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.
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
Life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
10/24/2025
We catch up on a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council on life on the ground for Palestinians in the West Bank. Plus: Mamdani’s final debate, Art Taipei and the latest issue of Monocle magazine!
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Duration:00:36:54
Live from Paris: Art Basel comes to the French capital
10/23/2025
Tyler Brûlé hosts from our studio in Paris with the latest from Art Basel and France’s tumultuous politics. Plus: Monocle’s new November magazine and our ‘Designers on Sofas’ book launches in New York.
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Duration:00:29:54
Netanyahu and Vance’s meeting and a preview of Art Basel Paris
10/22/2025
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US vice-president JD Vance are set to meet in Jerusalem today. What will this mean for the ceasefire in Gaza? Then: Hermès taps Grace Wales Bonner and we look to Art Basel Paris.
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Duration:00:26:13
Can Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, unite the nation and revive its economy?
10/21/2025
Monocle’s Fiona Wilson reports on Sanae Takaichi’s historic win and the daunting task ahead for Japan’s first female prime minister. Plus: A flip through the Latin American papers and we check-in with Tyler Brûlé in Paris.
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Duration:00:29:53
Beijing plans major policy shifts to boost slumping economy. Plus: a heist at the Louvre
10/20/2025
China’s communist elites map out a political strategy to boost the nation’s ailing economy. Then: the latest following a daylight robbery of precious jewels from the Louvre. Plus: a round-up of this year's Frieze London.
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Duration:00:27:39
Kenya bids farewell to Raila Odinga at state funeral attended by African leaders
10/17/2025
Kenyans remember former prime minister Raila Odinga at his historic state funeral. Plus: Fashion news and why the Eiffel Tower keeps losing money despite being one of France’s most-visited monuments.
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Duration:00:26:50
Can anyone really disarm Hamas in Gaza?
10/16/2025
Hamas’s crackdown on rival militias puts a spotlight on the power vacuum in Gaza and deepens questions over Donald Trump’s next phase for peace.
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Duration:00:34:34
Are Donald Trump and Javier Milei upstaging the IMF?
10/15/2025
What signals is the US president sending with talk of bailing out Argentina during a week of annual International Monetary Fund meetings?
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Duration:00:25:27
Live from Tokyo: Osaka Expo reflections and Japan’s political shake-up
10/14/2025
‘The Briefing’ is live from Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé, looking back at the Osaka Expo and what it means for Japan’s future. Plus: can Sanae Takaichi really become prime minister? And: what’s behind Japan’s political uncertainty?
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Duration:00:31:42
Trump addresses the Knesset as Hamas returns all living hostages. Plus: Portugal’s local elections solidify centre-right
10/13/2025
The US president, Donald Trump, addresses the Knesset as leaders head to Egypt for a Gaza peace summit. Plus: Business news with Bloomberg and how Portugal’s local elections are a win for the centre-right.
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Duration:00:23:10
Gaza ceasefire comes in effect as Israeli cabinet approves historic deal
10/10/2025
Leila Molana-Allen, Monocle’s Middle East correspondent, has the latest on the Gaza ceasefire deal, as well as Trump’s planned visit to Israel this weekend and the expected release of hostages by Hamas early next week.
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Duration:00:30:52
Why Donald Trump sent Texas National Guard troops to Chicago
10/9/2025
As Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago, we discuss why the Windy City has become the focus of the US president’s immigration crackdown.
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Duration:00:32:37
Who’s hot, who’s not? A look at the Carney-Trump meeting and France’s ongoing troubles
10/8/2025
What’s happened to the world’s centre-right leaders? And are right-wing officials weaker than they seem? Monocle’s Christopher Cermak and Ed Stocker discuss the trials and tribulations of leaders from the US, Canada, France and Italy.
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Duration:00:32:52
Munich shines a light on Europe’s drone defences
10/7/2025
As lasers are installed at one of Germany’s busiest airports, we discuss how Europe is responding to calls to up its defence against drones.
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Duration:00:24:56
France’s political crisis deepens as prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after just 27 days in office
10/6/2025
President Emmanuel Macron’s seventh prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, quits just hours after unveiling his new cabinet, intensifying France’s political turmoil and fueling opposition demands for snap elections.
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Duration:00:24:39
Italy goes on strike after Israel blocks Gaza aid flotilla
10/3/2025
Italy erupts in a nationwide strike as workers and students fill the streets in solidarity with Gaza. Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Milan.
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Duration:00:30:46
Paris Fashion Week: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior womenswear debut
10/2/2025
The latest from Paris Fashion Week as Jonathan Anderson makes his womenswear debut for Dior and Eurostar unveils its first new uniform collection in more than a decade.
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Duration:00:28:59
The US federal government shutdown begins
10/1/2025
The impact of the federal government shutdown as US government services grind to a halt and the salaries of hundreds of thousands of government employees go on hold.
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Duration:00:28:39
Thailand’s new parliament outlines policies amid economic challenges
9/30/2025
Thailand’s new prime minister sets out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy. Plus: the latest business news and headlines from the Gulf. And: how the Chicago River cleaned up its act.
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Duration:00:37:01
Moldova’s ruling pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity wins the parliamentary election
9/29/2025
Moldova has voted back in the Party of Action and Solidarity in a pivotal parliamentary election, largely seen as a choice between the EU and Russia.
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Duration:00:24:56