26 September 2017

Andrew Tuck is joined by Alessio Patalano and Kathleen Burk to look at Donald Trump’s call for a ban on sports players protesting during games. Plus: private emails and Trump’s alternative rule book, the declaration of war…

26 September 2017

We discuss the aftermath of Germany’s recent election and ask why Pyongyang sees the US’s actions as a declaration of war. Plus: the day’s top business headlines.

26 September 2017

We ask how Japan’s snap election could allow Shinzo Abe to respond to North Korean aggression and why Kurdistan’s controversial independence referendum matters to the rest of the region. Plus: Australia’s plans to create…

25 September 2017

We take a closer look at the rift between Donald Trump and the NFL players protesting against white supremacy on and off the gridiron. Plus: Iraqi Kurds vote in an independence referendum, Anthony Weiner’s final disgrace…

25 September 2017

Quentin Peel and Marie Billon reflect on what some are calling Germany’s “nightmare” election result with Monocle’s Tom Edwards. Plus: the UK’s exit from the EU becomes even more vague, Japan’s snap election as threats from…

25 September 2017

We discuss the rise of nationalism in Germany, the NFL-player protests that are piling pressure on Donald Trump and the largest Swedish military drills for decades. Plus: is rap music helping to reinvigorate the Chinese…

25 September 2017

Andreas Kluth – the editor in chief of ‘Handelsblatt Global’ – and Matthew Karnitschnig, chief Europe correspondent for Politico, give their analysis of Germany’s election result. Plus: a lookahead to the fourth round of…

24 September 2017

We speak to director Michael Winterbottom about his latest effort, ‘On the Road’. Plus: design researcher Sarah Hyndman on typography and what it says about you writer, and publisher and entrepreneur Ben Arogundade on his…

24 September 2017

Doyenne of French cinema Isabelle Huppert sits down with Monocle’s Robert Bound to talk about her upcoming film with Neil Jordan, ‘The Widow’, how confidence has come to guide her roles and how less is more when it comes…

23 September 2017

When Hungary and Poland joined the EU in 2004 hopes were high for the newest members. But as Europe itself goes through a troubled period they have started to lean away from the liberalism they once craved during Soviet…

23 September 2017

This week we sit down with the director of Moma, Glenn Lowry. We also discuss fake news with award-winning writer and documentary film-maker Marcel Theroux, while UK musician Nick Mulvey performs live.

22 September 2017

As London’s transport regulator deems Uber “not fit and proper” to operate in London, we ask if the taxi-hailing giant can be stopped. Plus: Macron signs sweeping labour reforms into law, and we flick through today’s Asian…

22 September 2017

Monocle’s Chiara Rimella, Tom Edwards, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco review the news of the week including today’s speech in Florence by Theresa May, Germany’s election this weekend, Italy’s Corriere della Sera launch of a…

22 September 2017

Is Angela Merkel’s re-election a foregone conclusion and what should we make of Kim Jong-un’s criticism of Donald Trump and US foreign policy? Plus: Monocle’s Markus Hippi gives us his take on the value of Michelin stars…

22 September 2017

The UK prime minister Theresa May is set to give one of the most important speeches of her career in Florence – but will she be able to unlock the Brexit talks? Plus: how Auckland airport chaos may impact New Zealand’s…