27 April 2024
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…
27 April 2024
We speak with Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books and 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…
27 April 2024
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 Gunar…
26 April 2024
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 throu…
26 April 2024
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…
26 April 2024
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…
26 April 2024
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.
26 April 2024
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…
26 April 2024
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…
25 April 2024
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…
25 April 2024
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.
25 April 2024
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…
25 April 2024
Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Ireland.
25 April 2024
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…
25 April 2024
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…
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