The Globalist
Monocle
Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
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Monocle
Description:
Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Ukraine’s leadership shake-up as Washington ramps up military support for Kyiv
7/17/2025
Ukraine undergoes its most significant government reshuffle since the start of the war.
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Duration:00:58:35
The race to attract international students and the best of Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’
7/16/2025
Israel strikes Syria’s Druze city Suwayda overnight. New Zealand eyes international students spurned by the US and Australia. Plus: Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’ and the Emmy nominations.
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Duration:00:58:59
US to deliver “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine
7/15/2025
Donald Trump hosts Mark Rutte at the White House and announces a new weapons deal for Ukraine. We get the view from Kyiv.
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Duration:00:57:51
Trump’s Ukraine U-Turn and the Moomins turn 80
7/14/2025
We unpack the reasoning behind Trump’s change of heart on Ukraine. Then: we address Turkey’s cultural clampdown as streaming platform Spotify threatens to pull out of the nation. Plus: Finland’s Moomins turn 80.
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Duration:00:58:30
Europe weighs Ukraine’s reconstruction and lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
7/11/2025
Global leaders meet in Rome to explore the reconstruction of Ukraine and its eventual accession to the EU. Then: lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portuguese art fairs and a pop star drops by.
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Duration:01:01:07
Erdoğan’s crackdown on his political opponents intensifies
7/10/2025
As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s grip on his opposition tightens, we discuss the future of the country and why there are now calls for an early election.
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Duration:00:58:40
More Trump tariffs, ASEAN foreign ministers meet and the race for icebreakers in the Arctic
7/9/2025
Can the EU strike a trade agreement with the Trump administration? Israel’s ultra-orthodox jews are drafted to fight, ASEAN foreign ministers meet in Malaysia and the global race to build more icebreakers.
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Duration:00:58:56
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, Japan’s emperor heads to Mongolia and Haute Couture Week
7/8/2025
Emmanuel Macron visits the UK, while Japan’s emperor, Naruhito, is in Mongolia for a weeklong trip. Plus: Haute Couture Week in Paris, news from Ukraine and the UAE, and Speedos in summer.
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Duration:01:00:41
Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington. Plus: Paris honours the designer of its Métro with a museum
7/7/2025
President Donald Trump and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Washington to discuss Iran and Syria.
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Duration:00:58:59
The future of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the UK redesigns its banknotes
7/4/2025
US Congress votes on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”. Plus: the Mercosur-EU trade deal that was years in the making. Then: what would you put on the UK’s banknotes?
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Duration:00:58:14
As the US halts aid and Russia intensifies strikes, what will happen to Ukraine?
7/3/2025
We head to Kyiv to confront the new reality of war in Ukraine as the US halts key aid. Plus: the effects of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Americans and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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Duration:00:58:57
Japan in the firing line as Trump nears decisions on tariffs
7/2/2025
We get the latest from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, as Japan looks to placate Donald Trump on trade and tariffs – without buying American rice.
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Duration:00:58:57
The Senate’s marathon voting session on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
7/1/2025
As Trump remains determined to pass his mammoth new bill before 4 July, we discuss why beauty might be in the eye of the partisan beholder.
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Duration:00:58:55
Ukraine’s diplomatic-charm offensive across the African continent
6/30/2025
As Kyiv turns to Africa in its struggle against Moscow, we discuss how much African influence really matters to Ukraine’s overall war effort.
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Duration:00:57:23
EU summit: leaders meet to talk defence, tariffs, migration, Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine
6/27/2025
The leaders of the 27 EU nations meet in Brussels, Belgrade braces for anti-corruption protests, New Zealand at the Nato summit and public voting in Switzerland. Plus: theatre news and ‘What We Learned’.
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Duration:00:58:58
Nato agrees to a 5 per cent defence spend by 2035 as the US hails a “big win”
6/26/2025
As the Nato Summit concludes, we discuss the details of the final communiqué and what that means for Europe and the Middle East.
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Duration:00:58:57
Trump’s Iran-Israel ceasefire resumes: how long will this one last?
6/25/2025
As the US president announces a second ceasefire between Israel and Iran, we examine how likely this one is to hold.
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Duration:00:58:58
Israel and Iran agree to a ceasefire proposed by president Trump
6/24/2025
The latest as Iran and Israel confirm that they’ve agreed to the terms of a truce after 12 days of fighting. Plus: the Nato Summit in The Hague and Europe's growing need for TNT.
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Duration:00:58:55
“A spectacular, military success”: Trump declares victory as the world awaits Iran’s response to US strikes
6/23/2025
As the aftershocks of the B2 bombers reverberate across the world, we get the view from the region and beyond. Plus: A Nato-summit preview, Milan Men’s Fashion Week and Emma Nelson from Paris.
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Duration:00:58:41
Thailand’s government teeters on the brink of collapse. Is a coup imminent?
6/20/2025
We get the view on the ground in Bangkok as a secret recording of Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, plunges the country into political turmoil.
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Duration:00:58:51