Feel-good Italo disco with Mind Enterprises
We speak with Italian duo Mind Enterprises. The former post-punk musicians, Andrea Tirone and Roberto Conigliaro, create feel-good Italo dis...
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Monocle 24: The Monocle Weekly
Want to hear from the authors, artists, creative thinkers and business leaders shaping your world? Hosts Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound present just that on our longest-running radio programme...
Episodes
20 of 114 episodesKarim Aïnouz on his biting new satire ‘Rosebush Pruning’
We speak with Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz about his latest satire, 'Rosebush Pruning', which follows a wealthy if perverse American...
The sunny Brazilian funk of Pedro Sampaio
We speak with Brazilian musical sensation Pedro Sampaio about his summer smash hit, 'Jetski', his international career and why the world nee...
Belgian pop favourite Angèle on how the Paris Olympics changed her career
Monocle speaks with Belgian singer-songwriter Angèle about her unconventional upbringing, what inspires her songwriting and her summe...
Roland Hamberger, managing director, Rosewood Vienna
We speak with Roland Hamberger, managing director of Rosewood Vienna, about the wonders of Vienna and hospitality.
Mexican chef Santiago Lastra on his first cookbook and a new menu inspired by Frida Kahlo
We speak with Mexican chef Santiago Lastra from Michelin-starred Kol. We discuss his cookbook, Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking and the...
Keith Jopling goes on the record about the music industry
We speak with Keith Jopling about his two books on the music industry, 'Body of Work' (about the importance of the album) and 'Riding the Ro...
A conversation with Kelsey Lu about new album 'So Help Me God'
We speak with singer and classically trained cellist Kelsey Lu about new album 'So Help Me God'.
Chef Meedu Saad from Impala
We speak with chef Meedu Saad, known for his work at Kiln, about his debut restaurant, Impala, also in London's Soho.
Laetitia and Arthur Cohen: the couple behind Paris’s coolest Franco-Japanese restaurants
We speak with Parisian restaurateurs Laetitia and Arthur Cohen, owners of Bar Omi and Ojii, among others. We hear about their expansion plan...
A conversation with Reiko Sakata, general manager of the Imperial Hotel Kyoto
We speak with Reiko Sakata, general manager of the Imperial Hotel Kyoto, which opened its doors this spring. We hear about the hotel's openi...
The sound of summer: Franco-Brazilian duo PPJ
We speak with Franco-Brazilian duo PPJ (Páula and Povoa), who just released EP 'Joker', an eclectic mix of baile funk, techno and ele...
A celebration of Corsican food with chef Jean Costantini
We are in Paris to speak with chef Jean Costantini from A Casaluna, a restaurant serving authentic Corsican food. He also discusses his late...
Frédéric Antelme: the man behind France’s Radio Nova
We head to Paris to speak with Frédéric Antelme, managing director of one of France's most distinguished radio stations, Radio...
Angélique Kidjo: The queen of African music is back with ‘Hope!!’
We speak with Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo about her new album 'Hope!!'. The influential artist discusses her music and collaborat...
Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro on his role in award-winning ‘The Blue Trail’
We speak with Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro on his role in 'The Blue Trail', a dystopian production about ageing by Gabriel Mascaro. Plus:...
Thundercat on his new album, ‘Distracted’
We speak with musician Thundercat about his first album in six years, 'Distracted'. Plus: his love for Brazilian music and Japan, and why bo...
The definitive biography of Brazil’s president, ‘Lula!’
We speak with writer and consultant Richard Lapper about his new book, 'Lula! The Man, The Myth and a Dream of Latin America'.
Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor on his new album, ‘Paris In The Spring’
We speak with Alexis Taylor about his new solo album and most revealing work yet, 'Paris In The Spring'. We discuss the record's musical inf...
Jessie Ware and her glittering new album, ‘Superbloom’
We speak with British singer Jessie Ware about her upcoming album, 'Superbloom', and how it connects with her very first release, 'Devotion'...