11 Nov 2012

The Classics 27: Flume

Australian dance-music producer and beatmaker Flume joined ‘The Monocle Weekly’ in June 2016 to discuss collaborating with the likes of Beck and how to please audiences in the digital era.

Original air date: 5 June 2016

Brian Dillon, Tamsie Thomson and Tom Oldham

Photographer Tom Oldham, whose new exhibition ‘The Herder Boys of Lesotho’ looks at life in the southern African country, joins us to talk about his career. Plus: we also meet Tamsie Thomson, director of the the London…

The Classics 26: Rod Nordland

We listen back to a discussion with correspondent at large and Kabul bureau chief for ‘The New York Times’, Rod Nordland. He spoke with Monocle’s editor Andrew Tuck about his book, ‘The Lovers’, which focuses on a young…

Terry Stiastny, Guy Delisle and Jules Evans

Journalist and author of political thrillers such as ‘Acts of Omission’, Terry Stiastny, joins us to discuss the chaos that was this week’s UK election. Plus, Canadian cartoonist, illustrator and animator Guy Delisle talks…

The Classics 25: Eden Collinsworth

A chat with US publisher, author, entrepreneur and etiquette expert Eden Collinsworth. She was at Midori House to talk to us about her move to China and the best-selling books she wrote that followed.

Original air date: 21…

Patrick Gyger, Thomas Page McBee and Stuart A Staples

Historian and writer Patrick Gyger joins us to talk through London’s Barbican Centre’s new sci-fi showcase ‘Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction’. Plus, author Thomas Page McBee discusses gender and his book…

The Classics 24: Gered Mankowitz

Photographer Gered Mankowitz has shot music’s great and good, from Jimi Hendrix and Kate Bush to the Rolling Stones. In 2014 he stopped by Midori House to discuss his work with the latter, the world’s greatest rock’n’roll…

Tim Moore, David Michôd and Alex Booker

Author and journalist Tim Moore joins us to talk about why he rode more than 8,000km along the former Iron Curtain route, as told in his book “The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold”. Plus: film director David Michôd discu…

The Classics 23: Dana Thomas

Fashion journalist and author Dana Thomas visited Studio One at Midori house in 2016. She joined Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound to discuss the careers of two maverick fashion talents who had helped shape London’s…

Lauren Greenfield, Richard Barnett and Aaron Holloway-Nahum

Photographer and documentary-maker Lauren Greenfield joins us to discuss her new book about the pursuit of affluence, ‘Generation Wealth’. Plus, medical historian Richard Barnett tells us why the history of dentistry has…

The Classics 22: Garth Risk Hallberg

When American author Garth Risk Hallberg visited Monocle 24 in 2015 he was riding the wave of achieving a literary hit with his debut novel, ‘City on Fire’, which had caused a bidding war from publishers before it hit…

James Hawes, Clare Barlow and Kaspar Astrup Schröder

Writer James Hawes discusses nationality and why his book ‘The Shortest History of Germany’ aims to enlighten and entertain. Plus: Tate Britain curator Clare Barlow talks us through the gallery’s exhibition ‘Queer British…

The Classics 21: Owen Hatherley

Writer Owen Hatherley joined the Monocle Weekly team in 2015 to explain how Soviet history can be seen through the architecture of former Eastern-bloc nations. Original air date: 29 May 2016.

Grace Dent, Ben Davis and Laurent Binet

Columnist and food critic Grace Dent joins the Weekly to discuss London’s culinary scene and the forthcoming London Food Month. Plus: Ben Davis, director of documentary ‘Northern Disco Lights’, tells the unlikely story of…

The Classics 20: Emmy the Great

Musician and writer Emmy the Great, aka Emma-Lee Moss, joined the Monocle Weekly team last year to discuss how having grown up in Hong Kong and London among multiple languages now informs her songwriting. Original air date…