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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
‘Vice’
Robert Bound, Ben Rylan and Karen Krizanovich discuss the politics and prosthetics of ‘Vice’, Adam McKay’s new biopic of former US vice-president Dick Cheney.
The Sessions at Midori House: From the archives: Blue Hawaii
We revisit our 2017 session with Canadian electro duo Blue Hawaii, who played tracks from their second album ‘Tenderness’.
Sharon Van Etten: ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’
Liv Siddall and Will Hodgkinson join Robert Bound to discuss ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’, the fifth album by American singer Sharon Van Etten.
The Sessions at Midori House: Ohtis
Sam Swinson is the frontman of American trio Ohtis who, despite having been formed more than 10 years ago, are about to release their debut album, ‘Curve of Earth’. It’s an exploration of the religious cult that Swinson grew up in, his battles with drug addiction and the recovery process…
‘Colette’
We discuss sexuality, period drama, and Keira Knightley and Dominic West’s starring roles in our review of Wash Westmoreland’s ‘Colette’, with film critics Anna Smith and Tim Robey.
The Sessions at Midori House: Dave Keuning
This year the founding member and guitarist in The Killers, Dave Keuning, is going solo. He chats to Kieron Banerji and plays us a few tracks from his new record ‘Prismism’.
Lookahead 2019
Robert Bound is joined by Peter White, Anna Smith and Gareth Harris to look at the year ahead in film, TV and art.
Culture review 2018
We review the best books, music and film of 2018 with Kate Hutchinson, Tim Robey and Katie Law.
The Monocle Culture Quiz
Robert Bound hosts the first Monocle Culture Quiz, featuring panellists Alice Vincent, Jason Solomons, Simran Hans and John Mitchinson.
The Sessions at Midori House: The Christmas edition
In this bumper festive special we relive some of our favourite sessions from 2018, including Sam Evian, Anna Calvi, Jess Williamson and Charles Watson, and get into the Christmas spirit with New Zealand duo Broods who play us their cover of ‘Silent Night’.
