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Robert Bound and guests explore what’s new in art, film, books, and media. Expect lively discussions, in-depth interviews, and expert insights.
Latest Episodes
Summer lookahead 2019
Robert Bound is joined by Leonie Cooper, Susannah Butter and Scott Bryan to round up our cultural checklist for the summer. Find out what you’ll be reading, watching and dancing to this season.
The Sessions at Midori House: From the archives – Oscar Jerome
Take another listen to a 2018 performance by UK neo-soul singer Oscar Jerome, who brought some chilled, summery vibes to Midori House.
‘Rolling Thunder Revue’
We try to separate fact from fiction in Martin Scorsese’s pseudo-documentary about Bob Dylan’s 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Will we ever know the real Dylan? Robert Bound discusses with Liv Siddall, Tim Robey and Will Hodgkinson.
The Sessions at Midori House: Mixtape
We revisit performances by Julia Holter, Sam Evian, Saint Etienne and Margo Price from our musical archives.
Art Basel, 2019
Monocle’s Culture editor, Chiara Rimella, shows us around the biggest art event of the year – and speaks to the curators, collectors and critics.
The Sessions at Midori House: Lewis OfMan
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…
The RA’s Summer Exhibition
Robert Bound, Eddy Frankel and Ossian Ward discuss this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, Francis Bacon at the Gagosian and the responsibilities of an art critic.
The Sessions at Midori House: From the archives: Jordan Rakei
Ahead of the release of his third album, we listen back to a few tracks that New Zealand-born, Brisbane-raised musician Jordan Rakei played for us during performances in 2016 and 2017.
‘Diego Maradona’ and ‘Halston’
Robert Bound is joined by film critics Anna Smith and Jason Solomons to discuss two of this month’s documentary releases: ‘Halston’ and ‘Diego Maradona’.
The Sessions at Midori House: Andreya Triana
British singer Andreya Triana performs some tracks from her new album ‘Life In Colour’.
