Monocle Radio

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Channel • 20 Shows

Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
Food

Food

Updated 15/08/2025
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Every two months
Daily News

Daily News

Updated daily
Investing

Investing

Updated weekly
Politics

Politics

Updated daily
Books

Books

Updated daily

08/07/2020

David Miliband

Monocle editor in chief Tyler Brûlé asks leading drivers of change what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. In this episode, David Milband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former UK foreign secretary, discusses how to fix the vacuum in global leadership and why public trust – not hospitals – is the real key to fighting coronavirus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08/07/2020

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29 min
02/11/2023

Badiucao

Chinese dissident artist Badiucao sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his life in self-imposed exile and how he uses his art to challenge censorship and human-rights abuses in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02/11/2023

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32 min
25/09/2025

Portugal

This week on The Global Countdown, Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top five songs in Portugal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25/09/2025

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9 min
02/08/2025

Highlights from Monocle Radio

Oscar-winning Ukrainian film director Mstyslav Chernov on his latest work; editor in chief at ‘The National’, Mina Al-Oraibi, on life in the UAE; and chef Angela Hartnett reveals her latest edition of Café Murano. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02/08/2025

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52 min
21/05/2025

Les Vacances d’Irina and Helen Kaminski

We shift into summer mode with warm-weather style and two brands that radiate sunshine: Bucharest-based fashion label Les Vacances d’Irina and Australian accessories house Helen Kaminski. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21/05/2025

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32 min
11/07/2025

Eureka: Why pistachios are having a moment

Roxana Saidi, founder of Táche, shares how a lightbulb moment in a Parisian café led to the creation of her pistachio-milk brand. She discusses international expansion, new collaborations and sustainability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11/07/2025

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10 min
27/06/2025

Eureka: When is the right time to expand?

We meet Sally Boddington, co-founder of British fashion brand White Coco. Since launching in 2012, she has opened three shops and expanded her range. Boddington discusses growing the business and the value of collaborations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27/06/2025

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8 min
15/09/2024

Paul Romer: Nobel perspectives

Professor Paul Romer won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis. In May, Romer spoke to Monocle Radio on the margins of the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. In the latest in a series in which luminaries of economics share their unique perspectives, Romer explains the effect of human capital, innovation and knowledge on economic growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15/09/2024

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11 min
21/07/2024

Decision time: H2 Outlook

We look ahead at H2 2024 and, more specifically, towards November’s US presidential election. With the US deciding its next leader, AI continuing to advance and interest rates likely to be cut, there is much for investors to focus on as they consider their options this year and beyond. Looking ahead for us on the show are Kiran Ganesh, Dominic Schnider and Nadia Lovell of UBS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21/07/2024

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25 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

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.