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
Mariele Neudecker, Kathleen Soriano, Tom Scutt and Jérôme Tubiana.
We discuss Norwegian painter Harald Sohlberg with artist Mariele Neudecker and curator Kathleen Soriano. Plus: Tom Scutt on his play Berberian Sound Studio and Jérôme Tubiana on Guantánamo Bay’s youngest inmate.
David Gray, Stefi Orazi and Aïcha Mehrez
Musician David Gray on his upcoming album ‘Gold in a Brass Age’. Plus designer Stefi Orazi discusses her new book ‘Modernist Estates Europe’ and curator Aïcha Mehrez reflects on the work of renowned photojournalist…
Lydia Yee, Andy Holden and Ece Temelkuran
We talk to Lydia Yee, curator of Whitechapel Gallery’s ‘Is This Tomorrow?’. Plus: artist Andy Holden on his animation project, ‘Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape’, and Ece Temelkuran’s book, ‘How To Lose…
Seu Jorge, Nicole Berry and Marlon Fuentes
Musician, songwriter and actor Seu Jorge joins us to talk through his latest shows celebrating the music of David Bowie and more. Plus: a lookahead to this year’s Armory Show art fair in New…
Jeremy Deller, Sofia Prantera, Peter Broderick and Dr Gordon Rintoul
Artist Jeremy Deller and designer Sofia Prantera discuss their recent collaboration, Peter Broderick explains the enduring appeal of Arthur Russell and we hear about the role of museums from Dr Gordon Rintoul.
Jessica Helfand, Beatrice Gibson, Keith Harrison and Beatrice Dillon
We discuss book-cover design with Jessica Helfand, co-founder of the Design Observer website. Plus: artist Beatrice Gibson talks us through her new show ‘Crone Music’, and we hear from Keith Harrison and Beatrice Dillon…
Grace Weir, Craig Oldham and Lisa O’Neill
We celebrate cult-classic film ‘They Live’ with designer and book-publisher Craig Oldham. Plus: singer Lisa O’Neill discusses how she is revitalising folk traditions and we meet artist and film-maker Grace Weir, whose new work…
Reinaldo Marcus Green, Mick Harvey and Jane Dickson
We catch up with Reinaldo Marcus Green to learn more about his hard-hitting debut film, ‘Monsters and Men’; discuss Serge Gainsbourg, the First World War and the process of collaboration with former Bad Seed…
The Monocle Weekly: The year ahead
We get 2019 off on the right foot by speaking to organisational guru Ryder Carroll, creator of The Bullet Journal system. Plus, Monocle’s bureau chiefs and correspondents from around the globe stop by to…
The Monocle Weekly: Best of 2018
We look back on some of the most memorable chats of 2018, with highlights from film-maker Eugene Jarecki, musician Róisín Murphy, photojournalist Lynsey Addario and more.
