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30 January 2025
Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the Thai music charts. From synth-inflected indie music to heartwarming ballads, it’s an exciting scene.
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30 January 2025
Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the Thai music charts. From synth-inflected indie music to heartwarming ballads, it’s an exciting scene.
2 February 2023
This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Thailand.
20 June 2019
After a trip to Bangkok we are inspired to head north and traverse the tricky roads that link Chiang Mai to the backpacker haven of Pai. Along the way we meet festival organisers, chefs and other locals who tell us their…
28 March 2025
We get the latest from our Bangkok-based Asia editor, James Chambers, as aftershocks from a huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake continue to rock the Thai capital. Also in the programme: Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck,…
22 April 2023
The race to be Thailand’s next prime minister could result in a major opposition victory. Will the election be free and fair? Andrew Mueller speaks to Gwen Robinson, Kiara Kijburana and Pavin Chachavalpongpun, while James…
12 July 2023
Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, joins Tom Edwards from Bangkok for a Thailand-themed special episode. We met the founder of The Commons – a mall-cum-community centre – and the man behind local menswear brand The…
16 August 2024
Monocle’s Asia editor James Chambers joins us in the studio to discuss Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Plus: Venezuela braces for weekend protests as more South American countries call for…
21 May 2024
Mass protests take place in Mexico as the nation prepares for its general elections. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron calls a third meeting of his defence and security council to discuss the unrest in New Caledonia. Plus: Thai…
9 August 2024
Thailand’s most popular party, which disbanded on Wednesday, is reconstituted as the People’s Party. And the US becomes Germany’s largest trading partner. We’ll also check in with our correspondents in Ukraine and at Cop…
15 April 2024
The latest on the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel. Then: after days of clashes, we discuss the unrest at the Thailand-Myanmar border. Plus: the implications of Senegal’s new presidency…
13 September 2024
British prime minister Keir Starmer meets US president Joe Biden to talk about support for Ukraine and a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. Then: Thailand’s new prime minister makes her inaugural speech to parliament…
5 January 2024
We discuss the effect of the Israel-Gaza war on Lebanon and the potential for a broader fallout after a series of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah. Then: the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine, following the biggest prisoner…
4 February 2014
The latest from Thailand, we hear about Mumbai’s first monorail, and wonder why is it so hard to authenticate Modigliani paintings.
16 April 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik. in Norway, why Jacob Zuma is marrying a sixth time, and a peek at Monocle’s Thailand guide.
20 October 2017
Monocle’s finest discuss Thailand’s €90m funeral for its late king, the future of Spain and manga public-service announcements.
17 December 2016
We meet Libreria’s Paddy Butler and cast an eye toward Thailand’s publishing industry and its reaction to the death of King Bhumibol.
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