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Monocle on Culture Podcast

Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Ukraine’s musical heritage, Agnes Varda and Marina Abramovic’s new London show

    Monocle’s Andrew Mueller finds out about Soviet-era rock’n’roll in Ukraine ahead of the release of ‘Even The Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996’. Plus: we discuss a new biography about filmmaker Agnes Varda and hear from Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min

  2. 9 SEPT

    ‘Street-Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence’

    Robert Bound is joined in the studio by writer and ‘Monocle on Culture’ regular Will Hodgkinson to discuss his new book, ‘Street-Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence’ . The book tells the story of Lawrence, the founder of the band Felt, and later, Denim. Is he the greatest pop star that never was? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min

  3. 2 SEPT

    David Peace

    Robert Bound is joined in the studio by writer David Peace to discuss his new book, ‘Munichs’. The novel tells the story of the 1958 Munich air disaster, in which 23 people – including eight Manchester United players and three officials – were fatally injured when their plane crashed. Peace’s dramatisation is a tender story of stoicism, sadness and strength.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    30 min

  4. 26 AUG

    ‘Sing Sing’

    We explore the new film ‘Sing Sing’, which follows a group of incarcerated men taking part in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts theatre programme at a notorious prison. The film stars Colman Domingo alongside a cast largely made up of the programme’s former participants. Robert Bound sits down with director Greg Kwedar to find out more about the making of the extraordinary film.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    27 min

  5. 19 AUG

    The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the ‘Hafla’ exhibition at Sotheby’s

    Natasha Tripney reports from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selects the top theatre picks at the monthlong event. Plus, Robert Bound heads to ‘Hafla’, a celebration of Middle Eastern culture at the New Bond Street headquarters of Sotheby’s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min

  6. 12 AUG

    Review: ‘Tuesday’

    Film critics Caspar Salmon and Leila Latif join Robert Bound in the studio to review A24’s latest film, ‘Tuesday’, directed by Daina O Pusić. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as a mother whose daughter, played by Lola Petticrew, has a terminal illness. A difficult situation becomes more painful – and far stranger – with the arrival of death in the form of a talking bird. Plus, our critics share their favourite films currently in cinemas.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    25 min

  7. 5 AUG

    Summer films: ‘Agent of Happiness’, ‘Daughters’ and ‘Kneecap’

    In our summer film special, we find out about three great big-screen releases. We hear about a happiness agent in the Bhutanese Himalayas in ‘Agent of Happiness’, explore the moving new Netflix film ‘Daughters’ and jump into the chaotic world of an Irish-language rapping group in ‘Kneecap’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    30 min

  8. 29 JUL

    Summer reading: John Niven’s ‘O Brother’ and Mariel Franklin’s ‘Bonding’

    In our summer books special, we sit down with two brilliant writers. First we hear from Scottish author and screenwriter John Niven, whose moving 2023 memoir ‘O Brother’ is now out in paperback. Then we meet first-time novelist Mariel Franklin, whose debut, ‘Bonding’, is a smart, pertinent book about sex, technology and friendship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min
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Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.

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