The Monocle Daily
Monocle
Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Live from Paris: Emmanuel Macron appeals for restraint in the Middle East
6/23/2025
Is anyone listening as Emmanuel Macron appeals for restraint in the Middle East? And: France braces itself for a heatwave.
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Duration:00:33:44
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey: The best cities for everything from housing and mobility to conviviality
6/20/2025
Live from Zürich: We’ve refreshed our annual Quality of Life Survey: rather than a top 20 we explore the cities doing what they do best, from health and mobility to housing and conviviality.
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Duration:00:42:17
Will he or won’t he? Trump mulls joining Israel’s strikes on Iran
6/19/2025
Live from Zürich: our panellists Gorana Grgić and Gabe Bullard discuss whether the US will join Israel in attacking Iran, and how Trump’s base feels about the US on war footing.
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Duration:00:44:06
What does neutrality really bring Switzerland?
6/18/2025
Live from Zürich: Benno Zogg, Juliet Linley and Mark Dittli discuss Swiss neutrality, meditation and where to buy your Alpine home.
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Duration:00:38:00
The G7: Pageantry in Canada; will China and Russia get invites next year?
6/17/2025
Panellists Marcus Schögel and Nico Luchsinger discuss what host nation, Canada, and setting, Kananaskis, get out of hosting a G7 summit. Plus: will China and Russia get an invite next year?
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Duration:00:41:16
Zürich Art Week vs Art Basel: Who wins?
6/16/2025
An arts special from Zürich with panellists Myriam Zumbühl and Priska Amstutz, discussing a week of programming and galleries in both cities. Plus: the CEO of Art Basel.
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Duration:00:41:04
Israel-Iran strikes latest: The view from Globsec 2025
6/13/2025
We head to Globsec for the latest on the situation in the Middle East. Plus: our technology correspondent wraps up Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Duration:00:37:09
Air India plane crash: What we know so far
6/12/2025
The latest on the fatal Air India crash in Ahmedabad, which has left at least 290 people dead.
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Duration:00:39:26
Can South Korea ease tensions with its neighbour by muting its propaganda broadcasts?
6/11/2025
South Korea’s military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda. And: why Russia is determined to test the resolve of the Nato alliance
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Duration:00:42:20
The EU proposes new sanctions on Russia. Will the 18th package work?
6/10/2025
The European Commission rolls out tough new sanctions on Russia targeting energy, infrastructure and banks. Is it enough to pressure Moscow to end its war in Ukraine?
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Duration:00:38:29
What can the LA, Freedom Flotilla and Madrid protests accomplish?
6/9/2025
Protests against ICE raids swell in LA; Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists are seized; and demonstrators flood the streets in Madrid. Amid rising political instability, what is the function of protests?
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Duration:00:37:09
Tales from Odesa and Portugal’s precarious politics
6/6/2025
We discuss Andrew Mueller’s latest trip to Odesa during a big week in Ukraine and consider what comes next for the war.
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Duration:00:42:26
Merz in the Oval Office
6/5/2025
As Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, visits Washington, we discuss where the thorny transatlantic relationship might go next.
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Duration:00:37:49
US to scale down military operations in Syria. Plus: Macron and Meloni meet in Rome
6/4/2025
The US announces that it will scale down military operations in Syria, Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni meet in Rome, South Korea’s new president and why last-minute bookings are on the rise.
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Duration:00:36:03
The UK’s major defence review and US-Iran nuclear talks
6/3/2025
Nuclear talks between Iran and the US, the UK’s major defence-review programme, the collapse of the Dutch coalition government and should child-free hotels exist? Plus: Alexis Lerner on her book ‘Post-Soviet Graffiti’.
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Duration:00:40:54
Ukraine-Russia peace talks and Maga’s world tour
6/2/2025
Ukraine and Russia agree to a prisoner swap but little else in Istanbul. And: Poland’s presidential election shows Maga sentiments are alive and well in Europe.
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Duration:00:37:23
Tariff troubles and the Shangri-la Dialogue
5/30/2025
As Donald Trump accuses Beijing of violating the China-US trade deal, we discuss what’s next for the tariff turbulence.
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Duration:00:43:24
Portugal’s political jigsaw
5/29/2025
As the Chega party is confirmed to lead the opposition in Portugal, we discuss the implication of rising hard-right sentiment across Europe. Plus: what’s next for Sudan and the winners of Trump’s Harvard crackdown.
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Duration:00:36:44
Ukraine prepares for expected Russian summer offensive
5/28/2025
Russia prepares for summer offensive as 50,000 troops amass near Ukraine’s northeast Sumy region.
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Duration:00:38:15
Macron’s big push for France in Southeast Asia
5/27/2025
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, travels to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore in the hope of selling a European alternative to Trumpist tariffs.
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Duration:00:37:19