The Late Edition
Latest Episodes
Monday 8 October
On this special edition we discuss the results of the first round of the presidential election in Brazil. Why did a far-right candidate get the most votes in the first round and what does that mean for the country? Our guests are Antonio Sampaio and Isabel Hilton, joined by Monocle…
Friday 5 October
How much does the Nobel Peace prize matter? Also in the programme: why Japan’s imperial flag causes upset, the French fight against the term ‘fake news’ and company renamings gone wrong.
Thursday 4 October
We consider the US senate’s response to the FBI’s inquiry into Brett Kavanaugh. Plus: the UK journalists snubbed by the prime minister, the former US secretaries of state with guest spots on TV dramas and Sans Forgetica: the new font you’ll never forget.
Wednesday 3 October
Brian Klaas and Joy Lo Dico review deepening divisions in the UK’s government, the dodgy tax schemes that made Donald Trump rich, the EU’s Australia-style offshore immigration idea and Netflix’s choose-your-own-ending novelty.
Tuesday 2 October
Mary Dejevsky and Charles Hecker discuss the increasingly transparent leadership ambitions of the UK’s Brexit-loving Boris Johnson. Plus: why Melania Trump’s tour has attracted her husband’s ire, the state of liberal resistance and a question – should commuters be given a say in changes to public transport?
Monday 1 October
As an important security meeting between the US and China is cancelled, we ask how serious the deterioration in relations between the two countries is becoming? Plus: the UK’s more combative tone in Brexit talks and why fresh fruit is causing trouble at Melbourne Zoo.
Friday 28 September
Monocle’s editors and correspondents discuss the week’s extraordinary scenes at Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination hearing. Plus: the changing role of public broadcasting, how nations measure human capital and why the presumed sexuality of Bert and Ernie from ‘Sesame Street’ became a serious issue.
Thursday 27 September
We review an extraordinary day in Washington following Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony at Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. Plus: the quiet aftermath of Donald Trump’s rambling press conference at the UN, the international confusion over Brexit and why well-groomed beards are in with Canada’s military.
Wednesday 26 September
Kathleen Burk and Somnath Batabyal review Emmanuel Macron’s rebuttal of Trumpism at the UN, suggestions of a dangerous blurring of the lines between government and public broadcasting in Australia, the appetite for midterm voting in the US and the tricky business of rebranding Dunkin’ Donuts.
Tuesday 25 September
Robert Fox and Quentin Peel review a day of unintended laughs at the UN following Donald Trump’s speech. Plus: Brexit’s effect on business, why right-wing politics has its eye on big technology firms and the declining influence of family dynasties.
