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Monocle on Saturday

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Feb 22, 2025 • 33min

German election and a literary tour of Asia

Ahead of Germany’s federal election on Sunday, we hear from a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp, at the Munich Security Conference. Plus, communications consultant Simon Brooke joins Emma Nelson for a look at the week’s news and culture stories while Georgina Godwin continues her literary tour of Asia, including a stop at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.
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Feb 15, 2025 • 38min

Weekly news-and-culture update

Emma Nelson and Yassmin Abdel-Magied take a closer look at the week’s key global stories and cultural moments. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Weligama, Sri Lanka. We also speak to Di Speirs about the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.
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Feb 8, 2025 • 31min

News-and-culture brief

Emma Nelson and Terry Stiastny break down the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Galle, Sri Lanka.
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Feb 1, 2025 • 30min

Weekly news-and-culture brief

Emma Nelson and Alex von Tunzelmann explore the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: Georgina Godwin brings us the latest from Jaipur.
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Jan 25, 2025 • 34min

News-and-culture round-up

Emma Nelson and Stephen Dalziel explore the week’s top global stories and cultural highlights. Plus: WEF insights from Hub Culture’s Stan Stalnaker and the latest from Georgina Godwin in Kolkata.
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Jan 18, 2025 • 34min

News and culture round-up

Georgina Godwin and Charles Hecker discuss the week’s top global stories, delve into cultural highlights and a chat with Peter Florence about his two exciting initiatives: The Conversation and European Festivals Forest.\n\n
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Jan 11, 2025 • 32min

News and culture roundup

Georgina Godwin is joined by Vincent McAviney to discuss the week’s highlights and share stories from the international papers.\n\n
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Jan 4, 2025 • 32min

Monocle on Saturday

A fast-paced round-up of the week’s news and culture, hosted by Georgina Godwin from Midori House in London.
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Dec 28, 2024 • 32min

Monocle on Saturday

A fast-paced round-up of the week’s news and culture, hosted by Georgina Godwin from Midori House in London.
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Dec 21, 2024 • 30min

News and culture round-up

Join Georgina Godwin and Charles Hecker reflect on the week’s top news stories and cultural highlights. Plus: an engaging conversation with Ferdia Lennon, the winner of the prestigious Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Comic Fiction Prize.\n\n

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