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Monday 5 November
Kathleen Burk, Jeffrey Howard and host Juliette Foster discuss the stakes for Democrats and Republicans ahead of the midterms in the US.
Friday 2 November
Mary Dejevsky and Joy Lo Dico look ahead to next week’s midterm elections in the US, as well as discussing unlikely political comebacks and the darker sides of cities. Plus: can you learn from…
Thursday 1 November
Our guests Isabel Hilton and James Rodgers try to explain Sri Lanka’s latest political stalemate, as well as discussing the next Brexit scandal and Ukraine’s attempt to distance itself from the Russian Orthodox Church.…
Wednesday 31 October
As US defence secretary James Mattis calls for a UN-backed ceasefire in Yemen, our guests Samira Shackle and Victor Bulmer Thomas ask why this has taken so long. Plus: protests as Pakistan’s Supreme Court…
Tuesday 30 October
As German chancellor Angela Merkel announces her plans to stand down, our guests Terry Stiastny and Sebastian Borger look back on her career and ask what this means for Europe. Plus: are Trump’s plans…
Monday 29 October
Our guests Oscar Guardiola Rivera and Brian Klaas discuss the results of the Brazilian elections, the rise of fascism in the Americas and the future of Angela Merkel.
Friday 26 October
We discuss the arrest of a suspect in the recent mail-bombing campaign in the US, break down what’s at stake for Angela Merkel ahead of another regional election and review Monocle’s annual Travel Top…
Thursday 25 October
Joy Lo Dico, Jonathan Fenby and Monocle’s Daniel Bach discuss the biggest news stories of the day: China’s new stern warning over Taiwan, US president Donald Trump’s unique approach to the bomb scare in…
Wednesday 24 October
US president Donald Trump’s strongest criticism of Saudi Arabia so far, the first known overseas operation to protect American elections from Russian interference and whether former leaders make good diplomats. Daniel Bach, Stephen Dalziel…
Tuesday 23 October
Linda Yueh and Matthew Green discuss Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s take on Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the significance of China’s immense new bridge to Hong Kong and Macau, and how China is absorbing the news of…