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
182
Aisha Speirs and Barrett Austin discuss drug policy with filmmaker Cosmo Feilding Mellen, learn the meaning of Britishness with journalist Colin Brown, tour the railways of India with author Monisha Rajesh, and find out…
181
The Weekly team discuss the suburbs with historian Nick Barratt, analyse fairtrade fashion with Safia Minney and Dean Newcombe, and enjoy a bhangra Christmas with musician Kuljhit Bhamra.
180
The team are joined by the ICA’s Gregor Muir, hear the best books of the year with Profile Books’ Andrew Franklin, and discuss Middle-Eastern image politics with Lina Khatib.
179
We meet the executive director of UN-Habitat Dr Joan Clos, discuss sin with Rosalind Porter, and learn about South Africa’s future with Professor Gillian Hart.
178
Wayne Gooderham on the secret history of second-hand books, we get further reading recommendations with Paul Lay, and discuss the lasting design allure of Valentino.
177
The Weekly team meet US author Robert Greene and Pop Art icon Sir Peter Blake, analyse China’s economy, and learn the history of political assassins.
176
Journalist Ian Cobain discusses the UK’s stance on torture, Professor Irus Braverman explains how zoos work, and theatre director Poppy Burton-Morgan on Arab drama.
175
We’re joined by historian Artemis Cooper, US comic Mo Rocca, we hear Syria’s future with journalist Lara Setrakian, and discuss pubs with author Pete Brown.
