• Monocle on Saturday

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Monocle on Saturday

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  • Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.
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Episodes
  • Trump-Zelensky talks collapse, Ubud Writers Festival and Oscar buzz

    Trump-Zelensky talks collapse, Ubud Writers Festival and Oscar buzz
    Mar 1 2025

    How did yesterday’s talks between Zelensky and Trump go so wrong? International journalist Nina dos Santos joins Emma Nelson to unpack the disastrous meeting, plus more of the week’s news and culture. Then: Georgina Godwin continues her literary tour of Asia and film critic Karen Krizanovich speaks to Fernando Augusto Pacheco ahead of tomorrow’s Academy Awards.

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    35 mins
  • German election and a literary tour of Asia

    German election and a literary tour of Asia
    Feb 22 2025

    Ahead of Germany’s federal election on Sunday, we hear from a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp, at the Munich Security Conference. Plus, communications consultant Simon Brooke joins Emma Nelson for a look at the week’s news and culture stories while Georgina Godwin continues her literary tour of Asia, including a stop at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.

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    33 mins
  • Weekly news-and-culture update

    Weekly news-and-culture update
    Feb 15 2025

    Emma Nelson and Yassmin Abdel-Magied take a closer look at the week’s key global stories and cultural moments. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Weligama, Sri Lanka. We also speak to Di Speirs about the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.

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    38 mins

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