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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We discuss Olympic success with UK Sport’s Chelsea Warr, talk Ai Weiwei with filmmaker Alison Klayman, and compare east and west with author Pankaj Mishra.
161
Film icon Julien Temple joins us in the studio, we dig deeper behind the Olympic legacy with Hilary Powell, and chat choreography with Charles Atlas.
160
Musician Matthew Herbert discusses his new supermarket-based album, we talk Olympic romances, and have a frosty visit from ice cream specialists, the Icecreamists.
159
We’re joined by Obikà mozzarella bar restaurateur Silvio Ursini, talk Olympic art with Sarnath Banerjee, and enjoy music and chat with piano maestro Chilly Gonzales.
158
Author Frank Partnoy on the virtues of waiting, Julian Norridge discusses the Brits’ love of sports, and Rich Cohen uncovers forgotten banana tycoon Samuel Zemurray.
157
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith on US law, The Tate’s Jennifer Mundy discusses lost art, and author Andrew Blum looks behind the internet.
156
A special interview with Alastair Campbell revealing the run-up to Iraq, and we check out the latest in African fiction writing with author Billy Kahora.
155
A visit to the ICA’s new Soundworks exhibition, we talk plant life with Dr Daniel Chamovitz, and discuss modern poetry with film director Alex Ramseyer-Bache.
