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from city hall to the suburbs . the menu monocle s guide to food drink and entertaining . the cinema show a world tour of the best in cinema . weekend shows the sessions at midori house live music from monocle hq in london . meet the writers weekly in depth discussions with writers about their life and work . the curator the best of the week on monocle 24 compiled into one show . the stack the people and players shaping the future of print media . the monocle weekly monocle s worldly and witty weekly magazine show . the foreign desk international affairs debate and commentary . the global election what trump vs clinton means for the world catch up the big interview in depth interviews with inspirational people . the voyager your guide to the world s most dynamic emerging cities the bulletin with ubs what s really happening in the world of finance . the world ahead answers to the toughest questions confronting the world . the rundown from milan salone highlights interviews and a daily running guide . does wealth make us rich anymore an investigation into tomorrow s world of wealth . latest podcasts episode date description download play 16 oct 201600 30 00 the big interview simon de pury monocle s robert bound sits down with the world renowned swiss auctioneer and collector simon de pury to discuss his journey into the epicentre of the art world his love of contemporary art the evolution of taste the art of collecting and the performance of auctioneering . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 15 oct 201600 27 24 meet the writers jonathan safran foer part one in the first of a two part series we meet acclaimed us author jonathan safran foer to discuss the near death experience that led to him becoming a writer . while it may seem like he was an overnight success following the publication of everything is illuminated here foer divulges the wealth of rejection letters he received before getting his debut printed . plus the weird subconscious connections between his books . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 15 oct 201600 28 47 the foreign desk somalia votes somalia has been without a functioning government for more than 25 years . the fact that it is about to hold a presidential election should be seen as progress but the more you learn about how the election works the less excited you ll be . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 15 oct 201600 28 37 the stack dogs fantastic man and montevideo we meet the editor of newly released dog magazine and review the latest issue of fantastic man with editor gert jonkers download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 15 oct 201600 57 57 the curator highlights from monocle 24 all the best bits from the last seven days on monocle 24 presented by tom edwards and daniel giacopelli . on this week s show we hear from best selling author kathy lette and visit lisbon s new museum of art architecture and technology . plus soul singer jones performs live at midori house . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 15 oct 201600 13 09 the sessions at midori house luke haines this week s session comes from uk musician and songwriter luke haines who plays from his new album smash the system and sits down with andrew mueller to discuss it . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 58 45 the monocle daily friday 14 october we discuss the role of a head of state in a modern democracy analyse softbank s partnership with saudi arabia and review the day s asian newspapers . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 29 32 the cinema show the dardennes and the room two time palme d or winners the dardenne brothers discuss their response to the surprisingly negative reaction to their latest film . plus oscar winner eva orner explains how her new documentary caught the attention of australia s border force and we talk to one of the stars of the famously awful film the room . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 30 00 the menu spanish made simple chef omar allibhoy proves than cooking spanish food doesn t need to be complicated . meanwhile we are in melbourne to visit a business that is helping the city s residents to make their own wine and we hear why a new fondue product is upsetting the swiss . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 30 00 midori house friday 14 october michelle obama versus donald trump how colombian president juan manuel santos is trying to save the country s peace deal and the most underrated man made wonders in the world . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 26 38 the global election terrorism and the us election for 15 years american foreign policy has been dominated by a single word terrorism . barack obama may not use the phrase global war on terror america s main enemy may have shifted from al qaeda to isis and the tools used in the fight may have changed dramatically but terrorism that imperfect way of describing a complex battle remains america s over riding fear . in this election the two candidates have very different world views and very different plans for how to deal with terrorism . monocle s steve bloomfield is joined by former uk counter terrorism chief chris phillips security adviser sally leivesley and professor of peace studies at bradford university paul rogers . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 09 22 the entrepreneurs eureka 19 craig robertson eureka is a weekly spotlight on business origins brought to you by daniel giacopelli and the team behind the entrepreneurs . this week we hear the story of craig robertson who tells us how he launched premium male skincare brand filmore which marries minimalist scandinavian design with scottish craftsmanship . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 29 51 the briefing friday 14 october with brexit looming we get the view from brussels and speak to former leader of the liberal democrats lord menzies campbell . meanwhile with operation mosul set to start next week we ask get the turkish perspective . plus the latest issue causing outrage in switzerland hint it involves cheese . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201601 00 00 the globalist friday 14 october thailand s king bhumibol adulyadej the world s longest serving monarch has died aged 88 bringing a rule of 70 years to an end . professor tim forsyth from lse and our bangkok correspondent gwen robinson look back at his life and ahead to the future of thailand without him . download share twitter facebook linkedin share via email play 14 oct 201600 15 55 the monocle arts review london film festival jason solomons we discuss this year s london film festival and review coming of age drama moonlight dark victorian romance 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