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 Robert Bound meet photography curator Greg Hobson to discuss a new gallery at London’s Science Museum, hear from economist and political philosopher Robert and Edward Skidelsky, and learn about the decline of the bee population with filmmaker Markus Imhoof.
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Tom Edwards and Markus Hippi meet undercover economist Tim Harford, discuss US foreign policy in Asia with Dr Bates Gill, and hear about London’s hidden depths with author John Rogers.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound discuss the art of cheating in sport with author Mike Rowbottom, speak to John Bradshaw about how to interact with cats, and get next week’s news from Monocle news editor Tom Edwards.
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Robert Bound and Sophie Grove meet economics editor of the UK’s Channel 4 News Faisal Islam, discuss the story of black music in London with writer Lloyd Bradley, and hear about the challenges involved in rebuilding on the site of Ground Zero with urban anthropologist Elizabeth Greenspan.
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Founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales tells us about his journey as an entrepreneur. We also speak to the director of documentary “The Wrecking Crew” – a look at the unsung session heroes behind some of the most iconic music from 1960s LA – and have a crayfish party, Swedish style.
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Andrew Tuck and Sophie Grove are joined by Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler, discuss a new book looking at the Middle East with journalist Paul Danahar, and learn about a pair of globetrotting Iranian brothers with adventure-film curator Lois Pryce.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound discuss secretive Swiss banks with Adam Lebor, hear about Rwanda’s love for cycling with Tim Lewis, and learn how to create a good story with author Tim Finch.
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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.
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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…
