Monocle on Saturday
Monocle on Saturday
Playlist by Monocle on SaturdayDon’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…Follow the podcast:
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Independent Bookshop Week, the new Booker Prize Quick Read and other stories
Tira Shubart joins Georgina Godwin for a culture and news roundup. We also speak about Independent Bookshop Week in the UK and Gaby Wood on the new Booker Prize Quick Read.
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Wiener Festwochen controversy and forgotten textiles
Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the Wiener Festwochen controversy, Ukraine’s growing drone industry and the week’s news. Plus: designer Walid Damirji on giving forgotten textiles a second life.
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Live from the Hay Festival 2026
Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.
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Stephen Colbert’s final show and Moomins on the road
Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert’s final show, Hungary’s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum.
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Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival 2026.
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State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on Russia’s Victory Day parade and Britain’s growing anxiety. Plus: Amanda Craig on the state of the nation and Christopher Lamb on Pope Leo XIV’s first year.
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King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin unpack King Charles III’s Washington speech, Trump’s troop withdrawal from Germany and more. Plus: ceramics at Affordable Art Fair Hampstead and Portugal’s International Sea Urchin Festival.
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Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Trump’s World Cup proposal and more of the week’s news. Plus: Stockholm Music Week’s debut and why creative industry gatherings matter.
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The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
Tira Shubart and Georgina Godwin examine why the Mandelson scandal is dominating UK politics despite global crises. Plus: updates on Iran, a French publishing exodus and the best small museums around the world.
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Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news.JD Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks and Hungary holds pivotal elections. Plus: chef Jago Rackham on how to host a dinner party.
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