Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival...
16 Maj 39min
State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on Russia’s Victory Day parade and Britain’s growing anxiety. Plus: Amanda Craig on the state of the nation and Christopher Lamb on Pope Leo XIV’s first year. See ...
9 Maj 32min
King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin unpack King Charles III’s Washington speech, Trump’s troop withdrawal from Germany and more. Plus: ceramics at Affordable Art Fair Hampstead and Portugal’s Internatio...
2 Maj 31min
Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Trump’s World Cup proposal and more of the week’s news. Plus: Stockholm Music Week’s debut and why creative industr...
25 Apr 34min
The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
Tira Shubart and Georgina Godwin examine why the Mandelson scandal is dominating UK politics despite global crises. Plus: updates on Iran, a French publishing exodus and the best small museums around ...
18 Apr 31min
Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news. JD Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks and Hungary holds pivotal elections. Plus: chef Jago Rackham on how to host a dinner party.See ...
11 Apr 32min
How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter
Simon Brooke and Emma Nelson unpack how US president Donald Trump uses language to his advantage. Plus: the founder of chocolatier Plaq, Kitkat’s creative response to a PR disaster and Pope Leo XIV’s ...
4 Apr 38min
Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market
Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson discuss FBI director Kash Patel’s hacked emails and more of the week’s news. Plus: London Craft Week 2026 and Tyler Brûlé kicks off Monocle’s Hanami Market in Zürich.See ...
28 Mars 37min
