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Tokyo 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 10:54


Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Fiona Wilson react to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. Plus: Hong Kong bureau chief James Chambers on how his city is coping under lockdown and how the EU is trying to keep some businesses running.

Biden takes charge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 12:37


As concerns grow over the US president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, can Joe Biden change the tone? Plus: from pampered pets to remote teaching, we look at how small acts of leadership will make a big difference in the months ahead.

A pandemic in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 11:26


Our Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports on Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: cultural institutions embrace the online world and how urban planners are using their one-walk-a-day to look forward to a friendlier future. 

A pandemic in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 10:00


Our Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports on Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: cultural institutions embrace the online world and how urban planners are using their one-walk-a-day to look forward to a friendlier future. 

Biden takes charge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 12:37


As concerns grow over the US president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, can Joe Biden change the tone? Plus: from pampered pets to remote teaching, we look at how small acts of leadership will make a big difference in the months ahead.

Tokyo 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 11:00


Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Fiona Wilson react to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. Plus: Hong Kong bureau chief James Chambers on how his city is coping under lockdown and how the EU is trying to keep some businesses running.

Tokyo 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 10:00


Monocle’s Asia bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, on the likely postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

What we know

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 10:00


Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé reflects on what we understand so far about the Covid-19 outbreak.

New normal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 10:00


Monocle’s Americas editor at large, Ed Stocker, sends us a dispatch from New York on the new normals of life during this pandemic.

Italy: Giuseppe Conte

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 10:00


Monocle's Chiara Rimella tells us how the popularity of Italy’s prime minister is on the rise amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Smile for the camera

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 10:00


Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, on politicians and authorities presenting a front when the cameras are rolling.

Europe on lockdown

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 10:00


Monocle editor Andrew Tuck reflects on the latest measures to contain coronavirus in the UK and Switzerland, and the importance of staying positive throughout the crisis.

Edition 146

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 10:00


Now you can listen to The Monocle Minute, our free-to-subscribe email newsletter. This snappy daily audio bulletin delivers news, views and clever comment in just 10 minutes, featuring our unrivalled team of editors, correspondents and bureaux. Stay informed and inspired with Monocle.

President Putin's power grab

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 10:00


Why Russia's president might now be able to stay in power until 2036. Plus: the Dutch architect revealing what's really happening in the countryside, and a new cultural affairs commissioner in New York.

Culture at home

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 10:00


How Italy’s coronavirus outbreak emphasises the importance of culture. Also: the complex relationship between Libya and the EU and Copenhagen’s new Happiness Museum.

Trump and the future of Afghanistan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 10:00


Why Donald Trump's plan for pulling US troops out of Afghanistan could barely have come at a worse time. Plus: encouraging news for London's fashion sector and how Canada wants to protect civilian airlines flying over conflict zones.

Mini Super Tuesday

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 10:00


As six more US states hold their primaries, Monocle's US elections correspondent, Tomos Lewis, tells us what to expect. Plus: why the life of an assassinated human-rights activist will be turned into a TV series in Brazil, and one of the US's most famous architecture schools is saved.

Elizabeth Warren isn’t done yet

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 10:00


Amy Pope, former adviser to Barack Obama, explains what the end of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign says about the Democrats’ race for the US presidential nomination. Plus: Canada’s quest for a seat at the UN security council continues and our affairs editor Christopher Cermak tells us how to debunk a conspiracy theory.

Muddled messages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 10:00


Panic over the coronavirus is on the rise but is muddled messaging making things worse? Plus: the death of former UN chief, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and we ask whether celebrity endorsements ever help politicians on election day.

The end of local news

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 10:00


The crisis facing local journalism hits hard in Australia as the AAP newswire service announces its closure. Plus: we discuss what a new highway project in Texas could teach community groups and city planners, and ask whether sustainable fashion can ever make the leap into the mainstream.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 10:00


It’s Super Tuesday in the US and our election correspondent Tomos Lewis is reporting the results from Washington. Plus: China postpones a diplomatic visit to Japan and the battle for Portugal’s new airport hits turbulence.

The economics of a virus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 10:00


Economist Linda Yueh looks at how governments can manage the financial impact of coronavirus. Plus: Super Tuesday voting gets underway in the US and what to expect from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

UK-EU negotiations begin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 10:00


Trade talks between the UK and EU begin properly this week and the EU faces the same challenge as anyone who has dealt with British prime minister Boris Johnson: uncertainty over his seriousness.

Europe’s new spy school

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 10:00


A new intelligence institution bringing European nations together and high expectations over the restoration of a Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas. Plus: Netflix’s first ever African production.

What game is the Kremlin playing?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 10:00


Russia plots its interference in the upcoming US election but what’s the Kremlin’s aim? Plus: Los Angeles cracks down on Hollywood’s sightseeing bus tours and Andrew Tuck considers the art of placemaking.

Soaring tensions in Venezuela and Portugal

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 10:00


How did Portugal’s flag carrier find itself in a diplomatic row with Venezuela? Plus: the death of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, and how people in Hong Kong are going about their daily lives despite global panic over coronavirus.

Is a pandemic imminent?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 10:00


Virologist Dr Chris Smith explains how the coronavirus outbreak might become a pandemic and our Hong Kong bureau on the residents who are learning to live with the threat of the virus. Plus: tense times for Bolivia as candidates rally to fill the void left by the ousted Evo Morales.

Donald Trump in India

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 10:00


The US president lands in India today for his first official visit to the country. So what can we expect from his meeting with the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi?

What next for the Democrats?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 10:00


Democratic party voters in the US head to the polls tomorrow for the Nevada caucuses. Following a tempestuous TV debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday there is still much for the candidates to play for.

Can Michael Bloomberg win?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 10:00


With Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, can Michael Bloomberg win enough support? Plus: Italy’s former prime minister plots another comeback and we take a peek inside Monocle’s new Austria special.

Russia’s other war

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 10:00


The UK’s former ambassador to Belarus explains why simmering tensions between the country and Russia could lead to war. Plus: Thailand’s Future Forward party fights for its future and coronavirus and Milan Fashion Week.

End of the production line

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 10:00


Andrew Mueller examines Australia’s vanishing car sector as General Motors announces the end of Holden. Plus: Toronto pitches a new transit plan and France warns of tension as the UK and the EU face off in trade talks.

Phoenix’s safer streets campaign

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 10:00


Why crossing the road could soon land you behind bars in Phoenix, and what makes Austria one of Europe’s most charming destinations.

The UK government reshuffle

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 10:00


Boris Johnson carries out the first major reshuffle of his ministers since being elected in December. We look at the new faces in the cabinet and what they tell us about the direction Johnson wants to take Britain. Plus: a look ahead to the Munich Security Conference.

Will centrists unite against Bernie?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 10:00


Bernie Sanders may be uniting the left wing of the Democratic party but could a united centrist vote loosen his grip? Plus: why aren’t people watching live television anymore?

Canada’s tricky bid

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 10:00


Justin Trudeau wants a seat for Canada on the UN Security Council but he’s facing stiff competition from Norway. Plus: can you trademark a plastic bag? Make-up brand Glossier is giving it a shot.

Japan cosies up to Kosovo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 10:00


The arrival of a new Japanese embassy in Kosovo boosts the country’s diplomatic clout but not everyone’s happy. Plus: do we need to get better at managing the rise of populist politics?

Who watches television?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 10:00


Despite falling viewership, the Oscars are still big business for advertisers and the box office. Plus: Monocle’s business editor examines the opening of a new migration museum in London.

A political earthquake

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 10:00


Angela Merkel dismisses an election victory as “unforgivable” after it was won with the help of Germany’s far-right AFD. Plus: why Italy’s Sanremo Music Festival is getting political.

Joshua Wong’s art of activism

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 10:00


Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong explains why it’s important to stand up to power even when victory seems elusive. Plus: Tomos Lewis reports from Iowa on Pete Buttigieg’s remarkably strong caucus showing.

Europe’s next problem child

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 10:00


Is anti-Europe sentiment still simmering in Italy? Plus: the global hotel sector feels the financial pinch of the coronavirus.

A country quarantined

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 10:00


Hong Kong restricts travel to mainland China as Beijing accuses the US of sparking panic about the coronavirus outbreak. Plus: why Brazil is jumping into the global streaming market.

Welcome to Des Moines

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 10:00


Every election season in the US begins with a sudden spotlight on the state of Iowa but how do the caucuses really work? And what’s it like to live in Des Moines when the world’s media comes to town?

Nice knowing EU

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 10:00


Brexit is finally here, but what now for all the elected officials and staff who’ve devoted their careers to the European project? Plus: Robert Bound pens a final love letter to Europe.

China’s coronavirus hospitals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 10:00


China is racing to build a series of hospitals, some in a matter of days, to cope with the coronavirus. Our Hong Kong bureau chief James Chambers explains how it’s being done. Plus: Christopher Cermak examines the importance of diplomatic dialogue in post-Brexit Britain.

The future of commuting

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 10:00


Is the future of transport really driverless? We look at how a new cable-car system in the Croatian capital harks back to the ambitions of cities generations ago. Plus: our fashion editor considers how brands big and small are getting ready for Brexit.

The meaning of saying sorry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 10:00


Author Tim Marshall considers the value of historical national apologies. Plus: peace, prosperity and Brexit. With the UK’s exit from the European Union just days away we examine how the business world is feeling.

Monday 27 January

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 10:00


A Canadian media partnership helps preserve a rare language. Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on the Brexit countdown.

Friday 24 January

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 10:00


Now you can listen to The Monocle Minute, our free-to-subscribe email newsletter. This snappy daily audio bulletin delivers news, views and clever comment in just 10 minutes, featuring our unrivalled team of editors, correspondents and bureaux. Stay informed and inspired with Monocle.

Thursday 23 January

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 10:00


New official figures reveal a sudden spike in Brazilians moving to Portugal. Plus: how media coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos could be improved.

Rescuing Venice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 10:00


There is a new plan to protect Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice from future flooding but is enough being done to make sure that the city has a future? Plus, how Canadian Broadcasting Company supports local news organisations.

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