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The best of the week on Monocle Radio, compiled into one show.

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  • August 22 · 51 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio 

    We preview the upcoming Brazilian presidential elections, hop aboard the Freedom Plane as it tours the US and meet Silva – the artist behind Monocle’s album of the summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 15 · 53 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio 

    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 soldiers are using pack animals to carry supplies through tough terrain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 8 · 53 min

    Highlights from Monocle

    Palestinian-Italian pop singer Tära discusses her new EP, “Zefiro”. Then: we look at how a trio of Australian cities fit different stages of life and examine the rise of the “supermarket tourists”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 1 · 50 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    Does India’s Cockroach party have legs? Then: we speak to the head of The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation about expanding into Abu Dhabi and preview Monocle’s summer newspaper, ‘Med, Mountains & More’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 25 · 51 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    We sit down with English designer Thomas Heatherwick to discuss the redevelopment of Olympia. Then: We head to Japan to meet producer Todd Eckert; and take a look at the Spanish charts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 18 · 50 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    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 winning Ukrainian bartender and sample some chilled red wine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 11 · 48 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    We meet Mexican architect and academic Fernanda Canales. Then: the museum known as the little Louvre and we hear from the Japanese pianist Yumiko Morioka. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 4 · 50 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    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 Mexican cuisine in London and we meet the founders of One Track Club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 4 · 45 min

    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 first halting steps towards superpower status. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 3 · 6 min

    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 State Fair. Plus: how a Swiss yodel festival tackled Europe’s heatwave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • June 27 · 51 min

    Highlights from Monocle Radio

    Leo Varadkar, former taoiseach of Ireland, reveals how the leaders of Europe felt when the Brexit referendum results were announced 10 years ago. And: we pay tribute to former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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