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Monocle on Sunday

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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience. 

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Episodes

The week’s top stories

Emma Nelson is joined by Charles Hecker and David Bodanis. Then: Tyler Brûlé, Monocle’s editorial director, shares his observations from St Moritz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 26, 202559 min

News highlights and WEF preview

Emma Nelson is joined by Latika Bourke and Yossi Mekelberg to discuss the week’s news highlights. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, reports from Lisbon, Monocle’s security correspondent Gorana Grgić previews the World Economic Forum and a look at Zürich’s newest art exhibition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 19, 202559 min

Breaking down the week’s top stories

Isabel Hilton joins Emma Nelson for a look through the week’s news. Plus: we head to St Moritz to get the latest from our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé. Then: Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, gives us the latest news from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 12, 202559 min

Monocle on Sunday

A lively round-up of the week’s key topics, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 05, 202559 min

Monocle on Sunday

A lively round-up of the week’s key topics, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 29, 202459 min

A festive Christmas special

Andrew Tuck, Sophie Grove and Emma Nelson join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, for a festive edition filled with holiday spirit. It also features festive updates from Petri Burtsoff in Helsinki and Rob Bound in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 22, 202459 min

Monocle on Sunday: Christmas market special

Nina dos Santos and Andrew Tuck join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the week’s key topics in this festive programme from Monocle’s Christmas market in London. Plus: a chat with Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 15, 202455 min

Monocle on Sunday: Christmas market special

Juliet Linley and Myriam Zumbühl join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the week’s key topics in a festive programme during Monocle’s Christmas market in Zürich. Plus: an update from Naomi Xu Elegant in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 08, 202455 min

Christmas markets and the latest from Istanbul

Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgić join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 01, 202455 min

Christmas markets and the latest from Vienna

Juliet Linley and Chandra Kurt join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s executive editor, Christopher Lord, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Vienna correspondent, Alexei Korolyov. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 24, 202459 min

Cop29 and the latest news from Marseille

Rainbow Murray joins Emma Nelson for a look through the week’s news, including Cop29 and a Marine Le Pen lawsuit. Plus: we head to Sydney for insights into the UBS Australasia Conference 2024 with Monocle’s Asia editor James Chambers. Then: Monocle’s France correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, gives us the latest news from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 17, 202459 min

The US election and Monocle in Sydney

David Schlesinger and Tessa Szyszkowitz join Emma Nelson in London for a look back at the week’s news, including the fallout from the US election. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from Sydney ahead of next week’s live broadcast of ‘The Globalist’ from the Harbour City. Finally, Monocle’s New Delhi correspondent, Lyndee Prickitt, gives us the latest headlines from India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 10, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Hong Kong. Plus: journalist and attorney, Jami Floyd, on Trump’s potential legal challenges and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, on the latest news from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 03, 202459 min

Live from Zürich

Gorana Grgić, Eemeli Isohao and Priska Amstutz join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s London-based foreign editor, Alexis Self, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson. Plus: Roger Rüegger, head of programming for Zürich’s Jazznojazz Festival, joins to talk about the line-up for this year’s event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 27, 202455 min

Live from Zürich

Juliet Linley, Myriam Zumbühl and Gabe Bullard join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, about ‘Monocle on Fashion’ and get the latest news from the Nordic region with Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff. Plus: Jeremy Leslie gives us an insight into the world of print media ahead of Magculture’s live event in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 20, 202454 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Alex von Tunzelmann and David Bodanis on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Bodrum after the Quality of Life Conference and Monocle’s correspondent in Nairobi, Naveena Kottoor, gives us the latest news from Kenya and the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Marta Lorimer, and Charles Hecker on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s Middle East correspondent, Leila Molana-Allen, on the latest updates from the Middle East. Plus: Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent Gwen Robinson joins for a round up of the biggest stories from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 06, 202459 min

Live from London

Georgina Godwin, Terry Stiastny, and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller in London, foreign correspondent Hannah McCarthy in Beirut, and Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Paris on the latest from Lebanon. Plus: Monocle correspondent Mary Fitzgerald on her trip to Kyiv with Brussels think tank Friends of Europe, and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent Guy De Launey on the latest news from the region. See om...

Sep 29, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Stephen Dalziel on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Zürich and Monocle’s correspondent in New Delhi, Lyndee Prickitt, for the latest headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Stockholm and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith, for the latest headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 15, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Bangkok and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald, to assess the mood on the ground since president Emmanuel Macron announced his pick for prime minister. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich looks back at the Venice Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 08, 202459 min

Live from London

Emma Nelson, Marta Lorimer and Yossi Mekelberg on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to ‘The Foreign Desk’ team at the Globsec Forum in Prague, and Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff joins for a roundup of the latest Nordic news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 01, 202459 min

Live from Zürich

Juliet Linley, Myriam Zumbühl and Florian Egli join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s senior news editor, Christopher Cermak, on the highlights from the Democratic National Convention and get the latest news from Thailand with Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent, Gwen Robinson. Plus: Isabella Smith from Books & Company in Copenhagen shares the best new titles for autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Aug 25, 202455 min

Live from St Moritz

It’s day two of the St Moritz Makers & Shakers festival. Today we talk about alpine wellness with Vanessa Leuenberger of Mesa Yoga, discover the St Moritz Art Film Festival with Dr Diana Segantini and hear all about Luca Pollerhoff’s MAUN.TEN community. Plus: Filip Zuan on photographing the region. With Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Sophie Grove and Nic Monisse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 18, 202455 min

Live in Paris

Colette Davidson and Francis Collings join Emma Nelson to discuss the latest news from Paris for our last programme at Maison Allianz. We also discuss the technology of sportswear with the co-founder of Fusalp, Sophie Lacoste, and the former head of programming at La Machine du Moulin Rouge talks music and sports at the Olympic Games. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, checks in from Zürich, and we hear from our roving Olympics correspondent, Kieran Pender. Allianz is a Worldwide I...

Aug 11, 202454 min

Live from Paris

Agnes Poirier joins Emma Nelson at Maison Allianz in Paris for the latest news from Paris. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from St Moritz, and Philippe Marlière and Georgina Godwin give us the view from London. Plus: Kieran Pender gives us the latest Olympics updates and we speak to the brothers Jules and Gédéon Naudet who have been selected to direct the official film of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 04, 202455 min

Live from Paris

Kate Wilton, Tayomara Gama, Adrien Garcia and Kimberley Cohen join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, from the stunning SO/Hotel, transformed into Maison Allianz. We speak to the CEO of Allianz, Oliver Bäte, about Paris’s hosting of the Olympic Games. Plus: we check-in with Vincent McAviney at the Eiffel Tower , where beach volleyball is taking place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 202455 min

Live from Zürich

Priska Amstutz and Gabe Bullard join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, for the view from London and Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, has an update from the region. Plus: the co-founder Bonjour Jacob, Hani Behlacene, joins from Paris ahead of the Olympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 202455 min

Live from London

Georgina Godwin, is joined by Professor of International Politics, Scott Lucas, and Monocle’s Head of Radio, Tom Edwards, to discuss the Trump assassination attempt. Plus: Alex von Tunzelmann and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s other biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Liguria and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 14, 202459 min

Live from London

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 07, 202459 min
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