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The Year In Review: Music, Film And Fashion In 2023

The Globalist Podcast (December 26, 2023) – Tom Edwards looks back at the year in music and film, and recaps some of 2023’s biggest moments in fashion. Plus: a survival guide to Christmas and New Year’s parties.

Christmas Day Morning: A 2023 Review From London

The Globalist Podcast (December 25, 2023) – Tom Edwards looks back at the year in design and architecture. We also visit a wooden-toy factory in Finland and Andrew Mueller recaps the past 12 months with a special ‘What We Learned’.

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich

Monocle on Sunday, December 24, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, brings us a festive programme from the radio studio in Zürich.

Featuring journalist Juliet Linley, as well as Monocle’s Andrew Tuck, Nic Monisse and Robert Bound.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday, December 23, 2023: Join Simon Brooke and Georgina Godwin as they take a look through the news and culture this festive season.

Plus, discover the stories behind New York’s Rockefeller’s Christmas tree and Quebec City’s Christmas mascot.

News: U.N. Resolution For Aid To Gaza, Italy’s Meloni Pushes Electoral Changes

The Globalist Podcast (December 22, 2023) – A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Emma Nelson.

Also, Chris Cermak reports on ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.

News: France Political Crisis Over Immigration, Japan-U.S. Patriot Missiles

The Globalist Podcast (December 21, 2023) – French president Emmanuel Macron faces a political crisis over a hardline immigration bill and Japan looks to formalise a policy change that will enable it to export several dozen Patriot missiles to the US.

Plus: the day’s newspapers, the latest headlines in the UAE and a review of the Christmas films that you need to see this year.

News: Red Sea Shipping Crisis, Colorado Bars Trump From State Ballot

The Globalist Podcast (December 20, 2023) – We have the latest on the Red Sea shipping crisis and the decision of Colorado’s Supreme Court to kick Donald Trump off the ballot.

Also, the day’s newspapers, the latest business news and a look at Christmas in Lapland.

News: Israel-Hezbollah War Fears, Media In U.S., South Africa Elections

The Globalist Podcast (December 19, 2023) – We discuss the possibility of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Plus: we look ahead to next year’s election in South Africa, bring you the latest urbanism news and flick through the day’s papers.

News: Israel-Gaza War Cease-Fire Calls Mount, Egypt Election Results

The Globalist Podcast (December 18, 2023) – Yossi Mekelberg discusses the weekend developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Plus: the latest on Egypt’s presidential election results, the Wagner group’s gold trade operations in Africa, a flip through the papers with Vincent McAviney and theatre news with Matt Wolf, a critic at ‘The New York Times’.

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich, Helsinki, London, Paris & Belgrade

Monocle on Sunday, December 17, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Florian Egli and Marcus Schögel to discuss the weekend’s biggest talking points.

Also, a check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki, Paris and Belgrade.