Location:
London, United Kingdom
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
The best of the week on Monocle Radio, compiled into one show.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Highlights from Monocle Radio
8/2/2025
Oscar-winning Ukrainian film director Mstyslav Chernov on his latest work; editor in chief at ‘The National’, Mina Al-Oraibi, on life in the UAE; and chef Angela Hartnett reveals her latest edition of Café Murano.
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Duration:00:51:40
What We Learned: A fake embassy, the war on windmills and Biden’s cult
8/2/2025
A round-up of the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week a fake ambassador is arrested; Trump renews his attack on wind power; and US representative James Comer makes conspiracy claims about Joe Biden.
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Duration:00:06:58
What We Learned: Macron’s defamation case, Trump accuses Obama of treason and threatens Washington’s NFL team
7/26/2025
A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including French president Macron’s defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens. Plus: Trump accuses Obama of treason and threatens Washington’s NFL team.
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Duration:00:06:33
Monocle Radio highlights: European Parliament VP Katarina Barley, Germany’s economic decline and ‘L’Étiquette’ magazine
7/25/2025
This week’s highlights include European Parliament vice-president Katarina Barley, Germany’s economic decline and a look inside the latest issue of ‘L’Étiquette’ magazine.
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Duration:00:06:33
Monocle Radio highlights
7/19/2025
How Zohran Mamdani pulled off the political upset of the year. Plus: we’re in Finland to explore one of the country’s best-known cultural exports. And: how luxury-fashion brands are expanding into hospitality.
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Duration:00:52:40
Monocle Radio highlights: the race for the Arctic, forensic architecture and pop singer Charlotte Cardin
7/12/2025
Russia recognises the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government, the race for icebreakers in the Arctic, Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner, forensic architecture, Haute Couture Week and pop singer Charlotte Cardin.
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Duration:00:50:17
What We Learned: The Epstein files debrief, African leaders stun Trump and Elon Musk’s America Party
7/11/2025
A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the US Department of Justice’s Epstein files memo, Donald Trump’s lunch for African leaders and the birth of Elon Musk’s America Party.
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Duration:00:06:16
Highlights from Monocle Radio
7/6/2025
Monocle Radio highlights this week include the Brazilian ambassador to the UK’s music career, the top summer songs in the Med and James Vowles, Atlassian Williams Racing team principal.
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Duration:00:51:59
What We Learned: Trump’s ‘Victory’ fragrance, the British jet stuck in India and Brussels’ overheated balls
7/4/2025
A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the launch of Trump’s “Victory” fragrance, the case of the British jet stuck in India and Brussels’ high temperatures overheating its iconic balls.
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Duration:00:06:35
What We Learned: Rutte and “daddy” Trump’s new bromance at Nato and Trinidad & Tobago’s new world record
6/29/2025
A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Mark Rutte’s bizarre “daddy” comment at the Nato Summit and Trinidad & Tobago’s steelpan-playing world record.
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Duration:00:08:16
Monocle Radio highlights
6/28/2025
Highlights this week include reports from Art Basel, an interview with Brazilian pop star Liniker and Monocle’s live shows from Paris.
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Duration:00:50:00
Highlights from Monocle Radio
6/21/2025
Monocle Radio highlights this week include reports from our team in Abu Dhabi, an interview with the editor in chief of Esquire and learning which cities were winners in our Quality of Life Survey.
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Duration:00:50:18
What We Learned: Military parade, T1 mobile and false alarms at Download Festival
6/20/2025
A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Trump celebrating his 79th birthday at a military parade and launching T1 mobile. Plus: smart devices spark false emergency calls at Download Festival.
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Duration:00:08:04
Monocle Radio highlights this week
6/14/2025
Monocle Radio highlights this week include reports from our studio in Zürich, an interview with the editor in chief of ‘Popeye’ and where to eat good prawns in Vancouver.
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Duration:00:50:00
What We Learned: ‘HMAS Canberra’, Reform UK, fowl play
6/14/2025
A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, HMAS Canberra disrupts internet in New Zealand, Reform UK’s chairman quits, and a Northern Irish man is attacked by birds.
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Duration:00:06:36
Monocle Radio highlights this week: from Asian perfumes to this year’s Serpentine Pavilion
6/8/2025
We speak with the architect responsible for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Plus: a Brazilian musical journey through the 1970s and 1980s, and the best perfume brands from Asia.
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Duration:00:51:12
What We Learned: Robot president, Liz Truss and Harvey Milk
6/6/2025
A look at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, Biden might be a robot clone, Liz Truss speaks in public again and US Navy tanker USNS Harvey Milk is to be renamed.
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Duration:00:07:20
Monocle Radio highlights
5/31/2025
Monocle Radio highlights this week include Lisbon Design Week and a podcast-turned-print publication.
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Duration:00:52:15
What We Learned: South Korea’s coffee politics and a UK cheese-rolling competition
5/30/2025
A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. A coffee chain in South Korea gets political, Trump makes a commencement address and a cheese-rolling winner is crowned in the UK.
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Duration:00:06:47
Monocle Radio highlights
5/24/2025
This week we look at the results of Romania’s presidential elections, listen to the top tunes in Argentina and visit a sauna summit.
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Duration:00:51:21