
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
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The Weekly team speak to US commentator PJ O’Rourke, meet the head of a London gallery celebrating this year’s World Cup, and hear from author Stephen Bates about the grizzly tale of Palmer the…
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The Weekly team speak to 17-year-old Haris Suleman who wants to complete a flight around the world in record time, discuss the situation in Russia with author Vanora Bennett and learn about the “real”…
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The Monocle Weekly team are joined former Labour MP David Marquand to discuss whether the UK has turned into a nation of greed, meet John Sutherland to learn how to be well-read, and discover…
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Lord Browne joins Monocle editor Andrew Tuck and culture editor Robert Bound to discuss business, secrecy, and his new book ‘The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business’, acclaimed writer Geoff Dyer explores…
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The Weekly team meet the journalists behind a new investigative documentary about Africa’s oldest national park, Virunga, sit down with Granta’s Sigrid Rausing to discuss her new memoir about living in a collective farm…
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Robert Bound and Tom Edwards meet Willem Marx – one of the only journalists to have crossed into the Balochistan region of Pakistan. Plus, we trace the history of one of the most important…
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We ask journalist Carlotta Gall whether the US has been fighting the wrong enemy in Afghanistan. We also discuss the preposterous history of the Postcard Records label with author Simon Goddard and ponder why…
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We discuss senior fashion with Ari Seth Cohen, the man behind blog ‘Advanced Style’. We also meet Iranian photographer Azadeh Akhlaghi, who re-enacts infamous murder scenes from her country’s history, and discuss flight-free travel…