Monocle Radio

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Channel • 20 Shows

Places & Travel

Places & Travel

Updated twice weekly
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
Music Commentary

Music Commentary

Every two weeks
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
Investing

Investing

Every two weeks
Food

Food

Updated 15/08/2025
Design

Design

Updated weekly

27/10/2023

Jannis Stürtz, Habibi Funk

Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Jannis Stürtz, founder of Habibi Funk, a Berlin-based label specialising in reissues of eclectic sounds from the Arab world, from Libyan reggae to Sudanese jazz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27/10/2023

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18 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
25/05/2024

Cozy publishing and ‘How to Make a Bomb: A Novel’

Georgina Godwin is joined by Daniella Peled, managing editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, for a look back at the week’s news and culture. Plus: author Rupert Thompson joins to discuss his new book ‘How to Make a Bomb: A Novel’ and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, visits the independent publishing imprint Cozy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25/05/2024

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43 min
05/01/2025

Monocle on Sunday

A lively round-up of the week’s key topics, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/01/2025

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59 min
13/11/2023

John le Carré and the nature of truth

We discuss the world and words of spies on today’s show. Robert Bound sits down with Errol Morris to discuss his new film about John le Carré, ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’. Then John Mitchinson explores the author’s works and their legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13/11/2023

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28 min
02/05/2024

The Netherlands

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

02/05/2024

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6 min
12/07/2024

Ziya Tong

Science broadcaster and author Ziya Tong sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss her new documentary film, ‘Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics’, her stint as one of Canada’s top encyclopaedia salespeople and the struggle to communicate important science issues to the public. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12/07/2024

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33 min
21/11/2024

Austrian pop special

To celebrate the new issue of ‘Monocle: The Entrepreneurs’ magazine, featuring a special Austria survey, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco tunes in to Austrian pop from Falco to Conchita Wurst. Plus: the Austrian star to keep an eye on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21/11/2024

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10 min
14/04/2024

The next stage: Q2 outlook

What is the UBS Wealth Management CIO’s outlook for the second quarter of 2024? Our panellists explain why buoyant equity markets, a soft landing in the US, continued central-bank rate-cutting and the ongoing adoption of artificial intelligence have prompted their focus on technology, durable income and risk management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14/04/2024

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24 min
22/09/2024

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Stephen Dalziel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Zürich and Monocle’s correspondent in New Delhi, Lyndee Prickitt, for the latest headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22/09/2024

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59 min

Monocle Radio is our round-the-clock global radio station, featuring live shows and podcasts covering news, foreign affairs, business, culture, design, urbanism, media and more. Tune in to hear our editors, correspondents, sector specialists and canny contributors across the schedule, as well as a perfect soundtrack of great music from around the world.