30 August 2014
Episode 150
01 hour
Gillian Dobias looks back at the best of the week on Monocle 24 with stories that include Japanese investment tips, business news from across Africa, poetry from Iran, and how to make the perfect coffee in Brooklyn.
30 August 2014
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