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Morning News Podcast: Senate Shelves Higher Relief, Tokyo Covid Spikes

NPR News Now reports: Senate blocks larger Stimulus Bill, California confirms new Coronavirus variant, Tokyo reports record Covid cases and other top news.

Morning News Podcast: Bigger Stimulus Blocked, New Covid Strain In U.S.

Mitch McConnell blocks vote on bigger stimulus checks, pandemic budget crunches sink Democrats’ hopes for expanding health insurance, and the onesie snowsuit makes a comeback.

Morning News Podcast: Stimulus Bill Analysis & A Historic 1911 Shootout

After months of deadlock, a covid-19 relief package has passed, but the battles continue. We ask how things got so dire and what President-elect Joe Biden will inherit. 

A deadly shootout in London more than a century ago still resonates today; we examine one of the world’s first breaking-news stories. And the colour black reaches new depths in art.

Morning News Podcast: Trump Signs Relief Bill, Nashville Bombing

Trump signs relief and government funding bill into law, Nashville bombing suspect Anthony Quinn Warner died in explosion, and what to do with your old Christmas tree.

Sunday Morning Podcast: World News From London And Zurich (Monocle 24)

Emma Nelson and guests cover the weekend’s biggest discussion topics from London and Zurich.

World News Podcast: Brexit Deal, A Look Back At 2020 And Forward To 2021

Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend. Top news and a look back at 2020 and forward at 2021.

Morning News Podcast: President Trump Veto & Pardons, Winter Storms

President Trump vetoes bipartisan Defense bill, Christmas week winter storm will bring snow, high winds and heavy rain, and Boston startup delivering holiday spirit during pandemic. 

World News Podcast: The Plague Year, Arab Spring Lookback & CEO Memos

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: reflecting on the plague yearten years after the Arab spring (9:50), and what if CEOs’ memos were clear and honest? (15:30).

Sunday Morning Podcast: News From Zurich, Tokyo, London & Hong Kong

The weekend’s top news comes under scrutiny from Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Marcus Schögel and Chandra Kurt, with commentary from our editors in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Plus: Christoph Amend of ‘ZEITmagazin’.