The Globalist Podcast, Friday, June 23, 2023: Nations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers.
Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers.
The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, June 22, 2023: The UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga and we check in with the Paris Air Show.
Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series. Matt Wolf brings us news from the theatre world and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician, Bongeziwe Mabandla.
The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, June 21, 2023: Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea.
Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category.
The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, June 20, 2023: France challenges the ‘Sky Shield initiative’, a new German-led air-defence plan.
Plus: violence breaks out in the West Bank, the rise of Hindu nationalism in Nepal and the latest music news.
Remote school was devastating for many students. In Richmond, Virginia, a plan to switch to a year-round calendar brought promise and pushback.
The Globalist Podcast, Monday, June 19, 2023: The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, visits Beijing in a bid to ease relations between the US and China.
Plus: the latest on the conflict in Ukraine, a roundup of the day’s papers and a profile of Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, who is now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Protestant ethic and the spirit of wokeness
By Ian Buruma
Writing about “Woke” has at least two pitfalls. One is that any criticism of its excesses provokes accusations of racism, xenophobia, transphobia, misogyny, or white supremacy. The other problem is the word itself, which has been a term of abuse employed by the far right, a battle cry for the progressive left, and an embarrassment to many liberals.
Monocle on Saturday, June 17, 2023: The week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. Journalist Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers and we speak to South Korean human rights activist Pastor Kim Sungeun, who has helped more than 1,000 North Koreans to defect since 2000.
Plus: why does avocado and honey work? Emma Nelson dives into the world of flavour pairing.
The Globalist Podcast, Friday, June 16, 2023: We give you the latest as African leaders begin their peace mission in Ukraine.
Plus: a new rural plan for France, a check-in from the Brussels Urban Summit and Andrew Mueller’s rundown of the week’s more unusual stories.
The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, June 15, 2023: Western allies pursue security agreement with Kyiv – does it still fall short of Ukraine’s demands?
Plus: South Korea sea salt demand grows ahead of Japan’s Fukushima contaminated water release, and a special interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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