
Monocle on Saturday
Georgina Godwin brings fascinating stories, global news, and culture. Join regular guests and international correspondents for insightful conversations every week.
Latest Episodes

Trump vs Musk, UK defence and the power of the essay
Vincent McAviney joins Georgina Godwin to discuss Donald Trump’s spat with Elon Musk and the UK’s defence review. Plus: Kim Kremer and Rosalind Porter of Notting Hill Editions on the power of the essay.

Live at Hay Festival 2025
Georgina Godwin is joined live by Philippe Sands, Fara Dabhoiwala and Abi Daré at the Hay Festival 2025.

Monocle’s Badi Market with Visit Portugal
Live from Monocle’s Badi Market in Zürich with Visit Portugal, Juliet Linley joins Carlota Rebelo to go over the week’s top stories. Plus: voices from stallholders and more.

Eurovision countdown begins
Vincent McAviney and Carlota Rebelo on the week’s news and culture. Plus: Laura Kramer on Romania’s elections, Georgina Godwin at the Auckland Writers Festival and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on all things Eurovision.

Monocle’s spring market with Visit Portugal and the Good Company bookshop
Celina Tavares, UK director for Visit Portugal, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss Monocle’s spring market. Plus: Lisbon’s Good Company bookshop and Charles Hecker on the week’s news.

Global election roundup and The Folio Society
Latika Bourke and Nina dos Santos join Georgina Godwin to discuss elections in Australia, England and Portugal. Plus: The Folio Society’s CEO, Joanna Reynolds, on its new summer collection.

The Pope’s funeral begins
Former Vatican correspondent Juliet Linley joins from Rome as the funeral of Pope Francis begins. Plus: Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Georgina Godwin look back at the week’s news and culture.

Life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and the strategic genius of Taylor Swift
Journalist Vincent McAviney joins Georgina Godwin to discuss Washington’s threat to abandon Ukraine, life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and robots running in a Beijing half-marathon. Plus: Monocle’s Monica Lillis speaks to Kevin Evers,…

China’s tariffs and design in Milan
Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue, joins to discuss tariffs and all the news from Beijing. We also consider how Chinese people are using Tiktok to make light of the news, Germany’s coalition takes…

Trump’s tariffs, Watches and Wonders and ‘Donna Summer Reimagined’
As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs caused chaos this week, geopolitical risk analyst and author Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to unpack the US president’s push to roll back globalisation. Plus: Monocle’s luxury markets editor,…