Location:
London, United Kingdom
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Monocle
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Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
Language:
English
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Episodes
Europe’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine and the IOC’s new president
3/21/2025
Europe’s response to the plan for peacekeepers in Ukraine and developments surrounding the potential ceasefire with Russia. Then: the International Olympic Committee votes in a new president and the South Pacific looks to welcome in the world’s latest country. Plus: what to expect when Art Basel returns to Hong Kong.
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Duration:00:58:28
Trump and Zelensky speak: what comes next?
3/20/2025
As the US and Ukrainian presidents speak for the first time since their awkward meeting at the White House, we look at what progress can be made to end the war with Russia. Then: former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte awaits a hearing at the International Criminal Court, the mayor of Istanbul is arrested and we look at the power struggle between the US and China over the Panama Canal ports deal. Plus: could the new Starline rail project change European mobility? And we unpack the IFPI’s ‘Global Music Report 2025’.
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Duration:00:58:40
Live from Paris: Macron heads to Berlin and the latest in Parisian design
3/19/2025
As our guests flock to 16 Rue Bachaumont for our first Paris-based broadcast of ‘The Globalist’, we’ll discuss the EU’s response to the call between Trump and Putin, Macron’s visit to Berlin, Printemps’ American debut and the latest in Parisian design.
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Duration:00:58:56
Can Trump and Putin’s call end the war?
3/18/2025
As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continue to negotiate a potential ceasefire in Ukraine over the phone, what concessions are on the table? Plus: why gemstones are a sparkling investment choice and is Switzerland’s neutrality waning?
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Duration:01:01:11
Trump vows to continues striking the Houthis
3/17/2025
As US strikes on Yemen continue, Julie Norman joins Emma Nelson to discuss why this plan might just lead to further escalation. Plus, the latest conditions for a ceasefire from Russia, a flick through the international papers, design news and a look at why Bible sales are soaring in the UK.
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Duration:00:59:05
Trump’s envoy in Moscow as Putin questions ceasefire
3/14/2025
As Russia unpicks the 30-day ceasefire proposal before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow, Nataliya Vasilyeva joins Georgina Godwin to discuss how the US and Ukraine might respond. Plus: fears of a new war in Ethiopia, a Netherlands car factory turns to drones, ‘What We Learned’ with Andrew Mueller and Monocle at Mipim.
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Duration:00:58:51
Champagne and parmigiano brace for tariffs and disco in Paris
3/13/2025
As Trump threatens tariffs that could increase prices up to 50 per cent on European agriculture, how are producers of champagne, ‘parmigiano’ and ‘jamón’ preparing? Plus: we head to Cannes for the world’s premier property fair and to Paris for some disco.
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Duration:00:58:37
Greenland votes and Oslo revamps its luxury-retail scene
3/12/2025
As independence and US threats loom, could this be Greenland’s most consequential election? Then: we head behind the scenes of Paris Fashion Week and explore Oslo’s luxury-retail scene. Plus: has the global market sell-off eased – or just started?
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Duration:00:59:40
Zelensky arrives in Riyadh before US talks
3/11/2025
As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Riyadh, we assess the chances of a ceasefire with Russia and the role of backchannel diplomacy. And we ask what Syria’s latest deadly outburst of sectarian conflict means for stability in the region. Plus, we mark 14 years since Japan’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, bring you the latest from the Nordics and head to Cannes for the opening day of Mipim.
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Duration:00:58:58
US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia
3/10/2025
As US and Ukraine officials meet for the first time since the public spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, what might be the diplomatic way forward? Then: we turn to Romania to examine the effects of foreign influence on its election, profile the new leader of Canada’s Liberals and get the latest design news. Plus: our team touches down in Cannes for Mipim.
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Duration:00:58:58
How will the EU bolster its defences?
3/7/2025
As EU leaders wrap up a special summit in Brussels, we look at Europe’s plan for defence and for Ukraine. Then: South Korea launches its first bid for an ICJ seat and Ukraine’s intelligence and security woes. Plus: reports from contemporary art fair Arco Madrid and a preview of the Milan Triennale.
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Duration:00:59:10
Macron on Europe, the US and Ukraine
3/6/2025
As Emmanuel Macron makes a televised speech to address concerns over support for Ukraine and European relations with the US, Simon Bouvier joins Emma Nelson to discuss the French president’s priorities. Then: is the annexation of Greenland by the US inevitable? Plus: the first non-Japanese studio to design a bullet train and Louis Vuitton launches makeup.
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Duration:00:58:35
Trump’s annual address to Congress
3/5/2025
The US president answers his critics in a speech before Congress after a whirlwind day of tariffs and suspended Ukraine aid. Then: the Arab summit’s plan for Gaza, the 13th Global Terrorism Index, aviation news and how chardonnay sales are benefiting from ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’.
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Duration:00:58:57
New US tariffs take effect
3/4/2025
We discuss Beijing’s response as Donald Trump’s long-promised tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico come into effect. Then: could Giorgia Meloni become the unlikely bridge between the US and Europe? Plus: Paris Fashion Week kicks off, a check-in at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and remembering the late Jack Vettriano.
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Duration:00:58:55
Where does Ukraine go from here?
3/3/2025
We analyse a critical weekend in geopolitics with Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk, a view from the ground of the London summit with Vincent McAviney, reactions from Steve Crawshaw and Monocle’s Chris Lord. Plus: Asia aviation news and the Oscar results.
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Duration:00:58:51
The heart of the deal: Zelensky in Washington
2/28/2025
As the president of Ukraine travels to the White House to negotiate his country’s future, Chris Cermak is joined by Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze. Then: is the France-Algeria migration pact doomed? Plus: the Art Basel Awards, Japan’s cargo-only bullet train and ‘What We Learned’ this week with Andrew Mueller.
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Duration:00:58:59
European leaders rally for Ukraine and Europe’s cheese war
2/27/2025
Why European leaders made a show of strength in Kyiv as the US steps back. We explore how Riyadh is positioning itself on the frontline of diplomacy; keep an eye on the election in Poland after the dust settles in Germany; assess the effect of Lunar New Year domestic travel on China’s airlines; and examine why the next generation of luxury watchmakers is coming from Japan. Plus: the cheese war between Switzerland and France is maturing.
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Duration:00:58:44
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
2/27/2025
As the US House of Representatives passes a budget resolution that calls for trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts, we discuss what a huge victory for Donald Trump will mean for the US. Then: tension between China and Taiwan ramps up. Plus: Monocle magazine’s March issue, the future of the office space and Fernando Augusto Pacheco with a cultural round-up.
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Duration:00:59:00
Israel-Hamas ceasefire finds new footing
2/26/2025
We explore the latest in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with our Middle East correspondent, Leila Molana-Allen. Then: South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol makes closing arguments in his impeachment trial and the US sees a curious return of measles. Plus Bill Browder on US-Russia sanctions and Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.
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Duration:00:58:52
Germany at the polls
2/24/2025
As Germany votes on who will lead the country for the next four years, Monocle’s Chris Cermak joins Emma Nelson from Berlin to discuss what comes next. Plus: we get the latest from Syria, Canada’s flag turns 60, highlights from Japan’s stationary awards and the Salon d’Agriculture takes place in Paris.
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Duration:00:59:55
