Latest Episodes
What We Learned: Friday 10 May
The return of the whimsical news monologue, including an overview of Boris Johnson’s blunder at the local elections and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s miraculous recovery.
Highlights from Monocle Radio
This week we speak with the founder of one of America’s leading bookshops, visit a new infrastructure project in Miami and the first Ethiopian pavilion at Venice Biennale.
Monocle Radio highlights
We interview chef Endo Kazutoshi, look at a new magazine about road trips and learn how Norway is leveraging its soft-power assets to promote its brand abroad.
What We Learned: Friday 26 April
On this week’s whimsical news monologue, Andrew Mueller covers the temperature in the courtroom holding Donald Trump’s trial, Mississippi observing Confederate History Month and the results of this year’s European gull-screeching championship.
Highlights from Monocle Radio
The world’s largest election begins in India. Then: Russia’s war in Ukraine and the latest on the strikes between Israel and Iran. Plus: reports from our teams at Salone del Mobile and the Venice Biennale.
What We Learned: Friday 19 April
A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an overview of Liz Truss’s literary work and the latest discovery from Fox News.
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Could artificial intelligence be used to disrupt elections? Then: a protest movement in Russia demanding soldiers come back from the frontline, Zimbabwe’s new currency and Bollywood. Plus: why cetaceans have been granted personhood status.
What We Learned: Friday 12 April
A round-up of this week’s news stories, including a look into Fox News’s coverage of the eclipse and the difference between Sweden and Switzerland.
Monocle Radio highlights
We explore the delights of Polish cuisine, showcase the highlights of Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Hong Kong and report on the Slovakian elections.
What We Learned: Friday 5 April
A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Donald Trump Jr’s scathing accusation against the US Department of Justice, a design flaw in Adidas’s upcoming football kit for Germany and Botswana’s odd threat.
