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Yesterday · 7 min
What We Learned: Nobel Prizes revealed, Trump’s new press secretary and Peru’s new mayor
Andrew Mueller on Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize snub, a new White House spokesperson, a viral memory test and a Peruvian mayoral race with a very unusual name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 10 · 50 min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Gabe Klinger, director of ‘Isabel’, talks to us about his career. Then: we meet the former mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and singer-songwriter Leon Bridges discusses his new album, ‘Happiness Anytime’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 9 · 6 min
What We Learned: The Nobel Prize-winners, and British banknotes get a makeover
Andrew Mueller finds out what we learned from the 2026 Nobel Prizes, and which animals are set to appear on British banknotes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 3 · 50 min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Highlights from the past week on Monocle Radio, including the co-founder of Youtube, Steve Chen; US commentator and journalist, Tucker Carlson; and president of Chanel Watches, Frédéric Grangié. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 2 · 7 min
What We Learned: Pete Hegseth’s new department and AI is renamed
Andrew Mueller looks at what we learned from President Trump’s recent tech summit and Pete Hegseth’s new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 26 · 52 min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We meet Italian fashion designer Margherita Missoni, learn about the art of foley (making sound effects for film) and take a wild ride through one of the world’s largest urban parks as a Munich rite of passage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 25 · 7 min
What We Learned: Asian Games 2026, Donald Trump’s triumphal arch and furry culture
A faux pas at the Asian Games 2026, President Trump’s new plan for his triumphal arch and a Republican senator’s anti-furry posting spree. Andrew Mueller unpacks this week’s news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 19 · 51 min
Highlights From Monocle
Chef Ruthie Rogers discusses her new book, Table 4 at The River Café; Then: the British Fashion Council’s CEO, Laura Weir, previews London Fashion Week. And: we meet designer Tina Charad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 18 · 6 min
What We Learned: Trump visits Ireland and Piddington takes a stand
Andrew Mueller finds out what we learned from Trump’s trip to Ireland, including his thoughts on reunification and the Falklands. Plus: why a town in Oxfordshire voted to leave the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 12 · 53 min
Highlights from Monocle
Sir Vince Cable on the changing global economic landscape. Then: we head to Paris as Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche opens its doors to more than 100 Japanese brands and recall when and how Easter Island became Chilean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 12 · 7 min
What We Learned: September 11’s 25th anniversary, Donald Trump’s big payout and Reform UK
Donald Trump’s speech honouring September 11 first responders, the US president’s financial incentive to voters and the strengthening relationship between the far right in France and the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 5 · 52 min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We head to Lisbon for Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference. Then: director of Frieze Seoul Patrick Lee discusses this year’s event and we look back at the life and legacy of Gloria Steinem, who died this week aged 92. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 4 · 6 min
What We Learned: a tale of two divorces
A robot cleaner catches a cheating wife in Taiwan and President Trump threatens to rename even more bodies of water as his spat with Canada continues. Andrew Mueller on what we learned from this and more of the week’s news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 31 · 51 min
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We pay tribute to Dolly Parton and Yayoi Kusama, then discuss the best stationery for the return to school. Plus: a lesson on business failures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 28 · 7 min
What We Learned: The US-Canada trade war, the White House’s back-to-school event and Alaska’s electoral roll
What we learned this week as Canada and the US enter a trade war, President Trump hosts a back-to-school event at the White House and Dan Sullivan stands in Alaska. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 22 · 7 min
What We Learned: Trump’s penchant for aircraft-carrier design, flagpoles and grass
What we learned this week from President Trump’s latest tour of the White House to his order for the Navy on the future of aircraft-carrier design. Plus: Mozart’s birthday celebrations gone wrong. 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 14 · 6 min
What 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 catering truck. Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 9 · 7 min
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 legislature’s unexpected furry visitors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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