The Monocle Weekly
Conversations with authors, artists, and business leaders shaping the world. Monocle’s longest-running show delivers insights and interviews weekly.
Latest Episodes
Belgian pop favourite Angèle on how the Paris Olympics changed her career
Monocle speaks with Belgian singer-songwriter Angèle about her unconventional upbringing, what inspires her songwriting and her summer playlist.
Roland Hamberger, managing director, Rosewood Vienna
We speak with Roland Hamberger, managing director of Rosewood Vienna, about the wonders of Vienna and hospitality.
Mexican chef Santiago Lastra on his first cookbook and a new menu inspired by Frida Kahlo
We speak with Mexican chef Santiago Lastra from Michelin-starred Kol. We discuss his cookbook, Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking and the menu inspired by Tate Modern’s exhibition ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’.
Keith Jopling goes on the record about the music industry
We speak with Keith Jopling about his two books on the music industry, ‘Body of Work’ (about the importance of the album) and ‘Riding the Rollercoaster’ (about surviving the music business).
A conversation with Kelsey Lu about new album ‘So Help Me God’
We speak with singer and classically trained cellist Kelsey Lu about new album ‘So Help Me God’.
Chef Meedu Saad from Impala
We speak with chef Meedu Saad, known for his work at Kiln, about his debut restaurant, Impala, also in London’s Soho.
Laetitia and Arthur Cohen: the couple behind Paris’s coolest Franco-Japanese restaurants
We speak with Parisian restaurateurs Laetitia and Arthur Cohen, owners of Bar Omi and Ojii, among others. We hear about their expansion plans and great Japanese food.
A conversation with Reiko Sakata, general manager of the Imperial Hotel Kyoto
We speak with Reiko Sakata, general manager of the Imperial Hotel Kyoto, which opened its doors this spring. We hear about the hotel’s opening, its new spa and what the location means to the hospitality group.
The sound of summer: Franco-Brazilian duo PPJ
We speak with Franco-Brazilian duo PPJ (Páula and Povoa), who just released EP ‘Joker’, an eclectic mix of baile funk, techno and electro.
A celebration of Corsican food with chef Jean Costantini
We are in Paris to speak with chef Jean Costantini from A Casaluna, a restaurant serving authentic Corsican food. He also discusses his latest book, ‘Corsica’.
