Monocle Radio

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Channel • 20 Shows

Music Commentary

Music Commentary

Every two weeks
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Updated twice weekly
Food

Food

Updated weekly
Politics

Politics

Updated daily
Politics

Politics

Updated twice weekly
Politics

Politics

Updated daily
Entertainment News

Entertainment News

Twice monthly

13 FEB

Nepalese music special

Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Nepal, including one by Kathmandu’s mayor, Balen Shah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Feb

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8 min
5 FEB

How to turn industry know-how into a business

We meet a former magazine editor who leveraged her experience to launch her own womenswear brand. Then: fresh from fashion’s front rows, Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi talks about the trends shaping the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Feb

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29 min
7 FEB

Eureka 426: the rise of Sevda London

We meet the founder of the Italian-made luxury handbag label Sevda London. Sevda Mutlu talks about building her brand, its upcoming collaboration with the Ritz Paris and how her Turkish heritage inspires every design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Feb

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7 min
29 MAY

Malaysia

Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the tranquil Malaysian charts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 May

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9 min
7 MAY

India launches strikes on Pakistan

India launches missiles on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Then: Germany's Merz is elected as chancellor following an embarrassing parliamentary hiccup. Plus: Australia's film industry fights back US tariffs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 May

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59 min
8 MAY

Portugal

As Monocle prepares to host a special spring market in partnership with Visit Portugal, Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top-five songs in Portugal right now, including the country’s most-celebrated rapper and some Angolan house music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 May

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9 min
4 APR

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.

4 Apr

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32 min
10/07/2020

Silvio Napoli

Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Silvio Napoli, the chairman of Swiss behemoth Schindler, manufacturer of everything from moving walkways to the elevators and escalators that 1.5 billion of us use every day. Napoli discusses how to engineer the future and streamline our journeys as society gets moving again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10/07/2020

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29 min
08/01/2024

Looking ahead part two: the next decade

Concluding our two-part series in which we discuss 2024 and beyond, we consider the themes set to define the next decade, with insights and observations from Paul Donovan, Kiran Ganesh, Antoinette Zuidweg and Tony Petrov. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08/01/2024

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13 min
18/07/2024

Uzbekistan

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

18/07/2024

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10 min

Monocle Radio is our round-the-clock global radio station, featuring live shows and podcasts covering news, foreign affairs, business, culture, design, urbanism, food and drink, print media and more. We also have a playlist compiled by the team at Midori House to accompany you day and night.