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
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 us through his new book ‘Hostage’, and we get ecstatic with philosopher Jules Evans, whose book…
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 ‘Man Alive’, and Stuart A Staples of the band Tindersticks explains his new film ‘Minute Bodies:…
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 discusses his new Netflix film ‘War Machine’, starring Brad Pitt,…
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 some bite, as told in his book ‘The Smile Stealers’, and we meet composer and contemporary-music creator Aaron…
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 Art – 1861 to 1967’ and we meet filmmaker Kaspar Astrup Schröder, whose new documentary ‘Big time’…
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 Norway’s progressive dance-music scene and French author Laurent Binet discusses the weekend’s election and his politically…
Booker T Jones, Judith Matloff and Nadim Karam
Music legend Booker T Jones joins us to discuss his long and varied career. We also speak to foreign correspondent Judith Matloff about her new book ‘The War is in the Mountains’, and talk creativity and urbanism with Lebanese artist Nadim Karam, whose show ‘Urban Stories’ opened in London this…
Tom Dyckhoff, Christine Negroni and Matthew Raw
Architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff joins us to discuss his new book ‘The Age of Spectacle’, which asks why cities are filling up with increasingly sensationalist buildings. Plus, aviation expert Christine Negroni discusses why some of aviation’s most infamous incidents, as explained in her new publication ‘The Crash Detectives’, are actually…
David Baddiel, Kristen Visbal, Francesca Gavin, Matt Tyrnauer and Robert Hammond
We’re joined by writer, comedian and broadcaster David Baddiel to discuss his new stage show ‘My Family: Not the Sitcom’. Plus: the sculptor behind the Fearless Girl statue explains her work to art critic Francesca Gavin, and we discuss a new documentary about city-planning activist Jane Jacobs with film-makers and…
Kanishk Tharoor, Peter Godfrey-Smith and Tom Jeffreys
Writer and journalist Kanishk Tharoor explains his short-story collection ‘Swimmer Among the Stars’. Plus, we speak with scuba-diving philosopher Paul Godfrey-Smith about underwater life and his book ‘Other Minds’, and learn why writer Tom Jeffreys chose to walk one of the UK’s newest train routes as detailed in his book…
