Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 24 May
Caste – gone but not forgotten
As census counting gets under way, the divisive issue of caste has again been thrust into India’s political cauldron.
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Affairs / Education
Monocolumn
Saturday 30 January
Can uniforms improve Israel’s schools?
Can a plain t-shirt be the answer to the problems of the Israeli education system?
Business / Manufacturing
Up the tubes
Email looked to have made obsolete the process of transporting data by pneumatic tubes, but logistics firm Swisslog saw a potential growth market: healthcare. Now, every new hospital has a network to carry drugs and samples…
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Friday 16 April
Outwardly mobile – Japan makes an international call
One is a remote archipelago with its own eco-system.
Affairs / Environment
07 - Sydney
The city has some environmental issues and an antiquated transport system. But then there’s the beach…
Business / Industry
Drone Home
Unmanned military planes and helicopters are a controversial subject but visitors and exhibitors at the Unmanned Systems North America trade fair were unfazed. They’re more excited about drones that can do the housework.
Culture / Manufacturing
Mix in the right circles
Four enthusiastic Swedes believe that the future of music doesn’t have to end in …Pod. Their Pacemaker – a palm-sized DJ system that promises fresh new pastures of musical discovery, pitch-perfect audio quality and instant…
The Briefing, episode 102
Russia joins the calls for a ceasefire in Syria, we discuss Italy’s justice system scandal, and look at the latest stories in aviation.
The Entrepreneurs, episode 12
The show focuses on luxury watches, visiting craftsmen in Amsterdam and also taking a look at the education system in Phnom Penh.
Midori House, episode 193
We hear how inequality in South Africa stifles economic growth, learn about a new sound system for mosques, and ask if London’s Olympics are sustainable.
The Monocle Daily, episode 122
The story of jailed Nigerian state governor James Ibori, we ask is the secretive Swiss banking system opening up, and look back on royal gaffes.
Culture / Media
Media Briefing
Expanding media in South Korea, cult German magazine launches an English edition, plus smartphone card payment systems.
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Friday 26 November
Branding Finland
A silicon valley of social innovations, a land where the lakes are virtually drinkable, a country that has managed to export its unbeatable education system just as the French did with their healthcare and Médecins sans…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 26 May
Mladic trial will shame the west
Politicians are not known for their powers of self-reflection, but there should be a lot of uncomfortable glances in the mirror this morning in western capitals as General Mladic makes his way through the Serbian justice…
Business / Small Business
Business Briefing
Extreme shopping in Japan's Don Quijote stores, and an innovative waste management system from Tel Aviv.
Affairs / Society
Africa/Middle East briefing
Ouagadougou is spruced up by an army of low-cost cleaners, Congo's governor gets to work on a failing region, plus Abu Dhabi's new transport system.
Design / Fashion
Source material
Monocle plays the sexy librarian among the microfiche, squeaky book trolleys and satisfyingly neat filing systems. Here’s the result of our meticulous research into women’s springwear.
Midori House, episode 58
Part two of our Zurich broadcast asks about Switzerland’s conscription system, we meet the author Diccon Bewes and head up the host city’s tallest building.
Affairs / Government
Japan Briefing
As Japan starts to rebuild following the events of March, the management of the crisis and its aftermath has revealed deep-seated problems within the Japanese political system. The country boasts a long list of dysfuncti…
Midori House, episode 274
Journalist Anshel Pfeffer on Israel's Iron Dome defence system, Steve Bloomfield updates us from the Arctic Council, and we jet to the IHT Luxury Conference in Rome.