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The best of the week on Monocle 24, compiled into one show.

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We mark Europe Day, examine Mario Draghi’s visit to Washington and discuss Finland, Sweden and Nato. Plus: we sit down with celebrated writer Ali Smith, report from Brussels and unpack this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

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552	15 May 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: We mark Europe Day, examine Mario Draghi’s visit to Washington and discuss Finland, Sweden and Nato. Plus: we sit down with celebrated writer Ali Smith, report from Brussels and unpack this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
551	8 May 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we look at 40 years of ‘i-D’ magazine, press freedom in Hong Kong and the latest book by culture critic Jude Rogers.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
550	1 May 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we explore Englishness, speak to the CEO of Groupe Le Monde and explore the Venice Biennale.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
549	24 Apr 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we visit a Ukrainian school in London, check out the top-five songs in Portugal and talk about the Monocle Design Awards in our latest issue.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
548	17 Apr 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: We revisit the past week’s best interview on Monocle 24, with highlights ranging from a discussion about the French elections to an interview with Belgian actress Virginie Efira.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
547	10 Apr 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we speak to US pop duo Sofi Tukker about their new album, look at Sri Lanka’s political crisis and consider how to make news for kids.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
546	3 Apr 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we look back on a controversial Oscars ceremony, a surf and travel magazine from Germany, and Formula 1 champion Jenson Button on his new whisky.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
545	27 Mar 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: A roundup of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, Finland’s ex-president Tarja Halonen, a look ahead to France’s presidential election, a London café that’s hiring refugees and we mark the release of The Beatles’ first album.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
544	20 Mar 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we spoke with the mayor of Tirana and the executive producer of the American Song Contest. Plus: a feature on ‘Orange Crush’, a magazine about art and wrestling.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
543	13 Mar 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we continue to explore the latest on the war in Ukraine and speak with Fred Baillif, director of ‘La Mif’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
542	6 Mar 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week we continue to cover the war in Ukraine, with voices from the cities under siege. Plus: a new play at the Young Vic in London telling the story of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
541	27 Feb 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: This week, we cover the latest on Ukraine’s invasion by Russian forces. Plus: a look back at Monocle’s 15 years.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
540	20 Feb 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: We pay tribute to writer and satirist PJ O’Rourke, look at the Danish music charts and learn more about the curling stones that are sliding across the ice at the Winter Olympics.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
539	13 Feb 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: We speak with the director of ‘Flee’, hear the latest from Ottawa and look at Swiss architecture in the US.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
538	6 Feb 2022 1 hour	Highlights from Monocle 24: Highlights from Monocle 24 this week, from a book celebrating the 100 years of the BBC to a new Francis Bacon exhibition. Plus: we speak with Matti Maasikas, EU ambassador to Kyiv.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play