Monocle on Culture

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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.

5 DAYS AGO

The best Christmas music of 2024

Georgie Rogers and Will Hodgkinson join Robert Bound in the studio for our annual review of the season’s best festive music releases, including albums and singles from Orville Peck, Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min
DEC 9

Takashi Murakami and Tate Modern’s ‘Electric Dreams’

We visit two new London exhibitions. ‘Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami’ at Gagosian’s Grosvenor Hill outpost offers the contemporary artist’s interpretations of Edo-era artworks. We sit down with Murakami to discuss AI, where he finds inspiration and the atmosphere that he likes to create in his studio. Plus, we meet the curator of ‘Electric Dreams’ at London’s Tate Modern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
DEC 2

New documentaries: ‘The Bibi Files’ and ‘Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes’

We cover the release of two fascinating and revealing documentaries. Both take a sideways look at men we’re familiar with from their public – and vastly different – profiles: one as a world leader and the other as an icon of Hollywood’s golden age. ‘The Bibi Files’, directed by Alexis Bloom, uses leaked interrogation footage of Benjamin Netanyahu to explore contemporary Israeli politics. Then, ‘Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes’, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, takes a behind-the-scenes look at actor Humphrey Bogart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 min
NOV 25

Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas is a US artist who works across media to explore themes including identity, popular culture and mass media. We meet him at his exhibition of collages, ‘Kinship of the Soul’, at London’s Pace Gallery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 min
NOV 18

Steve McQueen and ‘Blitz’

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen is known for his in-depth, human exploration of characters and history, which is executed with an artist’s eye. We speak to McQueen about the release of his new film, ‘Blitz’, which details the lives of 20th-century Britons during the Second World War. Then: Monocle’s Fernando Augesto Pacheco and ‘Monocle on Culture’ regular Leila Latif share their takes on the film. Plus: titles to look out for this winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

33 min
NOV 11

20 years of Nonclassical

We celebrate 20 years of music promoter, record label and events producer Nonclassical. Over the past two decades, the organisation has been at the forefront of classical, experimental and electronic music, leading the way with innovative and genre-defying sounds. Robert Bound sits down with composer and founder Gabriel Prokofiev and composer Tonia Ko. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min
NOV 4

‘Box Office Poison’

We sit down with Tim Robey, author of the new book ‘Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops’. This alternative history of cinema recounts the industry’s biggest bombs, including how they came to be made and what they tell us about both the Hollywood machine and the public who eschewed them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
OCT 28

Walla Walla Foundry, a new Italian film and French pop star Zaho de Sagazan

We head to Rome to find out about a new film dedicated to the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1970s before visiting one of the world’s largest contemporary art foundries in Walla Walla. Plus: an interview with French pop star Zaho de Sagazan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 min

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11/02/2021

malfoxley

Robert, host of the podcast, highlights all aspects of new great reads and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!
Reporting a flow

04/14/2015

AndreyMilyayev

I was busy loving the amazing podcasts, until this happened - Unable to Subscribe The provided link is not a valid Podcast. (when I click on Subscribe on an Iphone) Through the client I use (Podbox) it says “Not Available” below the podcast name. (everything is all right with the rest, tried restarting everything already) I put the 1 star just so you hopefully notice sooner. Hopefully for all of us. Thank you for your vibes. Andrey
caveat emptor

11/24/2011

matt in msn

I downloaded one episode on my iPhone -- never subscribed -- and tried to delete the whole podcast from iTunes including the files once it synced, but it keeps appearing in iTunes and continues to download episodes!! Has this taken over my computer?!?! I've never had this problem with podcasts.

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.