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The Escapist 2019
Monocle magazine July/August 2019
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The UN’s findings on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the latest on the UK’s Brexit headache, the investigation into downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and a Japanese TV drama with a difference.
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Chinese president Xi Jinping heads to North Korea this week. Isabel Hilton explains why the time is right.
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Cyrill Gutsch is founder of the Parley for the Oceans initiative. He explains how his love for the sea powers his efforts to persuade designers to use environmentally friendly materials instead of plastic – and his work with the governments of nations at risk from plastic waste. Gutsch also sees the impact of environmental damage on the oceans – but one potential solution lies in an island nation’s long tradition of packaging. Kenji Hall, Monocle’s Asia editor-at-large, interviews Saeko Kato, curator of Japan House in London, about the art of Japanese packing techniques. Kato’s meditations emphasise the value of traditional craft and underscore Gutsch’s mission to protect the oceans.
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Surfer Laird Hamilton has helped push big-wave riding into bold new territory over his career. He joins us to discuss his book ‘Liferider: Heart, Body, Soul, and Life Beyond the Ocean’, which reflects on lessons he’s learned out on the waves and in other fields ranging from fitness to entrepreneurship.
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Jared Diamond’s 1997 book ‘Guns, Germs And Steel’ is one of the most influential non-fiction books of our time. It won a Pulitzer prize and influenced presidents and prime ministers. His latest book, ‘Upheaval: How Nations Cope With Crisis and Change’, takes a similarly sweeping view of history. The bestselling historian talks to Andrew Mueller about how nations recover from crisis and why the UK might currently find itself in a bigger crisis than the US.
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We speak to Felicia Pennant from ‘Season’ magazine, a title focusing on women’s football.
The Stack 355 15 min listen
As the mercury rises, we shine a spotlight on the growing urban-river movement and head to Swim City, a new exhibition at Basel’s Swiss Architecture Museum, to see how the residents of Basel unwind by the river.
We discuss the highs and lows of the groundbreaking supersonic technology for commercial aviation that emerged in the late 1960s, as Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 took flight. Plus: the perks of travelling faster than the speed of sound.
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This week’s guest is French pop musician Lewis OfMan, who might only be in his early twenties but is fast on the rise. He has already soundtracked fashion shows for some of France’s top maisons, composed and produced for Vendredi Sur Mer and Rejjie Snow, and is in the process of finishing his debut solo album.
We ask whether fire-damaged Notre Dame’s renovation should look to scale new heights or simply replace what was destroyed. Professor Alan Dunlop joins us to discuss.
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