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30/11/2024

News and culture roundup

Join Emma Nelson and Yassmin Abdel-Magied for a look back at the week’s news and culture. Plus: how Singapore is housing its rapidly ageing population. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30/11/2024

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37 min
27/01/2025

Music as a great convener

In this second special episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’, brought to you in collaboration with Swiss haute horologist Audemars Piguet (AP), we discuss the driving forces that unite us and the power of serendipitous encounters. We are in our London studio to discover how the worlds of luxury watchmaking and music come together to push human talent and foster powerful connections between people. Konfekt’s editor, Sophie Grove, is joined by AP’s country general manager for northern Europe, Daniel Compton, and musician and songwriter, Reuben James. Plus: a special report from ‘AP Time is Now’, a musical evening showcasing emerging talent and the strength of community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27/01/2025

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35 min
31/07/2024

Storytelling through scent, a gastronomic tour of Tinos and tennis

We dive into the heady heat of summer and journey to the remote island of Tinos to find out about its cuisine. Then: we meet Jouissance founder Cherry Cheng, who has distilled sensual stories into perfume, and we cast off to the Finnish archipelago of Turku, where summers are spent eating crayfish and taking midnight dips in the cool sea. Plus: we reflect on the aesthetics of summer tennis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31/07/2024

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50 min
13/04/2025

The week’s headlines and dispatches from Portugal and the Balkans

Emma Nelson is joined by Alex von Tunzelmann and Vincent McAviney to discuss the week’s key stories. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, checks in from Lisbon, and our Balkans correspondent, Guy de Launey, reports on the latest from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13/04/2025

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59 min
23/02/2021

Professor Joël Mesot

Monocle’s editorial director and chairman Tyler Brûlé is joined by Professor Joël Mesot, president of ETH Zürich, one of the world’s leading universities. They discuss the future of learning, Zürich’s symbiotic relationship with the institution and ETH’s impressive start-up programme, the Spin-offs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23/02/2021

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29 min
07/08/2020

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the world’s pre-eminent classical soloists. For 40 years the German performer has collaborated with distinguished composers and musicians, winning numerous awards. She talks to Monocle’s Robert Bound about Beethoven, her Stradivarius and sending biscuits to John Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07/08/2020

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30 min
26/05/2023

Nathan Law

Trailblazing pro-democracy activist Nathan Law joins Andrew Mueller to discuss his new memoir and how he went from being Hong Kong’s youngest legislator to living in political exile in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26/05/2023

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27 min
14/03/2023

Vassilis Kikilias

Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins Vassilis Kikilias, the Tourism Minister of Greece, leading the charge to extend his country’s tourist season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14/03/2023

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28 min
06/07/2025

Turkish protests, global affairs, and a dispatch from Lisbon

Stephen Dalziel and Yossi Mekelberg discuss the week’s big stories. Hannah Lucinda Smith reports on protests in Turkey over a satirical cartoon and Tyler Brûlé provides a dispatch from Lisbon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/07/2025

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59 min
05/09/2022

Alberto Alessi

Design heavyweight Alberto Alessi sits down with Josh Fehnert to discuss the ills and advantages of running a family business and the fine line between art and design. Plus: a few choice tips for success in business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/09/2022

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28 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.