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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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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Chris Cermak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Briefing’ returns with breaking news from around the world in a new year, including the start of Poland's EU presidency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join us for a New Year’s Day special in which we listen back to some of our best and biggest interviews on Monocle Radio from the past year. Today we hear from best-selling author Elif Shafak; globally renowned architect Lord Norman Foster; Georgia Davis, Lizzie Mayland and Abigail Morris of UK band The Last Dinner Party; and Oscar-nominated screen star Jeffrey Wright.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Emma Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Georgina Godwin. Plus: Monocle’s Tom Webb has the papers from Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from Midori House in London by Georgina Godwin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join us for a Boxing Day special in which we listen back to some of our best and biggest interviews on Monocle Radio from the past year. Today we hear from British film director Steve McQueen; renowned architect Lina Ghotmeh; celebrated painter Maggi Hambling; and Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of 'The Wall Street Journal'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and editor-in-chief, Andrew Tuck, join Tom Edwards, Robert Bound and Gillian Dobias to swap presents, survey the festivities around the world and share their Christmas wishes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join us for a Christmas Eve special in which we listen back to some of our best and biggest interviews on Monocle Radio from the past year. Today we hear from Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier; former FBI director-turned-author James Comey; Lisa Jackson, VP of environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple; and legendary film-score composer and music producer, Hans Zimmer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma Nelson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The US lurches towards a government shutdown as president-elect Donald Trump torpedoes a bipartisan spending bill. Plus: the EU takes the UK to court. Then: the best films of 2024 and what to eat and drink over the holidays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, presents her budget to parliament and her image of Italy as a stable, fiscally responsible country in the EU. Plus, the UK becomes the first country outside the Asia-Pacific to sign a trade deal in the region. Then, our final edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ for the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Officials say that an Israel-Hamas ceasefire could be close as negotiations continue. Plus: we check in with the uncertain political futures of Brazil’s Lula and Canada’s Trudeau. Then: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins to discuss the 80th anniversary of ‘Le Monde’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Germany’s election campaign begins – but what could its next government look like? Then we turn to Sudan to get the latest from the ground and learn how foreign powers are engaging with the conflict. Plus, we tour Croatia’s holiday markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How are international powers weighing the new power dynamic in Syria? Then: we head to Seoul as president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial begins. Plus: we discuss the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Emmanuel Macron names François Bayrou as the country’s new prime minister. Will he last longer than Michel Barnier? We ask our Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier. Then: Chanel has a new artistic director and a musical compilation album from the South China Sea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We dive into the latest from Damascus and consider what journalists on the ground make of the country’s new reality. Plus: what are the UK Labour government’s key foreign-policy goals as it heads abroad? Then: we visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo for this week’s edition of ‘The Global Countdown’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As armed gangs continue to terrorise Haiti’s capital, Chris Sabitini joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the unfolding crisis in the country. Plus: German chancellor Scholz calls for a confidence vote, we reflect on a year of Javier Milei and consider whether the US is planning to annex Canada.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand for the first time today in his landmark corruption trial as Israeli forces move into Syria. Also in the programme: how will China spur its economy in 2025? Plus, we head to Jeddah for the Red Sea Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leila Molana Allen and Renad Mansour join us to discuss Syria and what the fall of the Assad regime might mean for refugees across the globe. Plus, how a school in Norway is protecting Sámi culture and 'The Devil Wears Prada' hits London's West End.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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