Monocle 24: The Curator

A round-up of the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, North Korea ceases cross-border broadcasts, the National Guard goes to Washington and can a conch shell cure sleep apnoea?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from UN high commissioner on human rights Volker Türk; author James Bloodworth tells us about his new book, ‘Lost Boys’; and we lift the lid on an exhibition exploring Japan’s capsule toys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, Candace Owens speaks out again. Plus: mice might have eaten the contents of Iraq’s national treasury. And: the new marimba world record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oscar-winning Ukrainian film director Mstyslav Chernov on his latest work; editor in chief at ‘The National’, Mina Al-Oraibi, on life in the UAE; and chef Angela Hartnett reveals her latest edition of Café Murano.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A round-up of the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week a fake ambassador is arrested; Trump renews his attack on wind power; and US representative James Comer makes conspiracy claims about Joe Biden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including French president Macron’s defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens. Plus: Trump accuses Obama of treason and threatens Washington’s NFL team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s highlights include European Parliament vice-president Katarina Barley, Germany’s economic decline and a look inside the latest issue of ‘L’Étiquette’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Zohran Mamdani pulled off the political upset of the year. Plus: we’re in Finland to explore one of the country’s best-known cultural exports. And: how luxury-fashion brands are expanding into hospitality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russia recognises the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government, the race for icebreakers in the Arctic, Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner, forensic architecture, Haute Couture Week and pop singer Charlotte Cardin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the US Department of Justice’s Epstein files memo, Donald Trump’s lunch for African leaders and the birth of Elon Musk’s America Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include the Brazilian ambassador to the UK’s music career, the top summer songs in the Med and James Vowles, Atlassian Williams Racing team principal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the launch of Trump’s “Victory” fragrance, the case of the British jet stuck in India and Brussels’ high temperatures overheating its iconic balls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Mark Rutte’s bizarre “daddy” comment at the Nato Summit and Trinidad & Tobago’s steelpan-playing world record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights this week include reports from Art Basel, an interview with Brazilian pop star Liniker and Monocle’s live shows from Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include reports from our team in Abu Dhabi, an interview with the editor in chief of Esquire and learning which cities were winners in our Quality of Life Survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Trump celebrating his 79th birthday at a military parade and launching T1 mobile. Plus: smart devices spark false emergency calls at Download Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include reports from our studio in Zürich, an interview with the editor in chief of ‘Popeye’ and where to eat good prawns in Vancouver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, HMAS Canberra disrupts internet in New Zealand, Reform UK’s chairman quits, and a Northern Irish man is attacked by birds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with the architect responsible for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Plus: a Brazilian musical journey through the 1970s and 1980s, and the best perfume brands from Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, Biden might be a robot clone, Liz Truss speaks in public again and US Navy tanker USNS Harvey Milk is to be renamed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include Lisbon Design Week and a podcast-turned-print publication.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller. A coffee chain in South Korea gets political, Trump makes a commencement address and a cheese-rolling winner is crowned in the UK.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we look at the results of Romania’s presidential elections, listen to the top tunes in Argentina and visit a sauna summit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including an AI list of imaginary holiday reads, Trump’s grilling of South Africa’s president and his penchant for golf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We recap the best content across Monocle Radio over the past week, from Eurovision to Qatari jets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A roundup of the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Eurovision 2025, the leader of the ‘Kingdom of Germany’ group is arrested and a Swiss duck breaks the speed limit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include the election of a new pope, the top tunes in Portugal and where to stay in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including Trump’s plans to rename the Persian Gulf, reopen Alcatraz and introduce 100 per cent tariffs on foreign films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include full coverage of Mark Carney’s victory in Canada, a cool Lisbon bookshop and Miu Miu’s literary club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Muller, including Australian dachshund Valerie, Canada’s new prime minister and Trump’s aspirations for the papacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights include our special coverage of the death of Pope Francis and a celebration of 20 years of ‘Fantastic Man’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the surprising name of Christians Engaged’s founder, new White House flags and Pete Hegseth’s makeup station.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with the man who brought the dire wolf back from extinction, Bianca Saunders’s new zine and the return of the La Dolce Vita Orient Express. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller. This week, Katy Perry goes to space, president Nayib Bukele refuses to return Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US and a seagull causes a ruckus in Oxford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our weekly highlights include extensive coverage of Salone del Mobile in Milan; a visit to Interpets, the pet industry’s biggest annual event; and the grand finale of season three of ‘The White Lotus’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including the fictional economic advisor at the heart of Trump’s trade war, the cost of US-made iPhones and a retired São Paulo judge charged with working under a false identity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s highlights this week include the latest on Marine Le Pen’s conviction, an interview with UK singer-songwriter Shura and The Kyiv Independent publishes its first print magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news stories with Andrew Mueller. Elon Musk tries to buy votes in Wisconsin, president Trump continues his global-tariff regime and a chocolate thief is banned from the city of Cambridge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights this week include a preview from our April issue, a report from the Nordic Happiness Summit and a letter from Dakar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news stories with Andrew Mueller including Trump’s unflattering portrait, secret war plans leaking in a group chat and crocodiles at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate the opening of our new shop and café on Rue Bachaumont in Paris. Then: our interview with the mayor of San Francisco and we speak with the editor of Australian staple ‘Gourmet Traveller’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look back at this week’s news stories with Andrew Mueller. Justice is served in the golden-toilet heist, Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, responds to a call for the return of the Statue of Liberty to France and a B-29 bomber becomes the latest DEI casualty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.