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From Seoul to Stockholm, Monocle selects an international playlist to fill your day (or night).
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Burhan Sonmez
Meet the Writers 30 min listen
An Ethiopian Spring?
The Foreign Desk 30 min listen
Taschen, ‘Dog’, ‘99 Percent Lifestyle’
The Stack 30 min listen
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A look ahead to the weekend’s Turkish election, the latest unrest in Venezuela and why Mykonos is developing into a destination for the arts.
1 hour listen
We discuss Hungary’s crackdown on migrants and ask why European nations’ treatment of refugees is so inconsistent.
The Monocle Daily 12 min listen
Retired British general Sir Simon Mayall explains why political instability in the US and Europe could put the future of the Nato alliance at risk.
The Briefing 8 min listen
Journalist Kieran Pender attends an Australian film festival in Russia to see how nations are promoting their culture in inventive ways at the World Cup.
The Globalist 6 min listen
The scientist and author Dr David Whitehouse explains Donald Trump’s military space ambitions.
The Briefing 6 min listen
The Entrepreneurs 8 min listen
The Monocle Culture Show 19 min listen
Monocle on Design 4 min listen
The Foreign Desk 5 min listen
The Menu 5 min listen
The Urbanist 8 min listen
The Monocle Arts Review
The Entrepreneurs 5 min listen
We look at Kahlo’s life in anticipation of the new V&A show that catalogues her personal items.
The Monocle Arts Review 45 8 min listen
2018 marks 50 years since artists in Brazil founded the Tropicália movement – which helped bring the world the music of Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and more. Brazilian-born singer Nina Miranda joins us to discuss the message behind the music and her upcoming concert Tropicália Calling.
The Monocle Weekly 467 13 min listen
Geoff Watts and Julia Fowler moved from Australia to London in 2009 to found retail-technology company Edited. Touted as the “Bloomberg terminal for fashion”, Edited uses big data and artificial intelligence to help some of the world’s biggest fashion retailers ensure their buyers make the right decisions. Today it has more than 100 staff spread across London, New York and San Francisco.
Lifting the trophy at the end of the World Cup would be great, sure. But for the 31 other countries taking part, all will not be lost when their time in the tournament is done. The underdogs, the unexpected victors, the villains – every team, and therefore country, is entering into a battle for recognition. Andrew Mueller asks who will emerge the winner.
Helsinki and Tallinn are teaming up over one of the region’s great soft powers: metal music. We discuss with Eeka Mäkynen, CEO of the Tuska music festival.
The Briefing 1720 7 min listen
We dive into one of the biggest political thrillers of the year, co-written by former president Bill Clinton and prolific American author James Patterson. Robert Bound is joined by journalist Sarah Shaffi and Ted Hodgkinson, senior programmer for literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre.
The Monocle Culture Show 348 30 min listen
This week our correspondent Jason Strother delves into the history of Seoul to explore what keeps this vibrant city afloat.
The Urbanist 7 min listen
The influential singer has been a performer, collector and interpreter of traditional folk music since the 1950s and will be performing at Supersonic Festival in the UK this June. She explains how her home region of Sussex informs her music and discusses some of the tales in her book, ‘All in the Downs’.
The Monocle Weekly 466 21 min listen
The ultimate print guide
Fantastic print
Print prodigies
Owen Hatherley, Paloma Varga Weisz and Shirley Collins
The Monocle Weekly 54 min listen
Leonor Antunes, Tim Marshall and David Hollander
The Monocle Weekly 1 hour listen
Nayia Yiakoumaki, Rob Young and Michel Hazanavicius
Restoration and reuse
Monocle on Design 30 min listen
Tall Stories 111: the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Britain’s postmodern buildings
Away
The Entrepreneurs 30 min listen
VanMoof
Prices and earnings
The Bulletin with UBS 15 min listen
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