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Updated 15/08/2025
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28/03/2025

All things green

We’re very much in spring mode this week for an episode dedicated to a specific slice of the colour wheel: green. We meet author and food writer Samuel Goldsmith to discuss his new title, ‘The Frozen Peas Cookbook’. Then: we trace the growing popularity of matcha around the world with Twiggy Yeung. Plus: we crown our ‘verde’ Wine of the Month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28/03/2025

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31 min
04/04/2025

Bahraini cuisine, Finland’s heritage ale and are New York’s diners the community hub that they once were?

We sample a morsel of Bahrain’s mouthwatering cuisine with Noor Murad as we flick through her new book, ‘Lugma’. Also in the programme: Poppy Damon heads to the Little Purity diner in Brooklyn to unpack whether the spaces still hold the same community spirit. Plus: Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff sips on some sahti, Finland’s oldest ale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04/04/2025

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32 min
08/07/2025

Food Neighbourhoods #442: Sa Pa, Vietnam

We’re heading to Sa Pa in the northwest of Vietnam. Its cooler climate, verdant mountain vistas and delicious local delicacies make it a popular holiday spot. Here, Lily Austin explores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08/07/2025

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8 min
23/05/2024

Tanzania

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Tanzania this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23/05/2024

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7 min
06/09/2024

Savoy Helsinki’s new book, Bleu Tshering Dorji and Catarina Bistrot

This week we sit down with Helena Puolakka and Saku Tuominen of Savoy in Helsinki to learn about their new publishing project. Also: we hear from chef Bleu Tshering Dorji, who is looking to bring Bhutanese cuisine to the world stage. Plus: Chiara Rimella explores the intertwined history of religion and food at Catarina Bistrot in Turin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/09/2024

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29 min
12/12/2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays the top tracks from Kinshasa’s best discotheques in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12/12/2024

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11 min
15/08/2025

Enrique Olvera’s new book, Slovenia’s orange wine and chef Alessandra Montagne

Mexican chef Enrique Olvera on his new book, ‘Sunny Days, Taco Nights’. Plus: Guy de Launey tells us how Slovenia is championing orange wines and we meet Brazilian chef Alessandra Montagne in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15/08/2025

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29 min
01/04/2025

Food Neighbourhoods #428: Winemaking in Yunnan Province, China

China’s far southwestern province of Yunnan is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the country’s finest wine producers, though its winemaking history goes back more than a hundred years. Monocle’s Tom Webb visited the recently opened Songtsam Cizhong Lodge, where the region’s viticulture began, to find out how its history is being preserved and shared with the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

01/04/2025

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6 min
25/05/2024

Cozy publishing and ‘How to Make a Bomb: A Novel’

Georgina Godwin is joined by Daniella Peled, managing editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, for a look back at the week’s news and culture. Plus: author Rupert Thompson joins to discuss his new book ‘How to Make a Bomb: A Novel’ and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, visits the independent publishing imprint Cozy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25/05/2024

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43 min
05/01/2025

Monocle on Sunday

A lively round-up of the week’s key topics, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/01/2025

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59 min

Monocle Radio is our round-the-clock global radio station, featuring live shows and podcasts covering news, foreign affairs, business, culture, design, urbanism, media and more. Tune in to hear our editors, correspondents, sector specialists and canny contributors across the schedule, as well as a perfect soundtrack of great music from around the world.