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Want to hear from the authors, artists, creative thinkers and business leaders shaping your world? The Monocle Weekly presents just that on our longest-running radio programme.
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We speak with Brazilian art advisor João Paulo Siqueira Lopes, who founded Panorama Art Advisory earlier this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We celebrate the sounds of electroclash with Jonny Slut and Mark Wood, compilers of a new compilation, ‘When The 2000s Clashed: Machine Music For A New Millennium’, celebrating the genre and its influence on music today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, which is currently taking place. The Bienal’s main theme is “Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Portuguese singer Carolina Deslandes about the music scene in Lisbon and her latest album, ‘Chorar No Club’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with author and ‘Financial Times’ journalist Simon Kuper about his new book, ‘World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments’, on how football has transformed the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Allie X who returns with “Is Anybody Out There”, her first single of 2025, which features on her self-produced and written fourth record, ‘Happiness Is Going to Get You’ – a meditation on existential isolation and societal malaise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Paul Cabannes, a French comedian that charmed Brazil with his funny and witty sketches about Brazilian daily life. He visits Midori House before a sold-out gig at Leicester Square Theatre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Karen Pittman, who plays top television producer Mia Jordan on Apple TV+ series ‘The Morning Show’. Her character plays a big role in season 4.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with German music duo Zimmer90 about their debut album, ‘Interior’, which is full of gentle songs made beautiful by synthy melancholic touches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Oliver Dixon, the man who looks after Emirates’ incredible wine collection. Since 2006, the airline has invested more than a billion dollars into its wine programme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with hotelier Pierre Bident-Moldeva, owner of Chez Georges in Rio and La Ferme de Georges in Atins, close to the beautiful Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Laura Horta, co-founder of London’s Osteria Angelina. The new space in Spitalfields is a celebration of Itameshi, a cuisine that combines the flavours and ingredients of Italian and Japanese food. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Rio-born Alessandra Montagne, the star Brazilian chef behind Paris restaurants Nosso and Tempero. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with French singer Odetto abut the summer sounds of his latest album, ‘Sunset Radio’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak to Antoine Kenobi Ressaussière about Kitsuné Musique, the music arm of Maison Kitsuné, which is back with plenty of new releases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Her podcast, ‘The Weirdo’, has attracted millions of particularly younger Chinese listeners. She speaks with Monocle’s Chris Cermak about differing perceptions of politics in China, Europe and the West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Petra Costa about her new Netflix documentary, ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’, a look at the rising evangelical influence in Brazilian politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Canadian singer Charlotte Cardin from our studio in Paris. She discusses her future music plans and how the song ‘Feel Good’ came to capture the airwaves this summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Doug Conklyn, Speedo’s senior vice-president of global design, on the return of the brief and the power of the Speedo brand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Italian singer-songwriter Giorgio Poi, who’s back with his fourth album, ‘Schegge’, a fitting soundtrack to hot summer days.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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