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Highlights from Monocle Radio: War photographer Lynsey Addario, wrapping up Design Miami and the National Gallery’s new restaurant
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the personal toll of conflict. Plus: Kate Hawley, costume designer of the much-celebrated film Frankenstein, discusses her first Fashion Award.
What We Learned: Sabrina Carpenter vs the US government, Franklin the Turtle and a live-action pancake
Andrew Mueller discusses the week’s weirdest news, including singer Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle’s spats with the Trump administration, and French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is pelted with eggs.
Highlights from Monocle Radio: Finnish ex-PM Sanna Marin, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza and director Shih-ching Tsou
We hear from recently released Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, head to Finland to meet former prime minister Sanna Marin and Taiwanese director Shih-ching Tsou discusses her new film.
What We Learned: President Macron’s assassination plot, US senator Mark Kelly under fire and ‘Adolf Hitler’ wins yet another election
Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s strangest stories, including a spat between US politicians, Candace Owens’ accusation against French president Macron and Adolf Hitler (not that one) wins another election in Namibia.
Highlights from Monocle Radio: Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, Dubai Design Week and the new boss at the helm of Mr & Mrs Smith
We hear from financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin on the next financial bubble, get the latest from Dubai Design Week and meet the new boss at the helm of Mr & Mrs Smith.
What We Learned: JD Vance in prison, Maduro karaoke and a wild world record
Andrew Mueller recaps the week’s oddest stories. This week, Michigan man JD Vance (not that one) goes to prison, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro sings and a bizarre world record is broken.
Highlights from Monocle Radio: World Travel Market in London and Tourise in Saudi Arabia
We go behind the scenes as world-renowned auction house Christie’s gears up for its latest jewellery sale. Plus: we discuss the state of global tourism and head to World Travel Market to find out what regions are outperforming this year.
What We Learned: A cheating scandal, Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s emails
Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned from this week’s news, including a pub quiz team caught cheating, Melania Trump’s ‘Patriot of the Year’ win and a fresh batch of emails from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Highlights from Monocle Radio: New York’s new mayor, space junk and ‘M Le Magazine du Monde’
Zohran Mamdani is New York’s new mayor-elect, but how realistic are his housing policies? Plus: the race to clean up space, modernising the wristwatch and the international edition of ‘M Le Magazine du Monde’.
What We Learned: The moon landing hoax, Trump threatens Nigeria and the Louvre’s embarrassing password
Which celebrity thinks the moon landing is a hoax? Why is Trump threatening to invade Nigeria? And could you guess the Louvre’s security password? (Spoiler: yes, definitely). Andrew Mueller unpacks this week’s news.
