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We tour Bombardier's Global 8000, the world's fastest civil aircraft. Then: we head to Basel for the Swimmable Cities Summit and hear how so...
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Monocle 24: The Curator
The best of the week on Monocle 24, compiled into one show.
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20 of 131 episodesWhat We Learned: Parmigiano Reggiano currency, Harry Potter fans and Trump’s cunning escape
Climate change threatens Italy's cheese banks, the enduring magic of Harry Potter fans and President Trump abandons his press corps for a ca...
What We Learned: Africa map gone wrong, more Trump AI slop and capybaras in Brazil
Andrew Muller unpacks the news this week, including a mislabeled map of Africa, Trump's latest AI Truth Social post and one Brazilian state...
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Palestinian-Italian pop singer Tära discusses her new EP, "Zefiro". Then: we look at how a trio of Australian cities fit different stag...
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Does India's Cockroach party have legs? Then: we speak to the head of The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation about expanding into Abu Dhabi a...
What We Learned: Lindsey Graham remembered, shots fired in the English Channel and AI in politics
Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned this week as world leaders attended Lindsey Graham's funeral, a British MP accused the French of "att...
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We sit down with English designer Thomas Heatherwick to discuss the redevelopment of Olympia. Then: We head to Japan to meet producer Todd E...
What We Learned: Spain’s World Cup win, renewed strikes in Iran and more insider trading
This week we learned that (almost) everyone is Spanish, the US continues to strike Iran and another White House administrator used predictio...
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We hit the final for the Global Countdown's World Cup, learn about Japan's new intelligence agency, then head to the bar to meet an award wi...
What We Learned: Count Binface, Trump’s $1 coin and England’s football failure
Count Binface challenges Nigel Farage in a UK by-election, Trump reacts to his $1 coin and football is, unfortunately, not coming home after...
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We meet Mexican architect and academic Fernanda Canales. Then: the museum known as the little Louvre and we hear from the Japanese pianist Y...
What We Learned: Trump’s Fifa intervention, Iran ceasefire ends and Neil the Seal
US president Donald Trump lobbies Fifa over a red card and says that the ceasefire with Iran is "over". Plus: Neil the Seal wrecks havoc in...
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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...
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...
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 Sta...
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Leo Varadkar, former taoiseach of Ireland, reveals how the leaders of Europe felt when the Brexit referendum results were announced 10 years...
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 wa...
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Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer on how to make electric vehicles more affordable. Then: journalist and author Lyse Doucet discusses her debut book,...
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: Tr...
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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...