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Creating cities that are truly open requires the perspectives of the entire community. We speak to two promoters of the democratisation of urban design – Gail Shillingford of B+H Architects and Deborah Saunt of architecture, urban design and spatial research studio DSDHA – who explain how to build environments that are truly open for everyone.
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We discuss the role that the UAE and Saudi Arabia played in making the prisoner exchange between Russia and the US. Also in the programme: what next for Romania and Bulgaria after Austria blocked their Schengen area membership, plus Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck on the court case in relation to the death of Harry Dunn in the UK and whether justice equals closure for the fatal crash victim’s family.
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Middle East expert Bill Law on the role Saudi Arabia and the UAE played in making the US-Russia prisoner swap happen
The Briefing 0 min listen
Monocle's Washington correspondent, Chris Cermak, explains how the US primaries work, and why President Biden wants to change the status quo.
The Globalist 0 min listen
Matt Wolf, theatre critic at ‘The New York Times’, with the best and worst of theatre this Christmas.
The Briefing 4 min listen
Russia expert Jenny Mathers on Ukraine’s attacks on Russian airfields and Moscow’s apparent retaliation.
The Globalist 11 min listen
Berlin-based journalist Aaron Burnett tells Monocle 24’s Markus Hippi what is known about a far-right plot to depose Germany’s government.
Ferial Haffajee speaks to Georgina Godwin about Cyril Ramaphosa’s fight for political survival amid allegations that South Africa’s leader stashed a huge sum of cash in a sofa on his game farm and then covered up its theft.
Two entrepreneurs building a sustainable, electric future. Robert Falck, the co-founder and CEO of Swedish electric-freight company Einride, explains how its fleet of autonomous pods, trucks and trailers are revolutionising global shipping and freight. Plus: Starship’s co-founder and CTO Ahti Heinla tells us how his business is focusing on last-mile solutions that are as good for the planet as they are for business.
The Entrepreneurs 574 30 min listen
Naomi Xu Elegant explores one of Singapore’s most distinctive multi-use tower blocks and contemplates the building’s future.
The Urbanist 4 min listen
Georgina Godwin speaks to the winner of the 2022 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction: celebrated American author Percival Everett. His winning novel ‘The Trees’, which was also shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, is a dark satire about America’s history of racism.
Meet the Writers 366 30 min listen
For more than two months, Iran has been rocked by protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. The unrest has continued steadily as women and a disproportionately young generation seek a better way of life. Why have these protests proved so durable and will it break the regime? Andrew Mueller speaks to Ramita Navai, Negin Shiraghaei and Holly Dagres.
The Foreign Desk 466 30 min listen
A new exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection delves into the different ways that we see and are seen. ‘In Plain Sight’ explores the role that eyewear can play. Photographer Nina Manandhar discusses her new commission that documents people’s lives through glasses.
Monocle on Design 576 8 min listen
We meet typographer and graphic designer Margaret Calvert. A Royal Designer for Industry for Graphic Design, and an OBE recipient, she’s best known for her contributions to the graphic design of road signage across the United Kingdom, created with colleague Jock Kinneir.
Monocle on Design 568 11 min listen
Tomos Lewis reflects on a new generation of lodges that promise more than just somewhere for passing travellers to rest their heads.
Monocle on Design 566 2 min listen
We meet Sargent Gardiner of Ramsa and Brian Reardon of Lendlease to hear how this project is exploring air rights as a way to tackle an urgent demand for more space in cities.
The Urbanist 565 9 min listen
George Saunders
Monocle on Culture 30 min listen
Benjamin Clementine
The Banshees of Inisherin
Eureka 316: Chá Camélia
The Entrepreneurs 8 min listen
Eureka 315: The future of Brand Britain
The Entrepreneurs 10 min listen
Eureka 314: Mintus
The Entrepreneurs 9 min listen
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Konfekt Korner 60 min listen
The varied world of architecture models
Monocle on Design 30 min listen
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