Monocle 24: The Briefing
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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.
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.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Genres:
World News
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Monday 4 July
7/4/2022
Ukraine confirms that the eastern city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces. Plus: the UK’s Labour party sets out its post-Brexit vision, an interview with Bulgaria's ambassador to Nato and Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov on the retirement of Vienna's iconic E1 trams.
Duration:00:31:36
Friday 1 July
7/1/2022
What has prompted Russia to resume attacks in southern Ukraine? Plus: the latest on another highly contentious ruling by the US Supreme Court, the business headlines and an incident-packed week in Madrid.
Duration:00:32:24
Thursday 30 June
6/30/2022
Monocle’s James Chambers has the latest as Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong. Plus: Latvia’s defence minister, Artis Pabriks, on Nato’s response to Russian aggression, Monocle’s Chiara Rimella brings us a culture round-up and Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the soundtrack of his summer.
Duration:00:36:08
Wednesday 29 June
6/29/2022
How is Russia likely to respond to Nato’s show of unity in Madrid? Plus: we explore Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to build a ‘government of action’ in France, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts brings us the day’s business news and we hear a film roundup from the critic Karen Krizanovich.
Duration:00:30:58
Tuesday 28 June
6/28/2022
What’s driving Sri Lanka’s acute economic crisis? Plus: Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller has the latest from the Nato summit in Madrid, the headlines from Ecuador and the historical significance of Postman’s Park in London.
Duration:00:29:21
Monday 27 June
6/27/2022
What impact will the Roe vs Wade decision have on US politics? Plus: former Nato commander Richard Shirreff previews the alliance’s summit in Madrid, an update from Tokyo as the city bids to save energy and Monocle’s Guy De Launey brings us the news from the Balkans.
Duration:00:30:43
Friday 24 June
6/24/2022
We chart the progress of Ukraine and Moldova’s EU accession bids and discuss turmoil in Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Plus: the latest from Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi is moved to prison.
Duration:00:34:30
Thursday 23 June
6/23/2022
Will the international community assist the Taliban after the earthquake in Afghanistan? Plus: Belgium returns a tooth to the Congolese, fashion with Natalie Theodosi and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s top summer tunes.
Duration:00:35:45
Wednesday 22 June
6/22/2022
What’s driving Turkey’s diplomatic flurry? Plus: the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts with the business news and Nic Monisse tells us about the design industry’s busy summer schedule.
Duration:00:31:53
Tuesday 21 June
6/21/2022
Why is Israel heading for a fifth general election in four years? Plus: the UK’s biggest strike in decades paralyses its rail network, an update on Macron’s political negotiations and South Korea’s space ambitions.
Duration:00:31:10
Monday 20 June
6/20/2022
Why is Nato anticipating a ‘long war’ in Ukraine? Plus: Colombia ushers in its first left-wing president, the relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on next year’s Eurovision.
Duration:00:30:10
Friday 17 June
6/17/2022
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, has the latest on the 6 January attack hearings. Plus: an update on Colombia’s presidential run-off, an interview with one of Design Miami’s co-founders and Andrew Mueller’s take on what the past seven days have taught us.
Duration:00:29:58
Thursday 16 June
6/16/2022
Why is China continuing to offer Russia security guarantees? Plus: 8 million Australians are told to turn their lights off, an interview with Finland’s ambassador in London and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best summer pop music.
Duration:00:35:29
Wednesday 15 June
6/15/2022
Why has the UK government been forced to halt deportation flights to Rwanda? Plus: Russia’s military objectives in eastern Ukraine and we get the reaction as Copenhagen tops Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey.
Duration:00:31:07
Tuesday 14 June
6/14/2022
Is Moscow attempting to “Russify” swathes of eastern and southern Ukraine? We also consider whether Emmanuel Macron will do a deal with France’s conservatives, round up the Bolivian headlines and get the latest from Art Basel.
Duration:00:29:01
Monday 13 June
6/13/2022
US gun control: are the country’s politicians finally moving to tighten legislation? We also examine the UK’s tussle with the realities of Brexit and find out why Austria’s health minister wants to ban horse-drawn carriages. Plus: Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s papers.
Duration:00:30:44
Friday 10 June
6/10/2022
We look at Moscow’s intentions as two Britons and one Moroccan are sentenced to death in Russia-occupied Ukraine. Plus: what we learned from the first day of Congressional hearings on the storming of the Capitol.
Duration:00:29:57
Thursday 9 June
6/9/2022
Why is the US facing criticism over its response to the war in Yemen? Plus: Australia’s government embarks on its reformist agenda, the day’s business news and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores Zimbabwe’s pop charts.
Duration:00:32:39
Wednesday 8 June
6/8/2022
How is Ukraine’s government preparing for the country’s most ‘difficult winter’ since independence? Plus: the European Parliament votes on key climate plans, France’s legislative elections and Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Duration:00:29:55
Tuesday 7 June
6/7/2022
Moscow confirms the death of a top Russian general in Ukraine. Plus: the UK’s leading pollster, John Curtice, on whether we can learn anything from confidence votes; Monocle's Lucinda Elliott brings us the news from Latin America; and an update live from this year’s Salone del Mobile.
Duration:00:29:55