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Highlights from Monocle Radio: Canada’s Mark Carney, Lewes FC’s Karen Dobres and the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas
Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney on his now-famous Davos speech, Lewes FC’s Karen Dobres on the soft power of football and we head to Mipim to meet Carlos Moedas, the mayor of Lisbon.
What We Learned: US war memes, Trump’s dress shoes and an aptly named attaché
As the Iran war enters its second week, Andrew Mueller tells us what we’ve learned. Plus: Trump gifts his cabinet new shoes and the UK defence attaché to the UAE.
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As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, we speak with the UAE’s diplomatic advisor. Plus: literature in Ukraine, we visit Oslo’s New Government Quarter and speak with Oliver Laxe, director of Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirât’.
What We Learned: One week of war in Iran
One week on from the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Andrew Mueller tells us what we learned.
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We meet the CEO of Arup, Jerome Frost, unveil the new issue of Monocle and celebrate 10 years of Parisian fragrance house BDK Parfums. Plus: Finnair launches its new bespoke soundscape.
What We Learned: Trump’s State of the Union, Mumbai’s musical road and Bangkok’s undercover police
Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned from Trump’s State of the Union address, Mumbai’s first musical road and an unusual plan from Thai police to arrest a thief during Lunar New Year celebrations.
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A new survey asks what makes people proud of their country, we report from the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and meet Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso. Plus: premium retail with the managing director of Harrods, Michael Ward.
What We Learned: Kid Rock’s workouts, Mike Lindell’s campaign money and a drunk Winter Olympics reporter
Kid Rock works out with RFK Jr, a Trump ally blows campaign money on his own book and a reporter goes viral at the Winter Olympics. Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned.
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We analyse Zohran Mamdani’s first month in office as mayor of New York. Plus: we meet former Italian figure skater Valentina Marchei, unpack “slow” advertising and explore the Sydney Fish Market.
What We Learned: Ice hockey in Canada, Olympic Winter Games 2026 and Super Bowl LX
Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned from this week’s news, including Trump’s threat to Canadian ice hockey, geopolitics at Milano Cortina 2026 and Maga’s reaction to ‘Benito Bowl’.
