The Monocle Daily
Monocle
Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
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Monocle
Description:
Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Ukraine and the EU finalise a fresh peace plan to present to Trump
12/9/2025
Ukraine prepares to show a revised peace plan to the US – what will Donald Trump make of it? Then: France's Lecornu faces a crucial social-security vote. Plus: We speak with A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim.
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Duration:00:37:15
A show of unity between Europe and Ukraine
12/8/2025
The response from the coalition of the willing summit to the ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions and we look at Syria circa the first anniversary of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fleeing Damascus.
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Duration:00:33:33
The Papal tour and Monocle’s Paris Christmas Market
12/5/2025
As the world reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s first trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Andrew Mueller and Juliet Linley give us their two cents.
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Duration:00:36:31
US Congress roiled by Venezuelan strikes and the latest from the Xi-Macron meeting
12/4/2025
A bipartisan resolution to block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval and calls for an investigation into self-proclaimed “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth roil US Congress. Then: the latest from presidents Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron’s meeting. And: will an afternoon tipple boost Thai tourism?
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Duration:00:36:45
Nato foreign ministers demand a say in a future peace agreement for Ukraine
12/3/2025
Nato foreign ministers meet in Brussels following a US-Russia summit in Moscow. Then: we look ahead to Australia’s teen social-media ban. Plus: the campaign to bring back doors in hotel-room bathrooms.
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Duration:00:36:21
Steve Witkoff arrives in Russia for talks with Putin – is peace in sight?
12/2/2025
As Washington's delegation arrives in Moscow, we discuss how close we are to peace in Ukraine. Then: India begins testing long-range missiles – why is China so interested? Plus: Denmark prepares to cancel Christmas cards.
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Duration:00:37:40
Tensions ramp up between the US and Venezuela. Plus: How much sway does the Pope have in the Middle East?
12/1/2025
The latest as Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela. Then: as Pope Leo continues his tour of the Middle East, we discuss how much sway he has in the region. Plus: Switzerland rejects a wealth tax on the super-rich.
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Duration:00:35:53
Jakarta is the largest megacity, Louvre hikes tickets for non-EU visitors and Brazilian soaps go international
11/28/2025
We discuss the UN’s new report on megacities, Louvre’s price rise for non-EU nationals and Brazil’s telenovelas expansion. Plus: Mina al-Oraibi, editor in chief of The National.
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Duration:00:37:44
France relaunches military service, Pope Leo’s first foreign trip and the housing crisis
11/27/2025
Our guests Elisabeth Braw and Nina dos Santos unpack Emmanuel Macron’s decision to relaunch a limited military service in France. Plus: Pope Leo’s first overseas trip and how the housing crisis relates to a rise in populism.
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Duration:00:37:14
Why is Europe taking a back seat when it comes to Ukraine’s peace?
11/26/2025
Washington continues to take the lead on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, where is Europe in all of this? Then: Trump asks his loyal supporter and Paramount Skydance’s largest shareholder, Larry Ellison, to revive ‘Rush Hour’. Plus: Sweden encourages its visitors to be bored.
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Duration:00:34:44
Nicolás Maduro’s terrorist group designation and modern space woes
11/25/2025
Donald Trump labels Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro the head of a terrorist organisation. What does this mean for the South American country? Then we hear from ‘Haaretz’ editor Aluf Benn and discuss why modern space missions seem to be struggling.
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Duration:00:38:30
The US claims progress on Ukraine talks, the G20 wraps up and Israel targets Hezbollah
11/24/2025
US and Ukrainian delegations meet in Geneva to talk peace; Israel targets Hezbollah’s chief of staff; the G20 wraps up; and Saudi Arabia quietly allows alcohol sales for expats. Plus: Julia Ioffe on her new book, ‘Motherland’.
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Duration:00:38:42
10,000 violations: The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, nearly one year on
11/21/2025
We discuss what’s next for the Middle East after a Unifil report tallies up Israel’s continued violations of a ceasefire agreement and as the US pressures Beirut to disarm Hezbollah.
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Duration:00:44:49
Zelensky’s meeting with top US army delegation in Kyiv
11/20/2025
Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to meet with a US army delegation in Kyiv after American and Russian officials draft a plan to end the war.
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Duration:00:39:58
Are the US and Russia secretly working on a peace plan without Ukraine?
11/19/2025
Reports emerge that the Trump administration has been secretly co-ordinating with Moscow on a new plan to end the war in Ukraine.
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Duration:00:40:56
The UN green lights the first part of Trump’s Gaza plan
11/18/2025
How watertight is Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza and why are international students turning away from the US?
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Duration:00:33:52
Trump’s U-turn on the Epstein files: Does this help the Maga camp or make things worse?
11/17/2025
Trump has urged his fellow Republicans to vote for the release of the files on the basis that “we have nothing to hide”. How will this U-Turn pan out?
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Duration:00:36:13
When will everything be back to normal following the end of the US government shutdown?
11/14/2025
We take a look at a week in politics in Washington from a government shutdown to threats against the BBC.
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Duration:00:43:56
Why is Russia targeting Africans to fight its war in Ukraine?
11/13/2025
Kenya says more than 200 of its nationals have joined Russian forces. We ask why Russia has its eyes on Africa.
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Duration:00:40:56
Zelensky calls for the resignation of two ministers amid a growing energy-sector corruption investigation
11/12/2025
What next for Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukraine is shaken by one of the biggest wartime corruption scandals since Russia’s invasion three years ago.
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Duration:00:35:50