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8528 Feb 2025
6 min

What We Learned: Friday 28 February  

A look back at this week’s news stories, including the new deputy director of the FBI, Trump’s vision for post-war Gaza and Musk’s mass email to federal employees.

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69723 Feb 2025
50 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include a look at elections in Germany, the best of Estonian pop and an interview with the costume designer of Oscar-nominated film ‘Conclave’.

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8421 Feb 2025
6 min

What We Learned: Friday 21 February  

A look back at this week’s news stories, including Javier Milei’s cryptocurrency blunder, Doge’s mishap with firing officials working to combat bird flu and Donald Trump’s ire against Ukraine and Julianne Moore’s ‘Freckleface Strawberry’.

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69616 Feb 2025
50 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with Oscar-nominated Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles from ‘I’m Still Here’; Polestar’s CEO on the EV-maker’s plans for 2025; and an interview with the prime minister of the Solomon Islands.

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8314 Feb 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 14 February  

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the Republicans’ desire to rename Greenland, Fort Liberty and Donald Trump’s new addition to the White House: the ‘Faith Office’.

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6959 Feb 2025
55 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with the man behind the visual effects of ‘The Substance’, Sabato de Sarno’s departure from Gucci and why the Spanish are so good at comic books.

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827 Feb 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 7 February  

A look back at this week’s news stories, including Donald Trump’s dreams of a new Middle East and the return of Soviet-era Eurovision.

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6942 Feb 2025
51 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include a special report on the effects of the Los Angeles fires on the urban environment, a successful Singaporean restaurant and Thailand’s exciting music scene.

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8131 Jan 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 31 January 

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an update on how close we are to global catastrophe via the Doomsday Clock and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s grilling at the Senate hearing.

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69326 Jan 2025
50 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include our coverage of The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos and Donald Trump’s inauguration. We also discuss the Oscar nominations.

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8024 Jan 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 24 January 

Andrew Mueller looks back at the inauguration of Donald Trump, from Melania’s headwear to an overzealous performance from the Village People.

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69219 Jan 2025
50 min

Monocle Radio highlights 

Monocle Radio highlights this week include a tribute to film director David Lynch, the sounds of South Africa and the 25th anniversary of a French food guide.  

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7917 Jan 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 17 January 

 A look back at the week’s news, including a wrap-up of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing and the latest on the war between pineapple on pizza.  

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69112 Jan 2025
53 min

Highlights from Monocle Radio 

A recap of the past week across Monocle Radio, from Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Canada’s prime minister to Swiss security and the Golden Globe Awards. Plus: dispatches from the Consumer Electronics Show and we take in the sounds of Tokyo.  

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7810 Jan 2025
7 min

What We Learned: Friday 10 January 

A look back at the week’s news, including Trump’s ambitions to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Denmark’s polar-bear defence.

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  • The Menu674

    It’s the beginning of the Easter weekend for those who celebrate, so what better time to indulge in an episode dedicated to chocolate. We speak to the founder of Knoops, the brand championing hot chocolate as an everyday drink. Then: Monocle’s Michael Booth meets award-winning Danish chocolatier Mikkel Friis-Holm. Plus: we unwrap the latest Easter-egg trends with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

  • The Menu674

    It’s the beginning of the Easter weekend for those who celebrate, so what better time to indulge in an episode dedicated to chocolate. We speak to the founder of Knoops, the brand championing hot chocolate as an everyday drink. Then: Monocle’s Michael Booth meets award-winning Danish chocolatier Mikkel Friis-Holm. Plus: we unwrap the latest Easter-egg trends with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

  • The Menu674

    It’s the beginning of the Easter weekend for those who celebrate, so what better time to indulge in an episode dedicated to chocolate. We speak to the founder of Knoops, the brand championing hot chocolate as an everyday drink. Then: Monocle’s Michael Booth meets award-winning Danish chocolatier Mikkel Friis-Holm. Plus: we unwrap the latest Easter-egg trends with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.