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We speak with the director of ‘Sing Sing’, report from the Paralympics and meet Cynthia Shanmugalingam from Sri Lankan Tamil restaurant Rambutan.
What We Learned: Friday 30 August
A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Robert F Kennedy Jr’s exit from the US presidential race. Plus: Donald Trump returns with more memorabilia and an extra-special incentive, and a message from beyond the grave from Lord Sainsbury to the National Gallery.
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We look at Kamala Harris’s rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention, discuss the new music on Monocle Radio and pay a visit to Lithuania’s Song Celebration festival.
What We Learned: Friday 23 August
A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Jair Bolsonaro’s attack from a colony of bees, an Australian MP’s bizarre rant about the Olympics opening ceremony, pagan rituals and “crocodile gods”.
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Among the Monocle Radio highlights this week, we look at France’s political situation post-Olympics, visit Copenhagen’s most exciting fine-dining restaurants and speak with the creative director for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour.
What We Learned: Friday 16 August
An alternative look at the last seven days with Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller.
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We hear from Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games, we discuss the revival of Japanese city-pop and profile Tim Walz.
What We Learned: Friday 9 August
A wry look at this week’s political stories, including Kamala Harris’s running-mate pick Tim Walz and the Minnesota flag dilemma, the New Zealand prime minister’s swipe at Australians and a decade-old mystery that has finally been solved in New York, thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with former FBI director-turned-crime-fiction-author James Comey, plus our special coverage from the Paris Olympics.
What We Learned: Friday 2 August
Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, shares some of the not-so-chic moments from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as well as an overview of Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention.
