from our team in Kyiv and how HIMARS missile systems are helping the Ukrainian army.
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Food52’s Amanda Hesser tells us why and how, more than a decade ago, she set out to bring cooks together to exchange ideas and recipes, and to deliver a real sense of community in the kitchen. Plus: Anyday’s Steph Chen explains how her innovative range of glass cookware is transforming the microwave’s bad reputation.
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Nabila Ramdani and Steve Crawshaw ask how Kyiv can fight ‘war fatigue’. Plus: revelations about the UK’s Rwanda asylum plan, awkward moments at leaders’ meetings and Italy’s ambassador to Ukraine.
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Earlier this week, Mali arrested 49 soldiers from the Côte d’Ivoire who had arrived in the country as part of an ongoing UN mission. Andrew Mueller explains if this was a moment of confusion, or defiance.
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Are Japan and South Korea closer to burying the hatchet? Plus: an update on the UK’s leadership contest, an interview with the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko and Monocle’s Guy De Launey rounds up the news from the Balkans.
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Monocle’s news editor Christopher Cermak has the latest from Ukraine. Plus: the WHO issues a warning over coronavirus rates, France nationalises energy giant EDF and Rachel Puppazoni brings us the business headlines.
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Architect Mario Cucinella discusses smog-eating ceramics and his ecologically sustainable 3D-printed house. Plus: we hear how indigenous technologies could be used to improve cities by 2040 and learn about design solutions provided by the forms, processes and systems of the natural world.
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Isabel Hilton and Stephen Dalziel discuss climate security and inaction; the contenders to be the UK’s next prime minister; independent media; and whether art should be graded? Plus: documenting the war in Ukraine.
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A Tuscan recipe from the kitchen of Milan's Remulass restaurant.
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The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran gather in Tehran. We ask what they could decide together. We also hear what’s making headlines in Latin America and at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow.
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Why does Steve Bannon’s trial matter? Plus: an update from our team in Ukraine, why relations between Israel and Morocco are improving and a magnificent cathedral in Helsinki.
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Is there such a thing as a ‘beach read’? Susannah Butter and John Michinson join Robert Bound in the studio to share their top recommendations of new books – and to question the idea of summer reading.
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Andrew Mueller, Latika Bourke and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera tell us what makes for a great leader. Plus: an interview with the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, and what Australia and Colombia can teach Europe about battling sweltering temperatures.
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Petri Burtsoff tells us the story of one of the most iconic features of the Helsinki skyline.
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We discuss UK intelligence reports that mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been deployed to Ukraine, with heavy casualties. Plus: we check in with our team in Ukraine, take a look at global newspaper headlines and find out more about our latest book, ‘The Monocle Companion’, out this week.
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How much sway do political TV debates have in electing leaders? Plus: Italy’s government in crisis, the latest on Sri Lanka and a round-up of urbanism news.
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Wayne Gordon and Giovanni Staunovo join us to discuss a UBS Global Wealth Management CIO report that focuses on agriculture. They talk about how the war in Ukraine has affected the sector, the pressure caused by high energy prices and the profound challenges posed by climate change.
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The winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 speaks to Georgina Godwin. Ozeki, who is also a film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest, talks about ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’, which tells the story of a grieving teenager who finds solace in reading.
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Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Jonathan Slapin cover the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: We hear from our editor in chief Andrew Tuck in London, Gwen Robinson in Bangkok and Hani Behlacene in Paris.
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Highlights from Monocle 24 this week. We meet the founders and CEO of Nobu Hospitality and discuss a new Spanish interiors magazine and textiles in Lyon.
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Sri Lanka has plunged into political chaos in the face of financial meltdown. As the crisis rages on, the future of the country's 22 million people is uncertain. How did we get here and what happens next? Andrew Mueller speaks to Tanya Warnakulasuriya, Shanta Devarajan, Charu Lata Hogg and Bhavani Fonseka.
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This week it’s all about summer in Europe, from a bookshop on the Greek island of Hydra to a title celebrating the best of Palma de Mallorca. Plus, ‘Lodestars Anthology’ looks at Spain in its latest issue and we launch ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’.
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Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and the political journalist Terry Stiastny review the day’s papers. Plus: our contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, rounds up the week’s quirkier news stories.
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A visit to one of the most special Austrian farm-wineries, Olia Hercules on food as a tool to unite people and a top cocktail recipe by Ryan Chetiyawardana.
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Members of the Monocle team assess the contenders to be the next UK prime minister and talk about the upcoming ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’ newspaper. And as Europe swelters in a heatwave, we ask: how little clothing is acceptable at the office? Plus: On This Day in 1979, Jimmy Carter’s infamous “malaise” speech.
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Back in 2009 in Dublin, the CEO of Web Summit co-founded what is now one of the world’s largest technology conferences. Its sister event, Toronto’s Collision Conference, is the fastest-growing technology summit in North America and it returned last month, in person for the first time since 2019. Cosgrave looks ahead to Web Summit’s newest addition: a Latin American technology summit to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in May 2023.
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We give you the latest from Ukraine as Russian forces launch attacks on the west of the country. Plus, China’s economy shrinks, we take you inside the pages of ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’ and Andrew Mueller examines the week’s stranger stories.
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We have the latest from Italy following the resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi. Plus: Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia, the Russian parliament calls an “extraordinary session” and Triennale di Milano begins.
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In the run-up to the Evening Standard Stories Festival 2022, its organisers are launching a writing competition called What’s Your Story? Georgina Godwin speaks to one of the judges, author and journalist Lotte Jeffs, about the competition. They also discuss her latest book, ‘How to Be a Gentlewoman’, as well as her LGBTQ+ parenting podcast ‘Some Families’.
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In part two of our summer series uncovering the legacies of the biggest names in architecture, city planning and design, we look at the pioneering work of Argentina’s Odilia Suárez.
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The latest on the crisis in the Italian government with Beniamino Pagliaro from La Repubblica. Caroline Frost and Mark Galeotti discuss economic measures to counter Russia, Bastille Day and the best – and worst – places to be an expat. Plus: Letter from New York with Henry Rees-Sheridan.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Germany.
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We head to Lyon, a city with a storied tradition in textiles, to see how the craft of silk-weaving is being kept alive.
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Crisis in Sri Lanka: an update from Colombo as troops are ordered onto the streets. Plus, UK political expert Tim Bale has the latest on the Conservative leadership race, the day’s business headlines and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Germany’s pop charts.
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Negotiators wrangle to free Ukraine’s grains: is this mission impossible? Plus: China tries to quell growing anger amid the nation’s largest financial scandal, a flick through today’s papers, the latest business news and the Eurobike trade fair in Frankfurt.
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We meet the three founders and CEO of Nobu Hospitality at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. The 250-key property is part of an operation that boasts 50 restaurants and 27 hotels, operating and in development, across five continents. They discuss what makes a great welcome, how talented people ensure a consistent brand and their collective passion to redefine standards in hospitality. Plus: Bob Sheard, co-founder of innovative agency Fresh Britain, stops by Monocle HQ to talk about the power of brands.
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As Joe Biden touches down in Israel, we hear from Allison Kaplan Sommer on what to expect from the president’s Middle East tour. Marie Le Conte and Somnath Batabyal discuss Sri Lanka’s political crisis, the candidates for the next UK prime minister and security failings at the Champions League final in Paris. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on becoming a British citizen and a new exhibition about repair.
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Russia’s gas supply to Europe has been halted due to what Russia says are annual maintenance works and technical issues. Andrew Mueller offers an alternative explanation.
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Who is the favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister? We also find out why Japan’s leadership wants to overhaul the country’s pacifist constitution and explain why some airports are imposing passenger caps. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco has an update on the Emmy awards.
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Joe Biden arrives in Israel for his first tour of the Middle East as president. Plus: a profile of Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader who intends to run as president, Europe’s impending energy crisis and the latest fashion news.
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From a contemporary take on Congolese textiles to a Sarajevo-based coppersmith challenging stereotypes, we meet some of the people working hard to ensure a future for traditional crafts.
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Lisette Reymer and Alessio Patalano discuss the latest Capitol riot hearings, the Rimpac military exercises, the race to be the UK’s next prime minister and favourite film soundtracks after the composer of the Bond theme tune dies. Plus: an interview with Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.
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The head chef of Launceston Place restaurant in London shares one of his favourite recipes.
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Which nations are assisting Russia as it launches a fresh offensive in Ukraine? Plus, the UK’s Labour party calls for a vote of no confidence in the government, the headlines from Argentina and a look back at the life of Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme.
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Tensions between the US and China overshadow the Pacific Islands Forum. Plus: Ukraine’s plans to retake the south of the country, Nasa to showcase images from the Webb telescope and a flick through the day’s papers.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg to explore how she created her new work, ‘The Moons Symphony’. It tells the story of seven moons in our universe and dramatises the past, present and future of moon explorations.
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Aliona Hlivco and Quentin Peel discuss the 11 Conservative MPs bidding to be the next UK prime minister. And: Germany worries about Russian gas supplies; Sri Lanka’s president resigns after protesters occupy his residence; and a lifeguard shortage in the US. Plus: Yassmin Abdel-Magied on her new book ‘Talking About a Revolution’.
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Andrew Tuck ponders the light and shade of the modern metropolis.
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Why has Steve Bannon decided to testify at the 6 January hearings? We also assess the runners and riders to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, give you an update on Israel’s election and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco examines the Latin American papers.
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Turmoil in Sri Lanka: We get the latest from Colombo following a weekend of mass unrest. Plus, an update on the UK Conservative party’s leadership race, a look at Japan’s parliamentary election and the latest news from the world of aviation.
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We’re joined by the co-head of global markets distribution within UBS Investment Bank for an update on last week’s conference on sustainable finance. Kevin Arnold sums up the event and discusses some of the key questions in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) field.
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The journalist and author tells Georgina Godwin about his latest book ‘Circus of Dreams’, a memoir on the UK literary scene in the 1980s. Walsh worked as literary editor for the ‘Evening Standard’ and ‘The Sunday Times’ and spent 20 years at ‘The Independent’. He brought his lifelong passion for literature with him throughout his career, chairing the judging panel of the Forward Poetry Prize and often appearing on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Write Stuff’.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Florian Egli and Chandra Kurt on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: We’ll check in with our friends and correspondents in London, Aarhus and Tokyo.
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A tumultuous week in British politics, reconstruction in Ukraine and Vienna retires its E-1 trams. Plus: we remember the life of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
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After weeks of clinging on, Boris Johnson has at last agreed to step down as UK prime minister. What legacy does he leave behind? What challenges will his successor face? How have Ukrainians reacted? Andrew Mueller speaks to Tobias Ellwood, Lance Price, Vincent McAviney and Aliona Hlivco.
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A special edition featuring only new publications: ‘Manera’, a Spanish interiors title helmed by Enric Pastor; a glossy electronic-music magazine called ‘Disco Pogo’; and ‘Decisive Agents’, a beautifully designed volume about the world of AI.
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We find out the subtle differences between Portugal’s alvarinho grape and Spain’s albariño, celebrate10 years of London’s famed Honey & Co and look at a new book that takes us on a cheese-based tour of the UK.
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We consider the legacies of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos and Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed at a campaign event. Tom Edwards and Carlota Rebelo discuss UK politics after Boris Johnson’s resignation and Britain’s best cultural exports. Plus: Olga Tokariuk on Ukraine’s brain drain.
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Chairman Laurence Geller explains how his experiences in real-estate investment, luxury hospitality and philanthropic giving helped prepare him to tackle the most important challenge of his life: reimagining and transforming care for those suffering from dementia.
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Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot at a political rally – we'll have the latest from Tokyo. Then: protesters take to the streets in Tunisia and the markets’ reactions to a tumultuous week in Westminster.
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The award-winning photographer has turned his camera on political figures and global superstars, including the Obamas, Prince and Muammar Gaddafi. He sits down with Charlie Filmer-Court to discuss his life’s work and what it was like to be an inch away from Vladimir Putin as he captured his photograph.
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Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and the broadcaster Petroc Trelawny review the day’s papers. Plus: we explore the news cycle’s quirkier stories.
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We look at the state of British politics as Boris Johnson resigns and discuss the reaction to the news in Ukraine. Plus: We explore how Russia’s neighbours are bolstering their defences and take a look back at what we’ve learned this week.
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Kit Heyam is a trans awareness trainer, writer, activist and historian, as well as a lecturer in medieval early modern studies at Queen Mary, University of London. They speak to Georgina Godwin about their new book ‘Before We Were Trans’ which looks at people around the world and throughout history whose experience of gender does not fit into binary categories. From Renaissance Venice to Japan, the United States and seventeenth-century Angola; the book is a celebration of gender as fluid and complex.
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We head to the observation deck of the Torre Glòries skyscraper to visit ‘Cloud Cities Barcelona’ with artist Tomás Saraceno.
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In part one of our summer series uncovering the legacies of the biggest names in architecture, city planning and design, we take inspiration from Catalan icon Antoni Gaudí.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Tessa Szyszkowitz consider the domestic fallout of Boris Johnson’s resignation, the international reaction – in Ukraine and elsewhere – and how to rebuild a political image. Plus: the view from New Orleans on rebuilding Ukraine.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco has fashioned the ultimate holiday playlist full of fresh releases and timeless classics.
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Now that Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, we discuss what it means for the UK and its international partners. Plus, Iona Craig has an update on Yemen and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best of the summer's pop music.
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We get the latest on the political turmoil in the UK and discuss the upcoming G20 meeting in Bali. Plus: Russia’s move to a wartime economy and part two of our series looking at reproductive rights in the US.
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Renowned designers and leather-makers Anya Hindmarch and Bill Amberg discuss the new Leather Truthfully campaign, its mission to explode myths about the industry and its role in a sustainable economy. Plus: Akshat Jain of family firm 100Hands on his passion for crafting the world’s finest shirts at their state-of-the-art workshops in India.
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Boris Johnson’s UK premiership is left hanging by a thread after a wave of government resignations. We ask John Curtice if Johnson can cling on. Plus: Gwilym David Blunt and Elisabeth Braw discuss British politics in chaos, Putin’s response to the new Nato members, the view from Sarajevo on rebuilding Ukraine and how to get people to vote.
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Andrew Mueller explains the proposed Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.
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Tim Bale, author of the ‘The Conservatives Since 1945’, explains why the UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, is in such a perilous position. Plus: France’s minority government embarks on its reform programme and China Dialogue’s Isabel Hilton on a spat between Beijing and Nasa.
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Can Boris Johnson survive a spate of resignations? Plus: we examine Russia’s military capabilities, Sri Lanka’s economic troubles continue and Germany announces that it is withdrawing funds to Bosnia.
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We meet some of the myriad makers doing wonderful things with materials, including a hand-built sauna in central London, a Copenhagen silversmith and a new glue-less shoe from Nike.
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The UK’s health secretary and chancellor resign from Boris Johnson’s government. Our guests Samira Shackle and Yossi Mekelberg discuss Finland and Sweden’s routes to Nato membership, rumours of a Donald Trump 2024 bid, the Israeli reaction to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing and how Hong Kong’s new leader wasted €1m. Plus: an interview with Osnat Lubrani, the UN’s humanitarian co-ordinator in Ukraine.
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A favourite recipe by the co-founder of new London restaurant Firebird
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We give you the latest from Sri Lanka as the government warns of rampant inflation amid extreme fuel shortages. Plus: an interview with the UN’s representative in Ukraine, an update on Chile’s draft constitution and Monocle’s David Phelan on the latest technology trends.
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Rebuilding Ukraine: we have the latest on the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Switzerland. Plus: Pope Francis’s plans to visit Canada, Russia and Ukraine; unrest in Libya; and the latest in arts-and-culture news.
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Gyve Safavi and Mark Rushmore are the founders of the innovative toothbrush brand that champions great design, accepts no compromise when it comes to performance and has established market-leading sustainability credentials. Plus: María Mendiluce of the We Mean Business Coalition.
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Belgium’s ambassador to Nato speaks to Andrew Mueller at the alliance summit in Madrid. Sarah Churchwell and Charles Hecker discuss revelations and consequences of the Capitol riot hearings, women in leadership and Germany’s Peace Prize for literature. Plus: Nic Monisse visits a temporary performance space at the London Festival of Architecture.
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Roe vs Wade was just the beginning. Now the current US Supreme Court appears to be overturning a whole host of previous rulings. Andrew Mueller explains how two different Supreme Courts can read the same constitutional text and get two different answers.
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How is Russia likely to respond to Nato’s show of unity in Madrid? Plus: we explore Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to build a ‘government of action’ in France, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts brings us the day’s business news and we hear a film roundup from the critic Karen Krizanovich.
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Turkey agrees to back Finland and Sweden’s bid to join Nato. Plus: Iran applies to join trading bloc Brics, plans for a second Scottish independence referendum and the latest art news.
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We tour Europe for a men’s fashion round-up, taking in Florence, Milan and Paris. Plus: we discuss a new book showcasing the craft cultures that have shaped fashion in Africa for centuries.
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Stefanie Bolzen and Jonn Elledge reflect on the G7 summit as it wraps up in Germany – where was Olaf Scholz’s leadership? We check in with Andrew Mueller who is in Madrid for this year’s Nato summit and Marc Adelman discusses the Capitol riot committee’s new evidence. Plus: what is the worst hotel you’ve ever stayed in?
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A recipe by one of the best-known chefs and restaurateurs in the US.
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What’s driving Sri Lanka’s acute economic crisis? Plus: Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller has the latest from the Nato summit in Madrid, the headlines from Ecuador and the historical significance of Postman’s Park in London.
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Monocle’s team in Madrid check in from this week’s all-important NATO summit. Plus: Russia targets civilians in Ukraine, the G7’s rival to China’s Belt and Road initiative, and the latest climate news.
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Robert Bound is joined by Kate Hutchinson and Christine Ochefu to take you through this summer’s hottest music releases. From the biggest names to the less well-known, find out which artists should be providing the backdrop to your summer.
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Robin Lustig discuss the opening day of the G7 summit as Russian missiles hit Kyiv. Also: Jens Stoltenberg’s plan for a major Nato overhaul, the fallout from the overturning of Roe vs Wade and Seville launches a new system for naming heatwaves. Plus: the Royal College of Art in London unveils its new premises.
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David Stevens stops off in one of London’s lesser-known public parks to visit an unassuming memorial with countless stories to tell.
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What impact will the Roe vs Wade decision have on US politics? Plus: former Nato commander Richard Shirreff previews the alliance’s summit in Madrid, an update from Tokyo as the city bids to save energy and Monocle’s Guy De Launey brings us the news from the Balkans.
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What next for the US now that the Supreme Court has ended abortion rights? Plus: a look ahead to this week’s Nato summit and we catch up with Denmark’s foreign minister before the Tour de France begins in Copenhagen.
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Will the second half of 2022 see stagflation or reflation, soft landing or slump? Those are four scenarios unpacked in the UBS Wealth Management CIO’s Q3 Outlook. The report’s editor in chief, Kiran Ganesh, joins Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Wealth Management, to discuss the findings.
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Born in Afghanistan, Waheed Arian has lived in a refugee camp, sheltered in cellars from a civil war, and endured malaria, TB and malnutrition. After being incarcerated in Britain as an illegal immigrant, he went on to become a doctor and now runs a global telemedicine charity, working with clinicians on the ground in developing countries. He tells Georgina Godwin his story, which is documented in his book ‘In the Wars: From Afghanistan to the UK and Beyond – a Refugee’s Story of Survival and Saving Lives’.
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Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and Georgina Godwin cover the weekend’s biggest discussion topics in this special Gstaad edition of the programme.
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The best interviews and reports from Monocle 24, from a look at the Danish embassy in London’s design to a selection of summery tracks. Plus: nostalgia in the United Kingdom and the sausage of the future.
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Andrew Mueller sits down with former US secretary of defence Mark Esper to discuss his tumultuous tenure in the Trump administration, the ongoing Capitol Hill committee hearings, and how he thinks other Western militaries ought to respond to current challenges.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we hear the highlights from the Fipp World Media Congress with its CEO James Hewes. Plus: Iran-born photographer Newsha Tavakolian and David Shaftel from ‘Racquet’ magazine.
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Emma Nelson and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Justin Quirk reviews the day’s papers and we visit the Royal College of Art’s new premises in London.
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Meet Måns Ulvestam and Karl Rosander. They founded Acast and are the brains behind Sesamy, a business on a mission to “redemocratise” access to copyrighted content in the digital realm. The founding principle? You only pay for what you want and you consume it however you wish. Or as Ulvestam has pithily put it: why pay for the whole buffet, if you only want one dish? Ulvestam and Rosander, both serially successful digital entrepreneurs and award-winners, describe the start of the Sesamy journey.
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Brazilian chef Manu Buffara shares the dishes of her home country that the rest of the world has yet to discover. Also in the programme: how the Biennial of Design in Ljubljana is showcasing what could be the sausage of the future.
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The US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, which had protected a woman’s right to an abortion since 1973. Michele Goodwin, law professor at the University of California at Irvine, and Sarah Posner, a journalist specialising in politics and religion, give their reaction. Plus: an interview with the chairman of Estonia’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Anastacia Galoushka and Markus Hippi discuss the EU, G7 and Nato.
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We chart the progress of Ukraine and Moldova’s EU accession bids and discuss turmoil in Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Plus: the latest from Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi is moved to prison.
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The women’s rights attorney and former Nasa engineer speaks to Emma Nelson about working on the male-dominated space programme in the 1960s, what it was like to help retrieve the Apollo 13 astronauts after their mid-flight disaster and why she’s concerned about the threat to Roe vs Wade.
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We hear the latest from Ukraine and a look at how the growing energy crisis is affecting Europe. Plus: aviation news and a preview of Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
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What can we learn from observing our cities from above? This week we take to the skies, as we talk to veteran British Airways long-haul pilot Mark Vanhoenacker about his new book, ‘Imagine a City’.
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We discuss Ukraine’s EU membership bid with Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, chair of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on European integration. Marie Le Conte and Phil Clark also review Boris Johnson’s visit to Kigali, the prospects of French coalition-building and how to make national galleries more national. Plus: our weekly letter from New York by Henry-Rees Sheridan.
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Marie-Louise Høstbo, creative director of Fritz Hansen, reflects on the Danish Embassy and the design pieces featured there.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco fashions the ultimate holiday playlist full of fresh releases and timeless classics.
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Sam Knight is a staff writer at ‘The New Yorker’ and a renowned longform journalist. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘The Premonitions Bureau’, which is based on a 2019 article he wrote for the magazine entitled, “The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future”. It is a fascinating insight into one man’s obsession with those who predicted catastrophic events.
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Will the international community assist the Taliban after the earthquake in Afghanistan? Plus: Belgium returns a tooth to the Congolese, fashion with Natalie Theodosi and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s top summer tunes.
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Tensions rise between the Baltic nations and Russia. Plus: the EU-Western Balkans Summit, a landmark casino bill in Macau and the house lights are dimmed for the start of the London Indian Film Festival.
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‘The Entrepreneurs’ welcomes on board the co-founder of global chauffeur service Blacklane and the founder and president of airline Sky Alps. Jens Wohltorf set out on the Blacklane journey more than a decade ago in Berlin, while Josef Gostner’s airline is earlier in its ascent but covering some beautiful ground as it takes wing from Bolzano. How do entrepreneurs in transport keep things nimble? And how have two years of a global pandemic reshaped the landscape – on the road and in the sky?
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Julie Norman and Michael Binyon discuss the bipartisan gun control bill in the US Senate; the UK plans powers to override the European Court of Human Rights; a UN nuclear weapons meeting without any nuclear powers; and when bureaucracy ruins tradition. Plus: the Ukrainian arts protect showcasing the country’s talent.
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Belgium has returned a tooth, the last remains of the murdered Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, to members of his family. Andrew Mueller explains why.
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What’s driving Turkey’s diplomatic flurry? Plus: the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts with the business news and Nic Monisse tells us about the design industry’s busy summer schedule.
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We discuss the fourth hearing into the attack on the US Capitol and the implications for Donald Trump. Plus: the Saudi crown prince’s regional tour, travel bans on the Taliban and the latest film news.
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Highlights from the design calendar, with reports from Tallinn, Basel and Copenhagen.
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Elisabeth Braw and Daniella Peled examine Israel’s fifth election in four years, Russia’s warnings to Lithuania and the state of Sweden and Finland’s Nato bids. Plus: the enduring power of the love letter and we look back at Lord Mountbatten’s resignation as governor-general of India in 1948.
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A recipe from one of the world’s leading authorities on baking.
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Why is Israel heading for a fifth general election in four years? Plus: the UK’s biggest strike in decades paralyses its rail network, an update on Macron’s political negotiations and South Korea’s space ambitions.
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The Horn of Africa Peace Conference in Addis Ababa makes clear China’s interest in the region. Plus: an IMF team arrives in Sri Lanka as the country’s woes continue and Ukraine restricts Russian cultural imports.
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As the man who signed Bob Marley and the Wailers, Chris Blackwell is credited with bringing Jamaican music to the masses. He talks to Robert Bound about his upbringing on – and love for – the Caribbean island, as well as the breadth of his musical legacy, which includes playing an instrumental role in the careers of Grace Jones and Nick Drake. Blackwell’s new book, ‘The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond’, is out now, published by Bonnier.
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Terry Stiastny and Steve Crawshaw discuss a crushing blow to Emmanuel Macron as he loses his parliamentary majority. Plus: Ukraine restricts Russian books and music; the UK slams a European court ruling on its Rwanda asylum plan; and the ‘Times’ newspaper’s disappearing story. Plus: we talk to Hannah Rose Woods about her book ‘Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain’.
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Christian Green visits a new town development in Copenhagen that is struggling to develop a personality of its own and a sense of place for its residents.
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Why is Nato anticipating a ‘long war’ in Ukraine? Plus: Colombia ushers in its first left-wing president, the relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on next year’s Eurovision.
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What should we know about Colombia’s first left-wing president? Plus: France’s president Emmanuel Macron loses his parliamentary majority, we examine the response to Ukraine’s EU candidacy and an interview with Helsinki’s mayor.
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Monocle’s culture editor, Chiara Rimella, reports from Art Basel as we mark UBS’s ongoing global lead partnership with the fair. The programme features UBS’s Christl Novakovic, Giovanni Carmine, director of the fair’s Unlimited section, and Samuel Leuenberger, curator of its Parcours strand.
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Description: The award-winning author, historian and journalist chats to Georgina Godwin. He is possibly best known for his book ‘Kings Leopold’s Ghost’, an account of the exploitation of people in colonial Congo and a personal biography of King Leopold of Belgium. In a far-ranging interview, he discusses his extraordinary life and work.
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Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Florian Egli on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents from around the world.
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This week on ‘The Curator’ we discuss Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey city rankings, speak to French director François Ozon and delve into the world of romantic comedies.
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The course of recent world history and the future of Ukraine rests on the whim of one man: Vladimir Putin. Was Putin’s rule of Russia always going to end up like this? In this episode, we hear from people who understand the evolution of Putin better than most. Andrew Mueller speaks to the former deputy energy minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Milov; the president of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović; former president of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski; and the former president of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we bring you highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life conference in Paris and look at the state of French media and the power of an image. Plus: the launch of ‘The European Review of Books’.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Latika Bourke reviews the day’s papers and we visit the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen.
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Description: How Julien Royer built his restaurant empire in Singapore and Hong Kong, plus baking tips from one of the world’s best-known authorities, Paul Hollywood.
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An interview on Nato and the Baltics with the chair of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Rihards Kols. Chris Lord and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss Monocle’s 2022 Quality of Life Survey, how Miami is changing and the pros and cons of hosting sporting events. Plus: Ed Stocker talks to Gabriele Galimberti about his photos of Americans with their guns.
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Launched in 2015, the Italian swimwear brand seeks to capture the elegant spirit of the Italian seaside in the 1960s. Founder Anna Laura Hoefer, an economics graduate from Milan’s Bocconi University, saw an opportunity in the market for elegantly tailored bathing trunks for men after a friend in Italy’s fashion capital had problems finding stylish beach attire that looks good in the water. Today the company continues to draw design inspiration from the Bel Paese as it branches out into summery shirts and trousers.
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In this special interview, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to French director François Ozon about his new film ‘Everything Went Fine’.
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Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, has the latest on the 6 January attack hearings. Plus: an update on Colombia’s presidential run-off, an interview with one of Design Miami’s co-founders and Andrew Mueller’s take on what the past seven days have taught us.
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Vikas Swarup, the Indian author and former diplomat, tells Georgina Godwin about his postings across the world, pivoting to writing after a decades-long diplomatic career and his international best-selling book ‘Q&A’, which was adapted into the hit film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
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What’s on the agenda of this year’s “Russian Davos”? Plus: we speak with the head of the Latin America desk at Reporters Without Borders and give you the latest art and culture news.
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We explore Monocle magazine’s annual Quality of Life Survey to find out what makes the winning cities tick.
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On Monocle Reads this week Georgina Godwin visits Hay Castle. Once a great mediaeval stronghold, the castle stands in the heart of Hay-on-Wye which is known as the Town of Books as well as the site of the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts. Building on this creative tradition, Hay Castle Trust has completed a major restoration, and given the castle a new life as a major centre for culture, arts and education.
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John Everard and Caroline Frost on European heads visiting Kyiv; the impact of sanctions on North Korea and Iran; and leaders and their ethics. Plus, they ask: what would you give up to save on energy? Also, we hear from our fashion editor Natalie Theodosi at Pitti Uomo in Florence and Henry Rees-Sheridan’s weekly Letter from New York.
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For this week’s ‘Global Countdown’, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco has fashioned the ultimate holiday playlist full of fresh releases and timeless classics.
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We head to an exhibition that focuses on the table, looking at what this utilitarian item can and should be.
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Why is China continuing to offer Russia security guarantees? Plus: 8 million Australians are told to turn their lights off, an interview with Finland’s ambassador in London and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best summer pop music.
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We discuss the growing call for heavier weapons to be provided for Ukraine and look at the economic and political uncertainty taking hold in Pakistan. Plus: we hear from Sweden’s ambassador to the UK and speak to the winner of the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
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Tomos Lewis speaks to the founders of three independent businesses in Toronto, all of whom opened their first bricks-and-mortar shops since the onset of the pandemic. Exploring the value of physical retail are Martha Sharpe of Flying Books; Krysta Oben and Nicole Campbell of the Grape Witches natural-wine retailer; and Natasha McDiarmid and Sam Johnstone, founders of the Troublesome design shop and coffee bar.
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Lynne O’Donnell and Kapil Komireddi discuss a hunger crisis in Afghanistan, the UK’s Rwanda asylum plan and a new name for Turkish Airlines – but will it catch on? Plus: Mark Galeotti on being added to Russia’s sanctions list and Chiara Rimella meets gallery owner Stefan von Bartha at Art Basel.
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Andrew Mueller explains the UK government’s plan to deport certain migrants to Rwanda.
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Why has the UK government been forced to halt deportation flights to Rwanda? Plus: Russia’s military objectives in eastern Ukraine and we get the reaction as Copenhagen tops Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey.
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What’s next for Severodonetsk now that all bridges to the Ukrainian city have been cut off? Plus: a crackdown on opposition in Cambodia, the latest business news and the winner of Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Survey.
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From design dynasties to immersive experiences and street-side showrooms, we explore some of the best of Salone del Mobile 2022.
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Baria Alamuddin and Somnath Batabyal discuss divisions in the world’s response to Russia. Plus: tensions scupper talks on an Iran nuclear deal; India’s ruling party and its treatment of Muslims; what makes a city great – and Lucinda Elliott on the Russians moving to Latin America.
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A recipe from the chef-owners of London’s Honey & Co restaurant group.
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Is Moscow attempting to “Russify” swathes of eastern and southern Ukraine? We also consider whether Emmanuel Macron will do a deal with France’s conservatives, round up the Bolivian headlines and get the latest from Art Basel.
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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen heads to the Middle East. Plus: Boris Johnson’s plan to alter the Northern Ireland protocol, Wikipedia fights a Russian order to remove information on the conflict in Ukraine and are Vienna’s famous horse-drawn carriages under threat?
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We visit Norway’s new National Museum on Oslo’s harbour, which aims to cement the city’s position as an emerging cultural capital. Plus: we go behind the scenes of Barcelona music festival Primavera Sound and hear from the founder of the Bali International Film Festival.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Jonathan Fenby discuss the left’s success in the French legislative elections, Britain’s international reputation, a new bipartisan gun control plan in the US and the debate over second homes. Plus: Jack Barsky on his double life as a KGB sleeper agent in 1980s New York.
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Sophie Monaghan-Coombs takes a ride on the Mail Rail, which delivered letters beneath the feet of Londoners until the early 2000s.
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US gun control: are the country’s politicians finally moving to tighten legislation? We also examine the UK’s tussle with the realities of Brexit and find out why Austria’s health minister wants to ban horse-drawn carriages. Plus: Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s papers.
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We discuss the first round of France’s legislative elections. Plus: a special interview with Romania’s state secretary, a look back at Joe Biden’s Summit of the Americas and a flick through today’s papers.
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The chief investment officer for global family and institutional wealth at UBS Wealth Management discusses the third iteration of the world’s largest and most comprehensive study of single-family offices. What explains the current period of transformation? And why is a significant strategic shift in asset allocation, first discussed in last year’s edition, continuing to gain pace?
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The veteran broadcaster, biographer and historian talks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book ‘Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War’. It gives a detailed account of the Nazis’ calamitous invasion of the Soviet Union and the political and military decision-making that shaped it.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Aleksandra Tirziu discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Berlin and Lausanne.
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This week on ‘The Curator’ we review the new ‘Top Gun’ film, report from Salone del Mobile and pay tribute to Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego.
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In the second of our special episodes recorded at Globsec, Andrew Mueller sits down with Romania’s state secretary, Simona Cojocaru, former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Huw Gwyther, founder of ‘Man About Town’ and ‘Wonderland’. Plus: Scott Meslow, author of ‘From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy’ and we head to Salone del Mobile to chat to the team behind ‘C41’ magazine.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the day’s papers and we revisit the world’s largest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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We are in Vienna where wine-makers are showing off a new vineyard classification system to give consumers a better understanding of Austrian wines. Also in the programme: how Cyril Lignac became one of France’s best-known chefs.
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Ukraine correspondent Olga Tokariuk offers lessons and impressions from travels around Europe; Monocle’s Markus Hippi and Nic Monisse look back on Salone del Mobile; Chiara Rimella and Natalie Theodosi discuss Italy’s return to the cultural calendar; and Steph Chungu tries to convince reality TV sceptics. Plus: Naomi Xu Elegant on the opening day of Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore.
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We delve into the inviting pages of the transport-focused June edition of Monocle magazine and explore a beautifully conceived and executed electric bus service that is keeping Toshima, Tokyo moving – with a smile. All aboard!
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We look at Moscow’s intentions as two Britons and one Moroccan are sentenced to death in Russia-occupied Ukraine. Plus: what we learned from the first day of Congressional hearings on the storming of the Capitol.
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Georgina Godwin meets the Afghan politician, journalist and women’s rights activist to discuss the US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban government and her criticisms of Western involvement in her country.
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We discuss the revelations from the congressional hearings into the US Capitol insurrection. Plus: Turkey’s conditions for Sweden and Finland’s Nato membership bids, France’s parliamentary elections and an art roundup.
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We bring you exclusive interviews and highlights from the latest edition of Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference, which took place this year in Paris.
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Andrew Mueller, Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Charles Hecker on the day’s biggest news stories, including Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new demands for Sweden and Finland, the latest push in the US for gun controls and the UK’s economic woes.
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Nury Turkel is a Uyghur-American lawyer, human rights advocate and foreign policy expert. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs’. The publication is a shocking account of the Chinese government’s persecution of the Muslim minority.
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In this week’s ‘Global Countdown’, Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Zimbabwe.
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We check in with Swiss-born, US-based industrial designer Yves Béhar of Fuseprojects to learn about his plans at Salone del Mobile and find out about designing on the cutting edge of technology.
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Why is the US facing criticism over its response to the war in Yemen? Plus: Australia’s government embarks on its reformist agenda, the day’s business news and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Zimbabwe’s pop charts.
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We discuss Ukraine’s documentation of the thousands of war crimes committed by Russia during the conflict and analyse the visit of Belgium’s King Philippe to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Plus: a trip to Asia’s premier defence summit and the latest business news.
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When Svante Holm and co-founder Alban Mayne learnt that 80 billion plastic shampoo and conditioner bottles are thrown away every year, they quit their technology careers to start a business intent on disrupting the beauty industry. Svante explains how the pair spent two years developing the wide range of luxurious, solid bars they now offer. Designed in Stockholm and crafted in the South of France, the bars are made with 100 per cent renewable energy and 100 per cent organic fragrances from Grasse, and the business has committed to donate 20 per cent of its profits to organisations that protect the planet. Plus: the week’s Entrepreneurs news with Monocle’s business editor, David Hodari.
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The latest on the Summit of the Americas, and its notable absences, from Jason Marczak. Daniella Peled and Florian Egli discuss Angela Merkel’s legacy, how to address colonialism as the Belgian king visits DRC and stargazing. Plus: Rob Bound on the life of Paula Rego and we hear from Milan-based architect Emmanuel Gallina at Salone del Mobile.
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Andrew Mueller explains how two throwaway, ill-thought-out comments from members of India’s BJP party sparked mass indignation around the world.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
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Ukraine’s “dead cities”: MP Maria Mezentseva has the latest news as fighting intensifies in the Donbas region. Plus: Mexico’s president sits out the Summit of the Americas, the arrest of the infamous Gupta brothers and an update from Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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The design world’s biggest event, Salone del Mobile, is here. We kick off our coverage with a roundtable in Milan on the importance of the event. Plus: we visit an exhibition by Swiss foundation Pro Helvetia and learn about Ikea’s plans for the week – and future too.
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Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko on the Russian offensive in the Donbas as fighting rages. Nabila Ramdani and Gwilym David Blunt discuss global food security, the state of UK soft power and the travails of paying for public transport. Plus: a report from Los Angeles’s mayoral race and the latest from Salone del Mobile.
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A recipe from the co-head chef of Edinburgh’s Eleanore restaurant.
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Moscow confirms the death of a top Russian general in Ukraine. Plus: the UK’s leading pollster, John Curtice, on whether we can learn anything from confidence votes; Monocle's Lucinda Elliott brings us the news from Latin America; and an update live from this year’s Salone del Mobile.
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Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote – but at what price? Plus: Putin’s threats over Western weapon deliveries to Ukraine, a flick through today’s papers and a special update from the 2022 edition of Salone del Mobile.
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Tom Cruise is back as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell for another sky-high adventure in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. Robert Bound is joined by critics Clarisse Loughrey and Simran Hans to ask whether this legacy sequel takes off.
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Mary Holland paddles between Xochimilco’s Chinampas to explore this centuries old agricultural technique that is helping to feed the city.
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Boris Johnson faces a vote of confidence – George Parker of the ‘Financial Times’ has the latest. Panellists Quentin Peel and Sophia Yan discuss Johnson’s legacy; Putin’s threats to the West over Ukraine; China and Australia jostling for influence in the South China Sea; and an auction of an ‘unburnable’ book at Sotheby’s. Plus: we hear from Tyler Brûlé at Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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Could the UK’s Conservative Party be about to oust Prime Minister Boris Johnson? Plus, the latest on the war in Ukraine, Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the papers and Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us from Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin warns that his forces will hit new targets if the West delivers long-range missiles to Ukraine. Plus, the Pakistani Taliban’s announcement of an indefinite ceasefire with the country’s government, the latest headlines from the Nordics and an update from Salone del Mobile by Monocle’s Nic Monisse.
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Chris and Jennifer of Afriscout are two of the thought leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Afriscout’s mission is to address the enormous challenges faced by African livestock herders, who collectively lose a third of their animals every year due to inadequate pasture or water.
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Georgina Godwin meets Georgia Pritchett, the multi-award-winning screenwriter who has worked on some of the most iconic shows in television. Her writing credits include ‘Succession’, ‘Veep’ and Malcolm Tucker’s foul-mouthed tirades in ‘The Thick of It’. Georgia’s memoir ‘My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety’, now out in paperback, details her unconventional route to writing and her moving experiences of parenting non-neurotypical children while struggling with her own mental health.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurt on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: our editor in chief Andrew Tuck in London and Thomas Gommes from the literature symposium World of Words.
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Highlights from Monocle 24, with the week’s best interviews and reports.
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In this special episode of The Foreign Desk, we travel to Slovakia for the Globsec 2022 Bratislava Forum. Andrew Mueller sits down with world leaders to discuss how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a major shift in European defence policy.
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This week on The Stack we speak to Marie-Amélie Sauvé of biannual fashion and culture title ‘Mastermind’. Plus: we welcome back Kerol Izwan of Kuala Lumpur-based ‘Musotrees’ and Dee May Tan of ‘Plates’, an independent magazine on food culture.
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Emma Nelson and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Andrew Walker reviews the day’s papers and we get an update from Paris after Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Conference.
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We are in Warsaw where hospitality businesses are getting together to boost the capital’s offering and reputation. Also in the programme: a visit to a different kind of food festival in California.
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We dive into the latest edition of Monocle magazine to celebrate an innovative business that’s really taking off. Not only is the Green Flight Academy the first professional flight school to offer training on electric aircraft but it likely represents the most eco-friendly way to secure a pilot’s licence.
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We look back on a full day of Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Paris. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Markus Hippi are in the Midori House studio in London to discuss some of the day’s biggest stories.
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Monocle’s Emma Nelson hosts ‘The Briefing’ live from London. Plus: Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories.
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Katharine Hayhoe, the Canadian atmospheric scientist, sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss the climate crisis and her new book ‘Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World’.
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Yulia Marushevska on Ukraine’s ongoing battle in the east of the country and Russia’s blockade of ports. Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference kicks off in Paris and the latest theatre news.
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This week we hone in on the French capital and what makes it tick. We meet the team at PCA-Stream architects working on the revamp of the Champs-Élysées, discover the Promeneurs de la Petite Ceinture and explore what gives Paris its joie de vivre.
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Latika Bourke and Justin Quirk join Emma Nelson to discuss the day’s biggest stories. Plus: we have the latest from our Quality of Life series in Paris before Monocle’s conference gets underway.
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This week, Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the pop charts in France.
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We explore Riba’s exhibition on the power relations embedded within the layout of our domestic spaces, meeting collaborators of the project architect Charles Holland and visual artist Di Mainstone.
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Emma Nelson brings you a pacy roundup of the day’s main news stories. Plus: we explore France’s pop charts.
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The latest from Ukraine as Russia’s forces close in on the city of Severodonetsk. Plus: the crisis in Sri Lanka continues, Japan’s “empress of terror” is released from prison and Primavera kicks off in Barcelona.
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Tuck into some tasty audio courtesy of the family behind one of the best and brightest in the London hospitality business. The Sethi’s JKS Restaurants is a capital institution, the founders having built up a group of decorated restaurants, delivery and retail brands, plus those of their partners. It’s quite the roll-call, with names like Gymkhana, Trishna, BAO, Hoppers and more. Since April, eyes and appetites have been focused on something new: the reopened Arcade Food Hall, London’s latest must-visit drinking, dining and entertainment hot spot in landmark Sixties Brutalist masterpiece, Centre Point.
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Samira Shackle and Philippe Marlière are with Emma Nelson to discuss the US sending longer-range missiles to Ukraine, the slippery slope of election meddling, favourite transformations of disused public spaces and the longest they’ve been kept waiting by a call-centre operator. Plus: the latest in our Paris Quality of Life series.
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Following the release of Fusako Shigenobu, the co-founder of the Japanese Red Army, Andrew Mueller explains the origins of the terrorist group.
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Will advanced rocket systems turn the tide of the war in Ukraine? Plus: the US Supreme Court’s decision to block a Texas law forbidding social media firms from regulating online speech, the latest business headlines and a design round-up by Monocle’s Nic Monisse.
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Denmark heads to the polls for a vote on scrapping its EU defence opt-out. Plus: China ramps up incursions into Taiwan’s air space, a flick through the papers and the latest trade and economy news.
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We get hospitable with British interior designer Tara Bernerd and drop into the office of multidisciplinary designer Tom Dixon. Plus: we pay a visit to a new dining hall at the University of Cambridge by architects Feilden Fowles.
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Energy expert and historian Daniel Yergin unpacks the EU’s Russian oil embargo. Panellists Yossi Mekelberg and Tessa Szyszkowitz discuss European unity, Israel-Gulf relations – is normalisation possible without Palestine? – and chaos at British airports. Plus: the second episode of our Quality of Life series.
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One of Iceland’s best-known chefs and cookery book authors shares a favourite dessert recipe.
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This episode looks at the meaning behind the things we own and the craft that goes into them. We meet knife-maker Holly Loftus in her small London studio, speak to Ajiri Aki, an entrepreneur who deals in antique linens and beautiful crockery, and journalist Fleur MacDonald muses on the iconic white Airtex and green turf that signal the arrival of June’s tennis season.
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Why is Canada’s government moving to ban handguns? We also find out why Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko is reluctant to be dragged into the war in Ukraine, get the day’s business headlines and look ahead to the Summit of the Americas 2022.
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EU leaders wrestle with a potential Russian oil ban. Plus: Pacific heads reject China’s security deal proposal and we profile the candidates in the second round of Colombia’s election.
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Sofia Coppola has been applauded as a filmmaker ever since ‘The Virgin Suicides’ in 1999. In the two decades since, her films have touched on everything from an 18th-century queen on the eve of the French revolution to a group of thieves notorious for stealing the property of Paris Hilton. We take a deep dive into her work with critic Hannah Strong, the author of the new book, ‘Sofia Coppola: Forever Young’.
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Will the West be able to find unity in its dealings with Russia? How far Turkey can go with its unaccommodating approach to both refugee flows and Sweden and Finland’s Nato applications before it faces a backlash. Plus: the most ridiculous things you can declare a political victory.
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Sally Howard heads to Paris to visit an iconic bookshop where, for decades, aspiring writers have been able to find both inspiration and accommodation among its shelves.
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In this special interview, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Brazilian singer Marisa Monte about her forthcoming European tour.
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What would both Russia and Ukraine be prepared to accept to enter peace talks? Plus: the latest on Colombia’s presidential election, Karen Middleton profiles the new leader of Australia's Liberal party and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the papers.
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EU leaders meet to decide on fresh sanctions against Russia. Plus: President Biden calls for tougher gun laws, a new global tourism index and the latest music news.
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Carey Shuffman, head of the women’s segment at UBS, gives insights into the latest in the company’s series of reports that collect data from women in the US and around the world about how they approach and engage with major financial decisions. This year’s edition has some striking findings: women are increasingly acting on their convictions to pursue greater purpose in their lives and intentionally using their financial resources, time and purchasing power in a way that aligns with their values.
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Sarah Winman is an actor-turned-author of several critically acclaimed novels. Her 2011 debut ‘When God Was A Rabbit’ took the literary world by storm and saw her win new writer of the year at the Galaxy National Book Awards. Since then she has published three novels, most recently ‘Still Life’. Spanning more than 40 years, Still Life transports readers from Florence to London and explores family, truth and love.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Christoph Lenz discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Paris and Bangkok.
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Highlights from Monocle 24: the opening of the Elizabeth line in London, an interview with the editor in chief of ‘Vogue’ Ukraine and our reports from the World Economic Forum.
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In this special episode, Andrew Mueller sits down with the former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, to discuss the volatile relationship between superpowers China and the United States, the possibility of a catastrophic war between them – and how to avert such a conflict – and what he learned during his lengthy meetings with Xi Jinping.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to the executive editor of ‘The Atlantic’, Adrienne LaFrance, about the title’s expanding books section. Plus: how ‘Der Spiegel’ covered the World Economic Forum and ‘The Podcast Reader’, a magazine that publishes transcriptions of outstanding podcasts.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Vincent McAviney reviews the day’s papers and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, shares his thoughts in his weekend column.
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We head to the World Economic Forum in Davos to find out what is happening in the Alpine town’s kitchens during the huge event. Also in the programme: how Ivan Orkin became one of the world’s best ramen experts, plus the week’s biggest food and drink news.
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The latest on Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine with Lada Roslycky. News editor Chris Cermak and US editor Chris Lord on the fallout from the Texas shooting and business editor David Hodari reflects on the World Economic Forum. Plus: an interview with the Booker Prize winner and we say farewell to a Monocle colleague.
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Born into a family that owned one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in Damascus, Tareq Hadhad arrived in Canada in 2016 as a refugee of Syria’s civil war. He explains how he launched boutique chocolate brand Peace By Chocolate from his new home on Canada’s Atlantic coast.
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We ask what Russia's strategic aims are in Ukraine, look ahead to Colombia's presidential election and assess the prospects of a global recession. Plus Monocle's contributing editor Andrew Mueller rounds up the week's stranger stories.
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How did a young scientist in East Germany become a spy for the KGB, live a secret double life as an undercover agent in the US and, years later, get American citizenship? The former Soviet spook tells Andrew Mueller about his extraordinary life.
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We bring you the latest as fighting rages in the east of Ukraine. Plus: Imran Khan gives the Pakistan government an ultimatum, Colombia’s presidential election and the latest aviation news.
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What will the cities of the future look like? Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos to find out more about the global urban agenda. Hear from Yulia Klymenko, Kristiina Siilin, Miami mayor Francis Suarez, Alice Charles, Coen van Oostrom and Thomas Ermacora.
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Marie Le Conte and James Rodgers discuss Russian gains in the Donbas and the chances of a peace deal, public trust and the UK’s “partygate”, the US gun lobby and Quebec’s move to protect the French language. Plus, an interview with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general and Henry Rees-Sherdian’s weekly Letter from New York.
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For this week's Global Countdown, Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the pop charts in Moldova.
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An historic village in southern Finland plays host to one of the country’s most anticipated design events this summer
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Georgina Godwin visits Charleston, the former home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, which was a retreat for the historic Bloomsbury group as well as a gathering place for some of the 20th century’s most radical artists, writers and thinkers. Today it is run by the Charleston Trust and continues to be a focal point for writers, who gather annually for the Charleston Literary Festival.
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We have the latest as Russian forces launch fresh attacks on towns in eastern Ukraine. Plus, Monocle’s business editor David Hodari gives us the banking perspective on Davos, an update on Ebace 2022 and we travel to Moldova for this week’s pop countdown.
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China’s foreign minister Wang Yi embarks on a 10-day tour of the Pacific Islands. Plus: President Biden calls for action on gun laws, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán declares a ‘state of danger’, and Norway’s public broadcaster ditches Facebook.
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Hats off to two innovative businesses chasing perfection from head to toe. Varsity Headwear has changed the game in baseball caps, ensuring that every individual can find their perfect fit, feel and fabric. Batch LDN is reimagining the suit with fresh emphasis on sustainability, versatility and comfort.
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As the US reels from another mass shooting, we ask Robert Spitzer, author of ‘The Politics of Gun Control’, if the country will ever change its stance on guns. Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Jonathan Fenby discuss Australia’s new PM, a Chinese charm offensive in the Pacific and their favourite political stunts. Plus: Chris Cermak meets Rwanda’s innovation minister.
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As the president of Senegal prepares to visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks on behalf of the African Union, Andrew Mueller explains why African nations are divided over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Can President Biden tackle the US gun lobby? Plus an interview with the Ukrainian economic policy advisor Alexander Rodnyansky, Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Charlie Filmer-Court offer their reflections on Davos and broadcaster Juliet Linley reviews the papers from Zürich.
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What are Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign-policy aims? Plus: Russian troops try to encircle Ukrainian special forces in the Donbas region, a dispatch from our team at the World Economic Forum, and the latest business news.
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We look at how the design scene in Ukraine has responded to Russia’s invasion. We find out how the Architecture Council of Europe is supporting the nation’s designers and meet an architectural institution that’s opted to stay in the country despite offers to move abroad. Plus we meet a brand championing Ukrainian heritage and craft, and the Kyiv-based architect, Slava Balbek.
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Chris Cermak checks in from the World Economic Forum and meets Margaritis Schinas, the vice president of the European Commission. In London, Tessa Szyszkowitz and Phil Clark discuss Poland and Hungary’s EU “hostage diplomacy”, Olaf Scholz’s African tour and the opening of London’s long-awaited Elizabeth line. Plus: On This Day in 1856.
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The head chef of the Michelin-stared restaurant Fifty Seconds in Lisbon explains how to prepare his superb lobster with rice.
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Live from Davos: what should we expect from the World Economic Forum? Plus: a top Russian diplomat quits his post in Geneva, the latest on attempts to decarbonise aviation and Monocle's Andrew Mueller and Sophie Grove ride London's new high-speed rail line.
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We ask if US policy towards Taiwan is about to change. Plus, an historic customs agreement between Ukraine and Poland, Olaf Scholz’s first Africa tour and the latest fashion news.
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We meet Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker for a tour of the objects that catalogue his rise to stardom, found in a loft and now forming the basis of his new memoir and exhibition. Plus we head to another exhibition, ‘Once Upon a Time’, that explores folklore, myth and fairytales through the ages.
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Eemeli Isoaho and Christoph Lenz are in Monocle’s Zürich studio to discuss Ukraine at the World Economic Forum, Finland and Sweden’s Nato bids and President Biden’s promise to Taiwan. As the world reopens to tourists, where are they heading? Plus Carlota Rebelo interviews Ukrainian MP Yulia Klymenko in Davos.
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Monocle’s Olga Tokariuk returns to Kyiv to assess the current state of day-to-day life after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Live from Zürich: Monocle 24's Chris Cermak, Tyler Brûlé and Carlota Rebelo have the latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, President Biden vows to defend Taiwan, Dr Chris Smith explains monkeypox and Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day's papers.
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We look at the effectiveness of the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports. Plus: Australians have been to the polls, the crisis in Sri Lanka deepens, and we check in with our team at the World Economic Forum.
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The war in Ukraine has accelerated a number of trends fuelled by the pandemic and has put international relationships and global dependencies under scrutiny. The conflict promises to reshape with whom – and how – business is done, as international relationships and alliances are reassessed. Our UBS panel unpacks three key trends in this changed world: the so-called “three Ds” of deglobalisation, decarbonisation and defence.
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Georgina Godwin meets Alice Sherwood, senior research fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute and former documentary maker. Her new book, ‘Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture’, tells stories of fraud, fakery and realness across art, technology, business and nature. Its author asks what authenticity is – and isn’t – and why it matters.
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Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Chris Cermak are joined by Fabienne Kinzelmann and Florian Egli to cover the weekend’s news and lookahead to Davos. Plus: our editor Andrew Tuck in London and Guy de Launey in the Balkans.
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Highlights from Monocle 24: this week we speak to the descendants of major political figures, celebrate 120 years of Berlin’s U-Bahn and explore the Lebanese pop charts.
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Sweden and Finland have submitted their applications to become Nato’s 31st and 32nd members. We ask what Sweden and Finland would bring to the alliance, and if this expansion would make Nato’s mission of defending the west easier or harder. Andrew Mueller speaks to Jukka Siukosaari, the Finnish ambassador to the UK, Mikaela Kumlin Granit, Sweden’s ambassador to the UK, and to former Nato chief General Sir Richard Shirreff, among others.
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This week on The Stack we speak with Philipp Vlasov, editor in chief of ‘Vogue Ukraine’. Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv and ‘Wyrd Science’, a new magazine about roleplaying and board games.
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Georgina Godwin covers the weekend’s biggest news. Stephen Dalziel reviews the day’s papers and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
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We head to southern Ireland to learn about some old methods for smoking fish that are winning over new fans. We also take a look at Italy’s wine industry and how UK embassies are finding soft power through food.
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Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo in Zürich and Tomos Lewis in Toronto look at the US primary elections, a royal visit to Canada and Germany’s monthly €9 rail tickets. Plus: David Hodari on the World Economic Forum and our editorial director Tyler Brûlé shares his thoughts of the week.
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Grapekeeper allows anyone to become a winemaker by letting them own a portion of a vineyard in leading European wineries, which are committed to sustainable viticulture. Founded in Holland in 2018 by Ana Monforte, an environmental engineer and wine enthusiast, customers have access to premium estates and the possibility of tailoring wines to suit their palates. All this while helping to lower costs for producers who use traditional practices.
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Is Russia trying to hold the world’s grain supplies to ransom? We also look forward to the World Economic Forum and pay tribute to Greek composer Vangelis who has passed away at the age of 79.
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The US singer-songwriter sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss her musical career fronting alternative rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave, her solo albums, and her new book ‘Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood’.
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We discuss President Biden’s trip to Asia and his goals to strengthen ties in the region. Plus: we preview this weekend’s elections in Australia, catch up on the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, and hear about a symphony that is out of this world.
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Mary Holland takes us on a tour of exhibitors at the 10th edition of New York City’s flagship annual design festival.
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We report from the international horticultural show that takes place in the Netherlands every 10 years. Once it wraps up, the 60-hectare site will be adapted to become a fully functioning new part of the city of Almere.
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Aleksandra Tirziu and Oliver Strijbis are in Monocle’s Zürich studio to discuss the Swiss response to Ukraine, Chinese education taking a more isolationist path, favourite political gaffes and coffee that’s so expensive it should be illegal. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on what to see in cinemas this summer.
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On this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the Lebanese pop charts.
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On Monocle Reads this week Georgina Godwin speaks to Charlotte Mullins, art critic and former editor of ‘Art Review’, about her latest book, ‘A Little History of Art’. It is a comprehensive and thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first works ever made to the role art plays in contemporary culture.
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Has Russia finally conquered what is left of Mariupol? We bring the biggest news from Cuba and Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the Lebanese music charts.
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Is a trade war between the EU and the UK on the horizon? Plus: Covid spreads in North Korea, the first Russian soldier goes on trial for war crimes in Ukraine, and the latest transport headlines.
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Shifting narratives around healthy eating and plant-based food have offered innovators an opportunity to establish and grow some brilliant businesses. Ella Mills is the founder and driving force behind Deliciously Ella, the plant-based food platform that advocates for a delicious path to feeling better. As the business celebrates its first 10 years, Ella and her husband (and Deliciously Ella’s CEO) Matt Mills explain how the brand began out of necessity as a passion project but then evolved. Now Deliciously Ella features a leading range of plant-based food products, an app, a collection of bestselling recipe books, a podcast, restaurant, and a likeminded global community both on and offline.
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Lynne O’Donnell and Charles Hecker discuss the future of military neutrality, the scathing new report on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the pros and cons of mandatory voting and what they would nominate for the Unesco heritage list. Plus: Andrew Mueller sits down with Lawrence Freedman to discuss Russia’s military failures in Ukraine.
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Following a Covid delay, the annual World Economic Forum at Davos is finally taking place again from 22 to 26 May. This year, there will be some new participants – representatives from eight cutting-edge Finnish companies that are innovating within energy, technology, healthcare and education under the banner Finnish Flow. They are aiming to take Davos by storm with their solutions to everything from the green-energy transition to helping children catch up on their Covid-struck education. In this special edition of ‘The Foreign Desk Explainer’, we hear from five Finnish Flow members, and their messages to the leaders of the world.
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We discuss Nato expansion ahead of Mevlot Cavusoglu’s meeting with US counterpart Anthony Blinken and look at the possibility of a trade war between the EU and the UK. Plus: Japan’s gradual opening to tourists.
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We have the latest on Russia’s invasion as Ukraine ends its fight for Mariupol. Plus: crisis simmers in Sri Lanka, a look at Cuba’s new penal code and the latest news from the world of tech.
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We take a trip underground to explore the design of London’s new Elizabeth Line and celebrate 120 years of Berlin’s U-Bahn. Plus: how to design the perfect underground transport map.
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Terry Stiastny and Vincent McAviney discuss the Northern Ireland protocol as the UK government threatens to renege on its Brexit deal; we report the latest on Finland and Sweden’s Nato membership bids; what to do about inflation; and as Australian PM Scott Morrison promises to be kinder, can politicians change? Plus: Carlota Rebelo reports on new trends in urbanism.
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A meat-free recipe by the executive chef of London's Bubala restaurant.
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Turkey's president says that he is opposed to Finland and Sweden joining Nato but what does that mean for security in the region? We profile France's new prime minister Élisabeth Borne, the first woman to hold the post in 30 years, and get the latest business news from Bloomberg.
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We discuss the possibility of unilateral action on the Northern Ireland protocol and hear the latest on the conflict in Ukraine from Kharkiv. Plus: Yemen’s Sana’a airport finally reopens, and it’s the first day of the Cannes Film Festival.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Jennifer Lucy Allan, a musicologist, writer and radio presenter, who also has a PhD in foghorns. Her book ‘The Foghorn’s Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast’ has just been published in paperback. It charts the history of the foghorn, its poetic role at the boundary of land and sea, and how its bellowing sound captures the imagination.
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Buffalo News’ Robert McCarthy has the latest on the Buffalo shooting. Baria Alamuddin and John Everard discuss what a Russia defeat in Ukraine would mean; Lebanon’s uncertain election; North Korea’s new pandemic and Biden’s visit to Asia; and ‘The Washington Post’ opens a bureau in Kyiv. Plus: Lilian Fawcett visits Photo London.
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David Stevens heads to the Catalan capital of Barcelona to visit a historic building that offers a fresh perspective on one of its long-hidden façades.
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Reports suggest that Russia has lost a third of its ground combat forces in Ukraine. We discuss the implications for Finland and Sweden as they prepare their Nato applications. Plus: North Korea and Eurovision.
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We give you the latest from Ukraine and discuss the election results in Lebanon. Plus: Singapore’s European Film Festival.
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At a time when inflation is high and fears about central bank overreactions are driving markets, how can investors tap into opportunities? As well as an overview on positioning for inflation, we take a deeper dive into sustainable fixed income.
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Georgina Godwin meets Charlotte Van den Broeck, award-winning Flemish poet and author. Her newly translated book ‘Bold Ventures: Thirteen Tales of Architectural Tragedy’ is about architects whose design errors proved fatal, as they took their own lives or at least that’s the rumour. It is a personal, reflective and philosophical exploration of the connection between creation and creator.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Aleksandra Tirziu and Chandra Kurt cover the weekend’s biggest news. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Helsinki and Hong Kong.
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We mark Europe Day, examine Mario Draghi’s visit to Washington and discuss Finland, Sweden and Nato. Plus: we sit down with celebrated writer Ali Smith, report from Brussels and unpack this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
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In this special episode of ‘The Foreign Desk’, we speak to the descendants of major political figures. What’s it really like to be the child of a head of state? How weird is it when everyone else’s president is your parent? And are the descendants of villains able to move on from their ancestor’s crimes? Andrew Mueller speaks to Josina Machel, Gerald Posner and Nina Khrushcheva.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to Divia Thani from ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ about travel trends. Plus music curator Arman Naféei on his new podcast ‘Are We on Air?’ and ‘Eurovision’ host Alessandro Cattelan.
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Georgina Godwin on the weekend’s biggest discussion topics; Charles Hecker reviews the papers; and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gives his prediction of who will win the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ final in Turin.
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Israeli top chef and restaurateur Assaf Granit talks about how he created his successful restaurant empire. Max Tobias, founder of London’s Dusty Knuckle bakery, talks us through his business that supplies sourdough to many of the capital’s best restaurants.
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This week, Markus Hippi gives us the Polish view on the war in Ukraine, while Chiara Rimella and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss the Eurovision Song Contest and why it matters to Italians. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs on Jarvis Cocker’s new memoir and Andrew Mueller takes us back to Portugal in 1917 for On This Day.
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In this episode, Alexis Self speaks to critic and novelist Gary Indiana about his new essay collection Fire Season, New York City and whether or not there's hope for humanity.
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Kate Swanson founded stackable cookware brand Ensembl in Montrèal in 2020. She explains why she left a successful career in law to set up the business.
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How is Russia viewing Finland’s attempts to join Nato? Plus: an update on Lebanon’s election and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto speaks to Alessandro Cattelan, the host of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
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The former first lady of Ukraine sits down with Emma Nelson to discuss her upbringing in Chicago, her husband’s poisoning during his election campaign and what it was like to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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The latest on the war in Ukraine and Finland’s move to become part of Nato. Plus: a spying scandal rocks the Spanish government, a senior Catholic cleric is arrested in Hong Kong, and a report from Turin on Eurovision.
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We’re in Brussels reporting from the Urban Land Institute’s Europe Conference and Young Leaders Forum to explore the emerging trends for cities and what comes next.
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Isabel Hilton and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discuss the White House’s global Covid summit; Tina Fordham reports on Finland’s announcement to join Nato; and we discuss the influence of religion on politics. Meanwhile, Fernando Augusto Pacheco is in Turin for Eurovision and Henry Rees-Sheridan brings us his weekly Letter from New York.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Italy as the country prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend.
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We meet award-winning British stone carver Zoë Wilson to discuss pattern, material and her rather unique craft.
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David George Haskell is a Guggenheim fellow and a professor of biology and environmental studies, who has written about biology, ethics and culture for ‘The New York Times’ and other publications. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his fascinating new book, ‘Sounds Wild and Broken’, which charts the first sounds in the atmosphere that predate life on Earth.
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Why are Finland’s leaders calling for the country to apply to join Nato “without delay”? Plus, we discuss France’s new left-wing coalition, find out why the sale of Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt is going down badly in Argentina and give you Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s special pop countdown from Turin.
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We give you the latest from Helsinki and Stockholm as Finland and Sweden prepare to announce Nato bids. Plus: a look at the second global coronavirus summit, the battle in the US over abortion laws and Sweden’s Eurovision entry.
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We talk to Nils Leonard of Uncommon Creative Studio and Nora Apsel, founder of Morty, a company shaking up the US mortgage market by putting consumers in control. Nils and Nora are entrepreneurs who share a passion for consumer advocacy, a commitment to doing business with purpose, and a belief in challenging and changing the status quo.
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Nabila Ramdani and Somnath Batabyal discuss support for the war in Russia and Vladimir Putin’s accidental boost to Nato and European unity. Plus: the Taliban’s further restrictions on Afghan women’s freedoms, a revamp for France’s most famous road and the end of the iPod. Plus: Petri Burtsoff looks ahead to Helsinki’s literature festival.
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When the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in the wake of the allied forces’ sudden departure, they assured the world that things would be different this time. This was the Taliban 2.0 after a progression of 20 years. But this week saw the return of the burqa along with hefty consequences for any woman who dares to show her face in public. Andrew Mueller explains.
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What role are Western spy agencies playing in the war in Ukraine? Plus: Monocle’s Beirut correspondent on Lebanon’s elections, Vicky Pryce on the World Bank and we speak to Finland’s Eurovision entry, The Rasmus.
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Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.
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We explore a printing archive in London that dates back to the 19th century and visit an award-winning type foundry. Plus: a project showcasing Portugual's women graphic designers.
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Lew Lukens and Samira Shackle discuss a shift in the EU balance of power amid the war in Ukraine. Plus: Priti Patel’s attempts to blame lawyers for a delay to her Rwanda asylum plan, Jill Biden’s visit to Ukraine and the Eurovision Song Contest with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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A recipe by the founder of Michelin-starred restaurant Aira in Stockholm.
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What is behind French president Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a “new European community”? Plus: emergency talks over power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the Australian campaign trail and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco previews this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.
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Voters in the Philippines go to the polls. Plus: the resignation of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, dock workers blockading Russian cargo and an interview with the Swiss entry to this year's Eurovision.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by one of the UK’s most celebrated writers, Ali Smith. Her latest work, ‘Companion Piece’, is an addition to Smith’s seasonal quartet. Through her typical playful use of language, it brings together the specific hardships of the coronavirus pandemic and mythic history. It is a celebration of companionship and an exploration of how, after being locked down, we might open up again.
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Stephen Dalziel and Aliona Hlivco join Georgina Godwin to discuss Russia’s Victory Day, UK opposition leader Keir Starmer faces an awkward investigation and Brazil’s Lula launches his political comeback. Plus: what’s next for the European Union? With a report by Alexei Korolyov for Europe Day.
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Samson Mbogo visits Kenya’s Fort Jesus, a Unesco heritage site that is both a major tourist attraction and a symbol of a much darker history.
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What does Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech tell us about Russia’s war objectives? Plus: Beijing and Shanghai impose further lockdown measures, Brazil’s Lula launches his presidential campaign and, as it’s Europe Day, we find out about the man who imagined a united continent.
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Russia expert Mark Galeotti unpacks the significance of Moscow’s ‘Victory Day’ celebrations. Plus: Hong Kong’s new leader, a flick through today’s papers and the return of London Craft Week.
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UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief economist Paul Donovan explains why inflation is almost certain to fall in developed economies in the second half of 2022. He explains the effect of a normalisation in demand for products that resulted in a surge in demand in 2021 and why comparing recent prices with those from the same time last year, when we were in lockdown, can be misleading. He also discusses why containing wage costs makes a fall more likely.
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This week, Georgina Godwin speaks to Corinne Chateau, the American actress, director and writer. She discusses working with Elia Kazan, Anne Bancroft, Shelley Winters, Katharine Hepburn and Ellen Burstyn; her book ‘The Road to Cali’; and her most recent project, the award-winning documentary ‘Safer in Silence’, which explores her Jewish-Polish heritage.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, our Tokyo bureau chief Fiona Wilson and guests cover the weekend’s biggest discussion topics, live from Tokyo.
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This week we look at 40 years of ‘i-D’ magazine, press freedom in Hong Kong and the latest book by culture critic Jude Rogers.
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We all suffer from illness but, for world leaders, it can be a major PR challenge. Can one person’s illness change the course of history? Andrew Mueller speaks to Dr Dan Poulter, Alex von Tunzelmann, Lance Price and Leah J Greene.
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This week we speak to author Fatima Farheen Mirza about her collaboration with Valentino, a words-only advertising campaign called ‘Valentino: The Narratives II’. Plus, curator Luke McKernan on ‘Breaking the News’, an exhibition covering 500 years of UK news at the British Library.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Simon Brooke reviews the papers and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
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Top Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes on his new London restaurant Lisboeta and why the feeling of community should play a bigger role in the hospitality industry. Also in the programme: new trends and roasts at the Helsinki Coffee Festival.
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For this week’s in-house Daily, Markus Hippi and Carlota Rebelo discuss differing memories of the Second World War across Europe; republicans eye a historic win in Northern Ireland; and the Eurovision Song Contest with special guest and superfan Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: Sergiy Petukhov reflects on the war in Ukraine ahead of Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ and Monocle’s Europe editor-at-large Ed Stocker speaks to a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin.
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In 2018 we met Dax Dasilva, the founder and then CEO of Lightspeed, a technology firm that he started in Montréal in 2005. He has since created Age of Union, a non-profit environmental alliance, and been appointed executive chair of Lightspeed’s board of directors. How do these latest moves build upon the ambitions that defined the start of his entrepreneurial journey? Here we look back on Dasilva’s inspirations and choices in founding Lightspeed.
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The latest from Ukraine: new evacuation efforts begin for the hundreds of civilians trapped inside Mariupol’s steelworks and Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Berlin, where he met refugee Masha Gontar. Plus: Japan’s plans to finally reopen to tourism.
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The second Japanese woman in space talks to Georgina Godwin about the International Space Station’s robotic arm, adjusting to life back on Earth and what the war in Ukraine could mean for space exploration.
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Northern Ireland’s historic election. Plus: US senators push to scrap the filibuster rule, the latest transport news and an interview with Kateryna Yushchenko, the former first lady of Ukraine.
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We flick through a few city snapshots and discuss some stories that we have been following from around the globe.
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Marie Le Conte and Viji Alles give us the latest from Ukraine, as Kyiv asks for more weapons and Russia is accused of violating a ceasefire. Plus: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s European tour, the French left, the first space hotel and our weekly Letter from New York.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Japan.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to American writer, essayist and public speaker Deesha Philyaw about her latest book, ‘The Secret Lives of Church Ladies’. The award-winning collection of short stories explores the lives and relationships of black women and girls in the US, and the tension between their own needs and desires and the expectations set for them by the church and by society.
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We head to the Porto atelier of contemporary menswear label Ernest W Baker to learn how it combines classic tailoring with modern influences.
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How is Russian state-run media portraying prospective Nato members? Plus: why Chile’s leftist leader is in trouble, broadcaster Juliet Linley reviews the papers from Zürich and Japan’s pop charts.
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The latest on Russia’s storming of Mariupol. Plus: a look at the anti-government protests in Armenia, the fallout of the war in Ukraine on African economies and an interview with the editor in chief of ‘I-D’ magazine.
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Designers Vanessa Yuan and Joris Vanbriel founded Ecobirdy in Antwerp in 2018, with the aim of creating high-quality furniture using nothing but recycled plastic. Monocle’s Tomos Lewis speaks to the duo about their award-winning design for children, the Charlie Chair, and their broader ambitions for the studio.
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Daniella Peled and Jonn Elledge are in studio to discuss a new round of EU sanctions on Russia; a fierce antisemitism row between Moscow and Jerusalem; Donald Trump’s relentless hold on the Republican Party; and London gets a new train line. Plus: Yana Peel, head of arts and culture at Chanel on the inaugural Next Prize.
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Andrew Mueller delves into the world of wartime legends and explains who “the ghost of Kyiv” really is.
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Why is the Belarusian army conducting fresh military drills? Plus: France’s conservatives consider a pact with president Emmanuel Macron, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts brings us the day’s business news and David Phelan on the latest gadgets.
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The US Supreme Court’s abortion bombshell. Plus: the EU weighs up a ban on Russian oil, a lookahead to the Philippines’ presidential election and a flick through today’s papers.
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The head chef of London’s Leroy restaurant on a fresh spring starter made with seasonal British ingredients.
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We hear how Beijing-based practice Open is leading the way in terms of cultural architecture in China and reflect on fascinating collaborations between architects and sculptors in mid-20th-century America. Plus: a new project exploring Mexico’s plentiful biomaterials.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Quentin Peel discuss an existential threat to Roe v Wade, the EU’s potential ban on Russian oil and how British and German leaders are politicising Ukraine at home. Plus: James Chambers on the media crackdown in Hong Kong for World Press Freedom Day.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by the chairman of Siemens AG, Jim Hagemann Snabe, at the company’s Munich HQ. They discuss where a firm so intertwined in the critical infrastructure of our daily lives is heading next.
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Is the US Supreme Court preparing to overturn the nationwide right to abortion? Plus: divisions among EU member states on how soon they should end their dependence on Russian energy, the latest business news and plans for the first space hotel.
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The latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus: the US steps up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, a flick through today’s papers and highlights from the Met Gala.
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Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho looks at a remarkable piece of architecture designed by Lina Bo Bardi, whose efforts to preserve an oil-drum factory in the middle of Brazil’s biggest city resulted in a refined design that meets the needs of the community.
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Critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan and Inkoo Kang of ‘The Washington Post’ talk all things TV with Robert Bound. We discuss the best shows on the small screen today, as well as what’s coming up. Expect everything from crime, cooking and comedy to dinosaurs.
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Stephen Dalziel and Alex von Tunzelmann join Georgina Godwin in the studio to discuss the day’s top stories. Plus: journalist Jude Rogers talks about her book ‘The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives’.
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As US House speaker Nancy Pelosi becomes the highest-ranking US official to go to Kyiv to meet the Ukrainian president, we ask whether America’s efforts will be enough. Plus: Narendra Modi in Europe, the future of the French left and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s tribute to Régine, the self-proclaimed inventor of the disco.
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We discuss Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida’s tour of South Asia. Plus: the latest on the war in Ukraine, Northern Ireland’s local elections and a round-up of news from the Balkans region.
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Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as president promises continuity and a degree of certainty for the French economy and Europe’s wider political dynamics. Our panel from UBS considers his domestic agenda and discusses how he can implement his green deal in the face of a potentially more fragmented France.
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This week, Georgina Godwin speaks to Clare Conville, founder of literary agency Conville and Walsh. She also meets DBC Pierre, the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Vernon God Little’. His latest work is ‘Big Snake Little Snake’, an exploration of risk and gambling.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Christof Münger and Eemeli Isoaho on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Vienna and Tokyo.
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This week we explore Englishness, speak to the CEO of Groupe Le Monde and explore the Venice Biennale.
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As space enthusiasts celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 16, we examine how space has been used throughout history as an arena for international co-operation. Andrew Mueller speaks to Nasa’s former chief historian Bill Barry, astronaut manager Christina Korp and veteran Nasa astronaut Nicole Stott.
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This week we speak with Alastair McKimm, editor in chief of ‘i-D’ magazine on its new book celebrating 40 years of the title. Plus magCulture heads to New York in May and we leaf through ‘Spiral’, a cool title on American football.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Stephen Dalziel reviews the papers, and we hear how Vienna is debating what to do with its Soviet memorials.
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Our guide to the world of food, drink and entertaining, The Menu serves up interviews with the world’s most creative chefs, introduces the makers behind the scenes and the ingredients that will soon be landing on your restaurant table.
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We’re in Ottawa with Monocle’s Tomos Lewis as the city braces for another protest. In London, Paige Reynolds and Alexis Self look at New Zealand reopening for tourism and the UK scrapping the TV licence fee. Plus: legalising marijuana in New York and are series remakes always a good idea?
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Fried Vancraen is the founder and CEO of Materialise, a company that uses additive manufacturing (3D printing) to develop meaningful applications that contribute to a better and healthier world.
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This episode might whet your appetite: we head to the Soça Valley to meet Ana Ros, head chef of Slovenia’s first Michelin-star restaurant Hisa Franko, take a tasty turn around Barcelona’s Santa Caterina market to sample some Catalan delicacies, and ponder why taste and place are so deeply intertwined. Plus, we take a whirlwind trip to the Venice Biennale and meet the founder of sustainable fabrics pioneer Pyratex.
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Will Nato be forced to play a more active role in Ukraine? Plus, Turkey and Saudi Arabia attempt to mend ties, the day’s business news and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Lucinda Elliott bring us some fun news stories from Latin America.
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Soyeon Yi, South Korea’s first and only astronaut, speaks to Georgina Godwin about her trip to space, the view from the International Space Station and a complicated return to Earth in which she landed among nomads in Kazakhstan – and inspiring the next generation of Stem leaders.
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We hear from Beijing about the city’s fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown and ask how the country’s “zero-Covid” policy affects the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Plus: the escalation of Hungary’s rule-of-law spat with the EU, the latest TV news and an interview with South Korea’s only astronaut.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Nick Chater, professor of behavioural science at Warwick University Business School, about his new book ‘The Language Game’, co-written with colleague and friend Morten H Christian. The book offers a new theory of language development, arguing that we learn to communicate not with fixed meanings and rules but through the chaotic improvisation and creativity of everyday speech.
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Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov reports from southeastern Hungary, where the traditional craft of weaving using cattail plants is making a comeback.
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We look at the different ways in which cities are bringing innovative designs to their new housing stock to ensure that growing urban populations have a place that they can be proud to call home.
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Lisette Reymer and Tim Dowling discuss Vladimir Putin’s stark warning to Ukraine’s allies. Plus: the Boeing CEO’s regrets about the Trump-era Air Force One deal, New Zealand’s climate change plan for its cities, the joys (or not) of work dinners and Andrew Mueller’s ‘On This Day’ series takes us back to 1789 and the mutiny of the ‘HMS Bounty’.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Slovenia.
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What can the UN do to help Ukraine? Plus: Europe and the US move to a post-emergency phase of the pandemic, Israel’s prime minister Naftali Bennett tries to defuse a row over his lavish expenses and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best Slovenian pop music.
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Can Poland manage without Russian gas? Ukraine’s former deputy minister for energy and environment Alex Riabchyn and Warsaw-based journalist Michał Potocki have the latest. Plus: Germany’s foreign policy U-turn and a review of the papers from Zürich.
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Passionate about great design and interiors, Daphne Vassiliades co-founded Rehaus, an online platform dedicated to the resale of vintage pieces and designer furniture. She tells us about the importance of her collaboration with Shutl founder Tom Allason and e-comms veteran Will Cochrane, and offers her take on what makes a good managed marketplace.
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Daniella Peled and Philippe Marlière on the war in Ukraine as Russia cuts off its gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria. Plus: the challenges facing Emmanuel Macron, the Congressional Soccer Match between US Republicans and Democrats, and Denmark’s “climate label” for food products.
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Almost 30 per cent of the French electorate declined to vote last weekend, while a projected 90 per cent of voters will turn out for Australia’s federal elections later this year. The difference is compulsory voting.
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Will Moscow’s decision to cut gas supplies to major European nations force the West to wean itself off Russian energy? Plus: Germany finally authorises tank deliveries to Ukraine, Beijing expands coronavirus testing and novelist Dorothy Koomson surveys the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist.
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We reflect on the meetings between Russia and the UN, and hear the reaction to the talks in Ukraine. Plus: we bring you the view on the war from Moldova, a report on floundering security in Sudan and Netflix’s declining subscribers.
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We reflect on the 2022 edition of the Monocle Design Awards and meet some of this year’s winners, including Snøhetta, Limbo Accra, Anna O’Gorman and Dorte Mandrup.
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Viv Groskop and Yossi Mekelberg discuss the latest from the Ukraine-Russia conflict, including the UN secretary-general’s trip to Moscow and explosions in Moldova. Plus we cover clashes in Jerusalem, Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, Italy’s cultural heritage protectors; and we hear from Alexei Korolyov on Austria’s debate over Soviet war memorials.
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A soufflé recipe courtesy of the talented French chef.
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We ask: does the UN chief António Guterres need to do more to end the war in Ukraine? Plus, we report on Japan and South Korea’s attempt to mend their troubled relationship, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts has the day’s business news and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the international press.
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As UN chief António Guterres heads to Moscow, we give you the latest on his meeting with Vladimir Putin. Plus: US diplomats begin to return to Ukraine, Elon Musk strikes a deal to buy Twitter and a round-up of the latest news from the Nordic region.
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The world’s most prestigious art event is back in full force. Monocle’s Chiara Rimella and Alexis Self chat about their week in Venice, and how the Biennale has responded in times of conflict. Plus: we hear from some of the most talked-about artists at this year’s event, including Stan Douglas and Golden Lion winner Sonia Boyce.
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Terry Stiastny and Jonathan Fenby join Andrew Mueller to discuss the French presidential election, populism in Europe as Slovenia ousts its incumbent PM and the relevance of royal tours. Plus we speak to a former US ambassador to Kyiv about Ukraine and to Charlotte McDonald-Gibson about her new book, ‘Far Out: Encounters with Extremists’.
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What does Emmanuel Macron’s presidential victory mean for France? Plus: what Ukraine needs to frustrate Russia’s aims, why Yemen’s commercial flights have been delayed and Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff on Finland’s space ambitions.
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Geetanjali Krishna looks at the Red Fort in Delhi – and the claim to its ownership by a woman purporting to be the oldest surviving descendant of India’s last Mughal emperor.
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A French election special live from Paris. ‘Le Monde’ journalist Gilles Paris reflects on what the results mean for France and we look at the foreign-policy implications of the election. Plus we leaf through the day's newspapers, and bring you the latest fashion news.
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Delivering insights into the people, places and products shaping the financial week ahead. Hear from the finest minds and freshest thinkers as they take you beyond the numbers and the hype to get to the heart of the day’s big issues.
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Georgina Godwin meets Dutch author and poet Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, whose best-selling novel ‘Grand Hotel Europa’ has just been translated into English. It is a moving and addictive masterpiece looking at European identity, nostalgia and the end of an era.
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Monocle’s Emma Nelson, Tom Burges Watson and panellists Florence Biedermann and Agnes Poirier cover the weekend’s biggest topics in this special broadcast from Paris. Also on the programme: how the French hospitality industry is enjoying a post-pandemic bounceback.
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This week we visit a Ukrainian school in London, check out the top-five songs in Portugal and talk about the Monocle Design Awards in our latest issue.
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On St George’s Day, we discuss the complexities of Englishness. What does it mean to be English, as opposed to British? Why are so many on the left hesitant to embrace the national flag and how has this shaped the country’s politics? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ailsa Henderson, Christy Evans, Tariq Modood and Billy Bragg.
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We speak to Louis Dreyfus, CEO of Groupe Le Monde, about the French publication’s English-language digital edition. Plus: ‘Astra’, a new international literature magazine.
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Georgina Godwin covers the weekend’s biggest discussion topics, Charles Hecker reviews the newspapers and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
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Nancy Silverton, one of the most successful chefs, restaurateurs and authors in the US, offers her take on great hospitality. Also on the programme: an artisan food market in Barcelona that’s enjoying a post-pandemic bounce-back.
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Chris Cermak and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss France’s election and the new online English edition of ‘Le Monde’, while Chiara Rimella and Alexis Self explore the Biennale Arte in Venice. Plus: Sophie Grove and Josh Fehnert on the latest issues of Monocle and Konfekt, Olga Tokariuk with an update from inside Ukraine and Sophie Monaghan-Coombs speaks to the artist behind a new extraterrestrial-themed exhibition in London.
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We dive into Monocle’s latest issue and celebrate an innovative business built on the foundations of another. We visit the site of Nintendo’s former headquarters in Kyoto, where Marufukuro, a new hotel designed by the great Tadao Ando, has recently opened.
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Will France stick with Emmanuel Macron or go with Marine Le Pen? Plus, the latest on Ukraine, Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis takes on Disney and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller offers a mirthful take on the news cycle.
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The astronaut and engineer speaks with Andrew Mueller about working in space, her previous life as a fighter pilot and the toughest job she’s had: being a mother.
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We discuss Germany’s dithering on the issue of sending weapons to Ukraine. Plus: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen enter the final days of campaigning, Japan weighs in on the Solomon Islands-China security pact and the latest urbanism news.
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Extra: The minds behind Swiss brands Qwstion and Mover share how their latest product came to fruition.
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What lessons can cities learn from the past? We discuss Leonardo da Vinci’s plans for the ideal city, sketched after a pandemic; revisit the pneumatic tube system; and re-examine the humble drinking fountain.
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Sarah Churchwell and Robin Lustig on Ukraine’s perceptions of Germany and the UK, how to debate a (French) populist, Alex Jones’s bankruptcy and the International Antiquarian Book Fair. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan’s Letter from New York.
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In this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco runs down the top songs in Portugal.
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Georgina Godwin sits down with Chloë Ashby to talk about her debut novel ‘Wet Paint’. Ashby is an award-winning arts journalist and author, and a regular contributor and former editor at Monocle.
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Why has Russia’s army failed to achieve a major breakthrough in eastern Ukraine? Plus: the latest on Japan’s currency slump, Monocle’s Design Awards and Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Portugal’s pop charts.
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We discuss the French presidential election debate. Plus: Finnish MPs on Nato membership, an update from the Venice Biennale and the latest theatre news.
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Rami Zeidan founded Life House, a boutique hotel brand and hotel-management technology company, in 2017. He talks to Monocle’s Tomos Lewis about his ambitions for the company and explains why technology should not be disruptive but instead enhance what a hotel does best: making its guests feel welcome.
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Tessa Szyskowitz and Charles Hecker on a bad week for Boris Johnson; the battle for Mariupol and who we should punish for war; and Netflix hits a rocky patch. Plus: Monocle’s US editor Chris Lord has a dispatch from Hawaii and associate editor Alexis Self joins us from the Venice Biennale.
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The far-right conspiracy website, headed by radio host Alex Jones, has filed for bankruptcy following defamation lawsuits. Andrew Mueller explains the effect of Jones’s fake-news empire and asks whether its legacy can be so easily quelled.
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What is the Russian leadership hoping to achieve in Ukraine? Plus: Australia’s reaction to a pact between China and the Solomon Islands, how people in Martinique feel about the French presidential election and David Phelan’s roundup of the latest technology trends.
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The latest on Russia’s all-out assault on east Ukraine. Plus: Sri Lanka’s debt crisis, Pakistan’s new prime minister and Australia’s new blue plaque scheme.
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We look at the effect of living in spaces at the cutting edge of design, from a De Stijl gem in Utrecht to mid-century residences in Perth.
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Latika Bourke and Vincent McAviney on a renewed Russian push in Ukraine’s Donbas region; scrutiny intensifies for French presidential candidates Macron and Le Pen; a US judge throws out a transport mask mandate; and demolition begins on Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower. Plus: a report from London’s Ukrainian school.
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A super-easy recipe by Nancy Silverton, one of California’s best-known chefs, authors and restaurateurs.
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We give you the latest as Russian forces launch a huge offensive in eastern Ukraine. Plus, the effect of coronavirus lockdowns on China’s economy, business news and Monocle’s Guy De Launey with headlines from the Western Balkans.
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Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko gives us the latest on the ground in Kyiv and we hear an update on Russia’s military strategy. Plus: the Philippines prepares for next month’s presidential elections, and transport news.
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Georgie Rogers and Fernando Augusto Pacheco join Robert Bound to look ahead to the most exciting albums of the coming months, including new releases from a Brazilian pop star, a classic British indie band and a camera-shy cowboy.
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Lynne O’Donnell, columnist for ‘Foreign Policy’ magazine, and Simon Brooke, freelance journalist, are in the studio with Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s big stories. Plus: a report from Monocle’s Latin America correspondent, Lucinda Elliott, on Montevideo’s rural festival and a supply crunch for farmers in the region.
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Emily Wither visits one of the world’s most stunning YMCA buildings to explore how the space has helped to bring together a divided city.
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We give you the latest on Russia’s missile strikes in Lviv as Ukraine braces for an all-out assault on the west of the country. Plus: the political aftermath of an unholy weekend in Jerusalem, a flick through today’s papers and a special interview with veteran Nasa astronaut Commander Susan Kilrain.
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Former first lady of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko discusses the human and economic costs of Russia’s war on her country. Plus: South Korea’s foreign policy objectives, the IMF and World Bank spring meetings and a flick through today’s papers.
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Dr Clare McAndrew, author of the annual global art-market report, joins UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief economist, Paul Donovan, to discuss the findings of this year’s edition. The report is created by McAndrew’s Arts Economics for Art Basel, in partnership with UBS, and presents information based on data gathered from dealers, auction houses, collectors, art fairs, industry experts and others involved in the art trade.
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Georgina Godwin meets Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo. Her first novel, ‘We Need New Names’, was shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, making her the first Zimbabwean and first black African woman to make the shortlist. Her new novel ‘Glory’, set in an animal kingdom called Jidada, tells the story of dashed hopes, corruption and greed following the fall of a dictator.
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Monocle 24’s Emma Nelson and panellists Nabila Ramdani and Stephen Dalziel cover the weekend’s biggest stories. Plus: a check-in on what’s making headlines in Helsinki.
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We revisit the past week’s best interview on Monocle 24, with highlights ranging from a discussion about the French elections to an interview with Belgian actress Virginie Efira.
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Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as Pakistan’s 23rd prime minister, following the ousting of Imran Khan. How did we get here and what’s next for the politically volatile country? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ian Talbot, Samira Shackle and Ahmed Rashid.
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This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco sits down with astrologer Susan Miller to discuss writing horoscopes for magazines and why the interest in the practice is stronger than ever.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Vincent McAviney reviews the papers and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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We visit Bologna’s inaugural Slow Wine Fair, hear from Oslo’s culinary mastermind Esben Holmboe Bang and leaf through ‘Serviette’, a new magazine celebrating the best in food and drink.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Charlie Filmer-Court join Andrew Mueller to round up the week’s top stories. Plus: Emma Searle on yet another postponement of Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial.
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South Africa native Judy Sanderson initially had a career selling consumer goods for US multinational Procter & Gamble. But after deciding to pursue her dream of designing clothes, she founded her namesake fashion label in Porto 2019. The brand draws inspiration from Africa and manufactures clothes using the sustainable techniques of a network of Portugal-based producers.
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Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak on the day’s biggest stories from around the world. Also in the programme, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned in the past seven days.
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Astronaut, geologist and science communicator Sian Proctor joins Andrew Mueller to discuss making space more accessible, overcoming setbacks and being the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft.
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The latest from Ukraine after the sinking of Russia’s ‘Moskva’ warship. Plus: the French elections, what central banks can do about inflation, Sri Lanka, the Venice Biennale and what Andrew Mueller learnt this week.
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The former first lady of Ukraine, Kateryna Yushchenko, speaks to us about Ukraine-Russia peace talks. Plus: a look ahead to Hungary’s parliamentary election, a flick through today’s papers and the latest news from the art world.
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A proposed pact between the Solomon Islands and China was leaked last week. Andrew Mueller explains why the Australian government has concerns.
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Urban-mobility innovators are operating in an increasingly crowded and competitive marketplace. So how do the best e-bike brands, particularly newer independents, ensure they make their mark? Meet the co-founder of one of the best in the particular business: Ardo Kaurit, CEO of Estonian e-bike brand Ampler. Despite coming from a country with no bicycle-manufacturing heritage, Kaurit and his team have quietly put their e-bikes on the map. But how do you grow a business while keeping a sense of fun and freedom at the heart of the enterprise?
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Panellists Viji Alles and Isabel Hilton discuss the progress of the UK’s refugee programme; how nations could influence China and India; and Australian cricketer Shane Warne’s state funeral. Plus: Maria Avdeeva on the latest from Kharkiv and Simon Anholt on what makes a good nation.
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Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel and Politico’s Suzanne Lynch discuss European attempts to end the fighting in Ukraine. Plus: former US diplomat Lewis Lukens looks at the huge gap in Donald Trump’s phone logs on the day of the US Capitol attack and Andrew Mueller reflects on the life of Australian cricket great Shane Warne.
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The latest on Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Plus: Richard Heydarian on the significance of American-Philippine military drills, a flick through today’s papers and the latest business stories.
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We explore the varied world of craft, from a biennial showcasing its transformative power to the extraordinary work of furniture and interior designer Clara Porset. Plus: how the Turkish city of Inegöl is helping to drive the country’s furniture industry.
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Stefanie Bolzen and James Rodgers are in the studio with Andrew Mueller to discuss today’s Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Germany’s missile defence plan, the return of Partygate and our love/hate relationship with Boris Becker. Plus: Oleksandr Danylyuk brings the latest from Ukraine and we meet the woman who has travelled thousands of miles to help Ukrainians evacuate their pets.
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A Mediterranean recipe by the author of the new cookbook ‘Nistisima’.
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Are Ukrainian and Russian diplomats close to implementing a breakthrough peace settlement? We also have the latest on Brazil’s presidential election, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts has a business update and our deputy design editor Nic Monisse tells us about a new furniture hub in Turkey.
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We give you the latest on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Plus: Antony Blinken’s role in the Israel-Arab summit, China’s growing influence in the Solomon Islands and a wave of Taliban reforms in Afghanistan.
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Ossian Ward and Mia Levitin join Robert Bound in the studio for a rundown of the best of the season’s art and books.
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Holly Dagres and Jonathan Fenby discuss Ukraine’s peace talks and whether Joe Biden actually meant to spark regime change; the Negev summit and what it has to do with Iran; and the sorry state of France’s conservatives. Plus: Karen Krizanovich on why we should care about the Oscars (even without a punch-up).
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Andrew Tuck ponders what lessons old photographs of cities can teach us about our contemporary metropolises.
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Defence expert Lada Roslycky on attempts to implement a peace settlement in Ukraine. Plus: Shanghai’s lockdown, the future of Les Républicains in France and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on a dramatic night at the Oscars.
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We assess the reaction to Joe Biden’s speech in Poland. Plus: economist Vicky Pryce on Western efforts to become less reliant on Russian energy, the upcoming French presidential elections and a review of today’s papers.
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We present a special primer on energy price volatility and the implications of the recent spikes and fluctuations for economies and investors. Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Wealth Management, joins us to discuss how the situation is shaping the geopolitical, economic and consumer prices landscape.
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John L Williams is a biographer and novelist, as well as the co-founder and director of a literary and arts festival in Wales. Earlier in his career he was a music writer, working for publications such as ‘The Face’, ‘GQ’ and ‘NME’. His latest book is ‘CLR James: A Life Beyond the Boundaries’, a biography of the revolutionary Trinidadian historian, Marxist campaigner and cricket writer.
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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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A roundup of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, Finland’s ex-president Tarja Halonen, a look ahead to France’s presidential election, a London café that’s hiring refugees and we mark the release of The Beatles’ first album.
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The war in Ukraine has put Russia’s partnership with China to the test – but it remains unclear precisely where Beijing stands on the crisis. How solid is the alliance between the two countries and how have events in Ukraine changed things? Andrew Mueller speaks to Nina Khrushcheva, Isabel Hilton and Sergey Radchenko.
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This week we feature three fascinating titles: German surf and travel title ‘Waves & Woods’, music journal ‘Record’ and a modern miniatures magazine, ‘Shrunk’.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Latika Bourke reviews the papers and our correspondents round up the biggest news from their regions. Plus: Andrew Mueller recaps what we have learned this week.
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The world-famous Japanese chef and restaurateur on the ups and downs of his career. Also in the programme: a Finnish lab that’s busy growing coffee and why Tibetan food deserves more recognition.
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Aliona Hlivco, Christopher Cermak and Paige Reynolds reflect on a month of war in Ukraine and share what they’ve been reading and listening to (other than Monocle 24, of course). Plus: Monocle’s correspondents on the view of the war from their corner of the world, and Tomos Lewis and Christopher Lord on Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau’s visits to Europe.
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Children’s clothing label Bebe Organic was founded in 2014 by Birgit Kadak, a graduate of the London College of Fashion. Kadak spent her early years in the fashion industry working in luxury womenswear but after her first child was diagnosed with a sensitive skin condition, she began to research the best natural and organic fabrics for her son. This prompted her to create a sustainable and stylish collection aimed at the younger end of the market. Inspired by countryside living in her native Estonia, her timeless designs have won over clients from Japan to the US. Today, Kadak oversees production of her clothing in Portugal.
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Former BBC Moscow correspondent James Rodgers has the latest as Ukraine’s army regains ground and Douglas Rediker from Brookings examines the impact of the war on Russia’s economy. Plus, Anthony Blinken prepares to visit Israel and Andrew Mueller reflects on the week’s strangest stories.
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Finland’s first-ever female head of state looks back on her remarkable career in public service and shares her take on the prospect of Finland joining Nato.
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A special edition of the show marking its partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. Robert Bound is joined by the chairman of the department, who explains his conviction that culture is at the heart of any progressive society. At this moment of reckoning in the world of so-called ‘big culture’, the ability to build new museums with fresh thinking is an opportunity not to be missed. The chairman explains why the wealth of forthcoming institutions at Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island could grasp that chance.
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Joe Biden heads to Poland to address Russia’s war on Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to Malta’s parliamentary elections, top stories from the fashion world and Andrew Mueller’s unique assessment of what we’ve learned over the past seven days.
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Millions of Ukrainians have now fled their homes, prompting a huge humanitarian effort. We report from the border with Romania, meet a Zürich hotelier who is welcoming those fleeing the conflict and head to Trampoline, a café in London that is hiring refugees.
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Viv Groskop and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discuss Ukraine, global alliances, political trailblazers and their reading lists. Plus: the Nato summit with Chris Skaluba and a dispatch from Henry Rees-Sheridan in New York.
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Nic Monisse discusses a new campaign for the restoration of interwar housing in the UK.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs around the world 15 years ago, when Monocle was launched.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Teymour Shahabi – author of the award-winning YA mystery thriller ‘The Secret Billionaire’ – about his new novel, ‘Words of Love’. The book is written entirely in text messages, emails, social-media posts and journal entries, and the genders of the two protagonists are never revealed.
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We have the latest from Kyiv as Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the world to protest against the Russian invasion. We also look back on the life of Madeleine Albright who has died at the age of 84, explore a new route for the Orient Express and hear a special pop countdown from Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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We have the latest as Biden and European allies gather in Brussels for a high-stakes Nato summit. Plus: Estonia calls for the bloc to build up a permanent force in Eastern Europe, a flick through today’s papers and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, boards the Belgrade-Budapest railway.
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The brand was founded in Amsterdam in 2020 with the goal of creating a truly sustainable running shoe entirely of natural materials. The resulting product, which is one of the few vegan-approved sports shoes on the market, is suitable for novices and experienced runners alike. Co-founder Dominic Sinnott and head of brand Nina Ziywetz tell Monocle’s Tomos Lewis about the journey.
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Natalia Sobrevilla Perea and Charles Hecker discuss democracy in Latin America, the future of transatlantic trade and retiring at 25. Plus: the latest from Ukraine and Lynne O’Donnell on the Taliban and girls’ schools.
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Global outrage over Russian attacks on schools and healthcare facilities in Ukraine has mounted as residents of Mariupol remain trapped in the besieged city. But these strikes are nothing new for Moscow’s military. Andrew Mueller looks back at this terrible wartime tradition.
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Former UN ambassador Mark Lyall Grant has the latest on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Plus: China Dialogue’s Isabel Hilton on Beijing’s coronavirus strategy, Monocle’s Mary Fitzgerald on France’s left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon and David Phelan on technology trends.
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Emily Sherwin and Olga Tokariuk discuss the latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus: a look at why Africa is divided on Russia’s invasion, a flick through today’s papers and an interview with the former president of Finland, Tarja Halonen.
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We talk to Marc Newson about everyday objects and his collaboration with Drummonds. Plus: the story behind Båge & Söner clocks and a reflection on craft with The Invisible Collection.
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Alex von Tunzelmann and Justin Quirk on Joe Biden’s warning that Vladimir Putin might use chemical weapons. Plus: the EU plan for a fund to rebuild Ukraine, Amsterdam’s efforts to encourage residents to celebrate its 750th anniversary and Justin Trudeau’s power-sharing deal.
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A recipe from Hong Kong’s French bistro Jean May.
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Will Russia use chemical and biological weapons to break the military stalemate in Ukraine? We also have an update on Nato’s cold-weather drills in Norway, discuss a key meeting on Argentina’s debt and find out how Japan’s tourism industry is hoping to bounce back following years of coronavirus-related restrictions.
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We give you the latest from Ukraine as Russia’s bombardment of Mariupol continues and discuss Bulgaria’s difficult situation as a former ally of the Soviet Union. Plus: South Korea’s new presidential residence and TV industry news.
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The 65-year old mainstay of the European cultural calendar, the Eurovision Song Contest, heads across the Atlantic this week. A new show will pit all 50 states, five US territories and Washington DC against each other in a spinoff of dazzling proportions. We chat to the show’s producers about the challenges of Americanising the format, and Robert Bound is joined by Emily Yahr and Fernando Augusto Pacheco to discuss what might be in store.
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Daniel Lippman discusses the start of confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Plus: Latika Bourke and Somnath Batabyal on Ukraine, Germany’s gas deal with Qatar and Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence motion.
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Sally Howard takes us on a tour of a historic cemetery in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal.
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We have the latest on intense bombardments in Ukraine, with Olga Tokariuk, Hannah Lucinda Smith and Benno Zogg. Plus: Julie Norman on the US Supreme Court and Agnès Poirier on the French and Emmanuel Macron.
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The latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to the French presidential elections, a flick through today’s papers, and Anna Brady of ‘The Art Newspaper’ explains how the art market is responding to the conflict.
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Could the conflict in Ukraine trigger a global recession? Our guest this week explains the outlook for commodities and discusses the hedging options that exist for investors in such times of turbulence.
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Georgina Godwin sits down with John Happ to discuss his new book 'The Navigation Case' about one of the greatest campaign victories in the history of the US air force.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Juliet Linley and Marcus Schögel on the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Amsterdam and Bangkok.
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This week we spoke with the mayor of Tirana and the executive producer of the American Song Contest. Plus: a feature on ‘Orange Crush’, a magazine about art and wrestling.
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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going as he planned. This week on ‘The Foreign Desk’ we explore a number of events that most observers weren’t expecting. What happened to Russia’s Air Force? Why hasn’t Ukraine’s government and military collapsed? And why have Russian cyber and disinformation offensives not been catastrophic? Andrew Mueller speaks to ambassador Vadym Prystaiko, Olga Tokariuk, Glen Grant, Justin Bronk, Ciaran Martin and Maria Avdeeva.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé speaks with John C Jay, president of global creative at Fast Retailing. Plus: Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats, and James Mullinger from ‘The Maritime Edit’.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend with a round-up of the day’s newspapers and Monocle editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column.
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Fernando Trocca speaks about his cooking, which has made him one of the most respected chefs in the world. Plus: how La Michoacana ice cream parlours became a uniquely Mexican success story.
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Our US and European editors discuss today’s call between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, and our Eurovision desk chiefs discuss whether the American Song Contest will be better or worse than its European equivalent. Plus: Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and an interview on climate change and the oceans.
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Inspired by the climate of California, Rebecca Grenell founded her womenswear brand Lacausa in 2013. Manufactured at small, family-owned factories in Los Angeles, Lacausa’s range of thoughtful, ethically made clothing has become a staple in wardrobes around the world.
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In this special interview, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to French DJ Kungs about his new album, ‘Club Azur’.
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We hear from defence consultant Lada Roslycky as an attack in Lviv raises fears that Vladimir Putin’s war is spreading to western Ukraine. Plus: we discuss the business headlines and Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori’s forthcoming release from prison.
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The best female chess player of all time sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss her remarkable life and career.
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The latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: a look at how the war has become a sticking point within the Republican Party, a flick through today’s papers and executive producer Audrey Morrisey on the American Song Contest.
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We investigate the trend of urban farming and the environmental benefits that can be gained by reducing the distance between food production and consumption.
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Panellists Terry Stiastny and Michael Binyon discuss Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the German parliament, a new British visa policy for Ukrainian refugees, Boris Johnson looking elsewhere for oil and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s message to Russia. Plus: the ICJ rules against Russia and the latest dispatch from New York.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Croatia.
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Georgina Godwin sits down with award-winning journalist and author Bryan Appleyard to discuss his latest book, ‘The Car’. It tells the story of the cultural impact of the automobile and how it has informed our sense of mobility, possibility and imagination over the past 150 years.
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Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, reflects on the importance of regional showcases of design talent.
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Is time running out for Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine? Plus: Western leaders ask Saudi Arabia to step up oil production, a preview of our interview with Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgar and Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Croatia’s pop charts.
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We give you the latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus: a report from Petri Burtsoff on Nato military exercises in Norway and a roundup of the latest aviation news.
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The modern, linear manufacturing that is typical of much fashion and textile production can be hugely wasteful and damaging to the environment. While the sector has been wising up, it’s not happening fast enough. We meet two entrepreneurs who explain how innovations in technology and a revolution in aftercare can ensure that fashion and textile production needn’t cost the earth. Beth Esponnette is the head of Unspun, a robotics and digital clothing company that builds custom jeans on demand for every individual consumer. Its mission is to reduce those grim global carbon-emissions figures through automated, localised and intentional manufacturing. Vanessa Jacobs is the co-founder of the world’s first aftercare platform for fashion, a business that helps the world’s biggest brands offer care, repair and restoration to their customers.
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Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Congress; Canada and the US launch military drills; and an overview of humanitarian efforts. Plus: Erion Veliaj, the mayor of Tirana, on renaming the street that houses Albania’s Russian Embassy ‘Free Ukraine Street’.
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Influential western individuals, companies and governments are busy loudly decrying Russia, packing up their businesses and slamming the door behind them while deftly opening new ones in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Borduria (probably). Andrew Mueller explains that while morality is free, acting on it has a price.
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Are Ukraine and Russia moving closer to a peace agreement? Plus: Moscow’s relationship with New Delhi, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is freed from Iran and why Russia and the US are still working together in space.
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We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the Pritzker architecture award.
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We explore creativity in play, from the playgrounds of Isamu Noguchi to a company that puts considered design at the heart of its early-years learning spaces. Plus: we meet Amsterdam-based toy designer Luca Boscardin.
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Our panellists Stephen Dalziel and Lynne O’Donnell assess the day’s developments in Ukraine as Kyiv’s mayor declares a curfew and Russia imposes sanctions on top US officials. Plus: does Moscow have any allies left?
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Russia’s assault on Kyiv: the latest on the ground with former Ukrainian minister Sergiy Petukhov, Paul Rogers on foreign fighters, Anna Rosenberg on Germany’s relationship with Russian gas and Guy De Launey on flights between Belgrade and Moscow.
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A classic soup recipe from Toronto by an award-winning Canadian food writer and cookbook author.
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We give you the latest from Ukraine as efforts to negotiate an immediate ceasefire continue. Plus: can Turkey and Germany make progress in mediation efforts between the two sides?
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‘Red Rocket’ is the latest film from Sean Baker, who brought us ‘Tangerine’ and ‘The Florida Project’. The film tells the story of Mikey Saber (Simon Rex), a washed-up pornstar who returns to his hometown of Texas City, where he is quickly taken by Strawberry, the teenage employee of a doughnut shop. Robert Bound and guests Tim Robey and Hannah Strong discuss the performances and music, and ask whether Mikey really is as irredeemable as he appears.
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As talks continue between Russian and Ukrainian officials, and Turkish and German leaders meet in Ankara, Rebecca Tinsley and Vincent McAviney discuss a day packed with diplomatic efforts. Plus: Sierra Leone’s foreign affairs minister David Francis.
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Jessica Bridger takes a trip through the world’s longest railway tunnel to marvel at this engineering feat running through the Swiss Alps.
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China’s Russia problem: what next? Plus: a former Slovakian foreign minister on the war in Ukraine and Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s papers.
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An update on the weekend’s developments in Ukraine and look at the long term implications of the refugee crisis in neighbouring Poland. Plus: the current threat of cyber attacks and the impact of the invasion on the art world.
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Beyond the appalling human cost and urgent humanitarian crisis that is gripping eastern Europe, the conflict in Ukraine has also sent global equity markets tumbling. Commodity prices have increased and the price and supply of oil and gas have been dislocated. More broadly, the war has also prompted a reframing of the narrative around energy transition and dependency. This week, we take a deeper dive into carbon and explore this emerging sustainable asset. Our special guest from the UBS CIO places the theme in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact that this destructive conflict is having across markets, energy and more.
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Georgina Godwin meets journalist and comedian Viv Groskop, author of ‘The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature’ and ‘How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking’. Most recently, she has written about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s transition from actor to wartime leader.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and our panellists on the weekend’s defining stories. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Hong Kong, Antalya and Ukraine.
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This week we continue to explore the latest on the war in Ukraine and speak with Fred Baillif, director of ‘La Mif’.
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We get the latest from the ground in Ukraine and an update on the diplomatic talks in Turkey. Plus: the view from Estonia and a look at how the conflict could reshape the world order. Andrew Mueller speaks to Maria Aveeda, Chris Cermak, Estonian foreign minister Eva-Maria Liimets and Mark Galeotti.
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This week we take a look at art and wrestling title ‘Orange Crush’, ‘Off’, a new publication exploring movement, and a swimming title with a queer perspective, ‘Swimmers’.
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Georgina Godwin with the weekend’s top stories: the latest in Ukraine, Vincent McAviney on the weekend’s papers and Andrew Mueller on what we learnt this week.
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British chef Simon Rogan on the third Michelin star awarded to his flagship restaurant, L’Enclume. Plus: why Penang is becoming Malaysia’s culinary hot spot.
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Alexei Navalny calls for an antiwar protest. Plus: we discuss the rush to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage and the former US secretary of homeland security, Michael Chertoff, explains the threat of Russian cyber warfare.
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Stelar was founded in Bali in 2017 by Scottish-born goldsmith Lorna Watson, a veteran of luxury design. Stelar’s artisans create elevated women’s accessories using many of Bali’s long-standing weaving methods, some of which have been eroded in recent years by the pressures of mass-manufacturing. Stelar’s range of bags is now available at select outposts around the world, each one fostering a unique relationship between the person who buys the product and the artisan who crafted it.
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A look at the latest events in Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova; why Turkey may be an ideal mediator in peace talks; and how Nordic papers are joining forces to release news in Russian.
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The former president of Estonia speaks to Andrew Mueller about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what this means for Estonia and other Baltic nations.
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We hear the latest from Ukraine on the humanitarian crisis facing the country, and discuss the impending global food security emergency. Plus: a check-in from the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, and the latest trade and economy news.
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We take a look at the world of last-mile delivery and investigate how technology can help the service to meet growing demand while remaining efficient and green.
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Monocle’s Chris Cermak brings us the latest from Turkey as foreign ministers from Russia and Ukraine meet in Antalya. Plus: Quentin Peel and Isabel Hilton discuss Africa’s divided stance on the conflict, Beijing’s risky relationship with Moscow and the impact of international sanctions on Russia.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Mauritius.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to Mark Woolhouse, a professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology at Edinburgh University. They discuss his newly released scientific memoir ‘The Year the World Went Mad’, a confronting and fascinating look at the UK’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi reflects on the return of Paris Fashion Week.
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We give you the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: US vice-president Kamala Harris’s trip to Poland, the latest business news and an interview with Eurovision Song Contest winner Jamala, who has fled Ukraine.
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Claude Cormier is one of Canada’s most celebrated landscape architects. His eponymous studio, which he founded in Montréal in 1995, has created several notable public spaces in Canada over the past few years. He tells Tomos Lewis about the evolution of his practice and explains how to reconcile design ideas with entrepreneurship in public-space commissions.
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Our panellists Daniella Peled and Chris Cermak discuss what makes Belarus different from Ukraine and why it matters that McDonald’s has pulled out of Russia. Plus: an interview with Ukraine’s 2016 Eurovision winner and a report from mayors of the nation’s embattled cities.
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Since late 2021, several heads of state have been heard attempting to dissuade Russia’s president Putin from launching an invasion on Ukraine. Since 24 February 2022, the same heads of state have been attempting to encourage him to cease his invasion. Andrew Mueller explains who, if anyone, can get through.
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Russian military objectives in Ukraine with Mark Galeotti, Anaïs Marin on the refugee situation in Poland and former ambassador John Everard on the relationship between Moscow and Minsk. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the news from further afield.
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The latest from Ukraine, with an update on humanitarian corridors and the refugee situation. Plus: the official French presidential-election candidate list is released, and how does China and Russia’s relationship swing the balance of global power?
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We meet Julie Bargmann, winner of the inaugural Oberlander prize for landscape architecture, and visit one of her projects in Philadelphia.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s message to the UK parliament, Kyiv’s communication strategy and the latest actions to put pressure on Russia. Andrew Mueller, Caroline Frost and James Rodgers round-up the day’s main stories.
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A grilled octopus recipe by the man behind Budapest’s Michelin-starred restaurant Essência.
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Ukrainian politician Sergiy Petukhov, former head of RUSI Michael Clarke, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts and Monocle’s Nic Monisse have the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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We have the latest on the invasion of Ukraine. Plus: an interview with former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves; a look ahead to the South Korean presidential elections; and the latest aviation news.
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Director and artist Derek Jarman is remembered for his unique ability to capture the natural world on the page, as well as the garden he created at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness. A new book, ‘Pharmacopoeia’, brings together the best of Jarman’s writing on nature. This week, we discuss Jarman and his legacy with author and curator Philip Hoare, and hear about a garden inspired by Jarman on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
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Our panellists Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Jonathan Fenby discuss China’s relationship with Russia, Elon Musk and whether Ukraine is different from other crises. Plus: we’ll hear from the former head of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, and we’ll look ahead to next month’s presidential election in France.
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Tomos Lewis explores one of Canada’s most distinctive sporting arenas, the future of which is threatened by proposals for a new, albeit less characterful, event venue in Calgary.
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James Rodgers on Putin’s endgame in Ukraine, Petri Burtsoff on Finland’s relationship with Russia and Vicky Pryce on the markets. Plus: Andrew Mueller on the French presidential election.
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We hear an update from Ukraine and discuss the exodus out of Moscow as the invasion begins to have an impact on Russia. Plus: the view from the Balkans and Romania, and a look at how the conflict will affect the upcoming French elections.
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In a special programme to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, we hear from Marianna Mamou, head of Advice Beyond Investing in the chief investment office of UBS Global Wealth Management, and Eva Lindholm, CEO of wealth management at UBS for the UK and Jersey. Mamou and Lindholm discuss the importance of women making their own financial decisions and how the whole wealth management industry must change to better support women in taking control. They also consider how a renewed emphasis on investing with purpose, in accordance with values and driven by a need for impact, is reshaping the way that women investors globally take investment decisions.
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Okechukwu Nzelu’s debut novel, ‘The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney’, won the Betty Trask Award, as well as a host of other accolades. His second book, ‘Here Again Now’, is a compelling novel about lovers, fathers and sons, intimacy and generational trauma that asks how you can move forward when the past keeps pulling you back? Georgina Godwin meets the author in our studio in London.
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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Rob Cox and Benno Zogg cover the latest developments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with our friends and correspondents in Warsaw, Tokyo and Ukraine.
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This week we continue to cover the war in Ukraine, with voices from the cities under siege. Plus: a new play at the Young Vic in London telling the story of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Andrew Mueller gets the latest from on the ground in Ukraine. Plus: is this an opportunity for Putin’s political opponents? What’s the view from the Baltics? And how do you run an effective government in wartime? With Yulia Marushovska, Leonid Volkov, Artis Pabriks, Alona Shkrum and Alex Riabchyn.
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This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind the ‘Kyiv Independent’. Plus: a new trade fair dedicated to the world of print in Florence.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend with a check-in on the latest developments in Ukraine and an interview with Ukrainian author and commentator Andrey Kurkov. Plus: Andrew Tuck’s weekend column.
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Food writers Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina discuss their campaign to raise funds for Ukraine, and we look at how the NGO World Central Kitchen has rushed to offer hot meals for those in need. Also in the programme: a look at the first commercial product from Copenhagen’s Noma.
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A special episode in which Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak gives the floor to our contributors who are based in Ukraine. They tell us what they love about their country and what their message is for the West. Plus: Monocle’s Toronto bureau chief Tomos Lewis and our correspondents on how their regions have changed.
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We meet Claire Chung, CEO and co-founder of Ignae, an innovative Portuguese skincare brand that started in 2016 when her colleague and co-founder, Miguel Pombo, a native of the Azores, began to identify key natural ingredients on the Atlantic island chain with potential for use in anti-ageing creams and oils. Chung and Pombo use groundbreaking biotechnology to make clean beauty products and spa treatments for top hotels, including the Four Seasons Ritz in Lisbon.
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We hear the latest as Russia captures Europe’s largest power plant in Ukraine; we report from the border with Romania as thousands continue to flee; and discuss humanitarian efforts with former UN official Mark Lowcock. Plus: the EU’s fiscal rules with Anna Rosenberg.
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We take a look at the latest from Ukraine with Olga Tokariuk and discuss what it means that Russia has been referred to the International Criminal Court. Plus: what’s the impact of the conflict on global energy markets?
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As Russian bombardments continue to target Ukraine’s urban centres, forcing citizens to the borders or to seek shelter underground, we ask people from all over the country to tell us about the place they call home.
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Our panel discusses how Nato can best intervene in Ukraine, the renewed interest in EU membership and the legacy of Emmanuel Macron. Plus: Latvia’s defence minister Artis Pabriks and Ukraine’s former deputy justice minister Sergiy Petukhov.
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Hungarian design journalist Miklós Vincze takes us on a tour of Napraforgó street and the modernist landscape of Budapest’s 13th district.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Colombia.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to writer and performer Aimée Lutkin about her new book ‘The Lonely Hunter’. Part memoir and part social commentary, it explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness and whether it is possible to detach from romance, sex and dating.
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The latest as Russian forces intensify their attacks across Ukraine, Phil Clark on the ICC’s investigation into possible war crimes and Isabel Hilton has an update as Paralympians from Belarus and Russia are sent home from the Beijing Games. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the return of the Global Countdown.
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We hear the latest from Ukraine as Russia’s invasion continues and discuss the situation on the country’s border as thousands flee. Plus: the view from Taipei and Beijing, the use of misinformation in the conflict and the impact on aviation.
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Caleb and Natalie Ebel believe that they can use the power of paint to reshape your home, with a transformational approach to the business of selecting, buying and using the product. This husband-and-wife team explain how and why they started on the journey to make buying paint a better informed and more intentional design decision. They discuss why they are driven by a desire to strip away consumer confusion and to turn the purchase of paint into a pleasure.
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Our guests Julie Norman and Steve Crawshaw discuss the latest from Ukraine, Western unity in response to the invasion and whether sports and cultural sanctions can help to change the Kremlin’s mind. Plus: an interview with the CEO of the ‘Kyiv Independent’ newspaper and a report from the ground in Ukraine.
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Andrew Mueller explains why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen many high-profile Western conservatives scrambling to distance themselves from their former idol, Vladimir Putin.
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The battles for Kyiv and Kharkiv: the latest on Russia’s assault on Ukraine from journalist Olga Tokariuk, former Moscow correspondent for the BBC James Rodgers, Politico’s Suzanne Lynch in Brussels, security expert Paul Rogers and author Oliver Bullough.
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We have the latest from Ukraine and look at the response to the conflict from the Nordics and Turkey. Plus: an exodus from St Petersburg to Helsinki and US president Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union.
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Members of the ‘Monocle On Design’ team take field trips to the Met in New York, Rome’s Maxxi museum and the recently opened, Sou Fujimoto-designed House of Music in Budapest.
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Why do so few Americans agree with the way Biden has dealt with Russia? Plus: how Europe united in standing up against Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine and how Kyiv pushed ahead with its pavilion at the Venice Biennale, despite the conflict.
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An easy home recipe by the man behind the three-Michelin-star L’Enclume restaurant in northern England.
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Is Russia beginning its all-out assault on Ukraine’s major cities? We have the latest from Alya Shandra in Ukraine, Monocle’s security correspondent Benno Zogg in Zürich and former US diplomat Lewis Lukens. Plus: Monocle’s Guy De Launey on Serbia’s relationship with Russia and Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts with the latest on the markets.
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As spring approaches we look at how our kitchen tools tell the history of humanity; hear from Ukrainian fashion designer Lilia Litkovskaya, who has since been forced to flee her home; visit an exhibition on Kurdish history; and speak to Afghan-German film-maker Zamarin Wahdat. Plus, the joy of book clubs.
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War in Ukraine: we hear the latest from the nation’s capital, Kyiv, and from Moscow. Plus: the involvement of neighbouring Belarus and the imminent refugee crisis faced by Europe.
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Alexei Korolyov visits one of the most beautiful yet neglected buildings in Bratislava, which the city plans to reopen in all of its former splendour.
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In 1980s New York, two notorious members of the city’s art scene have just met. Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat become close friends and collaborators as they plan to hold a joint exhibition, which promises to be the greatest in the history of modern art. ‘The Collaboration’, a new play at London’s Young Vic Theatre, tells this story. We speak to its writer, Anthony McCarten, director Kwame Kwei-Armah and stars Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany.
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Our guests Tessa Szyszkowitz and Michael Binyon discuss how to get accurate information from Ukraine, as well as covering the energy crisis and the relevance of the UN. Plus: the director of Kyiv Security Forum brings us the very latest from his country and a former Finnish president tells us why Nato membership is now an option.
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War in Ukraine: we have the latest on attempts to bring an end to the fighting. Joining us are Kyiv-based film-maker Marc Wilkins, Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel, Stefanie Bolzen of ‘Die Welt’, and Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov and Gabriel Leigh.
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We hear an update from Ukraine, including the latest on the invasion and the view from Poland. Plus: the military capabilities of both sides, an update on sanctions and the role of technology in the conflict.
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With the shattering events of recent days in Ukraine dominating the global news agenda, this week our guests are exploring the intersection of geopolitics and investing. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine means that short-term volatility is set to continue; but what does that mean, whether for markets or for energy supplies and prices? How should investors attempt to make sense of what’s happening – and use those lessons to ensure that they have a well-balanced and robust portfolio? Experts from UBS’s global team share their reaction to the invasion and explain the importance of being part of a strong and international team in turbulent times.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to one of the most prolific musicians and composers in the business. John Altman’s work includes ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ from Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ – which he arranged, conducted and whistled – and the score for ‘Goldeneye’. His new memoir, ‘Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives’, details his extraordinary life and career.
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Emma Nelson anchors a special edition on the developments in Ukraine, as Russian forces continue their offensive. With Lada Roslycky in Kyiv, Stephen Dalziel in London, Benno Zogg in Zürich and Fiona Wilson in Tokyo.
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This week, we cover the latest on Ukraine’s invasion by Russian forces. Plus: a look back at Monocle’s 15 years.
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On 24 February, Russia commenced a full invasion of Ukraine. What is the latest? Can Ukraine continue to defend itself? And what is likely to happen next? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, former Nato chief Richard Shirreff, as well as Russian journalist Ekaterina Kotrikadze and Russia expert Mark Galeotti.
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We speak with Ukraine-based photographer Mark Neville about his latest project, ‘Stop Tanks With Books’. Plus: Chandra Kurt on the redesign of ‘Weinseller Journal’ and Oskar Oprey and John William from ‘Scamp’ magazine.
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As Russian forces advance and Kyiv fights back, Emma Nelson covers the latest news, with Charles Hecker in London and Alya Shandra in Kyiv. Plus: the view from Asia with Monocle’s James Chambers.
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We hear how the world’s largest udon chain is adapting for the European market and meet a master blender to discuss emerging trends in the whisky industry.
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We look at some exciting projects from cities across the Nordic region, to celebrate the release of ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’.
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Latika Bourke and Stephen Dalziel ask whether former leaders should comment on current governments. Elsewhere, Russia starts military drills, Tomos Lewis is in Ottawa and David Hodari talks US inflation. Plus: fake snow.
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Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco introduces a rundown of the top songs in Italy.
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This week Georgina Godwin speaks to authors Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. They are the editors of ‘Anonymous Sex’, a groundbreaking new anthology of erotic short fiction. Featuring some of the biggest names in literature, including winners of the Pulitzer, National Book award, Pen awards, Women’s Prize and more, these 27 stories appear with no bylines.
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Architect Emil Dervish is known for his renovation and restoration work in Kyiv, breathing new life into its Soviet-era structures. Against a backdrop of political tensions rising in the city, we meet the designer to find out how local creatives are adapting to a changing climate.
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Is the pandemic over in Europe? Plus: Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with the French public, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts brings us the day’s business news and Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Italy’s pop charts.
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We discuss UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Poland and Brussels, as Warsaw braces for an influx of refugees from Ukraine. Plus: the “freedom convoy” comes to New Zealand and the Berlin Film Festival.
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The eyewear brand was founded in New York more than 100 years ago by Hyman Moscot, who emigrated to the US from Eastern Europe in 1899. He began what his family describes as his own American dream by selling ready-to-wear spectacles from a pushcart. By 1915, having garnered a loyal neighbourhood following, he opened Moscot’s first bricks-and-mortar shop. Moscot now has 20 locations around the world and is run by the fourth and fifth generations of the family; Harvey Moscot is CEO and his son, Zack, is chief design officer.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Tim Dowling discuss foreign efforts in Ukraine, Boris Johnson’s reshuffle and the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Games. Plus: Chris Cermak on the Minsk treaty and Tomos Lewis reports from Ottawa.
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Andrew Mueller discusses the furore over Boris Johnson’s Jimmy Savile insult to the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer.
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Emmanuel Macron calls for calm over Ukraine. Plus: Monocle’s Tomos Lewis and Adam Rasmi on protests in Ottawa, the headlines from Denmark and why the Winter Olympics could be keeping a lid on a global conflict.
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We discuss US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s trip to Australia and weigh up Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policy. Plus: the latest business news and a run-down of the Oscar nominations.
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We explore a title on Swiss-influenced architecture in the US and reflect on the illustrious career of furniture designer Jens Risom. Plus: Jan Gehl’s seminal book ‘Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space’.
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Monocle’s Tomos Lewis reports from Ottawa. Daniella Peled and James Rodgers discuss Emmanuel Macron’s efforts in Kyiv and Iran’s nuclear talks. Plus: Oscar nominations and Latin America’s biggest art fair, Zona Maco.
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The man behind Hackney Coterie in London explains how to ferment Jerusalem artichokes at home and what to serve with them.
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Monocle’s Tomos Lewis joins us live from Ottawa to assess the response to the protests in the Canadian capital. Plus: former White House insider Linda Chavez on Donald Trump and the GOP, a roundup of the Latin American papers and we find out why there’s a lot going on in the mobile phone trade.
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Germany’s Annalena Baerbock heads to Ukraine and election campaigning begins in the Philippines. Plus: can progress be made as Iran nuclear talks resume?
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‘Sesame Street’ changed the world of children’s television when it arrived on our screens in 1969. The programme’s inception came from the unique collaboration between TV executives and child education specialists, and always had diversity at its core. A new documentary, ‘Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street’, tells the story of the show. Robert Bound speaks to the film’s director, Marilyn Agrelo, about what makes ‘Sesame Street’ so iconic.
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Julie Norman and Justin Quirk discuss Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s talks with Joe Biden. Plus: Ottawa’s state of emergency and South African artist Lulama Wolf.
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Fawcett tells the tale of the bridge that served as a backdrop to the protests in 2020 that resulted in the bronze statue of Edward Colston being thrown into Bristol harbour.
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Can European leaders avert a crisis over Ukraine? Plus: we look ahead to this weekend’s series of votes in Switzerland, the day’s business headlines from Bloomberg and whether private planetary travel is preparing for launch.
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We discuss Emmanuel Macron’s hopes as he meets Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, and look into Turkey’s currency crisis. Plus: current tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol and the latest art news.
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This week, UBS publishes a fascinating, in-depth guide for philanthropists and change-makers concerned with improving health for all in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal number 3. On the panel are Phyllis Kurlander Costanza, head of social impact and CEO of the Optimus Foundation at UBS, and Jenny Schecter, co-founder and CEO of Integrate Health, a pioneer in innovative, integrated solutions in this space, which is featured as a case study in the report.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to esteemed broadcaster and founding member of the Channel 4 news team, Michael Crick. His new book ‘One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage’ profiles one of the UK’s most controversial political characters, Nigel Farage.
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Monocle’s Emma Nelson and panellists cover the weekend’s defining stories, with check-ins from our editors and correspondents in Kyiv and Bangkok. Plus: Tyler Brûlé on the stories making headlines in continental Europe.
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Highlights from Monocle 24 this week, from a book celebrating the 100 years of the BBC to a new Francis Bacon exhibition. Plus: we speak with Matti Maasikas, EU ambassador to Kyiv.
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Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, one thing is clear: Vladimir Putin’s obsession with the former Soviet republic is unlikely to waver. But this concern is nothing new for Russia’s eastern neighbours. How should the West deal with Moscow? And are there any lessons to be learned from its surrounding nations? Andrew Mueller speaks to Paige Reynolds, Latvia’s former foreign minister Sandra Kalniete, former president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Latvian defence minister Artis Pabriks and Tom Nichols.
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A counterculture special: we speak with Carlo Antonelli and Francesco Urbano Ragazzi about their new book on the history of iconic Italian gay magazine ‘Fuori’ and author Bill Lichtenstein on ‘WBCN and the American Revolution’.
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Georgina Godwin has the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Charles Hecker reviews the day’s international newspapers, Monocle’s Chris Cermak updates us with the latest from Kyiv, and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
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We meet the founder of Sayuri, an artisanal Japanese green tea and matcha brand. Also in the programme: a winery in the heart of Milan and an original way that Danish officials are promoting the country’s new dietary guidance.
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Monocle’s team on the week’s news: Chris Cermak in Kyiv, Tomos Lewis on Canada’s ‘freedom convoy’, Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the murder of Moïse Kabamgabe, Lucinda Elliott talks Cuba and Chiara Rimella discusses the Sanremo festival.
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Nora Apsel is the founder and CEO of Morty, an online mortgage marketplace and licensed broker where homebuyers can shop for, compare and close on a mortgage. She explains how and why the firm set out in 2016 to provide for consumers who were underserved by both traditional mortgage companies and newer online players.
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We discuss how energy is being used as a pawn in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and preview the weekend’s African Union Leaders Summit. Plus: Russia and Germany clash over public broadcasters.
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We discuss the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping as Russian troops continue to surround Ukraine. Plus: the political scandal engulfing Peru’s government and a Winter Olympics preview.
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We look at how skyscrapers have changed the built environment around us, and profile a few of the megastructures planning to top out in 2022.
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Lew Lukens and Marie Le Conte on France’s upcoming election and the US raid that killed the leader of the Islamic State, and the EU ambassador to Kyiv, Matti Maasikas, talks diplomacy. Plus: Zürich wants to build up.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in New Zealand this week.
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Georgina Godwin speaks to the author of best-selling novel ‘Saving Missy’, Beth Morrey, about her new book, ‘Em & Me’. It tells the tender story of single mother Delphine Jones who is worried about her past catching up with her while she tries to establish the best future for herself, her father and her beloved daughter Em.
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We meet the Nottingham-born designer and artist, who is making narrative-driven furniture and has his first solo showcase at London’s Design Museum.
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Can Turkey help to broker a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia? Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller tells us about Canada’s “freedom convoy”, we hear the day’s business news from Bloomberg and Fernando Augusto Pacheco dives into New Zealand's pop charts.
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We discuss Italy’s re-election of Sergio Mattarella as president and discuss Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing. Plus: the latest music news and a check-in from the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.
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For more than 60 years, De Tomaso has been a name to stir the blood of automotive aficionados, racing enthusiasts and historians of everything from design to manufacturing and engineering. The ingenuity and innovations of its eponymous founder, and era-defining cars such as the Vallelunga, Mangusta and Pantera, have captivated and inspired followers the world over. So how do you even begin to write the next chapter in such a story, while staying true to the values espoused by the legendary Alejandro De Tomaso himself? The marque’s CEO and co-principal, Ryan Berris, describes his journey from an unlikely starting line in Connecticut right to the heart of the European automotive scene.
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As the US deploys troops to Eastern Europe to support Ukraine, panellists John Everard and Stefanie Bolzen discuss what’s next. Plus: propaganda, the Winter Olympics and Hannah Jewell on her new book ‘We Need Snowflakes’.
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Andrew Mueller explains why truck drivers have been protesting in Ottawa, Canada.
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Should we be concerned about the resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria? Plus: Turkey and Armenia resume direct flights, the day’s business news from Bloomberg and Monocle’s Nic Monisse brings us a roundup of the week’s best design stories.
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We discuss Ukraine’s defence capabilities as Vladimir Putin accuses the US of trying to draw his country into war. Plus: the future of the French left, Japan and South Korea’s Unesco dispute, and a new exhibition celebrating British artist Francis Bacon.
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We meet Bjarke Ingels and the team behind sustainable housing concept Nabr; check out a new lighting collaboration between Barber Osgerby and Galerie Kreo; and hear about a new book about influential women in design.
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Caroline Frost and Yossi Mekelberg discuss the diplomatic efforts to diffuse Ukraine-Russia tensions and Anastasia Galushka in Kyiv looks at the EU. Plus: we visit the new Francis Bacon exhibition.
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We meet three masters of their craft: the Lindauer family, who have been making sledges in the Swiss mountains for three generations; Debauve et Gallais, the oldest chocolatier in Paris; and Cicely Travers, founder of lingerie brand Isosceles. Plus: writer Fleur Macdonald discusses the art of matchmaking.
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The two-Michelin-starred chef of London’s Da Terra restaurant shares a recipe for ‘moqueca’, a traditional Brazilian fish stew.
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Why has public life in Myanmar ground to halt a year on from the country’s military coup? Plus: an interview with Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko; Taiwan and China trade barbs over the Winter Olympics; and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the Latin American press.
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We ponder what Russia’s UN Security Council presidency will look like and reflect on the release of Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties in 10 Downing Street. Plus: crackdowns on correspondents in China and the latest aviation news.
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In December 2021, we lost two of the West Coast’s literary greats: Eve Babitz and Joan Didion. This week, Robert Bound is joined by Lili Anolik, author of ‘Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of LA’, and David Ulin, books editor of ‘Alta Journal’, a quarterly publication that celebrates California and the West. They discuss the imprint that Didion and Babitz left on the Los Angeles literary scene and how they expanded what women’s writing was and could be.
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Isabel Hilton and Michael Binyon discuss the UN Security Council’s meeting on Russia and Boris Johnson’s response to the Sue Gray report on lockdown parties. Plus: Chris Cermak speaks to Volodymyr Yermolenko in Kyiv, and Tomos Lewis on Ottawa’s trucker protests.
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Tyler Brûlé, Chris Cermak and Florian Egli examine how Ukraine is preparing for conflict with Russia. Plus: Portugal’s Socialist Party wins a majority in the country’s general election and broadcaster Juliet Linley reviews the papers from Zürich.
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Julia Webster-Ayuso heads to Barcelona’s Eixample district, where city hall has a bold new plan to reprioritise streets and give space back to pedestrians.
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We hear the latest on the crisis in Ukraine and discuss the significance of the emir of Qatar’s visit to Washington. Plus: what’s making headlines in business and the UK celebrates Independent Venue Week.
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The winner of the 2002 Nobel prize in economic sciences talks about his book ‘Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment’, which explores why people make bad judgements – and how they can make better ones. This is the latest in a series of special programmes featuring highlights from UBS’s flagship Greater China Conference, the 22nd edition of which took place in January.
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Georgina Godwin meets the man behind hit Netflix show, ‘Lupin’. The French mystery thriller has had magnificent success and was the most-viewed title on the streaming service in the first three months of 2021.
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Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and panellists Benno Zogg and Fabienne Kinzelmann cover the weekend’s biggest stories, with check-ins with our contributors in London, Hong Kong and Kyiv.
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Highlights from Monocle 24: the best of our Ukraine coverage, an interview with Bryan Adams and this week’s ‘Global Countdown’.
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Tensions between Moscow and Nato members are at their highest in years, as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border. Do Ukrainians believe a full-scale war is imminent? How are soldiers preparing on the front line? And what would a Russian assault on Ukraine look like? Andrew Mueller speaks to Monocle’s team on the ground in Kyiv, photographer Amos Chapple, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, and former Nato chief General Sir Richard Shirreff.
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This week on ‘The Stack’, we speak with David Hendy, author of ‘The BBC: A People’s History’. Plus: we meet Dana Pavlychko: of Ukrainian photography magazine ‘Saliut’.
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Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. We gauge the mood on the ground in Kyiv as tensions with Russia increase, review the day’s papers and Monocle’s Andrew Tuck shares his thoughts for this weekend.
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A Swedish non-alcoholic wine brand that is winning with its quality and taste-first approach; one of Toronto’s most storied hotels that has returned after a major renovation; and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
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A special edition on Ukraine-Russia with Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, film-maker Raul Gallego and Monocle’s team in Kyiv, who speak to journalist Olga Tokariuk and hybrid warfare expert Liubov Tsybulska.
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Started in 2017, Nio, which stands for Needs Ice Only, is an Italian drinks brand that has come up with a clever solution to revolutionise the habits of consumers of alcoholic beverages. It sells ready-to-drink cocktails in single-serving packets that can be easily made at home and at events when there is not a skilled mixologist on hand. Presented in slender, well-designed containers and featuring recipes developed by a famed Roman bartender, the brand has caught the attention of major drinks companies.
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The military build-up continues on Ukraine’s border but what about the hybrid war that’s been happening behind the scenes? Plus: business news, this week’s ‘What we learned’ and a culture round-up.
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Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak gives us the latest from Kyiv on a tumultuous week in Ukrainian politics. Plus: an update from Beijing on China’s “zero-Covid” policy, Portugal’s snap election and Andrew Mueller on why Chile has fallen out of love with Britpop band Blur.
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Graphic designer Trevor Johnson takes us through his revamp of quarterly magazine ‘The Modernist’.
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We explore the world of place-making, enjoy some street sounds in Uruguay and visit a transformed corner of London.
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Monocle’s team in Kyiv speak to Ukrainian anti-corruption activist Yulia Marushevska. Plus: the latest on Benjamin Netanyahu’s plea deal, a report from Hong Kong and Monocle’s 150th issue.
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Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Romania.
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Nicholas Jubber is a travel writer, journalist and award-winning author. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his fifth book, ‘The Fairy Tellers’, which offers a fresh perspective on some of our most well-known stories and recounts their provenance for the contemporary reader. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the strange lives behind the strangest of tales.
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Hear from our team in Kyiv and Monocle 24’s security correspondent as preparations continue for a possible military conflict with Russia. Plus: US supreme court justice Stephen Breyer is retiring and our weekly ‘Global Countdown’.
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Monocle 24’s team in Ukraine reports on the prospect of war in the region. Plus: the latest on South Korea’s presidential race, the news from the Nordics and Australia’s federal government buys the Aboriginal flag for the nation.
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Melanie Masarin is the founder and CEO of Ghia, a non-alcoholic beverage brand inspired by Mediterranean aperitivo culture. Originally from Lyon in France and having spent summers along the Côte d'Azur, Masarin has a deep understanding of the best in food and drink. Meant to bring people together, Ghia’s first drink is made with botanical extracts and is similar in style to an Amaro. Plus: Monocle’s Guy De Launey reports on some top Slovenian businesses from Maribor.
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Quentin Peel and Natalia Sobrevilla Perea discuss the diplomatic efforts to de-escalate growing tension on Ukraine’s border and we hear from our team in Kyiv. Plus: Cuba charges anti-government protesters and more.
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The government of Australia has just purchased the licence to the Australian Aboriginal flag for AU$20m. To mark Australia Day, Andrew Mueller explains why such a transaction was necessary and how the news has been received.
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With military preparations underway in case of Russia’s invasion, we hear from Monocle’s team in Kyiv and from former Nato army chief General Richard Shirreff. Plus: a coup in Burkina Faso, Italy’s presidential vote and Brazil’s front pages.
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We get the latest from Kyiv on the crisis in Ukraine and discuss the fallout from Chinese military incursions in Taiwanese airspace. Plus: Nasa’s space telescope reaches its destination and we visit a haunted house in Istanbul.
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This week we tour a Lisbon neighbourhood brimming with beautiful buildings, meet a classic Italian furniture brand that is rapidly modernising and explore the Norwegian concept of ‘dugnad’.
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Journalist Illia Ponomarenko outlines the mood in Ukraine as Nato members put forces on standby. Plus: the revival of Canada’s ‘Tilbury Times’ and Australia’s decision to buy copyright to the Aboriginal flag.
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A recipe for a decadent weekend meal by the owner and executive chef of The Drunken Butler restaurant in London.
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As concern that Russia’s troops might invade Ukraine grows, we look at the US strategy in the region. Plus: business news with Bloomberg, turbulence ahead for Cathay Pacific and this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index.
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We discuss Germany’s controversial hands-off approach to the Russia-Ukraine tensions and hear the latest on Armenia after the president’s resignation. Plus: the week in technology and Scotland’s Burns Night traditions.
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Farah Nayeri, arts and culture writer for ‘The New York Times’ and host of the ‘Culture Blast’ podcast. Her new book ‘Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age’ looks back centuries, across Europe and America and throughout the art world. It draws on uproars and scandals to explore the reckoning of the Western world with politics, capitalism, religion, race, gender and art.
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We have the latest from Oslo as Taliban and Afghan Civil Society envoys meet to discuss Afghanistan. Plus: a look at the future of warfare; Hong Kong’s worsening brain drain; and the reasons why countries and cities change their names. Andrew Mueller speaks to Haroun Rahimi, Mark Galeotti, Isabel Hilton and Vincent McAviney.
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Emily Wither visits Istanbul’s historic haunted house, which shifts from an office space during the week to an art gallery at weekends.
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Burkina Faso’s president has been detained amid anti-government protests, the UK and the US ask staff to leave the embassy in Kyiv, Germany’s CDU party has a new leader and we remember French designer Thierry Mugler.
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We hear from Italy as its parliament begins voting on the country’s new president. Plus: the latest as tensions continue to rise between Russia and Ukraine, and are Netflix’s golden days over?
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Are commodities heading into a green supercycle? With demand for metals and energy to build green infrastructure rising, our global panel from UBS discusses the inflationary pressures that could result from accelerating decarbonisation.
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Georgina Godwin meets Kate Mosse, who is the author of eight novels and short-story collections, as well as works of non-fiction and plays. Her work has been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She is also the co-founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the largest annual celebration of women’s writing in the world.
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Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and panellists Florian Egli and Christof Münger cover the weekend’s top stories at our Zürich studio, with help from our friends and contributors in London, Tokyo and Aarhus.
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The booming Brazilian pet shop industry, a look at the metro in Kyiv and a discussion about the office joke.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative has manifested in railways, airports, seaports and highways all over the world. What is China’s endgame? How do locals feel about these development projects? And are we witnessing old-fashioned empire building but with Chinese characteristics? Andrew Mueller speaks to Isabel Hilton, Lucinda Elliott, Fiona Ey and Aly-Khan Satchu.
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We speak with musician and photographer Bryan Adams about shooting the Pirelli Calendar 2022. Plus: we visit the Index Art Book Fair in Mexico and discuss the future of ‘The Good Food Guide’.
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Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics: Latika Bourke looks at the headlines in the international press and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, returns with his weekend column.
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What will it take for the hospitality industry to get back on track to success? Plus: the week’s food and drink headlines.
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Moscow-based journalist Ekaterina Kotrikadze discusses how the media in Russia is covering the Ukraine crisis. Plus: a look at the importance of regional journalism, the UK’s new stance on train announcements and the rise of ice-swimming in Finland.
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