Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the week’s news. Then: Daniel Kramb’s poetry goes from paper to bench at Estuary Festival 2025 and Wanja Kaufmann talks about London’s Swedish midsummer celebrations.

Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the week&rsquo;s news. Then: Daniel Kramb&rsquo;s poetry goes from paper to bench at Estuary Festival 2025 and Wanja Kaufmann talks about London&rsquo;s Swedish midsummer celebrations.

Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.

Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.

The perfect soundtrack to start your weekend comes courtesy of Monocle's editors, hosting out of our studios in London and Zürich. Each week you'll hear postcards from our correspondents, alongside contributions from special guests joining to discuss the

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Global news, poetry bench and Swedish midsummer

Ash Bhardwaj joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest out of the Middle East, including military intelligence sharing, continued travel disruption and influencers in Dubai. Plus: Turkish luxury retailer Beymen’s new shop in Istanbul.

Ash Bhardwaj joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest out of the Middle East, including military intelligence sharing, continued travel disruption and influencers in Dubai. Plus: Turkish luxury retailer Beymen&rsquo;s new shop in Istanbul.

Iran latest: intelligence sharing, travel disruption and the influencer economy

Nina dos Santos joins Georgina Godwin to look through the week’s news and culture. Plus: writer and translator Kate Tsurkan on how Ukrainian literature is thriving despite the ongoing war.

Nina dos Santos joins Georgina Godwin to look through the week&rsquo;s news and culture. Plus: writer and translator Kate Tsurkan on how Ukrainian literature is thriving despite the ongoing war.

Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire

Niklaus Nuspliger and Georgina Godwin on Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fate and the Chinese New Year show with robots. Plus: DJ Haai on how technology and human nature interact.

Niklaus Nuspliger and Georgina Godwin on Trump&rsquo;s 10 per cent global tariffs, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor&rsquo;s fate and the Chinese New Year show with robots. Plus: DJ Haai on how technology and human nature interact.

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