
The global impact of the US midterm elections
Georgina Godwin and Erin O’Halloran discuss Donald Trump’s attempts at voter suppression and what elections elsewhere indicate about the US midterms. Plus: the decline of chocolate and India’s publish...
31 Loka 30min

US midterms and Israel’s elections: Who is voting and can we trust the polls?
Simon Brooke and Emma Nelson discuss polling accuracy in the US midterms, the demographics of Israel’s election and more. Plus: we head to Lisbon for the Best Sommelier of the World 2026.See omnystudi...
24 Loka 34min

Estonia: The free world’s first line of defence
Emma Nelson and Tira Shubart discuss Donald Trump waiving Russian sanctions, the funding package for Estonia’s surveillance and more. Plus: Amyi, the Brazilian perfume brand thriving in one of the wor...
17 Loka 36min

Donald Trump’s diesel deal: Why now?
Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson discuss Donald Trump’s new diesel deal with Russia and US sanctions against the ICC. Plus: the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing winner on the power of African literat...
10 Loka 36min

The future of libraries and Abu Dhabi’s modernist architecture
Zara Khan and Georgina Godwin discuss Turkey’s economy, Kashmir’s culinary traditions and more. Plus: The Bodleian’s Richard Ovenden on libraries in the digital age and The National’s Enas Refaei on p...
3 Loka 34min

Panda diplomacy, Mark Zuckerberg’s glow up and the world’s oldest peace treaty
Emma Nelson and Hannah Lucinda Smith discuss diplomatic gifts, Mark Zuckerberg’s style transformation and the world’s oldest peace treaty. Plus: the best of South Tyrol at Monocle’s Zürich Autumn Mark...
26 Syys 36min

Can journalism survive political pressure?
Daniella Peled and Emma Nelson discuss reporting on war crimes in Ukraine, the hidden cost of war in Sudan and more. Plus: why Dubai Museum matters to Emiratis and visitors alike.See omnystudio.com/li...
19 Syys 35min



















