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The Monocle Weekly - Werner Herzog, Kathleen Soriano, Liz Rideal, Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler
15 April 2018
We discuss communication with Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler, authors of new title ‘The Communication Book’. We also hear from Werner Herzog about why he’s passing on his directing skills to a new generation and…
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The Globalist - Thursday 31 August
31 August 2017
We assess Brussels’ unhappiness with the Brexit negotiations, discuss what Japan and the UK have in common and hear about what Romans think of the city’s public statues.
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The Monocle Weekly, episode 68
18 July 2010
Following Switzerland's controversial decision this week not to extradite Roman Polanski, the Monocle Weekly team kick of this edition with a discussion on Swiss/US relations.
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The Entrepreneurs, episode 63
26 December 2012
On this special Christmas edition of The Entrepreneurs, we discover a Roman business finding inspiration from rummaging through the past, and head to Warsaw to meet three entrepreneurs using an abandoned factory to create…
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Cihangir
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Thinking ahead
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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 241: Monte Testaccio, Rome
25 January 2021
We look to an ancient Roman waste-management technique that has permanently shaped the city’s topography.
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Let’s talk about this
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The Briefing - Tuesday 4 July
4 July 2017
We ask if we should believe North Korea’s missile-test claims and discuss Brazil’s tradition of political coalitions. Plus: we ponder China’s space ambitions and look at why the Romans are turning off their water fountains…
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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Asa Bennett
12 December 2019
Monocle Reads: Asa Bennet talks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘Romanifesto’. Boris Johnson loves to chuck in the odd Latin phrase but perhaps without due regard for Veritas. In this, is he much different from the…
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Still waters
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The Urbanist - The evolution of concrete
31 January 2013
Concrete: invented in the Roman era but seemingly modern, we talk about concrete with architects, urbanists, psychologists and academics. Does it drive us mad? How does it differ in Japan, Italy or Switzerland? And what are…
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The Globalist - Tuesday 31 October
31 October 2017
We get analysis into the arrest of Paul Manafort and ask how close this is getting to President Trump. Plus: the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister resigns, the Manus Island refugee detention centre closes down and we hear Kaz…