Monocle Radio

Feb 09 2025 100 ep. 32 mins 2.2k
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Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a premium media brand with magazine, web, audio, retail and broadcast divisions. With coverage of forgotten states, alluring political figures, emerging brands, fresh forces in popular culture and inspiring design solutions, our mission is to keep an eye and an ear on the world.

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Ecuador holds polarising elections amid promises on crime

Feb 09 2025 58 mins  
Ecuador holds elections with tackling crime at the top of the agenda. Plus: A tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the US, Bethlehem’s declining visitors, why the Baltics have cut power from Russia and Superbowl fashions.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.

The UBS ‘Global Entrepreneur Report’

Feb 09 2025 15 mins  
Exploring the findings of the new ‘Global Entrepreneur Report’ with Kiran Ganesh, head of investment communications in UBS Global Wealth Management. This is the first UBS report which has actively surveyed the opinions of entrepreneurs in the bank’s client base and its Industry Leader Network. The solicited views cover a wide range of key developments that might shape the gro

Sandip Roy at the 2025 Kolkata Literary Meet

Feb 09 2025 29 mins  
Sandip Roy’s writing career started when he pivoted from software engineering to broadcasting. He’s now a longtime commentator on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’, the most-listened-to radio programme in the US, and a contributor for ‘Huffpost’. Over the span of 10 years, Roy also sent more than 500 weekly dispatches from Kolkata for the radio show ‘New America Now’. His d

Live from Paris

Feb 09 2025 54 mins  
In a special edition broadcast live from Rue Bachaumont in Paris, Tyler Brûlé is joined by Monocle’s Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier, along with Adrien Garcia and Melissa Bell. We will also speak with Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, and director Audrey Diwan.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.

Monocle Radio highlights

Feb 08 2025 55 mins  
Monocle Radio highlights this week include an interview with the man behind the visual effects of ‘The Substance’, Sabato de Sarno’s departure from Gucci and why the Spanish are so good at comic books.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.

How to win a trade war

Feb 08 2025 30 mins  
It seems clear that the newly inaugurated US president Trump has a philosophy on trade wars: they are good and easy to win. Tina Fordham, Alex von Tunzelmann and Elisabeth Braw join us to discuss whether the history of trade wars can tell us anything about how to wage one. And are these new economic tussles really anything remarkable, or just part of a wider backlash against global

Print trends for 2025, Kennedy Vins Bons Vivants and a title on sign-painting

Feb 08 2025 34 mins  
We speak with Steve Watson from Stack about print trends in 2025 and the popularity of titles dealing with sex and relationships. Also on the programme: we chat with Chris Kontos from ‘Kennedy’ magazine on his new wine bar in Athens and the world’s only publication about sign-painting.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.

News-and-culture brief

Feb 08 2025 31 mins  
Emma Nelson and Terry Stiastny break down the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Galle, Sri Lanka.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.

Taking it slow

Feb 07 2025 34 mins  
This week we’re appreciating the effects that time has on some of our favourite dishes and ingredients. We sit down with Ryan Walker, head of fermentation at zero-waste restaurant Silo, in London. Then: Angelica Jopson leaves things to simmer and explores the timeless appeal of soup. Plus: our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, picks her well-aged wine of the month.From Milan: Sa

Eureka 426: the rise of Sevda London

Feb 07 2025 6 mins  
We meet the founder of the Italian-made luxury handbag label Sevda London. Sevda Mutlu talks about building her brand, its upcoming collaboration with the Ritz Paris and how her Turkish heritage inspires every design.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.