The Pope’s funeral begins
Former Vatican correspondent Juliet Linley joins from Rome as the funeral of Pope Francis begins. Plus: Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Georgina Godwin look back at the week’s news and culture. See omnystudi...
26 Apr 202530min
Life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and the strategic genius of Taylor Swift
Journalist Vincent McAviney joins Georgina Godwin to discuss Washington’s threat to abandon Ukraine, life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and robots running in a Beijing half-marathon. Plus: Monocle’s ...
19 Apr 202530min
China’s tariffs and design in Milan
Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue, joins to discuss tariffs and all the news from Beijing. We also consider how Chinese people are using Tiktok to make light of the news, Germany’s coalition ta...
12 Apr 202531min
Trump’s tariffs, Watches and Wonders and ‘Donna Summer Reimagined’
As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs caused chaos this week, geopolitical risk analyst and author Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to unpack the US president’s push to roll back globalisation. Plus:...
5 Apr 202532min
#TeslaTakedown, Flying Books at Neverland and Voices of Faith
UK correspondent for Austrian magazine ‘Falter’, Tessa Szyszkowitz, joins Georgina Godwin following her trip to Silicon Valley to discuss today’s #TeslaTakedown protests and the local backlash to Jeff...
29 Mars 202534min
Hay Festival 2025 and Monocle’s Hanami Market
Daniella Peled, managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the week’s news and culture, including protests in Turkey, Israel embracing Europe’s far-...
22 Mars 202529min
US government averts shutdown, Belgrade protests and One World Flag
Historian and writer Alex von Tunzelmann joins Georgina Godwin to discuss why the latest averted US government shutdown could signal a sea change for US politics and more of the week’s news and cultur...
15 Mars 202533min
Trump and the EU, Arco Madrid and Adelaide Writers’ Week
EU and far-right politics expert Marta Lorimer joins Emma Nelson to discuss how the bloc can respond to Donald Trump’s new foreign policy. Plus: Monocle’s Robert Bound speaks to the co-founders of the...
8 Mars 202532min
