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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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Monocle’s Toronto correspondent, Tomos Lewis, discusses Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s future amid calls for his resignation. Then: the latest on the looming US government shutdown. Plus: Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, and head of radio, Tom Edwards, discuss the year in elections and Christmas diplomacy for awkward political chats around the turkey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Volodymyr Zelensky makes a final push to rally EU allies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, we discuss growing pressure on Europe to boost its defense budget. Also on the programme: as Emmanuel Macron faces mounting calls to resign, could France be heading toward early presidential elections? Plus: the great Guinness shortage and what not to buy your spouse this Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada’s prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is in a political crisis. We examine how bad the situation is. Also on the programme: with Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, calling a snap election for next year, we assess who the nation’s next leader could be. Then: why Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register. Plus: the woman who stowed away on a flight from New York to Paris last month was taken into custody again – for a very similar offence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ukraine claims responsibility for the killing of Russian chemical-weapons chief, Igor Kirillov. We unpack what might happen next. Also in the programme: the European Commission takes the UK to court for the alleged failure by the UK to protect the rights of resident EU citizens. Plus: we ask why there were so few young men at the impeachment rallies in South Korea and new research shows consuming arts and culture is good for your health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Israel doubles down on its incursion into the occupied Syrian territory of Golan Heights, we ask whether this is necessary or opportunistic. Also on the programme: we discuss the latest as Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offers to mediate to resolve tensions between Sudan and the UAE. Then: the remaining Bali Nine return to Australia. What does this say about Indonesia’s new leader? Plus: students at a school in England get a rude awakening when a vicar tells them the truth about Santa Claus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ed Stocker and Simon Bouvier discuss France’s new prime minister, Francois Bayrou, and the Catalan separatists threatening to end support for Spain’s prime minister. Plus: Fiona Wilson joins to debate doggy-bag guidelines in Japan to tackle food waste. Then: ‘What We Learned’ and the future of Jumeirah in Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The latest in South Korea’s ongoing political crisis and the implications for its soft-power prowess. Also in the programme: the UK’s changing attitudes toward relations with the European Union and Australia proposes new taxes on tech giants to pay for news coverage. Plus: does the ‘Time Magazine’ person of the year really matter?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has requested a confidence vote, setting in motion the process for the country to hold early elections next year. What happened to the EU's powerhouse? Plus: the fate of Syrian refugees in Europe, Maori tribes' plea to King Charles III and how the way we watch television is changing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tessa Szyszkowitz and Ben Kelly discuss how Western governments might deal with a Syria newly led by a former terrorist group, the controversy over the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, the 'Los Angeles Times' bias debate and our favourite online searches of the year. Plus: why young Croatians are leaving and how to keep them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robin Brant and Giorgia Scaturro discuss how the collapse of the Assad regime will affect Europe. Also in the programme: a migration solution dubbed the ‘Musk bill‘, tensions over an EU-Mercosur trade deal and whether Italy’s trains are the best in Europe. Plus: Karthik Ramanna on his book ‘The Age of Outrage’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are joined by Bucharest-based journalist Alison Mutler as Romania’s top court annuls the results of the first round of its presidential election. Also in the programme, we unpack Mercer’s ranking of the best and worst cities in the world for expats to live. Plus: Andrew Mueller with ‘What We Learned’ and we hear from Janine Marshall of London’s One Aldwych at the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guests Latika Burke and Theo Usherwood join Andrew Mueller to discuss the power of parliament. First, we head to France, where lawmakers passed a no-confidence motion to oust prime minister Michel Barnier, and then, South Korea, where MPs vetoed martial law to stop the president from taking over. Also on the programme: UK prime minister Keir Starmer launches a plan for change. Plus: our team in Cannes reports from the International Luxury Travel Market as they meet the co-founder of Fora, Henley Vazquez. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reports suggest that the recent rebel advance in Syria is still on the march. Will Russia have the resources to protect its interests in the nation? Also in the programme: the most recent trade dispute between the US and China over semiconductor restrictions. Plus: France and Saudi Arabia try their hand at resolving the war in Israel and Palestine. Then: Italy bans Airbnb self check-ins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get the latest from John Everard as South Korea’s president, Yook Suk Yeol, declares martial law after accusing anti-state elements of sympathising with North Korea. Also in the programme, Ukraine is high on the agenda as Nato foreign ministers meet in Brussels. But is an invitation likely? Plus: protests in Georgia continue for a fifth day and artificial intelligence in advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We unpack the latest as President Biden issues a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for the charges facing his son, Hunter Biden. Also in the programme, France’s fragile government teeters on the brink of collapse following Michel Barnier pushes his social security budget past parliament, without consulting MPs and the effect of a Trump presidency for Ireland. Plus: As public service complaints in England soar, we ask whether things are getting worse or do we just moan more?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Protesters clash with police in Georgia after the government’s decision to pull out of EU accession talks. Then: we meet director Ibrahim Nash’at to talk about his new documentary, ‘Hollywoodgate’, which follows the Taliban’s recapture of Kabul. Plus: ‘What We Learned’ this week, a look at Zegna with Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, and a look ahead to the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UK prime minister Keir Starmer has been invited to meet with EU leaders next year. Is this the beginning of a reset of relations with the bloc? Our guests Aliona Hlivco and Michael Binyon discuss this and other topics including the massive attack which has damaged Ukraine’s power network, the odds of Michel Barnier’s government surviving in France and why South Australia has decided to ban political donations and gifts to MPs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We unpack the latest as the fresh ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes hold and discuss what this will mean for the conflict in Gaza. Also in the programme, a police report shows that Brazil’s former president was aware of a plot to stage a coup in January 2023. Plus: Donald Trump’s threats of punitive tariffs against China and we ask whether singing should ever be allowed in the cinema?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss tensions in Pakistan as Imran Khan’s supporters reach Islamabad and demand his release. Then: Russia calls on the US to help rebuild Afghanistan as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the Taliban. Plus: we reflect on Angela Merkel’s legacy and the release of her autobiography, ‘Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel and Lebanon agree to a ceasefire in principle but could it still collapse over the details? Our panel of Yossi Mekelberg and Rebecca Tinsley also discusses Cop29, the extension of the EU’s Schengen zone and why Germans take so many sick days. Plus: Keir Giles on his new book, ‘Who Will Defend Europe?’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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