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Updated 15/08/2025

12 Sept

The firewall falls: what does the AfD’s breakthrough mean for Europe?

The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt tweaked a nerve in Germany and across Europe. We examine how it won, its leaders’ plans and the media’s role in the rise of the far right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 days ago

Explainer 535: Could Andy Burnham be the UK’s last prime minister?

This week the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a joint memorandum declaring that Westminster’s time is “coming to an end”. But is there a clear path to independence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Sept

The geopolitics of going nuclear, again

Despite its troubled history, nuclear energy is back on the agenda across the globe. Could it be our saviour? And what are the strategic risks for nations that aren’t keeping up with the energy renaissance? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 days ago

A pivotal week for UK diplomacy, US midterms and Italy’s electoral reform

The UK flexes its diplomatic muscles as Nato chief Mark Rutte arrives in London. Then: We take the temperature of the US midterms and Italy’s electoral reform. Plus: Nordic news, Paris Design Week and the Arab Media Summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 days ago

Deeper ties between Canada and the EU, changes at Emporio Armani and Zürich Design Week

Canada’s prime minister speaks to the European Parliament and the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, is jailed for war crimes. Plus: Jaguar Land Rover plans to sell its Defender to Nato and Zürich Design Week begins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Sept

Why is Jamaica asking the United Kingdom for $10bn (€8.6bn)?

Explainer 534: Jamaica’s government is seeking legal guidance from King Charles on receiving reparations. What issues lie at the heart of this request? And how is London likely to respond? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 days ago

Sweden’s election results: Is the far right set to make more gains in Europe?

Sweden goes to the polls while New Delhi hosts Brics leaders for a high-profile summit. Then: Art Week in Syria and Berlin, the Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar and a Canadian cartographer on the business of naming things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Sept

Ruthie Rogers at The River Café

Georgina Godwin meets chef Ruthie Rogers at The River Café to discuss her podcast, Ruthie’s Table 4, which has now been turned into a book titled Table 4 at The River Café. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Sept

The UBS house view on AI, earnings growth and inflation

David Lefkowitz, Frederick Mellors and Kiran Ganesh of UBS discuss the durability of the AI investment cycle, the breadth and resilience of corporate earnings growth, and the path of inflation and monetary policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Sept

Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference and Manuel Aires Mateus on intelligent architecture

At Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon, we catch up with one of Portugal’s foremost architects, Manuel Aires Mateus. Plus: highlights from the conference at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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