Monocle on Saturday

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Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.

3D AGO

The day of love and the end of the world?

Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to discuss “a new era in geopolitics” at the Munich Security Conference. Plus: Andrew Mueller answers our romantic dilemmas and a review of Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
FEB 7

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 kicks off with a rousing opening ceremony

Georgina Godwin and Vincent McAviney discuss the latest Epstein files releases and mass layoffs at ‘The Washington Post’. Then: the Trieste Film Festival and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
JAN 31

Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry

Tira Shubart and Emma Nelson on the latest deep-space mission, Iran’s regime and the potential derailing of the Bayeux Tapestry move. Plus: Disco Bambino on the enduring appeal of Italian disco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

33 min
JAN 24

Trump’s Board of Peace, football diplomacy and a must-see exhibition

Yossi Mekelberg and Georgina Godwin with the latest on Ukraine, Trump’s Board of Peace and how football intersects with geopolitics. Plus: the Lee Miller exhibition at London’s Tate Britain and the power of photography. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35 min
JAN 17

How is 2026 only 17 days old? Plus: London Art Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival

Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson look back on 2026 so far, including Trump’s Greenland aspirations and the Gaza peace plan. Plus: The London Art Fair and Georgina Godwin at Jaipur Literature Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34 min
JAN 10

Protests in Iran, Adelaide Writers’ Week and the luxury market in 2026

Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news and culture, including Adelaide Writers’ Week controversy, escalating protests in Iran and a new radio station in Berlin. Plus: the luxury market in 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
JAN 3

Saturday 3 January

Georgina Godwin brings fascinating stories, global news, and culture, anchored from Midori House in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
12/27/2025

Saturday 27 December

Georgina Godwin brings fascinating stories, global news, and culture, anchored from Midori House in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min

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Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.