Highlights from Monocle Radio
Actor Robert de Niro tells us why his luxury hotel chain Nobu is opening in Egypt. Then: Mexican chef Santiago Lastra discusses the rise of Mexican cuisine in London and we meet the founders of One Tr...
4 Jul 50min
Highlights from Monocle Radio: Fourth of July special edition
From Hollywood to the League of Nations, this special Fourth of July edition of ‘The Curator’ looks at how the US became a hegemon and those first halting steps towards superpower status. See omnystud...
4 Jul 45min
What We Learned: America’s 250th birthday and a Swiss yodel festival
Andrew Mueller unpacks this week’s America 250 shenanigans, including Vanilla Ice, the reflecting pool and Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair. Plus: how a Swiss yodel festival tackled Europe’s h...
3 Jul 6min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Leo Varadkar, former taoiseach of Ireland, reveals how the leaders of Europe felt when the Brexit referendum results were announced 10 years ago. And: we pay tribute to former Federal Reserve chair Al...
27 Jun 51min
What We Learned: Keir Starmer exit, Washington’s Reflecting Pool and the loudest person on Earth
This week, UK prime minister Keir Starmer resigned; the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became increasingly opaque; and we found out who was crowned the loudest person on Earth. Andrew Mueller discus...
26 Jun 7min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer on how to make electric vehicles more affordable. Then: journalist and author Lyse Doucet discusses her debut book, ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’, and we meet Thai musician Notep...
20 Jun 52min
What we learned: There ain’t no party like a White House party
Andrew Mueller reflects on president Trump’s birthday bash and how it compares to the celebrations of previous White House tenants. Plus: Trump gives a lesson in the art of the backhanded compliment.S...
19 Jun 6min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We learn how a perfumery is turning memories and smells of Icelandic nature into scents, we toast the launch of a new champagne vintage from Maison Perrier-Jouët and Tim Wu discusses his new book.See ...
13 Jun 51min
