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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Andrew Tuck and Sophie Grove are joined by Charles Phu, co-founder of the Office for Architectural Culture Practice to discuss Chinese architecture, we visit the Festival of Curiosity in Dublin, and uncover the benefits of an inquisitive mind in the inky etchings of US art.
211
Steve Bloomfield and Sophie Grove meet author Olivia Laing to discover why some of the greatest authors wrote their masterpieces while battling the bottle, speak to The Art Newspaper’s Martin Bailey about one of the world’s oldest libraries, and talk about the sound of Australian Bollywood with music makers The…
210
Andrew Tuck and Steve Bloomfield learn about Mexican culture with Hugo van Belle and Manuel Díaz Cebrián, retrace the history of Covent Garden with photographer Clive Boursnell, and talk to author Melissa Mohr about the history of swearing.
209
We examine the often tense relationship between China and Japan with the author Rana Mitter, find out if the US is in decline with George Packer, and we revisit everyone’s favourite toy, LEGO, with David Robertson.
208
Robert Bound and Hugo Macdonald explore the pitfalls of alternative medicine with Dr Paul Offit, enjoy some lost classics of the Vienna music scene with writer Florian Obkircher, and take a trip down the River Nile with explorer Robert Twigger.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound meet filmmaker Lukáš Kokeš to talk about the breakaway Moldovan state of Transnistria, hear from Joel Simon – executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, and learn about the fate of the world’s icy regions.
206
Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield meet war photographer Paul Conroy, hear from global music connoisseur Gilles Peterson, and talk with BBC US state correspondent Kim Ghattas.
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Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield discuss the sea with author Philip Hoare, learn about Algeria’s Chaabi music heritage with film director Safinez Bousbia, and meet US singer-songwriter Iron & Wine, aka Sam Beam.
