MONOCLE RADIO (December 27, 2024): In-depth coverage of the day’s main news stories around the world, anchored from Midori House in London by Georgina Godwin.
Tag Archives: Podcasts
News: Israel Airstrikes In Gaza, Syria Violence, The Year In Food & Culture
Monocle Radio (December 26, 2024): As the festive season continues, Christopher Cermak is joined by the Monocle team to review the year in food and culture. Plus: we reflect on a remarkable past 12 months in aviation.
News: Geopolitics Of Year 2024, Rival Factions Unite Under Syria Rebel Leader
MONOCLE RADIO (December 24, 2024): As we draw nearer to the close of 2024, Christopher Cermak is joined by Nina dos Santos and a host of other regional specialists to review an unprecedented year in geopolitics.
News: Russia-Ukraine War Negotiations Begin, Flight MH370 Search, Geopolitics
Monocle Radio Podcast (December 23, 2024): We hear the latest from the war on Ukraine as Olga Tokariuk joins Emma Nelson from Chernivtsi. Plus: the search for flight MH370 continues and best-selling author Tim Marshall joins Andrew Mueller to discuss what goes into a decent quiz about geopolitics.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich, London & Helsinki
MONOCLE RADIO (December 22, 2024): Andrew Tuck, Sophie Grove and Emma Nelson join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, for a festive edition filled with holiday spirit. It also features festive updates from Petri Burtsoff in Helsinki and Rob Bound in London.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle on Saturday (December 21, 2024): Join Georgina Godwin and Charles Hecker reflect on the week’s top news stories and cultural highlights.
Plus: an engaging conversation with Ferdia Lennon, the winner of the prestigious Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Comic Fiction Prize.
Reviews: ‘The Week In Art’
THE ART NEWSPAPER (December 20, 2024): It is the final episode of 2024 and so, as always, we review the year, looking at the top stories, the big issues and the best art.
Host Ben Luke is joined by The Art Newspaper’s contemporary art correspondent, Louisa Buck, our art market editor, Kabir Jhala, and Ben Sutton, our editor in the Americas.
Under discussion, among much else: the growing faultlines between institutions and artists in relation to Gaza; the big museum stories, from Saudi Arabian funding to attacks on artworks and restitution; a market roundup; culture and the climate emergency; and the panel’s exhibitions and biennials of the year.
News: Ceasefire Talks In Israel-Hamas War, A U.S. Government Shutdown
Monocle Radio (December 20, 2024): Is the time finally ripe for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas? Plus: Ukraine’s Ark Project with Czech help, why the US government could shut down on Saturday and the world’s first luxury theme park.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Dec. 20, 2024

Science Magazine (December 18, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Light Emission with a Twist’ – Hot, twisted carbon nanotube yarns emit bright circularly polarlized light…
Can psychedelics improve well-being in autism?
A brace of new studies probes benefits and risks for an understudied group
Thermal radiation with a twist
Carbon nanotube filaments with a twisted geometry emit spinning heat waves at high temperatures
News: Israel Claims Buffer Zone In Syria, Hurricane Recovery In Asheville
The Globalist Podcast: Border tensions in Syria continue as Israel claims it will maintain a buffer zone in the country. Plus: a look at Asheville’s hurricane recovery, a flick through Monocle’s Greece handbook and how Portugal’s passports are getting a makeover.