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
Behind Sonar festival’s success
Robert Bound gets lost in space in a new exhibition at London’s National Maritime Museum, we hear the secrets behind Sonar festival’s 20-year success story and learn why writers are coming down from their…
Reviving the art of letter writing
We soak up the sights and sounds of the 55th Venice Biennale, hear what TV the US networks have been touting to overseas buyers at LA screenings and meet the woman reviving the lost…
Brighton’s Great Escape conference
How global economics has impacted the Art Fair of Athens, we talk music business at The Great Escape conference in Brighton, and enjoy a session from Josh Rouse.
The advertising special
Advertising special: we hear from London’s hottest creative team, learn why everyone loves to shoot ads in South Africa, ask how you advertise western products in Tehran and learn why legacy is becoming an…
Philosophy’s place in modern culture
Robert Bound brings us his highlights from the second Frieze New York art fair, we get a musical tour of Toronto courtesy of producer Gil Masuda and enjoy a session from keyboard virtuoso, Gentry.…
The music business with Stephen Budd
Robert Bound meets the man who knows everything about anything in the music business – Stephen Budd, South Korean indie rockers Goonam entertain us with a loud Midori House session, we mingle with the…
The story behind Muscle Shoals
Robert Bound visits Paris Photo in LA, we get check out Portuguese film at the 10th edition of Indie Lisboa, meet the director of a documentary that tells the musical story of Muscle Shoals…
How Psy made money
Poet Murray Lachlan Young drops by to talk nonsense verses, we learn how South Korea’s soft-power sensation Psy makes big money from all those YouTube hits and there’s a Midori House session from US…
Celebrating Record Store Day
Record Store Day Special: We visit some of the independent businesses celebrating the physical store in an age of digital and hear how hand-printed gig posters are having a renaissance. Plus all the industry…
A new model for freelance journalism
Monocle culture editor Robert Bound meets the man with a new business model for freelance journalism, hears from SP-Arte fair in Brazil and enjoys a session from the New Orleans-based Hot 8 Brass Band.
