The Monocle Weekly
Conversations with authors, artists, and business leaders shaping the world. Monocle’s longest-running show delivers insights and interviews weekly.
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Laura Shapiro, Alex Klein and Don Thompson
Author, historian and journalist Laura Shapiro discusses her book ‘What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories’. Plus, we learn how to build a computer with Alex Klein, co-founder of technology startup Kano, and find out how it’s possible – and whether it’s sensible –…
Alice Black, Travis Elborough and Julia Hobsbawm
Alice Black, co-director of London’s Design Museum, discusses what makes for good design in 2018 and this month’s nominations for the Beazley designs of the year. We also welcome back Travis Elborough to talk about his new book – ‘Our History of the 20th Century’ – and meet social-health and…
Lookahead to 2018
For the first edition of ‘The Monocle Weekly’ of 2018 we’re joined by our bureau staff from Tokyo, Toronto and New York to discuss a global spread of themes and stories to look out for over the next 12 months.
The best of The Monocle Weekly 2017
We listen back to some of our favourite conversations from 2017, featuring Yasmeen Ismail, Booker T Jones, Phyllida Lloyd, Sudan Archives and more.
Tyler Brûlé’s column: A radical departure
Recalling a great 20th-century design innovation, our editor in chief wonders if true progress has been grounded by technological mores.
Special 4: Mountain living
Monocle’s Sophie Grove and Marie-Sophie Schwarzer discuss how to make great architecture in snowbound settings.
Judith Flanders, Eliza Reid, Richard Smyth and Guy de Launey
We discuss the history of Christmas with Judith Flanders, meet birdsong expert Richard Smyth, enjoy some winter sports in Slovenia and learn about a Christmas Eve tradition in Iceland with Eliza Reid.
Tyler Brûlé’s column: A break, with tradition
Our editor in chief anticipates another full and varied festive itinerary as long-established seasonal customs continue to evolve and expand.
Special 3: Ice work
Monocle’s Guy de Launey visits a fearless group of ice climbers near Ljubljana in Slovenia.
Lisa Markwell, Ivan Carvalho, Pasi Remsu and Markus Hippi
We discuss how to refresh Christmas cooking with writer and chef Lisa Markwell. Plus, a Christmas market in Italy that’s revitalising one town’s winter calendar and we learn why the sauna is a big part of the Finnish identity with Pasi Remsu and Markus Hippi.
