The Briefing
Monocle
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
Episodes
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Jun 20, 2025 • 34min
Switzerland’s ‘20 Minuten’ ends print run, plus Alpine forums and architecture updates
Live from Zürich: Maarit Ströbele from Hochparterre drops by to discuss their latest issue. Plus: Jessica Bridger on The Klosters Forum, a newspaper winds down and the next stop in our summer series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2025 • 40min
Stock markets, geopolitics, Trump and the Middle East
Live from Zürich: Christian Gattiker of Julius Baer explains how stock markets and investors are reacting to the Iran-Israel conflict and other tumult from the US, Europe and the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2025 • 33min
The UN Human Rights Council resumes in Geneva. What’s next?
We explore the UN Human Rights Council summer session in Geneva, which faces major budget shortages and threats from the US, with Michelle Langrand of Geneva Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 17, 2025 • 33min
Can Iran return to the negotiating table? And what can it offer if it does?
Donald Trump leaves the G7 as Iran signals that it’s willing to talk. We speak to a mediator in Zürich about Iran’s bargaining power after five days of Israeli strikes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 16, 2025 • 33min
Paris Air Show kicks off at a challenging time for aviation
Simon Bouvier joins us from the Paris Air Show and Tyler Brûlé joins from our Zürich studio to discuss the launch of the Paris Air Show and what to expect from aviation at a time of global tumult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2025 • 38min
Israel strikes Iran: the view from Tel Aviv and Tehran
As the world reacts to the IDF’s Operation Rising Lion, we get the view from Israel and Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2025 • 39min
The IAEA formally declares Iran non-compliant with nuclear standards
As the UN nuclear watchdog formally declares Iran non-compliant with nuclear standards, we discuss how this will add to already ramped-up tensions between the US and Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2025 • 34min
The US and China achieve “framework” trade deal after two days of London talks
As the US and China resume their trade truce, we discuss how certain it really is. Plus: Donald Tusk’s no-confidence vote, France versus Israel, book censorship in Malaysia and uranium mining in Utah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2025 • 33min
The Graz school shooting: what we know so far
As Austrian officials respond to reports of a school shooting that has left at least nine people dead, Alexei Korolyov reports from Vienna on the latest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 9, 2025 • 36min
Donald Trump’s second-term travel ban comes into effect
As the US President’s full travel ban on 12 countries comes into effect, we discuss the view from the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
