Monocle on Sunday, July 7, 2024: Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Rainbow Murray on the weekend’s biggest talking points.
We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Merano and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald.
The Globalist Podcast (July 2, 2024): We discuss the latest on the Hamas-Israel war following the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners and the UN Security Council’s special session on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, a new European far-right alliance led by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is announced in Vienna. Plus, a flick through the papers, South Africa’s new government and a round-up of fashion and retail news.
The Globalist Podcast (July 1, 2024): Florence Biedermann and Alexandre Kouchner give us the latest on the first round of France’s legislative elections as the results come in.
Also in the programme: William Yang on Taiwan’s decision to raise its travel alert for China to orange – the second-highest level – and why Busan’s population might be entering a ‘phase of extinction’.
Monocle on Sunday, June 30, 2024: Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgic join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to political analyst Alexandre Kouchner and the host of The Bold Way podcast and friend of the programme, Adrien Garcia, on the mood in France and the first round of their elections. Plus: Emily Rookwood, editor in chief of the Julius Baer Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report, joins to give us all the details on global luxury spending in 2024.
Monocle on Saturday (June 29, 2024): Thursday saw an extraordinary US debate between presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump; what happened and what comes next?
International journalist Isabel Hilton joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the fallout of the event and the global reaction, the comparatively uneventful debate in the UK, Bradford Literature Festival and the latest news from China. Plus: Monocle’s senior news editor, Chris Cermak, speaks to the debate director of Braver Angels, Jessie Mannisto, about its debate watch party and how they are fighting political polarisation.
The Globalist Podcast (June 28, 2024): We look ahead to the first round of France’s parliamentary elections with journalist and writer Christine Ockrent. Plus: Japan’s efforts to curb tourism on Mount Fuji, the first US presidential debate of the 2024 election season and a sneak peek into our new Paris bureau.
The Globalist Podcast (June 27, 2024): Ursula von der Leyen set to be approved for a second-term in Brussels, Peru’s president visits China and Dubai invests in infrastructure to help protect against extreme weather. Also in the programme: the latest news from across Africa and the city in the top spot of Monocle’s Quality of Life survey.
The Globalist Podcast (June 26, 2024): A look back at the leaders debate in France and Macron’s stark words over immigration policies. Plus: protests in Kenya intensify, our Quality of Life series casts an eye on Vienna and Japan unearths rare metals.
The Globalist Podcast (June 25, 2024): As Javier Milei’s Europe visit wraps up, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera assesses the international reaction.
Plus: why US prosecutors are recommending that Boeing should face criminal charges and we reveal which city has won the bronze medal in Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey.
Monocle on Saturday (June 22, 2024): Monocle brings Switzerland to Midori House. Alex Herrmann, UK & Ireland Director of Switzerland Tourism, joins Georgina Godwin to tell us all about the different regions and Swiss delicacies at Monocle’s Swiss Summer Market.
Plus: Georgina and political journalist Terry Stiastny flick through the global papers and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, explains how the wider Nordic region is celebrating midsummer this weekend.
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