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Daily shows

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The Globalist: 

News and comment from Europe, the Middle East and beyond.

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Midori House: 

The agenda from Monocle's editors and correspondents.

Weekly shows

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Section D: 

A review of design, architecture and craft.

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The Urbanist: 

What makes cities tick, from city hall to the suburbs.

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The Menu: 

Monocle's guide to food, drink and entertaining.

Weekend shows

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Meet the Writers: 

Weekly in-depth discussions with writers about their life and work.

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The Curator: 

The best of the week on Monocle 24, compiled into one show.

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The Stack: 

The people and players shaping the future of print media.

Catch up

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The Voyager: 

Your guide to the world's most dynamic emerging cities

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The Rundown: 

From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide.

Latest podcasts

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21 Nov 2016
01:00:00

The Monocle Daily: 

Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special guests both there and across the Americas, as well as experts and analysts at our studios in London.

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21 Nov 2016
00:28:28

Culture with Robert Bound - Why do we love quizzes so much?: 

Robert Bound is joined in the studio by John Mitchinson, question-writer for British quiz show ‘QI’, and Mark Mason, writer of upcoming book ‘Question Time’, to discuss the enduring and global appeal of the humble quiz. Plus: we put their knowledge to the test in the ‘Culture Show Quiz Show’.

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21 Nov 2016
00:30:00

Midori House - Monday 21 November: 

We look at what lies ahead in the upcoming French and German elections and ask what was said in Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin’s possible last face-to-face meeting. Plus: why Obama’s successor is not happy with the cast in the musical ‘Hamilton’.

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21 Nov 2016
00:05:13

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 33: Zurich’s drinking fountains: 

Switzerland’s largest city might be best known as a global centre for banking and finance but a quick glance at Zürich’s streets can tell a different story: the city is home to about 1,200 drinking fountains.

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21 Nov 2016
00:30:00

The Briefing - Monday 21 November: 

We ask if an outgoing US president should break with convention to criticise their successor’s policies and discuss whether François Fillon can stop Marine Le Pen from becoming France’s new president. Plus: why is Italy’s top chef threatening to leave the country?

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21 Nov 2016
01:00:00

The Globalist - Monday 21 November: 

General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks to us about the future of the alliance. Who will France’s Republican party choose to face Marine Le Pen in next year’s presidential election? And we discuss a significant Airbus contract in Japan.

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21 Nov 2016
00:15:00

The Monocle Arts Review - Art: Kathlene Fox-Davies: 

We discuss this year’s Paris Photo fair, Thomas Ruff’s ‘New Works’ at David Zwirner’s London gallery and feminist avant garde in the 1970s on show at the Photographer’s Gallery.

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20 Nov 2016
00:15:00

The Bulletin with UBS - The UBS European Conference: 

The perfect opportunity to unpack some of the most complex questions dominating the thoughts of everyone from investors to strategists. We focus on the idea of arresting the next recession and discuss what more monetary and fiscal policy can offer.

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20 Nov 2016
00:53:44

The Monocle Weekly - Alex Hartley, Robert Glasper, Tim Wharton: 

Jazz and hip-hop musician Robert Glasper talks us through his album ‘ArtScience’ and artist Alex Hartley explains his exhibition ‘After You Left’, which plays with notions of time. Plus: Tim Wharton on new book ‘Ugly Food’.

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20 Nov 2016
00:30:12

The Big Interview - Mario Testino: 

Tyler Brûlé sits down with legendary photographer Mario Testino to talk about the allure of London in the 1980s and 1990s, the changing landscape of fashion and photography, the pleasures of travel and philanthropy, and his recent reconnection to his native Peru.

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19 Nov 2016
00:30:10

Meet the Writers - Ian Rankin: 

“I would much rather have been in a successful rock band than be a writer,” UK bestselling crime-writer Ian Rankin tells Georgina Godwin. Well, to the relief of his legions of fans, Rankin’s musical career remains a distant dream while his most famous literary creation, the detective John Rebus, has recently come out of retirement for new book ‘Rather be the Devil’.

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19 Nov 2016
00:28:54

The Foreign Desk - The Foreign Desk Live: 

Last Tuesday we hosted a special edition of ‘The Foreign Desk Live’ from our London HQ in front of a sold-out audience. The topic? Donald Trump and what his election means for the rest of the world. Steve Bloomfield was joined on stage by Bill Emmott, Xenia Wickett, Sir William Patey and Steven Erlanger.

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19 Nov 2016
00:28:26

The Stack - Canada calling: 

We talk Canada with Liz Schaffer from ‘Lodestars Anthology’ magazine and look back at both ‘The Face’ magazine and The Stack Awards.

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19 Nov 2016
00:56:52

The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24: 

The week’s highlights with Daniel Giacopelli and Tom Edwards, featuring writer and cartoonist Art Spiegelman, musicians Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, and comedian Magda Szubanski.

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19 Nov 2016
00:16:19

The Sessions at Midori House - Julia Jacklin : 

Julia Jacklin is our favourite singer to hail from the Blue Mountains in Australia. Her debut album ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ is an ode to growing up, as she tells Andrew Mueller.

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