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The Late Edition - Wednesday 23 September
23 September 2020
The US department of justice labels New York City an “anarchist jurisdiction”; Finland’s coronavirus-detecting dogs; and a London mayoral candidate’s plan to rename tube stations.
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Monocle on Design - ‘Not Black or White’, Jorge Penadés and Galerie Revel
7 March 2023
We visit a craft and design exhibition in the heart of London’s Marylebone and check in with Spanish designer Jorge Penadés, whose recent project was inspired by hollow cardboard tubes. Plus: we meet the team at Galerie…
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The Urbanist - Lessons from history
21 April 2022
What lessons can cities learn from the past? We discuss Leonardo da Vinci’s plans for the ideal city, sketched after a pandemic; revisit the pneumatic tube system; and re-examine the humble drinking fountain.
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The Urbanist - Transit maps
9 January 2020
How does the design of a transit map help to define a city? Our host Andrew Tuck is joined by three experts and enthusiasts in the field to discuss provenance and progression in the way we chart our transport lines – from…
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The Monocle Weekly - 24-hour cities, falling box-office numbers and Canada's Unesco World Heritage Sites
21 August 2016
As London unveils its Night Tube, we explore the concept of the 24-hour city. Meanwhile, we ask why the box office has struggled this summer and speak to Canada’s environment minister about the country’s process for picking…
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The Globalist, episode 465
9 August 2013
We look ahead to today’s meeting between Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry, examine the construction of Iranian launch sites that could be used to test ballistic missiles and head underground on London's Tube in the final part…
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 204: Akt
3 July 2020
Co-founders of Akt, Andy Coxon and Ed Currie met in 2015 when they were both dancers. They wanted to create a natural deodorant that actually worked. Their product is a balm, applied like a lotion, which comes in an alum…
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The Briefing - Friday 29 July
29 July 2022
We have the latest from Paris as Emmanuel Macron meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Plus: polls predict a big lead for Lula da Silva over Bolsonaro in Brazil and in London’s Night Tube resumes a full service.
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The Urbanist - What's new?
11 January 2018
As New York enters the new year with murder figures at a record low, we look at criminality in the US. We’ve also got a public-transport tale of two cities – Athens’ wi-fi wrangle and London’s Tube triumph – and a review…
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The Late Edition, episode 367
28 March 2013
Following desperate economic developments in Cyprus over the last week, we wonder aloud how some of the smaller EU nations will cope. We also assess the legacy of Boston’s longest serving mayor and hear about two UK inst…
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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 163: Moscow street art
1 July 2019
Wander into a Moscow courtyard and you’ll often come across characters made of rusty metal tubes, bits of wood or, perhaps, an old washing machine. With its striking simplicity, this grassroots street art is a uniquely…
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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24
27 August 2016
Tom Edwards and Daniel Giacopelli bring you a selection of carefully curated highlights from the past week on Monocle 24. On this week’s show we take a deeper look at London’s new night tube, stop off at this year’s Green…
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The Briefing - Friday 21 August
21 August 2015
After the prime minister’s resignation, we discuss what’s next for Greece. We also ask a former Australian foreign minister about his country's controversial asylum-seeker policies, as Europe is struggling to find a solu…