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The Briefing, episode 282
27 November 2012
We talk Greek bailouts with Constantine Buhayer, aviation with Peter Morris of Ascend Worldwide, and Turkish politics - and soap operas - with Caleb Lauer in Istanbul.
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The Late Edition - Friday 1 June
1 June 2018
We discuss Italy’s new government, the new Spanish prime minister and the importance of a good soap-opera villain.
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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Fernando Augusto Pacheco
22 July 2015
Monocle’s contributor Fernando Augusto Pacheco talks Tom Edwards through the highs and lows of Brazil’s soap operas, from the controversial to the biblical, and of course the downright ridiculous.
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The Monocle Weekly, episode 129
11 December 2011
We speak to Victor Balagadde about Russian satire, learn how soap operas influence Brazilian dress and we have brunch with the Nepalese ambassador.
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 392: The return of David Cameron
15 November 2023
Like a previously believed-to-be-dead character in a soap opera, former UK prime minister David Cameron’s episode-ending reveal on Downing Street caused an audible gasp, followed by questions of how, what, where, when and…
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The Briefing, episode 703
21 July 2014
We discuss the media’s coverage of the Gaza conflict, hear why Russian president Vladimir Putin may be backing down over MH17, and catch up with the increasing number of gay storylines in Brazilian soap operas
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The Briefing - Wednesday 19 June
19 June 2019
Will the 2020 US presidential election be the most divisive in the country’s history? Plus: fake news and the anti-vaccination movement, Turkish soap operas and the Art Newspaper’s Georgina Adam on the sale of Sotheby’s.
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The Briefing, episode 782
7 November 2014
Why Japan is looking to soon restart its nuclear power grid, we hear how a rail strike in Germany could derail Berlin Wall commemorations, and learn why Cubans are watching South Korean soap operas.
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The Late Edition - Wednesday 18 March
18 March 2020
Lance Price and Adam LeBor join Monocle’s Emma Nelson to ask whether the UK’s business loans will stifle the worst effects of coronavirus. Plus: business as usual in Russia and what a soap-opera hiatus means for society.
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The Late Edition - Tuesday 28 April
28 April 2020
We discuss the rise of US state governors during the pandemic, how to bolster the aviation industry and the joy of soap operas during lockdown. With Tomos Lewis, Tom Edwards and Ed Stocker.
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The Late Edition - Tuesday 26 May
26 May 2020
Boris Johnson defends his top adviser, who broke UK lockdown rules. Plus: why Gucci is ditching runway shows and a look at Australian soap-opera diplomacy in the Pacific Islands.
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The Globalist - Thursday 5 December
5 December 2019
As Nato’s anniversary summit ends, we ask if the diplomatic soap opera had anything positive to offer. Plus: what Netanyahu’s up to in Lisbon, Italy’s latest grassroots political movement and why a new documentary is cel…