19 May 2022
Episode 2218
40 minutes
Aleksandra Tirziu and Oliver Strijbis are in Monocle’s Zürich studio to discuss the Swiss response to Ukraine, Chinese education taking a more isolationist path, favourite political gaffes and coffee that’s so expensive it should be illegal. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on what to see in cinemas this summer.
19 May 2022
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