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
Susannah Cahalan, Martin Andersen and Ryan Mosley
We meet author Susannah Cahalan whose new book, ‘The Great Pretender’, unpacks the complicated history of the treatment of the mentally ill. Plus: photographer Martin Andersen on his photos that capture his love of…
William Gibson, Andrea Chalupa and Matthew Flowers
We meet science-fiction author William Gibson to unpick his legendary prescience and discuss his new book, ‘Agency’. Plus: journalist and author Andrea Chalupa on the family ties that inspired her to write new drama,…
Afua Hirsch, Darren Waterston and Rikke Villadsen
Broadcaster and writer Afua Hirsch tells us about her new podcast series exploring the impact and legacy of the British empire. Plus: US-based painter Darren Waterston discusses his homage to James Whistler and graphic…
Ben Brody, An-My Lê and Giles Price
We meet Ben Brody, whose debut book of images draws on his tours of duty as a US military combat photographer. Plus: An-My Lê discusses her work, which probes the impact of conflict on…
Robert Eggers, Okay Kaya and Francesca Wade
Robert Eggers’ 2015 film, ‘The Witch’, depicted terror in an early New England settlement; he joins us to discuss his latest period horror, ‘The Lighthouse’. Plus, Kaya Wilkins, aka Okay Kaya, on her forthcoming…
Sam Mendes, Nicolas Godin and Radie Peat
We meet Oscar-winning director Sir Sam Mendes to learn more about his First World War epic, ‘1917’. Plus: Nicolas Godin – one half of French electro-rocking legends, Air -– talks us through his latest…
The year ahead
As the new decade dawns, Monocle’s Rob Bound and Augustin Macellari look ahead to 2020 with Jacques Testard, founder of London’s influential publishing house, Fitzcarraldo Editions. Plus, Clare Gough, director of Pitzhanger Manor and…
Best of 2019
Rob Bound and Augustin Macellari look back at 2019, revisiting the conversations and motifs that made the year. A conservateur and a mudlark explain how a tactile engagement with the past can facilitate time…
Chris Maynard, Eleonora Biason and Hereward Tilton
Chris Maynard, author of cult Usborne children’s book, ‘All About Ghosts’, joins us to discuss his work on a publication that sent chills up the spines of a generation of kids. Plus, a Christmas…
Destroyer, Philipp Humm, Martin Hancock and Marie-Elsa Bragg
We meet musician Dan Bejar, better known as Destroyer, to find out about his forthcoming album, ‘Have We Met’. Plus: CEO-turned-filmmaker Philipp Humm and actor Martin Hancock discuss their adaptation of Goethe’s ‘Faust’, and…
