Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Emma Nelson round up the right (and wrong) answers from last week’s Sunday morning quiz.
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SATURDAY PODCAST: NEWS FROM LONDON (MARCH 13)
Emma Nelson with the weekend’s top stories. A look at the day’s papers, our editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column, plus the trouble that the UK is facing because of Brexit.
Morning News Podcast: President Biden Covid Speech, OPEC Oil Outlook
A.M. Edition for March 12. President Biden presses states to widen Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to all American adults by May 1. OPEC expresses optimism in its forecast.
Science: Gravitational Wave Detectors & Special Oil Spill Cleanup Sponges
Science Staff Writer Adrian Cho joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about plans for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors—including one with 40-kilometer arms.
The proposed detectors will be up to 10 times more sensitive than current models and could capture all black hole mergers in the observable universe.
Sarah also talks with Pavani Cherukupally, a researcher at Imperial College London and the University of Toronto, about her Science Advances paper on cleaning up oil spills with special cold-adapted sponges that work well when crude oil gets clumpy.
Morning News Podcast: Covid Pandemic At 1 Year, Illegal Border Crossings
One year ago today, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a pandemic. Unauthorized border crossings are increasing, especially among unaccompanied minors. And, a sixth woman is now alleging sexual misconduct by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Morning News Podcast: Covid Relief Bill, States & Cities Ease Restrictions
Biden’s Covid-19 package on the verge of passing, more states cities ease coronavirus restrictions and body language tips for all those virtual meetings.
Morning News Podcast: Covid Relief Bill Advances, NY Governor Cuomo
Pandemic aid bill heads back to House after Senate vote, calls grow for NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, and a Pennsylvania town surprised its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift.
Global News Podcast: Post-Covid Safety Net & Lessons From Fukushima
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to make a social safety net for the post-covid world, the lessons of Fukushima (9:) And two nations under God (16:30).
Sunday Morning Podcast: World News From Zurich, London & Hong Kong
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Solène Léger, Christoph Lenz and Nora Meier on the biggest news this weekend, plus check-ins with our editors in the UK and Hong Kong.
Saturday Podcast: News From London (March 6)
The weekend’s biggest discussion topics in 30 minutes: a round-up of the day’s papers, our editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column, and why books have been so important during lockdown.
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