MONOCLE RADIO (March 23, 2025): Tyler Brûlé is joined by Juliet Linley and Marcus Schögel to unpack the week’s top stories. Then: Monocle’s Vienna correspondent, Alexei Korolyov, reports on the latest from the region and the artistic director of MIA Photo Fair, Francesca Malgara, shares key highlights from this year’s programme.
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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
MONOCLE RADIO (December 28, 2024): A fast-paced round-up of the week’s news and culture, hosted by Georgina Godwin from Midori House in London.
Sunday Morning: Stories From London And Tokyo
Monocle on Sunday (December 15, 2024): Nina dos Santos and Andrew Tuck join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the week’s key topics in this festive programme from Monocle’s Christmas market in London. Plus: a chat with Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 16, 2024
President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos
Lawmakers have toppled the government for the first time since 1962. How did we get here? By Lauren Collins
What Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Accomplish with Doge?
Two political newcomers have arrived to slash big government, but so far the project seems less revolutionary than advertised.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich & Singapore
Monocle on Sunday (December 8, 2024): Juliet Linley and Myriam Zumbühl join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the week’s key topics in a festive programme during Monocle’s Christmas market in Zürich. Plus: an update from Naomi Xu Elegant in Singapore.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 9, 2024
Stopping the Press
After spending years painting the media as the “enemy of the people,” Donald Trump is ready to intensify his battle against the journalists who cover him. By David Remnick
R.F.K., Jr., Wants to Eliminate Fluoridated Water. He Used to Bottle and Sell It
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead H.H.S. once started a bottled-water line, Keeper Springs. What was in it? By Charles Bethea
On the Block: Where Jerry Lewis and Buddy Hackett Once Schvitzed
The tummlers have moved on, but the distinctive Friars Club building, in midtown, is going to the highest bidder. By Bruce Handy
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Istanbul
Monocle on Sunday (December 1, 2024): Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgić join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights.
The New York Review Of Books – December 19, 2024
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi
The scholar of Palestinian history talks about what has and has not surprised him about the world‘s response to Israel‘s assault on Gaza.
Under the Spanish Volcano
A recent exhibition at the Prado showcased artists engaging with the ferment and conflict of turn-of-the-century Spain.
‘The Look of Shame’
The French director Catherine Breillat has spent her career insisting on women’s agency and reclaiming taboo desires—sometimes with troubling implications.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 2, 2024
The Fundamental Problem with R.F.K., Jr.,’s Nomination to H.H.S.
Kennedy has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy. By Dhruv Khullar
How Old Age Was Reborn
“The Golden Girls” reframed senior life as being about socializing and sex. But did the cultural narrative of advanced age as continued youth twist the dial too far? By Daniel Immerwahr
How to Make Fuel (or Booze) from Thin Air
Air Company, a startup that has used water and carbon dioxide to make vodka and to power automobiles, taste-tests its product and discusses getting Elon Musk’s business. By Adam Iscoe
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Vienna
Monocle on Sunday (November 24, 2024): Juliet Linley and Chandra Kurt join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to Monocle’s executive editor, Christopher Lord, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Vienna correspondent, Alexei Korolyov. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights.
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