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Trump’s cabinet picks begin and Dubai Design Week

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11 November 2024

Episode 3460

58 minutes


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We discuss who is assembling in Mar-a-Lago as Trump’s cabinet picks begin, consider why soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Mozambique and hear the highlights from Dubai Design Week. Then: we check in with World Travel Market London and deliver the latest arts and culture news. Plus: today’s auction of the diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall.

11 November 2024

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Chapter 1

Trump appoints Tom Homan as US ‘border tsar’

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Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, joins the show to discuss president-elect Donald Trump’s pick of former ICE director Tom Homan to oversee the nation’s borders.

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Jewel linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall on auction

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An antique necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the downfall of Marie Antoinette is being sold in Geneva this week. The 300-carat diamond necklace is valued at roughly CHF2m (€2.1m) and hasn’t been seen publicly for more than 50 years.

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