The Curator

Episódios

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  Highlights from Monocle 12.09.2026 53min

  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.
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  What We Learned: September 11’s 25th anniversary, Donald Trump’s big payout and Reform UK 12.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 05.09.2026 52min

  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.
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  What We Learned: a tale of two divorces 04.09.2026 6min

  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.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 31.08.2026 51min

  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.
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  What We Learned: The US-Canada trade war, the White House’s back-to-school event and Alaska’s electoral roll 28.08.2026 7min

  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.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio  22.08.2026 51min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Trump’s penchant for aircraft-carrier design, flagpoles and grass  22.08.2026 7min

  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.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio  15.08.2026 53min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Parmigiano Reggiano currency, Harry Potter fans and Trump’s cunning escape 14.08.2026 6min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Africa map gone wrong, more Trump AI slop and capybaras in Brazil 09.08.2026 7min

  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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  Highlights from Monocle 08.08.2026 53min

  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.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 01.08.2026 50min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Lindsey Graham remembered, shots fired in the English Channel and AI in politics 31.07.2026 7min

  Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned this week as world leaders attended Lindsey Graham’s funeral, a British MP accused the French of “attempted intimidation” and an awkward AI moment in Canadian parliament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 25.07.2026 51min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Spain’s World Cup win, renewed strikes in Iran and more insider trading 24.07.2026 8min

  This week we learned that (almost) everyone is Spanish, the US continues to strike Iran and another White House administrator used prediction markets illegally. Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 18.07.2026 50min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Count Binface, Trump’s $1 coin and England’s football failure 17.07.2026 7min

  Count Binface challenges Nigel Farage in a UK by-election, Trump reacts to his $1 coin and football is, unfortunately, not coming home after all. Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Highlights from Monocle Radio 11.07.2026 48min

  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.
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  What We Learned: Trump’s Fifa intervention, Iran ceasefire ends and Neil the Seal  10.07.2026 7min

  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 Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.