Monocle on Culture
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
A Christmas culture
Christmas special: Robert Bound looks at the business of 25 December, analysing advertising campaigns in Australia, the US, Spain and the UK. Plus, some stops at independent record stores around the world to hear…
Pitchfork branches into print
We head to Brisbane for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards film awards, chat with Sonic Youth guitar-man-gone-solo Lee Ranaldo, hear why music website Pitchfork is branching into print and ask how you put a…
All-female Weezer: Sheezer
This is just a tribute: A look at the strange world of musical impersonators with journalist Alex Godfrey, Tribfest-founder Ed Faulkner, we meet the Canadian all-female Weezer – “Sheezer”, hear from Italy’s ball-breaking AC/DC…
America’s dirty wars with Jeremy Scahill
François Ozon talks to Robert Bound about his new film, we meet Argentina’s Eduardo Stupia ahead of Art Basel Miami and discuss America’s dirty wars with investigative reporter and subject of a new documentary,…
Rough Trade in New York
We visit Rough Trade’s new store in New York, ask Celeste Headlee why she’s campaigning for a radio show dedicated entirely to the middle states of the US and discuss the merits of infographics…
Chatting with Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer
Highlights from Paris Photo, an exclusive peek at the couldn’t-be-newer Jumex Museum in Mexico City and a chat with South African Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer as she approaches her 90th birthday.
Israel’s new international show
The latest Israeli TV series set to go international from the INTV conference in Jerusalem, we see what the art world is up to at Artissima in Turin and Art Taipei and enjoy a…
Design a selling space
We ask how you design a space for selling art with the architect behind the new Bonhams headquarters, enjoy a music session from Brazilian singer Thais Gulin and stop off at the Taichung Jazz…
Piercing together Arabic pop music
We meet the man piecing together an archive of Arabic pop music from the turn of the 20th Century, tune into a new radio station in Montréal and sit down for a chat with…
Reviewing London’s Frieze Art Fair
We review some of the highlights from this year’s Frieze Art Fair in London, ask if CMJ’s Music Marathon in New York is still relevant, visit the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali…
