9 July 2023
Episode 612
58 minutes
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The best of Monocle Radio: interviews with hip-hop pioneer Chuck D and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara plus a documentary about the iconic menswear catalogue, ‘International Male’.
9 July 2023
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